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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 5:00PM ET by Dan Graziano (RSS feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, NFL Fans, NFL Analysis

The
Chiefs fans who want
Larry Johnson off their team aren't your typical angry fans, lashing out over something as unpleasantly common as another losing season. The
online petition they started, which was barreling toward 20,000 signatures Thursday afternoon amid a surprising run of national publicity, says nothing about wanting a coach fired or demanding that an owner sell. It is a petition from the heart, whose roots lie not in anger over the team's record or current stretch of on-field futility, but rather in a deep and abiding love of the team and its history.
"People in Kansas City, we don't mind losing," Dan Cataldi said. "We get used to it, actually. But it just gets frustrating when we don't like the team. That's what we can't stand."
Hence, this petition, which is addressed to new Chiefs GM
Scott Pioli and makes the simple plea to remove Johnson from the field and/or the team before he collects 80 more yards and surpasses
Priest Holmes as the team's all time leading rusher.
Posted: Nov 4th 2009 7:00PM ET by Nancy Gay (RSS feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, Raiders, NFL Analysis

Running back
Larry Johnson will not be in uniform Sunday at Jacksonville when the
Kansas City Chiefs return from their bye and attempt to reverse the damage of a 1-6 start. That in itself is a small victory for a rebuilding
Chiefs organization, which did its level best to severely punish a longtime problem player who crossed a line most agree constitutes conduct detrimental to the
NFL.
And that disciplinary action -- a two-week suspension without pay imposed by Chiefs management, that was later arbitrated by the NFL Management Council, the NFL Players Association, Johnson and the Chiefs to return a week's salary to Johnson -- was neither endorsed nor encouraged by the league office, multiple NFL sources said.
Rather, the NFL told the Chiefs they should avoid issuing a suspension (and encountering the subsequent hearing, NFLPA involvement, settlement, etc.), and simply fine Johnson $10,000.
Posted: Nov 2nd 2009 7:30PM ET by FanHouse Newswire (RSS feed)
Filed under: Chiefs

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 $630,000.
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.
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 2:45PM ET by JJ Cooper (RSS feed)
Filed under: Broncos, Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons, Packers, Panthers, Steelers, NFL Analysis
As we have done since the FanHouse began, I'll be taking a look every week at some aspect of line play. You can read more features in the series here. Check back every Thursday for a new Between The Lines.If you're a reasonably diligent football fan, it's pretty easy to follow which running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers are living up to their reputations -- you just check the stats. It's not as easy, but you can also get a pretty good sense of which pass rushers are having big years, by checking out the sacks.
But when it comes to evaluating offensive linemen, it's a lot tougher to know which blockers are starring and which ones are living off reputation.
After logging 401 sacks this season, it's time to start diving into the numbers to try to get a better sense of who has stood out this year.
Posted: Oct 16th 2009 11:35PM ET by Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, Dolphins, Ravens, NFL Rumors

Through the first two seasons of his NFL career, wide receiver
Dwayne Bowe looked destined to be a superstar in Kansas City for years to come. In 2007, Bowe's rookie season out of LSU, he had 995 yards receiving, then topped that number in 2008 with 1,022 yards and seven touchdowns.
Year 3, though, has not gone as well. Bowe
got off on the wrong foot with new Kansas City head coach Todd Haley -- losing his starting spot in the preseason due to work-ethic questions -- including coming to offseason workouts overweight. He then struggled with a nagging hamstring injury, and has just 15 catches in four games this season.
And with Kansas City 0-5 and apparently in need of a complete overhaul, Bowe's name continues to surface as Tuesday's trade deadline looms.
Posted: Oct 11th 2009 7:10PM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, Cowboys, AFC West, NFC East, NFL Coaching

With less than 30 seconds left in a home tilt against the
Dallas Cowboys, the
Kansas City Chiefs had the opportunity to win their first game of the season -- which would have also been the first win of Todd Haley's head coaching career. After a
Dwayne Bowe touchdown, the
Chiefs trailed by the
Cowboys 20-19 with a conversion on the way. They could have converted a two-pointer and won the game. Instead, they opted to kick the extra point and tie the game.
The Chiefs eventually lost in overtime to the Cowboys, so let the second-guessing begin. Should Haley have gone for the 2-pointer and the victory?