Do you know why Larry Johnson was suspended? The Chiefs would have you believe that his use of a gay slur is part of the reason they’re 1-6. Or something:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—The Kansas City Chiefs, apparently fearful of losing in arbitration, agreed Monday to cut Larry Johnson’s suspension in half for making gay slurs.
The agreement saved the running back about $315,000. The Chiefs issued a terse announcement saying they had made the settlement in conjunction with the NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association. Originally, they suspended the former two-time Pro Bowler two weeks, which would have cost him about $330,000.
He will still miss the game at Jacksonville this week and not participate in team activities until Nov. 9. The Chiefs had said the suspension was for conduct detrimental to the team.
Yeah, Johnson was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. Sure. Look, it’s pretty bad what he did, but to paint this as anything other than a huge PR exercise to help the franchise save face is a joke. Conduct detrimental to the team? I guarantee that every single player on the Chiefs has used gay slurs at some point in his football career. It’s just that they were smart enough to keep it on the field, in the locker room, and off of Twitter. Like Larry Johnson calling someone a f*g is going to disrupt team chemistry or make Matt Cassel throw more interceptions.
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