Report: Settlement for Johnson, Chiefs
Tailback Larry Johnson and the Kansas City Chiefs reportedly have reached a settlement, resolving Johnson's challenge of the Chiefs' suspension of him for conduct detrimental to the team.
ESPN reported that under the terms of the settlement, Johnson remains suspended until Nov. 9 but will lose only one paycheck instead of two.
He is missing only one game because the Chiefs have a bye.
Johnson reportedly filed a grievance Friday against the Chiefs contesting the suspension imposed by the team. Through the NFL Players Association, Johnson requested an expedited hearing and an arbitrator would have ruled on Johnson's appeal of the suspension.
That becomes unnecessary now, with the settlement.
The suspension came after Johnson compared the coaching credentials of Todd Haley, the Chiefs' first-year head coach, to those of his father, Penn State defensive line coach Larry Johnson Sr., on Twitter following a loss last Sunday.
Johnson reportedly also used a slur referring to sexual orientation on Twitter and, according to the Kansas City Star, used a similar slur when he told reporters Monday that he wouldn't speak to them until later in the week.
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Mark Maske
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October 31, 2009; 6:32 PM ET
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