No Tanks

As much as it pains me to say, the Chicago Bears did something right. After giving defensive tackle Tank Johnson a chance to redeem himself following weapons charges and probation violations and the shooting death of his friend/bodyguard (at a nightclub days after his arrest), the Bears waived him. Reports are that Johnson was arrested June 22, 2007 in Arizona for speeding and suspicion of DUI.

While speeding isn't a horrible offense and whether he was DUI remains to be seen, for whatever reason he was out at 3 a.m. After being released from jail a few weeks ago, Johnson said he was a changed man and would strive to walk the straight and narrow. He claimed he would be the poster child for athletes who got in trouble and turned things around.

That didn't last long. The Bears told Johnson he was under a zero-tolerance plan. It's nice to see them stick to that. Johnson had no business being out at 3 a.m. drunk or otherwise. Yes, he had a legal right to go out but he knew he'd be subject to the professional consequences of doing so.

So, it looks like his 8 game suspension will likely be at least a year. He'll be back in the league after that. Some team (the Cincinnati Bengals?) will take a look at him. But his next contract will probably be for the league minimum and probably will have similar zero-tolerance language. Hopefully, "changed woman", Paris Hilton can do better.

Now, why is Adam "Pac-Man" Jones still on the Tennessee Titans?