The Tennessee Titans are making room for Chris Johnson in the Ring of Honor, and the timing carries extra weight after the former star running back revealed he has ALS.
The team announced Friday that Johnson will be formally inducted on Sept. 13, when Tennessee opens its season against the New York Jets. Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk made clear the organization sees the honor as bigger than the numbers Johnson piled up on the field.
“Chris Johnson holds a special place in the hearts of our organization and our fans,” Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said in statement today. “His stats speak for themselves, and he will forever remain a leader in our record books, but the man behind the yardage deserves just as much celebration. We look forward to welcoming him home on Sept. 13 and officially inducting him into the Titans Ring of Honor.”
Johnson’s place in franchise history was built fast. The Titans took him in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft after his standout career at East Carolina, and he turned heads immediately with a 4.24-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. He didn’t just bring speed to the league - he turned it into production right away, rushing for more than 1,200 yards as a rookie and winning Rookie of the Year while helping the Titans finish with the AFC’s best record.
Then came 2009, the season that made him a permanent part of NFL history. Johnson ran for 2,006 yards, becoming the sixth player ever to top 2,000 in a season at the time. He also finished with 2,509 yards from scrimmage, an NFL record that still stands and has rarely been challenged.
From 2008 to 2013, Johnson was one of the league’s premier backs and set multiple Titans franchise records. He left Tennessee in 2014 ranked third in team rushing history, and he now sits fourth behind Eddie George, Derrick Henry and Earl Campbell.
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