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Johnson admits he 'went off' in playoffs

Cincinnati Bengals
09/30/2006 9:59 AM
The Dayton Daily News reports it took almost nine months, but WR Chad Johnson finally admitted to throwing a temper tantrum in the locker room at halftime of the Cincinnati Bengals' 31-17 playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 8. Johnson called a news conference two days after the game and repeatedly said, "Nothing happened." But in a one-on-one interview with Sports Illustrated writer Michael Silver, posted Friday afternoon, Johnson said he "went off," but did not scuffle with HC Marvin Lewis. What really happened in the wake of QB Carson Palmer's knee injury? Read more