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| Height: 6-0 Weight: 235 Born: Jul 9, 1983, Monticello, GA |
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| August 1, 2008 Odell Thurman has plead not guilty to felonious assault after he allegedly broke a man's jaw in an altercation in May, according to the AP. |
| July 11, 2008 Former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman was indicted this week by Erie County grand jurors on a felonious assault charge, according to the Sandusky Register. On May 27, Thurman was involved in an altercation at a resort where he punched another man in the face, breaking his jaw, per the Erie County police department. |
| June 7, 2008 Troubled linebacker Odell Thurman has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the substance abuse policy, and he will miss the 2008 season, according to SI.com. |
| June 2, 2008 Odell Thurman is facing an indefinite suspension after he once again violated the league's substance abuse policy, SI.com reports. The Bengals released Thurman last week. Thurman was not available to comment, and his agent, Safarrah Lawson, says, "We have not been notified of that at this point. I have no knowledge." He has not played since his rookie year in 2005 due to suspensions based on alcohol and drug abuse. |
| May 30, 2008 Odell Thurman's agent said that he plans to have talks with around a half dozen teams next week regarding his client, according to the Oakland Tribune. |
| May 19, 2008 Following up on an earlier report, Odell Thurman has been released by the Cincinnati Bengals, one month after he was reinstated by the NFL from a two-year suspension, this according to Fox Sports. The Bengals said Monday that Thurman wasn't meeting expectations. The Bengals are holding voluntary workouts in preparation for the team's mandatory minicamp next month. |
| May 19, 2008 ProFootballTalk.com reports that league sources are reporting that the Bengals plan to release linebacker Odell Thurman on Monday. The report notes that the move isnt the result of any relapse of substance abuse or renewed misconduct by the talented-but-troubled defender, who missed most of the past two NFL seasons due to a suspension. Instead, the Bengals allegedly are cutting Thurman for missing voluntary workouts last week. |
| May 15, 2008 Odell Thurman is projected to start at middle linebacker for the Bengals this season, according to the Dayton Daily News. |
| May 13, 2008 Odell Thurman may participate in the Bengals' voluntary organized team practice activity sessions, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He was home in Georgia on Monday for his grandmother's funeral but was expected back. He had been suspended for two full seasons by the NFL for multiple violations of the league substance abuse policy. If he participates today, Thurman is expected to make his first public comments since his reinstatement to the league in April. Thurman has declined all previous interview requests. |
| April 21, 2008 Odell Thurman learned this afternoon that he has been reinstated by the NFL, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. |
| April 15, 2008 Odell Thurman could be reinstated this week, but Coach Marvin Lewis already commented that the troubled linebacker can't be counted on this season, according to Bengals.com. |
| March 31, 2008 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said suspended Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman remains on a timetable of learning "prior to training camp" whether he will be re-instated from a two-year league suspension for violating its substance abuse policy, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "I haven't gotten any update in a couple of weeks," Goodell said when asked about Thurman. "He is going through the (offseason strength) program. I am encouraged. Thurman has reportedly been working hard, and keeping his nose clean. If he stays on the straight and narrow, its looking favorable for his suspension to be lifted in the next few months. |
| February 14, 2008 Odell Thurman continues to work out and has daily contact with Cincinnati Bengals HC Marvin Lewis, according to cincinnati.com. "I see Odell daily," Lewis said Wednesday. "I think he is doing well, he's working extremely hard. He still has some hurdles to cross in terms of his league requirements. It gives him something to hang his hat on and look forward to. Thurman, 25, has served a two-year suspension for repeated violations of the NFLs substance abuse policy. The league permitted him to begin working out with his teammates last month, which is a positive indicator that Thurman will likely be reinstated by the league if he can stay sober. Cincinnati had a rash of injuries at the linebacker position last season, so they could certainly utilize his services. |