Espn reports Larry Johnson clears waivers (2 Viewers)

[The Moz]

Almost gaurentee he ends up in New England - he would be better than anything they have IF LJ come sin motivated. A Motivated LJ blows away anyhting NE has at RB.

 

[certificate]

IMO, you're not making your case. Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>>>> character issues.

For many working in the NFL, Money >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>> Character issues.This is, hypothetically in his prime, where Walter Payton would be if he was a complete public jerk with tremendous controversy/perception of a cancer to his franchise -Money >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>> (Blue Chip Talent/Playmaker) >>>>> Character issues.This is where Larry Johnson is -Money >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>> Character issues >>>>>>>>> (Blue Chip Talent/Playmaker).OrMoney >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>> [Push]Character issues/(Blue Chip Talent/Playmaker)[/Push].Whether or not Johnson can actually walk onto a team today and help them win games immediately is a push. Maybe he can, maybe he can't. He still has to pick up a new offense, get some kind of rapport with his QB and the rest of his skill position teammates and is still dependent on the O line entrenched for that franchise. Is that worth every sponsor for your stadium and your franchise getting hammered by homosexual lobbyists? Just because you don't see it or hear about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Like anything else revolving around celebrities, there's an element of "politics" implied in that work culture. Did you ever wonder why there is a startling difference between what you can watch on network TV ( i.e. "Free TV") and what you can watch on a cable channel, esp HBO? HBO doesn't answer to some potato chip company that runs 4 commercials every hour. A network like CBS does. If a for profit martyr group has a problem with a CBS show, they just hammer down on the companies that make potato chips and laundry soap ( "We will encourage our disenfranchised group to never ever buy your products again unless you tell that network that that show needs to stop showing X or talking about Y") Those companies hammer down on the network, who needs those ad dollars to survive, who hammer down on the show runners, who make changes in the show to make it more politically correct. And now you know why there are no black people in reruns of Friends. You can't offend anyone or piss off your sponsors if you remove any source of controversy. Watch an NFL pregame show. Go to a game and look around the stadium. Hell, look at the name of the stadium. There are sponsors everywhere. How do you think these for profit martyr groups survive? If there were no Larry Johnsons of the world, they'd be out of a job. If people totally accepted homosexuals in our society, they'd be out of a job. ( Or have you ever wondered why you don't see Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton crying racism every week in the UK? In the UK, blacks don't have all of the same issues to the same degree that they do in America) They survive by extorting anyone they can by threatening sponsors and advertisers regardless of the issues merit. The issue just has to have negative public perception attached to it, the truth of the situation doesn't even really matter. I would say there are MANY factors in play for Larry Johnson in terms of his future NFL options that were created simply because he chose to use a specific word or phrase. Don't believe me? Go to your job and find the guy in the corner cubicle in a wheelchair and call him "Wheels" and see what happens. ( That wasn't a Degrassi reference, but if it pleases some Canadians here, then yes, it was ) Gekko

Ah yes, I remember the picketting outside Soldier field when Ricky Manning Jr. called some guy a fa**ot, and a dirty fu**ing jew in Denny's, proceeded to beat him unconscious, then play for 2 more years in the NFL.But saying someone has a "f*g" pic on their twitter page is so much worse, so I see how Larry Johnson is a pariah that will never play another down in the NFL.

 

[Knobs]

Oh Sweet Jesus. Gekko, I thought the collective decided to end this shtick? At the very least, please keep it in the FFA. Also, this area isn't your strong suit. Keep to the relationship advice.

 

[Otis]

I think political correctness is gay.These guys are not prepared to get in front of cameras and represent themselves, their teams or their communities with grace. They're football players and didn't make the team based upon how well they speak in public. Many of them have made the team because they're the baddest men in a group of bad mofo men. Bad as in elite athletes that play in the toughest sport that men are legally allowed to play.

Thank you. All of this discussion about a professional athlete saying something stupid and not politically correct (oh my gosh!?!?!) is a waste. I'd like to just see news about the guy playing football. Kthx

 

[pollardsvision]

IMO, you're not making your case. Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>>>> character issues.

