Do the Cincinnati Bengals Owe Chad Ochocinco an Apology for the 2008 Season?

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Published: September 8, 2009

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... season.

To make matters worse, they lost their franchise quarterback Carson Parlmer for 12 games of the year and they saw the franchise's most productive player essentially fall off the radar.

We all know that Chad Ochocinco did not perform to his standards in 2008, but is he the only person there is to blame?

Before the 2008 season began, Ochocinco did everything within his power to attempt to get traded.

After some within the organization began to refer to him as a "cancer" who served as a distraction to the team, Ochocinco decided that he was going to allow the Bengals to own up to their claims.

The Washington Redskins even went as far as to offer the team two first-round draft picks for the disgruntled wide receiver.

The Bengals, however, declined the offer.

It's strange that a team consisting of a number of people who wanted Ochocinco out decided that it was in its better interest to keep him.

That comes as little...

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