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Improved defense could ease Johnson's ire

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Monday, June 16, 2008

Let's assume for a second the reason Chad Johnson wants out of Cincinnati is not that he wants more money. Let's assume he's just tired of being a Bengal, that he's tired of his franchise not being a playoff force. Despite the presence of Carson Palmer, one of the league's top quarterbacks, the Bengals have had only one winning season with Palmer as a starter (though they haven't been too far away, as they've racked up one 7-9 and two 8-8 campaigns). Let's assume Johnson is questioning his owne ...

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