The Facts:
The Titans are ready to make Johnson the highest-paid running back in the NFL. They just need him to show up in training camp to finalize that extension.
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
GM Mike Reinfeldt told the Associated Press on Thursday that Johnson’s agent was the first person they called once the NFL’s lockout was lifted. The Titans reworked Johnson’s contract a year ago to give him more money in 2010 and promised to talk to him again a year later. ... Reinfeldt says they already have talked about the perimeters of this new deal for Johnson and would like to have the running back in camp to learn the offense with a new coach while negotiations are finished. So far, Johnson has stayed away until he gets that new deal. ... Stay tuned.
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