Larry Johnson
The Kansas City Chiefs suspended running back Larry Johnson until Nov. 9, which covers one game (the Chiefs are off this week) and two game checks after he made disparaging remarks about his coach and used three anti-gay slurs towards fans and reporters. (Background here and here).
A statement from the Chiefs via Pro Football Talk:
“The Kansas City Chiefs have suspended RB Larry Johnson for Conduct Detrimental to the Club effective immediately,” the team said in a statement. “Johnson will not be permitted to participate in any team activities or be on team premises until Monday, November 9th. The Chiefs will have no further comment on Johnson’s status at this time.”
Pro Football Talk says the suspensions will cost Johnson $568,650, which has to hurt someone who brags on Twitter about how much money he makes. It is not clear how much the suspension is tied to Johnson ripping Coach Todd Haley on Twitter and how much him using “fag,” “faggot” and “Christopher Street boy” in the aftermath. But, clearly, had Johnson not gone after his coach, no one would have called him to task after, so everything here is interwined.
Johnson, through his agent, says he will appeal the decision.
I applaud the Chiefs for their actions. What Johnson did was clearly detrimental to the organization. I now wonder whether the NFL will take further action.
on Oct 28th, 2009 at 10:56 PM
wow over a half-million dollar fine for shooting off his bigot mouth haha, that thug got what he deserved!
on Oct 28th, 2009 at 11:06 PM
“Make me regret it. Lmao. U don’t stop my checks. Lmao. So “tweet” away.”
i’m sorry Larry, you were saying?
on Oct 28th, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Hope he never suits up again for a once proud organization.
He is a disgrace to all intelligent humans and should be suspended for the rest of this season so he can never have a chance to get the 80 yards to break the Chiefs franchise rushing record
on Oct 29th, 2009 at 8:22 AM
I’m trying to read the article and follow the story but that hat he is wearing is just so distracting…lol! Is he making Jiffy Pop on his head? Does he have a Marge Simpson bouffant under there? A dead conjoined twin?
on Oct 29th, 2009 at 10:01 AM
my tought is that he is out because of the coach comment not the gay comments in his appolige he never really said sorry for the gay slurs but to the football team organization i bet if he didnt say anything about the coach he would not be out
on Oct 31st, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Men who “hate” gays so much in reality hate the part of themselves that they worry might like it.