For many working in the NFL, Money >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>> Character issues.

This is, hypothetically in his prime, where Walter Payton would be if he was a complete public jerk with tremendous controversy/perception of a cancer to his franchise -

Money >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>> (Blue Chip Talent/Playmaker) >>>>> Character issues.

This is where Larry Johnson is -

Money >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>> Character issues >>>>>>>>> (Blue Chip Talent/Playmaker).

Or

Money >>>>>>>>>>> Winning NFL games >>>>>>>>> [Push]Character issues/(Blue Chip Talent/Playmaker)[/Push].

Whether or not Johnson can actually walk onto a team today and help them win games immediately is a push. Maybe he can, maybe he can't. He still has to pick up a new offense, get some kind of rapport with his QB and the rest of his skill position teammates and is still dependent on the O line entrenched for that franchise.

Is that worth every sponsor for your stadium and your franchise getting hammered by homosexual lobbyists? Just because you don't see it or hear about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Like anything else revolving around celebrities, there's an element of "politics" implied in that work culture.

Did you ever wonder why there is a startling difference between what you can watch on network TV ( i.e. "Free TV") and what you can watch on a cable channel, esp HBO?

HBO doesn't answer to some potato chip company that runs 4 commercials every hour. A network like CBS does. If a for profit martyr group has a problem with a CBS show, they just hammer down on the companies that make potato chips and laundry soap ( "We will encourage our disenfranchised group to never ever buy your products again unless you tell that network that that show needs to stop showing X or talking about Y") Those companies hammer down on the network, who needs those ad dollars to survive, who hammer down on the show runners, who make changes in the show to make it more politically correct. And now you know why there are no black people in reruns of Friends. You can't offend anyone or piss off your sponsors if you remove any source of controversy.

Watch an NFL pregame show. Go to a game and look around the stadium. Hell, look at the name of the stadium. There are sponsors everywhere.

How do you think these for profit martyr groups survive? If there were no Larry Johnsons of the world, they'd be out of a job. If people totally accepted homosexuals in our society, they'd be out of a job. ( Or have you ever wondered why you don't see Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton crying racism every week in the UK? In the UK, blacks don't have all of the same issues to the same degree that they do in America) They survive by extorting anyone they can by threatening sponsors and advertisers regardless of the issues merit. The issue just has to have negative public perception attached to it, the truth of the situation doesn't even really matter.

I would say there are MANY factors in play for Larry Johnson in terms of his future NFL options that were created simply because he chose to use a specific word or phrase.

Don't believe me? Go to your job and find the guy in the corner cubicle in a wheelchair and call him "Wheels" and see what happens. ( That wasn't a Degrassi reference, but if it pleases some Canadians here, then yes, it was )

Gekko

-What about the black chick that Ross dated that also played the chick in 24 that slept with Curtis in season 6 to weasel her way into CTU then got blown up at her car while trying to make a getaway?-I think you partially answered your own question.

 

[noneother]

Soooo.... No new news huh? k .

 

[Red Apples]

How many closeted homosexuals are there in

A) NFL Ownership

B) NFL GMs

C) NFL head coaches

D) NFL franchise players who have sway over their lockerrooms and with A-C

Actually, if I were a betting man, I'd bet that Larry Johnson himself is a closeted homosexual (anti-gay slurs + assaults on women = self-hating homosexual in denial). And so if there are similarly closeted homosexuals within a team's management, they might actually recognize and sympathize with what Johnson has been doing.

a woman punches a guy for touching her ### shes a hero, a man punches a guy for touching his ### and his a homophobe.i dont think larry was using the F word like you guys are all homosexuals, he was using it the way a lot of people use it...not w/ gay connotations but just like "you guys are stupid".

he shouldn't of done it and now he paid the price.

If you don't see that's PRECISELY the reason people are trying to abolish th term, then you are ####### stupid.

abolish the word? didnt people used to burn books because they found them offensive too?

 

[Class Dismissed]

Do all closeted homosexuals think alike?

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

I think political correctness is gay.

