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LJ Distracts from Chiefs' Inadequacies

US Presswire

There’s no way I release Larry Johnson. No way.

He’s Scott Pioli’s and Todd Haley’s most valuable player.

Within hours of the Chiefs turning in a Three Stoogeslike performance that called into question Haley’s competency to lead an NFL team and Pioli’s sanity as it relates to Matt Cassel, Larry Johnson created a distraction that took the spotlight off KC’s rookie coach and GM.

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