Tim Anderson's Lunch Pail Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 RUDI’S CRAZY DAY IN DETROIT Posted by Mike Florio on September 2, 2008, 9:17 p.m. EDT A strange thing happened to running back Rudi Johnson when he visited with the Detroit Lions on Monday. Someone stole his stuff. Seriously. Specifically, and as we’re told by a reliable source (i.e., not the person who told Mort that Joey Harrington had agreed to terms with the Ravens on Monday, or the person who told John Clayton that Todd Bouman had agreed to terms with the Ravens on Tuesday), Johnson left his bags outside CEO Matt Millen’s office while he met with team officials and, ultimately, worked out a deal with the team. So when Johnson came back to get his bags, they were nowhere to be found. Johnson and Millen were stumped. Enter the eye in the sky. The team checked the videotapes generated by the team’s in-house surveillance system, and they quickly identified the culprit. So who might it have been? None other than Tatum Bell, who lost his gig with the Lions after Rudi arrived. Per the source, Bell took the bags to the house of a female acquaintance. When confronted on the matter, Bell offered up some cockamamie story that he thought the bags belonged to someone he knew. The girl, however, said that she hadn’t seen Bell in several months and he showed up out of the blue and asked her to keep the bags for a while. Johnson has retrieved the bags, and it’s our understanding that charges won’t be pressed. Tatum apparently didn’t know that he was being monitored. Fortunately, the displaced running back wasn’t Najeh Davenport. That has got to be the most bizarre/hysterical story I've ever heard. On a side note, Tatum Bell was released and I've heard of him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Talk about a disgruntled former employee ... what a nitwit. Mr. Tatum Bell, please pick up the white courtesy phone. Albert Connell's on the line for you ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stl Bills Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Well an eye for an eye, Rudi stole his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Excellent Najeh Davenport reference. He wouldn't have stolen the bags, course he may have done much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Well an eye for an eye, Rudi stole his job. No theft involved there. If Brian Calhoun hadn't effed up his leg yet again, Bell may have already been gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Well an eye for an eye, Rudi stole his job. EXTREME AKIM! EXTREME AKIM! EXTREME AKIM! *APPLAUSE* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Excellent Najeh Davenport reference. He wouldn't have stolen the bags, course he may have done much worse. Oh man, this Taco Bell just ran right through me. Scuse me guys while I go take a wicked Najeh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robkmil Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 after this do you think tatum gets another shot in the lague? what a douche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Excellent Najeh Davenport reference. He wouldn't have stolen the bags, course he may have done much worse. Imagine going through TSA checkpoints with those bags... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Ray Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Strange. This story would seem to suggest the opposite as far as Bell's reaction to johnson "taking" his job. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3566019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Excellent Najeh Davenport reference. He wouldn't have stolen the bags, course he may have done much worse. I'm a little perplexed on one point, tho. Would Najeh have taken a sh-- in Rudi Johnson's bag or on Matt Millen's desk? Or both? And the final question, would Millen even realize it, or might he just confuse the smell for one of his 1st round draft choices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Strange. This story would seem to suggest the opposite as far as Bell's reaction to johnson "taking" his job. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3566019 The key phrase: "When we talked, he didn't know it was going to be him that was going, but Tatum knows this is a business," Johnson said. "He told me all about the city, the players, the coaching staff and even details like practice times and how things are run here." Maybe, IF the PFT story is true (which is always in question), Bell's attitude changed after Millen told him he was gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stl Bills Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Somebody please enlighten me to the Najeh Davenport reference, I don't remember that one.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Somebody please enlighten me to the Najeh Davenport reference, I don't remember that one.................... stinki linki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykat Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 RUDI’S CRAZY DAY IN DETROITTatum apparently didn’t know that he was being monitored. An astute observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Didn't a Yankee bench warmer get caught stealing Derek Jeter's glove a few years ago to sell for profit??? That's a dirty move. I could see stealing a bat, or a jersey, but a guy's glove is sacred...It takes seasons to get a glove broken in to where it feels "right"... I guess some people can't help themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbanyBill Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 That is hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santoro770 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Didn't a Yankee bench warmer get caught stealing Derek Jeter's glove a few years ago to sell for profit??? That's a dirty move. I could see stealing a bat, or a jersey, but a guy's glove is sacred...It takes seasons to get a glove broken in to where it feels "right"... I guess some people can't help themselves. That would be Juan Rivera, now plays for the Angels. He was released the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineMoxie Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Didn't a Yankee bench warmer get caught stealing Derek Jeter's glove a few years ago to sell for profit??? That's a dirty move. I could see stealing a bat, or a jersey, but a guy's glove is sacred...It takes seasons to get a glove broken in to where it feels "right"... I guess some people can't help themselves. To a die-hard baseball player, everything is sacred - if absolutely anything is out of place the player will have a horrible outing and the team will tank. Haven't you ever seen Major League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maguire's Beer Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Somebody please enlighten me to the Najeh Davenport reference, I don't remember that one.................... There's an entire blog named in honor of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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