Quarterback Matt Leinart appears to be the subject of disinformation campaigns in both New Orleans and Tennessee.
McShay: Smokescreens hide true draft intentions
Two-time Super Bowl champion wide receiver David Givens has reached an agreement on a five-year, $24 million...
The Titans sent plenty of people to Austin, Texas, for Vince Young's pro day workout and then got the Texas quarterback to themselves for an evening and a day after that. Indications were that if they went to Texas with concerns about Young, he answered them and ensured the team has complicated choices to make in terms of ranking him along with Matt Leinart and Jay Cutler as the draft draws near. After Young ran a 40-yard dash clocked at between 4.58 and 4.
David Givens, one of Tom Brady's primary targets on two of New England's Super Bowl winners, signed a five-year, $24 million deal with the Tennessee Titans. "My opportunities here to flourish were a little bit better," Givens said Tuesday. Givens caught 59 passes for 738 yards and two touchdowns last year for New England.
Givens signs with Titans; Mawae reaches deal (AP)
The New England Patriots have lost another free agent today. Wide receiver David Givens agreed to terms with the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday. Givens will reportedly receive a five-year, $24 million deal with an $8 million signing bonus.
Patriots' Givens To Tennessee (Scout.com)
Tennessee lost center Justin Hartwig when he chose an equal offer from Carolina, believing the Panthers have a brighter future than the Titans after a 4-12 season. Kevin Mawae doesn't share Hartwig's opinion. The 12-year veteran visited Miami and New England before Titans coach Jeff Fisher wooed him by phone.
Center sees promise in Titans, despite uncertainty over McNair (AP)
The Tennessee Titans agreed to a six-year contract with free-agent safety Chris Hope on Wednesday. Hope started the last 32 regular-season games for Pittsburgh, including every game in the team's run to the Super Bowl. He had a career-high three interceptions last season. "Pittsburgh was a great place," he said at a news conference.
Titans sign former Steelers safety Chris Hope (AP)
With center Justin Hartwig gone and replaced by Kevin Mawae, the Titans' remaining free agents were not any sort of priority. The signing of Chris Hope meant there was no role for safety Tank Williams, who signed a one-year deal with Minnesota. Linebacker Rocky Boiman, who was a special teamer and depth player, signed a three-year deal with Dallas. CB Tony Beckham won't be re-signed.
Tennessee Titans Strategy and Personnel
Steve McNair might feel comfortable in Tennessee, but the Titans just might select a quarterback with their top draft choice.
Titans could use first-round pick on a QB
--While center Kevin Mawae got to know the Titans' coaching staff at a Pro Bowl not long ago, he reached an accord on a free-agent contract with the team without having visited. He was at the NFL Players Association meetings in Hawaii when the deal was struck.
Tennessee Titans Notes, Quotes
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently belong to the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the then-Houston, Texas, team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The Oilers won two AFL championships before joining the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.
The team relocated to the state of Tennessee in 1997, first playing in Memphis for one season before moving to Nashville. For two seasons, they were known as the "Tennessee Oilers" before changing their name to Titans in 1999.