June 18th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in By Bengals Gab Columnist Nathan Mallon Included in the many debates surrounding our Bengals this off-season is the question of whether or not Chad Ochocinco will return to finish out the final year of his contract with the team. Chad will be due $6 million for 2011 if the team elects to have him finish [...]
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Dolphins Free Agent QB Pennington to Take a Year Off; To Work for Fox Sports
Free agent quarterback Chad Pennington will take the 2011 season off, the Charleston Daily Mail reports. “I’m actually going to take this year off, get healthy and do some work for Fox Sports,” said Pennington, who turns 35 next week. “I’m going to evaluate things and see where I am physically.” A first-round pick (18th [...]
Throwing Good Money After Bad in Vikings Stadium Situation
After the Metrodome’s roof collapsed under a heavy snow load I was quite vocal in expressing my belief that the Minnesota media was letting the Metrodome Sports Facility Commission off the hook a little too easy. After all, the Metrodome was only hours away from being filled to the brim with players, coaches, and spectators. [...]
Titans RB Chris Johnson Wants New Contract Before Training Camp Starts
NFL owners and players hope to reach a new collective bargaining agreement that would allow training camp to open on time. If a deal is struck, Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports that the Titans shouldn’t expect running back Chris Johnson to show up until he receives a new contract. Coming off a 2,000-yard season [...]
Coaches Being Told to Be Ready to Get Back to Work in Mid to Late July
Clark Judge of CBSSports reports there’s no deadline for the NFL to complete negotiations with its players, but coaches across the league have been alerted business could resume anywhere from mid- to late July, with two sources telling me there’s a feeling that late July is more likely. That tells us two things: 1) that [...]
ESPN’s Clayton Says Seattle Offered QB Hasselbeck a One-Year Deal
Appearing on 710 Seattle Radio on Thursday, ESPN’s John Clayton said that the Seahawks have offered free agent Matt Hasselbeck a one-year, $7 million contract. Clayton was asked about the possibility of the Titans signing Hasselbeck, as has been heavily speculated in the national media. He estimated that No. 8 pick Jake Locker will be [...]
Former Bengal Chris Collinsworth Thinks Carson Palmer is Done With Bengals
NBC Sunday Night Football analyst Cris Collinsworth said on NFL Network’s The Rich Eisen Podcast on Thursday night that he feels that Carson Palmer is done in Cincinnati. “I think Carson’s finished here for a lot of reasons — A) I know that the movers were at his house the other day. … At the [...]
Saints Told Reggie Bush He Could Seek a Deal Before Lockout
Saints running back Reggie Bush was allowed to gauge other team’s interest in him prior to the lockout, Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports. According to Cole, the teams most likely interested in Bush are the Dolphins, Steelers, Giants, and the Seahawks, where former USC head coach Pete Carroll is entering his second season. It’s [...]
