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Joseph’s ankle triggers shakeup
CLUB NEEDED A CORNER,
SO POPE GETS PROMOTION
Bengals’ left cornerback Johnathan Joseph’s sprained ankle triggered a series of moves on Tuesday, Sept. 16, as the club signed cornerback Geoffrey Pope off the practice squad and released guard Frank Davis from the 53-man active roster.
The club also added two players to the practice squad — third-year linebacker Abdul Hodge and first-year offensive tackle Dennis Roland.
Pope’s promotion, coupled with linebacker Dan Howell’s release from the practice squad, created two practice squad openings.
THE COMPLETE RUNDOWN
OF BENGALS’ ROSTER MOVES
—-Signed CB Geoffrey Pope to the 53-man active roster from the Bengals practice squad.
Pope (6-0, 186; Howard) is a first-year NFL player. He spent most of last season on the N.Y. Giants practice squad, and played in two postseason games for New York after being signed to the roster following the conclusion of the regular season.
He was waived by the Giants in ’08 final roster cuts and was signed to the Bengals practice squad on Sept. 3.
—-Waived G Frank Davis, a third-year player from South Florida. Davis joined the Bengals on Aug. 31 as a waiver acquisition from Detroit. He was a game day inactive for the first two games.
BENGALS PRACTICE SQUAD MOVES:
—-Signed LB Abdul Hodge (6-0, 236), a third-year player from Iowa.
Hodge entered the NFL in 2006 as a third-round draft choice of Green Bay.
He played in eight Packers games in ’06 and was on Green Bay’s Reserve/Injured list (knee) last season. He played in all four Packers 2008 preseason games (20 tackles) and was waived by Green Bay on Sept. 1.
—-Signed OT Dennis Roland (6-9, 325), first-year player from Georgia.
Roland was originally signed to the practice squad on Sept. 3, but had been released on Sept. 11.
Roland entered the NFL in 2006 as a college free agent signee with Dallas. He spent most of 2006 and 2007 on Tampa Bay’s practice squad. He was on Tampa Bay’s 53-player roster for two games in 2007 (game-day inactive). He was waived by Tampa Bay during 2008 final roster cuts.
—-Released LB Dan Howell, a rookie from Washington. Howell was with the Bengals in preseason, was waived on Aug. 30, and was signed to the practice squad on Aug. 31.
NOTE — The Bengals had two practice squad spots open, because in addition to the waiving of Howell, a spot was opened when CB Geoffrey Pope was signed from the practice squad to the roster.
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By Rich Perry
September 16, 2008 5:33 PM | Link to this
When they released Deltha, I (like most Bengal fans) cringed! Not because I thought he was such a great corner & not because I thought he was worth his salary. The reason was for “depth” purposes. Hard to imagine that any true Bengal fan couldn’t see this coming (injuries); even harder to imagine Marvin couldn’t see it coming. What now Marvin? Oh, sub a practice squad player and hope he holds down the fort on an aready pathetic defense….got it, thanks for the knowledge.By jon
September 17, 2008 1:23 AM | Link to this
I agree with you rich, and I would like to add the Deltha was good enough to be signed by the Patriots, and have the “game winning” pass block in New Englands first victory this season.By dave
September 17, 2008 7:21 AM | Link to this
If Marvin had anything to do with these releases someone needs to slap him but chances are he had nothing to do with it. “Mr. Brown, learn from Art Modell and steal the Bengals from Cincy and move to where ever you want. Give us a chance to build a team with an owner that wants to win as much as he wants the money.” How does this team have sell out after sell out?By Greg
September 17, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
The did the same thing to the running backs with cutting Rudy and to the linebackers at the start of last season and you know how that turned out. They will be lucky to win 3 games this year. What a joke.By Greg
September 17, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this
I agree with Rich as well. They did the same thing to the running backs with cutting Rudy and to the linebackers at the start of last season and you know how that turned out. They will be lucky to win 3 games this year. What a joke.By Fitz
September 17, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this
The team has not been the same since Chris Henry was forced on them.By tom
September 17, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
Not getting rid of Johnson(Cinco) in the off-season and adding Henry has broken whatever spirit was left in this team, and the season is down the tube.By ezed
September 17, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this
The Bengles are HOPELESS.They will remain so,untill; 1)Marvin is gone 2)A coach is hired that is Strict&smart…like Tom Coughlin.He was to be the nxt coach.but,Political correctness named Marvin…By ezed
September 17, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
The Bengles are HOPELESS.They will remain so,untill; 1)Marvin is gone 2)A coach is hired that is Strict&smart…like Tom Coughlin.He was to be the nxt coach.but,Political correctness named Marvin…By ezed
September 17, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
The Bengles are HOPELESS.They will remain so,untill; 1)Marvin is gone 2)A coach is hired that is Strict&smart…like Tom Coughlin.He was to be the nxt coach.but,Political correctness named Marvin…By hadenuff
September 17, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
The Bengals will never be a “real” team because Mike Brown is too cheap to hire a real coach, and too cheap to get a receiver off waivers instead signing jailhouse Chris Henry. The 2005 season was an anomaly and Palmer would have developed into a good QB in a real organization. Bengals offense is so predictable: 2 runs up the middle for 3 yards, then try a 3rd down pass which fails, then punt. Palmer is a pocket passer and doesn’t have anytime to check off receivers. Please God let Mike Brown take the Bengals away and get a real owner and a real organization. The Bengals will be lucky to win 5 games this season.