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Larry Johnson Almost Became A Bucs RB

February 4th, 2009
In a Kansas City sports radio interview, disgruntled Chiefs running back Larry Johnson claims former Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil tried to trade Johnson to the Bucs.

In a Kansas City sports radio interview, disgruntled Chiefs RB Larry Johnson claims former Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil tried to trade Johnson to the Bucs.

Stunning news from Kansas City.

It’s no secret that Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has wanted out of Kansas City for some time. Usually when players don’t get their way with that type of wish, they try to make life miserable for the organization so the powers that be wish the player was off the roster.

One way to accomplish this is to piss and moan to the fourth estate, which Johnson has chosen to do.

In an interview with KCSP-AM 610 in Kansas City, Johnson unloaded, even dropping a mini-bombshell that he nearly became a Bucs running back. Apparently this trade nearly came about when Dick Vermeil was coach.

Quickly checking some references Joe finds that Vermeil coached the Chiefs from 2001-05. Joe finds it difficult to believe the Bucs would have traded for Johnson while Mike Alstott was in his prime. So by deductive reasoning, Joe assumes this trade may have nearly come down after the Bucs won the Super Bowl following the 2002 season.

Since Johnson was almost traded to the Bucs once, would general manger Mark Dominik  – a guy with ties to the Chiefs’ organization – possibly be interested in a high-priced malcontent running back likely past his prime who also (allegedly) seems to have a habit of slapping around women in night clubs?

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2 Responses to “Larry Johnson Almost Became A Bucs RB”

  1. Scott Says:
    February 4th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    The team was working on a trade to send Keenan McCardell to KC in exchange for Johnson. KC wanted more than that for LJ and backed out when the Bucs wouldn’t offer anything else.

  2. Art Rawspine Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    Scott is dead-on. The Chiefs wanted McCardell and were trying to get a good bit out of the Bucs. I believe they also wanted a second and third rounder, which is almost always nuts. This is the one I feel that wasn’t. Alstott was not having too good of a year that year (I believe he was hurt) and Johnson was mad about sitting behind Priest Holmes. I’d have made the deal at the time.