Tennessee Titans News and Rumors
Titans' Britt has knee scoped to reduce swellingESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday but the team said he is expected back for the season opener. |
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Pressure point: Titans4 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Titans and why. Running back Chris Johnson could get away with one off season. He was a tentative runner in 2011 no matter what he or the team says about it. He got sick of early contact. He gave u… |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The Tennessee Titans will hold a training camp battle at quarterback, and they’re not planning to use any scientific methods to choose between Jake Locker and Matt Hasselbeck. “I’m not a huge stats guy,” explained G.M. Ruston Webster, per John Gle… |
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Titans Ink 3rd Round Pick DL Mike Martin21 hours ago
Matt Loede, titansgab.com Aaron Wilson of Profootball.scout.com reports the Titans have signed third-round defensive lineman Mike Martin to a four-year contract, according to his agent, Rick Smith. Martin played in the Senior Bowl after recording 172 career tackles for the Wolve… |
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Chiefs next on Yeremiah Bell’s free-agent tourMay 15 (yesterday)
Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Free agent safety Yeremiah Bell was in Tennessee on Tuesday visiting the Titans, and he’s got a fallback plan in place if Mike Munchak’s team doesn’t make an offer Bell deems suitable. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Bell is scheduled to visit t… |
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Second knee procedure could be coming for BrittMay 14 (3 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Titans receiver Kenny Britt got off to a great start last season. Then came a non-contact torn ACL, and it was over. Before it can begin again, Britt may need a second procedure on the knee, according to Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com. It’s not… |
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Vince Young calls joining the Bills a “huge moment”May 11 (6 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Former Titans and Eagles quarterback Vince Young is now a member of the Bills. And he’s happy about it. “This is a huge moment for myself, my family,” Young told Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston. “It’s an opportunity to go play with one of t… |
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Chat was crisp, efficient, snappyMay 11 (6 days ago)
Wonderful chat Thursday. Crisp. Efficient, Snappy. I had fun. Among the subjects we covered: When the Titans should play Jake Locker. A leap to average for Blaine Gabbert. Drafting centers. The Colts' standing at running back. Game-day roster size. My f… |
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Find me a player in the league recovering from injury who’s saying he’s behind schedule or had concerns, and I’ll provide you with a reward. Titans receiver Kenny Britt is recovering from a torn ACL. He and the team are optimistic he will be ready f… |
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Jake Locker versus Matt Hasselbeck will be one of our most intriguing training camp story lines. Titans coaches love Hasselbeck, who carried the torch for the message as they took over and brought an immediate, necessary and underrated dose of veteran l… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com … |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com University of Iowa retired wrestling coach and Olympic gold medalist Dan Gable once said, "Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy." Perhaps the Tennessee Titans have that quote hanging in their war room, as they have targeted fo… |
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A year ago, the Titans got excellent pass-rush production out of Karl Klug, a rookie defensive tackle drafted out of Iowa in the fifth round. He credited much of his ability to operate effectively in the crowded middle of the field to his background as … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com NFL Network’s Mike Mayock had the line of the weekend during the draft, explaining that Titans linebacker Zach Brown is “somewhat allergic to contact.” Brown, taken in round two, denies any suggestion that he shies away from taking and delivering hi… |
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Titans: One big questionMay 4
Will the pass rush for the Tennessee Titans improve enough? The Titans had just 28 sacks last season, and the lack of pass pressure was at the core of many of their problems. Did they do enough to address it? They jumped to sign Kamerion Wimbley after h… |
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Since the Titans added seven players in the draft, I’ve said several times that I am a bit scared of their leanings toward potential over production, or the weight of athleticism in several of the selections. But it’s important to note that of the sev… |
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Undrafted rookie free agency is a crapshoot. But odds are good that at least a couple of players out of each AFC South class will have staying power. Pat Kirwin of NFL.com thinks Jaguars center Mike Brewster and Titans center William Vlachos will be two… |
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Titans sign Zac DilesMay 1
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Linebacker Zac Diles has spent at least part of each of the last five years in the AFC South and he’ll be trying to make it six in a row in 2012. The Titans announced Tuesday that they have signed Diles as a free agent. Diles played for the Colts and Bu… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Before the draft, MDS told you about SMU defensive end Taylor Thompson’s attempt to transition to tight end as an NFL draft pick. The Titans are believers in what Thompson is doing. They took him with the 145th overall pick on Saturday and then started … |
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Matt Loede, titansgab.com The Titans have agreed to terms with 15 undrafted free agents. The team said Monday they are wide receiver Devin Aguilar of Washington; tight end Brandon Barden of Vanderbilt; tackle George Bias of Stephen F. Austin; tight end/long snapper Beau Brinkley… |
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Reading the coverage… Houston Texans Jacoby Jones is in trouble after the Texans drafted two receivers, says Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle. “His on-again, off-again relationship with fans may have gone off permanently after a crucial muffed … |
