Receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who played a great game and talked one as well during an 11-year career, retired Wednesday despite several offers to continue playing.
He soon will be expressing his strong opinions on ESPN.
“I wouldn’t trade my career for anyone’s,” Johnson said. “I’ve done everything I wanted to do in my career.
“I just couldn’t find one thing that could drive me back to playing football. As I learned from Bill Parcells – the circus doesn’t stay in town very long.”
Johnson agreed to a multiyear contract, and will appear on several ESPN telecasts, including pregame shows on Sundays and Monday nights.
Johnson, 34, was released three weeks ago by the Carolina Panthers. He became the 16th player in NFL history to reach 800 receptions and the 26th with 10,000 receiving yards last season, when he caught 70 passes for 815 yards and four touchdowns. He finishes with 814 receptions for 10,571 yards and 64 touchdowns in 167 games.
Bengals: Chris Henry has passed his drug screenings, a Kentucky prosecutor and an attorney for the suspended receiver said.
“There were no drugs found in his system,” said attorney Robert Lotz, who received the final test results at his office in Covington, Ky.
Rob Sanders, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Kenton County, Ky., confirmed lab analysis of Henry’s drug tests came back negative.
“He’s been tested and cleared twice,” Sanders said.
Henry undergoes drug screenings as part of his probation in Orlando, Fla., for carrying a concealed weapon and in Kenton County for letting minors drink in a hotel room he rented.
Falcons: Dozens of dogs seized in an investigation into possible dogfighting on property owned by quarterback Michael Vick likely would be euthanized if investigators determine they are fighting dogs, the Humane Society said.
“Almost 100 percent” of animals seized in dogfighting investigations are euthanized because they have a level of aggression that makes them dangerous pets and neighbors, said John Goodwin, a spokesman for the Humane Society. “It’s simply not fair to someone who has a black Lab or a Yorkie to have a fighting dog next door because if that dog gets loose, he’s going to … kill that person’s pet.”
Sixty-six dogs, 55 of them pit bulls, were seized April 25 when police conducting a drug investigation raided a house Vick owned but said he rarely visited.
Steelers: Pittsburgh released punter Chris Gardocki less than a month after taking Baylor punter Daniel Sepulveda in the draft.
49ers: San Francisco signed defensive end Jay Moore, a fourth-round draft pick from Nebraska, to a four-year contract.
