Titans Johnson Gets Paid/Ready to End Holdout

Published: Jul. 20, 2010 at 2:51 AM CDT

In NFL News it appears the Impasse between Running Back Chris Johnson and the Tennessee Titans is over.

ESPN is reporting Johnson and the Titans have agreed on a deal which would pay Johnson about $2.5-Million this year.

Johnson, in his second year in the League, was under a Rookie contract that would've paid him about $550-Thousand.

Johnson earned AP NFL Player of the Year honors by leading the League in Rushing with 2,006 yards.

The former East Carolina star is only the 6th NFL Back in history to Rush for at least 2,000 yards in a single season.