Chiefs release Larry Johnson
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on November 9, 2009
It looks as if Larry Johnson won’t get the chance to break a franchise record.
Just 75 rushing yards shy from surpassing Priest Holmes’ all-time mark, the Kansas City Chiefts decided to part ways with the 29 year-old Johnson early Monday.
Johnson’s release comes after a couple of controversial weeks in which he wrote gay slurs under his Twitter account & questioned the credibility of head coach Todd Haley.
Larry Johnson’s football career has been nothing but erratic over the past 3 seasons, as he has looked nothing like the player that rushed for over 1,700 yards in back-to-back seasons in 2005 & 2006 while scoring a combined 37 rushing touchdowns.
Johnson was averaging a career-low 2.7 yards per carry & did not score a touchdown for the first time in a single season at the time of his release.
2nd-year pro Jamaal Charles will now move atop the depth chart following Johnson’s release & should start again on Sunday when Kansas City visits Oakland.
