The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Johnson's contract that calls for him to earn $8 million in salary this year clearly has been an obstacle to him staying in Tennessee. But even if the contract wasn't an issue the team probably would want to purge Johnson. The reason? New coach Ken Whisenhunt likes to spread around playing time and touches between multiple running backs. His plan is to have a running back by committee.

Diehards Line: As Bleacher Report's Dan Pompei explained, "Johnson is the type of player who demands the football and never would be happy as a role player. A trade or release, subsequently, is coming. ..." Which we already knew. As for the committee? Shonn Greene will play the lead role and newly acquired Dexter McCluster and Jackie Battle will contribute.