The Chad Johnson trade-me-if-I'm-the-problem tour of sports radio hit the ground running Friday morning with his appearance on ESPN's "Mike & Mike in the Morning." Asked what's going to happen in the future with the Bengals, the wide receiver said: "I'm not sure what's going to happen. ... I've been labeled as selfish, as the reason we're losing. I've been told I've been a cancer to my team." Johnson's campaign, anticipated as he grew more sullen during the season, could be an attempt to get a new contract with another team. A message left Friday on Johnson's cell phone was not returned. The Bengals finished 7-9. At midseason, when the team slumped to a 2-6 start, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that the Bengals had discussed trading Johnson. Johnson would not speak to the Cincinnati-based media for the remainder of the season. Head coach Marvin Lewis and team president Mike Brown, in an early November interview requested by The Enquirer, both said the team would not trade Johnson and that his contributions were valued. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080112/SPT02/801120376/1066/SPT
