news.enquirer.com - 5/19/2008
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E-mail this E-mail | Printer-Friendly Print | digg us! | del.icio.us! * | Listen to this article or download audio file. Click-2-Listen After sticking with Odell Thurman through a two-year NFL suspension, the Bengals announced this morning that they've waived the the second-year linebacker. In a statement, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said the team has "not seen the right ...
NFL Tuesday: Spygate; Kevin Everett Released; Horn Wants Out
footballforbreakfast.com 5/13/2008 — Matt Walsh meets with Roger Goodell, Kevin Everett released by the Bills for disability benefit reasons, Horn wants out of Atlanta, Odell Thurman could return to practice and much more local hometown NFL news for Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
BENGALS TO DUMP ODELL FOR MISSING VOLUNTARY WORKOUTS
profootballtalk.com 5/19/2008 — A league source tells us that the Bengals plan to release linebacker Odell Thurman on Monday.
But we’re told that the move isn’t the result of any relapse of substance abuse or renewed misconduct by the talented-but-troubled defender, who ...
THURMAN NOT RULING OUT GRIEVANCE YET
profootballtalk.com 5/20/2008 — Though Safarrah Lawson has indicated on 1530 the Homer in Cincinnati that former Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman won’t be filing a grievance in connection with the contention that he was released because he missed voluntary practices last week, ...
Thurman's Agent Says He Won't File Grievance Against Bengals —
FanHouse
Even though the timing was suspect , linebacker Odell Thurman's agent told Cincinnati radio 1530 Homer's Mo Egger that they won't file a grievance with the union after the team cut him on Monday .
"Marvin Lewis and Mike Brown have been very supportive of Odell throughout his ... um ... suspension and his fight to get back. Um, and we're disappointed and I'm disappointed with the decision. ...
Bengals Cut Odell Thurman For Missing Voluntary Workouts??? —
Cincinnati Bengals
In a move more surprising by its timing than its reality, the Cincinnati Bengals released MLB Odell Thurman today. Re-instated a month ago after a two year suspension, Thurman energized a Bengal faithful still enamored with his tremendous rookie season. Early rumors say the Bengals cut Odell for not attending voluntary workouts shortly after his grandmother’s funeral. ...
Odell Thurman Released by Bengals —
Every Morning Quarterback
Blogcasting the National Football League , Blogcasting the NFL
Less than a month after he was reinstated by the NFL following a two-year suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse and personal conduct policies, Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman failed to show up for the team’s OTAs. So, he was given his walking papers today.
I was curious as to why he ...
Bengals Release Thurman —
NFL RUMORS
Less than a month after the NFL reinstated Odell Thurman from his two-year suspension, the troubled linebacker is out of a job. The Cincinnati Bengals staunchly supported Thurman during his suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse and conduct policies. When he didn’t show up for voluntary workouts that represented a chance to catch up, they decided they’ve had enough. Thurman ...
Falcons Can't Take a Chance on Thurman —
FanHouse
When Brian Van Gorder was the Georgia Bulldogs defensive coordinator, he had a very versatile weapon in linebacker Odell Thurman, a talented, if troubled linebacker who combined big plays and plenty of off-field problems . Now Van Gorder is the Falcons defensive coordinator, and he has the opportunity to take another chance on Thurman, who was released by the Bengals on Monday. In some ways, ...
Odell Thurman Might Want to Start Sending Out CVs for Non-Football-Related Employment —
FanHouse
Earlier today, the Cincinnati Bengals released linebacker Odell Thurman , and depending on who you believe, it was either because the former second-round pick missed voluntary team workouts, or he wasn't making progress towards "earning his way back onto" the team after repeatedly violating the league's substance abuse policy. Either way, Thurman's gone. So now what? Well, according to Pro ...
Deep Posts: Charlie, come on out and get your whoopin' —
Shutdown Corner
• It's not specifically NFL-related, but this
collection of clips of Charlie Steiner losing it on SportsCenter is
priceless. I'm going to watch it every day of my life.
• The Bengals
have released Odell Thurman , and the timing is a little odd, since he just
missed some voluntary workouts. If the missing of the voluntary workouts were to
have something to do with ...
Bengals Continue Confusing Offseason —
Sportable.com
At this point, I think it’s safe to say that the Cincinnati Bengals are a bigger mess than any other team in the NFL, including the Raiders and Dolphins. The Bengals severed ties with troubled linebacker Odell Thurman after Thurman didn’t show up at several voluntary workouts because he was in Georgia tending to family issues, namely the death of his grandmother. Thurman ...
NO GRIEVANCE FOR ODELL —
ProFootballTalk.com
Our pal Mo Egger of 1530 The Homer in Cincinnati tells us that Safarrah Lawson, the agent who represents former Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman, said on the air today that a grievance will not be filed against the team, even though the Bengals allegedly cut Thurman because he missed voluntary workouts last week.
Under the Collective [...]
