Report: Gary Russell cut from Pittsburgh after police raid

by Kirkendall on Apr 21, 2009 2:58 PM EDT in Legal/Off Field Issues Comment 8 comments

Thanks to Behind the Steel Curtain (who lavishes in throwing our Bengals pride into a blender, uncorking that sonabitch at high speed and laughing like Dr. Evil), the previous report that Gary Russell was cut because of a salary cap casualty proved false.

In fact, you'll love this.

By way of Steel City Insider, Gary Russell was reportedly waived from the Steelers, "after police found marijuana during raid of house where he was staying."

Here's where this can be tricky. First, I can't actually read the report -- I'm broke. And an account with Scout.com would make me broker. Second, this by no means condemns Russell; wrong place, wrong time argument -- or the Jamal Lewis "you can use my cell phone" argument. We just don't know.

This story seems to be in development stages and we'll update when we find them (aka, Google News searches every hour).

Begin disapproving, disappointment and finger waving. Now.

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lol total joke BUT

Of COURSE it’s true – why else would y’all pick him up? keee heee.

Again, kidding. As you said, could be any number of explanations here.

by Blitzburgh on Apr 21, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just let Chris Henry mentor him

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Apr 21, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

sorry about the double post

I had an error. :(

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Apr 21, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was probably just picking it up for Santonio…

by R.F. Mehl on Apr 21, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just let Chris Henry mentor him

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Apr 21, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

not to the defend the Bengals......

but, isn’t there a little less control in who you acquire via the waiver wire?

Not that Mike Brown deserves the benefit of the doubt, but is it possible that the Bengals have had a RB claim out on the waiver wire, and Russell happened to fall in their laps?

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Apr 21, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

RE:

No. When a player is placed on the waiver wire, all 32 teams get a chance to acquire him, based on the 2008 (or existing season) record… like the draft, going from worst to best record. So the Lions, Rams, Chiefs, Seahawks and Browns all had their respective shots at him, and passed. The Bengals decided to grab him — which also means we picked up his original contract — thus claiming him off the waiver wire.

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by Kirkendall on Apr 21, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs