[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by Wilson8

Chiefs | Johnson Contract Breakdown - from www.KFFL.com
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:40:57 -0700
Updating previous reports, ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports the seven-year deal Kansas City Chiefs RB Larry Johnson received is worth $8.847 million, including a $3.31 million signing bonus. If certain playing time benchmarks are achieved, Johnson's deal will void down to a five-year, $6.7 million deal. He'll have base salaries of $452,000 (2003), $515,000 (2004), $628,000 (2005), $741,000 (2006), $854,000 (2007), $967,000 (2008) and $1.08 million (2009) and there are workout bonuses of $50,000 each for 2004 through 2009.

So according to this we have him locked up through 2007, which means we will probably be reworking his contract sometime during this 2006 season. I hope we can keep him mad/happy so he continues to want to be a Chief. If DV were still head coach I'd be more worried than with Herm. I think a year under Herm will have LJ in good spirits toward the Chiefs organization. They are off to a very good start with him already being named the starting back.