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	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Commanders Football > Locker Room Main Forum > Bears waive troubled DT Tank Johnson PDA Bears waive troubled DT Tank Johnson Pages : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [12] 13 SmootSmack 07-03-2007, 03:00 PM DGreene, stick to IndyCar :) 12thMan 07-03-2007, 03:05 PM Monday, July 2, 2007 Updated: July 3, 8:21 AM ET Test results: Johnson's blood alcohol level was .072 ESPN.com news services GILBERT, Ariz. -- Blood tests show former Chicago Bears (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=chi) defensive tackle Tank Johnson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6806)'s blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22, police said Monday. Johnson's blood alcohol level was .072, under the presumptive limit in Arizona of .08 percent, Gilbert police Sgt. Andrew Duncan said. No charges have been filed pending results of a completed investigation, and Duncan declined further comment. Under Arizona law, Johnson could still face a charge for "impairment to the slightest degree." The state has separate charges for blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher and .15 or higher. The "slightest degree" charge usually accompanies the other charges, but the state does not have to show any blood alcohol level to bring the minimum charge. Lorna Propes, an attorney for Johnson, emphasized Monday that the player hadn't been charged "and the fact that his blood level came back as it did is certainly encouraging." Johnson, whose legal name is Terry Darnell Johnson, was arrested when officers pulled him over at 3:30 a.m. for driving 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. Duncan said an officer placed him under arrest because he believed Johnson was under the influence of alcohol. He was released without being booked or charged after providing a blood sample, and police said he was very cooperative. Johnson, 25, was released by the Chicago Bears three days after his arrest. The team said it was "upset and embarrassed" by the defensive tackle's legal troubles. The Bears declined comment Monday. Johnson had already had been suspended for the first eight games of the 2007 NFL season for violating probation on a gun charge. He spent two months in jail and was released in May. Last December, police raided the 300-pound Johnson's suburban Chicago home and found six unregistered firearms -- a violation of his probation on an earlier gun charge. Two days after the December raid, Willie B. Posey, Johnson's bodyguard, was shot and killed in an early morning fight while he and Johnson were at a Chicago nightclub. Johnson was suspended by the Bears for one game for being at the club. He played in the Super Bowl as the Bears lost to Indianapolis. In March, Johnson began his two-month jail stint. In May, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge from the December raid as part of a deal with prosecutors that kept him from serving more time in jail. Johnson was chosen by the Bears in the second round of the 2004 draft out of Washington. He played in 46 games, starting 15. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. 'Innocent until proven guilty' comes to mind. Sounds like he made the responsible decision to stop drinking before he became too drunk to drive... SIGN HIM!!! I read this too. Thanks for posting this. See Matty, Tank is on his way to becoming a model citizen. Toldya!! Seriously, let's face it, Tank suddenly doesn't "look" so bad to a team needing help on its Dline. In other words, this non-offense, if you will, somehow gives a GM a little more breathing room to pull the trigger on Tank. (no pun intended!) DGreene28 07-03-2007, 03:10 PM DGreene, stick to IndyCar :) Don't get me started pleasure cruise! SmootSmack 07-03-2007, 03:13 PM Don't get me started pleasure cruise! Excuse me?! Don't you have another rain delay to sit through? Enjoy Watkins Glen! diehardskin2982 07-03-2007, 05:04 PM It's like the stock market..., buy low, sell high & right now he is low... buy !buy !!buy !!! Give him a 4 year deal. This would be a move that would solidify the line and give an added push in dept when we get closer to the playoffs. I trust our vetran group of lineman can help him get in the right direction. skinsWill 07-03-2007, 05:06 PM low price, got something to prove, KNOWS hes getting something with a tight personal conduct policy... I would sign him asap. B4 training camp hits and the injury bug goes around and drives up the market for him skinsnut 07-03-2007, 11:53 PM Anyone know about DT Corey Simon? Apparantly he may become available by the colts...is he any good? injured? SmootSmack 07-03-2007, 11:59 PM Anyone know about DT Corey Simon? Apparantly he may become available by the colts...is he any good? injured? Yeah he's probably going to be released. And of course rumors have started flying that the Redskins might be interested. He was pretty darn good in Philly, but has had a pretty disappointing time of it with the Colts. And then last year he was placed on injured reserve (I believe) for some sort of undisclosed illness with supposedly had to do more with personal problems that who knows if they've been resolved. I don't know that he's worth it at the moment skinsnut 07-04-2007, 12:55 AM how about at 1 mil/year and carry 5 DTs? no harm in that is there? At best hes #2 and at worst (assumming he aint broken) hes #3 EARTHQUAKE2689 07-04-2007, 01:30 AM Yeah he's probably going to be released. And of course rumors have started flying that the Redskins might be interested. He was pretty darn good in Philly, but has had a pretty disappointing time of it with the Colts. And then last year he was placed on injured reserve (I believe) for some sort of undisclosed illness with supposedly had to do more with personal problems that who knows if they've been resolved. I don't know that he's worth it at the moment i would sign Corey Simon over Tank Johnson (or would I)