LenDale White Slimming Down

Tennessee Titans running back LenDale White, who lost his starting spot to rookie RB Chris Johnson, is getting himself ready to battle and take it back. His first step is coming into camp in better shape.

White's other motivation? It's his contract year, so if he is not going to be the starter in Tennessee, he wants to get paid big somewhere else.

Christopher Brantley, who represents White, acknowledges that certainly White wants to do well as he enters the final year of his rookie contract, but said White’s motivation stems more from wanting to prove his professionalism than anything else.

“Everybody in that final year gears up to put their best foot forward, but whether it’s a contract year or not, he’s been getting a lot of flack about his weight and his work ethic, and he just wants to set the record straight on all that,” Brantley said. “He wants to show that he’s a solid professional and a good back in the NFL, and when he’s been given the opportunity, he produces.”

White, who showed up to last years off-season workout program at a bulky 270lbs, signed in this season at a much slimmer 238lbs. Although still big for a running back is a drastic improvement from previous years.

“Before he went down to work out, he was home back in Denver working out with his uncle who helps him get ready and did so when he was in school [at Southern California],” Brantley said. “There are certain drills and programs that they do to get ready, and he kind of wanted to go home and get back to basics and be really ready to go when the program started.”

QB Ramsey Lands in Tennessee

Another former first round quarterback flop has signed with a new team, Kyle Boller will be holding the clipboard in St. Louis. Now the Washington Redskins' first rounder from 2002 (32nd overall) Quarterback Patrick Ramsey, will battle for the clip board holder spot as he has signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans. Financial terms were not released.

Ramsey is likely to be third on the depth chart behind Kerry Collins, whom Tennessee re-signed to a two-year, $15 million deal, and Vince Young.

Tennessee announced on Friday that Ramsey joined the Titans after two seasons with the Denver Broncos. This move allows Ramsay to re-unite with Titans offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger whome he worked under with the Broncos in 2007.

Ramsey has completed 511 of 913 passes for 5,930 yards with 35 touchdowns and 30 interceptions during his career. He has appeared in 37 games with 24 starts with stops in Denver, Washington, and the New York Jets.

Titans Convince the NFL to Look into Redskins Tampering

The Tennessee Titans have asked the NFL to consider tampering charges against the Washington Redskins in the signing of free agent defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation.

The Titans have not filed the grievance over the strangely speedy signing of Albert Haynesworth to a complicated contract just hours after the free agency gates opened. Instead, the team provided the league with newspaper articles and audio from a Washington, D.C.-area radio station, evidence the Titans say implies Washington had improper contact with Haynesworth before free agency began at 12 a.m. on Feb. 27.

Apperently the Titans nudging was enough for the NFL to poke their nose into the situation.

"There are issues of tampering that come up from time to time and if we need to take some action then of course we announce that," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said, "Until then we don't comment on it.''

Titans Unveil Commemorative Logo

The Tennessee Titans have unveiled their new commemorative 50th anniversary logo that will be used throughout the season on uniforms, memorabilia and other promotional platforms.

The new logo, which can be seen here, contains elements from the team's current logo and from its original roots as the Houston Oilers, the franchises name prior to the 1999 season. The Oilers were one of the founding teams of the AFL.

"We wanted to incorporate both franchise logos into our 50-year logo and I am really pleased with the results,” owner K.S. “Bud” Adams said in a statement. “The past 49 seasons have brought the fans and me great joy and at times great pain, but it has been a dream come true and a lot of hard work to own a team.”

In addition to the new logo, the Titans will wear throwback uniforms from the 1960 Oilers three times this season. That will occur once at home, in a road game reportedly against the New York Jets (who will wear the old New York Titans uniforms) and in the Aug. 9 Hall of Fame Game against the Buffalo Bills.

The home game appearance of the throwback uniforms has yet to be announced, but it is suspected that it will be against the San Diego Chargers another one of the original AFL teams that are scheduled to visit LP field this season.

Haynesworth Indicted on Two Traffic Charges

The "$100 Million Man" DT Albert Haynesworth may find himself with a little less in his wallet after being indicted on two misdemeaner traffic charges stemming from a December 13th crash that seriously injured another driver.

District Attorney Kim Helper of Williamson County said Thursday that Haynesworth was indicted Monday on charges of reckless driving and having expired registration.

Haynesworth, was released on $1,000 bond after surrendering Wednesday. The maximum punishment is six months in jail and a $500 fine on the reckless driving charge and 30 days in jail and a $50 fine for the other charge.

Haynesworth is scheduled for arraignment March 30 in Williamson Circuit Court in Franklin, just south of Nashville.

The victim of the accident, Corey Edmondson has needed a hip replacement and is unable to move except with a walker or in a wheelchair, said his attorney, Jon Perry.

