Chris Johnson

Don't expect a repeat. And you know CJ is hungry. This spring, Johnson has worked his tail off, motivated to regain his rightful place among the league's elite. Propaganda from Titans GM Ruston Webster: "C.J. has looked great," Webster said. "Looks like he ...  

Less than 24 hours after we all had a laugh about a tweet from Chris Johnson because it didn't make any sense ... a testament to both his résumé and the respect he's earned in locker rooms across the league over 14 years.  

Recently I was playing my old Madden football games on my Xbox. It was a great trip down memory lane, and it was quite interesting to see the evolution of the storied franchise over recent years. One of the newer innovations that I enjoyed was the Superstar mode. For those of you not familiar with Madden's Superstar mode, it basically lets you control an NFL rookie and guide him through his career to hopefully one day make the Hall of Fame. As...  

You're coffee hunting, and you brush past a man on the sidewalk and think he's a tourist based on the way he's standing there looking at his phone. But he's no tourist. He's NYC artist Jorge Colombo and he's painting -- on his iPhone -- what may well be the next New Yorker cover (he's done several).  

Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson both underperformed in the NFL's 2011 season. Which one will bounce back in a bigger way? Johnson's season was disappointing, but only by his own standards. The Tennessee Titans' running back still managed a 1,000-yard rushing season as his team just missed the AFC playoffs by the slimmest of margins. Peterson, meanwhile, went down with torn ligaments in his knee in December and only appeared in 12 games. With...  

Offensive coordinator Chris Palmer shared some thoughts with Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean. “C.J. has worked very hard,” Palmer said. “He is here, running hard and working hard. I’m very optimistic about how he’s going to perform this (fall).”  

The article goes on to say that Chris Palmer's offense is a completely different animal if CJ returns to form. Again, not exactly splitting the atom, but it is a good point. The passing offense last season was one of the best we have ever seen ...  

For the first time in a long time Johnson is taking part in offseason workouts. (Getty Images) That, it turns out, was the highlight of his 2011 season. By Week 9, Johnson had a grand total of 302 rushing yards. By the end of the year, Johnson had managed ...  

"C.J. has worked very hard," offensive coordinator Chris Palmer said this week, according to The Tennessean. "He is here, running hard and working hard. I'm very optimistic about how he's going to perform this (fall)." Optimism is fine ...  

Running back Chris Johnson has been a regular during the team’s off-season program, and offensive coordinator Chris Palmer has liked what he’s seen so far. In previous years, Johnson worked out on his own with a personal trainer in Florida.  

Just one Titan-- RB Chris Johnson (No. 88 overall) -- made CBSSports.com Senior NFL Columnist Pete Prisco's list of the top 100 players in the NFL. Johnson dropped more than 80 spots after being ranked No. 7 in the rankings in 2011. The All-Pro RB is ...  

Johnson began his rugby career with Rochdale in the minis ... and with a back line containing Oli Brennand and Nick Royle I can’t wait for the season to start. “I have been very impressed with the way Fylde play the game and although this is a very ...  

Ruiz is finally adding plate power to his elite defense, having already matched his homer total from last season (six). He has been a bit fortunate when putting it in play, but he's one of the few things clicking in Philly's offense right now. His playing ...  

Again let's start out with the "no-brainer" picks then we will move into who to target in the top 25 and then the bottom 25. Chris Johnson (RB, TEN) - I finally think Chris Johnson has his head in the game. He finds a way to get 1,000 yards every season on ...  

Credence Corp., one of the country’s premier Discovery Management companies, is pleased to announce that Chris Johnson, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, was featured as a presenter for the Broward County Bar Association and Law Firm Technology’s ...  

A healthy Kenny Britt (knee) will help take pressure off the running game, and you cannot discredit the strides that tight end Jared Cook has made. One more weapon in the passing game could do wonders. Owners, especially in point-per-reception leagues ...  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chris Johnson says he started working out on his own shortly after the worst season of his career, motivated to bounce back strong. He’s not ready to make any predictions for 2012 until closer to the season. But he will try to attend ...  

