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Article: Chiefs release former Pro Bowl running back
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Given good blocking and a fresh start, Larry
Johnson might still be the power-running Pro Bowler who had back-to-
back 1,700-yard seasons for Kansas City.
Are you listening, Seattle? What do you think, Indianapolis?
Chicago? Houston?
Or he might be a declining malcontent who will only cost money
and cause trouble.
To that, every coach and general manager in the NFL is listening.
The Chiefs released Johnson on Monday, the day he was due back from
his second suspension in the past 12 months.
Any team with a faltering running game is bound to be tempted by
Johnson, despite his baggage and his age (he turns 30 on Nov. 19).
"Any player that's available, we look at," said Bears ...