Titans likely to cut Chris Johnson

[ralaw]

That is a character flaw. You can't justify holding a team, city, fans hostage because the player has no common sense.

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Character flaw? It is common sense. You can't expect these atletes to live simple lives and save the majority of their money for a time when a team releases them.

Lol no team is being held hostage.......especially in the NFL.

The nature of business is the owners are trying to get the most production at the lowest rates and the laborers are trying to work at as high of a rate as possible. This will never change. Chris Johnson got his money......good for him.

[buckeye]

Character flaw? It is common sense. You can't expect these atletes to live simple lives and save the majority of their money for a time when a team releases them.

Lol no team is being held hostage.......especially in the NFL.

The nature of business is the owners are trying to get the most production at the lowest rates and the laborers are trying to work at as high of a rate as possible. This will never change. Chris Johnson got his money......good for him.

The problem is people feel bad for him. He didn't play anywhere near the level he did before he got the contract. That is essentially stealing money. If your everyday person does that at their job they will lose it as well.

Who in this day and age doesn't know that you have to save money for the future? With only 1 of those years post contract signing he should be set for life... no way that can legitimately be argued.

When a player holds out he is essentially holding his teammates, fans, and the city hostage. "Either you pay me what I want or I won't play... but you still have to pay me my previous salary until then". Go try that where you work and let us know how that works out for you ;)



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[ralaw]

When a player holds out he is essentially holding his teammates, fans, and the city hostage. "Either you pay me what I want or I won't play... but you still have to pay me my previous salary until then". Go try that where you work and let us know how that works out for you ;)



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When a player holds out they are using leverage and I don't see anything wrong with that. Do you know how often players are told to take a pay cut/restructure or be released?

You can't compare the athletic world to our world. If I get denied a raise I can just hop to another firm.....professional athletes can't do that.

[NAHSTE]

The average career for a RB is 4-6 years. Maximizing your earning potential in your only window to do so is not at all a character flaw.

[buckeye]

The average career for a RB is 4-6 years. Maximizing your earning potential in your only window to do so is not at all a character flaw.

We are talking about Chris Johnson. He got a multi-million dollar payday and played down... yes they were right in cutting him. It doesn't matter how long your career is, if you demand a huge payday then lay down... you are essentially stealing... that is a character flaw.

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[Aso]

We are talking about Chris Johnson. He got a multi-million dollar payday and played down... yes they were right in cutting him. It doesn't matter how long your career is, if you demand a huge payday then lay down... you are essentially stealing... that is a character flaw.

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Chris Johnson is no Albert Haynesworth and he definitely didn't steal from anyone.

[calgaryballer]

Everyone saying they don't want to take the millionaire players side is inherently saying they take the billionaire owners side. An owner who would move their team in a heartbeat if there was more money it for them...

[Guest]

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Tennessee Titans still have not made a decision on Chris Johnson, according to a league source.

The Titans running back is set to make $8M next season but does not have clarity on his situation yet, with the team not committed on his status for 2014, a source said. Team officials met with Johnson's agent, Joel Segal, at the combine but are still mulling their options.

Johnson underwent a minor offseason procedure, and played through the knee injury last season, in what was a down season for him (1,077 yards, 3.9 yards per carry, 6 TDs). Many around the league anticipate the Titans, with a new coaching staff in place under Ken Whisenhunt, will move on from Johnson given his high salary and what is usually a soft market for running backs.

The Titans are under no pressure to do anything immediately, with the start of the league year not until March 11, when free agency formally begins.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/...g-backs-status

Just cut him and be done with it, so he can start looking for a team now.

[Influence]

Don't cut him, we'll give you a first for him.

[Guest]

One way or another, Chris Johnson almost certainly won't be with the Titans next month when the team reports for offseason workouts. Johnson was reportedly on the trade block in early March. And even with multiple teams interested in his services, his $8 million base salary in 2014 is prohibitive, which is why he'll likely be released, perhaps as soon as next week, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora.

As for possible landing spots, the Tennessean's Jim Wyatt thinks Johnson ends up with the Falcons, who signed 30-year-old Steven Jackson last offseason.

At the annual NFL meetings earlier this week, new Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said the team will continue to weigh their options with the 29-year-old Johnson, the team's 2008 first-round pick.

"This whole thing is a process," Whisenhunt said, via the Tennessean. "There's not a timetable on doing it. We're trying to do what's best for the team. We're certainly sensitive to try and resolve this whole deal sooner than later. It's just a process that you go through. I hope the fan base understands we're trying to do what's best for our team. All that matters is what we do on Sundays and winning those games."

Meanwhile, Johnson, who averaged a career-low 3.9 yards per carry last season, plans to show up for the Titans' offseason workouts that begin April 7.

"Yeah, I plan on being there," Johnson told the the Tennessean Tuesday. "If I haven't been traded or released by that time, I will show up in Nashville and be ready to go from day one with the team. There's been a lot of speculation about the future, and where I'll be. But I am under contract with the Tennessee Titans. That's my team. And whatever team I am with when the offseason program starts, that is where I am showing up.

"I want to run and lift with the team and do what I can to make the team better. If April 7 gets here and I am on the Tennessee roster, then I am going to show up ready to go."

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...nson-next-week

[buckeye]

Guaranteed he gets quite a bito f looks from around the league.

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[dave]

I don't want the players going Albert Haynesworth (clearly a piece of shit) ... but the NFL is the only major pro sport without fully-guaranteed contracts, but could be North America's favourite sport and second most lucrative behind MLB.
And, now, a team can draft an RB in the 5th round, and possibly get a primetime player for minimum wage for four years ... and then discard him because RBs only last 5-6 years in most cases.
That NFL players still have these kinds of deals when compared to MLB, NHL and NBA baffles me.

The NFL players union needs to step up its game. If there was ever a major league sport where the players deserved guaranteed contracts, it's the NFL.

[MrBill]

Looks like today is that day-

[RyanLeaf16]

Already an article up at NFL.com about how the Jets/Cowboys are interested.

[PP]

I don't want the players going Albert Haynesworth (clearly a piece of shit) ... but the NFL is the only major pro sport without fully-guaranteed contracts, but could be North America's favourite sport and second most lucrative behind MLB.
And, now, a team can draft an RB in the 5th round, and possibly get a primetime player for minimum wage for four years ... and then discard him because RBs only last 5-6 years in most cases.
That NFL players still have these kinds of deals when compared to MLB, NHL and NBA baffles me.

The NFL players union needs to step up its game. If there was ever a major league sport where the players deserved guaranteed contracts, it's the NFL.

You think guaranteed contracts will work in the NFL? Seriously?