My gut says it's the chance at an easy 11 million, or finally being traded/cut. He's about to make the bengals owner look worse than al davis. It's probably too late to trade him this year. Now they have to give him what he wants ( release ) or they have to pay him the 11 mil while he most likely hangs out on the sideline. Man that 2nd/3rd rounder sure sounds good now, doesn't it bengals fans ??
The only thing they can do to get back at him is to start him right away and have him look awful out there. That wouldnt be very good for business either. But hey this is the franchise that "supposedly" turned down two 1st round picks to keep OchoCinco around year or two before testing FA. Awful.