When Keyshawn retired, I figured he’d be back. He was still young, slighly good, and he’s Keyshawn: If you asked him right now who the best receiver in the NFL was, he’d gladly answer himself.

Well, Keyshawn appears to be making a comeback, or at least getting any shape for any buyers that may be dumb enough to shell money out for a guy that wasn’t great 10 years ago, and certainly isn’t great now.

Keyshawn Johnson, who spent the 2007 season as a studio analyst with ESPN after being released by the Carolina Panthers, apparently is feeling the urge to demand the ball again.

Johnson, who has been working out regularly, is contemplating resuming his playing career, according to reports in Yahoo! Sports and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He is a three-time Pro Bowl pick with 10,571 career receiving yards, and in his last season with the Panthers caught 70 passes for 815 yards and four touchdowns. He might decide before the end of the month, when the free agency period opens.

As much as I think he’ll bust where he goes, it’s hard to disagree with him. Who really wants to be the guy that talked up Dwayne Jarrett, told the world how you would mold him into a pro, “>and then get cut because of him.