The Cincinnati Bengals did indeed sign a free agent receiver, but it wasn't the one that Chad Ochocinco(notes) wanted. It's Antonio Bryant, who had a really good year once.

Chad wanted Terrell Owens(notes). He wanted him so badly that last night on Twitter, he volunteered to let Owens be Batman while he'd take the Robin role. He then he went on to cast the rest of "Batman" with various other members of the Bengals organization. Carson Palmer(notes) got stuck being Alfred, the poor guy.

Chad's taking the news well.

I admit, I'm disappointed that we won't be seeing Owens and Ochocinco on the same team. I try not to make it a habit of wishing for things that make Carson Palmer bleed out of his eyeballs when he thinks about them, but I honestly think this would've worked. Chad and Ocho could've helped each other.

I think they'd have been a calming influence on one another. If there's anyone on earth who understands what it might be like to be Terrell Owens, it's Chad Ochocinco, and vice versa. If they were together, I think the volume would get turned down a little bit on each of them. They'd keep each other in check, because attention-grabbing forces like that tend to cancel each other out. They don't multiply.

Anyway, it's Bryant that's a Bengal. After failing to fill his potential in three other cities, Bryant ended up with the Buccaneers, where he was a force in '08: 83 receptions, 1,248 yards. In '09, the Bucs tabbed him as their franchise player, giving him big money in the process, and with injuries nagging him, he wasn't anywhere close to the player he was a year before.

Owens remains available on the free agent market.

The NFL is supposed to keep scores on the Wonderlic -- an intelligence test given to potential NFL rookies -- to themselves. Every year, though, some scores leak out, and every year, there's tremendous interest in those scores.

I think it's mostly because people like to believe that they're smarter than athletes. People see a young man playing football on television, and he's athletically gifted, rich and famous -- let's not ignore race as a factor here, either -- and to comfort themselves, they like to believe that they're at least smarter than that guy.

"He has everything in the world I wish I had, but he's dumber than a rock," the thinking goes.

So every year, some scores come out, and we hope that we hear that someone had a really low score, so we can make fun of him and confirm our feelings of superiority.

I feel a little bit weird about knowing a guy's score anyway. I guess it's unavoidable, and if I were about to give that guy $30 million to play football for me, I'd want to know. But as just some random dude, it feels like that's too much for me to know about a person. It feels like someone just showed me the entire contents of his medicine cabinet.

And then there's the question of whether low scores even means anything. Vince Young(notes) was reported to have done very poorly on the test, and he just made the Pro Bowl. Dan Marino's score was said to be very low, and he's in the Hall of Fame. Can the test predict anything at all about a guy's NFL future? Do we put way too much stock in standardized tests in all areas of life?

Anyway, if you're curious about the scores that have surfaced Wednesday, they're being reported on Twitter by Edgar Thompson of The Palm Beach Posts's Daily Dolphin. They're the scores of high profile quarterbacks.

The Green Bay Packers, who sport one of the most classic and distinctive looks in all of sports, appear to be giving into the alternate/third jersey temptation.

There's no word yet on what the alternate jersey will look like, though it's expected to be unveiled on Friday. The rumors point to a throwback jersey, as opposed to a new design or an alternate color, which I consider good news. A throwback would be far less egregious than some trendy new black uniform, with a stylized font and green and gold trim.

If they do go the throwback route, there are some slick options. The Packers actually wore blue in their earlier years, and I'd like to see a representation of one of the following sets of duds:

I think the one on the right would have to be considered highly unlikely, though it would be awesome. The rumors first popped up on UniWatch, then here and here.

For most teams, there's nothing wrong with a third jersey, but when you have a look as distinctive and classic as the Packers, it feels a bit like messing with perfection. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, but for whoever's in charge of the design, the pressure's on. The Packers' look is not something to be trifled with.

Gracias, National Football Post.

The Buffalo Bills and St. Louis Rams were thought to be potential suitors for Michael Vick(notes), the most highly sought-after third-string quarterback in history. That doesn't appear to be the case anymore.

Sal Paolantonio did an interview with 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia, and (via PFT), said that neither team wants Vick anymore.

I guess that's an indication that they did want him before, and what might have changed between then and now to dissuade them, I couldn't tell you. Maybe they felt like the Ed Block Courage Award for bravery and strength in the endeavor of refraining from dog murderer (note: that may not be the official name of the award) was going to his head.

So if anything is going to happen with Vick, it looks like it will be coming later rather than sooner. Perhaps those teams are fixated on getting a quarterback in the draft, and if that doesn't pan out, they'll take a look back at Vick. We'll see.

Sal also says, though, that the Eagles are getting calls from the Seahawks, who are hot to acquire either Donovan McNabb(notes) or Kevin Kolb(notes).

The most interesting thing I take from that is, if true, Pete Carroll must not be a big believer in Matt Hasselbeck(notes). I think the general consensus out there on Hasselbeck is that he's still a quality quarterback, but just needs a little good luck on the health front, and perhaps some healthy receivers.

But, if one were so inclined, one could read into this that maybe the Seahawks feel like that health isn't coming, and/or Hasselbeck, who will turn 35 this year, just doesn't have it anymore. Maybe that's true. He played in 14 games last year and only managed a 75.1 quarterback rating.

I feel like the man still has some good football in him, but I'd be curious to hear from Seahawks fans on whether they believe Hasselbeck can get his mojo back.

For some NFL players who get released, it's difficult to leave a team, because they've grown to love the organization, fans and city.

But that is not the case with Derek Anderson(notes). After being cut in the wake of the Cleveland Browns acquiring Seneca Wallace(notes), Anderson is leaving Cleveland with anger, resentment and vengeance flowing from his fingertips.

Jeff Schudel of The News-Herald in Ohio e-mailed Anderson to ask for his thoughts on being released. Anderson sent the following back:

"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner. I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured.

"I know at times I wasn't great. I hope and pray I'm playing when my team comes to town and [we] roll them."

Goodness. The fans of Cleveland, perhaps the North American city that has experienced the most sports suffering in history, don't even deserve a winner? That's some anger.

Anderson has since kinda/sorta apologized, saying Wednesday in a statement: "I said some things [to Schudel] earlier that I regret. … I wasn't taken out of context, but I was speaking out of my frustration after my career with the Browns came to a close."

The incident Anderson is so bitter about is this: In late 2008, Anderson went down with a knee injury in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Colts. The fans cheered as he squirmed on the turf in pain. Evidently, he hasn't gotten over it.

It's hard to blame the guy for it. Someone else cheering your misery is cruel, ridiculous and absolutely senseless. And all Browns fans got out of their cold-heartedness was to see Ken Dorsey(notes) and Bruce Gradkowski(notes) go 0-4 over the last quarter of the season, losing those games by a combined score of 102-19. So, yeah, everything was Derek Anderson's fault.

Anyway, being still young and physically gifted, Anderson will get another chance somewhere else. As for getting a chance to stick it to the Browns, well ... let's worry about getting that career quarterback rating above 70 first.

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