Cowboys Sign Embattled Johnson to Contract

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The NFL again proved to be the National Forgiveness League when the Dallas Cowboys signed defensive tackle Tank Johnson.

Johnson is serving an eight-game suspension for repeated run-ins with the law and isn't eligible to play for the Cowboys until their Nov. 11 game against the New York Giants (he could get the suspension reduced to six games).

This is officially his second chance, though Johnson got so many of them in Chicago that the Bears had no choice but to release him after he was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence (no charges were filed against Johnson) after serving jail time for weapons charges.

A cynic might point out that …