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Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker The Cincinnati Bengals advised Chad Johnson to have surgery to remove bones spurs in his ankles as far back as January.
At first Johnson denied he needed surgery. Then, as reported by ESPN's John Clayton, he decided to have it on Wednesday.
Why the Pro Bowl receiver waited so long to come to this conclusion is baffling. Johnson spent the past six months ripping the Bengals' organization and saying he wants out. Yet he wasn't taking care of his own ailment that eventually required surgery.
Keep in mind, bone spurs are not serious. They're just painful at times.
Many have played through this type of injury before and Johnson did so for most of last season. There is a short recovery time and Johnson even passed his physical before last week's minicamp.
But it's not the type of ankle injury that a receiver wants going into the season. So with more than a month before training camp remaining, Johnson finally made the right decision.
