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In addition to being three people who have never been in my kitchen, former NFL running backs Troy Hambrick, Greg Hill, and Neal Anderson all share another important commonality – they all followed legends.

And, in a circumstance as predictable as a Jaguars game being blacked out, each failed to rival the success of their more famous predecessor.

Hambrick (972 yards, 5 TD in 2003) earned the starting job in Dallas after Emmitt Smith defected to Arizona, and though he was good enough to help the Cowboys to the playoffs, was released the following May.

Hill (542 yards, 4 TD in 1999) was brought to Detroit as a stop-gap after Barry Sanders abruptly retired on the eve of training camp, but his uninspiring lone season with the Lions also represented his final bow in the NFL.

Anderson actually enjoyed some success after taking over for Walter Payton full-time in 1988, ending up with over 6,000 rushing yards and 50-plus touchdowns in eight seasons, but a promising career was derailed by injuries and Anderson is viewed by many Bears fans as an unfortunate case of “what if”.

Line of Scrimmage: NFL GameChangers ’10: Running Backs-KCStar

Former Chiefs running back Larry Johnson avoided jail but didn’t escape the wrath of a judge who admonished him Friday for dropping the ball on his community service.

Johnson, 30, was supposed to work with children at the Kansas City Police Athletic League for his 40 hours of court-ordered service. But Johnson refused to play sports with the children and instead told police officials he wanted to start an art program. The program didn’t draw enough students and quickly fizzled out. He got credit for nine hours of service.

Municipal Court Judge Joseph Locascio said his intention was for Johnson to play sports with the kids.

“Children who go to PAL don’t go there for art class,” Locascio said at the probation revocation hearing Friday. “The idea that you would draw pictures with kids who want to participate in athletics is absurd.

Larry Johnson gets scolding for poor effort on community service-KCStar

The New Arrowhead Stadium will debut at the end of August when the Chiefs host Philadelphia in a pre-season game. After 38 seasons of Chiefs home games, the building has been updated with 21st Century amenities.

Remaining within the stadium shell are memories of the hundreds of games that have been played there since the summer of 1972. Within those games have been some memorable performances by members of the Chiefs and the visiting teams that will be featured over the next weeks leading up to the opening of the new Arrowhead.

Today, it’s the best passing games in Arrowhead Stadium history.

Arrowhead History: Best Passing Games-BobGretz.com

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