The most recent report regarding RB Chris Johnson and his desire for a new contract from the Titans suggested the animosity between the two sides was “beginning to thaw.”
Chris Johnson, Titans ‘Discussing A Compromise’ For Contract In 2010
Now we may know why.
Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports the two sides are “discussing a compromise” that would solve the problem in the short-term.
Under the terms of the five-year, $12 million contract he signed prior to his rookie season, Johnson has reached escalators in the deal that could pay him up to an additional $2.5 million in salary in 2012. The Titans could turn that money into a signing bonus in 2010, and combine it with his scheduled base salary of $550,000 for this fall.
Essentially, it would be a band-aid. The team would give him a bump in money for 2010 until the labor landscape was more clear before moving into long-term negotiations.
Johnson worked out at the Titans facility last week which has to be considered a good sign. If the two sides can agree to something, some think he could be in training camp on time.
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