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Titans' Brooke Bailey named Pro Bowl cheerleader

Cadiz resident and Tennessee Titans cheerleader Brooke Bailey will be the team’s cheerleading representative at the NFL Pro Bowl later this month in Hawaii. Bailey learned of the honor last month and said she was selected after a several-step process used by the Titans to select their Pro Bowl rep.

Bailey will leave for Hawaii January 23rd and joins cheerleaders from the other 31 NFL teams for a week of programs, practices, and personal appearances.

The Pro Bowl, football’s annual all-star game, will be played January 29th in Honolulu. Afterwards, Bailey and the other cheerleaders will depart Hawaii and head to Guam as part of a USO Tour to visit troops stationed on the Pacific Island.

Bailey, who is in her sixth season as a Titans cheerleader, said she always enjoys the events involving the military through the Titans partnership with Fort Campbell and says Guam will be no different.

Bailey lives in Cadiz and graduated from University Heights Academy. She also serves as a dance coach for the teams at Hopkinsville High and Middle School.

While no Titans were selected to the Pro Bowl, Bailey said she would have no trouble cheering for other AFC players, especially Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Interview with Brooke Bailey

Photo from ultimatecheerleaders.com
 

Brooke Bailey, the entrepreneur, featured on Titans' website

Brooke Bailey is known at LP Field as a Tennessee Titans cheerleader, but in Hopkinsville and Cadiz, she is known as Brooke Bailey, dance instructor.

Bailey, in her sixth season as a Titans cheerleader, has been teaching dance for over a year at her own studio "Brooke Bailey Dance Addiction" in Hopkinsville.

Her business venture was recently featured on the Tennessee Titans' website.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY

 

Vote for Brooke Bailey

Here's your chance to help a local girl get some national exposure.

Tennessee Titans cheerleader Brooke Bailey is a finalist for "Miss Mashed", from the website MashedReport.com, which features the hot female athlete, cheerleader or dancer of the moment.

If she wins, Brooke gets the honor of being the first Miss Mashed for the website.  And probably nothing else.

You can vote for Brooke by CLICKING HERE and posting a comment at the bottom of the page saying that you are voting for Brooke.

She is competing against cheerleaders from the Ravens and Titans and currently stands in second place so get to voting now.

Tennessee Titans' 2010 opponents announced

Even though the 2009 season ended yesterday, the 2010 opponents for every NFL team were released today.

According to ESPN.com, the Tennessee Titans will have home games with Denver, Oakland, Philadephia, Washington, and Pittsburgh in addition to their division opponents Houston, Indianapolis, and Jacksonville.

Tennessee will play on the road at Kansas City, San Diego, Dallas, New York Giants, and Miami in addition to the dvision opponents.

The times and dates of each game will be announced later this year.

Antonio Andrews to appear on tonight's Jeff Fisher TV Show

Fort Campbell quarterback Antonio Andrews will appear on tonight's Jeff Fisher Television Show, according to his coach Shawn Berner.

The show airs on WKRN Channel 2 at 7pm tonight.

Andrews helped Fort Campbell to their third straight title over the weekend in Bowling Green.

Brooke Bailey's Tennessee Titans swimsuit video

Brooke Bailey and the rest of the Tennessee Titans cheerleaders were in Destin, Florida earlier this year to shoot their annual swimsuit calendar.

You can CLICK HERE to see the video shot of Brooke during the week and her take on a variety of things.

You can purchase the 2010 Tennessee Titans swimsuit calendar by CLICKING HERE.

Former Titan Steve McNair shot and killed

Former Tennessee Titan Steve McNair has been shot and killed at a Nashville apartment complex, according to WTVF- Channel 5 in Nashville.

The shooting happened in Nashville at Second South and Lea Avenue, the station reported on theor website.

Nashville Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron has confirmed a female was also found shot to death in the apartment, but did not identify her.  He said the deaths were reported at 1:35pm but did not say when the actual shootings occurred or whether there was a suspect still at large or in custody.

