Titans Postpone Chris Johnson's Ring of Honor Induction at 40 Due to ALS
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Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 14
Titans Postpone Chris Johnson's Ring of Honor Induction at 40 Due to ALS
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 14
Summary
Tennessee delayed Chris Johnson’s Ring of Honor ceremony, which had been scheduled for halftime of the Titans’ opener against the Jets, after the former star could not travel to Nashville.
The team said Friday that Johnson, 40, was absent because of “unforeseen circumstances,” a setback tied to the ALS diagnosis he disclosed publicly on June 29.
Johnson last week described extensive visits to neurologists and ALS clinics, and wrote that one study found former NFL players were nearly four times as likely to develop and die from ALS as U.S. men overall.
The postponement shifts attention from Johnson’s football legacy—including his 2,000-yard rushing season in 2009—to the progression of the disease and its possible link to his playing career.