Rudi Johnson cut by Bengals

[Lexwhat]

In the first major surprise of the day, the Bengals informed halfback Rudi Johnson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=2649) that his contract has been terminated.


His agent, Peter Schaffer, confirmed that the Bengals notified him that his client will no longer be with the team. Johnson was in the fourth year of a five-year, $20.7 million contract. Hamstring problems bothered him this summer, and injuries have been a concern for the past couple years.


Johnson came to minicamp in incredible shape. He added muscle and lost body fat.
The release of Johnson gives Chris Perry (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5551) the starting job. He was scheduled to make $3.65 million this season.



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I'm sure some team will scoop him up.

[gr8slayer]

And Willie Anderson

[RockStar36]

I'm not really surprised about Rudi, they have been talking about that for a little bit now.

I'd like to know more about Anderson though.

[gr8slayer]

Johnson signs with the Lions...

[mysticsoto]

Tatum Bell was released to make space for Rudi...what an a-hole he is!!!


Profootball.com writes that Tatum Bell reportedly stole Rudi Johnson's bags when the two crossed paths in Detroit Monday.
Rudi apparently left his bags outside Matt Millen's office during a meeting, then they disappeared. Millen checked security tapes and saw usurped running back Bell lift the bags. They tracked Bell down elsewhere, retrieved the bags, and decided not to press charges. Bell is even worse at crime than he is at running.