First L.J. took to his twitter account after the Chargers game to call in to question the qualifications of his head coach who has a extensive golf background, then the next day L.J. spouted out two homophobic slurs one addressed at one of his followers on twitter another addressed at the media. All of these actions combined led to Johnson being suspended for the Jaguars game and being fined over 300,000 dollars. The question remains what the Chiefs will do after the one game suspension is up the Chiefs do have several options the could deactivate Johnson for the season, they could grant him his outright release (not likely since the Chiefs do not want to set the precedent of players talking their way off the team) or the Chiefs could reinstate Johnson back in to the lineup….. Also unlikely.

The actions of L.J. set off a butterfly effect of events at Arrowhead, it cleared the door for Kolby Smith’s return after spending the first six weeks of the season on the PUP list and also created Sign Gate. Sign gate is what I am calling Todd Haley’s decision after the L.J. outburst to put a sign up in the Chiefs Hallway outside their locker room that reads “Losers assemble in small groups and complain about the coaches and other players. Winners assemble as a team and find ways to win.” Todd Haley is sticking to his guns saying the sign is not related to the L.J. incident and was supposed to be put up weeks before. From a outsiders perspective it sure does look like a embarrassed coaching and management staff taking a shot at any player who is not buying in 100% to their vision for this team.

Meanwhile the Chiefs still have a game to play this Sunday against the Jaguars and if they can find a way to put the distractions behind them they may be playing Jacksonville at the right time. Last week the Jaguars lost convincingly to the previously winless Titans 30-13 with running back Chris Johnson piling up over 200 yards on the ground against their 25th ranked rush defense. The Chiefs chances at the playoffs have been over for weeks as for the Jaguars they are still in the mix but at 3-4 the jaguars would have to get a victory against Kansas City to stay in the hunt. The Jaguars backs are against the wall which will make for a tough game Sunday for K.C..

Keys to the Game

1. Contain MJD: Last week Maurice Jones-Drew went for over 150 yards on eight carries including runs of 79 and 80 yards, Jones- Drew is one of the most dangerous and elusive backs in the NFL if he goes off again like he did last week the Chiefs will be in for a long day. Second year player De Juan Morgan will be a key in this game MJD will likely be in the Chiefs backfield at some point in the game and with Jarrod Page out for the year with a injury this will be Morgan’s opportunity to step up and shine and be a more consistent tackler than Page.

2. Get Charles involved: Last year the Jamaal Charles had a game in which he rushed for over 100 yards and a game in which he had over 100 yards receiving, this season Charles has been used sparingly and has ran the ball mostly on passing downs out of passing formations. That should change this week as Charles should see the bulk of the action since this will be Kolby Smith’s first week back, the Chiefs need to be smart with Charles run him out side and get some passes going in his direction. The Jaguars already proved last week they are susceptible to running backs with speed, the chiefs need to copy what the Titans did with Chris Johnson against the Jags.

3. Push the ball down the field: Through seven games this season the Chiefs offense has been far too conservative to scare any defense, when they run it’s usually right up the middle and when they pass mostly because of poor pass protection it is a short pass of some sort. If the Chiefs are going to start to get on a roll this season it has to start with pass protection so that Matt Cassel can have the time to get the ball deep down the field, with Cassel unable to push the ball down the field defenders are able to cheat up towards the line since they don’t have to guard the whole field which adversely affects everything including the running game.

Injury Report:

Chiefs:

Jon McGraw S Thigh Doubtful

Mike Goff G Shoulder Questionable

Branden Albert T Ankle Probable

Rudy Niswanger C Knee Probable

Mike Richardson CB Illness Probable

Jaguars:

Scott Starks CB Hamstring Out

Rashean Mathis CB Finger Probable

Brian Witherspoon CB Hamstring Probable

Maurice Williams G Knee Probable

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Weather Report: Weather at kickoff will be 77 degrees with a 15 MPH east north easterly breeze

Final Score: Chiefs 16 Jaguars 27

This one is pretty simple even though the Jags will have less than 40,000 in attendance it is a home game and they have something to play for, the Chiefs will be debuting a new free safety and running back along with trying to shake the L.J. distraction of the past two weeks. In the end the Jags just have more talent up front and will prove to be too much for the Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Saturday that the club has activated RB Kolby Smith from the Reserve/Physically-Unable-to-Perform List. Smith (5-11, 219) has played in 23 games (nine starts) with Kansas City, rushing 147 times for 507 yards (3.4 avg.) with three TDs and catching 32 passes for 200 yards (6.3 avg.). To make room on the roster the Chiefs released WR Bobby Engram on Saturday who played in five games for Kansas City in 2009, catching five passes for 61 yards.

Page was not at practice on Monday and coach Todd Haley said he had been injured during practice last Thursday. Haley said he might have more to say about the situation on Wednesday. The Chiefs announced the roster move on their Web site Wednesday.

The Chiefs also said they had signed free agent cornerback Travis Daniels. He attended training camp with the Chiefs this year but was released before the season began. He made 26 starts with Miami from 2005-07.

Page has made 39 starts since he was taken in the seventh round in 2006.

Kansas City Chiefs center Rudy Niswanger was a surprise return to practice this afternoon. Niswanger was carted off the field last week against the San Diego Chargers. Per Josh Looney, there are reports out there that it was a MCL sprain, which is the same injury that caused Matt Cassel to miss week one.

Here’s a report about it from the KC Star:

Larry Johnson won’t be back any sooner, but now a settlement is reportedly in place to withhold only one week’s pay from the Chiefs running back.

According to an ESPN report Saturday, Johnson and the Chiefs reached an agreement in which the embattled Kansas City running back will remain suspended for two weeks but will be paid for one of those weeks.

Johnson’s team suspension had called for him to miss two weeks’ pay, until the punishment expires Nov. 9. After his suspension ends, Johnson could be subject to additional punishment after he called out coach Todd Haley last Sunday on his Twitter account, then publicly used two gay slurs in less than 24 hours.

Such a settlement will allow Johnson to recoup about $330,000, which includes his base salary and any escalators built into Johnson’s contract, which runs through 2012.

Look for the Chiefs to try and move Johnson this offseason, as they are done with his antics, and Todd Haley and Scott Pioli are sick of having to put up with his immature and troublesome attitude.

The Chiefs could release Larry Johnson, but not only would they have to pay Johnson the remainder of his 2009 salary — his 2010 salary does not become guaranteed until he makes the opening-week roster next season — but he would be free to sign this season with another team.

Johnson has been a cancer for the Chiefs for sometime, and if you take what took place last year with him and now this incident, it’s time to cut ties and move on to getting someone to run the ball for the future. Johnson has clearly gone from one of the best backs in the league to a simple troublemaker that not’s worth the time.

“I regret my actions. The words were used by me in frustration, and they were not appropriate,” he said. “I did not intend to offend anyone, but that is no excuse for what I said.” Johnson posted the slur on his Twitter account Sunday in a response to another tweet. On Monday, he said it again in refusing to talk with reporters, according to a recording made by the Kansas City Star.

The Chiefs and the NFL are investigating.