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NFL Oddly Quiet About Larry Johnson, Tom Cable and Personal Conduct
by Nancy GayFiled under: Chiefs, Raiders, NFL AnalysisRunning back Larry Johnson will not be in uniform Sunday at Jacksonville when the Kansas City Chiefs return from their bye and attempt to reverse the damage of a 1-6 start. That in itself is a small victory for a rebuilding Chiefs...
Chiefs and RB Johnson Come to Terms on a Settlement Over Slur
26 days ago by
NFL Gridiron Gab
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There’s been sides working on trying to reach a settlement for Chiefs RB Larry Johnson, this after Johnson used a gay slur on his Twitter account. Tonight there are reports that Johnson and the team has reached a deal where he will stay suspended for two weeks, but lose his...
Charles scores Chiefs' 1st rushing TD in win over Raiders
11 days ago by
CBSSports.com
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Jamaal Charles scored on a 44-yard run for Kansas City's first rushing touchdown of the season and the Chiefs used a late interception to win their seventh straight game in Oakland, 16-10 on Sunday.
Larry Johnson Raises Kansas City's Unemployment Rate By One
The Chiefs have released the unhappy running back, denying him the chance to break the team's all-time rushing yards mark. (He was 75 shy of Priest Holmes' record.) There really is no I in "public relations nightmare"team. [KansasCityStar]
John Tait Sympathizes With Your Crappy O-line
21 days ago by
Blog Down Chicago Bears
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John Tait turned away $4.8 million, and the final year of his six-year contract signed in 2004, to retire before this season started. Sigh. Apparently, the ankles could take no more. Double sigh. Now, filed under one-who-would-know, Tait offers his (overly?) optimistic opinion of the...
Week Nine Morning Aftermath: Jaguars 24, Chiefs 21
17 days ago by
Pro Football Talk
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Not many people in Jacksonville saw it, but the Jaguars earned a win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday that coach Jack Del Rio views as a sign that his team is ready to make a move toward playoff...
Chiefs-Jaguars one-liners
17 days ago by
Pro Football Talk
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The Chiefs mounted a late comeback but it fell short in a 24-21 loss to the Jaguars. Chiefs S Mike Brown blamed himself for giving up two big touchdown plays and said he "let the team down."WR Chris Chambers caught...
Redskins have no interest in Johnson
17 days ago by
Real Redskins
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Per Ryan O’Halloran of the Washington Times’ Twitter feed, the Redskins have no interest in signing running back Larry Johnson.
Some talk about the possibility came up this morning when Jim Zorn said that the team had discussed picking up Johnson, who was released by the...
Former Arizona Cardinal Lance Long a starter in Kansas City?
9 days ago by
Revenge Of The Birds
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I just read that due to Dwayne Bowe's four game suspension, Lance Long and Chris Chambers are going to be the starters at wide receiver this week for the Kansas City Chiefs. It seems that Lance taking the job over in Kansas City with Haley was a great move for his career. Now...
How the Chiefs and Steelers scored
4 days ago by
kansascity.com
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•CHIEFS: Jamaal Charles 97 kickoff return (Ryan Succop kick); 14:44 remaining. •KEY PLAYS: The Steelers appeared to have Charles trapped at the Kansas City 30, but he broke loose and gave the Chiefs their first touchdown on a kickoff return in four seasons. &hellip...
Chiefs, Johnson working on a settlement
28 days ago by
Scores Report
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According to a report by the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs and troubled running back Larry Johnson are working on some kind of settlement that would decide LJ’s future with the team.
Asked whether that settlement would involve a separation from the team, (Johnson’s agent) Schaffer...
Chiefs agree to only dock Johnson 1 week's pay
24 days ago by
Fox Sports
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The Kansas City Chiefs have reached a settlement with Larry Johnson and agreed Monday to withhold only one week's pay for making gay slurs instead of two.
