Rudi Johnson visits the Detroit Lions Sunday Night
cincyjungle.com 9/1/2008 — NFL.com is reporting that newly free-agent running back Rudi Johnson is visiting the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night. The Lions also claimed running back Marcus Thomas off waivers , though placed Brian Calhoun and Aveion Cason on IR.
On the depth ...
Rudi Johnson Not Close to Signing?
prideofdetroit.com 9/1/2008 — Tom Kowalski reports that although Rudi Johnson is taking a physical today and is going to work out later on, the Lions aren't necessarily close to signing him. According to Kowalski, Johnson would be signed to replace Tatum Bell as Marcus ...
LIONS BOUNCE BELL
profootballtalk.com 9/2/2008 — A league source tells us that the Detroit Lions cut veteran running back Tatum Bell in order to make room for veteran running back Rudi Johnson.
It’s possible that the Texans will sniff around Bell. As we hear it, the Texans were very ...
RUDI SIGNS WITH THE LIONS
profootballtalk.com 9/2/2008 — Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com reports that veteran running back Rudi Johnson has agreed to terms with the Lions.
Johnson arrived in Detroit for a visit last night.
As we hear it, the Bengals were interested in possibly bringing him back. The Texans and ...
RUDI SPEAKS ABOUT BELLHOP INCIDENT
profootballtalk.com 9/3/2008 — The Detroit Lions won’t address the reported luggage heist by former Lions running back Tatum Bell, committed against new Lions running back Rudi Johnson. Per Mlive.com, the team released the following statement: “We are aware of the ...
IS BELL DONE?
profootballtalk.com 9/3/2008 — Though the story of Tatum Bell swiping two bags that running back Rudi Johnson brought to Detroit is making huge waves, many people regard it as an oddity, a curiosity. A turd in a hamper, if you will.
As one league source explained to us, however, ...
Note To Self: Do Not Let Tatum Bell Check My Luggage [NFL]
deadspin.com 9/4/2008 — Running back Rudi Johnson had no sooner arrived in Detroit on Monday than he lost his luggage; not at the airport like God intended, but outside of CEO Matt Millen's office in the Detroit Lions locker room. While Johnson was in Millen's office ...
TATUM BELL HANDLED THAT WELL
withleather.uproxx.com 9/4/2008 — When the Lions signed running back Rudi Johnson, Tatum Bell became the odd man out on Detroit’s roster, as the former Bronco was informed he’d be released after the Johnson signing. Bell did make off with a nice parting gift, though: ...
Tatum Bell: I Ain’t No Thief —
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Pro Football Talk broke the Tatum Bell stole Rudi Johnson’s bags story yesterday, and 24 hours later the picture isn’t completely clear. What is known is Tatum Bell is on camera taking Rudi Johnson’s bags. What’s unknown is if it was a simple mistake turned theft or a straight up jack.
Rudi Johnson says Tatum Bell looked “ suspect ” on the tape, the ...
Tatum the Bell-boy Responds: “I Ain’t No Thief” —
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When Tatum Bell was released by the Detroit Lions on Monday, he grabbed some luggage on his way out. The only problem - the bags Tatum took belonged to Bell’s incoming RB replacement, Rudi Johnson .
And when Rudi’s bags were finally recovered on Tuesday, Johnson claims that he’d been cleaned out - he was missing “ his identification, credit cards, about $200 in cash ...
Tatum Bell Has a Perfectly Legitimate Reason for Taking Rudi Johnson's Bags —
FanHouse
Here's what we know: Tatum Bell isn't very smart, and we have the video footage to prove it. Beyond that, there's really not much to say. Which is why Bell has decided to speak up on the accusations that he purposely stole Rudi Johnson 's luggage about 30 seconds after the Lions released him. Yesterday Bell declared that he "ain't no thief" and that "it was all a misunderstanding," which I ...
Detroit Signs Rudi Johnson —
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Just in case anyone was concerned that Detroit got better by signing washed up RB Rudi Johnson , don't be. According to Football Outsiders, in 2007, Johnson was real bad . Signing Shaun Alexander would have been a worse move, but it would have been better to have signed former Bear Cedric Benson. Or just have kept RB Kevin Jones . Hell, even RB Tatum Bell is better, except you have to watch ...
Newly signed Lions running back Rudi Johnson victim of theft —
Past The Pylon
Rudi Johnson, the newest edition to the Detroit Lions' backfield was welcomed by having his bags stolen right outside the office of Matt Millen, the Lions general manager. This was the last thing Johnson expected after meeting with his new team after being cut by the Cincinnati Bengals over the weekend. The real mystery was what happened with his bags? The answer came when the security ...
Ex-Bronco Bell Articulates his Innocence —
BroncoTalk
In a quick follow-up to last night’s hilarious news involving Tatum Bell , Rudi Johnson , and duffel bags, Bell told reporters that he is innocent of any wrong doing.
“I ain’t no thief,” Bell told the Free Press in a phone interview. “I ain’t never been one, and I ain’t never going to be one. It was all a misunderstanding.
“You can ask anybody I played with for all my years or ...
BELL SAYS “I AIN’T NO THIEF” —
ProFootballTalk.com
Former Lions running back Tatum Bell denies that he stole anything from new Lions running back Rudi Johnson.
“I ain’t no thief,” Bell told the Detroit Free Press in a phone interview regarding Johnson’s contention that Bell stole two bags while Johnson visited the team facility on Monday. “I ain’t never been one, and I ain’t [...]
Tatum Bell Goes From Irrelevant To Sportable Legend —
Sportable.com
There’s nothing quite like an athlete not getting what he wants and, instead of acting calm and mature about it, going Ruben Rivera on the situation and acting in the most immature way possible. That’s what running back Tatum Bell did shortly after finding out that he was being released by the Detroit Lions to make way for newly signed Rudi Johnson. Johnson didn’t think ...
