Bears’ Tank grounded
Tank Johnson has found himself in his third legal entanglement in the last 18 months and Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo says it’s time for the nose tackle to clean up his behavior.
“He’s made bad decisions. We’ve seen that. But he’s not a bad person, so I’m not going to sit here and indict him on anything other than he’s made poor choices. He’s done some stupid things,” Angelo said Friday in Lake Forest, Ill., a day after police found six guns in Johnson’s home and he was charged with misdemeanor possession of firearms without proper identification.
“We’re embarrassed by this,” Angelo added. “It’s unfortunate that it did happen and in particular it happened to Tank. He’s had now a history of doing things and that history has got to stop.”
Johnson will sit out Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay, a decision made by coach Lovie Smith, who said it was not a disciplinary action because that would have to come from the NFL.
“Right now with what Tank Johnson is going through, he hasn’t been convicted of anything. I’m going to let that play out, but I never kick guys out based on something that I think happened,” Smith said, adding his decision was made to give the Bears the best chance to win Sunday.
Former Dallas QB arrested
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter was arrested in Irving, Texas, on marijuana possession charges at the home of a woman who called police saying Carter had been “throwing things around.”
Carter was booked in lieu of $500 bond and was released, Irving police spokesman David Tull said. His bond was paid by Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Randy Galloway, host of the sports-talk show “Galloway and Company” on ESPN 103.3 FM radio in Dallas.
Carter was released by the Cowboys in 2004 amid numerous media reports that he failed a drug test, and was put in the league’s substance-abuse program.
Hunt’s memorial service set
A memorial service for Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt is set for Tuesday at Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo.
The service will be open to the public.
Hunt died Wednesday at a Dallas hospital following a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. He was 74.
Today in Dallas, there will be a public memorial service at SMU’s Moody Coliseum.
Around the league
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Drew returned to practice after missing two days because of a calf injury. … The Minnesota Vikings signed linebacker E.J. Henderson to a five-year contract. … Olympic and world sprint champion Justin Gatlin worked out for the Arizona Cardinals this week, his second tryout for an NFL team. … San Francisco 49ers center Eric Heitmann will miss the rest of the season because of a broken right leg suffered in Thursday’s game against Seattle that required surgery.