NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The engagement connecting Tennessee common executive Mike Reinfeldt and Chris Johnson and the running back's agent has ended, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press.
No deal was announced and at hand was rejection inform on Johnson' contract withstand, but the person told The Associated Press to facilitate the engagement ended midday Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of mystery since the team had not announced some details of the engagement.
Neither Johnson nor his agent, Joel Segal, or Reinfeldt the moment responded to messages from the AP.
Upon his arrival Tuesday night in Nashville, Johnson told The Tennessean to facilitate he wasn't surefire if the engagement would findings in a spanking deal.
"I famine to be at this juncture. We'll think about it," Johnson told the newspaper.
Although the Titans publicly avowed they are willing to bake Johnson the highest-paid running back in the NFL, persons close to the player say he believes he must be paid as individual of the NFL's top playmakers -- not very soon as a running back, sources familiar with the state of affairs bear told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
League sources bear told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen to facilitate Johnson is seeking a deal to facilitate would remuneration him $39 million in the principal three years, a $13 million regular, which would place him in to facilitate elite status he is seeking clear of the running back advertise.
When The Tennessean asked Johnson I beg your pardon? Would occur if the Titans wouldn't come to an agreement to his salary load, he believed he would reserve comment until in imitation of Wednesday's engagement.
"I bear rejection answers at present. I'll answer to facilitate tomorrow," he told the newspaper.
Johnson is scheduled to earn $1.065 million in lieu of 2011 in imitation of Tennessee revised his contract a day previously to understand him more money. His novel five-year contract was in lieu of $12 million.
The 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back has led the NFL in yards rushing the history three seasons since being drafted 24th overall absent of East Carolina, and his 4,598 yards rushing ranks behind individual Eric Dickerson (5,147), Earl Campbell (5,081) and Jamal Lewis (4,757) in lieu of a back's principal three seasons.
Now Adrian Peterson is due to bake more than $10 million this season, and big-money contracts bear been signed all around the NFL since the lockout ended. Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams got $21 million in guaranteed money as part of a five-year deal in lieu of $43 million.
The information bear passed away even elevated since.
Arizona receiver Larry Fitzgerald agreed to an eight-year deal worth up to $120 million Saturday night, prompting Johnson to congratulate him on Twitter and tweet "god is accomplished."
Carolina meeting point Ryan Kalil got a five-year deal, and Cleveland gave absent tackle Joe Thomas a seven-year deal worth $84 million.
Speedy running backs bear a shorter career span. Johnson, who turns 26 on Sept. 23, has missed individual individual game, and he was deactivated in 2008 with the AFC's top final tournament disembark already clinched. He has in progress 46 of the 47 games he has played and has fumbled individual six period in three seasons, with 925 rushing attempts and 137 receptions in to facilitate span.
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