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 Setting record straight
Setting record straight
GARY, Ind. -- Tank Johnson exaggerated and fabricated stories about his childhood in Gary and his father, Terry Johnson Sr., according to his aunt and other family members. Chris Johnson, Tank's aunt, was infuriated by a line in a Post-Tribune column Tuesday that said Terry had been ''in and out of prison.'' Chris Johnson is Terry's older sister. The Bears cut Tank Johnson on Monday after a ...
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TANK JOHNSON'S PANTS ARE ON FIRE
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... Tank Johnson, the former Bears defensive tackle who was cut last week following an 8-game suspension levied by Der Kommissar, has often spoken about a troubled childhood during which his father was in and out of prison and his mother did drugs.  Except, uh, it may not be true. ...

Friday Morning Hash
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... Tank Johnson's past may not be as troubled as he's suggested. ...

Family: Tank Johnson Lies About Childhood
FanHouse — ... Former Bears defensive lineman Terry "Tank" Johnson has frequently told stories about the tough childhood he had, with a father in prison and a mother on drugs. Johnson's relatives say the stories aren't true. ...

NFL Jonesin’: Truthful Tank
Pacman Jonesin' | Game Over, Byotch — ... Tank, you know I love you – you don’t have to lie to kick it. This guy can’t stop, won’t stop. Unreal. ...

FRIDAY'S RANDOM THOUGHTS
REALESTS NCAA College Michigan Football Basketball Rich Rodriguez Lil Wayne DMX — ... - Is Tank Johnson the Vanilla Ice of pro football? Just making up the fact your dad went to jail and your mom is a crack whore (OK, we made that part up) for street cred is pretty pathetic. ...

I Believe the Word You’re Looking for is “Poseur”
This Suit Is Not Black — ... It's like Eminem said at the end of that movie about him being a big rapper: Ain't no such thing as half way crooks. I'm assuming, because that's what I do, that Tank Johnson never saw that movie, and so never knew that it's not safe to lie for street cred. And as if getting caught in the lies about his parents isn't bad enough, he's being called out by his Aunty Chris. ...

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en.wikipedia.org 6/29/2007 — From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tank Johnson Date of birth Place of birth Position(s) College NFL Draft Statistics Team(s) Terry "Tank" Johnson (born December 7 , 1981 ) is an American football player who last played for the Chicago Bears of the ...