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Chiefs suspend RB Johnson following gay slurs

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by EM68, Oct 29, 2009.

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  1. EM68

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    I read this today and it caught my eye. I know that many of you may not follow the NFL. One of the top running backs, Larry Johnson of the Kansas City Chiefs was suspended for 1 game for making 2 gay slurs. One of them was on Twitter. The suspension amounts to about $500,000. I personally applaud the Chiefs for taking the action and saying that this behavior is unacceptable. Maybe this will make people think.


    http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4603752
     
    #1 EM68, Oct 29, 2009
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    Although I don't follow the NFL, but I think it was the right decision.
     
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    As a (former?) KC fan, I'm glad to see this. It's one of the few things the Chiefs have done right the past few years.
     
    #3 Nodnarb, Oct 29, 2009
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    if only a loss of 500k really mattered to pro nfl athlete.

    We pay them huge saleries to be terrible rolemodels to kids.
     
    #4 Emberstone, Oct 29, 2009
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    Thats awesome, I only wish they got paid less. losing 500K isn't much to them.
     
    #5 Tym Misery, Nov 1, 2009
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