Posted on 10/27/2009 8:34:42 PM PDT by Pinkbell
Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson just issued an apology for hurling a gay slur at reporters yesterday -- but it was too late ... the team has already sidelined him from team activities.
Here's Johnson's apology:
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 offend anyone, but that is no excuse for what I said. "
"I also want to apologize to all the kids who view athletes as role models. I was not a good role model yesterday and hopefully I can become a better role model. We all make mistakes, and the challenge is to learn from them. I will do my best to learn from this one as I move toward becoming a better person, teammate, and member of the Kansas City chiefs team and community."
The Chiefs have "instructed Larry to refrain from practicing with the Chiefs or participating in other team activities" while they conduct an internal investigation.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
NFL Football, a game where a bunch of fat black men play grab a** on TV. Dang, now I’ll check in at rehab.
Yeah and I’m done with the NFL too. Let the PC crowd support it, let’s see how long it lasts. It was becoming an increasingly boring and inferior product as it was.
Rush wouldn’t have bowed to GLAAD’s demands.
(And those solid stats are not from a single long run that inflates their average. No KC runner has a rush of 25+ yds this year. Savage's longest is 11.)
LOL.
They won’t since they did win a game.
Joplin. I have driven past it a few times.
Me too. I just couldn’t remember where.
...suprised they didn't define this as a "teachable moment"
Well, it’s all about “if it feels good, do it”. The hippie counterculture commie numbskulls who coined that phrase are now running the country/s
Liberals don’t do sports anyway.
The NFL sucks.
I boycotted the NFL for three whole seasons(1996-98).
I heard that KC is going to hold sensitivity training in the shower room. Bring your own soap.
In other words, don't dare say anything about fags, dykes, or NAMBLA freaks, or we'll take money away from you.
I've had enough.
If only enough felt like you do! That’s what’s gotten us to this pass, people just can’t delay their gratification in the most meaningless forms-reality TV shows, NFL, NBA, etc—all supporting either liberalism or the dumbing-down of America. I don’t mean everyone has to sit around reading War And peace. Take a kid fishing, play football ourselves with buddies, whatever. Whatever did we do before worshipping before the electronic idol?
He had one in Herm Edwards then LJ quit trying after Edwards’ first season.
Have good friends in Joplin. Can’t repeat our conversation first time we saw that sign on a visit there.
“remember when we had free speech in America... “
you still have free speech in this country as you will not be punished by a government for using language that may offend.
However, the KC Chiefs are not a government entity and can fine and suspend their employees for speech they feel is offensive.
Edwards was a good coach. But the Chiefs’ suckitude did him in.
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