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The Tennessee Titans are getting ready for their second preseason exhibition game, and yet star running back Chris Johnson is nowhere in sight.
Johnson, inarguably the best running back in the league the last three seasons, wants to be paid as such (and then some). The Titans have indicated that they're willing to talk about it, but Johnson so far has stayed away from camp. The Giants' Osi Umenyiora and Eagles' Desean Jackson also held out briefly, but both have now reported.
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