Bengals' Coach Marvin Lewis was frank when a reporter asked about a rumor that the San Francisco 49ers want to trade for receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
?Boy, that?s a bad rumor, huh?? Lewis said. ?No. 1, you?re going to get a club in trouble for tampering. That club has already been penalized once this year, very harshly."
"No. 2, what club in its right mind would trade for a player that?s going to be an unrestricted free agent?" Lewis continued. "Again, if you?re going to start a rumor, make it a good one, OK? Make it something that makes some sense to people inside the NFL. It?s unfortunate.?
"If I'm here, I'm here. I would think I would be. And if I'm not, can't really do much about it, so, just play, you know?" Houshmandzadeh said.
Lewis Shoots Down Houshmandzadeh Rumors