CJ's Current Contract a Slap in the Face

How is it that last year's leading rusher by almost 600 yards not even close to being the highest paid player on his own team?

That's the million dollar question that Chris Johnson is probably asking himself while holding out from Titans offseason practices.

In Johnson's current contract he stands to make $550,000 in 2010. Have you seen some of the contracts that professional athletes get these days? And all the Titans can manage is a shade over a half a million.

For the average person I realize this is a lot of money, but you have to move along with the business. If you were performing among the best in your line of work and not getting paid nearly what everyone else was then you would gripe too.

This is classic Titans and one reason why they have never been able to hold down a descent NFL star for longer than a few seasons.

Johnson is the backbone of this team and rest assured, if the Titans don't pay him the money he deserves then someone else will.

If the Titans do continue to be the tight wads they have always been then this will come back to bite them in the butt. Without Johnson last season the Titans would have won three to four games.

Johnson single handily was the reason you almost made the playoffs. Get rid of this current contract that is a slap in the face and pay the man the money he deserves.

This holdout is nowhere close to coming to an end. Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk is publicly endorsing Johnson's holdout and there is also a petition in circulation that many fans have already signed.

You're fighting a losing battle here if you're the Titans trying to save money. It's not going to work. Swallow you're pride, pull out one of those giant checks, and give your franchise the best chance to be successful for the coming years.