Larry Johnson News Archives

As recently as two weeks ago, some were writing that Larry Johnson's once-lustrous NFL career appeared to be over, killed in part because of his lack of productivity, in part because he had lost his desire and in part because he's a bad guy.

With Jamaal Charles, the Chiefs have learned theyve got to take some bad with the good.

"Cedric Benson to be gametime decision for Bangles" by Joe Reedy, Cincinnati Enquirer.

Todd Haley could feel the mood shifting. Players seemed more optimistic at Chiefs headquarters.

The San Diego Chargers try for their sixth straight overall victory and fifth in a row over Kansas City when the Chiefs come to town on Sunday.

With Oakland and Denver playing Thursday, our "Needs improvement" feature this week will focus on the Chiefs and Chargers, who meet in San Diego on Sunday: Kansas City, running game: The Chiefs' run offense is still a work in progress as they continue to move away from the Larry Johnson era.

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When we were children, our mothers taught us to mind our manners, say 'please' and 'thank you' and play nicely with others.

During a season in which victories have been hard to come by, the Chiefs pulled off their biggest win of the year Sunday, defeating the defending-champion Steelers 27-24 in overtime.

Q. Now that Larry Johnson has been cut by the Chiefs, what does running back Jamaal Charles bring to the table? A. He's a home run hitter.

There could be no more of a dramatic symbol than Sundays opening kickoff for how fortunes have turned for Jamaal Charles in the last few weeks.Charles brought the kick back 97 yards for a touchdown, sparking the Chiefs to a 27-24 overtime victory against Pittsburgh at Arrowhead Stadium.It was only last month on the very same field when Charles ...

"Did you ever in your wildest dreams, think the Bengals would sign Larry Johnson?," Bob Crable asked me Thursday night.

Chiefs head coach Todd Haley must have had a bad experience as a child at the hands of someone with a last name of Johnson.

The Cleveland Browns are one of the few one-team wins in NFL history with a QB controversy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A metro law firm wants local companies to revise their employee manuals.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances, the team confirmed Tuesday.

A lot has been made of the Cincinnati Bengals' decision to sign troubled ex-Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' The Chiefs have received hardly any good news lately. But that changed on Tuesday.

If Todd Haley looks across the field at Mike Tomlin on Sunday afternoon and feels a twinge of envy, could anybody blame him? It does seem as though opportunity is served in silver goblets to some people, while others pick through shards and scraps.

Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended by the National Football League for "violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances,'' according to a team news release.

THIS SUNDAY, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League will honor Native American Heritage Month at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Most Cincinnati Bengals players are accepting the addition of troubled running back Larry Johnson as a move to improve the team.

Starting Notes : TE Leonard Pope and WR Lance Long both made their first starts as members of the Chiefs.

They were smiling in the locker room, and that has been an unusual thing to see after Chiefs games this season.

Larry Johnson: He's going to the Bengals. Talk about win-win he leaves the 2-7 Chiefs for a 7-2 division leader that is in the Super Bowl discussion.

The Chiefs have had their fair share of controversy strike the organization over the past two weeks.

Two weeks ago, Dwayne Bowe stood with me in a corner of the Chiefs practice facility that few outsiders are invited into these days.

PRODUCED BY: Aaron Heintzelman CONTRIBUTORS: Bobby Bierley and Chris Horan COURTESY: KSHB-TV, NBCACTIONNEWS.com Larry Johnsona s tenure in Kansas City has seen the best of times, and undoubtedly the worst.

Larry Johnson might get to revive his troubled career with a team known for giving second chances.

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Jamaal Charles had Kansas City's first rushing touchdown and first 100-yard rushing game in what turned out to be the Chiefs' second victory of the year.

Chiefs: The beleaguered Kansas City offense took another hit yesterday when right guard Mike Goff went on injured reserve.

Coming out of Penn State, Larry Johnson was a highly touted running back, and was drafted with the 27th pick, in the 2003 draft , by the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Boston Globe says that it looks unlikely that the Pats would add released RB Larry Johnson: The Patriots worked out a pair of running backs last week, but they did not add either to the roster.

