Johnson shows for Bengals camp
Chad Johnson showed up for the start of the Cincinnati Bengals' mandatory minicamp on Thursday. Beyond that, nothing was clear.
The disgruntled receiver didn't participate in the morning workout after telling the team he's got an ailment -- fittingly, there were conflicting descriptions of what was wrong.
After the team asserted that he had refused to practice, Johnson went out for the afternoon workout, caught a few passes during drills, then removed his helmet and covered his head with a white towel, a signal that he was done.
Since the end of last season, Johnson has been pushing for a trade. He stopped talking to the local media after his look-at-me antics were criticized during the Bengals' 7-9 season. Agent Drew Rosenhaus tried to strong-arm the Bengals into trading him before the draft, but they refused.
O'Hara criticizes
teammate Burress
Less than four months after winning the Super Bowl, center Shaun O'Hara isn't happy because he believes a couple of New York Giants are putting themselves ahead of the team.
O'Hara criticized receiver Plaxico Burress on Thursday for refusing to practice until he gets a new contract and reminded teammates that the Giants won their third Super Bowl by sticking together as a team when things got tough last season.
"Either you are with us or you are against us,"
O'Hara said between practices. "And I think the players are doing a good job of focusing in on their daily tasks and their jobs, and as long as we all continue to do that, this team will succeed."
Notable
Rookie receiver James Hardy was one of three Bills players subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury looking into a hit-and-run accident involving running back Marshawn Lynch's SUV.
Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren said surgery forced him to miss two days of minicamp, although he wouldn't say what was wrong.
Mitch Frerotte, an offensive lineman who played in three Super Bowls for the Bills, has died of a heart attack. He was 43.
A cable failed as a construction crane was being lifted off the ground at the Cowboys' new stadium, injuring at least three people, a team spokesman said.