Titans players, cheerleaders visit Fort Campbell

The top four draft picks from the 2009 Tennessee Titans rookie class and Titans cheerleaders were at Fort Campbell last week to visit the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

It marked the third straight year the Titans were on post as part of their Safety Day.

Kenny Britt, Jared Cook, Sen'Derrick Marks, and Ryan Mouton visited the 160th, as did Titans cheerleader Brooke Bailey, a Cadiz native who is on the cheerleading squad.

Read more about the visit here from Titansonline.com

You can hear Brooke Bailey talk about her Fort Campbell experience as well as her work on the cheerleading squad on this week's Saturday Morning Sports Report on WKDZ-FM at 8:10am.

 

Mike Keith discusses Titans draft strategy

During the Tennessee Titans caravan stop at WKDZ on Monday, I had a chance to talk draft day strategy with play-by-play man Mike Keith.

The Titans have the 30th pick in the first round of Saturday's NFL Draft and three picks in the first 94.

Keith thinks the Titans will see someone unexpectedly slip to them at #30 and expects them to use that pick to take the best player available as opposed to filling a specific need.

Here are some of the comments of Keith that you can hear on the Saturday Morning Sports Report at 8:10am tomorrow

Tennessee Titans Caravan to be at WKDZ Monday

The Tennessee Titans Caravan will make a stop at the WKDZ studios Monday as part of their annual tour of the tri-state area.

The caravan stop is scheduled for 11am at WKDZ and is expected to include a visit by Titans tight end Alge Crumpler and T-Rac, who will be available for pictures and autographs.

The first fans to arrive will receive a free WKDZ/Titans T-shirt.

Tennessee Titans release 2009 schedule

The Tennessee Titans have released their 2009 football schedule, which is highlighted by four primetime appearances.

Tennessee opens the season Thursday night Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh.  They also have primetime games Sunday, Oct. 11 at home with Indianapolis, Monday Nov. 23 at Houston, and Christmas Night at home with San Diego.

Here is the 2009 Titans Schedule

Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh, 7:30

Sept. 20 vs. Houston, noon

Sept. 27 at New York Jets, 3:15

Oct. 4 at Jacksonville, noon

Oct. 11 vs. Indianapolis, 7:20

Oct. 18 at New England, 3:15

Nov. 1 vs. Jacksonville, 3:05

Nov. 8 at San Francisco, 3:15

Nov. 15 vs. Buffalo, noon

Nov. 23 at Houston, 7:30

Nov. 29 vs. Arizona, noon

Dec. 6 at Indianapolis, noon

Dec. 13 vs. St. Louis, noon

Dec. 20 vs. Miami, noon

Dec. 25 vs. San Diego, 6:30

Jan. 3 at Seattle, 3:15

Eddie George's wife to appear on Survivor

The wife of former Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George will be a contestant on the new season of Survivor, that will premiere on CBS Feb. 12.

Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George, the 37-year-old wife of Eddie George, will be one of 16 contestants on the TV show, which was shot on location in Brazil.

Johnson-George is a former member of the Grammy nominated R & B trio SWV (Sisters With Voices) that had some chart success in the early 1990s. 

It will be the second TV show for Johnson-George, who also starred with Eddie in the TV One reality show I Married a Baller that aired in 2007.

Johnson-George won't be the only recognizable face on the upcoming season of Survivor.  Candace Smith (right), a former Miss Ohio USA and Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right, is also among the 16 hopefuls who must outwit, outlast, and outplay on the show for a chance to win a million bucks.

Sandy Burgin, a 53-year-old bus driver from Louisville, is also a contestant on the show.

HERE is a complete list of the cast of the upcoming Survivor Brazilian Highlands from Reality TV World.

Titans vs. Raiders tonight on WKDZ

The Tennessee Titans will host the Oakland Raiders tonight at LP Field in Nashville in preseason NFL action.

You can hear the game on WKDZ-FM beginning with the pregame show at 6pm.  Kickoff will be at 7pm.

Bid on Titans skybox tickets today

WKDZ will be auctioning off Tennessee Titans skybox tickets today on the Live Afternoon Drive with Bill Booth.  The tickets are for Tennessee's Friday exhibition game with Oakland at LP Field.