These guys are not prepared to get in front of cameras and represent themselves, their teams or their communities with grace. They're football players and didn't make the team based upon how well they speak in public. Many of them have made the team because they're the baddest men in a group of bad mofo men. Bad as in elite athletes that play in the toughest sport that men are legally allowed to play.

Thank you. All of this discussion about a professional athlete saying something stupid and not politically correct (oh my gosh!?!?!) is a waste. I'd like to just see news about the guy playing football. Kthx

This Married Otis Schtick sucks.Kthx

 

[RandyDB]

Tony G comments on the potential of playing with LJ again

Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez joined the show to discuss his season and other topics around the NFL.

Dan asked Gonzalez if he would want his former Chiefs teammate Larry Johnson on his team. Gonzalez said that he would want Johnson under certain conditions. "The way he conducts himself 95 percent of the time ... ya, I'd play with him," Gonzalez said.

I guess Tony G wasn't offended by LJs tweets

 

[GoBirds]

Do all closeted homosexuals think alike?

Who the hell really cares........can we focus on where LJ is going to sign?

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

How many closeted homosexuals are there in

A) NFL Ownership

B) NFL GMs

C) NFL head coaches

D) NFL franchise players who have sway over their lockerrooms and with A-C

Actually, if I were a betting man, I'd bet that Larry Johnson himself is a closeted homosexual (anti-gay slurs + assaults on women = self-hating homosexual in denial). And so if there are similarly closeted homosexuals within a team's management, they might actually recognize and sympathize with what Johnson has been doing.

a woman punches a guy for touching her ### shes a hero, a man punches a guy for touching his ### and his a homophobe.i dont think larry was using the F word like you guys are all homosexuals, he was using it the way a lot of people use it...not w/ gay connotations but just like "you guys are stupid".

he shouldn't of done it and now he paid the price.

If you don't see that's PRECISELY the reason people are trying to abolish th term, then you are ####### stupid.

abolish the word? didnt people used to burn books because they found them offensive too?

Ok abolish was the wrong word. But i see the F$$$%, and "gay" stuff, as synanomous with N!@@*@, K%^^, and other terms that people should be inteligent enough to speak without using them. But this is a topic for the FFA. not the SP

 

[certificate]

The bottom line is that thisdude on twitter said this:

Interesting comments by Larry Johnson about "coaches." Hey LJ, is it Haley's fault you fall when D-Linemen blow on you?

Apologies. His Twitter alias is (redacted) whatever the hell that means. Probably something about spitting in women's faces.

LJ responded a couple hours later with this:

think bout a clever diss then that wit ur ###### pic. Christopher street boy. Is what us east coast cats call u. 8:44 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Sorry ur a cornball n ur mom birthed u broke. But I'm cakn patna. While u work or school for 5 dollas n hour. Ha! 8:43 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Immature? Sure. But he was provoked, and the guy does look like a "Christopher street boy".

 

[two_dollars]

who cares if LJ hates gays... seriously... is it a crime?

 

[bjabrad]

I think political correctness is gay.These guys are not prepared to get in front of cameras and represent themselves, their teams or their communities with grace. They're football players and didn't make the team based upon how well they speak in public. Many of them have made the team because they're the baddest men in a group of bad mofo men. Bad as in elite athletes that play in the toughest sport that men are legally allowed to play.

Thank you. All of this discussion about a professional athlete saying something stupid and not politically correct (oh my gosh!?!?!) is a waste. I'd like to just see news about the guy playing football. Kthx

So you added to the noise to tell people to be quiet? Why don't you lead by example and post some LJ news.Edit to add: Do you have an opinion on where LJ will land or how he'll do?

