I’ve been eagerly awaiting Pacman Jones’ return to the field (that’ll give us plenty of victory parties and strip club stories to hear about) since the day he was suspended, feeling that the NFL is a little less without such a charismatic, genuine, electrifying player that is Pacman.

I’d be lying if I told you I’ve been looking forward to Odell Thurman’s return as much as Pacman’s, but it has been high up there on my calendar of Great Upcoming Events.

Anyway, Odell’s back, better than ever, and ready to step into the prison stripes that is the Cincinnati Bengals uniform.

“Odell has met the NFL’s conditions for reinstatement and has been added to our offseason roster,” Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. “It is now up to Odell to continue to meet all NFL guidelines, and to maintain a standard of personal responsibility that will allow him the chance to compete for a spot on our team.”

I tried to dig up the ol’ Youtube video of Odell Thurman sadly failing his sobriety test, but was about as unsuccesful as he was walking a straight line. And I’d like to see it again; if you remember, that was Chris Henry puking out the back. Those were the days. Those were the days.