By now, everyone knows the story of Chiefs RB Larry Johnson's derogatory Twitter remarks and comments to reporters. These antics, which have become typical of Johnson over the years, have gotten the veteran back banned from participating in team activities and, according to various reports, could cause Kansas City to part ways with him in the near future.

So with Johnson in hot water and likely to have little, if any, fantasy value the rest of the way, RB Jamaal Charles suddenly becomes an intriguing option. Through the first seven games, Johnson was running the ball 18.9 times per game, meaning there are quite a few carries for someone to pick up if L.J. is not on the field. That's where Charles could come in and be an impact fantasy player during the season's second half.

Playing in a reserve role, Charles only has 23 carries on the year, but he is averaging 5.0 yards per attempt, almost double what Johnson was gaining. Given the fact that he's not really much of an inside pounder, Charles probably won't be seeing the vast number of rushes that L.J. was, but he certainly figures to be heavily involved as the team's only legitimate backfield option at the moment.