“He’s got a great heart. And he cares. He cares about kids, he cares about people.”
—Chiefs head coach Herman Edwards

“He has a lot of leadership ability.”
—Edwards

“The first couple years Larry was here, he would be off doing his own thing when the team got together. Now he’s part of the group.”
—Teammate Will Shields

“One on one, Larry can be anybody. He’s amazing that way.”
—NFL veteran Brian Waters

“Larry finally realized it wasn’t 1-on-11 out there.”
—Chiefs assistant coach James Saxon

“Larry doesn’t need any pep talks from me or any coaching points from me.”
—Teammate Trent Green

‘When teams scout us, they’re saying, ‘Well if we stop 27, we have a good shot at beating these guys.’ That’s a huge compliment to Larry.”
—Teammate Ronnie Cruz

“When he gets into the secondary, it takes a good tackle to bring him down.”
—Penn State head coach Joe Paterno

“He has to be one of the better backs I’ve ever seen.”
—ESPN analyst Gerry DiNardo

“He’s a good football player.”
—Former Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil

“He’ got it going!”
—Dolphins All-Pro Jason Taylor

“You don’t need two backs when you’ve got one like him.”
—Dolphins head coach Nick Saban

“He’s a throwback to the old school. He thinks you’re out there to do a job, not be on a show.”
—Larry Johnson Sr.

“We think he’s something special.”
—Chiefs president Carl Peterson

“He has that Jim Brown attitude. People fear him when they see him with the ball. They don’t want to go and tackle him. They just hope to take his legs out. They don’t want to take him on up high."
—NFL veteran Michael Bennett

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