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So by now we all know that the Cincy Bengals have been falling apart at the seams for the last few years, and Ocho Cinco has been campaigning for a trade since the end of the season. Former Bengal Shaun Smith revealed a little piece of just how things turned so sour when he detailed an incident in which Chad Johnson punched coach Marvin Lewis in the eye.

On Monday night, speaking at a recent meeting of the Central Maryland Browns Backers, former Bengals defensive tackle Shaun Smith acknowledged that Chad Johnson took a swing at Lewis — and made contact.

Asked at the 5:20 mark of the clip about the incident that occurred in the team’s locker room during the only playoff game of the Lewis era, Smith said of Johnson: “He swung on Marvin. . . . [Johnson] shattered the training room glass. . . . He swung on Marving [and] hit Marvin in the eye. . . . Then he tried to swing on wide receivers coach Hue Jackson, who’s now in Baltimore.”

Skip to 5:20 in the video to hear shaun tell the story

Smith then alluded to the fact that the team was falling apart due to Chad receiving special treatment (like not being suspended for chin checking staff members). Do you think the Bengals will now be more inclined to trade Chad since this incident is now public knowledge? Up until now, the organization has always denied it ever happened.

[source Pro Football Talk]