It has been looking less and less likely that the Bengals would be dealing Chad Ocho Cinco for the past couple of weeks. Whatever slim hopes there may have been that the team would trade its disgruntled receiver were smahed in by head coach Marvin Lewis during his Tuesday press conference.

"I dont know why people continue with this speculation of moving Chad," Lewis said. "I think it's been told many times and we've reiterated now for I don't know (long). But Chad is not getting moved. So we won’t speculate on any of our players. Receivers position, I don’t know that any team doesn't go through a draft without drafting a wideout. I'm sure there will be at least 32 receivers taken by 32 teams so chances are we'll take a wideout at some point."

I don't want to see the Bengals just give the guy away, he still is there best playmaker on offense. However, I am not convinced that we will ever see the guy that used to be Chad Johnson, a Pro Bowl caliber happily content receiver, in a Bengals' uniform ever again.

On a side note, I am getting sick of hearing TJ Houshmandzadeh rip the organization. He's gone and in a new place. He needs to get over it and shut his mouth. Getting rid of Who's Your Mama removed one of the tumors plaguing this team, but if the Bengals want to get rid of the entire cancer it's time to at least listen to offers on Chad Whatever he's going by now.

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