Chris Johnson Must Set Ego Aside and Take Pay Cut with New Team

April 4, 2014   ·   Sean O'Donnell   ·   Jump to comments

The inevitable finally happened on Friday: The Tennessee Titans released running back Chris Johnson, according to a tweet from Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean:
Why was his release inevitable?
For a considerable amount of time, Johnson was being shopped by the Titans. The running back was supposed to make a base salary of $8 million in 2014, according to Spotrac.com—an amount the team was not willing to pay to a declining player.
Johnson spent all six of his years in the NFL in Tennessee with varied results.
He eclipsed the 2,000-yard mark in 2010, averaging a career-high 5.6 yards per carry and scoring 14 touchdowns.
In each of his first five seasons, Johnson averaged no less than 4.0 yards per carry. However, in 2013, his production took a nosedive.
Johnson averaged just 3.9 yards per carry last season—a low number for a running back considered to be a major home run threat. Needless to say, he was no longer worth his lucrative contract.
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