Thurman, Henry give Bengals dubious duo —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The Bengals scored a dubious two-fer when they released Odell Thurman today. Seventy-eight of the top 83 choices in the 2005 draft are currently on NFL rosters, reflecting typical attrition rates. The bad part for the Bengals: They drafted two of the five exceptions even though the evidence suggested both players carried unusual risks. Receiver Chris Henry, ...
Bengals Cut Odell Thurman —
Football Outsiders
So let’s get the timeline straight here:
Odell Thurman is reinstated
Thurman attends rookie minicamp (voluntary), impressing. Ahmad Brooks is moved from middle linebacker to strongside linebacker, leaving Thurman the obvious starter at “Mike”.
Thurman’s grandmother dies. He goes to Georgia to attend the funeral and misses three (voluntary) workouts, and admits to ...
Gridiron Gabbin w/ WGFX 104.5 Nashville Sports Talk Show Host Darren McFarland —
NFL Gridiron Gab
Site Editor Matt Loede is back with Gridiron Gabbin, and on this edition we are joined by 104.5 WGFX The Zone Talk Host Darren McFarland. Darren is one of the afternoon hosts on 104.5 the Zone in Nashville, as well he covers the Titans for Sporting News Radio. Today Matt and Darren talk about the Titans draft and how it’s being perceived in Tennessee, the Bengals cutting Odell ...
Bengals Inexplicably Release Odell Thurman —
Intentional Foul
After sticking by him through some dubious NFL-levied suspensions, the Bengals have released Odell Thurman. Of course, when you see a headline like this relating to the Bengals, you immediately think the player being punished or cut must have done something Bengal-like and got arrested or tried to start trouble with a valet attendant. Unfortunately for Thurman, it appears as if his ...
Bengals' zero tolerance —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker The Cincinnati Bengals aren't playing around. It's evident by the news Monday that Cincinnati released middle linebacker Odell Thurman. But what is surprising is that it wasn't trouble off-the-field that led to his release, according to Thurman's representative Safarrah Lawson. Thurman was released because he missed too much time during voluntary ...
Why Did the Bengals Pick Today to Cut Embattled Linebacker Odell Thurman? —
FanHouse
So, the news that the Bengals were cutting linebacker Odell Thurman has come out, but there are a lot of interesting questions remaining: Why would would hang on to him for two years while he was suspended, only to cut him a month or so once he was reinstated? How could they cut the guy while he's back home dealing with the death of his grandmother? The first question is a bit easier: ...
Thurman Gone; Bengals Cut Ties w/ Troubled LB —
Bengals Gab
In a move that comes as a shock considering how the Bengals need help on defense, today they released troubled linebacker Odell Thurman. The move is a total surprise to Thurman and his agent, who spoke out about it in the Cincy Enquirer. “The support he got from the fans, from the people of Cincinnati, from Marvin Lewis and (team president) Mike Brown, this comes as a surprise,” Lawson ...
Bengals Make a Surprise Move in Releasing LB Thurman —
NFL Gridiron Gab
In a move that comes as a shock considering how the Bengals need help on defense, today they released troubled linebacker Odell Thurman. The move is a total surprise to Thurman and his agent, who spoke out about it in the Cincy Enquirer. “The support he got from the fans, from the people of Cincinnati, from Marvin Lewis and (team president) Mike Brown, this comes as a surprise,” Lawson ...
BENGALS DON’T DENY ALLEGATIONS REGARDING THURMAN —
ProFootballTalk.com
Linebacker Odell Thurman believes that he has been released by the Bengals because he missed voluntary workouts following the death of his grandmother.
In a press release announcing the move, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis did not refute the allegation.
“The NFL provided Odell the opportunity to earn his way back onto our team, but we have not seen [...]
BENGALS RELEASE ODELL —
ProFootballTalk.com
As reported here (and confirmed elsewhere), the Bengals have released linebacker Odell Thurman.
Bengals P.R. Director Jack Brennan has informed us of the move. Brennan says that a press release with a quote from coach Marvin Lewis regarding the move is coming soon.
Because Thurman has less than four years of NFL service, he’ll be required to pass through waivers. [...]
Cincinnati Bengals Cut Odell Thurman —
FanHouse
The Cincinnati Bengals will release linebacker Odell Thurman today. The news was first reported by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk , citing an unnamed league source, and has also been reported by Steve Wyche, citing Thurman's agent, on ESPN First Take . Thurman is a talented player who was the Bengals' second-round pick out of Georgia in 2005 and started 15 games as a rookie. But he has had ...
Odell Thurman —
Redskins Insider
Getting bombarded with emails on this one and figured I'd post about it here. The Bengals released the talented but troubled LB today, and yes, the Skins could use depth at LB, but I'd be stunned if this one goes down. Been poking around on this and ...
Bengals Release O. Thurman —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider
A representative of Odell Thurman has told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the Bengals have indicated they will release the linebacker. "The support he got from the fans, from the people of Cincinnati, from Marvin Lewis and Mike Brown, this comes as a ...