Hentrich Signs with Titans

The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with punter Craig Hentrich, allowing the veteran to come back to the NFL for a 16th season. Terms of the deal announced Friday were not disclosed.

Hentrich has 1,141 career punts and is tied with Rohn Stark for seventh in league history. He ranks second among active players, trailing only Jeff Feagles with 1,649.

Hentrich averaged 42.8 yards on 87 punts last season with a long of 75.

Broncos Add Backup QB Simms

The Denver Broncos have added a 12th new player through free agency, that player will serve as the back-up to QB Jay Cutler. Terms were not disclosed on the contract.

QB Chris Simms has agreed to join the Denver Broncos after spending last season in Tennessee. Simms, 28, was a third round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2005, he had 15 starts over a three year stretch of his five seasons in Tampa, before he injured his spleen in a game against Carolina on Sept. 24, 2006 which required a splenectomy.

Simms hasn't seen any NFL action since that injury until the season when on Dec. 28 at Indianapolis, Simms got into a game for Teneessee, completing 1-of-2 passes for 7 yards.

Titans Add Two

The Tenessee Titans have added two new players to replace the ones they have lost through free agency, WR Nate Washington and DT Jovan Haye will join the Titans.

Washington, a backup receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers the past four seasons, signed a six-year, $27 million contract with Tennessee on Monday, according to reports. Haye, formerly of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reportedly received a four-year, $16.2 million deal.

Haye, who played collegiately at Vanderbilt returns to Tenessee to prove that he can regain his 2007 form after a slow 2008.

“We’re off to a good start,” Coach Jeff Fisher said. “There’s still some work to be done.”

Jones Leaves Tennessee for the Bay Area

The San Francisco 49ers have signed WR Brandon Jones to a five-year, $16.5 Million contract with $5.4 Million guaranteed.

The 49ers are desperate for receivers after WR Bryant Johnson signed in Detroit earlier today and WR Isaac Bruce's future is unknown as he contemplates retirement.

Jones is coming off his best season with Tennessee, which is where he played his first four NFL seasons, he caught a career-high 41 passes for 449 yards and one touchdown while starting seven of 16 games.

Lions Add 2, Including a Former 1st Round WR

Detroit Lions have added two new players two their roster, one of them a fomer first round receiver, Bryant Johnson and CB Eric King

Bryant Johnson, 27, a first round selection of the Arizona Cardinals in 2003, signed a 3-year deal worth $9 Million. Johnson was immediately overshadowed by 2nd round pick Anquan Boldin in their rookie year and dropped another spot on the depth chart when the team drafted Larry Fitzgerald in the 1st round in 2004. Last season Johnson played in San Francisco under a one-year contract and will now join his 3rd team in as many years.

King, 26,has signed a two-year contract with the team. Terms of his deal were not disclosed.
He has spent the past three seasons playing in Tennessee under then-defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, the Lions' new head coach. At 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, King, who played his rookie season in Buffalo, was a role player as a backup cornerback and key special-teams contributor with the Titans, though his 2008 season ended in November with a broken forearm. He'll likely see an expanded role with the Lions.

Texans Hire Hall of Famer

The Houston texans have hired Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews as an assistant offensive line coach.

The 47-year-old Matthews was a first-round pick by the Oilers in 1983. He appeared in 296 games, starting 292. He started at all five positions on the offensive line. Matthews was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

QB Collins Back In Tennessee

36 year old QB Kerry Collins has signed a 2 year $15 million deal, $8.5 million of which is guaranteed to return to the Tennessee Titans.

"This is where I wanted to be, and my family loves Nashville," Collins said. "It is just part of the process. Free agency comes about, and there are lots of talks and rumors. At the end of the day, this is where I want to be, and I am happy it worked out."

Collin's shocked the NFL when he took over for starter Vince Young and lead the Titans to an NFL best 13-3 record last season, only to lose to the Baltimore Ravens in the Playoffs.

Haynesworth Joins the $100M Club

Well it would be the first day of free agency unless a CB signed a monster deal, check! and it wouldn't be the first day of free agency unless a record contract was signed just minutes after midnight, but with no talks occurring before the start of free agency (wink), Check!

It certainly wouldn't be the first day of free agency if it wasn't Dan Snyder and the Washington Redskins who pulled off both moves, Check again!

The Free Agency's crown jewel DT Albert Haynesworth, has agreed to a seven year $100 Million contract, that could end up maxing out at $115 million based on his performance, according to sources.

Haynesworth has six teams offering more than $30 Million guaranteed, but he trimmed the list down to two teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his new employers the Washington Redskins, his former employers, the Tennessee Titans never came close to signing Haynesworth.

We will all spend the next few months debating this move by the Redskins, paying $100M for a player who has not played in 16 games since 2002, who has off the field issues, and who has only played to his immense potential in contract years. Let the debating begin.

