Titans and CB Harper begin contract negotiation

Turning 36 year old in 2010, cornerback Nick Harper is also turning into an unrestricted free agent but it is very likely that he could remain a cornerback wearing the Titans jersey as the team has begun talk with his agent, Ian Greengross about new contract.

“We are talking, so we’ll see,’’ Greengross told the Tennessean. “I’ll put it to you this way: Mike Reinfeldt and I did talk about Nick’s future with the team and Mike said that Nick played very well before his season was cut short by injury, that he did a good job. You can read the tea leaves however you want from that.”

As the talks just began today, we cannot expect any imminent deal to be done but at least there is a start showing the team’s intension to keep the cornerback with them although Harper ended the 2009 season on injured reserve because of shoulder surgery.

Vince Young is questionable for Sunday game with aggravated knee injury

No matter how much the Tennessee Titans fans want quarterback Vince Young to wear back his Titans jersey and lead the team to start a new winning streak, they have to wait until Young’s injured knee feels all right to work.

Young watched the Friday’s practice and Kerry Collins was again seen in the first-team. But according to Titans Coach Jeff Fisher, missing practice has nothing to do with Young’s playing status for this Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams. Young just needed rest after tweaking the knee on Thursday and aggravated the knee injury he originally suffered during last Sunday’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Fans can remain optimistic about Sunday’s game against the Rams, as running back Chris Johnson practiced fully Friday and receiver Kenny Britt also took full part in the practice after being listed on Thursday’s injury report with a back injury. Fullback Ahmard Hall, tight end Jared Cook, receiver Nate Washington, linebackers David Thornton and Collin Allred all returned to practice on the same day.

Titans hope and need to start new streak to finish season

Last Sunday’s loss to the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts ended the Tennessee Titans winning streak, which started after the team lost all of the first seven games. But the Titans still keep the hope of winning all the remaining games of the season.

That means they will have to beat the St. Louis Rams, the Miami Dolphins, the San Diego Chargers and the Seattle Seahawks. None of the last three teams looks easy to win over. But since Vince Young could lead the 0-7 Titans to win five consecutive games by beating the Jaguars, 49ers, Bills, Texans and Cardinals, it is just reasonable for all those who love Titans jerseys to be optimistic toward the remaining games.

The Titans will play three of their final four games at home. The first one is to play against the St. Louis Rams and it would be simplest part of achieving new streak as the Rams is 1-11 now. Good luck for Titans.

Unbeaten Colts unsurprisingly won their 12th game by beating Titans 27-17

Already being the best always urges you to keep being the best, and that may be why the Indianapolis Colts still keep their winning streak. Sunday night’s 27-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans marked the Colts’ 21st consecutive regular-season win.

And without exception, they set records. This time there were four: matching the New England Patriots’ record of winning consecutive regular-season games set from 2006 to 2008; breaking their own NFL record of 6 consecutive 12-win seasons- they now have seven such seasons; remaining undefeated along with the New Orleans Saints and it was for the first time two teams remain unbeaten this late in the season; tying the 1990s San Francisco 49ers’ record of most wins in a decade with winning 113 game totally.

Those records have seemed commonplace to those who wear Colts jerseys. They celebrate the win just as they usually did: strolling toward midfield and then shaking hands and trotting into the locker rooms. But something should be different. The Titans was the last team to beat the Colts in 2008 and have hoped to end Colts’ winning streak and keep their own winning streak, but failed. That is another story to tell.

Titans WR Gage broke bones in lower back

After running a variety of X-rays and CAT scans on wide receiver Justin Gage’s back, the Tennessee Titans are far from being optimistic about the player’s status for this Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills.

There are several broken transverse process bones in Gage’s lower back. He got the injury when he fell to the ground after making a leaping catch to set up the go-ahead touchdown in last week’s 34-27 win at San Francisco. But it was after the game that Gage began to feel pains. He still managed to finish the game with a season-high 97 yards receiving.

Coach Jeff Fisher has not ruled Gage out against the Bills but said that he did not expect him to wear back Titans jersey and to play this week. Tests showed that there were several fractures but no crucial injury to the spine. Gage said Wednesday that he could move his hands and feet without problem. So it seemed that it won’t take long for him to be fully recovered.