Posted by Anthony Stalter The Steelers and Bears arena TMt interested . The Texans have already said no .

NBC Action News was there just moments before LJ reportedly used an inflammatory remark about gays toward a reporter Monday, Oct.

Matt Cassel admittedly will have some mixed emotions when he walks onto the field at the Oakland Coliseum for the second time in his career.

Remember the days when Kansas City was a bastion of elite fantasy running backs? It wasn't that long ago, really.

Let the speculation begin. As reported earlier by NFL Network's Jason La Canfora , former Chiefs RB Larry Johnson cleared waivers Tuesday and is now officially a free agent.

Since the Kansas City Chiefs released running back Larry Johnson, many Detroit Lions fans have wondered aloud whether the team should have claimed him.

November 12, 2009, 12:40 AM / T he Chiefs, tangled in recent weeks in the storm surrounding the suspension and release of running back Larry Johnson, are trying to move past the controversy and find a way to win a game.

Preparing for Oakland this week has triggered memories for Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel that are both sad and uplifting.

The rumors pop up like weeds in the grass, one after another after another. Someone will take Larry Johnson.

Somehow, "flex scheduling" doesn't quite do it justice.Rather, if it were possible, perhaps the NFL would consider simply ignoring the fact that one of its games is actually supposed to take place this weekend on the West Coast.Or instead of onto its flagship, self-named cable network, maybe the league could jettison the clash from CBS toward some ...

Ten observations and opinions after Week 9 from two NFL scouts, one from an NFC team and the other from an AFC team: 1. If my team needed a back and it had a strong locker room with strong leaders, I'd sign ex-Chiefs RB Larry Johnson .

As far as Raiders rivals go, the Chiefs have become unrecognizable. Since last year alone, there's no Jared Allen to block, no Tony Gonzalez to cover, no Priest Holmes to tackle and now no Larry Johnson to chase.

Does former Kansas City running back Larry Johnson deserve another chance, and if so with which team? Reporters from around the Tribune family tackle the question of the day, then you get a chance to chime in and tell them why they are wrong.

Head coach Todd Haley of the Kansas City Chiefs watches during warm-ups prior to the start of the game against the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri.

No one claimed Larry Johnson from waivers yesterday, which means the Chiefs are on the hook for the remaining $2.1 million of this year's salary.

This Oct. 25, 2009, file photo shows dejected Cleveland Browns fan Mike Randall after the Browns lost to the Green Bay Packers, 31-3, during an NFL football game in Cleveland.

It wasn't just the tweets that got him canned. As noted in the article, he has a history and this wasn't the first time he has voiced his opinion on the franchise.

One would think that the Houston Texans, with the duo of running backs Steve Slaton and Larry Johnson, would be in good hands despite the propensity for turning over the ball.

World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Jericho took to the stage at a horror film festival where his own movie was screening and in the course of a Q&A session called a fellow presenter by an anti-Muslim slur several times as well as hurling an anti-gay expletive.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was released by the team after criticizing the team's coaching and using gay slurs on his Twitter feed.

SI.com's Peter King joined the show to discuss the big issues around the NFL. Here are some of his takes: -- King thinks that some team will sign former Chiefs running back Larry Johnson .

Could this man be the next member of the Pittsburgh Steelers? If it were up to him...yes. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, RB Larry Johnson, recently freed of the burdens of an NFL contract, would like to join the Steelers .

Taylor Swift was on Saturday Night Live and performed really well. She was in eight skits, playing everything from a prison gang-banger to the friend of a bride at a wedding.

I assume this is for the off-the-field stuff. How much gas does he have left in the tank? 2 by Levente from Hungary :: Mon, 11/09/2009 - 12:01pm Well, I guess the Seahawks would sign him like all the other burned out running backs.

Larry Johnson's record-breaking career as a Kansas City running back is over. 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.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The Chiefs released their inactive list for Sunday's game against Jacksonville.

Both teams traded possessions early in the third quarter. An offensive pass interference penalty by Dewayne Bowe stifled any momentum the Chiefs had on their second drive of the quarter, forcing another punt.

