The Tennessee Titans‘ Ring of Honor contains the names of 13 gamers from Titans and Houston Oilers historical past. This September, the Nashville-based franchise will add a 14th.
Former Titans working again Chris Johnson can be inducted into the franchise Ring of Honor through the 2026 season opener, the staff introduced on July 17. Johnson can be honored with a ceremony at halftime of the Titans’ Week 1 conflict with the New York Jets at Nissan Stadium.
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“Chris Johnson holds a special place in the hearts of our organization and our fans,” Titans proprietor Amy Adams Strunk mentioned in assertion. “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.”
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Running again Chris Johnson (28), in motion in opposition to Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 10, was the Tennessee Titans’ main rusher for 2010 with 1,346 yards on 316 carries with 11 speeding touchdowns.
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Running again Chris Johnson (28), in motion in opposition to Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 10, was the Tennessee Titans’ main rusher for 2010 with 1,346 yards on 316 carries with 11 speeding touchdowns.
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Former Tennessee Titan Chris Johnson smiles whereas talking with a fan through the National Civil Rights Museum’s Juneteenth Celebration in Downtown Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
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Running again Chris Johnson (28), in motion in opposition to Chicago Bears in Chicago on Nov. 9, was the Tennessee Titans’ main rusher for 2008 with 1,228 yards on 251 carries with 9 speeding touchdowns.
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Running again Chris Johnson (28), in motion in opposition to Miami Dolphins in Miami, Fla., on Nov. 11, was the Tennessee Titans’ main rusher for 2012 with 1,243 yards on 276 carries with 6 speeding touchdowns.
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Running again Chris Johnson (28), in motion in opposition to Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 2, was the Tennessee Titans’ main rusher for 2011 with 1,047 yards on 262 carries with 4 speeding touchdowns.
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Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) strikes go Baltimore Ravens defensive finish Marques Douglas (91) through the AFC Divisional Round playoff sport at LP Field in Nashville Jan. 10, 2009.
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Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens defender Marques Douglas within the first quarter of the AFC Divisional playoff sport at LP Field in Nashville Jan. 10, 2009.
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Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) dives into the top zone for the primary rating of the sport within the first quarter of the AFC Divisional playoff sport at LP Field in Nashville Jan. 10, 2009.
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Tennessee Titans working backs Chris Johnson (28) and Len Dale White (25) have a good time after Johnson’s first quarter landing through the AFC Divisional playoff sport at LP Field in Nashville Jan. 10, 2009.
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Tennessee Titans alumni Chris Johnson and Derrick Mason function the Twelfth Men earlier than the sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Tennessee Titans working again Derrick Henry (22) greets alum Chris Johnson earlier than the sport at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.
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No. 6-Chris Johnson: Tennessee Titans working again Johnson (28) will get excited as he’s launched to the group earlier than the beginning of their sport in opposition to the Oakland Raiders at LP Field Sept. 12, 2010.
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No. 6-Chris Johnson: Tennessee Titans working again Johnson (28) watches from the aspect late within the fourth quarter as they lose 26 to twenty to the Denver Broncos at LP Field Oct. 3, 2010.
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Titan Chris Johnson indicators his outdated shoe, on the Autograph Stage on the NFL Draft Experience, for Richard Hardaway from Mt. Juliet, at Nissan Stadium on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee. Johnson threw a shoe to Hardaway after a sport years in the past.
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Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) pulls away from Jacksonville Jaguars protection for a 52 yard landing run within the third quarter at LP Field Nov. 1, 2009. The Titans defeated the Jaguars 30-13 for his or her first win of the season.
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Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) speeds previous the Pittsburgh Steelers protection through the second quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh Sept. 8, 2013.
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Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) runs for good yardage.
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Feb 3, 2010; Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA; Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (left) poses with Phil Simms on the FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year press convention on the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports
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Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) and cornerback Cortland Finnegan (31) have a good time their 38 to 13 dwelling and season opener victory over the Oakland Raiders at LP Field in Nashville on Sept. 12, 2010.
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Tennessee Titans rookie working again Chris Johnson (28) races previous Cincinnati Bengals defensive finish Robert Geathers (91) throughout motion at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sept. 14, 2008.
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Former Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson, left, proven right here with fellow former Titans working again and teammate LenDale White, was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Saturday evening at Omni Nashville Hotel.
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Running again Chris Johnson (28), in motion in opposition to Houston Texans in Houston on Nov. 23, was the Tennessee Titans’ main rusher for 2009 with 2,006 yards on 358 carries with 14 speeding touchdowns.
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Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) dives into the top zone for a landing previous Bills sturdy security George Wilson (37) within the first quarter at Ralph Wilson Stadium Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 in Orchard Park, New York. (GEORGE WALKER IV / THE TENNESSEAN)
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Tennessee Titans alumni Chris Johnson, left, and Roydell Williams chat earlier than the sport at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Former Titans working again Chris Johnson serves because the staff’s twelfth man earlier than the sport in opposition to the Jets at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Tennessee Titans working backs LenDale White, left, and Chris Johnson get pleasure from some Thanksgiving meals after the Titans’ 47-10 rout of the Detroit Lions on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 at Ford Field in Detroit. The Lions completed 0-16 that season.
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Sep 26, 2010: Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) previous to the sport in opposition to the New York Giants on the New Meadowlands Stadium.
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Oct 21, 2012: Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) jumps over Buffalo Bills cornerback Aaron Williams (23) on a run through the fourth quarter at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Titans beat the Bills 35-34.
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Oct 20, 2013: Tennessee Titans working again Chris Johnson (28) eludes the grasp of San Francisco 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman (53) on his solution to a landing through the second half at LP Field. The 49ers beat the Titans 31-17.
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“CJ2K” started his profession with the Titans as a first-round decide within the 2008 NFL Draft after matching an NFL mix document with a 4.24-second 40-yard sprint. Johnson earned his “CJ2K” nickname after speeding for two,006 yards in 2009 and setting an NFL single-season document with 2,509 scrimmage yards in complete.
In 95 video games with the Titans between 2008 and 2013, Johnson tallied 7,965 speeding yards and scored 58 touchdowns.
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He spent 4 extra years within the NFL – one with the New York Jets, then three with the Arizona Cardinals – earlier than asserting his retirement in 2018. He signed a one-day contract with the Titans in 2019 to formally retire as a member of the staff that drafted him.
Chris Johnson’s ALS diagnosis
On June 29, Johnson revealed he had been diagnosed with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s illness, in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The former NFL working again mentioned he was identified final 12 months, when he was 39, and that the illness had progressed quickly.
“I want people to know I am still me,” Johnson mentioned in his interview. “ALS has changed what my body can do, but it hasn’t changed who I am.
“If sharing my story helps even one individual get identified sooner, conjures up extra analysis, or provides one other household hope, it’s value it.”
ALS is brief for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and is also called motor neuron illness or Lou Gehrig’s illness.
According to the United States National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke the degenerative illness “impacts motor neurons … the nerve cells within the mind and spinal twine that management voluntary muscle motion and respiratory.” ALS causes weakness in the muscles that gradually progresses and worsens. ALS eventually progresses to affect muscles needed for speaking, eating and breathing, making it a terminal disease.
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There is currently no known cure for ALS, but researchers have developed treatments that can slow the speed at which the disease progresses. According to the NIH, most people with ALS die “inside 3-to-5 years of signs first showing.” One in 10 folks affected by ALS survive 10-plus years.
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