Odell Thurman gets DUI, makes Chris Henry sick!

Does the drama ever end? Mike Brown has vouched for he integrity of his players has more than one occasion. Well at this point Mike, it's becoming quite obvious that these guys have some issues. We understand that substance abuse and domestic violence comes with the territory, but come on! Haven't Cincinnati Fans suffered enough with all your past charades? Now they have deal with young thugs! At least Chris Henry is mildly entertaining... toking herb, hurling out car windows... we might tolerate him as long he can hang on to the ball!

CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman was arrested early Monday on a drunken driving charge.

Thurman, already serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, registered 0.18 percent on a blood-alcohol test — more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent, according to the police arrest report.
Police said Thurman, who drove an SUV across a double-yellow line, was stopped about 3 a.m. near a sobriety checkpoint operated by police and the State Highway Patrol.

Thurman was picked up in the 3800 block of Kellogg Avenue in the East End after a Cincinnati Police officer saw him drive on the left side of a double yellow line. He was brought to a checkpoint operated by the Cincinnati Police and Ohio State Patrol and submitted to a breath test. Thurman blew a .17, which is considered a high-tier reading, said Officer Stephen Lawson of the Cincinnati Police Traffic Section. The .17 is more than double Ohio's legal blood-alcohol limit of .08.

Thurman was one of at least three players in a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicle is owned by Bengals rookie wide receiver Reggie McNeal, who was a passenger, said a source at the scene. Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry was a passenger and threw up out a window of the vehicle. Neither McNeal nor Henry was cited or charged with any type of violation."

UPDATE: Thurman has since been suspended for the entire 2006 by the NFL and the Bengals.