Our pal Adam Schein of Sirius NFL Radio tells us that former Steelers running back Najeh Davenport recently denied mistaking a closet for a bathroom, and a hamper for a commode, during that infamous dorm-room incident from 2002.

Davenport’s denial came during a Monday interview, during which Davenport also said that he doesn’t think he could play for the Browns (which, actually, would be a perfect team for him, given the whole dorm-room thing), because his son and the son’s mother reside in Cleveland.  Last year, Davenport was tried on charges of roughing up the woman, and was acquitted in full.

It remains to be seen whether Davenport lands with a new team.  He picked a bad time, frankly, to be a free-agent running back, given the presence of guys like Shaun Alexander, Travis Henry, Cedric Benson, and Kevin Jones on the market.

But we credit the Steelers for cutting him loose before the start of training camp.  They could have chosen to keep him around in the event that Willie Parker or rookie Rashard Mendenhall get injured, and cut Davenport late in August if the rest of the backs were healthy.  That approach would have been good for the Steelers, but bad for Davenport’s efforts to latch on somewhere else.