In an amazing turn of events, I have momentarily refocused my limitless Cedric-Benson-anger on recently released running back Tatum Bell. From Profootballtalk.com:
A strange thing happened to running back Rudi Johnson when he visited with the Detroit Lions on Monday. Someone stole his stuff. Seriously. Specifically, and as we’re told by a reliable source (i.e., not the person who told Mort that Joey Harrington had agreed to terms with the Ravens on Monday, or the person who told John Clayton that Todd Bouman had agreed to terms with the Ravens on Tuesday), Johnson left his bags outside CEO Matt Millen’s office while he met with team officials and, ultimately, worked out a deal with the team. So when Johnson came back to get his bags, they were nowhere to be found. Johnson and Millen were stumped. Enter the eye in the sky. The team checked the videotapes generated by the team’s in-house surveillance system, and they quickly identified the culprit. So who might it have been? None other than Tatum Bell, who lost his gig with the Lions after Rudi arrived.
Back in March, Bell stated his goal for 2008 was to rush for 1300 yards and score 15 times. His new goal? To not suck at whatever it is that he’ll be calling his next profession. Thank god I didn’t take him first overall in yesterday’s fantasy draft. I would have been moderately disappointed with this news.
In related news, I still hate Shaun Alexander more than Tatum Bell.
