Archive for December, 2008

Haynesworth’s Sprained MCL Getting Better

From: ProFootballTalk.com Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has a sprained MCL, which he suffered during a Week Fifteen loss to the Texans. According to Terry McCormick of the Nashville City Paper, the knee is healing more slowly than Haynesworth would prefer. “It’s just slow to me,” Haynesworth. “It ain’t quite there. When I’m not out [...]

Rookie RB Johnson Says ROY Voting is “Bogus”

From: ProFootballTalk.com Titans running back Chris Johnson was the only rookie to make it to the Pro Bowl. But he lost out on the offensive rookie of the year award in a landslide to Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan. And Johnson doesn’t like it. “[T]he whole thing is bogus,” Johnson said, according to Terry McCormick of [...]

Schwartz up for Head Coaching Jobs?

From: Nashville City Paper Titans coach Jeff Fisher said he and the organization would not confirm nor deny whether any assistant coaches have been contacted to fill any potential head coaching vacancies around the NFL. Most notably, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s name has been floated around some head coaching vacancies in Cleveland, Detroit and St. [...]

Talks Back on Between DT Haynesworth and the Titans

From: Nashville City Paper Negotiations between the Tennessee Titans and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth are back on as of Monday, albeit in a very preliminary stage. Monday marked the first day the Titans and Haynesworth’s agent Chad Speck were allowed to begin talks again after the Titans franchised him in February and were unable to [...]

Titans Fall in Season Finale in Indianapolis 23-0

The Tennessee Titans (13-2) and the Indianapolis Colts (11-4) are two of the elite teams in the AFC and the entire NFL. Both teams already have a playoff berth, so today?s game was probably one of the least influential games of the season. Most starters played one series or did not play at all. This [...]

RB White One of Many That May Sit Sunday

From: AP The Titans could be without as many as seven players for the season finale against Indianapolis on Sunday. Running back LenDale White did not practice all week because of illness and will be questionable for the game. The Titans also declared three injured players – defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch (groin), defensive tackle [...]

Young Will Play Sunday vs the Colts

From: Tennessean.com For the first time since the season opener, Titans quarterback Vince Young is preparing for a game in which he knows he’ll play. Kerry Collins will start Sunday against the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium, but Coach Jeff Fisher said Young will come off the bench at some point and there’s a chance [...]

Center Mawae Won’t Play vs Indy Sunday

From: tennessean.com Titans center Kevin Mawae did not practice Wednesday and will be held out of Sunday’s game against the Colts because of a right elbow injury. Second-year pro Leroy Harris is expected to start in Mawae’s place. It remains unclear if Mawae will be able to return to action for the team’s playoff opener [...]