*THEIVIN ASS TATUM BELL LOL* Report: Tatum Bell is not taking his release well

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Report: Tatum Bell is not taking his release well
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Tatum-Bell-is-not-taking-his-release-well?urn=nfl,105233

Report: Tatum Bell is not taking his release well

By MJD

We hear all the time about guys who get traded or released, then vow that whenever they play the team that discarded them, they'll exact revenge.

Tatum Bell is one of those revenge-seeking types, but he was thinking outside the box on this one. The Detroit Lions released him, but he didn't want to wait for an on-field opportunity to take out his frustrations. He's a man of action, and he decided to have his revenge immediately ... by allegedly stealing the luggage of the man brought in to replace him.

Rudi Johnson, whom the Lions signed after he was cut by the Bengals, set his luggage down outside of Matt Millen's office while he met with Millen to discuss his role on the team. Bell happened to walk by, he saw Johnson's luggage, and he treated it like a football that he just dropped. He allegedly picked it up, and took it to the house (of a female acquaintance).

But the Lions have security cameras all over the place, they easily reviewed the footage, and idenitfied Bell.

Rudi Johnson has his luggage back, and is opting not to press charges.

An incident like this probably won't help Bell find employment in the future, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that Bell wasn't thinking long-term when he allegedly decided to pounce on someone else's luggage. Most teams (excluding the Bengals, of course) frown on this sort of behavior. They also frown on running backs who are fumbling machines, which is why Bell was just barely clinging to a roster spot to begin with.

Nice work, Bell. You just tarnished your reputation, became a known thief, and made it borderline impossible for you to get another job in the NFL. Or as a skycap.
 
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Tatum must be desperate, LMFAO with only getting away with $200 and bags full of socks and boxers......

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10371754?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

Lions RB Rudi Johnson says Tatum Bell took luggage



ALLEN PARK, Mich.—Detroit running back Rudi Johnson said Wednesday that the player who was waived to make room for him on the Lions' roster—Tatum Bell—took his luggage from team headquarters.

"All this happened when he got released," Johnson said. "He came in to get some stuff out of his locker and that's when he scooped up the bags."

After being cut by the Cincinnati Bengals, Johnson came to Detroit to work out for the team and meet with Lions president Matt Millen on Monday. During the meeting, which ended with Johnson agreeing to a free-agent contract, the two Gucci bags that he had received as a Pro Bowl gift were taken from inside the team's headquarters.

A message seeking comment was left Wednesday with Bell's agent, Kennard McGuire.

Johnson met with the Detroit media for the first time Tuesday, and talked about Bell in a positive manner—saying they had discussed the Lions and that Bell, also a running back, had given him advice on the team and the city.

However, shortly after Johnson praised Bell, team security director Ricky Sandoval showed him footage from the team's surveillance system.

"Ricky showed me the tape Tuesday afternoon," Johnson said. "What makes this crazy is that I've talked to him after games, and I talked to him a couple hours prior to this—I guess it was before he found out he was going to be released."

Johnson said a woman returned the bags to the practice facility Tuesday evening, but that the contents were gone.

"I got the bags back—empty," he said. "So he's got a bunch of my underclothes. What he's going to do with that, I don't know. He's got some socks and boxers."

Johnson said he was also still missing about $200 in cash along with his ID and the credit cards, but said that he did not plan to involve the authorities.

"I don't need the police for this," he said. "I got my bags back and the credit cards are canceled."

Johnson did speak with Bell after the bags were returned.

"I didn't want to talk to him, but I let him know where I stand," he said. "He knows how I feel about it, and it isn't anything positive."

Lions coach Rod Marinelli declined to comment on the issue after Wednesday's practice, but the team issued a short, uncredited statement before Johnson confirmed the reports that had started on the Internet Tuesday night.

"We are aware of the media reports regarding former player Tatum Bell," the statement said. "Our sole focus continues to be on our regular season opener in Atlanta. We will not have any further comment on the media reports involving Tatum Bell."
 
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Gueroloco said:
Tatum must be desperate, LMFAO with only getting away with $200 and bags full of socks and boxers......

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10371754?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

Lions RB Rudi Johnson says Tatum Bell took luggage



ALLEN PARK, Mich.—Detroit running back Rudi Johnson said Wednesday that the player who was waived to make room for him on the Lions' roster—Tatum Bell—took his luggage from team headquarters.

"All this happened when he got released," Johnson said. "He came in to get some stuff out of his locker and that's when he scooped up the bags."

After being cut by the Cincinnati Bengals, Johnson came to Detroit to work out for the team and meet with Lions president Matt Millen on Monday. During the meeting, which ended with Johnson agreeing to a free-agent contract, the two Gucci bags that he had received as a Pro Bowl gift were taken from inside the team's headquarters.

A message seeking comment was left Wednesday with Bell's agent, Kennard McGuire.

Johnson met with the Detroit media for the first time Tuesday, and talked about Bell in a positive manner—saying they had discussed the Lions and that Bell, also a running back, had given him advice on the team and the city.

However, shortly after Johnson praised Bell, team security director Ricky Sandoval showed him footage from the team's surveillance system.

"Ricky showed me the tape Tuesday afternoon," Johnson said. "What makes this crazy is that I've talked to him after games, and I talked to him a couple hours prior to this—I guess it was before he found out he was going to be released."

Johnson said a woman returned the bags to the practice facility Tuesday evening, but that the contents were gone.

"I got the bags back—empty," he said. "So he's got a bunch of my underclothes. What he's going to do with that, I don't know. He's got some socks and boxers."

Johnson said he was also still missing about $200 in cash along with his ID and the credit cards, but said that he did not plan to involve the authorities.

"I don't need the police for this," he said. "I got my bags back and the credit cards are canceled."

Johnson did speak with Bell after the bags were returned.

"I didn't want to talk to him, but I let him know where I stand," he said. "He knows how I feel about it, and it isn't anything positive."

Lions coach Rod Marinelli declined to comment on the issue after Wednesday's practice, but the team issued a short, uncredited statement before Johnson confirmed the reports that had started on the Internet Tuesday night.

"We are aware of the media reports regarding former player Tatum Bell," the statement said. "Our sole focus continues to be on our regular season opener in Atlanta. We will not have any further comment on the media reports involving Tatum Bell."
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after reading this Rudi shoulda for sure pressed charges.... come on now stealin dudes ids and credit cards and shit.. Bells a bitch for that
 
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AS much as I hate the Broncos and Shanahan, he aint no fool. He knows what's best for his team, and it's soundin like releasing both Tatum and Mike Bell was a good idea. Tatum is a "theiving, fumbling machine", and Mike Bell's been eatin way too much Taco Bell.....
 
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MaKaVeLi_420 said:
AS much as I hate the Broncos and Shanahan, he aint no fool. He knows what's best for his team, and it's soundin like releasing both Tatum and Mike Bell was a good idea. Tatum is a "theiving, fumbling machine", and Mike Bell's been eatin way too much Taco Bell.....
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we didn't release tatum, we traded him for Bly
 
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