Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson is upset with coach Marvin Lewis and is demanding a trade, ESPN reported Sunday, citing an unnamed source.

Johnson said Lewis had stopped speaking to him early last season, ESPN reported, citing the unnamed source.

Johnson hinted at his frustrations in an interview with Jim Rome, ESPN reported.

ESPN reported that when asked whether he was happy, Johnson replied: "I'm not allowed to say. I get the blame; the so-called best player, I'm the problem. Someone in-house is spreading this. Maybe they want me to quiet down (and) stop being me. That is not going to happen. I can't function that way. I tried it. It sucked. There was no excitement."

Lewis caught 93 passes for 1,4440 yards and eight touchdowns last season.

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