KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Larry Johnson's status for Kansas City's game against Tennessee remains a mystery.
Coach Herm Edwards, for the second day in a row, refused Wednesday to say whether the two-time Pro Bowl running back would or would not play.
The 28-year-old Johnson has been charged with simple assault and is to appear in court Dec. 3. A 26-year-old woman accused him of pushing the side of her head with an open hand at the Grand Emporium Saloon on Feb. 24, telling her "don't touch me" as he made his way through the club.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell answered, "yes," Wednesday when asked if the league would look at Johnson's situation. But Edwards said the player's status for Sunday was not a league matter. He has been practicing all week.
"I haven't decided what I'm doing with anybody," Edwards said. "He's an active player and I don't have to make that decision until Sunday. Larry's practicing now. That's all we need to know. I don't have to make the decision on what happens on any player until Sunday."
Johnson rushed for 198 yards against Denver on Sept. 28, the Chiefs' lone victory this year. He's gone over 100 yards in two of his last three games.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