David Garrard threw for 264 yards and a 61-yard touchdown to Mike Sims-Walker, and the Jaguars rebounded from a lopsided loss at Tennessee with a 24-21 victory against Kansas City on Sunday.

Notebook: As if the Chiefs don't have enough problems, running back Larry Johnson is suspended for disparaging both gays and his coach.

The Kansas City Chiefs have activated running back Kolby Smith off the physically unable to perform list just in time to use him in Sunday at Jacksonville.

The most tempting new trap in the NFL is free, attractive and alarmingly simple.

This could be the week that Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel keeps his jersey clean.

Sunday's game in Jacksonville marks the start of the second portion of the Chiefs schedule.

It turns out the message on the infamous signs placed this week outside the locker room in the Chiefs practice facility isnt original.

More than 10,000 fans of the National Football League have signed an online petition urging the Kansas City Chiefs to deactivate Larry Johnson for his use of antigay slurs on Twitter and in the locker room last week.

A pair of teams enduring disappointing seasons do battle this Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars.

Let me translate the sign and one-win distraction stunt thats hanging inside the Arrowhead Stadium practice facility:Losers question our qualifications to fix this franchise.

More sports... The Kansas City Chiefs have a bit of a PR problem on their hands as well with Larry Johnson, the empty-headed running back that tosses out gay slurs whenever he gets a bit rattled.

The Chiefs added a wide receiver Tuesday, after they were awarded former San Diego wideout Chris Chambers after putting in a waiver claim.

Born in Austin, Matthew left soon thereafter and finally made it back after years of paying his penance wandering the earth.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson This week's sound-off question is for Chiefs fans: Do you want Larry Johnson to stick around after his suspension is completed next Monday or do you want the Chiefs to release him? Johnson was suspended for using gay slurs and questioning coach Todd Haley's credentials.

Larry Johnson is only 80 yards away from becoming the all time leading rusher for the Kansas City Chiefs -- but after his anti-gay slur scandal last week, Chiefs fans want him off the team before he has a chance to make history.

As the Chiefs gathered Monday for the first time in five days, they did so amid the latest changes implemented by their coaching staff.

Coach Tom Cable believes his future entails coaching the Oakland Raiders despite allegations that he assaulted his former wife and girlfriend.

Receiver Vincent Jackson #83 of the San Diego Chargers celebrates with Chris Chambers #89 after ctaching a touchdown pass during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on December 2, 2007 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Internets are out to get Larry Johnson . First Twitter , and now an online petition/letter to Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli aimed at stopping the Chiefs running back from becoming the franchise's all-time leading rusher.

A Charlton teen faces charges after allegedly threatening to blow up Shepherd Hill Regional High School on a day when students were remembering the Columbine massacre.

Page, McGraw could be out Sunday The Chiefs could be without free safeties Jarrad Page and Jon McGraw for Sunday's game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.

The Oakland Raiders say they will undertake a "serious evaluation" of domestic violence allegations against coach Tom Cable.

When the Chiefs report to the practice field this morning, they'll bag the self-scouting focus of bye week practices and shift their aim solely on the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Why is Spike Lee ripping on Tyler Perry? Lee loves attention and when he can't get it on his own, he looks for controversy to try and score some buzz.

Instead of losing two weeks' pay, Johnson will be out just $300k . That's his $267,000 weekly salary plus a $62,500 bonus, which he earns for every game he's on the team's active roster.

In the 12 games played Sunday, only three were decided by 10 or fewer points. The average margin of victory in the other nine was 26 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - If you are following the Larry Johnson story, you know the controversy started because of what he tweeted.

Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams wants more of Vince Young. He's getting just that with his winless team switching from veteran Kerry Collins back to the 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Until now, it was like one of those family secrets that everybody knows but no one brings up.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - " A longtime Chiefs assistant coach passed away this week. The Kansas City Chiefs organization is mourning the loss of Darvin Wallis, who died from a heart attack.

The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Tarell Brown to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.

As I'm waiting for the next brats to show up for their treat, I'm perusing PFT for updates on injuries, etc.