[CBFF] I'd take a flyer on him...

[mactbone]

Johnson=Moose

I don't see it happening.
-Chris

----- Original Message ----
From: Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com>
To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 9:31:31 PM
Subject: Re: [CBFF] I'd take a flyer on him...


I don't see why not. Who else is out there?? We have to bring in
someone new, and I doubt he'd cost much.

V

On 5/1/07, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Updated: May 1, 2007, 7:03 PM ET
> Johnson cut a month after being paid $3M bonus
> ESPN.com news services
>
> Keyshawn Johnson
> Johnson
>
> CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers released receiver Keyshawn
> Johnson on Tuesday, three days after they selected another former
> Southern California receiver in the second round of the draft.
>
> "They said they wanted to get younger," Johnson told the St.
> Petersburg Times. "That's fine with me. I'd like to go somewhere and
> help someone win another Super Bowl."
>
> It was thought Johnson would help groom Dwayne Jarrett, taken in the
> second round with the 45th pick. But apparently Johnson was deemed
> expendable -- he and Jarrett are both 6-foot-4 possession receivers.
>
> The Panthers also selected receiver Ryne Robinson in the fourth round
> of the draft. While he will likely be primarily used as a punt
> returner, he did catch 91 passes at Miami of Ohio last season. The
> Panthers also have receivers Drew Carter and Keary Colbert on the
> roster.
>
> "We appreciated the contribution of Keyshawn in his season with the
> Panthers," coach John Fox said. "He brought us high production, but at
> this time, we are in a situation in which we have a number of young
> receivers and thought this was the right time to make the decision."
>
> Johnson, who will turn 35 in July, had 70 catches for 815 yards and
> four touchdowns last season, his first with Carolina, and became the
> 16th player in NFL history with 800 career catches. The Panthers
> signed the former No. 1 overall pick last year after he was released
> by Dallas in a salary cap move so the Cowboys could sign Terrell
> Owens.
>
> Calls placed to Johnson by The Associated Press on Tuesday were not
> immediately returned. Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said he
> had a couple phone conversations with him.
>
> "I don't think he agreed with the decision. I think he feels like he
> could have come in and helped us in our goal of trying to get to the
> playoffs and win the championship, but I think he understood our
> thought process," Hurney said. "I would just say he didn't agree with
> it."
>
> Johnson worked as an analyst for ESPN during the network's draft
> coverage last weekend. When Carolina selected Jarrett, Johnson
> remarked he was "much like me" for his size and good hands and said he
> was looking forward to taking him under his wing.
>
> Johnson has said in the past he would like to work in television after
> his career his over. He remarked recently he would also be interested
> in becoming a general manager of a team.
>
> However, Johnson said late last season he wanted to play at least two
> more years and get to 1,000 career receptions. Johnson didn't appear
> to be slowing down last season.
>
> Johnson was taken by the New York Jets with the No. 1 overall pick in
> the 1996 draft. He's always been productive but has also clashed with
> coaches and teammates while earning the nickname "Me-Shawn." He wrote
> the famous tell-all book "Just Give Me the Damn Ball" after his rookie
> season that ruffled feathers.
>
> Johnson later helped Tampa Bay win the Super Bowl in the 2002 season.
> But a year later, Johnson was deactivated for the final six games
> after a feud with coach Jon Gruden.
>
> Still, Bill Parcells, who coached him in both New York and Dallas,
> called Johnson one of the best players he's ever coached, and there
> was no apparent rift between Johnson and Fox in Carolina. When Johnson
> signed with Carolina, he said he was content being the No. 2 receiver
> behind star Steve Smith.
>
> "I think all you have to do is look at the timing of this decision to
> figure out that there was nothing more to this than the fact we made
> the commitment to develop our younger wide receivers," Hurney said.
> "The decision was made that we had a big enough group of young wide
> receivers that we were going to commit in that direction."
>
> Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
>
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