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| Trading McNair makes Volek starter, gives Titans cap space |
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06/08/2006 |
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| chance to play this season, too. ``Let's face it. You're going to see (No.) 10 on the field this year,'' coach Jeff Fisher said Thursday. ``Where and when and how, I can't be specific, but you're going to see him on the field at some time.'' The Tennessee Titans wished McNair well on Thursday as they completed a trade with Baltimore, getting a fourth-round draft pick for the winningest quarterback in franchise history. ``I don't know that we could ask for a lot more from the guy,'' general manager Floyd R |
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| McNair leaving Titans |
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06/07/2006 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Quarterback Steve McNair is on his way to Baltimore. In a statement released by the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday, the team indicated that it has agreed to trade the veteran pending a physical. "We have granted permission to Baltimore to give Steve McNair a physical, which we expect to take place in the next 24 hours," the statement said. "Upon passing a physical, final trade terms will be agreed upon." The relationship between the Titans and McNair soured this offseason. Tenne |
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| New name for Titans' stadium |
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06/07/2006 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Tennessee Titans will now play at LP Field, as the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation -- a building products supplier -- agreed to a 10-year deal to secure naming rights to the stadium previously known as The Coliseum. LP, which is headquartered in Nashville, will pay approximately $3 million per year over the length of the contract. "LP is a pillar in the Nashville community with many of the same values that the Titans represent," said Titans owner Bud Adams in a statement. "I |
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| Agent: Time for Titans to either pay, trade or cut McNair |
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06/06/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Steve McNair's agent said Tuesday it's time the Tennessee Titans do something with their quarterback. ``Keep him under the contract he has, trade him, cut him or start trying to get a new deal done with the starting point being what's on the table from the Ravens,'' agent Bus Cook said Tuesday. ``They don't want to do any of those things. ... You can't have your cake and eat it, too.'' Titans general manager Floyd Reese declined to respond to Cook's comments and has said the goal i |
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| For now, Boller remains Ravens starting QB |
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06/06/2006 |
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| , Kyle Boller will consider himself the Baltimore Ravens' starting quarterback. Boller knows all about the team's pursuit of Steve McNair, who has already worked out a prospective five-year deal with the Ravens. But McNair is still property of the Tennessee Titans, so Boller worked with Baltimore's first-team offense Tuesday during the first day of a three-day minicamp. ``If Steve gets here, or when he gets here, we'll handle it then. But as far as now, I'm just out here competing and trying to get this off |
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| Name game: Titans change stadium |
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06/06/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The Tennessee Titans' stadium, known as The Coliseum since 2002, will now be called LP Field. The 10-year, $30 million naming rights deal was announced at the stadium Tuesday by Titans owner Bud Adams and Rick Frost, chief executive officer for Louisiana-Pacific Corp. ``Our relationship is going to be ... a very great one,'' Adam said. Adelphia Business Solutions, whose name was on the stadium since it opened in 1999, filed for bankruptcy and stopped payments on its 15-year, $30 |
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| Arbitrator says McNair can work out on Titans property |
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05/31/2006 |
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The Tennessee Titans must allow Steve McNair to work out on their property as long as he has a contract with the team, an arbitrator ruled Wednesday. Arbitrator John Feerick heard more than seven hours of testimony May 16 on charges that the Titans breached McNair's contract by barring him from working out at the team's headquarters. The union filed the grievance, arguing he should be allowed to work out on the property or be released. General Counsel Richard Berthelsen called it a victory for the NFL Pl |
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| Arbitrator: Titans must let McNair work out at their facilities |
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05/31/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The Tennessee Titans must allow Steve McNair to work out on their property as long as he has a contract with the team, an arbitrator ruled Wednesday. Arbitrator John Feerick heard more than seven hours of testimony May 16 on charges that the Titans breached McNair's contract by barring him from working out at the team's headquarters. The union filed the grievance, arguing he should be allowed to work out on the property or be released. General Counsel Richard Berthelsen called it a |
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| Packers move preseason game to Friday afternoon |
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05/17/2006 |
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| p>MILWAUKEE (AP) -Are you ready for some football - on a Friday afternoon? The Green Bay Packers have rescheduled their final preseason game for 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 after NFL officials rejected the team's request to hold the game against the Tennessee Titans that Thursday night. The Packers chose the unorthodox starting time to prevent fans from having to choose between watching the team's final tuneup and their local high school teams' games. ``It's not perfect for everyone. We realize that,'' Pack |
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| Decision in McNair arbitration hearing expected by June 1 |
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05/16/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -An arbitrator heard more than seven hours of testimony Tuesday on whether the Tennessee Titans breached quarterback Steve McNair's contract by barring him from working out at the team's headquarters. McNair, who parked his sport utility vehicle in the lot for visitors and not the players' gated area, left the hearing along with agent Bus Cook without making any comment. Richard Berthelsen, general counsel for the players' union, said arbitrator John Feerick hoped to return a decisi |
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