Former NFL Star Chris Johnson Accused in Murder-for-Hire Case, Denies Allegations

Then-Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson talks with teammates on the sideline in the third quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, in Nashville, Tenn., on Aug. 8, 2013. AP Photo/Wade Payne, File

Former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, who set the NFL record for yards from scrimmage in 2009, is accused of paying suspected gang members in a murder-for-hire plot, according to court documents.

Johnson, 34, has not been charged with a crime, but court documents obtained by TMZ said Johnson is being suspected in the deaths of two men who were shot and killed in 2016.