50england50 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hi all Is there any truth in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50england50 Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 On Chicago Bears Twitter account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hi all Is there any truth in this. Haven't seen anything but he left the Lions game with the a neck injury, so maybe Bears reached injury settlement and cut him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Yep. He's been cut. See below tweets. Adam Jahns @adamjahns 1m1 minute ago The #Bears have cut DL Jeremiah Ratliff and signed DL Ziggy Hood. Zach Zaidman @ZachZaidman 23s23 seconds ago #Bears GM Ryan Pace on cutting DL Jeremiah Ratliff: "We felt moving forward without Jeremiah was in the best interest of our team." Jeremy Stoltz @BearReport 47s47 seconds ago Pace “We appreciate [Ratliff's] contributions and wish him well. We are also excited to be able to add Ziggy Hood to our roster.” #Bears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 The Zaidman quote makes me think that Ratliff wasn't fitting in. Odd, given that in the off-season he was considered a "building" block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I'm also guessing the game film wasn't kind to him (especially vs. the run against the Lions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Adam Jahns @adamjahns 5m5 minutes ago Jeremiah Ratliff was escorted out of Halas Hall on Wed. by #Bears team security. Ratliff had an animated exchange with GM Ryan Pace outside. Adam Jahns @adamjahns 3m3 minutes ago Lake Forest police were later stationed at Halas Hall on Wed. after #Bears security escorted Jeremiah Ratliff off Halas Hall premises. What happened? Goldman developed faster than expected? Has to be off-field related somehow. Surprised they couldn't work out a trade or anything. Very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 What happened? Goldman developed faster than expected? Has to be off-field related somehow. Surprised they couldn't work out a trade or anything. Very odd. Very interesting. I wonder what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitownhustla Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 What happened? Goldman developed faster than expected? Has to be off-field related somehow. Surprised they couldn't work out a trade or anything. Very odd. If he flipped out because he was getting cut then I kind of understand getting upset. If he flipped out over something and then got cut, figure it out dude. Pace is your boss, have a little respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50england50 Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ziggy Hood what are your thoughts he was on PUP list and just released injured in September with a foot injury. Is he likely to contribute. I thought he was an OK player with the Steelers. He's 28 so may have some mileage left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingtwig Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Not shocked to see Ratliff gone. He's a decent player but really struggled at being available come game day. At his age he doesn't fit long term either. Very curious on hood though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scs787 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Wow. Apparently he and Pace got in a verbal fight yesterday and he was cut today. Will be interesting to see if more details come out. I recall watching a game where Ziggy looked pretty good. No idea if he's healthy though. If he's not healthy we're looking at Sutton-Goldman-Jenkins with Unrein as the only backup I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Shocking as he was listed as our only good Dline player in training camp. He hasn't played well in the last two games so I agree there is likely something going on behind the scenes we don't know about. Whatever it is these guys do not mess around. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...1022-story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Grizzly Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Wow. Apparently he and Pace got in a verbal fight yesterday and he was cut today. Will be interesting to see if more details come out. I recall watching a game where Ziggy looked pretty good. No idea if he's healthy though. If he's not healthy we're looking at Sutton-Goldman-Jenkins with Unrein as the only backup I can think of. Interesting character this Ratliff guy. On the one hand a multiple pro-bowl player with boat loads of experience. But underneath it all there was something that just seemed 'off'. I recall when he first left the Cowboys and officially changed his name from Jay to Jeremiah. There was an locker room interview, I believe, where someone referred to him as Jay and he sorta went off about how he no longer was Jay and should be called Jeremiah. That could be just a glimmer of what percolated. And for him to come in after being suspended for the first four games and being on thin ice already pull this? That is if there truly was a 'verbal altercation'. Going with the youth movement and that they are being successful, so far, with it. This makes more sense on the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Take this for what it's worth, from another chicago site: glenman12 # 6 5:49 PM my best friends son is a Lake Forest Fireman..my friend texted me last night about this..."supposedly" Ratliff came to Halas Hall yesterday "all drugged up"..after words were exchanged he was told he was cut...he left...came back and began threatening coaches, players and players kids who were present saying he was the devil..the police were called but he took off before they arrived..at that time his whereabouts were unknown...take this for what its worth but I believe it to be true.. Real bizarre if true.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Very interesting. He's had some issues in the past and could be true. If it is, I hope he gets the help he needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I found this nugget interesting (and something I wasn't previously aware of). Yet another stark difference in the way things are ran today vs. a year ago. Their is a lot less tolerance for this stuff and as a result people understand their are consequences to their actions (vs. the Trestman era). Last Dec. 26, Ratliff caused a disturbance at what turned out to be coach Marc Trestman's final practice, and he was escorted out of the facility by team personnel that day. Still, he was allowed to start the season finale at the Minnesota Vikings that Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I found this nuggets interesting (and something I wasn't previously aware of). Yet another stark difference in the way things are ran today vs. a year ago. Their is a lot less tolerance for this stuff and as a result people understand their are consequences to their actions (vs. the Trestman era). And he was named team captain for that game by Trestman! Don't forget that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Dammit man. I'm trying to forget everything regarding the Trestman era! And he was named team captain for that game by Trestman! Don't forget that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingtwig Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I found this nugget interesting (and something I wasn't previously aware of). Yet another stark difference in the way things are ran today vs. a year ago. Their is a lot less tolerance for this stuff and as a result people understand their are consequences to their actions (vs. the Trestman era). Holy crap that's horrible. I hadn't heard of this before now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 So Biggs pretty much confirms the rumor I posted before. Wednesday's fireworks began in Lake Forest when Bears officials judged that Ratliff arrived at team headquarters not in a condition to work, according to sources. When the team sent Ratliff home from the facility, an argument ensued. Ratliff, according to one source, later returned to Halas Hall twice more and had another intense vocal altercation with Pace outside the facility before being sent home again http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...1022-story.html That's part of his article there, but it fits with the "being drugged up" rumor, and the fact that he came back TWICE makes it even more likely. Shame.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 The youth movement continues! I hope the man gets help, but he's not needed on our team anymore... Here's hoping Hood can contribute. Hi all Is there any truth in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorbear Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Glad to see them act quickly and dump him right away. Keep moving forward with the youth movement. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daventry Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Makes me think of Alonzo Spellman, I wonder what happened. I hope he is OK, very surprising how quick things change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASHKUM BEAR Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Dan Bernstein on the score has been throwing a fit over this. When will the local media learn that this new regime does not cater to them. News does not come easily from this regime and I kind of like it that way. Ratliff screwed up big time and the Bears did their best to protect the player and his privacy by withholding this. Hopefully he gets his life together because the NFL is a privilege to be in and make a living from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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