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Following up on the ongoing story. ... The Titans and Johnson continue to negotiate a long-term deal, league sources tell NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora, who went on to advise readers the two sides remain in close contact and are working toward a deal that would end the three-time Pro Bowl running back”s holdout in time for him to participate in the regular-season opener on Sept. 11.
Reported by NFL.com
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Per La Canfora, the sides were at a stalemate after a face-to-face meeting last week, but conversations continue to the point where momentum toward a new deal could build considerably by the weekend, if not sooner. ... Meanwhile, fellow NFL Network analyst Michael Lombardi told Total Access viewers a short time ago that the Titans are "ready to make the offer" that will get Johnson to report for practice. Lombardi suggested the Titans will be "very aggressive" in negotiations in an effort to get a deal done this week. ... Ultimately, Johnson’s deal might end up with an average per year value around $10 million. Johnson’s agent, Joel Segal, had been seeking a deal in excess of that amount -- with more than $30 million guaranteed, but with Michael Vick, another Segal client, just getting $36 million guaranteed in his new deal, agreed to Monday, La Canfora believes a compromise could be around $30 million guaranteed, with the majority of that money payable in the first two years of the deal. ... Stay tuned.
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