Titans featured back Chris Johnson will be released in the offseason, The Tennesseean is predicting. Several facts entered into that speculation.
Among them are his scheduled $8 million in pay next season, which would make him the highest-paid player on the team. Johnson is coming off his worst season ever, though he did bump his yardage total over 1,000 in the last game. His 3.9 yards per carry was the lowest of his career.
Johnson had stated that he would prefer to move on if not used more to his liking, but the team has signed fellow running back Shonn Greene, whom the Titans plan to give more carries next year. The team would be hard-pressed to claim Greene as its new featured back, however. The Titans would likely have to replace Johnson from the outside if they release him.