Green and Bennett Cut By Rams

Not to be left out the St. Louis Rams have released some veteran players as well. Quarterback Trent Green and wide receiver Drew Bennett got the Axe on Wednesday.


The release of Green is expected to save the Rams about $1.3 million in salary cap space. The team saves a whopping $50,000 by cutting Bennett.

Bennett signed a six-year, $30 million deal two years ago after six seasons with the Titans. But he struggled in 2007 and broke his leg in the first quarter of this season's opener, missing the remainder of the season.

Trent Green, 38, is in his second stint with the team played in three games last season, completing 38 of 72 passes for 525 yards with no touchdowns and six interceptions. Green has a long history of injuries, specifically concussions which will likely end his career. One of such concussions came after Trent Green, who at the time was a Miami Dolphin, tried to cut block Houston Texans' Travis Johnson only to be left unconscious on the field from a knee to the head.

Titans Might be Interested in Steelers Washington

Looking to improve their wide receiver position this offseason, the Tennessee Titans might be interested in acquiring some free agents.

One player that may have caught the eye of the Titans, according to a source, could be Pittsburgh Steelers free agent Nate Washington.

Washington played this season as the Steelers third receiver behind Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes and caught a career-high 40 passes for the Super Bowl champions.

In three seasons with the Steelers, Washington has 104 receptions and averaged 16.4 yards per catch with nine touchdowns.

Other free agent receivers who will hit the unrestricted market include Cincinnati’s T.J. Houshmandzadeh, San Francisco’s Bryant Johnson, the New York Giants’ Amani Toomer and the Titans own pair of free agents Brandon Jones and Justin McCareins.

Redskins Making Serious Claims For Haynesworth

The Washington Redskins appear to be the new leader in the Albert Haynesworth competition, and the Houston Chronicle is reporting that they will do whatever it takes financially to acquire Haynesworth when free agency begins Friday at 12:01AM

A source tells the Houston Chronicle that the Redskins will wait for the Tennessee Titans to make an offer to Haynesworth and then will likely offer him a $100 million contract with an average of $15-16 million per year. "My guy is almost never wrong and [Redskins owner] Dan Snyder gets what he wants," writes the Chronicle's Lance Zierlein.

SI.com's Peter King reported earlier this week that Haynesworth's agent, Chad Speck, was seen having dinner with Snyder in Indianapolis, where the NFL Combine is being held.

Titans To Tag Scaife

The Tennessee Titans have been busy the last few days. It is expected that at some point before the 4pm deadline, the Titans will use their franchise tag on TE Bo Scaife. Though he will not be able to test the free-agent market, as he had hoped.

Scaife will become the first tight end to be tagged this offseason and will be assured of making the tight end franchise number of $4.46 million — Once he officially is tagged, Scaife will be bound to the Titans, and Tennessee will have addressed another one of its biggest needs heading into the start of next Friday’s free-agent signing period. The Titans will have ensured that they retain Scaife, a 2005 sixth-round pick, who last season led the Titans in receptions with 58.

Titans and Bironas Agree to Deal

The Tennessee Titans and kickier Rob Bironas have agreed to a multi-year contract extension. According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network the 4-year deal is worth $12 Million.
In four seasons, Bironas has made 84.5 percent of his field-goal attempts. He's among the NFL leaders with 59 touchbacks on kickoffs.

Last season, Bironas was 29-of-33 on field-goal attempts and accounted for 127 points. The Titans originally signed him as a free agent in 2005.

Haynesworth Reckless Driving Causes Accident

Soon to be free agent defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, may have hurt his wallet when the news that he is being blamed for a car accident that left the other driver needing a hip replacement.

Corey Edmonson of Nashville was drining down Interstate 65, south of Nashville, when the All-pro Haynesworth allegedly whipped by driving his 2008 Ferrari causing Edmonson to lose control and crash int a concrete median.

This accident occured just 4 days after Haynesworth agree to 30 days probabtion in lieu of a ticket for driving 103-mph in a 70 zone. The district attorney is reviewing the Dec. 13 incident for a possible probation violation.

Titans S Griffin to replace Ed Reed on AFC Pro Bowl roster

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed has elected to not play in this seasons Pro Bowl, as he recovers from a shoulder injury. His replacement will be Tennessee Titans second-year man Michael Griffin.

Griffin tied for second in the NFL with 7 interceptions 81 tackles and a sack. He will be joining 7 other teammates in Hawaii. Strong safety Chris Hope, cornerback Cortland Finnegan, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, center Kevin Mawae, running back Chris Johnson, offensive tackle Michael Roos and quarterback Kerry Collins have also been voted to the Pro Bowl.

"It was a blessing to be an alternate with all of the great safeties in our conference, but to actually get the chance to go is a huge blessing. All I can do is thank God for this opportunity," Griffin said. "It's going to be great being out there with some of my Titans teammates, friends and family."