On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Bengals reached an agreement with free agent defensive tackle Tank Johnson on a one-year contract.

The Bengals, who are trying to both add talent to their roster and reform their image, accomplished only one of those objectives with this move.

Johnson, most recently of the Dallas Cowboys, was released by the Chicago Bears a couple years ago after Bears coach, Lovie Smith, went out on a limb and gave Johnson a second chance at a career in the NFL after an arrest later in that season. Johnson had another issue with the law, and was cut.

So the Bengals, who can now boast both of the Bears' recent jail-related releases (Johnson and Cedric Benson), have lost TJ Housmandzadeh to free agency nor have seen Chad Ocho Cinco this spring, but have added another player with a history of character issues.

This move displays nothing but the consistent lack of a clue from Bengals' management.

As they try to get their franchise back into playoff contention, they continue to show a lack of regard for the character-first environment Commissioner Roger Goodell has instituted in the NFL.

The question with Johnson has never been talent; that's the only reason he's still getting paid to play football. But for the Bengals, it might be time to recruit based on game film and not the police beat.