Lions running back Tatum Bell just confirmed to Fox 31's Josina Anderson that he was released by Detroit.
"They just released me and signed Rudi Johnson," revealed Bell.
Bell told Anderson that he immediately called his agent to determine what was going on after he learned the Lions just signed Johnson. Johnson, the former Bengals running back, was released by Cincinnati during training camp.
Various reports recently indicated Johnson was scheduled to work out for Detroit.
"He [Bell's agent, Kennard McGuire] said 'let me make some calls.' He called me back and said they are going to let us walk," said Bell.
Now Bell says all he can do is hope that teams that have shown interest in him in the past want to rekindle the flame.
"Hopefully Houston, maybe Denver. Who are their backs right now," asked Bell.
Bell says he is not down about the situation, and he is confident that his skills are good enough to get him on another team.
"All I can do is pray."
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Josina Anderson (aka the Denver Sports Insider, aka Jojo) is a producer/reporter for FOX 31 Sports in Denver, Colorado. She has broken numerous local and national sports stories including: the multiple positive tests for water pills in the NFL under the steroid policy; the tragic passing of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams and Broncos running back Damien Nash; failed drug tests involving both NFL running backs Ricky Williams and Travis Henry; a season-ending injury to Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson; Tatum Bell's release by the Lions; signings by Javon Walker with the Raiders and Nick Ferguson with the Texans, and a year's suspension for Buffalo Bills defensive end Anthony Hargrove to name a few. Josina has conducted numerous local television exclusives. She interviewed Broncos Brandon Marshall and Marcus Thomas following their highly publicized arrests, and had emotional sit-downs with both Darrent Williams' mother and friend Brandon Flowers who survived the violent limo shooting that fateful night. Currently, Jojo is producing an internet micro-reality series on Brandon Marshall entitled, "This is B. Marsh," which is being featured on both foxsports.com (in the video section) and myfoxcolorado.com (in the sports & blog section). Josina-a former Tarheel trackster and AAU Junior Olympic gold medalist-has many well placed sources, and is constantly breaking stories each week. She has connections with a myriad of sports agents and sports franchises, so be sure to check her blog and blog archives early and often.
Member Since: 12/22/2006
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