The settlement saved the two-time Pro Bowl running back about $315,000. His agent, Peter Schaffer, had threatened to take...
Jacksonville Jaguars defeat Kansas City Chiefs: Too Close for Comfort
18 days ago by
Big Cat Country
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The above picture is an actual image of a Jacksonville Jaguar, in this case defensive end Julius Williams, actually sacking an opposing quarterback. ...
Chiefs suspend Larry Johnson for two weeks
29 days ago by
Pro Football Talk
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On Tuesday, the Chiefs suspended Larry Johnson without calling it a suspension.On Wednesday, the Chiefs suspended Larry Johnson, and they called it one.Per Kent Babb of the Kansas City Star, the team will be imposing a two-week suspension on Johnson,...
Tomlin says Big Ben ready to go
2 days ago by
Digital Sports Daily
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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that quarterback Ben Roethlisburger has been cleared medically after a blow to the head knocked him out of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Backup quarterback Charlie Batch will be out at least six weeks with a wrist injury...
Week Ten Morning Aftermath: Chiefs 16, Raiders 10
10 days ago by
Pro Football Talk
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Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell went 9-of-24 for 67 yards in Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The sad thing for Raiders fans is that it wasn't even his worst start of the season.But it might have been Russell's...
League, union handling Johnson talks
27 days ago by
Pro Football Talk
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We wrote earlier Friday about the settlement talks currently underway regarding Larry Johnson's future with the Chiefs.The assumption was that the talks were happening between the Chiefs and Johnson's agent, but PFT's Mike Florio has learned that the discussion has...
Roethlisburger has test, source says ready to play
3 days ago by
Digital Sports Daily
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Ben Roethlisburger underwent tests on his head Monday after he had concussion like symptoms after Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Pittsburgh-Post Gazzette reports Monday that according to a source, Roethlisburger “looks good” and could play in this Sunday...
Chiefs Give Larry Johnson The Boot!
17 days ago by
Baseball Blogging Network
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The Chiefs confirmed Monday that they had run out of patience with his off-the-field problems and released Johnson the day he was due to come back from his second suspension in a year. You really had to expect this to happen. Johnson has great talent, but it seems his off the field...
Larry Johnson Rips Coach, Gays In Twitter Tirade
October 26, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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So the Chiefs are reeling at 1-6 after a right-painful, 37-7 thrashing by the Chargers, leaving the Arrowhead faithful scratching their heads and wondering where it all went wrong. But thankfully we have the level-headed presence of Larry Johnson to calm everyone down and prevent wholesale...
With LJ’s future in doubt, Chiefs to lean on Charles
October 27, 2009 by
Scores Report
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NFL.com reports that the Chiefs have ordered Larry Johnson to refrain from team activities in the wake of comments he made on his Twitter page about head coach Todd Haley. Johnson also used a homophonic slur to degrade another Twitter user that had commented on LJ’s page.
On Tuesday...
Chiefs RB Johnson Barred From Team for Gay Slurs
October 27, 2009 by
NFL Gridiron Gab
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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...
Chiefs Release Troubled Running Back, Johnson
17 days ago by
NFL Spin Zone
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The Kansas City Chiefs have finally had enough of their troubled running back, and have announced to day that they will release Larry Johnson.You may remember a week or so ago, I had written an article foreshadowing such an event taking place.The release ends Larry Johnson's pursuit...
For the love of God, say NO to Larry Johnson
17 days ago by
Houston Diehards
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RB Larry Johnson got his way and was put on waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs today. For two seasons (2005-2006) he looked like the next Earl Campbell. It turns out he’s not the next Earl Campbell. It turns out, he’s a horrible human being, and he’s got very little...
Brok’d news – LJ out of KC
18 days ago by
Sparty and Friends
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Adam Schefter is reporting on Sportscenter that Larry Johnson is about to be released by the Kansas City Chiefs. Likely he will clear waivers, since nobody wants to pick up that contract right now. Except ...
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