Chiefs RB Johnson’s suspension was cut to half

When it seemed that there was no ending to troubles caused by the gay slur Larry Johnson posted on his Twitter account and repeated it to reporters the next day, there comes the improvement.

At least the former two-time Pro Bowler will lose less money as the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to cut his suspension in half, saving him about $315,000.

Thanks to the efforts of Johnson’s agent Peter Schaffer, who brought the team’s conjunction with the NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association, now Johnson won’t worry about losing his job in Kansas City.

With the now one-week suspension, Johnson will still miss this week’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars as well as all team activities. But after Nov.9, he will return in his Chiefs jersey to finish his last 75 yards rushing to become the team leader.

Schaffer said both sides will benefit from the settlement. He may be right. At least for this moment, Johnson, as a professional football player, keeps his job in the team and saved a lot of time that would be spent in looking for a new team, and the Chiefs have a reformed player who has the potential to become the next Priest Holmes.