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ODELL REINSTATED
Published 4/21/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
The Cincinnati Bengals’ official web site reports that linebacker Odell Thurman has finally been reinstated by the NFL. But the Cincinnati Bengals’ official web site says that the Cincinnati Bengals’ official football team has yet to confirm the news. Thurman’s status has been the source of much consternation (Emmitt recommends Ex-Lax) in Cincinnati, due to the ongoing failure of the league office to allow Thurman back into the league. Because the league’s substance-abuse procedures are cloaked in secrecy, it has been difficult for folks to understand why Thurman’s suspension ...

NFL Reinstates Bengals' Odell Thurman
Published 4/21/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Bengals, CincinnatiThe NFL has reinstated suspended Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman, the team announced today. From the official announcement: "Odell has met the NFL's conditions for reinstatement and has been added to our offseason roster," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis in a press release. "It is now up to Odell to continue to meet all NFL guidelines, and to maintain a standard of personal responsibility that will allow him the chance to compete for a spot on our team." ...

BENGALS TO DUMP ODELL FOR MISSING VOLUNTARY WORKOUTS
Published 5/19/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... result of any relapse of substance abuse or renewed misconduct by the talented-but-troubled defender, who missed most of the past two NFL seasons due to a suspension.  Instead, the Bengals allegedly are cutting Thurman for missing voluntary workouts last week. Thurman participated in a rookie minicamp.  After his grandmother recently died, he had to travel to Georgia for the funeral.  Betty Thurman raised Odell, whose mother died in 1993 and father died five years ago.  Betty Thurman was seriously ill when Odell was reinstated last month by Commissioner Roger Goodell. The ...