At long last, Chris Johnson will finally know the experience of attending voluntary workouts with the Tennessee Titans. The Tennessean reported Wednesday that Johnson plans to report to the team's offseason program on Monday or Tuesday. In the past, the ...  

Johnson expressed excitement about the addition of guard Steve Hutchinson, which should help a beleaguered Titans interior line. We think the line took too much of the blame for Johnson's struggles last year. It was his inability to make people miss in the ...  

Here's some good news for Titans fans: running back Chris Johnson, who stumbled through the 2011 regular season after missing much of training camp due to a contract dispute, will participate in the team's voluntary offseason workouts, set to begin next ...  

Johnson opted to work out on his own in Orlando for his first four seasons in the NFL. He will report to Baptist Park this offseason, however, after a clause was included in his contract that docks him $250,000 if he doesn't attend. The Nashville ...  

At long last, Chris Johnson finally will know the experience of attending voluntary workouts with the Tennessee Titans. The Tennessean reported Wednesday that Johnson plans to report to the team's offseason program Monday or Tuesday. In the past ...  

Johnson spent eight weeks working with NFL speed guru Tom Shaw, who runs an independent combine preparation camp near Orlando Florida. The camp, which cost Johnson $750 a week, featured two-a-day workouts consisting of everything from resistance ...  

When NFL Network unveiled its list of the Top 100 players in the NFL last year, as voted on by NFL players themselves, Titans running back Chris Johnson was No. 13. When the new Top 100 list was unveiled on Saturday night, Johnson was still on it.  

2011 Stats and Honors: Played in only five games as a junior, but still racked up over 900 yards of total offense and scored 12 touchdowns. FSNext Breakdown: “An elite level type of athlete, who could play other positions if needed. He plays offense ...  

In a move that should surprise no one, Jim Wyatt is reporting that Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson is expected to be in attendance when the team begins the offseason program next week (although Wyatt does mention CJ might be a day late).  

Chris Johnson is a Jaffrey resident who is a jack of all trades ... I needed to find God and I was not finding it in the noise and bustle going on around me. I went to my Uncle's house and then walked back into the woods till all I could see was lake ...  

"I'VE had a tremendously exciting career with so many challenges and changes – I consider myself to have been lucky to ride on the crest of that wave." Those were the words of Chris Johnson, consultant head of North East Lincolnshire Council's Music and ...  

This is the reality of the trading card business, as there are factors out of ... collectors would probably appreciate it more if they knew the jersey that was on the card was from a game Johson actually played in. Upper Deck went through a similar ...  

KNOXVILLE, TN (March 27, 2012) - In what started out as a seesaw battle between two dynamic offenses, DB Chris Johnson (5'11" 185 ... teammate Maurice Dupree for the league lead. In Saturday's 56-43 victory over the Hammers, Gerald hauled in nine ...  

Apr 16, 2012 - The Tennessee Titans missed out during the Peyton Manning sweepstakes that took over the 24-hour sports news cycle back in March. Barring something major, the team will roll with either veteran Matt Hasselbeck or the second-year ...  

The memory of his least productive NFL season still on his mind, Titans running back Chris Johnson began the team’s offseason program with a little extra motivation on Monday. “Of course it motivates me because I want to do better than I did ...  

It’s easy to look at the Titans’ depth chart and circle defensive end Derrick Morgan or center Eugene Amano as players who head into 2012 under pressure. But Morgan got some pressure alleviated by the arrival of free agent Kamerion Wimbley ...  

Chris Johnson’s absence from Titans camp last summer while he held out for a new contract earned him a lot of enmity when he turned in a season far below his established level. With a new contract, Johnson obviously wasn’t going to miss camp ...  

Johnson's best season was 2009, when he started 15 games. The Jets are set with their top three cornerbacks, Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson, but they could stand to add depth. Marquice Cole signed with the Patriots in free ...  

Free agent safety Yeremiah Bell and cornerback Chris Johnson are visiting the Jets on Monday, according to sources. Bell, 34, was released by the Dolphins last month to free up salary cap space. The Raiders parted ways with Johnson after he ...  

