Larry Johnson has been charged with simple assault for spitting his drink in a woman?s face, according to an Associated Press report. Kansas City police spokesman Darin Snapp said Johnson was charged Monday and turned himself in, later being released after posting a $500 bond.

The NFL has notified the Rams that their contract with interim coach Jim Haslett has been voided, according to a published report. The team was planning to hire Haslett as their full-time coach if he won six games this season, but CBSSportsline.com, citing league sources, reported Saturday that the NFL has informed the team that the deal is not in accordance with the ?Rooney Rule," which is aimed at getting more minorities interviewed for jobs.

Steelers' wide receiver Santonio Holmes was arrested on charges of drug possession on Thursday. Holmes was arrested by Pittsburgh police on Thursday afternoon after being found with a small amount of marijuana. The details of his arrest were not immediately available.

Chiefs' running back Larry Johnson has apologized for his recent legal woes but will still sit for the second-straight week. Kansas City Coach Herm Edwards also named Tyler Thigpen the team's starting quarterback against the Jets this Sunday.

Michael Vick plans to plead guilty to state dogfighting charges next week, a move that could allow him to qualify for an early release from prison. In court papers filed in Surry County Court, Vick's attorneys are seeking to have Vick enter his plea by video teleconference. The papers also note that the plea would save the government the expense of transporting Vick to Surry, and satisfy the county's need to hold him accountable for the crimes he bankrolled and participated in at a rural house he owned there.

The Jaguars reportedly expect wide receiver Matt Jones to be suspended by the NFL for the legal woes that plagued him this past summer. Jones was accepted into a drug treatment program this week that could erase a felony cocaine charge against him.

Roger Goodell responded to criticism his policies have received from Troy Polamalu. "I have a great deal of respect for him as a player, and obviously he has a right to his own views," Goodell said Thursday during an interview on WBAL-AM. "But to say that this is about money and not the health of our players, I think is extremely disappointing when we spend as much time as we do with active players, reviewing our rules, reviewing techniques and making sure we make the game is as safe as possible."

Larry Johnson will sit out Kansas City's game against Tennessee for violating team rules. Coach Herm Edwards refused to specify what team rules the two-time Pro Bowler broke. But Edwards did say his decision had nothing to do with the charge of simple assault filed against Johnson this week.

Adam Jones, the Cowboys' cornerback who is now suspended, will begin alcohol treatment today at an undisclosed location in the Dallas area, according to a source. Jones, working with former Cowboys' cornerback Deion Sanders and a friend, began the process of trying to get back into the league after the NFL suspended him Tuesday.

Larry Johnson faces a December date in Kansas City Municipal Court on a charge of simple assault. The municipal violation, filed early last month, stemmed from an incident on Feb. 24, 2008, in which a 26-year-old woman accused Johnson, 28, of using his open hand to push the left side of her head, according to court and police documents obtained by The Kansas City Star. According to the court records, the incident allegedly occurred at 2:15 a.m. at a nightclub. A police report supporting the charge alleged that the woman and a friend were walking through the club when Johnson moved through the crowd toward them and pushed the woman, saying, ?? don?t touch me.? The alleged victim then replied, ?I didn?t touch you,? according to the report. ?Then another friend at the club stated that was Larry Johnson, a football player for the Chiefs,? the police report stated. ?She notified the security guards at the club, and they did nothing.?