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Add the Cowboys to the list of teams that could have an interest in suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson, who was waived by the Chicago Bears Monday.

Matt Mosley of the ESPN Hashmarks blog reports that a member of the Cowboys organization told him Johnson would be a "perfect fit" in new head coach Wade Phillips' 3-4 defense. The Cowboys apparently consider it a positive that Johnson has spent his entire three-year career playing in a 4-3 defense, as they think 4-3 tackles have the kind of versatility to make them good fits for Phillips' defense.

Per Mosley, the Cowboys see Johnson as a versatile enough player to line up at nose tackle or at either of the defensive end spots. And Mosley notes that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn't afraid of taking chances on troubled but talented players.

Johnson is certainly talented. As Gil Brandt noted before the 2004 draft (in an item that, so far as we know, he wrote all by himself), Johnson was the fastest defensive tackle in that year's draft class, running a 4.69-second 40-yard dash -- an excellent time for a guy who weighed 304 pounds.

That kind of talent is hard to overlook, but so is a looming eight-game suspension that could be lengthened depending on the outcome of Johnson's most recent run-in with the law. It seems unlikely that Johnson will play in the NFL in 2007, but there's apparently some interest around the league.

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[Lefty Noob]

Yep, knew it was going to happen. Conduct policy or no conduct policy, someone's always going to take a chance on a guy with a truckload of talent and zero character. Johnson won't be unemployed very long, I assure you. So would Dallas be the best fit for him, you think?

[azrael492]

They were winning when they were taking questionable players. Maybe they are trying to go back to that.

[Bette]

OH, NO! Please, not the Cowboys.

This is the era of the New Cowboys. No bad boys please.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Bette

OH, NO! Please, not the Cowboys.

This is the era of the New Cowboys. No bad boys please.

Hey, if he could keep Romo standing, give him a second or is it a fourth chance...

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Hey, if he could keep Romo standing, give him a second or is it a fourth chance...

Second, fourth or one hundred ten, I dont care. Someone else can be found to keep Romo standing, just not Tank.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Hey, if he could keep Romo standing, give him a second or is it a fourth chance...

What do you mean, "keep Romo standing"? Thought he was a defensive player.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

What do you mean, "keep Romo standing"? Thought he was a defensive player.

He is. He's a defensive tackle.

Maybe Goth means they're gonna be drinking buddies or something, and he needs to stop Romo from passing out drunk and hurting himself?

[Nuke]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yep, knew it was going to happen. Conduct policy or no conduct policy, someone's always going to take a chance on a guy with a truckload of talent and zero character. Johnson won't be unemployed very long, I assure you. So would Dallas be the best fit for him, you think?

Yeah I agree. I thought Tank would be on an NFL team come september.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

He is. He's a defensive tackle.

Maybe Goth means they're gonna be drinking buddies or something, and he needs to stop Romo from passing out drunk and hurting himself?

Very funny!!