HoosierCat Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Bummer... Weathersby urged to retireBy Chick LudwigDayton Daily NewsNearly a year after his near-fatal car crash, cornerback Dennis Weathersby's future with the Bengals remains shrouded in doubt.Head coach Marvin Lewis told the Agonis Club late Monday night that Bengals team doctors have recommended that Weathersby not play football again.Weathersby's representatives at Premier Management in Henderson, Nev., said they wanted to speak with Weathersby and his rehabilitation specialist before making any public comment.Weathersby spent the entire 2004 season on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list after sustaining a head injury on April 12 when the 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS he was driving crashed into a utility pole on a rain-slicked highway ramp in the Cincinnati suburb of Springdale.The car crash marked Weathersby's second tragedy within a year. On April 20, 2003 — Easter Sunday, just six days before the 2003 NFL Draft — Weathersby was shot in the back as he walked to his truck on a street in Duarte, Calif., northeast of Los Angeles.The Bengals decided to take a chance on Weathersby, making him their fourth-round draft pick (No. 98 overall). The 6-foot-1, 204-pounder, who won a Pac-10 award as the most outstanding male student-athlete at Oregon State for the 2002-03 school year, played in only four games as a rookie on special teams and didn't record a tackle.Even though the Bengals were not obligated to pay Weathersby in 2004 because his injury was not football related, the club honored Weathersby's contract and paid him his $305,000 salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 That really sucks...poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Yah, life can be cruel sometimes, but I'm gald he will lead a normal life, walking and talking and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Glad that they honored his contract. Points out the difference between the "old" and the "new" B'gals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontPushMe Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Glad that they honored his contract. Points out the difference between the "old" and the "new" B'gals. It doesnt point to anything, MB has ALWAYS been loyal to his players. And this news doesnt shock me at all. I knew there was no chance he would ever play again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Sad news indeed. A man must make sacrifices, and it appears that if he wants to remain healthy, he must sacrifice his football career. I wish him luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I wonder if there is a non-playing position the Bengals could offer him.A foot in the door towards coaching if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I'm sure Marivn has NO say in if he gets paid or not DPM since it's not his name that is signed on the check. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it was a class move by the Brown family to help him out this long in paying his contract and helping him rehabilitate with team doctors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontPushMe Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I'm sure Marivn has NO say in if he gets paid or not DPM since it's not his name that is signed on the check. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it was a class move by the Brown family to help him out this long in paying his contract and helping him rehabilitate with team doctors. MB = Mike BrownSounds like you thought i said Lewis had something to do with it. Unless you were just agreeing with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Holy s**t!!! That means I am agreeing with you. Oh no, I can feel the changes now........Must fight urge........can't fight it offCOrey Dillon is the greatest player EVER!!OH NOOOOOOOO I've been brainwashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I'm sure Marivn has NO say in if he gets paid or not DPM since it's not his name that is signed on the check. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it was a class move by the Brown family to help him out this long in paying his contract and helping him rehabilitate with team doctors. The Brown family has always been loyal and I'm sure they're good people. It's the football operations that always steamed me and the overwelming anger from that that's blinded many from thinking the Brown is anything other than football's satan.Did I just say that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_justdmb Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I'm sure Marivn has NO say in if he gets paid or not DPM since it's not his name that is signed on the check. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it was a class move by the Brown family to help him out this long in paying his contract and helping him rehabilitate with team doctors. this is actually incorrect. Remember reports that Marvin had a lot to do with Jon Kitna getting his bonus money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Reports are one thing, marvin's name on the check is another. He may have some influence but as far as money goes I doubt much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_justdmb Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 but you said he had NO say. Capitalized and everything. The way the Bengals work these days, if it's reported it's probably true because they little info out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 sad to see He had all the potential in the world. He was a for shure first rounder till he got shot. I hope they can retain him for a coaching job,but whatever happens i wish him the best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 that sucks that he wont play football again, but at least he will fully recover with his health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 That's waht I said, capitailized and everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontPushMe Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 COrey Dillon is the greatest player EVER!! Now you're speaking my language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I just couldn't fight the urge DPM, That's what the little men in my head told me to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmond_mat Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Maybe the defense would have been better had he been healthy. Who knows? The bottem line now is: How much salary cap does this clear? I suspect that it's not much. But it ought satisfy a rookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibor75 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I wonder if there is a non-playing position the Bengals could offer him.A foot in the door towards coaching if you will. Those spots are filled by our current defensive linemen.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Well I guess on the bright side I can update my madden '05! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalNation1281 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Well I guess on the bright side I can update my madden '05! Good looking on the bright side, ox It's too bad that this happened. Weathersby was a stud in college, and I have a pretty good feeling that he would have been a stud in the pros. Hopefully the front office will find something for him to do now that he can't play.I wish him all the luck in the world...damn shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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