Embattled Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson is 75 yards from becoming the team's all-time leading rusher. And some Chiefs fans have a problem with that. An online petition started by Chiefs fans asks general manager Scott Pioli to deactivate Johnson and keep him on the sideline so he cannot pass Priest Holmes for the team rushing record, or join the team's Ring of Honor at Arrowhead Stadium. Holmes holds the Chiefs' rushing record with 6,070 yards; Johnson currently has 5,996 yards. "While we are thankful for his service, we feel that Larry has been a black eye on the organization and has no business being mentioned" among the team's all-time greats, the petition reads.
Hypothetically the Chiefs suspend LJ for the season and let's just say he takes a chance on a strapping, young lawyer and hires me. How do I proceed with this? I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. I'll take that "black eye" wording and compare it to "blackface" also known as the theatrical makeup that was popularized by white actors in the 1830's. I'm gonna pull out the race card and bring up the racial hostility that has been brewing in Missouri ever since the Civil War. I might even throw in the Civil Rights Act of 1961 that get's my boy paid in the event that there was discrimination in the work place. Yeah. LAWYERED.
P.S. Paden Sadler is following Kareem on twitter. He just earned all my respect.
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