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Tucker: Chiefs may use Kolby Smith at RB against Jaguars after Larry Johnson's suspension
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Kolby Smith's timing may turn out to have been perfect. The
Kansas City Chiefs will be without suspended running back Larry Johnson
when they travel to Jacksonville this week, and Smith, a year after
knee surgery, is eligible and eager to come off the physically unable
to perform list. "This is what I'm here for: to play," Smith said. "I'm over my injury and I feel confident in my knee." Johnson,
a former Pro Bowler who is struggling this season, is serving a
suspension for using gay slurs and belittling head coach Todd Haley.
Presumably, that will shift the running duties to Jamaal Charles and
Dantrell Savage. Another possibility may be Smith, who says he's
fully healed from his knee surgery. Activating him will be a decision
the Chiefs must make no later than Friday. Haley, who held Kansas
City's first practice Monday after a three-day weekend following their
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Johnson settlement good for both sides
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The settlement between the Kansas City Chiefs and running back Larry Johnson regarding his suspension means both sides are interested in continuing their working relationship.
There was speculation the settlement talks could mean the Chiefs
and Johnson might be parting ways. However, the end game of the
settlement is that Johnson will be docked one pay check rather than
two. The Chiefs were hoping to dock Johnson two games. The Chiefs are
on a bye this week and play Jacksonville on Nov. 8. Johnson is off his
suspension Nov. 9.
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Chiefs, Johnson reach settlement over suspension
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NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports the Kansas City Chiefs and RB Larry Johnson reached a settlement on Saturday over his two-game suspension. The
two sides agreed that Johnson will still stay away from the team until
Nov. 9, but will be docked just one game check instead of two.
The Chiefs suspended Johnson on Wednesday for two weeks for comments
on the social networking site Twitter and in the locker room. The
remarks, which included a gay slur and also questioned his coach’s
ability, were cited as conduct detrimental to the team. Since then,
there has been dialogue between the league and the NFLPA about the
issue, league sources tell La Canfora, with the sides reaching an
agreement whereby Johnson will remain away from the team for the stated
period but will be docked one game check, which is roughly $280,000. continue reading...
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PFT: Kurt Warner: Todd Haley is "frustrated"
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As the Arizona Cardinals' offensive coordinator last season, Todd Haley
got to the Super Bowl. As the Kansas City Chiefs' head coach this
season, things haven't gone quite so well.
Haley is struggling
through a 1-6 start to the season and dealing with the enormous
distraction that is running back Larry Johnson.
And so it's no surprise that Haley's quarterback in Arizona, Kurt Warner, says that he knows Haley is frustrated.
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PFT: League, union handling Johnson talks
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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 reached higher levels of the sport.
The NFL and the NFLPA
have been discussing how to handle the issue because this is a
potential precedent-setting case. A player hasn't been suspended for
comments on Twitter before, and we're reporting that both sides fear
the possibility of a bad outcome.
For example, the league could
lose the hearing outright. There are potential first amendment
questions that could be raised. Essentially, how far can a team go in
restricting what a player says in the current collective bargaining
agreement?
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Williamson: What to expect from AFC West QBs
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Kansas City, Matt Cassel: In
his first season in Kansas City, Cassel has been far from a franchise
player the Chiefs hope he will become. Cassel has the potential, but
the former Patriot has been slow to get rolling.
Cassel doesn’t have nearly the supporting talent around him in
Kansas City that he had last season with the Patriots. Williamson
believes Cassel has a chance to improve for the 1-6 Chiefs, but he
needs help.
“He’s really tough to judge,” Williamson said. “The guy only has 21
pro starts. … But I see him as a system guy, a solid,
middle-of-the-road guy who will be serviceable. He’ll never be great,
but you can win with him.”
But Williamson doesn’t see Cassel having much of a chance to turn around the Chiefs this season.
“That offense needs six or seven new starters,” Williamson said.
“They have possibly the worst offensive line in the NFL, which in turn
gives them no running game. It’s going to take a while in Kansas City.
But that’s not Cassel’s fault. I’m not saying he’ll be a star, but the
quarterback is not the problem in Kansas City.”
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PFT: Larry Johnson filing appeal, talking settlement
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It's a good thing Larry Johnson's suspension came during Kansas City's
bye week, because it's taking up a lot of the team's time .
Johnson is planning to file his appeal regarding the suspension Friday, according to ESPN. Meanwhile, the Chiefs and Johnson are hoping to solve their differences without a hearing.
Johnson's agent Peter Schaffer told the Kansas City Star that the two sides are working on a settlement
that would help decide Johnson's future. Asked whether that settlement
would mean a "separation from the team," Schaffter said "not
necessarily."
A potential hearing would occur on Tuesday.
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Chiefs Coach, Players Mum On Johnson
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley did not want to comment on the situation with Larry Johnson's suspension and appeal."With
all due respect, I am not going to talk about the subject," said Haley
repeatedly while being asked the same question over and over.Johnson,
running back for the team, created controversy this week for uttering
two gay slurs in a 24-hour period. The first slur occurred on his
Twitter account on Sunday night – just hours after he had posted
comments questioning Haley's ability to coach.The second time
came on Monday in the Chiefs locker room, in a whispered comment after
telling reporters he would not speak with them.Johnson is suspended until Nov. 9. The Chiefs are scheduled to play the Jacksonville Jagaurs on Nov. 8.Most
of the Chiefs players also refused to answer questions. Only Mike
Vrabel, who is a union representative for the players, said that a
player is responsible for his own actions.
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