Finally, after numerous blows to the "Tank," the Chicago Bears finally let the big boy loose. This coming just three days after his most recent arrest for drunken driving. The Chicago Bears addressed the situation up front.
Here is what Bears GM Jerry Angelo had to say: "We are upset and embarrassed by Tank's actions last week. 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." Johnson was apparently given the zero tolerance policy, a policy which he ignored. Good move by the Chicago Bears, they gave Johnson his chances, but he blew them one by one.
The Bears front office, coaches, and players all tried to help the young defensive lineman get his life and career back on track, so says Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith. "A lot of people within our organization gave extra time and energy to support Tank: players, coaches and our front office. We did our best to establish an environment for him to move forward. Ultimately, Tank needed to live up to his side of the deal." Clearly, he did not.
Now the Bears must find a replacement for a defensive tackle who's extraordinary talents are often overshadowed by his immature and stupid behavior off the field. However, one must believe that the Bears were planning for life without Tank, as he was already handed down a suspension for the first eight games of the season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Tank Johnson was a second round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. He was under contract through the year 2008. Once he clears waivers, if he clears waivers, Johnson will become an unrestricted free agent. Wherever he winds up, Johnson will still have to serve the eight game suspension, plus any additional games added on to the current suspension due to the allegations of drunk driving. Which team will risk the baggage for his talent? Well, no one really knows as of yet, but one has to imagine the Cincinnati Bengals are licking their chops.
Brandon
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Tank Johnson on the Cincinnati Bengals? Well, lets see if he fits in. You have a bunch on criminals that get arrested constantly, so yeah pretty much Tank fits in perfect. Cincy wouldn't do anything to Tank if he got arrested numerous times. Just go out there and help the Bengals win football games, and he should be ok, whatever he does off the field is on him, and has nothing to do with the Bengals, that is pretty much the Bengals attitude, so yeah, Tank would fit in perfect with the Bengals in so many ways.
Thats one way to look at it, but let me tell you another...IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
Brandon
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