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Titans to release or trade QB Young, will continue to evaluate Fisher
It appears Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher has won his battle with quarterback Vince Young. For now.
The Titans announced Wednesday that owner Bud Adams has decided to trade or release Young, while he will continue to evaluate Fisher.
It was wideley speculated that Young's departure was neccesary for Fisher, the NFL's longest tenured head coach, to remain in Nashville for a 17th season.
"Today, I informed our general manager Mike Reinfeldt to move forward with plans to begin the process of identifying the next quarterback for our franchise," Adams said in a statement released by the team. "He will inform Vince Young's agent that Vince will not be on our roster next season. I want to offer my personal thanks to Vince for all of his positive contributions to the club. These kinds of decisions are never easy and this is especially true for this particular player. I certainly wish that things would have worked out better, but I think it is best for the franchise that we move on at this point."
Adams said he will continue to evaluate Fisher and the Titans coaching staff and that a decision on their fate would be made soon.
Reinfeldt said that under league rules Young cannot be released until Feb. 7 or released until the first day of the league year.
The rift between Fisher and Young developed Nov. 21 when the quarterback suffered a season-ending thumb injury, tossed his shoulder pads into the crowd in frustration, had a locker-room altercation with the coach, then stormed out.
The Titans entered 2010 with high expectations after winning eight of their final 10 games in 2009 to rebound from an 0-6 start. Tennessee began this season 5-2, but Young reinjured his hamstring and wide receiver Kenny Britt suffered a strained right hamstring, forcing him out for six games, in an Oct. 31 loss to the San Diego Chargers.
Tennessee lost its next six games and eight of its final nine, falling from the AFC South lead to last place in the division.
The Titans finished the season with a 23-20 loss at Indianapolis.
The franchise has missed the playoffs two consecutive years, and Fisher's last playoff win was January 2004. The 6-10 record is the Titans' worst since a 4-12 campaign in 2005.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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It appears Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher has won his battle with quarterback Vince Young. For now.
The Titans announced Wednesday that owner Bud Adams has decided to trade or release Young, while he will continue to evaluate Fisher.
It was wideley speculated that Young's departure was neccesary for Fisher, the NFL's longest tenured head coach, to remain in Nashville for a 17th season.
"Today, I informed our general manager Mike Reinfeldt to move forward with plans to begin the process of identifying the next quarterback for our franchise," Adams said in a statement released by the team. "He will inform Vince Young's agent that Vince will not be on our roster next season. I want to offer my personal thanks to Vince for all of his positive contributions to the club. These kinds of decisions are never easy and this is especially true for this particular player. I certainly wish that things would have worked out better, but I think it is best for the franchise that we move on at this point."
Adams said he will continue to evaluate Fisher and the Titans coaching staff and that a decision on their fate would be made soon.
Reinfeldt said that under league rules Young cannot be released until Feb. 7 or released until the first day of the league year.
The rift between Fisher and Young developed Nov. 21 when the quarterback suffered a season-ending thumb injury, tossed his shoulder pads into the crowd in frustration, had a locker-room altercation with the coach, then stormed out.
The Titans entered 2010 with high expectations after winning eight of their final 10 games in 2009 to rebound from an 0-6 start. Tennessee began this season 5-2, but Young reinjured his hamstring and wide receiver Kenny Britt suffered a strained right hamstring, forcing him out for six games, in an Oct. 31 loss to the San Diego Chargers.
Tennessee lost its next six games and eight of its final nine, falling from the AFC South lead to last place in the division.
The Titans finished the season with a 23-20 loss at Indianapolis.
The franchise has missed the playoffs two consecutive years, and Fisher's last playoff win was January 2004. The 6-10 record is the Titans' worst since a 4-12 campaign in 2005.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
