{"id":892237,"date":"2019-04-01T13:33:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T18:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=892237"},"modified":"2019-04-02T01:34:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T06:34:22","slug":"duke-johnson-holding-out-trade-jgras11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/duke-johnson-holding-out-trade-jgras11\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Duke Johnson Holding out for a Trade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson is not showing up for workouts this week.<\/h1>\n

When former Kansas City Chiefs star running back Kareem Hunt<\/a> signed with the Cleveland Browns, there was tons of confusion outside of the organization. Obviously, the signing of Hunt could’ve been a good move for any team who is in search of a running back, but for the Browns that wasn’t really the case.<\/p>\n

Cleveland had two solid running backs available last year. They started off with Carlos Hyde<\/a> leading the pack, then felt confident enough to trade him away as they would ride with Nick Chubb<\/a> for the rest of the season. Assuming that Chubb leads the pack in 2019, everybody expected Duke Johnson<\/a> to keep his role as a rotational backup.<\/p>\n

With the signing of Hunt though, the situation has changed. Since Hunt will miss the first eight games of the season due to suspension, the Browns will need some backup help for their backfield. Apparently, though, it doesn’t seem like Duke Johnson is all that interested in taking on the temporary role once again. So for that, he won’t be showing up to workouts. . . For now, he won’t, at least.<\/p>\n

Is Duke Johnson holding out?<\/h3>\n
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Kitchens said RB Duke Johnson did not report today. Did not want to speculate if it had anything to do with Kareem Hunt signing. #Browns<\/a><\/p>\n

— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) April 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n