by FanHouse Newswire

Filed under: Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Chiefs, apparently fearful of losing in arbitration, agreed Monday to cut Larry Johnson's suspension in half for making gay slurs.

The agreement saved the running back about $315,000. The Chiefs issued a terse announcement saying they had made the settlement in conjunction with the NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association. Originally, they suspended the former two-time Pro Bowler two weeks, which would have cost him about $630,000.

He will still miss the game at Jacksonville this week and not participate in team activities until Nov. 9. The Chiefs had said the suspension was for conduct detrimental to the team.

Chiefs, Larry Johnson Reach Settlement originally appeared on NFL FanHouse on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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