on november 9, the day johnson was due to return from his suspension, the chiefs waived him. reportedly, the final straw for chiefs general manager scott pioli was yet another tweet in which johnson belittled a fan for making less money than him. johnson's agent, schaffer, issued the following statement: "a part of him is excited and a part of him is very regretful. there's a lot of feelings going on right now. it's analogous to breaking up with a girlfriend. maybe you saw it coming, but it still hurts when it happens."