Wide receiver Chad Johnson reportedly owes $13,000 in back taxes on his Cincinnati home, according to a local Fox News Station in Ohio. The Hamilton County Auditor's Office claims that the star hasn't paid a dime for the condo he bought in the area nearly four years ago. The office claims that he's delinquent $12,780, $8,000 of which would have gone to Cincinnati's public schools.

Peter Warrick, a former first-round pick of the NFL?s Bengals, signed with the CFL?s Montreal Alouettes on Tuesday, as reported by the Canadian Press. Warrick was selected fourth overall by Cincinnati in the 2000 NFL draft. He played five seasons with the Bengals before joining the Seahawks in 2005 and helped the team reach the Super Bowl before losing to the Steelers. Warrick was released by Seattle on Sept. 2, 2006.

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer believes that wide receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh should be in camp with the team, according to a report on ESPN.com. "You'd hope that a guy like Chad and a guy like T.J. would be here helping guys out and trying to make the team better in that way," Palmer said Wednesday. "But they've got to handle their own business themselves, too." Both players are skipping the team's voluntary workouts - Johnson because he wants to be traded and Houshmandzadeh because he prefers to work out at home.

According to one of linebacker Odell Thurman's representatives, the Bengals released him after a dispute over the amount of time Thurman was away from the team dealing with a family matter, according to ESPN.com. Thurman's grandmother pasted away last week, but the team did not mention anything specific when announcing his release. "The NFL provided Odell the opportunity to earn his way back onto our team, but we have not seen the right steps taken by him," Bengals' Coach Marvin Lewis said. "With our offseason work in progress and new talent added at our linebacker position, we've determined it's best to keep moving in a direction that does not include Odell."

After missing all of the past two seasons due to violations of the NFL's substance abuse policy, the Bengals waived linebacker Odell Thurman on Monday, as reported by ESPN.com.

In order to tryout with NFL teams, Chris Henry will be released from court-ordered electronic monitoring and house arrest. Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Richard Bernat issued the ruling Tuesday, when Henry's attorney Perry Ancona said the player has an offer to try out for a team. Ancona did not identify the team.

Free-agent running back Shaun Alexander is set to visit with the Saints after he met with the Bengals on Monday, according to The Times-Picayune. New Orleans might be looking to add Alexander as insurance should Deuce McAllister not return to form following yet another season-ending injury. "I anticipate they'll continue to look at veteran running backs," McAllister said. "They have to have some protection just in case there are any setbacks with my rehab, even though there haven't been any. It never hurts to have a Plan B."

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has turned his attention away from disgruntled receiver Chad Johnson and onto the team's crop of rookie talent, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The team ended their first three-day, five-practice rookie camp on Sunday to positive reviews. "When you can get as much football in as we did, it helps the rookies coming back," Lewis said Sunday afternoon. Lewis said he often was left saying "wow." "But," he added, "that's why we drafted them."

The Cincinnati Bengals waived linebackers Anthony Schlegel and Roy Manning on Thursday, according to the Herald-Dealer (Kentucky). Schlegel played in thirteen games for the team last season, recording 34 tackles on defense and special teams. Manning appeared in only five games in 2007, with seven tackles on special teams.