So for real this time instead of my made up conversation in the other fanpost:

Tennessean article with CJs take

I'm not sure if anyone else posted this link already, and not sure how long the article has been up on their site, but it's the first time I've heard numbers straight from any party involved.  CJ asking for 13.5 per year, with 35 mill guaranteed.  Titans referenced as wanting in the 10 mill range annually, but it doesn't say anything about the guaranteed total they will tolerate.  I would think there has to be a sticking point on guaranteed total, because otherwise it doesn't seem that far apart to me.