While making the rounds at the Super Bowl in Phoenix, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson stopped by radio row on Wednesday and spoke with WFNZ's Mark Packer on "Primetime with the Pacman." Packer wasted little time asking Johnson, who is still under contract with the Bengals but clearly trying to find a way out of Cincinnati, if he would be interested in playing for Carolina.
"Definitely," Johnson said.
Then, he went on to say, "Hey, 89 and 85 equals Super Bowl. DeShaun Foster would never see eight men in the box."
That was a reference to Johnson being reunited with former junior college teammate Steve Smith.
When Packer asked if there would be enough balls to go around with him and Smith on the same field, Johnson replied, "We did it a Santa Monica, we could do it again."
Interesting.
Now, before you get all excited, Panther fans, remember that Johnson is still under contract through 2011 with the Bengals and the team has said they don't plan to part with him. Even if they did, he surely would come with a steep price tag.
The Panthers have been hesitant to trade first-day draft picks for veteran players in the past and Johnson's contract would be an issue, too.
Also, Carolina isn't the only team on Johnson's mind. He did a number of radio shows on Wednesday and made it pretty clear he's ready to move on from Cincinnati.
Will he end up in Carolina?
It's hard to imagine. But boy, wouldn't that be a whole lot of fun?