Monday, June 25, 2007

Fantasy Football News: Bears "Tank" Johnson

Defensive tackle "Tank" Johnson was waived by the Chicago Bears after being pulled over and arrested by police in Arizona at 3:30 a.m. Friday.

"We are upset and embarrassed by Tank’s actions last week," said general manager Jerry Angelo. "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 did not, and we have decided to move on."

Playing in 46 games with 15 starts in three seasons with the Bears, Johnson registered 101 tackles, nine sacks, six tackles for loss, four pass breakups and one forced fumble.

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Monday, June 18, 2007

Arrington Hospitalized After Motorcycle Wreck


Former Redskins and Giants linebacker LaVar Arrington was hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle crashed on a highway ramp, police said.

Arrington lost control and hit a guardrail, Maryland State Police Sgt. Russell Newell said.

Arrington, who turns 29 Wednesday, was wearing a helmet and alcohol was not involved in the accident, Newell said. Arrington was issued two citations — one for operating the motorcycle without a proper license, and one for the crash itself.

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Friday, June 15, 2007

Fantasy Football News: Jeff Garcia Is The Man?

The Tampa Tribune reports that Jon Gruden is hinting, with little subtlety, that Jeff Garcia is the starting QB going into training camp.

Garcia's history as a pro-bowl QB - combined with his solid work last year filling in for McNabb - has Garcia poised as a real threat to earn the starting spot.

Fantasy Football News: If Garcia is the starter in Tampa - he makes a great #2 QB in leagues of 10 or more teams.

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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Fantasy Football News: Green Finally A Fin!

Fantasy Football News:

Quarterback Trent Green is finally with the Miami Dolphins.

Green passed his physical with the Dolphins on Wednesday, completing a deal in which Miami acquired him from the Kansas City Chiefs for a fifth-round draft pick in 2008. Green's agent, Jim Steiner, said the Chiefs may get a fourth-rounder instead, depending on how Green fares in Miami this season.

The team scheduled a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the deal. It's expected that Green will be on the Dolphins' practice field Friday when the team opens a three-day mini-camp.

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