Training camp starts on Friday…training camp starts on Friday…training camp starts on Friday…
(Can you tell I’m excited?)
While I’m very happy that the Kansas City good guys are going to be holding training camp closer to home, I am a little bummed I never got to to travel to River Falls for a few days to [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs have released running back Larry Johnson. He was suspended by the team for using a gay slur recently on his Twitter account. He had stated an apology, but the team was tired of his antics and decided to cut ties with him all together.
“I regret my actions. The words [...]
There’s no doubt that the future is cloudy for Chiefs running back Larry Johnson. Wednesday the team suspended him flat out for his Twitter comments that included a slander towards gays. The team is getting tired of his antics, and the KC Star today reports that there’s a real chance the team may [...]
KCChiefs.com reports the Chiefs have suspended RB Larry Johnson for conduct detrimental to the club. Johnson’s suspension will be effective immediately, and he will not be permitted to participate in any team activities or be on team premises until Monday, Nov. 9.
The Twitter account of Chiefs running back Larry Johnson have gotten him barred from team activities pending an investigation into his use of a homosexual slur this week. Johnson did apologize Tuesday to his team, fans and the NFL “for the words I used.”
“I regret my actions. The words were used by me in [...]
To Whom It May Concern; Oct. 27, 2009
Two years ago my son became interested in football. I use the term “interested” loosely because he was a 4 year old boy who could tell you the stats of the entire Kansas City Chiefs football team along with many other players on all the other NFL [...]
Pro Football Talk reports that on Monday afternoon, Larry Johnson called assembled members of the media a variation of the three-letter homophobic slur he used in a “tweet” on Sunday night. Johnson has gone from a running back in decline to a national disgrace overnight. With his mounting indiscretions, it’s hard to see how the [...]
The Chiefs says that despite a recent lack of serious production, the team won’t bench Larry Johnson:
Chiefs coach Todd Haley indicated Monday that he’s not inclined to make a change at running back anytime soon, saying Larry Johnson’s struggles may be a factor of the larger offensive problems around him. “The kid ran hard,” Haley [...]
Larry Johnson seems to be on board with the Chiefs plan and moving forward towards being a good team once again:
This year is different, Larry Johnson said, because the recent flurry of player moves indicates the Chiefs are serious about improving. “The last couple (of years), nobody would do anything about it,” Johnson said. “I [...]
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a good feature on Larry Johnson, which talks about him becoming a leader in the locker room:
Impressed by the new regime’s vision, Johnson became a model player, working hard in the weight room, setting an example on the field, doing everything asked of him without a word back. Away from the [...]
