Bengals Cut Rudi, Willie, Deltha

30. August 2008  - Published by Dan Clasgens
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It wasn't a surprise, but it was bold. On Saturday it was cut day around the NFL and Bengals' veterans Rudi Johnson, Willie Anderson, and Deltha O'Neal were amongst the casualalties. Three former Pro Bowlers gone with one blink of the eye.

Other notable Bengals' cuts include: LB Ahmad Brooks, QB Jeff Rowe, S John Bushing, C Dan Santucci

Rowe's departure means that Jordan Palmer will start the year as the team's third-string quarterback. According to the Elias Sports Bureau the only other brother quarterback tandem to play on the same team in the Super Bowl era is Ty and Koy Detmer for the 1997 Eagles. And Koy was on injured reserve while both Palmers are active.

"Obviously the play fell off in '07, and we just haven't seen a lot of change thus far this year," said head coach Marvin Lewis in a late afternoon news conference. "It's a hard decision to make." 

Other moves of interest:

CUTS
QB Chris Simms (TB)
QB Joey Harrington (ATL)
WR Ashley Lelie (SF)
QB Brooks Bollinger (MIN)
TE Marcus Pollard (MIN)
DT Monte Reagor (PHI)
QB Quinn Gray (IND)

INJURED RESERVE
RB Chris Brown (HOU)
QB Charlie Batch (PIT)

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Comments

Adam Bartel
Adam Bartel
8/30/2008 11:47:40 PM #
None of the big three are shocking, but Ahmad Brooks too?  I guess it's not necessarily surprising, as much as it is yet another indictment of the Bengals scouting department, that three years after spending a third round supplemental draft pick on a guy with a laundry list of issues, they've now decided that he's not worth keeping around.  Another wasted draft pick.
Jimmy Dinsmore
Jimmy Dinsmore
8/31/2008 9:17:37 AM #
Yeah, I agree with Ben. I remember all the talk on Brooks last year. He's such an athletic specimen. Raw talent that just needs coaching. So either our scouting is terrible or our coaching, or both.
I hope like hell that they cut Big Willie with all the respect that he deserves. That man is a Bengals legend. He was there for the worst of the worst years.
Rudi has lost it. That's a fact. Deltha was expendable. Our young DBs had surpassed him and his special teams was not very special.
Jeff Rowe did not look impressive to me. Fitzpatrick is clearly better and I think the Palmer/Palmer thing is an appealing story.
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