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Article: Chiefs release Johnson ; Off-field problems are factor in move; NFL: Week 9
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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Larry Johnson's roller coaster career as a Kansas City running
back is over.
The Chiefs confirmed yesterday 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.
Johnson, who turns 30 Nov. 19, was just 75 yards away from
breaking Priest Holmes's team rushing record.
"A part of him is excited and a part of him is very regretful,"
Johnson's agent, Peter Schaffer, said. "There's a lot of feelings
going on right now. It's analogous to breaking up with a girlfriend.
Maybe you saw it coming, but it still hurts when it happens."
A No. 1 draft choice out of Penn State in 2003, Johnson was one
of the ...