The Bengals picked up the $6 million option on the contract of wide receiver Chad Ochocinco at an undisclosed time. "There is no option," Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said Wednesday on ESPN Radio. "Not anything like that people keep speaking about. He's just flat under contract." Ochocinco's contract status became a running subplot during the final weeks of Cincinnati's disappointing 4-12 season. Despite the option, the receiver isn't a lock to return to the team next season. All bonuses have been paid out, meaning the Bengals could trade or release the receiver, knowing all the guaranteed money already is gone.