Hardly. One More Dying Quail points out that according to Arizona law, drivers can receive a lesser charge of DUI if they are "impaired to the slightest degree." It's called a Basic DUI, and police can charge you with it if you even look drunk, regardless of what your blood alcohol count turns out to be.

Just Tank Johnson's luck, you know? He ends up not drunk driving, and he's busted in a state in which you don't have to be drunk to be drunk driving. Pro athletes, man, they just can't catch a break.

All Right, Exactly How Guilty Is Tank? [One More Dying Quail]

"One day I want to be the face of the league for guys who have come through adversity and ultimately become the Man of the Year in the NFL," Johnson said in May following his release from jail. "That would be a tremendous ending to this story. That's something I'm striving for. I would love to do that."

A world in which Tank Johnson is NFL Man Of The Year ... that's a world we want to live in. By the way, Sweet Home Sports points out that Bears legend Walter Payton once had a gun incident of his own.

Tank To Get 8 Games, 6 With Good Behavior [The Bear Cave]

"They cleared the way for him," said Ford, 26, of Chicago. "There wasn't no smiling—he was just walking through."

Johnson didn't say a word even as inmates called out to him, Ford said.

"People was hollering his name, saying, 'Tank why don't you bond us out. Why didn't you win the Super Bowl?,'" Ford said.

Cyrus Jones, 25, of Chicago, said he was among those placed into the security area when Johnson was led through. He said when someone criticized the Bears, Johnson briefly turned around.

"He was mostly looking at the other fans who said, 'We love you Tank,'" said Jones, who is charged with domestic battery.

I understand, Tank. If I was in prison, I'd pay way more attention to the guys who said they loved me, as opposed to the guys who asked for bond money. There's a time and a place where it's good to be loved by the general public... and that place is not Cell Block D.

'Tank' in jail spotlight [Chicago Tribune]

During the sentencing, Bears coach Lovie Smith and linebacker Brian Urlacher served as "character witnesses" for Johnson. We particularly enjoyed Urlacher's attempts to help.

In the week before the Super Bowl in Miami, they went fishing together, Urlacher said. "I don't think he's a criminal. I think he's a good guy," Urlacher said. "My little daughter calls him 'Uncle Tank.'"

OK, we call bullshit. Not only do we doubt that Urlacher's daughter has ever hung around with Tank Johnson — let alone know him well enough to have a nickname for him — but, uh, fishing? In Miami the week before the Super Bowl? Right. Was Tank even allowed to leave his hotel room?

Anyway, two months for a full armory in his house, an arsenal that was being guarded by a drug dealer (who was subsequently shot a few days later)? Not bad.

Bears' Star Johnson Thrown In the Tank [Chicago Sun-Times]
Armory's Getting Locked Up For A Few Months [The Noise Ratio]

In case you forgot the details of Tank's case, police raided his home in December and found "found three handguns, three rifles and more than 500 rounds of ammunition." They also found Tank's bodyguard, Willie Posey, who was then found dead less than a week later.

When the judge originally ordered that Tank had violated his parole probation, he said Tank could go to practice, but then had to go straight home, "absolutely no stops — not for a drink, not for a sandwich, not even for a drive-through." Now, he can play in the Super Bowl. We've said it before, we'll say it again: Lock him in his Miami hotel room!

Tank Cleared To Play In Super Bowl [Chicago Tribune]
This is Why He's Not Known As "Feelings" Johnson [Deadspin]
Tank Johnson's Bodyguard Killed [Deadspin]

Posey was the guy arrested with two ounces of marijuana during the raid. Johnson, who wasn't at home at the time police showed up, was arrested later on misdemeanor weapons charges.

Bears head coach Lovie Smith has said that Johnson would not play this weekend, but said that the action was not disciplinary; rather, it was aimed at giving the Bears the best chance to win.

Man. Tank's had himself a hell of a week.

Man tentatively identified as Tank Johnson's bodyguard slain [Chicago Tribune]
Johnson won't suit up for Bears on Sunday [Fox Sports]
This Is Why He's Not Known As "Feelings" Johnson [Deadspin]

Of course, maybe that's what made it so easy for the cops to find him, because they raided his house yesterday, supposedly looking for drugs (Tank has now been arrested three times since joining the Bears). They found "a cache of unregistered guns and assault rifles — some loaded," and we love that the Chicago Tribune added that ominous "some loaded" at the end, because otherwise we'd have no idea what people do with guns. They also found Willie B. Posey, who had two ounces of the ganga on him during the raid; he was busted too. Oh, and they also found Johnson's girlfriend and their two kids, around the guns and the ganja and the Willie Posey.

The Bears are unlikely to discipline Johnson before the charges are addressed in court, which happens to be just a few days before the Bears will host their first playoff game. The smart thing, of course, is to "suspend" him for the last three unimportant games in which you'd probably sit him anyway. Makes you look tough on crime and people who leave their kids with drugs, guns and Willie.

Tackel Facing Six Gun Charges [Chicago Tribune]