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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 Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman, after what has amounted to a two-year NFL suspension, learned this afternoon that he has been reinstated by the league, the Bengals announced this afternoon. “Odell has met the NFL's conditions for ...
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ODELL REINSTATED
ProFootballTalk.com — ... 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 has lingered. UPDATE: The Cincinnati Enquirer has the same story, with a higher degree of certainty . SECOND UPDATE: The Bengals have announced that Thurman has ...

Odell Thurman is back, reinstated by the NFL
Cincy Jungle — ... 649 days and a 15-17 record later (three times the losses than Thurman has experienced in his NFL career, ironically), Odell Thurman is officially reinstated into the NFL. ...

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