Bethel Johnson, Philadelphia Eagle for 3 months

[Feva]

http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11811894065770.xml&coll=5

Eagles cut Johnson -- for now
Thursday, June 07, 2007
The Eagles yesterday cut kick returner/wide receiver Bethel Johnson due to his inability to pass a physical after sustaining a stress fracture in his leg during a workout prior to the team's post-draft minicamp in May.

However, team sources said yesterday the plan is to turn around and re-sign Johnson at some point so he can compete with Jeremy Bloom for the job of returning punts and kickoffs.

Johnson, who has dressed but has been unable to participate in any of the Eagles' organized team activities (OTA), signed a one-year, $595,000 contract with the Eagles March 8 after starting just nine of his 50 career games with the New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings since the 2000 season. He led Minnesota with 45 kickoff re turns for 1,054 yards (23.4 yards per return) in 2006.

Johnson, 28, has just 39 receptions for 606 yards and four touchdowns, but owns a pair of Super Bowl rings from 2003 and 2004 as a member of the Patriots -- the lat ter coming at the expense of the Eagles.

-- JOHN NALBONE

[Eaglez]

http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11811894065770.xml&coll=5

Eagles cut Johnson -- for now
Thursday, June 07, 2007
The Eagles yesterday cut kick returner/wide receiver Bethel Johnson due to his inability to pass a physical after sustaining a stress fracture in his leg during a workout prior to the team's post-draft minicamp in May.

However, team sources said yesterday the plan is to turn around and re-sign Johnson at some point so he can compete with Jeremy Bloom for the job of returning punts and kickoffs.

Johnson, who has dressed but has been unable to participate in any of the Eagles' organized team activities (OTA), signed a one-year, $595,000 contract with the Eagles March 8 after starting just nine of his 50 career games with the New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings since the 2000 season. He led Minnesota with 45 kickoff re turns for 1,054 yards (23.4 yards per return) in 2006.

Johnson, 28, has just 39 receptions for 606 yards and four touchdowns, but owns a pair of Super Bowl rings from 2003 and 2004 as a member of the Patriots -- the lat ter coming at the expense of the Eagles.

-- JOHN NALBONE

How much lower can you sign for than the vet minimum? The move seems superfluous unless there are some cap ramifications in cutting him now if their ultimate intention is still to keep him around to challenge Bloom in training camp.

[The BIGSTUD]

Bethel signed a one year deal with the Texans per ESPNews bottom line and Schefter.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

In Bloom we trust.

[Feva]

Bethel Johnson, Houston Texan?

[Don Ho]

suicide watch!

[Diomedes]

Houston is L.A.'s hick brother.

[Feva]

Matt Schaub +
Ahman Green +
Bethel Johnson +
N.D. Kalu
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UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!!

[ice grillin you]

build it and they will come