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Bears reloading after they fire Tank
Posted by Fired Fred on June 25, 2007 4:53 PM
When Tank Johnson got busted for having handguns in his home, I thought that if he were in a different state than Illinois, maybe someplace in the South, all those guns would be considered part of the interior design. Ex-felon Martha Stewart probably has things to say about shiv cozies and the use of broken Glock magazines as bud vases.
Tank will get to look for a new place to play and live, once his suspension ends, now that Da Bears have waived him...
"We are upset and embarrassed by Tank's actions last week," general manager Jerry Angelo said in a statement. "He compromised the credibility of our organization. We made it clear to him that he had no room for error. Our goal was to help someone through a difficult period in his life, but the effort needs to come from both sides. It didn't, and we have decided to move on."Tank already had an eight game suspension waiting for him, with the possibility of it being dropped to six for good behavior after his gun charge sentence ended. New commish Roger Goddell probably has to bust him for the rest of the year now.
Police in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert said Johnson was stopped for driving 40 mph in a 25 mph zone at 3:30 a.m. Friday and the officer made observations that led him to believe Johnson was impaired.
Oh yeah, Bears fans, Lance Briggs is still ticked off at your front office. The only way you're seeing number 55 on the field is if Urlacher wears it again like he did at the mini-camp.