I think the New York Sports Page for pointing me in the direction of this Len Pasquarelli article about Chad Johnson, specifically, this quote from Johnson about how he intends to eschew the NFL’s new anti-celebration rules.
“Look, they said you can’t use props, right? You can’t bring anything onto the field, or hide it in the end zone, or whatever. I mean, to me, it’s silly, because on one hand they really want us to be entertainers, and then they take away a way to entertain people. But here’s the thing: Every week, I will get in front of the cameras and kind of announce, in a secret way, what I want the fans to do for that game. I mean, it’ll be kind of like a code, but there will be enough hints that people should be able to get it. And every week, the fans will be my props. They can’t fine me for that. It’s going to drive the competition committee crazy trying to figure it out.
“It’s going to be like a soap opera, a continuing thing every week, with new episodes. People won’t be able to miss it because, just like with a soap opera, you’ll lose track. So everyone is going to have to watch to get that week’s secret message. Plus, with the year I’m going to have, they’re not going to want to miss any of it anyway.”
Well, there you go. That’s is damn exciting. I don’t care who you are, you’ve gotta be psyched to see what Chad Johnson is going to come up with. He’s got a chance to be remembered as a true visionary, a pioneer in the field of endzone celebrations. We could be about to witness something remarkable.
jerloma
Maybe Chad should be spending his camp trying to figure out a way to beat Ike Taylor instead of planning his endzone celebrations against the Browns and Texans.
Just sayin’.
August 15, 2006 at 10:34 am
UC
Between Chad Johnson still worrying about this crap, Carson Palmer’s knee, and Marvin Lewis allowing the team to morph into one big crime scene, I have a bad, bad feeling about the Bungles. I hope they enjoyed their one season of success.
August 15, 2006 at 10:35 am
tony
Shouldn’t he teach the fans in Cincinnati how to read before he starts worrying about them picking up on “secret messages”?
And how will the pre-teen girls in Chris Henry’s comp tickets section be even *close* to sober enough to understand them?
August 15, 2006 at 11:45 am
The Big Picture
i’m tryin to go to a bengals game and be in on one of these celebrations.
August 15, 2006 at 2:01 pm
vesar
I think Chad is going to give the Cinci crowd more rythm and purpose than its had in years, as long as its not the wave that he’s going to have them do.
August 17, 2006 at 4:43 pm
shady
Well, it’s like this. Ike Turner will flat out get smoked like a Cuban Cigar in a match up with the NFL’s best route-runner(Chad Johnson). Deltha O’neal(AKA Ball-Hawk)will rip up the passing-game, Carson is going to go Al la Manning and Pittspuke will suffer two losses to the Bengals in 07. Now, being that I’m from Cincinnati, I wouldn’t quite woory about us being able to read. Pittspuke needs to worry about being able to read our devestating offense! Nuf Said!
August 27, 2006 at 2:22 am
the mighty mjd
Pittspuke, huh? That’s good stuff.
August 27, 2006 at 2:41 am