Monday, November 03, 2008

Larry Johnson Suspended and Dropped By Agent

Kansas City Chief Larry Johnson has been suspended for week 10 of the NFL season for violating the league's personal conduct policy after being charged with simple assault for a October 10 skrimish where he spit in a woman's face and threatened her boyfriend and for mushing a chick in the face back in December in a different bar incident. He'd already been deactivated for the past two weeks by the Chiefs and didn't play this past Sunday against Tampa Bay. He will miss the Chiefs' game at San Diego next weekend under the suspension which will cost him about $147,000, or one game check.

Larry has this to say for himself: "This is the first time in my life I actually had to stand up, I mean actually woke up and kind of be disgusted with myself and disgusted as far as the way my life and my career is heading right now. In times of darkness, you've got to look for the light and that's what I plan on doing, regardless of what suspensions and fines are being handed down. I will take them as sincerely as they give them out."

Larry has also parted ways with his agent. "I did, indeed, decide to resign as Larry agent's this past Monday," his former agent said in a statement. "I don't want to get into the specifics of why. But I think it's in the best interest for me and Larry to go our separate ways. I am fully confident Larry will rise above all of the adversity and get his career back on the track. I wish him the best in all of his career endeavors."