I guess enough is enough in Chicago. The Bears have cut former Husky Tank Johnson. The defensive tackle served 60 days in jail this year for probation violations. Last week, police in Gilbert, Arizona pulled Tank over for speeding and arrested him under suspicion of driving under the influence. Bears general manager Jerry Angelo had this to say about releasing Johnson:

“We are upset and embarrassed by Tank’s actions last week. He compromised the credibility of our organization. We made it clear to him that he had no room for error. Our goal was to help someone through a difficult period in his life, but the effort needs to come from both sides. It didn’t, and we have decided to move on.”

While the Bears, organizationally, are taking the lead from NFL Commish Roger Goodell, will anyone else follow? Will the Bengals cut the oft-troubled Chris Henry? Will former Hawks cap-ologist Mike Reinfeldt make his first bold move as the Titan GM and cut all ties with CB/return man Pac-Man Jones?

Tank came out of jail and was suspended by the NFL for 8 games. He wanted to turn his life around become a role-model. Now he'll have his chance. Tank will have to re-invent himself on another team that's willing to give him a third or fourth chance. Chicago signalled that he's blown his second chance by cutting him.

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