Sunday's pivotal AFC west showdown with the Oakland Raiders won't be the Kansas City Chiefs' first game without Larry Johnson; it will be their first game after Larry Johnson.
Johnson was released earlier this week after wearing out his welcome and then re-wearing it out in the Midwest's mild-mannered Mecca of barbecue. The reviled Johnson was just 75 yards away from breaking the franchise rushing record held by the revered Priest Holmes, and the timing of Johnson's release is by no means a coincidence.
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