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Tracking the Interest in Former Chiefs RB Larry Johnsonby Joel Thorman on Nov 11, 2009 9:00 AM CST in 2009 Campaign 29 commentsMore photos » by Orlin Wagner - APTracking the Interest in Former Chiefs RB Larry Johnson. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)I don't know about you all but for some reason I find the process of Larry Johnson picking a new team fascinating. I know it's been talked about an awful lot but I really, really want to find out how he does in his new situation.That said, we're going to start tracking what all of these teams are saying about LJ as he sits on the open market. Is there reported interest? Reported rumors? Preferred landing spots?Or how about some clues, like the one we got from Adam Schefter this morning, "Larry Johnson's agent Peter Schaffer said he's 'talking with many teams and two you would never guess.' I tried to guess, he wouldn't bite."All of this will be found here. I went through a list of all the teams and picked out the reports I've found from the various NFL reporters. Some of this is hard information, like Bill Belichick saying the Patriots have talked about him, while others are just rumors, like the Seahawks since they kicked the tired on Edge this past month.After the jump, a listing of the teams that are reported or rumored to possibly be interested in the services of former Chiefs RB Larry Johnson.Steelers - LJ would be interested in going there, per Schefter, but the Steelers told agent Peter Schaffer they are not interested, per LaCanfora. Head coach Mike Tomlin declined comment.Patriots - He has been discussed, per head coach Bill Belichick. Rumored landing spot by many.Redskins - They're not making a move on him, at least this week.Bengals - No reported interest at this time but Schefter says he could think of less likely destinations. Jason Cole cites front office sources and says to keep an eye on them.Browns - Only rumored interest, but no hard reports. Not sure why LJ would go here unless it was money.Colts - They could/should be interested, per Schefter, but no hard reports.Seahawks - They could/should be interested, per Schefter, but no hard reports. They signed and released Edgerrin James this season.Broncos - Only rumored interest since they kicked the tires on seemingly every free agent RB.Chargers - Rumored interest with LT declining.Eagles - Rumored interest with Westbrook banged up. Jason Cole cites front office sources and says to keep an eye on them.Giants - No reported interest but I would guess he would want to play in New York. Jason Cole cites front office sources and says to keep an eye on them.Saints - No reported interest but have been in the market for a back previously.Cardinals - Only rumored interest.Texans - Not interested at this time, per GM Rick Smith.Jets - Not interested at this time, per LaCanfora.Bears - Not interested at this time, per LaCanfora.Raiders - ....Is Al Davis still alive?

this got buried at post 76 by all this crap. thought I'd repost it.

 

[Sudoku_in_the_Bathtub]

I can see the discussion with the 1-2-3 win teams being mentioned: Look guys, we're (insert record), let's take a look at this 30-year old guy averaging 2.7 a carry.

Enjoy unemployment LJ. Tell Deuce, Shaun, Edge hello.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

I can see the discussion with the 1-2-3 win teams being mentioned: Look guys, we're (insert record), let's take a look at this 30-year old guy averaging 2.7 a carry.Enjoy unemployment LJ. Tell Deuce, Shaun, Edge hello.

Shaun and Edge got 2nd looks.

 

[cstu]

The bottom line is that thisdude on twitter said this:

Interesting comments by Larry Johnson about "coaches." Hey LJ, is it Haley's fault you fall when D-Linemen blow on you?

Apologies. His Twitter alias is (redacted) whatever the hell that means. Probably something about spitting in women's faces.

LJ responded a couple hours later with this:

think bout a clever diss then that wit ur ###### pic. Christopher street boy. Is what us east coast cats call u. 8:44 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Sorry ur a cornball n ur mom birthed u broke. But I'm cakn patna. While u work or school for 5 dollas n hour. Ha! 8:43 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Immature? Sure. But he was provoked, and the guy does look like a "Christopher street boy".

I iznt cakn no mo.

 

[JuniorNB]

The bottom line is that thisdude on twitter said this:

Interesting comments by Larry Johnson about "coaches." Hey LJ, is it Haley's fault you fall when D-Linemen blow on you?

Apologies. His Twitter alias is (redacted) whatever the hell that means. Probably something about spitting in women's faces.

LJ responded a couple hours later with this:

think bout a clever diss then that wit ur ###### pic. Christopher street boy. Is what us east coast cats call u. 8:44 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Sorry ur a cornball n ur mom birthed u broke. But I'm cakn patna. While u work or school for 5 dollas n hour. Ha! 8:43 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Immature? Sure. But he was provoked, and the guy does look like a "Christopher street boy".

