NOW chad wants to stay, might be gone

[ace63]

Ochocinco wants to stay in Cincy
Posted by Mike Florio on December 27, 2010, 10:20 AM EST
After the 2007 season, Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco embarked on a campaign to be traded out of Cincinnati. Making the rounds at the Super Bowl’s Radio Row, Ochocinco pleaded to be traded to the team in the market that the various sports talk stations represented.

It was believed that Ochocinco wanted out because he wanted a new contract and the Bengals wouldn’t give it to him. Eventually realizing that the team had all the leverage and didn’t intend to budge, Ochocinco decided to love the one he involuntarily was with.

Three years later, Ochocinco has one year left on his deal, at a 2011 base salary of $6 million. A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that Ochocinco wants to stay in Cincinnati.

The ultimate decision will depend on many factors. The coach, if it’s not Marvin Lewis, may or may not want Chad. The coach, if it is Marvin Lewis, may or may not want Chad.

There’s no denying that Ochocinco remains a big draw, but as we pointed out in the Week 16 Monday 10-pack, the team’s ability to win a game and have fun doing it by scoring 34 points without Chad or Terrell Owens could mean that both have become unnecessary to the broader cause. With the Patriots winning without wideouts who need to get the ball a certain number of times lest they pout and mope and complain, more and more teams may decide to move away from receivers who place stress on the quarterback by needing to get the ball early in the game under the threat of checking out down the stretch.

So it could be that, three years after Chad didn’t want to stay but the Bengals didn’t want him to leave, Chad wants to stay and the Bengals want him to go.

Regardless of how it turns out, it will be yet another interesting subplot to what could be one of the most interesting offseasons in NFL history.

[Orange and Brown]

I say get him out ASAP

[Tigercannon71]

Thats it let your best reciever and your only real name go. The thing the Patriots got that the Bengals dont is a coach and a great QB. Plus an owner that wants to win.

[Orange and Brown]

Thats it let your best reciever and your only real name go. The thing the Patriots got that the Bengals dont is a coach and a great QB. Plus an owner that wants to win.

Well at this point in his carreer he is the second best reciever and thats when he actually try's!

[ironmen1987]

They should've traded Chad to Washington when they had the chance...

[Just_A_Fan]

trade him for a fourth round draft pick, IMO thats the best they can get for him. Also if the do get rid of him and TO, then I'll jump on board that bandwagon, I just can't stand those two guys.

[Manwithplan]

He wants to stay because he knows no other team wants him.

[dazed&confused]

If he's due any roster bonus, I'd cut him now. If not, I'd try to get something....anything for him before I finally have to cut him. Either way, he's worn out his welcome there. Besides, I think Cincy would benefit with an almost complete do-over.