Bids on the tickets will be taken between 3-4:50pm by calling 522-1212.

Proceeds from the auction will to towards next year's Cadiz Rotary Radio Auction.  Be sure to listen and bid on the tickets for a fantastic view of the Titans.

Tennessee Titans' single game tickets go on sale Saturday

Single game ticket sales for the Tennessee Titans go on sale Saturday morning at 10am.

You can go directly to LP Field to buy the tickets, go to the nearest Ticketmaster outlet (Kroger stores are among the outlets), or go online to www.ticketmaster.com.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

Earlier this week, Bill Booth talked with Mike Keith, the Voice of the Titans, about the ticket sales and about the upcoming season.

CLICK HERE to listen to Bill and Mike from the Toyota of Hopkinsville Audio Rack.

Titans going to the powder blues for home games

After nine years of wearing navy blue home uniforms, the Tennessee Titans will be breaking out the powder blues for their home games in 2008.

The pants can be any combination of white, powder blue (yuk), or navy blue.

In a way, it's a throwback to the old Houston Oilers and their powder blues made famous by Earl Campbell, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, and Dan Pastorini.  Now, if only Jeff Fisher would wear the old Bum Phillips cowboy hat.

According to the Nashville Tennessean, the Titans are 7-3 in the powder blues  They are 43-28 in the navy uniforms and 33-30 in the Titan white.

Tennessee Titans cheerleaders bikini calendar photo shoot

Not only are the Tennessee Titans football players getting ready for their season, the Titans cheerleaders are getting ready for the 2009 season by shooting their bikini calendar in Destin, Florida.

For those of you who desire visual proof, CLICK HERE to see some photos from Titansonline.com.

Former Titans quarterback Steve McNair retires

Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair has decided to retire after 13 seasons in the NFL.

CLICK HERE  to read more on the story

Titans Caravan a success

A large crowd turned out to meet the Tennessee Titans Caravan Wednesday at the WKDZ studios.

Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, Titans play-by-play announcer Mike Keith, Titans cheerleader Brooke Bailey, and T-Rac were on hand to sign autographs and have pictures made.

The Titans made available a team poster that had every player listed.  Interestingly, Pacman Jones did not appear on the poster.

For more pictures from the caravan stop, visit the WKDZradio.com

Cortland Finnegan, Mike Keith to visit WKDZ as part of Titans Caravan Wednesday

Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan will headline the Tennessee Titans caravan stop at WKDZ Wednesday at 11am.  Finnegan, Titans' play by play announcer Mike Keith, and Titan mascot T-Rac will be on hand to sign autographs and pose for pictures.

Finnegan was a seventh round pick of the Titans in the 2006 draft out of Samford.  He burst into the starting lineup and was part of the improved secondary last year.

Finnegan will be joined by former Titan receiver Kevin Dyson in later stops Wednesday in Clarksville and Madison.  The caravan makes a stop today in Princeton at 3:30pm at King's Great Buys Plus.  Titan lineman Jake Scott and former Titan tight end Frank Wycheck will make the stop in Princeton.

Last year, hundreds turned out at WKDZ to greet the caravan, headlined by Keith Bulluck and Robert Reynolds.

Titans Caravan 2008 will make a total of 50 stops over a span of 11 travel days.  During the last decade, the Caravan has totaled over 530 stops, traveled approximately 45,000 miles, visited nearly 200 schools and shaken hands with over 100,000 fans. The number of autographs signed and pictures taken is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

Titans Caravan began in 1998 as a small effort to spread goodwill through the region. The current Caravan includes six full-time staffers that travel with Titans players, broadcasters and T-Rac throughout the Mid-South on a specially-decorated motor coach from Premiere Transportation.

 

Pacman Jones traded to the Dallas Cowboys

As expected, Tennessee defensive back and return specialist Adam "Pacman" Jones has been traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a fifth round pick, according to RotoTimes.com.

Jones fetched a fifth round pick from the Cowboys, according to the web site, which added that a press conference was scheduled for Monday Morning.

