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

[Kenny Claxton]

exactly.

On 5/1/07, mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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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