Bengals cut Thurman for missing voluntary workouts

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Bengals Inexplicably Release Odell Thurman
Published 5/19/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... Thurman apparently was attending a family funeral (and the subsequent activities that occur at these things) and didn’t make it back to take place in a voluntary workout scheduled by the Bengals. And so, they released Thurman. ...

Redskins Insider: 'Skins uninterested in Odell Thurman
Published 5/20/2008 by Skin Patrol at Hogs Haven: Front Page Posts
... right? Well the article also notes that Thurman's agent Michels is considering grievences, or at least leaves open the possibility of that in the future. So what's the big deal, can't the team cut a player for missing a voluntary mini camp? Players aren't obligated to attend and can't be cut for not attending the voluntary sessions. Yea, but, since he's a Bengal and all he was probably off being a criminal and doing other untoward stuff, right? Errrrrrrr... If reports are true, and the Bengals are releasing Odell ...