Titans lineman Benji Olson retires

Calling it a "tough decision", Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Benji Olson retired today.

Olson, a fifth round pick out of Washington in 1998, suffered from back pain and couldn't make a go of it this year.

''He is the most consistent lineman I've ever coached,'' Offensive Line Coach Mike Munchak said a press conference this afternoon.  ''He was a complete football player.''

Titans bring back Mike Heimerdinger as offensive coordinator

Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher has brought back an old friend to run the offense for the Titans.  Mike Heimerdinger, who formerly served as Titans OC, replaces Norm Chow, who was fired last week.

HERE is the transcript from the press conference announcing Heimerdinger as the new Titans OC

More trouble for Pacman Jones?

WSB-TV in Atlanta is reporting that that Tennessee Titans cornerback Pacman Jones allegedly punched a woman on January 3 in a North Atlanta strip club. And the woman whom he punched is a lawyer.

No word on whether Inky, Blinky, and Clyde were following Jones around the club that night.

Click HERE for the WSB news video.

Titans fire offensive coordinator Norm Chow

The Tennessee Titans have fired offensive coordinator Norm Chow after three years and a lack of points scored.

For complete details, click on the ESPN.com story here.

Look for Chow to wind up back in the college ranks.

Tennessee Titans 2008 opponents announced

Even though the Titans have a playoff game this weekend vs. San Diego, it's never too early to look at the 2008 season.

Here are the teams coming to LP Field to play the Titans in 2008: Houston Texans (8-8), Indianapolis Colts (13-3), Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5), Cleveland Browns (10-6), Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6), New York Jets (4-12), Green Bay Packers (13-3), Minnesota Vikings (8-8)

Here is where Tennessee will travel to in 2008: Houston Texans (8-8), Indianapolis Colts (13-3), Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5), Baltimore Ravens (5-11), Cincinnati Bengals (7-9), Kansas City Chiefs (4-12), Chicago Bears (7-9), Detroit Lions (7-9)

The NFL uses a formula to match up teams based on their 2007 record and which division they are located.  The official schedule will be released in the spring.

Mike Keith talks to the Hopkinsville Rotary Club

Tennessee Titans radio announcer Mike Keith was the guest speaker at the Hopkinsville Rotary Club today.  Bill Booth had a chance to talk with Mike following the meeting.

You can listen to the interview by visting the Toyota of Hopkinsville Audio Rack by clicking HERE.

Kyle Allen: Titan Shadow

Kyle Allen got a chance to do something not many of us have had to opportunity to do.

Kyle got the chance to serve as a shadow Tuesday to Titans play-by-play announcer Mike Keith.  Allen, a 2007 graduate of Trigg County High, was required to shadow someone in the broadcasting field as a class assignment at Western Kentucky University.  Here is the letter he wrote to Keith.

Dear Mr. Keith:

As a student at the Western Kentucky University College of Broadcasting,I have been assigned to shadow someone that is similar in the type of field that I desire to enter into. I believe this to be a wonderful opportunity for me to get a visual glance at how my career path would look on a daily basis.

To fulfill this requirement, I have thus begun to scan networks in search of an opportunity to shadow a member of a radio news team.

Since the Titans moved to Nashville, I have merely been amazed at how you can bring the game to life and provide so much enthusiasm to a Titans broadcast.

I have listened intently to some of the most famous calls that any sports fan has had the privilege of listening to. From the inaugural game in 1999 against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Super Bowl stretch by Kevin Dyson, the weekly heroics by Steve McNair, all the way to miraculous play of Vince Young and the turnaround of the 06' season.

My dad and I have held season tickets since Adelphia Coliseum opened in 1999 and continue to attend games regularly at what is now known as LP Field.

This would be a wonderful opportunity for me to not only fulfill requirements in a class, but to also get an up-close look at how the best play-by-play analyst in the game today prepares for a broadcast.

However, I realize that your schedule is very complex and it would be asking a lot for this type of thing to take place. So I simply ask for your consideration in making this possible.

My requirement is simply to shadow someone for a portion of a day to get a feel of what it is like to be in this field. I truly do thank-you for taking time out of your busy day to read this message and I look forward to hearing from you soon. 

