You’ve heard the expression, “you made your bed, now lie in it.” Well, that’s exactly what former Kansas City Chiefs player Larry Johnson is doing, now he has no job to go to. The former team running back was released from his contract on Monday (November 9), the same day he was to return from suspension. Johnson was suspended following a controversy that included the use of gay slurs Read the rest of this entry »

After reeling homophobic slurs at the media in his locker room and a fan via Twitter, Johnson issued the following apology through his agent Peter Schaffer:

First of all, I want to apologize to the fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and the rest of the NFL, Commissioner Goodell, the Chiefs organization, Coach Todd Haley, his staff, and my teammates for the words I used yesterday. “I regret my actions. The words were used by me in frustration, and they were not appropriate. I did not intend to Read the rest of this entry »

NFL Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has been using his words in the last 24 hours to offend a lot of people. It all started in the Chiefs locker room on Monday when Johnson refused to answer reporters questions until Thursday. He was then captured by KCSP radio saying under his breath, “get your faggot asses out of here.”

Later that night while getting into it with a fan on Twitter, he called the fan a “fag” and then followed it up with “think bout a clever diss then that wit ur fag pic. Christopher street boy. Is what us east coast cats call u.”

For those who don’t know, Christopher Street is a popular street in the Village in NY lined with gay bars and hang out spots.

GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios has suggested the NFL Read the rest of this entry »