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Bears' Tank Johnson gets 8-game suspension on ChicagoSports.com
Your next glimpse of Tank Johnson in a Bears uniform will come on Nov. 11 at Oakland after the defensive lineman was suspended by the NFL for the first eight games of the 2007 season. If Johnson is as serious about changing his life as he said he was after a two-month stay in Cook County Jail, his suspension could be reduced to six games if he meets certain conditions set by the league and ...
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Tank Johnson Gets Up to Eight-Game Suspension
FanHouse — ... may have become a bit easier. That's because he should have plenty of free time during the first 8 games of the 2007 season to visit hospitals and do other charity work. Johnson won't get to see the field until the Bears ninth game of the season against the Oakland Raiders. The Chicago Tribune reports , however, that if Tank is on good behavior, his suspension could get lowered to six games. I like how Roger Goodell is running the disciplinary arm of the NFL. I wonder if Tank will get a parole officer from the NFL? If Johnson is as serious about changing his life as he said he was after a two-month stay in Cook County Jail, his suspension could be reduced to six games if he meets certain conditions set by the league and commissioner Roger Goodell. Bears coach Lovie Smith is expected to comment on the suspension later today. It's still unclear what ki

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Pride Of Detroit — ... Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson was suspended for the first 8 games of next season after just recently getting out of jail.  The suspension can be reduced to 6 games if certain conditions are met.

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