Larry Johnson ended his 25-day holdout Tuesday morning by finalizing a five-year extension that will keep him with the Chiefs through 2012.
Johnson's contract is worth $45 million, with $19 million guaranteed. Of the guaranteed money, $12 million is the signing bonus and $7 million is guaranteed salary.
Both sides were working on the deal Monday night. The final holdup was the payout over the first three years of the contract. Once that was resolved, Johnson decided to report and accept the Chiefs' proposal.
Johnson reported to the practice field late Tuesday morning, put on his helmet and was ready for duty.
He showed up about when I thought he would. Didn't want to do training camp, and I don't blame him. No one in the Chiefs org seemed to worried about him. It got done. He got his money. He's a great back.
He better do what he said though and keep his act together and be a leader for this team. That was one of my worries with him and a long term deal.
Fat Strat wrote:
He better do what he said though and keep his act together and be a leader for this team.
LJ will be a leader by running the football and taking care of business on the field. (Not unlike the MV-3 we're familiar with on the Cardinals.) LJ is not one of those vocal, rah-rah types. Unfortunately, about 85% of the KC football media isn't intelligent enough to understand that there are several ways to "be a leader" for a professional sports team.
