It’s the end of a very successful and very troubled career for Larry Johnson with the Kansas City Chiefs as they have released their star running back. Kolby Smith and Jamaal Charles will share carries for the rest of the season for the Chiefs, who hadn’t gotten much out of the 30 year old RB this season as Johnson had zero touchdowns and just 358-yards on the ground

As former first overall draft choice in 2003, Johnson came out of Penn State and notched back-to-back seasons of 1700+ yards and 37 touchdowns in 2005 and 2006.

You can assure that it wasn’t his offensive shortcomings this year that lead to the release; it was his off field incidents that became too much for The Chiefs brass to handle. Just 75-yards short of breaking Priest Holmes’ all time Chiefs record as the franchises leading rusher, Larry’s name will always remain just that close, and so it should.

Priest Holmes stood for what’s good in the game. He was a model team-mate who worked harder than anyone to get where he did. Larry Johnson, on the other hand, was the loud mouth, me first type player that we begin to hate as fans because he just doesn’t care about what’s really matters in the game.  
His agent tried to paint Johnson with a heart as he released this statement on Larry’s behalf, "A part of him is excited and a part of him is very regretful," Peter Schaffer told The Associated Press. "There's a lot of feelings going on right now. It's analogous to breaking up with a girlfriend. Maybe you saw it coming, but it still hurts when it happens."
The final straw came in the form of a direct attack on his coach’s credentials as well as a gay slur for good measure, both posted on his twitter page. It was clear that the fans had also had enough of Johnson, as there was an online petition last week calling on the Chiefs not to let him break Priest Holmes’ rushing record.
It was about this time last year that Johnson was getting himself in trouble as he was benched for three straight games for violating team rules and Roger Goodell took it one step further, suspending him a fourth game for violating the league's player conduct policy.
It’s anybody’s guess where the troubled back will end up, but the Patriots have a history or grabbing over the hill backs and squeezing out their final few yards.