A month and a half after he was cut by the Raiders, cornerback Chris Johnson still hasn’t found a new NFL home. But he has a visit lined up for Monday. Johnson will visit the Jets, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Johnson spent the last five ...  

Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson had his worst statistical year last season.  He averaged four yards a carry, rushed into the end zone four times and fumbled three times, all the worst numbers he’s ever had in one season.  

Senior Chris Johnson of Amherst is having another big season for the Clark University men’s lacrosse team. Johnson, who compiled 35 points on 24 goals and 11 assists last year in 14 games, already has 26 points (10-16) in only six games for ...  

Chris Johnson’s absence from the team’s offseason program has been a storyline ever since he entered the league, but it won’t be an issue this year. The Titans running back plans to report when the Titans begin the offseason program next ...  

If there was a bright spot for the Peoria Chiefs on Wednesday, and it is dim at best, perhaps the Chiefs flushed all of their struggles out of their system in an 11-0 loss to the Clinton LumberKings. Almost everything that could go wrong did for the Chiefs ...  

SYDNEY, May 27, 2012 (AFP) - - New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs took the outright Super 15 lead with a win over the Northern Bulls in this weekend's 14th round as their other South African rivals the Western Stormers also faltered. The Chiefs pulled three ...  

BRONX, N.Y. — The second-seeded University of Dayton baseball team beat No. 5 Richmond 3-0 Saturday to win the Atlantic 10 title and receive the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Baseball Championship. The Flyers (31-28) were playing in their first A ...  

The Flyers did not face the Hawks this season, but SJU did sweep Saint Louis earlier in the year. "They pitch well, that's the bottom line," Dayton coach Tony Vittorio told FlyerHoops.net. "They had (Alex Pracher) that transferred from Stanford for his ...  

Despite out-hitting the No. 2-seeded Dayton Flyers, the No. 5 Richmond Spiders fell in the Atlantic 10 Championship game on Saturday afternoon, 3-0. The Spiders' season ends with an overall record of 30-26, while Dayton moves on to the NCAA regionals after ...  

University of Dayton baseball coach Tony Vittorio wanted his team to have ... That mind-set worked for the Flyers, who capped a late-season surge with a 5-2 win over La Salle in Philadelphia on Saturday to claim a share of the A-10 crown with Saint Louis.  

The Rebels sit at 35-24 but their RPI is actually higher than TCU's at No. 26. Dayton rounds out the field as the No. 4 seed. The No. 187 RPI Flyers won the Atlantic 10 Tournament and earned the automatic bid. At 31-28, Dayton is making its very first ...  

University of Dayton baseball coach Tony Vittorio wanted his team to have ... That mind-set worked for the Flyers, who capped a late-season surge with a 5-2 win over La Salle in Philadelphia on Saturday to claim a share of the A-10 crown with Saint Louis.  

His alma mater, the Dayton Flyers, topped LaSalle this weekend, winning a share of the Atlantic 10 regular season title. The tournament will be this Thursday for Dayton, against either Rhode Island or St. Joseph's. Stammen, 28, was a 12th round pick by the ...  

The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Dontari Poe 11th overall in the 2012 NFL draft. Poe entered the draft as the leading candidate to be the biggest bust in the draft. That is largely because of his incredibly impressive combine performance. Poe reminds me of ...  

Reports say that the Kansas City Chiefs will look to get the ball to monster receiver ... Baldwin's rookie season was a disappointment after being drafted 26th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, where many people (including myself) thought he was a great ...  

(AP) - There's a steep learning curve for rookies entering the NFL. Dontari Poe and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs' draft picks are learning that in a hurry. Poe said after practice Tuesday morning that the biggest difference from college football is ...  

Since coming into the NFL, Tamba Hali has been a consistent pass-rushing threat for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs selected Hali out of Penn State with the 20th pick in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft, and he has since tallied 53.5 career sacks ...  

