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Following up on a previous item. ... The Bengals would be hurt significantly on the salary cap if they were to release Johnson. Johnson's contract calls for a $3 million base salary in 2008, and he would count $6.3 million against the Bengals salary cap next season. That cap number would go up to $8.8 million if he were traded or released.
Reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer
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So the Bengals are highly unlikely to trade Johnson. Diplomacy would be their first course of action. As Enquirer staffer Mark Curnutte suggested it would be financial suicide to part ways. If they were to trade Johnson, Curnutte can't see the Bengals budging for less than a second-round pick. That's the round they took Johnson, who turned 30 last month.
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