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Titans talk to George, but make no commitment

By JIM WYATT
Staff Writer



The Titans opened their doors and welcomed back a familiar face to Baptist Sports Park earlier this week — running back Eddie George.

Whether he'll be back on the Coliseum field this fall, well, that's another matter.

George had a face-to-face meeting with Titans General Manager Floyd Reese on Monday to find out what his chances might be of returning to the organization he played for from 1996-2003 before being released.

Reese apparently made no commitment to George, however.

Neither Reese nor George was available for comment last night. George's agent, Lamont Smith, is hopeful the conversation might lead to something in the future.

''It was basically just a meeting between a player and a general manager where they wanted to talk and find out if our perceptions of what we want to do are the same,'' Smith said. ''It was a good meeting, one that both parties left feeling good about.

''They have things they need to consider and we have things we need to consider and we'll kind of know more in time. ... We'll just let them digest the conversation with Eddie and I'm sure at some point in the near future we'll talk.''

This time last year the two sides were drawing closer to a massive contract blowup that resulted in the team releasing the popular veteran in July. George ended up signing with the Cowboys, but the team opted not to re-sign him.

Today, George remains a free agent in search of a job. In his eight seasons with the Titans, George rushed for 10,009 yards and 64 touchdowns. The Titans are interested in bringing in an extra running back to work with Chris Brown this fall, though at least so far the team hasn't been quick to re-sign George, who still lives in Nashville.

''I think it would be a great situation,'' Smith said. ''Eddie knows the organization, and I think he could make a significant contribution there. He's had a whole year for his body to heal. He is rejuvenated and his weight is lower than it's ever been. ... I think it would be a good fit, and Eddie would welcome the opportunity under the right circumstances.''


Jim Wyatt covers the Titans for The Tennessean. He can be reached at 259-8015 or jwyatt@tennessean.com.

[Tommy]

Nice Naught! Maybe he can get back to his old form this year :wink:

[johnskelington]

That's his problem man.........his OLD form.

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