Rudi Johnson being shopped?

They have been rumors since Chad Johnson got hurt that the Bengals are shopping Rudi Johnson for a "real WR." Of course, Marvin Lewis says that's just a "rumor."

Bengals tailback Rudi Johnson, the third-leading rusher in franchise history, said Tuesday that he expects to be traded "any minute now."

He returned to practice Monday and Tuesday after battling a hamstring problem and learned that the Bengals are offering him to other teams for a wide receiver.

"It's out there, so evidently it's true," said Johnson, a fourth-round pick by the Bengals in 2001 who emerged as a starter in 2003. "It doesn't bother me one way or the other. I'm still going to do the same thing. It's part of the business."

"It's always something every year. They've been trying to get me out of here for a long time now," he said.

What's interesting is that Lewis is saying it's just a rumor and Johnson says it'll happen "any minute now".

I guess we'll find out who's right really soon. Start your stopwatch.