Saints release TE Johnson

By Neal Coolong  |   Saturday, July 26, 2008  |  Comments( 5 )

 New Orleans Saints
The Saints released former starting tight end Eric Johnson on Friday. Johnson caught 48 passes for the Saints last season, but the recent acquisition of Jeremy Shockey, coupled with Johnson's slow rate to recover from an ankle injury, made the veteran expendable. Commentary: Johnson was a serviceable pass catcher in 2007, but he wasn't a...
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 No.1
RedskinFan21ST		 09:32 PM
07/26/2008
No shocker with Shockey!
 No.2
 08:14 AM
08/05/2008
Why wouldn't you release him yet? They have Shockey and Johnson is still trying to come back from and injurie. The Saints still probably have the same back ups as last year, so it makes perfect sense to release Johnson.
 No.3
 05:02 PM
08/07/2008
Good move once you get shockey peace out johnson.
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