The Facts:
Our colleagues at ESPN The Magazine recently caught up with the embattled receiver at his home in Davie, Fla. Among other things, Johnson said that he plans to report to Cincinnati's mandatory minicamp on June 12 and that everyone will see "the reinvention of Ocho Cinco."
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
So, it would appear the staredown between Cincinnati's star player and HC Marvin Lewis -- who steadfastly and publicly
drew a line in the sand and dared 85 to cross it -- resulted in Johnson blinking first. It's safe to say that Lewis benefited greatly from the fines of $8,000 per day for skipping mini-camp and $14,000 per day for missing training camp were ringing in Johnson's head. ... That doesn't mean all will go well. "I'm dead serious. People need to take me as I am because I just don't give a (expletive) anymore," Johnson told ESPN The Magazine. "That's how I'd sum up my attitude for the next season."
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