Running back Chris Perry saw his disappointing career as a Bengal end when the team released him one day after the 2009 NFL Draft.
BENGALSTRIPES – The Cincinnati Bengals released Chris Perry on April 27.
The Bengals also let safety Mike Doss, tight end Nate Lawrie, defensive end Eric Henderson and running back Gary Russell go.
After the moves there was talk that the Bengals were also going to release long-time left tackle Levi Jones.
This is from Bengals.com – “Kenny Zuckerman, the agent for left tackle Levi Jones, said Monday the club told him last month that they would trade him or cut him before the draft. But Zuckerman admitted Monday he’s getting conflicitng reports from the team after head coach Marvin Lewis appeared on NFL Network during the draft and made it sound like Jones is sticking around. Given Jones’ salary for ‘09 is in excess of $3 million and they drafted a guy with the sixth pick in Andre Smith that is going to start at left tackle or right tackle, the question could be if the Bengals want to see how Smith responds in workouts before they do anything.”
More to come on all this…
MORE CUTS: Bengals released both its punters that it had under contract prior to the NFL Draft, Kyle Larson and Ryan Plackemeier. Obviously the team has a lot of confidence in fifth-round pick Kevin Huber.
DHANI TACKLES SPAIN: From our friends at the Travel Channel.
The next stop on Dhani’s trip around the globe is Northern Spain to take on the world’s fastest sport, jai alai. I just wanted to drop you a quick note with the episode details and a preview video. The episode premieres Monday night at 9 PM E/P on the Travel Channel.
This week NFL linebacker Dhani Jones is introduced to the 400-year-old obsession of Northern Spain, jai alai, a sport dubbed “the game of dodging death” and “ballet with bullets.” This court game features a rock-hard ball ricocheting at nearly 200 miles per hour, fast enough to shatter bulletproof glass – certainly one of the most extreme and challenging sports Dhani has faced!
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