Sincerely,

Kyle Allen

As a result, Keith, admitting that he and the Titans don't normally oblige these type of requests, agreed to allow Kyle to shadow him Tuesday.

Kyle met Keith at the Titans' practice facility and then went to the home of a Titan for an interview for the TV Show All-Access.  He then finished his day in Brentwood with Keith at the Jeff Fisher Show, which aired on WKDZ Tuesday night.

We'll be waiting to see what kind of grade Kyle gets for this.

Oh Say....Oh No!

Did you catch former American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin botch the National Anthem before the Titans/Redskins preseason game last week?

Once again, if you don't know the words, don't sing the song.  Happy Birthday and Jingle Bells may be the only two songs that are sung more than the National Anthem.  I guess that explains Yamin's third place finish in the fifth season of Idol.

The shot of the fans snickering in the stands is priceless!

Titans keeping little piggies happy

Most workplaces today have policies that forbid open-toed shoes.  Not the Tennessee Titans.

According to Jim Wyatt's story in The Tennessean newspaper, at least a dozen Titans cut holes in the end of their cleats to give their piggies a little breathing room.

Click here to read about which little piggies went to market and which little piggies stayed home.

Great article on Keith Bulluck

Jim Wyatt of the Nashville Tennessean newspaper had a great story today on Keith Bulluck (right), one of the Tennesee Titans who made a stop at WKDZ for the Titans caravan earlier this year.

Click here for the story.

Is Pacman being set up?

From the "I can't believe I'm really typing this" department.

Is Pacman Jones, who recently announced his forray into the wrestling world, being set up to fail by some in the wrestling community.

A poster on this blog thinks it may be the case.

On an interview on ESPN's First Take, Pacman also said he had only been arrested twice and not six times.

Tennessee Titans preseason schedule

Here is the Tennessee Titans preseason schedule.  All games can be heard on WKDZ 106.5-FM, the Titans Affiliate of the Year.

Saturday, Aug. 11 vs. Washington - 7pm (6pm pregame show)

Friday, August 17 at New England - 7pm (6pm pregame show)

Friday, August 24 at Buffalo - 6pm (5pm pregame show)

Thursday, Aug. 30 vs. Green Bay - 7pm (6pm pregame show)

You can also hear the Jeff Fisher Show every Tuesday night at 6pm on WKDZ.

Titans radio announcers to be at WKDZ Thursday

Tennessee Titans' play-by-play guy Mike Keith and Titans' radio guy Larry Stone will be at WKDZ this morning on the Ken Cummins show to discuss the upcoming Titans season and talk about ticket sales.

The Titans radio crew will be on the air around 9:40 this morning.

Titans will not return to Clarksville for camp

Titans officials announced that the team will conduct their entire preseason camp in Nashville and not return to Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.

Last year, the Titans spent the first two weeks of camp at APSU before returning to Nashville to finish up.

"This year Mr. Adams decided to remain at Baptist Sports Park for the entirety of training camp. This decision should not reflect on Austin Peay’s ability to host our team. We feel that staying at our own facility this year is the best direction for our team,” said Titans executive VP Steve Underwood.

Titans wrap up NFL Draft

Tennessee wrapped up the second round of the NFL Draft by addressing some offensive issues.

Here is a Day 2 Titan Draft recap.

The player to watch could be 6th round pick Joel Filani, a receiver from Texas Tech.

If there was a Day One quote to absorb, it came from the Titans' first round pick.

