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Chris Johnson remains available, but maybe for not much longer

Chris Johnson, Chris Hoke

Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson (28) runs past Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke (76) in the first quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)

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When the Titans cut running back Chris Johnson, the initial expectation was that he’d sign by the middle of last week. He didn’t.

So when will he sign? We currently believe it could happen in the next few days, if it happens at all before the draft.

Teams soon will be shifting their focus almost exclusively to the draft. And a team that needs a running back can cross that item off the list as they finalize their draft needs, if it signs an available veteran running back.

It remains unclear which teams are talking to Johnson, but there’s a good chance that the teams talking to Johnson are insisting on discretion.

Either way, we’ll know more about Johnson’s next stop soon. Unless, you know, we don’t.