Published: 8:55AM Tuesday November 10, 2009
Source: ONE Sport
Source: ReutersKansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson
Following a one-week suspension, the Kansas City Chiefs have released rogue running back Larry Johnson.
The Chiefs confirmed on Tuesday that they had cut Johnson following off-field dramas that boiled over several weeks ago.
Johnson had been serving a team suspension for Twitter entries in which he insulted fans, questioned coach Todd Haley's credentials and used a gay slur.
Johnson was just 75 yards away from breaking Priest Holmes' team rushing record.
"A part of him is excited and a part of him is very regretful," Johnson's agent Peter Schaffer told AP.
"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 in 2003, Johnson was one of the league's best running backs in 2005 and 2006, rushing for more than 1,700 yards in each of those Pro Bowl seasons.
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