Marvin Lewis Responds

Here's what Lewis said about the alleged altercation with Johnson today in the Cincy papers. Also, the altercation was rumored to be with the team's WR coach, not Lewis:

"Chad's a very integral part of what we do," Lewis said. "There was no physical altercation. Chad was upset. He wanted to help us win the football game. He was frustrated. It happens all the time.

"When you lose a good player (such as Palmer), we needed people to step up and make plays. Chad wanted to do that. But Chad's not going to get in a fight with somebody. There are not two sets of rules. If Chad had hit somebody, he wouldn't have played in the second half."

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