*Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson was set free from jail Sunday after spending two months behind bars for violating parole in a 2005 weapons case. He was released from Chicago’s Cook County Jail on good behavior after serving half of his four-month sentence. The 25-year-old is to have a hearing with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday in New York and could face a multigame suspension by the league. Johnson's jailing in March stemmed from a Dec. 14 police raid on his Gurnee home, where authorities found six unregistered firearms. Johnson pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor weapons charge as part of a deal with prosecutors that kept him from serving more time in jail. He was ordered to serve 45 days, which he was able to serve concurrently with the sentence for violating his probation.
*Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones met Friday with Commissioner Goodell, who suspended the athlete from the NFL for the entire 2007 season for conduct detrimental to the league. Jones and his attorneys argued the 16-game suspension was "unprecedented" in its harshness for someone who has not been convicted despite five arrests and 10 incidents in which he has talked with police since the Titans drafted him in 2005. In a 24-page letter to the league last week, they detailed at least 283 arrests since January 2000 in which none of the players involved had been suspended for a full season. The letter also said Jones could take the league to court. Four days before his meeting with Goodell, Nashville police ticketed Jones for speeding. He was issued a traffic citation for not having a license.
*Wearing a T-shirt that said "Pay The Price," Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick dodged question after question regarding his alleged illegal dog-fighting ring while facing the press on Saturday. "I know y'all are here to talk about the ongoing investigation back home in Virginia," he said after the first practice of a mandatory three-day minicamp. "As of right now, that situation is still under investigation. My attorney has advised me not to talk about the situation right now. That's the best thing." Goodell, who has vowed to crack down on misbehaving players, already met with Vick and could suspend him if it's shown that he knew about dozens of mistreated dogs allegedly used for fighting. There's also the chance of criminal charges; dog fighting is a felony in Virginia. The animals were found at a home owned by Vick in Surry County, Va. He denied any wrongdoing during the NFL draft, saying a cousin lived at the house and he rarely went there.