Wow. I'm embarrassed for Penn State. That is sixth grade-level intelligence there, folks.

 

[Tom Servo]

i dont think larry was using the F word like you guys are all homosexuals, he was using it the way a lot of people use it...not w/ gay connotations but just like "you guys are stupid".

"Think about a more clever diss than that, with your f-a-g picture, Christopher Street boy. That's what us East Coast guys call you."Since "Christopher Street" is a well-known Gay Pride celebration, it's pretty clear that Johnson was indeed using the F word in a gay connotation.

It is? Never heard of it.

 

[Tom Servo]

The bottom line is that thisdude on twitter said this:

Interesting comments by Larry Johnson about "coaches." Hey LJ, is it Haley's fault you fall when D-Linemen blow on you?

Apologies. His Twitter alias is (redacted) whatever the hell that means. Probably something about spitting in women's faces.

LJ responded a couple hours later with this:

think bout a clever diss then that wit ur ###### pic. Christopher street boy. Is what us east coast cats call u. 8:44 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Sorry ur a cornball n ur mom birthed u broke. But I'm cakn patna. While u work or school for 5 dollas n hour. Ha! 8:43 PM Oct 25th from UberTwitter

Immature? Sure. But he was provoked, and the guy does look like a "Christopher street boy".

Wow. I'm embarrassed for Penn State. That is sixth grade-level intelligence there, folks.

IIRC, he didn't graduate. HTH.

 

[noneother]

Why is there so much hate for people who hate, or are perceived to hate, because they have differing views?

I tell ya,,, the NO tolerance policy for people who AREN'T tolerant..

when it will be okay to have to YOUR OWN OPINION?? I feel he voiced his opinion in the wrong forum, sure.. but beyond that, and not playing all that well.. what's Larry done, here??

the physical acts of violence, those should have been addressed.. not this limiting of his speech

 

[JuniorNB]

Why is there so much hate for people who hate, or are perceived to hate, because they have differing views? I tell ya,,, the NO tolerance policy for people who AREN'T tolerant..when it will be okay to have to YOUR OWN OPINION?? I feel he voiced his opinion in the wrong forum, sure.. but beyond that, and not playing all that well.. what's Larry done, here??the physical acts of violence, those should have been addressed.. not this limiting of his speech

People who hate other people based on generalities like race, religeon, and sexual orientation are fair game to be judged.If I personally hate an individual black person, that's one thing. If I hate blacks, then I'm racist and deserved to be judged. Johnson's an idiot and has shown various low-character traits for years.NFL teams apparently agree with me.

 

[Banger]

can we please change the title of this thread to "LJ's anti-gay comment discussion"? Thanks. I just don't want it to be confused with a football thread.

 

[MCguidance]

can we please change the title of this thread to "LJ's anti-gay comment discussion"? Thanks. I just don't want it to be confused with a football thread.

I'll suggest one better - lock the thread and someone post a thread whe/if he signs with a team.

 

[thatguythere]

can we please change the title of this thread to "LJ's anti-gay comment discussion"? Thanks. I just don't want it to be confused with a football thread.

....and move it to the FFA

 

[GoBirds]

can we please change the title of this thread to "LJ's anti-gay comment discussion"? Thanks. I just don't want it to be confused with a football thread.

Seriously, can you women take this to some other chatroom so we can discuss FOOTBALL on FOOTBALLGUYS.COM, F-ing brutal.

 

[two_dollars]

Why is there so much hate for people who hate, or are perceived to hate, because they have differing views? I tell ya,,, the NO tolerance policy for people who AREN'T tolerant..when it will be okay to have to YOUR OWN OPINION?? I feel he voiced his opinion in the wrong forum, sure.. but beyond that, and not playing all that well.. what's Larry done, here??the physical acts of violence, those should have been addressed.. not this limiting of his speech

People who hate other people based on generalities like race, religeon, and sexual orientation are fair game to be judged.If I personally hate an individual black person, that's one thing. If I hate blacks, then I'm racist and deserved to be judged. Johnson's an idiot and has shown various low-character traits for years.NFL teams apparently agree with me.

