We're just sort of fighting, in terms of news value, for the scraps, the behind-the-scenes stories.

We were fighting for good news from somewhere.

[After that fight, Johnson told the Patriot News of Harrisburg, Pa., that several ex-teammates attacked him.] I was fighting about six-on-one, ... I was like a gladiator or something.

When either party wants to get its message to the people, they call on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC -- those are the conduits they want to use. We are second-class citizens.

We made the paper. But there was no time to get reaction, to do analysis, to find out what people in Ohio thought about what he said. And that's what local papers do that's so important. You're not going to hear those local voices on national television, or most of the Web sites people can access.

The best news is that we didn't lose him. Steve likes playing in Seattle. He's the cornerstone of our line with [left tackle] Walter [Jones].