Odell Thurman is a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals. He is number 51 and is 6'1 and 237 pounds. The Cincinnati Bengals are coached by Marvin Lewis and are in the AFC North.
IF YOU GO What: Las Vegas Locomotives vs. Florida Tuskers When: 6 tonight Where: Sam Boyd Stadium Tickets: $7; unlvtickets.com Two months ago DeDe Dorsey was a star on the HBO reality series ÒHard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals.Ó In the showÕs finale the running back became the final player to make the roster. But before the BengalsÕ first game, Dorsey was cut to make room for first-round draft choice Andre Smith. ÒI guess thatÕs just how it went,Ó Dorsey said. ÒThey... Read Full Story
On his first night in town, Rey Maualuga realized he was already popular. The Cincinnati Bengals did a teleconference with nearly 5,000 season ticket holders, who got a chance to ask questions of the top draft picks. Who got the most questions? The linebacker from Southern California, by far. When the Bengals took him with the 38th overall pick, Maualuga was angry that he had dropped to the second round. When he flew to Cincinnati for a weekend rookie minicamp, he was still stinging over the... Read Full Story
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Never woulda thought Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman could be the reason the all-powerful NFL might have to reconsider how it metes out punishment to players who violate the league’s substance-abuse policy .
[Thurman] has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, asserting that the N.F.L. declined to reinstate him because officials believe he is an alcoholic. That, his complaint says, violates the Americans with Disabilities Act... Read Full Story
In a move that will upgrade their defense a great deal, the Cincinnati Bengals are getting back linebacker Odell Thurman, as he has been reinstated by the league after two years away from the game. Thurman missed the last two seasons due to violations of the NFL substance abuse policy. The Bengals put out a statement about their LB coming back to the team earlier today.
“Odell has met the NFL’s conditions for reinstatement and has been added to our offseason roster,” Bengals head coach... Read Full Story
In a move that comes as a shock considering how the Bengals need help on defense, today they released troubled linebacker Odell Thurman. The move is a total surprise to Thurman and his agent, who spoke out about it in the Cincy Enquirer. “The support he got from the fans, from the people of Cincinnati, from Marvin Lewis and (team president) Mike Brown, this comes as a surprise,” Lawson told the paper.
It may be that the Bengals simply did not want to invest the time and energy into... Read Full Story
The NFL has suspended linebacker Odell Thurman, formerly of the Cincinnati Bengals , indefinitely. This judgment was handed down Friday by the league.
Thurman, a second-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, was suspended for the first four games during the 2006 season because he skipped a drug test. Then following an arrest for a DUI that September, his suspension was extended to a full season. Then in June of 2007, Thurman was accused of assaulting two men in Georgia.
The indefinite... Read Full Story
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At a court hearing today, Judge John Burlew reminded Odell Thurman that he needs to “walk the line” during the remainder of his probation. Judge Burlew dismissed a probation violation but is keeping Thurman on probation for his drunk driving conviction last year.
“It’s between you and (your probation officer) whether you see my ugly face again,” Burlew said. “I hope you don’t.”
If Judge Burlew’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s the... Read Full Story
As OTAs start wrapping up soon, minicamp and River Falls on the way, we know now that 95% of the Day One roster is buried in the masses of 90-plus bodies that have shown up to OTAs in record attendance this year. This team, as young and promising and inexperienced and volatile as it is, is almost built for 2008.
But it is not completely built. As teams around the league start cutting players, the Chiefs are likely to duplicate what they did last year and scoop up a few of them (QB Tyler... Read Full Story
Former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman has pleaded not guilty to breaking a man's jaw during a fight in line at a Sandusky water park. 9 Vote(s) Read Full Story
Northern Ohio authorities were seeking former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman on Friday on a felonious assault warrant.The 25 17 Vote(s) Read Full Story