"I've never been in trouble.  "I've never tried drugs. I've never done any of that. I don't drink alcohol — anything of that nature. I have good character and I'm not going to bring any problems to the table." -- Titans first round draft pick Michael Griffin in The Tennessean

Here are some audio clips from Jeff Fisher (courtesy of Titans Radio) on who the Titans picked up in the draft.  The clips are best heard in Windows Media Player

• Fisher on Michael Griffin - 1st round pick (6-0, 205, S, Texas)
• Fisher on Chris Henry - 2nd round pick (6-0, 222, RB, Arizona)
• Fisher on Paul Williams - 3rd round pick (6-1, 209, WR, Fresno State)
• Fisher on Leroy Harris - 4th round pick (6-3, 300, OG, NC State)
• Fisher on Chris Davis - 4th round pick (5-10, 181, WR, Florida State)
• Fisher on Antonio Johnson - 5th round pick (6-2, 305, DT, Mississippi State)
• Fisher on Joel Filani - 6th round pick (6-2, 215, WR, Texas Tech)
• Fisher on Michael Otto - 7th round pick (6-5, 308, OT, Purdue)

Titans have solid first day in the NFL Draft

The Tennessee Titans knew they had some holes to fill going into this year's NFL Draft. 

They appeared to fill some of those holes, especially in the secondary by drafting Texas safety Michael Griffin.

Check out what the Titans have to say about their second round pick (Arizona running back Chris Henry) and third round pick (Fresno State wide receiver Paul Williams).

The Titans will have seven picks in rounds 4-7 today, making for another busy day for new Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt.

Click here to read the comments of Reinfeldt and head coach Jeff Fisher concerning the players drafted.

Titans take Michael Griffin at #19

The Tennessee Titans took Texas free safety Michael Griffin with the 19th pick of the first round of the NFL Draft Saturday.

Click here to learn more about the newest Titan from NFL.com.

Titans Caravan to visit WKDZ Thursday

The Titans Caravan will visit WKDZ Thursday afternoon from 4pm to 5:15pm.

Pro Bowl linebacker Keith Bullock and Titans linebacker Robert Reynolds will be on hand to autograph items and pose for pictures.

T-Rac and the Titans broadcast team will also be at the caravan stop.

Billy "Moose" Morris will be cooking barbeque to benefit the Trigg County Country Ham Festival.

According to www.titansonline.com, this year marks the tenth annual caravan, which travels throughout Tennessee, southern Kentucky and northern Alabama and has visited over 400 cities in five states.

Oh no! Not Vince Young

It is an honor that Vince Young may not want.

It's being reported on the web that the Titans quarterback will be featured on the cover of the latest edition of the Madden NFL video game.

Why is that bad?  Let's look at the last six Madden coverboys.

• 2007 - Shaun Alexander - Alexander had never missed a game in his NFL career prior to his Madden cover.  In the first game of the 2006 season, Alexander suffered a foot fracture in the first game of the season and missed six games.
• 2006 - Donovan McNabb - He led the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2004 and suffered a sports hernia and missed the final seven games of the 2005 season.
• 2005 - Ray Lewis - The Ravens' linebacker broke his wrist and didn't play in the final regular season game, which didn't hurt the Ravens too much since they missed the playoffs after winning the division title the previous season.
• 2004 - Michael Vick - The Falcons quarterback made the Madden cover in 2003 and fractured his right fibula in a preseason game.  He only played in five games that season.
• 2003 - Marshall Faulk - Faulk suffered an ankle injury and missed five games of the 2002 season.
• 2002 - Dante Culpepper - The Vikings quarterback led Minnesota to the NFC title game in 2000.  The year he was on the Madden cover, he threw 14 TDs and 13 INTs as the Vikings finished 5-11.

If there is a silver lining to this, the last player to buck the so-called "Madden Curse" was also a Titan.  Eddie George was on the cover in 2000 and recorded career-highs in yards (1,509) and touchdowns (14).

Titans release 2007 schedule

The Tennessee Titans have released their 2007 football schedule.

You can find it by clicking here.

The Titans' schedule features home game against Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, New York Jets, Oakland and San Diego.

Tennessee will travel to Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, New Orleans and Tampa Bay.

Pacman = Game Over

For Pacman, it wasn't Winky, Blinky, Inky, and Clyde that did him in, it was his own behavior.

Titans defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended for the 2007 football season on Tuesday by the NFL, who cited his off the field behavior as the main reason.

This pretty much assures us that Jones and his penchant for carrying around large amounts of $1 bills will not be part of the Titans caravan that will be visiting the WKDZ Studios April 19.

