| If you were going to make a bet on the Titans | | | | terms of incentive bonuses in 2010 instead of in |
| but were worried about the position of running | | | | 2012. Johnson is not worried about 2012, |
| back Chris Johnson, you can relax. | | | | however, since he can expect to have a new |
| The NFL's leading rusher will be in camp as the | | | | package in place long before then. |
| Tennessee Titans and Johnson came to an | | | | Johnson was selected to the Pro Bowl as a |
| agreement that will take care of his position for | | | | starter in both of the years that he has played |
| the upcoming football season. Johnson headed the | | | | with the NFL and has become one of the NFL's |
| league last year in rushing and he is a competitor | | | | top players. In fact, he broke Marshall Faulk's |
| that makes a big difference in any game. | | | | record of total yards from scrimmage and |
| Odds on Tennessee post them as 28-1 dark | | | | became the 6th running back in NFL history to |
| horse prospects to win next year's Super Bowl. | | | | rush over 2,000 yards in his second year with the |
| Without Johnson those odds would be 40-1 or | | | | NFL. After he recorded the second fastest ever |
| even worse. The Tennessee Titans can not | | | | record for a running back at the NFL Scouting |
| afford to be without him, since he is one of the | | | | Combine, he was a 24th total draft pick in the |
| best players in the league. The Tennessee Titans | | | | 2008 NFL Draft. In 2009, he was named the |
| are planning to increase Johnson's contract for this | | | | NFL's Offensive Player of the Year. |
| season without completely renegotiating the | | | | Tennessee was a great squad in the football |
| contract. Johnson would have made only about | | | | season only 2 years ago, but last year they |
| $500,000 this season according to his original deal, | | | | began with a lackluster 0-6 record. They turned |
| but with the new arrangement he will get about | | | | things around during the season and went 8-2 the |
| $2 million. Johnson was considering holding out if | | | | rest of the way but still failed to qualify for the |
| anything was not done with his contract and the | | | | playoffs. Vince Young played well at quarterback |
| Tennessee Titans did not have any other option | | | | and Johnson ripped through opposing defenses. |
| but to do something. League stats showed that | | | | Optimism in Tennessee is high again with Johnson |
| Johnson made an NFL single-season record last | | | | ready to go with a deal for this season. Whether |
| season for the most yards obtained from | | | | or not Young can keep his head screwed on |
| scrimmage. | | | | straight is always a problem, but the Tennessee |
| In the meantime, this compromise deal was | | | | Titans can at least rest assured that Johnson will |
| sufficient to get him to training camp, though | | | | be carrying the offensive load in 2010. Tennessee |
| Johnson is still hoping to get a new, better deal | | | | could be worth a look now that the situation |
| worked out with the Tennessee Titans. The | | | | relating to Johnson has been sorted out, at least |
| alteration in Johnson's current deal is in fact very | | | | for now. |
| simple as the squad is paying him $1.5 million in | | | | |