Mitch Holthus, “Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs”, sent out a tweet yesterday about how Ricky ... Stanzi was drafted in the fifth round of 2011 NFL Draft but did not see any action last season despite an injury to Matt Cassel.  Some speculated that ...  

It wasn't without good cause, all fans had heard throughout the draft coverage were reasons for teams ... he will have already succeeded in making the Chiefs defense a better overall unit. Kansas City had been making-do with journeymen noseguards thus ...  

(AP) — When the whistle blew, Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry headed off to the corner of the far practice field while the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs began a full-squad ... something that first-round draft pick Dontari Poe couldn't pull off in his ...  

... the Kansas City Chiefs had their first full-squad practice on Monday, the Kansas City Star mentioned that Dexter McCluster worked "exclusively" with the receivers. When McCluster was drafted with the 36th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, he came out of Ole ...  

The Chiefs were able to lure running back Peyton Hillis to Kansas City while also adding Cyrus Gray into the backfield mix during the draft. With Jon Baldwin entering his second year at wide receiver and other holdovers in Dwayne Bowe and Steve Breaston ...  

Leonard Johnson: CB, Buccaneers One of the most underrated corners ... Ryan Kerrigan), and Minnifield will have his fair share of opportunities to make plays. Chris Polk: RB, Eagles Arguably the best undrafted free agent in 2012, Washington Huskies running ...  

Homeowners Christopher Johnson and Fankye Johnson joined 10News' Allison Bybee Thursday morning at this year's Habitat's Home Builders Blitz. Local home builders are partnering with Lakeway Area Habitat for Humanity to raise walls on two homes and give ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Even if the Chiefs finish the 2012 season in the Super Bowl, they won't necessarily recall Monday as the day it all began. They held their first full-squad offseason practice, sure, but it was more of a get-to-know-you kind of ...  

The Chiefs have climbed back to the top of the Super Rugby table after coming from behind to beat fellow high-fliers the Bulls 28-22 in a willing contest in Hamilton. The Bulls, with some suffocating defence and their rolling maul again a weapon ...  

University of Dayton senior shortstop Brian Blasik became the first Flyer to be named All-Atlantic 10 first team three years in a row Tuesday. Centerfielder Bobby Glover also made first team. Flyers named to the second team were starting pitcher ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A common assumption is that the biggest difference between college football and the NFL is between the white lines. The game is faster, and the players bigger and stronger. Well, Dontari Poe has the physical part down already.  

Zak Sterling pitched complete game shutout, allowing just four hits and striking out five. The start time for the game between No. 2 Dayton Flyers and the No. 6 St. Joseph's Hawks was pushed back to 7:00 p.m. due to the earlier game finishing late.  

TCU is A and Ole Miss' common opponent. The Aggies won at TCU, 4-1, on April 24. Dayton is the Atlantic-10 tournament champion. The Flyers are 31-28. Kentucky is the only common opponent between Dayton and Ole Miss. The Wildcats beat the Flyers ...  

While the Kansas City Chiefs have brought in a number of important free agent signings and an entire draft class, perhaps no addition is more important than the return of Eric Berry to the defensive unit after missing the 2011 season due to injury.  

When their first offseason practice began earlier in the week, Chiefs safeties Eric Berry and Kendrick Lewis were among a small group of players who headed to the edge of the field to work with the trainers. Both players are recovering from injury.  

The injury busted up, at least temporarily, a promising safety duo. Each joined the Chiefs as a draft pick in 2010. Berry was an immediate starter, and Lewis joined him after one game. Their play was one reason the Chiefs won the AFC West title ...  

Many Michigan basketball fans see 2013 as the end of the Ed Martin booster scandal. According to the NCAA sanctions handed out a decade earlier, the Michigan athletic department will no longer be banned from associating with and recognizing the ...  

The chiefs of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, but they will be in for a different experience when they arrive at a San Francisco federal courthouse on Monday. Apple's Tim Cook ...  

Our 6 questions series is back. The Kansas City Chiefs ask themselves six questions about each player leading up to the 2012 NFL Draft -- the questions come via Michael Holley's "War Room" -- and we're applying those questions to the KC Chiefs ...  

