Bengals Cut Rudi Johnson

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Bengals cut oft-injured RB Johnson; Perry to start
By John Clayton
Updated: August 30, 2008, 3:03 PM ET

In the first major surprise of the day, the Bengals informed halfback Rudi Johnson that his contract has been terminated.

His agent, Peter Schaffer, confirmed that the Bengals notified him that his client will no longer be with the team. Johnson was in the fourth year of a five-year, $20.7 million contract. Hamstring problems bothered him this summer, and injuries have been a concern for the past couple years.

Johnson came to minicamp in incredible shape. He added muscle and lost body fat.

The release of Johnson gives Chris Perry the starting job. He was scheduled to make $3.65 million this season.

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[IronMexican]

Hmmm, i could see him going to SD to take some load off of Tomlinson

[jack sommerset]

I see the ALOT of teams going for that guy. Bengals are dumb. They tell the league they want to trade Rudi for a "legit" reciever last week then cut him this week???????. And of course they resign Chris Henry (wr) who they cut earlier last month. Marvin Lewis will probably lose his job but the GM is who should. That team is a mess.