Bengals release DT Askew (One of the many arrested Bengals)

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Bengals waive Askew, one of five arrested playersESPN.com news serviceshttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2550221CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals waived defensive tackle Matthias Askew on Tuesday, one of five players on the team accused of breaking the law in the past three months.A 2004 fourth-round draft choice out of Michigan State, Askew has been plagued by injuries."He wasn't going to make our football team at this point," coach Marvin Lewis said. "It's an opportunity for Matthias to catch on with another team. Other guys were playing better."Askew was charged last month with resisting arrest, obstructing official business and two parking violations. Cincinnati police said a dispute broke out over his illegally parked car, and the 6-foot-5, 302-pound lineman struggled with officers trying to handcuff him and broke away before being shocked with a stun gun.Askew, the first of the Bengals with legal problems to be cut, pleaded not guilty and his attorney said police overreacted.Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has been arrested four times since December. He is set to stand trial later this month on a gun charge in Orlando, Florida.Rookies Frostee Rucker and A.J. Nicholson had been arrested before signing -- Rucker for spousal battery and Nicholson for burglary and grand theft.Starting left guard Eric Steinbach was arrested earlier this month for operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol and ignoring a "No Wake Zone" area.Aside from those arrested, Bengals middle linebacker Odell Thurman, a second-round pick last season, is suspended for the first four regular-season games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.And the Bengals selected linebacker Ahmad Brooks in the supplemental draft last month after he was kicked off Virginia's football team for disciplinary reasons.The Bengals also waived center Jesse Boone and acquired defensive tackle Daniel Watts as an international practice squad player. Boone had joined the Bengals on May 5 as a college free agent from the University of Utah.The 6-6, 283-pound Watts is from London. He played the last two seasons for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe. International practice squad players are allotted to teams in two divisions every year, on a rotating basis.Information from The Associated Press and SportsTicker was used in this report.</div>Statement move? Or "You suck, Go Away" move?
     

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