After sticking with Odell Thurman through a two-year NFL suspension, the Bengals announced this morning that they've waived the the second-year linebacker.
In a statement, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said the team has "not seen the right steps taken by (Thurman)."
“With our offseason work in progress and new talent added at our linebacker position, we’ve determined it’s best to keep moving in a direction that does not include Odell,” Lewis said.
Thurman was in his native Monticello, Ga., last week to attend his grandmother’s funeral and take care of family matters, Lawson said. Thurman’s parents are dead, and the woman who brought up Thurman had died, Lawson said.
Let me make sure I've got this correct. The Beagles stood by Thurman for over two years because of off the field problems yet couldn't manage to hang with him so he could attend his grandmother's funeral. What am I missing?
For the record, I've talked to a guy who knows Thurman fairly well. He tells me Thurman wasn't a problem child as much as he was a young guy with a lot of money & liked to party.
There's got to be something more here than this article reports.
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