The Kansas City Chiefs have cemented themselves as the most dominant team in the NFL, but for a long time, the organization was trying to find any possible way to win its first Super Bowl since 1969.
Ultimately, everything changed in 2019 as Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to hoist their first Lombardi Trophy in nearly five decades — and since then — Kansas City has emerged as the most dominant team in the NFL.
The Chiefs made it back to the Super Bowl in 2020 but fell to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. The following season, they fell to the Bengals in the AFC Championship game.
But the last two seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs have won back-to-back Super Bowls and with a (5-0) record to start the 2024 season, it looks like they have a real shot to become the first team in NFL history to win three-straight Lombardi trophies.
Back in 2003, the Chiefs were looking for an offensive spark and selected former Penn State star RB Larry Johnson with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.
Despite a public dispute between head coach Dick Vermiel during his first two NFL seasons that led many to believe Johnson would be traded as the Chiefs had star RB Priest Holmes, the former Penn State star got an opportunity to showcase his skillset when Holmes went down with an injury at the end of the 2004 season.
The Kansas City Chiefs lost Holmes for the 2005 season with a neck injury and Johnson took the opportunity and ran with it.
At the end of the 2005 regular season, Johnson had nine consecutive games with 100+ rushing yards, passing the 100-yard mark in every start for the Chiefs that season and earning a Pro Bowl berth. During the final game of the 2005 regular season, Johnson set a new franchise record of 1,750 rushing yards in one season, despite not starting in 7 games during the season. In addition Johnson caught 33 passes for 343 yards, averaging over 10 yards per reception. Johnson was named the 2005 MVP for the Chiefs.
Despite finishing the year with a 10-6 record, the Kansas City Chiefs missed the playoffs.
But Johnson shined again in 2006 as the Chiefs’ featured RB, finishing the year with 1,789 yards (second in the league) on 416 carries, an NFL record for most carries in a season. The Chiefs made an appearance in the playoffs with a 9–7 record, where Johnson ran for 32 yards on 13 carries against the Indianapolis Colts. At the conclusion of the season, Johnson was selected for his second Pro Bowl appearance.
Johnson’s production began to fall off in 2007, but spent three more seasons in Kansas City but was ultimately waved after facing a suspension due to a series of tweets where he made derogatory comments aimed at gay people.
Former Kansas City Chiefs Star RB Larry Johnson Goes On Wild Social Media Rant, Accuses NFL Of Trying To Kill Him
Johnson has been out of the NFL since 2011, when he had a brief stint with the Miami Dolphins.
But in a recent social media post, the former Chiefs star went on a wild rant, claiming the NFL is rigged, the Hunt family was involved in JFK’s assassination and said he believes the league is actively trying to kill him and has done so before with other former players.
Former NFL running back Larry Johnson believes someone is trying to set him up, after he exposed that the NFL is rigged — and after he cut ties with his former close friend, Jay Z… pic.twitter.com/A3qGLBm6Uo
— HarrietEve9 (@HarrietEve9) October 13, 2024
“Some of the things I’ve been saying about the NFL, that it’s rigged,” Johnson said. “Talking about the Hunt family knee deep in the assassination of JFK.”
The former Kansas City Chiefs star then went on to say how he was invited to receive an award, but alluded that the NFL was trying to kill him, claiming the league did the same thing before Franco Harris suddenly died.
“All of a sudden they want to award me a special presentation, just like how Franco Harris did a special interview before he was killed. This is how they get you, former football players.”
Johnson continued to lay out some wild thoughts on his belief that the NFL is actively trying to kill its former players. It’s difficult to tell if Johnson is struggling with mental health issues or simply wrapped up in conspiracy theories, but the post is alarming to say the least.