bengals add another thug in Tank Johnson

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    He appears to have cleaned up his act and can be a good player if he applies himself. Not like the Bungals would care either way.
     
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    The Cincinnati Bengals added some much-needed size on their defensive line by reaching a one-year agreement with defensive tackle Tank Johnson.


    For Johnson, whose career started with the Bears and most recently continued with the Cowboys, he will get a chance to go back to a more natural position along the defensive line. Johnson will play the "three-technique'' for the Bengals, giving him the chance to do some pass rush and shoot the gaps to make plays. The Cowboys tried to make him a nose tackle in their 3-4 defense the past couple of years.

    His agent, Jerrold Colton, told The Associated Press the Bengals' defensive scheme is a better fit for Johnson than his previous team, the Dallas Cowboys.


    The 27-year-old free agent had 33 tackles and three sacks in two seasons with the Cowboys. He was suspended the first eight games of the 2008 season after a series of legal troubles when he was with the Bears.

    The 27-year-old Johnson was a second-round choice of the Bears in 2004. He started 15 games in three seasons for the Bears. The Bears released him after his eight-game suspension for a gun violation. The Cowboys picked him up and developed him into a nose tackle over the past two seasons.

    One of the appealing aspects of signing with the Bengals was a chance to work with former Cowboys coach Mike Zimmer, who is in his second season as the Bengals' defensive coordinator. He runs an aggressive 4-3 defense that fits Johnson's style.

    John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
     
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    Good thing the Bengals hate off field drama

    DT Tank Johnson agrees to contract with Bengals

    Apr 7, 9:39 pm EDT

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    CINCINNATI (AP)?Tank Johnson, a player with legal troubles in his background, is joining the Cincinnati Bengals, a team that frequently has dealt with such issues.

    The defensive tackle agreed to a contract with the Bengals on Tuesday. His agent, Jerrold Colton, says the Bengals? defensive scheme is a better fit for Johnson than his previous team, the Dallas Cowboys.

    The 27-year-old free agent had 33 tackles and three sacks in two seasons with the Cowboys, who signed him even while Johnson was still serving an eight-game NFL suspension in 2007 for violating the league?s conduct policy.

    Johnson was released by the Bears in June 2007, days after he was pulled over by police in Gilbert, Ariz., for speeding. There were never any charges in the Arizona case, but Johnson had already served a two-month jail term for violating probation from an earlier gun charge when he had unregistered firearms in his home.

    While with the Bears, he helped them win the 2006 NFC title before they lost to Indianapolis in the Super Bowl.

    Johnson had no off-field problems with Dallas.

    The Bengals have a history of giving second chances?and third and fourth chances?to players who get into trouble. Linebacker Odell Thurman and receiver Chris Henry were the most high-profile examples, piling up the arrests and suspensions.

    In all, the Bengals had a run of 10 player arrests in a 14-month span.
     
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    welcome to already been posted by me;)
     

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