Who says who can be judged and what they can be judged for?I think people who mix plaids and stripes are fair game to be judged.People with too many cats or who drive a prius are fair game to be judged.People who can't spell 'religion' are fair game to be judged.Quit forcing tolerance on people. It's his god-given right as an American to be intolerant if he wants to be.

 

[ILUVBEER99]

i dont think larry was using the F word like you guys are all homosexuals, he was using it the way a lot of people use it...not w/ gay connotations but just like "you guys are stupid".

"Think about a more clever diss than that, with your f-a-g picture, Christopher Street boy. That's what us East Coast guys call you."Since "Christopher Street" is a well-known Gay Pride celebration, it's pretty clear that Johnson was indeed using the F word in a gay connotation.

It is? Never heard of it.

i never heard of it and no one i asked has ever heard of it, so i don't think it's a well known event.I want to know how LJ knows about it.

 

[massraider]

i dont think larry was using the F word like you guys are all homosexuals, he was using it the way a lot of people use it...not w/ gay connotations but just like "you guys are stupid".

"Think about a more clever diss than that, with your f-a-g picture, Christopher Street boy. That's what us East Coast guys call you."Since "Christopher Street" is a well-known Gay Pride celebration, it's pretty clear that Johnson was indeed using the F word in a gay connotation.

It is? Never heard of it.

i never heard of it and no one i asked has ever heard of it, so i don't think it's a well known event.I want to know how LJ knows about it.

LJ has a place in NYC, a friend is his neighbor. Pretty easy for him to know that.

 

[ILUVBEER99]

i dont think larry was using the F word like you guys are all homosexuals, he was using it the way a lot of people use it...not w/ gay connotations but just like "you guys are stupid".

"Think about a more clever diss than that, with your f-a-g picture, Christopher Street boy. That's what us East Coast guys call you."Since "Christopher Street" is a well-known Gay Pride celebration, it's pretty clear that Johnson was indeed using the F word in a gay connotation.

It is? Never heard of it.

i never heard of it and no one i asked has ever heard of it, so i don't think it's a well known event.I want to know how LJ knows about it.

LJ has a place in NYC, a friend is his neighbor. Pretty easy for him to know that.

oh, now i see. i don't think anyone outside of NY would have heard of it, that's why i was wondering.Anyway, if he goes to NE he'll probably be a beast. He's not as good as he was, but in that offense were looking at Corey Dillon II.

 

[Sweet Love]

I can see the discussion with the 1-2-3 win teams being mentioned: Look guys, we're (insert record), let's take a look at this 30-year old guy averaging 2.7 a carry.Enjoy unemployment LJ. Tell Deuce, Shaun, Edge hello.

Shaun and Edge got 2nd looks.

And the precedent has now been recently that it did not end well for either...when a 30 year old RB starts averaging less than 3 yards a carry it is not a sign of the line (although the line could have a lot to do with it), it is more a sign they are done. Shaun and Edge got the 2nd chance as much for their ability as for their character...without the character, it does not add up.But, in the end, I think someone will sign him...and even if the Dallas line of the early 90s was blocking for him, he would still not average more than 3.3 yards/carry.

 

[certificate]

I can see the discussion with the 1-2-3 win teams being mentioned: Look guys, we're (insert record), let's take a look at this 30-year old guy averaging 2.7 a carry.

Enjoy unemployment LJ. Tell Deuce, Shaun, Edge hello.

Shaun and Edge got 2nd looks.

And the precedent has now been recently that it did not end well for either...when a 30 year old RB starts averaging less than 3 yards a carry it is not a sign of the line (although the line could have a lot to do with it), it is more a sign they are done. Shaun and Edge got the 2nd chance as much for their ability as for their character...without the character, it does not add up.But, in the end, I think someone will sign him...and even if the Dallas line of the early 90s was blocking for him, he would still not average more than 3.3 yards/carry.

I don't see how you can assume that, he's 29, has a relatively small amount of career carries, and last year he went for 4.5 a pop...

