News broke early Thursday morning that former NFL running back Chris Johnson is being accused of hiring a hit man to kill the shooters of a drive-by that killed his friend and left him with a bullet wound.

The events took place back in 2015 and 2016.  Johnson took to Twitter to respond to the allegations.  According to the 34-year-old former star, the reports are “false news.”

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Flip the Page to see Johnson’s tweet:  

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