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Chris Johnson thinks Tennessee Titans should sign Tom Brady

Former Titans RB Chris Johnson is a fan of signing Tom Brady.

The debate rages on as to who the Tennessee Titans should sign to be their quarterback in 2020.

On one side, you have those who believe the Titans should re-sign Ryan Tannehill, and on the other there are those that want Tennessee to sign Tom Brady if he decides to leave the New England Patriots in free agency.

Former Titans running back Chris Johnson is apparently a fan of the team doing the latter, as he told TMZ Sports in a recent interview.

“Everybody knows Tom is the GOAT,” Johnson said. “If we can get Tom over there and play a couple years before he retires, you know I definitely wouldn’t be against that.”

Johnson even said he might have to give Brady a call to help the cause.

“I might have to call him. If he wanna come, I might have to call him and say, ‘Aye, we need to make this move!'”

The longer we go without hearing about the Titans re-signing or franchise tagging Tannehill, the more the rumors and speculation will heat up about Brady coming to Nashville.

Of course, the delay in locking Tannehill up might have to do with the quarterback asking for a hefty payday that the Titans aren’t willing to agree to, but on the flip side of that it’s also possible the Titans are waiting for Brady to become available.

Impending free agents like Brady and Tannehill can start negotiating with other teams on March 16 and can officially sign contracts on March 18.

Until then, we wait…

Former Titans RB Chris Johnson claims he ran a 4.18 40-yard dash

Chris Johnson claims he ran an even faster 40-yard dash than his historic one at the 2008 combine.

He didn’t say when it happened, but former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson claims he ran a faster 40-yard dash than the 4.24 he finished with at the 2008 NFL Combine.

Johnson claims that faster time was clocked at 4.18, which is a ridiculously fast time.

Now, Johnson did not provide evidence, but based on how insanely fast he was during his playing days, we can’t rule it out.

Of course, Johnson once held the record for the fastest NFL Combine 40-yard dash time until it was broken by Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver John Ross in 2017 (4.22).

Ross’ record run didn’t come without some controversy, though, and particularly from Johnson himself.

When appearing on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football, Johnson made his case that he should still be the record-holder.

“Still to this day, I don’t believe he beat it,” Johnson said in 2018. “When you look at the side by side, I pulled off on him at the end. And number two is, when has it ever took that long for the official time to come in?”

Indeed, when you look at Ross’ run when compared to Johnson’s using the following graphic, it looks like the former Titan was a step ahead of the receiver in their respective runs, as Titans Film Room pointed out on Twitter.

If that yellow line is accurate, Johnson’s 40-yard dash was clearly faster, yet Ross still gets the nod as the record-holder.

Conspiracy!

Saints fill two practice squad vacancies, sign D.J. Swearinger after tryouts

The New Orleans Saints held free agent tryouts and signed S D.J. Swearinger. DT Jalen Dalton and DB Chris Johnson joined the practice squad.

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The New Orleans Saints called up two players form their practice squad for Monday night’s game with the Indianapolis Colts, promoting defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth and safety T.J. Green. Green was waived on Wednesday to open up a roster spot for veteran safety D.J. Swearinger, who took part in a group workout at the Saints practice facility. Per a report from Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, that list included:

  • DB Kentrell Brice, Louisiana Tech
  • DL Jalen Dalton, North Carolina
  • DL Mike Hughes, UNLV
  • DB Chris Johnson, North Alabama
  • DB Derrick Kindred, TCU
  • DL Tomasi Laulile, BYU
  • DB Deshawn Shead, Portland State
  • DB Tre Sullivan, Shepherd
  • DB D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina

While Swearinger signed with the Saints as a member of the 53-man active roster, New Orleans filled their two vacancies on the practice squad by signing Dalton and Johnson.

Dalton (6-foot-6, 300 pounds) is a rookie defensive tackle/end hybrid who can line up almost anywhere up front. He initially signed with the Chicago Bears after the 2019 NFL Draft, but was released during September roster cuts and hadn’t yet caught on with another team. With Sheldon Rankins ending his year on injured reserve and Stallworth called up to the active roster, the Saints needed someone to fill out snaps in practice.

Johnson (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) is also a rookie, though the small-school safety spent his summer with the Houston Texans before joining their practice squad after annual roster cuts. He was briefly a member of the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad before they released him as part of other personnel changes. Players signed onto NFL practice squads around this time of the year typically agree to futures contracts with those teams, but it’s unclear whether that’s the case with these two additions for the Saints.

All told, these signings bring the Saints practice squad back up to its 10-man capacity. Dalton and Johnson will join wide receivers Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Emmanuel Butler, running back/wide receiver Taquan Mizzell, offensive linemen Derrick Kelly and John Leglue, linebacker Andrew Dowell, tight end Jerrell Adams, and tight end/defensive lineman Mitchell Loewen.

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Eagles sign CB Tremon Smith to the practice squad, release S Chris Johnson from the practice squad

Eagles sign CB Tremon Smith to the practice squad, release S Chris Johnson from the practice squad

The Philadelphia Eagles just announced the signing of Tremon Smith to the practice squad.

Smith was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He played in 14 games, recorded five combined tackles, and became a special teams ace at punt returner.

Smith spent 2019 Training Camp with the Chiefs before being waived and then claimed by the Green Bay Packers, where he played in seven games.

Eagles sign S Chris Johnson to the practice squad

Eagles sign S Chris Johnson to the practice squad

The Philadelphia Eagles elevated Greg Ward to the active roster last week, and with that move there became on open position on the practice squad.

The Eagles just filled the spot, signing safety Chris Johnson to the practice squad.

The former North Alabama star was on the Texans practice squad earlier this season and played in the East-West Shrine Game last spring.