May 25 (Reuters) - The Waikato Chiefs attacked with abandon in the second half to fell the visiting Bulls 28-22 in Hamilton on Friday and reclaim top spot in the Super Rugby standings. Fired by slick passing from flyhalf Aaron Cruden and line ...  

He should know because the 2010 Kansas City Chiefs (of which he was a part) had perfect attendance after their "momentum-building throttling" of the Denver Broncos (44-24) in the 2009 season finale. What appeared to be a strong draft and free ...  

Cleveland closer Chris Perez, who blasted Indians fans twice in less ... which was quiet all weekend, scoring seven runs. Josh Johnson (2-3) twice worked out of jams to earn his second straight win. Lowe (6-2) had his four-game winning streak ...  

one-run ball from Johnson and a 10-hit afternoon from a bomb squad lineup. The Marlins were without Gaby Sanchez (optioned to Triple-A), Emilio Bonifacio (disabled list) and Omar Infante (death in the family). Chris Coghlan and Bryan Petersen ...  

With a running quarterback under center and all those receivers helping stretch the field, Chris Johnson gets room and has a big rebound year. Defenses have to decide: Stack the box and risk yielding big passes or keep numbers in coverage and ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A common assumption is that the biggest difference between college football and the NFL is between the white lines. The game is faster, and the players bigger and stronger. Well, Dontari Poe has the physical part down ...  

The Dayton Flyers are your 2012 Atlantic 10 Baseball champions, after defeating the Richmond Spiders on Saturday. The Flyers won by a final score of 3-0, led by 6.1 innings of shutout ball from Parker Schrage, followed by 2.2 shutout innings ...  

DAYTON, OH -- University of Dayton baseball will make its ... After starting the season 2-9, Head Coach Tony Vittorio and a group of 10 contributing seniors led the Flyers’ resurgence to a share of the A-10 regular season title and its first ...  

As of 9:25 p.m. ET, the scheduled evening game between the No. 2 Dayton Flyers and No. 6 St. Joseph's Hawks has yet to begin. Guess what? Rain delay at A-10 Champs at Houlihan Park. Rain cell moving through, hoping to start UD-SJU as soon as ...  

... wasn’t drafted in the seven rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft, but he did receive an invite as an undrafted free agent to join the team closest to his alma mater: the Kansas City Chiefs. Drafted or not, Hartman is ready to make his NFL dreams ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A common assumption is that the biggest difference between college football and the NFL is between the white lines. The game is faster, and the players bigger and stronger. Well, Dontari Poe has the physical part down already.  

The Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks all ... team's decision to use the 15th overall pick on the defensive end in April's draft. While there are no guarantees that Banks will earn a contract offer ...  

BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) — The NCAA has sanctioned the men's basketball team at Southwest Baptist University after an investigation found hundreds of impermissible text messages sent to prospective athletes. Penalties include one year of probation ...  

A ranks fourth nationally with 126 steals. This is the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history for the Flyers, thanks to sweeping the A-10 Tournament last week. Dayton is currently on a six game win streak. The Flyers are ...  

Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli continued his rise from the dead ... The Chiefs in the last month have signed all but one of their draft picks (Dontari Poe) and also added a couple of low profile free agent signings. Give it a vote in the ...  

Former NFL wide receiver Bobby Sippio was arrested Friday on charges that he allegedly attempted to murder the brother of his girlfriend, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Sippio, 27, and Santana Coats, 30, are accused of attempted murder ...  

Prior to Thursday's Atlantic 10 baseball tournament beginning for the second seeded Dayton Flyers, head coach Tony Vittorio said there was a sense from his guys that they would not be denied. That described the scene perfectly at Fordham's ...  

Dowd played in 58 games over four seasons at Dayton, picking up 212 ground balls along the way and helping lead the Flyers to a 51-12 record. As a senior at Loveland High, Dowd was a defensive anchor on the team that reached the Ohio State ...  

