Titans RB Stafon Johnson (broken leg) returned to practice Saturday.

Johnson dislocated his ankle and broke his fibula in the preseason last year. That came after his scary weightlifting accident at USC. Now he's healthy and getting reps in practice with Chris Johnson holding out. If Johnson makes the final roster, it will make for a nice story.

Titans RB Stafon Johnson is a month ahead of schedule in his return from a broken fibula and severely dislocated ankle.

Johnson has been running straight ahead, and he's expected to begin making cuts within the month. He concedes that his strongest supporter went out the door when Jeff Fisher left. Johnson will still get every opportunity to land a roster spot, but the odds are once again stacked against him.

Titans RB Stafon Johnson (broken leg) began treadmill running last week.

Seven months after the fact, Johnson still has a long way to go to recover from a broken fibula and severely dislocated ankle. He's expected to be ready to compete for a roster spot by August. The hard-luck runner deserves a break, so here's hoping he beats the long odds.

Titans coach Jeff Fisher confirmed that he intends to bring RB Stafon Johnson (ankle, leg) back next season.

"We have not given up on him. This is the opposite of that," Fisher said after Johnson was waived/injured. Johnson came back from a life-threatening weightlifting accident at USC and has no plans to give up on his career now. He'll be back to battle for a roster spot.

Titans waived/injured RB Stafon Johnson.

Johnson will be placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in the preseason opener. The Titans could bring him back next summer as a reward for his dogged determination in fighting through multiple career-threatening injuries

In addition to a dislocated ankle, Titans rookie RB Stafon Johnson suffered a broken fibula and a high ankle sprain.

He's definitely done for the year. Coach Jeff Fisher suggested Johnson would be healthy in 8-12 weeks, but we doubt it. He's going to go on I.R.

Titans rookie RB Stafon Johnson will have surgery on his dislocated ankle Sunday.

He'll be waived/injured early this week. While Johnson was a nice story at USC after coming back from a life-threatening weightlifting accident, he never had NFL-caliber tools. He could return to try to make the team in 2011.

Titans rookie RB Stafon Johnson was carted off the field late in Saturday's preseason opener with what is believed to be a dislocated right ankle.

Johnson got up from a tackle only to see his foot twisted to the wrong side of his body. He's the USC RB that battled back from a life-threatening weight room accident last season. His former coach Pete Carroll joined him at the cart in a touching moment before he was taken to the locker room. The hard-luck rookie's season is undoubtedly over.

Stafon Johnson is currently ahead of fellow undrafted rookie LeGarrette Blount on the Titans' depth chart.

It's tough to read to much into the order yet because Blount missed several weeks while waiting for classes to end. Barring a veteran free agent addition, the two will battle for the No. 3 job behind Chris Johnson and Javon Ringer in August.