Chiefs riding the workhorse
Kansas City Chiefs11/22/2006 9:12 AM The Kansas City Star reports RB Larry Johnson was handed the ball 31 times in a physical game Sunday against Oakland. Four days later, he will possibly be asked to do the same thing or even more Thursday night against the Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. As addicted as the Chiefs are to Johnson, the Chiefs simply canât help themselves but to go to Johnson, particularly in the late stages of a close game. âLarry is a very strong runner,â HC Herm Edwards said. âHe had a lot of carries last week. The week before, he did not. We always get concerned with that. Heâs a guy that at the end of the year is probably going to carry the ball 400 times. Thatâs OK. Iâm not going to sit here and say Larry Johnson is not going to get the ball. Weâre going to play the way we play. Thatâs the only thing we can do.â Read more