You can find out more about the Titans Caravan visiting Cadiz by going to www.wkdzradio.com.

I'll have more about the Caravan stop early next week.

Vince Young: NFL Offensive Player of the Year

The third overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft is now the top overall selection for the NFL's best offensive rookie honor.

The NFL named Titans rookie quarterback Vince Young the Offensive Rookie of the Year on Wednesday in a vote decided by the Associated Press. Young received 23 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league.

Young started 13 of the 15 games he played in during 2006 and completed 184-of-357 pass attempts for 2,199 yards. Young also tossed 12 touchdowns, rushed for seven, and completed 22 passes for 20 yards or more while leading the Titans to four fourth-quarter comeback victories.

The award marked the fifth top rookie award for the Titans-Oilers franchise. Besides Young, both running backs Earl Campbell and Eddie George won the award in 1978 and 1996, respectively. Linebacker Robert Brazile and defensive end Jevon Kearse were each named Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1975 and 1999.

Click here for the complete story

Surprisingly, Reggie Bush did not finish second to Young.  Instead, Young beat New Orleans wide receiver Marques Colston and Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew, who had nine apiece.  Next was San Diego tackle Marcus McNeill (6), and then Bush (3).

Titans have 19th pick in 2007 NFL Draft

Tennessee will have the 19th pick in this year's NFL Draft, thanks to their six-game winning streak and 8-8 record.

Oakland will have the #1 pick in the draft, followed by Detroit at #2.  Cleveland and Tampa Bay will flip a coin to determine who gets the third and fourth picks, while Arizona gets the fifth pick.

Tennessee also gets an additional fourth round pick and two additional picks in the sixth round as they look to fill their needs.

Titans opponents for 2007 announced

Tennessee's opponents for the 2007 season have been announced, with the dates and times to come later from the NFL.  Players like Peyton Manning, Ladanian Tomlinson, Randy Moss, and Michael Vick are among the players coming to LP Field next year.

HOME GAMES

Houston

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Oakland

San Diego

Atlanta

Carolina

New York Jets

AWAY GAMES

Houston

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Denver

Kansas City

New Orleans

Tampa Bay

Cincinnati

Fisher to return as Titans coach in 2007

Tennessee has picked up the option on head coach Jeff Fisher for the 2007 season and look to lock him up long term.

With six offensive starters in either their first or second seasons, the Titans struggled early but won six straight wins and would have made the playoffs had they beat New England Sunday.

Fisher, who is 110-97 in 12 years as the head coach of the Titans/Oilers, has led the Titans to four playoff appearances, two AFC Championship Games, two division titles and a berth in Super Bowl XXXIV in the last eight seasons.

With coaching openings in Atlanta and Arizona and another expected in Pittsburgh, locking up Fisher is a good move for the Titans.

How can the Titans make the playoffs?

What do the Titans need to do to get in the playoffs?

This week, the Titans need to beat New England.  Then, they need Pittsburgh to beat Cincinnati.  They also need San Francisco to beat Denver.  Then, they need Kansas City to beat Jacksonville.

If this happens, we may be witnessing the Music City Miracle - Part II.

Here are the other playoff possibilities from ESPN.com.

Titans getting ready for trip to Texas

The Titans take their four-game winning streak to Texas Sunday to face Houston.

Tennessee is 5-4 since Vince Young became the starting quarterback and are 2-0 when wearing the baby blue uniforms this year.

As always, WKDZ will have coverage of the game Sunday, beginning with the pregame show at 11am.

Titans getting it done with 'D'

While most of the news surrounding the Titans has to do with Vince Young, Jeff Fisher, and Rob Bironas, it's the Tennessee defense that is getting the job done on the field.

Haynesworth to return to Titans Wednesday

Anybody else find it ironic that former Titans Steve McNair and Derrick Mason hooked up for the winning touchdown in the Ravens' win over Tennessee Sunday?

Meanwhile, the Titans' defense could get a boost this week when suspended defensive end Albert Haynesworth returns from his suspension for his Riverdance impression on Dallas center Andre Gurode Oct. 1.