Darius signs with Oakland

Anybody who wanted the Eagles to pursue Donovin Darius, will be dissapointed to know that he has signed with the Oakland Raiders.

The Raiders bolstered their secondary by signing former Jacksonville Jaguars
safety Donovin Darius on Tuesday. Darius, 31, has played both free and
strong safety positions during his nine-year NFL career. He began as a free
safety in 1998 but switched to strong safety his second season. Darius,
6-foot-1 and 225 pounds, is a hard-hitting player who has averaged more than
100 tackles during his pro career.
..Read more at Contra Costa Times>>

It turns out Bethel Johnson was cut after all. KFFL is reporting that he signed with the Houston Texans.

Texans B. Johnson contract update - from www.KFFL.comTue, 10 Jul 2007
07:54:07 -0700
Updating previous items, Megan Manfull, of the Houston Chronicle, reports the Houston Texans signed free-agent WR Bethel Johnson (Eagles) to a
one-year deal worth $650,000.

This clears up any previous confusion people(me) may have had. So much for bringing him back later in training camp.

Training Camp kicks off July 27th. Here is the practice schedule.

Zach Tuiasosopo was released today. He was my favorite Tuiasosopo.

Bethel Johnson NOT cut?

The Eagles cut Bethel Johnson. Or did they?
As I was checking out the new look of the Eagles website, I noticed something very strange. Bethel Johnson's profile still appeared on the active roster. Many published reports have said that Johnson was released. I even reported the same news on this blog. So why would he still be on the home page? I thought it could have just been an error, since they are re-doing their entire site, but then after further investigation, I think people may have jumped the gun on this one.

According to the Eagles new re-designed website, Bethel Johnson is still on the active roster, he is listed as the first string kick returner on the depth chart, and there is no mention of him being axed on the transactions page.

Looks like those reports were premature. I wonder why this has not been clarified yet? You would think that the Eagles would have made an announcement by now? So who is right? The Eagles site, or the Trenton Times? Was I in a coma for a few days, and just missed that he really was not cut? Where is the Eagles Message Board when you need it? Looks like we will all have to wait until this afternoon to get that back.

Bethel Johnson Cut

Eagles B. Johnson cut
Adam Schefter, of the NFL Network, reports Philadelphia Eagles WR Bethel Johnson has been released from the team after failing his physical.*

Well as speculated before, the stress fracture was a bad break for Bethel. You can't earn a roster spot when injured. The news that Jeremy Bloom has looked great, also hurt his case. I'm willing to bet he will get picked up by somebody after some injuries before the season starts.

Nice knowing ya Bethel

Bethel Johnson-WR-Eagles
May. 12 - 6:03 pm et
Bethel Johnson has a stress fracture in his foot and will miss minicamp.
Johnson is a longshot to make the Eagles. He'll have to avoid his usual injury problems for a chance.
http://www.rotoworld.com/Content/home_NFL.aspx

Looks like a big break for Jeremy Bloom. No pun intended.