Larry Johnson sheds the baby fat

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Larry is eating healthy and looking strong

Two years ago, as luck would have it, my Fantasy Football prime time running back was Larry Johnson. My other running back was that other Johnson, Rudi. The regular season was mine as both backs had great years. We won’t discuss the Fantasy Football League Playoffs. They did not go well.

Last year, Larry Johnson’s season did not go well either. He missed 9 games with injuries. Since then, Larry has decided to lose some weight and come back a different back. Leaner and Meaner!

He is lighter on his feet with the added muscle, the elusiveness flashed on the practice field recently with a sprint to the corner of the end zone to cap a goal-line series. But Johnson, hailing his core-strengthening work during the offseason, is even more bullish on his upgraded endurance. He remembers how dead his legs were in a playoff loss at Indianapolis (13 rushes, 32 yards) following his big 2006 season, and believes he’s found an answer for that.

“No matter how much rest they gave me,” he recalls, “I had to force myself to run. I had no strength there. Coming in refreshed
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Oh, Larry is still 6′ 1″ tall and 230 pounds, but he has reduced his body fat from 12% to 7%.

Chiefs need Larry Johnson

Larry needs to be ready. Kansas City needs to come back and get into the playoffs and cannot do it without a big year from LJ.

Don’t look for Larry to lead the league in carries though, because the new offensive coordinator for Herm Edwards is Chan Gailey and he would like to have the running backs do a little more receiving and less running. Oh, and he did say running backs, plural. The two running back theory in the NFL is still alive and well.

Can Larry catch passes and run less often? The Kansas City Chiefs will depend on it.

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