Rudi Welcomed with Open Arms (and Stolen Bags?) —
Lions Gab
Rudi Johnson will be a great addition to the Lions commitment to run the ball. If healthy, he will be a physical, downhill runner who brings along with him the ‘Pound the Rock’ mentality that Marinelli has been preaching. The Lions are hoping that he can stay healthy and that it will give them a great 1-2 combination in the backfield.
However, his first day in Detroit ...
The Case of the Disgruntled RB —
The Slanch Report
The Detroit Lions brought in the recently released Rudi Johnson for a visit with GM Matt Millen before signing him the other day. During that visit, Johnson left his bags outside the office while he and Millen met inside. When Johnson came out though, his bags were missing . Using the in-house surveillance cameras, the team went to the videotape to see what had happened to the missing ...
Stupid Is As Stupid Does In Detroit —
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What can you say about the Detroit Lions? They have a QB who thinks God's going to help him win 10 games a season. Still waiting on that. A GM who makes Dan Duquette look like a genius and a running back who makes Harry and Lloyd look like Mensa candidates. Excuse me, Flo. What's the soup du jour? Matt Millen signed former Bengals running back Rudi Johnson after releasing the next Defensive ...
Tatum Bell Thinks It Is Perfectly Acceptable to Steal Someone's Bags if They Take Your Job —
FanHouse
Tatum Bell , former running back of the Detroit Lions , does not get mad. He gets even. So, if you cut him and sign Rudi Johnson , you can fully expect him to extract payback. And in a totally grown up and not-juvenile-at-all way. By stealing Rudi's bags . So when Johnson came back [from meeting with the coaches] to get his bags, they were nowhere to be found. Johnson and Millen were ...
Rudi Johnson Steals Tatum Bell's Job —
RealClearSports - Blog
Sometimes a piece of news comes along that is so crazy that attempting to add any sort of perspective or joke takes away from the entertainment value. So, big props to ProFootballTalk (one of the best places for breaking news) for this piece:
A strange thing happened to running back Rudi Johnson when he visited with the Detroit Lions on Monday. Someone stole his stuff...we’re told by a ...
Detroit Lions Sign Rudi Johnson —
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Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rudi Johnson wasn’t on the free agent market for long. After being released by the Bengals less than 48 hours ago, the Detroit Lions worked him out and signed him to a one-year deal. Rudi replaces Tatum Bell (who was released by Detroit today) as the number two running back on the Lions depth chart ...
THE RUNNING GAME WILL STILL SUCK LIONS FANS —
The World of Isaac
3 minutes after Rudi Johnson signed with the Lions, I got an excited text from my resident Lions slappy friend. "Did you hear Rudi signed with the Lions" You could literally see him getting wood through my phone about what Rudi could bring to the team. And while I admit Rudi is a definite upgrade over Rookie Kevin Smith, in the end, it won't matter. The Lions have one of the worst offensive ...
Rudi Johnson Is a Lion —
FantasyFanatics.com Fantasy Sport Articles
Just days after his release from the Cincinnati Bengals, the Detroit Lions inked Rudi Johnson to a one-year deal. Johnson enjoyed three straight seasons of 1300-plus rushing yards and 12 touchdowns with the Bengals from 2004-2006. However, in 2007, Johnson was limited by hamstring woes, and the former fourth round pick managed just 497 rushing yards last season at a dismal rate of 2.9 yards ...
Rudi Johnson signs with Detroit —
Matt Millen lied.
Earlier I reported that Rudi Johnson had worked out for the Detroit Lions after being cut by Cincinnati, but that Millen said no deal was imminent. Well, that was a big fat lie as Johnson has agreed to a one-year contract to play football in Motor City this year.
So what does all this mean for fantasy footballers?
First of all, bump Kevin Smith down your cheat sheets ...
Lions Bolster Backfield w/ Signing of Former Bengal RB Rudi Johnson —
NFL Gridiron Gab
The Lions have been looking for some help at running back, and today they found it with the signing of former Bengals back Rudi Johnson. MLive.com is reporting it’s a one-year deal that won’t become official till Tuesday as the deal was done after the League offices closed at 4pm.
Johnson was cut on Saturday by the Bengals, as the team will reportedly go with Chris Perry as ...
LIONS LAND NECE, VISIT WITH RUDI —
ProFootballTalk.com
The Detroit Lions quickly began picking through other teams’ trash on Sunday, signing former Bucs linebacker Rudi Johnson (gee, another one-time Tampa player goes to Motown . . . there’s a shock), and bringing in former Bengals running back Rudi Johnson for a visit.
The moves come courtesy of Adam Schefter of NFL Network.
The Lions also claims [...]
New Lion Johnson: Bell took my luggage —
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Detroit Lions running back Rudi Johnson says his luggage was taken from the team's practice facility by Tatum Bell.
Johnson was waived by Cincinnati, met with Lions president Matt Millen on Monday and signed a free-agent contact. During the meeting, ...
Lions sign Johnson to 1-year deal —
FOXSports.com News for NFL
The Detroit Lions signed former Cincinnati running back Rudi Johnson to a one-year deal and released running back Tatum Bell.
The Lions signed Johnson on Tuesday, a day after he worked out with the team. The 28-year-old missed most of training camp ...
Lions Bolster Backfield With R. Johnson —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider
Tailback Rudi Johnson agreed to a contract with the Detroit Lions. He'd been released by the Cincinnati Bengals after they'd tried but failed to trade him. Johnson is to back up starter Kevin Smith in Detroit....Please click on the title to continue ...
