New Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said the team is not going to rush its decision on Chris Johnson. A candidate for release after averaging a career-low 3.9 yards per carry, the 28-year-old running back is owed $8 million each of the next two seasons and $9 million in 2016.
“This is a high-profile player that's had a lot of success in this league," Whisenhunt said, per ESPN.com. "I think because of that, we're going to go through the process and do it the right way. It's not just necessarily with Chris Johnson, it's with all of the players on our team. You have to do that. Once again, where we are starting out, we want to start fast, we want to be a good team and you've got to make those decisions.
“So it's not something you can do, I think, after just watching some games and making a decision based off that. I think an important thing is sitting down with [running backs coach] Sylvester Croom and talking about the dynamic in the running back room and how those guys work and talking to some of the defensive coaches and their perspective on some of the players.
"And I'm talking about some of the coaches that were here. That's one of the pieces of the puzzle that's important too, is having some coaches on the staff that were here before. Because, you've heard me say this, chemistry is an important piece of it, and it is."