[CBFF] Tank Johnson gets 8 games

[Steve Behrens]

I'm pulling for youz guyz to win....

-Behr


On 6/4/07, Kenny Claxton <kenny.claxton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We'll share the win as I did say he was going to be given 8.
>
> On 6/4/07, Dwayne <dwayne at wctc.net> wrote:
> >
> > So if it's reduced to 6, then I win.
> >
> > So let's go Dusty! I guess us Cubs fans can grab our in Dusty we trusty
> > t-shirts from the garage. We are going to need them.
> >
> > D
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Victor
> > Waldron
> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:29 PM
> > To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > Subject: Re: [CBFF] Tank Johnson gets 8 games
> >
> > Here's the story from the Bears website:
> >
> > LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The NFL on Monday suspended Tank Johnson without
> > pay for the first eight games of the regular season for violating the
> > league's personal conduct policy.
> >
> > In a letter to Johnson, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that he
> > would be prepared to reduce the suspension to the first six
> > regular-season games if Johnson meets certain conditions.
> >
> > The conditions include:
> >
> > -- No further adverse involvement with law enforcement and full
> > compliance with any requirements imposed by a court.
> >
> > -- Compliance with all league requirements, including counseling.
> >
> > -- No participation in any practices or other organized team
> > activities during the period of the suspension. Johnson may, however,
> > be present at the Bears' facility during the suspension for counseling
> > sessions and other approved activities such as physical treatment or
> > individual workout sessions.
> >
> > Commissioner Goodell said that he would review the matter no later
> > than Oct. 1 to assess Johnson's progress and determine whether the
> > suspension should be reduced.
> >
> > Johnson met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell May 16 in New York,
> > three days after the defensive tackle was released from Cook County
> > Jail, where he served 60 days for a probation violation. Johnson's
> > 120-day sentence was cut in half because of good behavior.
> >
> > Goodell wanted to talk to Johnson face-to-face before deciding on the
> > length of a suspension.
> >
> > "I think the most important thing about my meeting with Mr. Goodell
> > was for him to get to know my personality and in the process [for] me
> > [to] get to understand his intentions," Johnson said May 18 at Bears
> > minicamp.
> >
> > "I feel like he and I had a very, very good conversation and he got to
> > know what type of man I am and some of my values, and I got to know
> > his expectations and his direction he wants to take this league in."
> >
> > At the time, Johnson indicated that he would accept whatever
> > punishment was meted out.
> >
> > "Mr. Goodell has a tremendous responsibility to get this league in
> > order," Johnson said. "Not that it's all lost, but he has a tremendous
> > responsibility and whatever he decides to do, it's in the best
> > interest of the league.
> >
> > "I feel like whatever sanction he imposes, I'm man enough to take it
> > and I know that once I get back on the field, that chapter of my life
> > is closed and I can move on with a sense of closure."
> >
> > Johnson was charged with six misdemeanor counts of possession of a
> > firearm without a Firearm Owner's Identification card last Dec. 14
> > after police served a search warrant on his home.
> >
> > He was on probation at the time after having pled guilty to a
> > misdemeanor charge that resulted after a nightclub valet alerted
> > police about seeing a gun in Johnson's car.
> >
> > With an eight-game suspension, Johnson would be permitted to return
> > for the Bears' Nov. 11 contest against the Raiders in Oakland. A
> > six-game suspension would end in time for the defensive tackle to face
> > the Eagles Oct. 21 in Philadelphia.
> >
> > The six games that Johnson is assured of missing are home contests
> > against the Chiefs, Cowboys and Vikings and road games versus the
> > Chargers, Lions and Packers.
> >
> > On 6/4/07, Kenny Claxton <kenny.claxton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > According to the WSCR. He could get it knocked down to 6 on appeal.
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