Settlement possible for Johnson, Chiefs
According to the Kansas City Star, tailback Larry Johnson will appeal his suspension by the Kansas City Chiefs but the two sides also are discussing a possible settlement.
Agent Peter Schaffer, who represents Johnson, told the Star that he's going "full bore on both" and a settlement with the Chiefs would "not necessarily" involve a parting between Johnson and the team.
"The best-case scenario is we find a way to keep it positive," Schaffer told the newspaper. "There's a lot of things in play, and nothing has been decided."
The Chiefs suspended Johnson until Nov. 9 for conduct detrimental to the team. With the Chiefs on their bye week, Johnson is to miss one game during the suspension.
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. Johnson reportedly also used a slur referring to sexual orientation on Twitter and, according to the 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 30, 2009; 11:21 AM ET
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