The Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson is still waiting for a result of the contract negotiation between his agent and the team. But it seems that the talks have not been going on well as Johnson told reporters that he still had no idea of what he could get in the new season, but he expected that everything would be finalized by the time of training camp.
“I’m letting my agent and the team handle that. Right now we’re at a standstill, and hopefully when camp starts we’ll have an outcome,” Johnson said when attending an ESPY event on Wednesday night to receive the award of Best Breakthrough Athlete. Rushing for 2,006 yards last season, Johnson thought he deserved a new long-term contract that would pay him at least $30 million in guaranteed money. But the Titans did not managed to enter the post season although they improved a lot in the second half of the 2009 season, so it’s unlikely for them to give players a significant salary raise before they lead the team further into the playoffs.
During the ESPN event, Johnson also denied the reports of his plan to put on New Orleans Saints jersey if no deal was going to be done by the time of training camp. He said that he would always be with his teammates when the team does something.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
WR Horn signed temporary contract with Saints for retirement
Wide receiver Joe Horn has decided to retire this offseason, but before he makes the official announcement, he wants to wear back his New Orleans Saints jersey to retire as a member of the Super Bowl XLIV champion team. So the Saints announced on Friday that they signed the former player on a temporary contract.
Horn spent seven of his 12 seasons with the Saints and he made four Pro Bowls during the tenure. Starting his NFL career as a 5th round pick drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1996, Horn has had 603 receptions for 8,744 yards and 58 touchdowns during his entire career. His first four seasons were all spent with the Chiefs and the last one was spent with the Atlanta Falcons.
Horn’s performance is highly praised by the Saints and Saints fans. Even former Saints star quarterback Archie Manning had a great impression on him, saying that he would love to wear back his Archie Manning jersey to pass ball to Horn so that he would have been able to win a Super Bowl. Unfortunately they played football in different times, and the two former Saints’ chance to play together could only be in Celebrities golf games.
Horn spent seven of his 12 seasons with the Saints and he made four Pro Bowls during the tenure. Starting his NFL career as a 5th round pick drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1996, Horn has had 603 receptions for 8,744 yards and 58 touchdowns during his entire career. His first four seasons were all spent with the Chiefs and the last one was spent with the Atlanta Falcons.
Horn’s performance is highly praised by the Saints and Saints fans. Even former Saints star quarterback Archie Manning had a great impression on him, saying that he would love to wear back his Archie Manning jersey to pass ball to Horn so that he would have been able to win a Super Bowl. Unfortunately they played football in different times, and the two former Saints’ chance to play together could only be in Celebrities golf games.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
RB P.J. Hill is with the Saints again
In his second year of being an NFL player, running back P.J. Hill put on the New Orleans Saints jersey for the third time after the team claimed him off waivers again on Wednesday from the Washington Redskins. Hopefully, this time he will be able to come through a full season.
Becoming an undrafted rookie free agent after 2009 NFL draft, Hill signed a three-year contract with the Saints and was with them during the whole preseason and rushed for 128 yards on 26 carries with 3 touchdowns and two additional catches for nine yards. However, the Saints were already full of elite running backs like Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas, so unsurprisingly, Hill was cut when it was time for teams to restrain their roster number within 53 players. Interestingly, he was called back by the Saints the next day and became part of the practice squad.
Hill was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles last October but it was till December when he finally was on their practice squad. However, he did not stay with the Eagles for long as a third team, the Redskins, claimed him off the waivers later.
It seems that Hill has always been treated as a reserve. The former college football star had a brilliant college football career with the Wisconsin Badgers. He rushed for more than 1,000 yards and scored ten or more touchdowns each season as a college runningback. But his main role with NFL team seems only to add pressure on other running backs. According to Saints head coach Sean Payton, the team has high expectation on Lynell Hamilton, who is likely to be the third back behind Bush and Thomas, and existence of Hill will push him to work harder to get the third spot and more playing time.
Becoming an undrafted rookie free agent after 2009 NFL draft, Hill signed a three-year contract with the Saints and was with them during the whole preseason and rushed for 128 yards on 26 carries with 3 touchdowns and two additional catches for nine yards. However, the Saints were already full of elite running backs like Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas, so unsurprisingly, Hill was cut when it was time for teams to restrain their roster number within 53 players. Interestingly, he was called back by the Saints the next day and became part of the practice squad.
Hill was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles last October but it was till December when he finally was on their practice squad. However, he did not stay with the Eagles for long as a third team, the Redskins, claimed him off the waivers later.
It seems that Hill has always been treated as a reserve. The former college football star had a brilliant college football career with the Wisconsin Badgers. He rushed for more than 1,000 yards and scored ten or more touchdowns each season as a college runningback. But his main role with NFL team seems only to add pressure on other running backs. According to Saints head coach Sean Payton, the team has high expectation on Lynell Hamilton, who is likely to be the third back behind Bush and Thomas, and existence of Hill will push him to work harder to get the third spot and more playing time.
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