 

[twitch]

I think LJ basically quit on his team this year. And Im not really sure he's getting another shot. His baggage at this point is too heavy to risk for anything more than a veteran minimum contract. Frankly, that'd be all he deserves. Next year.

 

[wudaben]

I think LJ basically quit on his team this year. And Im not really sure he's getting another shot. His baggage at this point is too heavy to risk for anything more than a veteran minimum contract. Frankly, that'd be all he deserves. Next year.

and in the right system I'd bet that he'd take the veteran minimum this year since it's basically a contract year for him to prove his future worth.... he can go back to being a bum once he signs a new deal!

 

[Basmati Ray Rice]

Welcome to Washington you twittering homophobe. Sign right here and take home Portis' playbook and we'll see you on Sunday

 

[TommyGilmore]

Welcome to Washington you twittering homophobe. Sign right here and take home Portis' playbook and we'll see you on Sunday

Was it really necessary to post almost the exact same thing twice?

 

[todisco1]

I think LJ basically quit on his team this year. And Im not really sure he's getting another shot. His baggage at this point is too heavy to risk for anything more than a veteran minimum contract. Frankly, that'd be all he deserves. Next year.

and in the right system I'd bet that he'd take the veteran minimum this year since it's basically a contract year for him to prove his future worth.... he can go back to being a bum once he signs a new deal!

What kind of deal would a 30+ year old RB with so much baggage expect? His days of making millions are loooooong gone.

 

[Knobs]

I'm absolutely shocked nobody has signed him yet. I'm guessing he still wants too much money or is being too picky...

 

[ichris]

I'm absolutely shocked nobody has signed him yet. I'm guessing he still wants too much money or is being too picky...

I agree, I am surprised he's still not signed yet. Sounds to me like he is taking his time and enjoying the free paychecks.

 

[The Man With No Name]

I'm absolutely shocked nobody has signed him yet. I'm guessing he still wants too much money or is being too picky...

I agree, I am surprised he's still not signed yet. Sounds to me like he is taking his time and enjoying the free paychecks.

It was reported days ago that he won't sign anywhere until Monday at the earliest.

 

[JuniorNB]

I'm absolutely shocked nobody has signed him yet.

Really? You thought there'd be a bidding war over an over-the-hill, 2.7 ypc running back with character issues?

 

[KCC]

I'm absolutely shocked nobody has signed him yet. I'm guessing he still wants too much money or is being too picky...

Contract negotiations take time and I don't think any team would have been able to begin talking to him until he was released. Don't panic - he'll be signed by someone.

 

[vacaver1]

i dont think larry was using the F word like you guys are all homosexuals, he was using it the way a lot of people use it...not w/ gay connotations but just like "you guys are stupid".

"Think about a more clever diss than that, with your f-a-g picture, Christopher Street boy. That's what us East Coast guys call you."Since "Christopher Street" is a well-known Gay Pride celebration, it's pretty clear that Johnson was indeed using the F word in a gay connotation.

It is? Never heard of it.

i never heard of it and no one i asked has ever heard of it, so i don't think it's a well known event.I want to know how LJ knows about it.

LJ has a place in NYC, a friend is his neighbor. Pretty easy for him to know that.

The great Lou Reed has a song on his classic New York album from 1989 called "Halloween Parade," which is partially about the Gay Pride celebration that runs near Christopher Street, the center of the gay rights movement in NYC in the 70s. Doubt LJ heard about it from Lou, though.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

The great Lou Reed has a song on his classic New York album from 1989 called "Halloween Parade," which is partially about the Gay Pride celebration that runs near Christopher Street, the center of the gay rights movement in NYC in the 70s. Doubt LJ heard about it from Lou, though.

and here I thought that was "dirty boulevard"

 

[Gopher State]

I'm absolutely shocked nobody has signed him yet. I'm guessing he still wants too much money or is being too picky...

Contract negotiations take time and I don't think any team would have been able to begin talking to him until he was released. Don't panic - he'll be signed by someone.

No doubt the CFL will be calling, as for the NFL lol