That could be a sign the Chiefs believe Poe, their first-round draft pick, might make a more immediate contribution as a pass rusher rather than as a run defender. “I think that helped elevate him more in that respect,” coach Romeo Crennel ...  

Houston third baseman Chris Johnson said the Astros have to take advantage of those kinds of opportunities. "We had guys on base, but when you play teams like this you have to get that big hit," Johnson said. "You have to get some runs across.  

Jonathan Baldwin established a reputation for making the near-impossible catch last year with an around-the-defender grab of a pass against the Denver Broncos. He solidified it at the Chiefs’ practice on Tuesday, when he made a one-handed ...  

The Dayton Flyers are headed to their first regional action in their program's history, but they will have a tall task in their first round game on Friday. The Flyers will square off against the No. 1 seeded Texas A Aggies, the winningest ...  

Football fans know Kansas City Chiefs' FS Eric Berry because of his ability to play ... Stanford Routt was acquired in free agency and DeQuan Menzie added through the draft. How do you think this unit stacks up against the rest of the league?  

The Kansas City Chiefs were hit hard last season by injuries to several ... Chiefs OTA workout open to the media today, draft pick OL Jeff Allen in a walking boot not practicing today. Perhaps it's nothing or even a precautionary act, but ...  

Out Chris Denorfia struck out swinging ... None on with one out and Reed Johnson due up. Out Reed Johnson grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Darwin Barney due up. Out Darwin Barney popped out to second to end the inning.  

The Kansas City Chiefs made their fans a public promise in the beginning ... They might occupy the top two spots, but RIcky Stanzi is still sitting there, as fresh as he was on draft day in 2011 when he was announced as the team’s fifth ...  

Ace starter Michael Wacha’s job will be two-fold in eight-ranked Texas A’s NCAA regional against Dayton: keep the Flyers off the bases as much as possible, then slow them down when they do reach. The Alantic-10 champion Flyers roll into ...  

Magic Johnson says that if Rondo is playing well ... "but I need him to be offensively in attack mode all the time." Chris Broussard says the Celtics' performance in Game 7 is "another example that when their backs are against the wall ...  

The tipping point: The Astros had two outs and nobody on base against Matt Garza in the second inning when Chris Johnson singled, J.D. Martinez walked and Jason Castro homered to right center (on an 0-2 pitch, no less). An inning later ...  

The Kansas City Chiefs are not set on a certain position for third-year player Dexter McCluster, so he is going back to the “OW” position he coined when he was drafted by the Chiefs. Essentially, the Chiefs want to find a way for the ...  

Then you have the A-10 Conference Champions with the Dayton Flyers as the four seed.” “We’re excited to go to College Station,” said sophomore right-handed pitcher Bobby Wahl. “We’ve been really positive in practice and the guys were ...  

Then you have the A-10 Conference Champions with the Dayton Flyers as the four seed.” “We’re excited to go to College Station,” said sophomore right-handed pitcher Bobby Wahl. “We’ve been really positive in practice and the guys were ...  

The Kansas City Chiefs began their Organized Team Activities (OTA’s ... the missing 87th player because of his continued contract holdout.  First round draft pick, Dontari Poe, has not signed his contract yet.   Unlike Bowe, however ...  

Johnson in town: Chris Johnson has been a regular participant in the team’s offseason program, and offensive coordinator Chris Palmer likes what he’s seen so far from the running back. “C.J. has worked very hard,” Palmer said.  

The last time the media saw the Kansas City Chiefs practice came on Monday ... so it may be a while before we figure out what's going on. The only other draft pick to miss a practice due to injury is safety De'Quan Menzie.  

HOUSTON — Houston third baseman Chris Johnson has been ejected ... ripped off his helmet and slammed on to the ground while yelling at first base umpire Tim Tschida.  

Johnson took advantage of a first-inning mistake pitch by Cardinals ... 480 batting line this season and may be worth grabbing in mixed fantasy leagues while he's hot.  

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"I'VE had a tremendously exciting career with so many challenges and changes – I consider myself to have been lucky to...