"Hours before kickoff of Thursday night's exhibition finale against the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome, the Titans had already registered a victory.

The bank account of longtime owner Bud Adams, however, will be far lighter as a result.

The Titans came to terms with holdout running back Chris Johnson on a four-year, $54 million contract extension, $30 million of that guaranteed according to numerous news outlets. That ensures Johnson's presence for Tennessee's regular-season opener next Sunday at Jacksonville.

The additional four years will be added to the two years Johnson had remaining on his existing contract. The agreement ended what had become an acrimonious 35-day holdout, with Johnson this week using his Twitter account to upbraid fans who were growing weary of the fourth-year running back's absence from training camp.

Johnson was not with the Titans for Thursday night's 32-9 win against the Saints.

"It's done now, and we're excited," Titans General Manager Mike Reinfeldt told The (Nashville) Tennessean. "Chris is excited and the fans should be excited. It's a big relief. It has kind of hung over our heads most of training camp.""