The talk from last weekend’s NFL action was the interview Keyshawn Johnson did with Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson for ESPN’s “NFL Countdown”. Keyshawn is taking some heat for being overly critical of Chad’s elaborate touchdown celebrations.
You be the judge of if Keyshawn was unfair during the interview:
While he was a bit over the top at times (the dreaded theme music in the background was a nice touch, ESPN), Keyshawn was just doing his job as a reporter. The problem, however, is that Keyshawn was way worse during his playing days than Chad has ever been.
Chad dances and draws attention to himself. Keyshawn drew attention to himself, but by berating teammates. So, while the interview itself was rather fair, the choice for interviewer wasn’t. Chad may be a distraction at times, but so is T.J. Houshmanzadeh when he’s complaining on the sidelines about the Bengals offense not clicking. Chad has never been malicious in his actions – the same cannot be said for Keyshawn. If ESPN had another interviewer ask similar questions, it’s highly doubtful the segment would have received this much attention.
