The Titans have signed 28-year old safety Jordan Babineaux to a 1-year deal.  Babineaux played in all 16 games for the Seahawks last year and he had 46 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 2 interceptions and 8 passes defensed.  He has now played in 99 games in his first seven years in the NFL and he has 411 tackles, 9 tackles for a loss, 4 sacks, 8 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 32 passes defensed and 10 interceptions (one returned for a TD).  Babineaux will give the Titans solid veteran depth at safety and he will likely also help out on special teams in 2011.

The Titans have signed 29-year old cornerback Frank Walker.  Walker played in 11 games for the Vikings last year and he had 22 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception.  He has now played in 93 games in his first 8 years in the NFL and he has 156 tackles, 31 passes defensed, 8 interceptions (one returned for a TD), 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 tackle for a loss.  The Titans needed more depth at corner due to the injury to Ryan Mouton.

UPDATE:  (9/4/2011) – The Titans have released Frank Walker.

The Titans have signed 32-year old TE Daniel Graham to a 3-year, $8.5 million dollar deal.  Graham played in 16 games (all starts) with the Broncos last year and he caught 18 passes for 148 yards (8.2 avg).  He has now played in 126 games (110 starts) in his first 9 years in the NFL and he has caught 222 passes for 2,465 (11.1 avg) with 24 TD grabs.  Graham could wind up being the Titans’ starting TE this season, but I’m not so sure that is a good thing.

The Titans have signed 28-year old inside linebacker Barrett Ruud to a 1-year deal.  Ruud played in all 16 games for the Buccaneers last year and he had 118 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 4 passes defensed and 1 interception.  Ruud has now played in 95 games in his first six years in the NFL and he has 585 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 20 passes defensed and 6 interceptions.  Barrett Ruud is a tackling machine so I like this signing for the Titans.

The Titans have signed 29-year old DT Shaun Smith.  Smith played in 16 games for the Chiefs last year and he had 56 tackles, 1 sack and 2 tackles for a loss.  He has now played in 79 games in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has 208 tackles, 7 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and he has defensed 4 passes.  This was a good signing for the Titans as Smith will help them out on the interior of the defense.

The Tennessee Titans have signed 35-year old QB Matt Hasselbeck to a multi-year deal.  Hasselbeck played in 14 games (all starts) for the Seahawks last year and he completed 266 of 444 passes (59.9%) for 3,001 yards with 12 TD passes and 17 INTs (73.2 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 23 times for 60 yards (2.6 ypc) with 3 TD runs last year.  Hasselbeck has now played in 170 games (131 starts) in his first 12 years in the NFL and he has completed 2,572 of 4,279 yards (60.1%) for 29,759 yards with 176 TD passes and 128 INTs (82.2 QB Rating).  Hasselbeck has also carried the ball 306 times for 1,139 yards (3.7 ypc) with 8 TD runs in his NFL career.  Hasselbeck is a classic dropback passer, so I look for the Titans’ passing game to really improve in 2011.  Hasselbeck has a 69-62 (52.7%) record as a starting QB in the NFL and he has been to 3 Pro Bowls.  Hasselbeck will start at QB until the Titans deem rookie Jake Locker ready to go, and he will also mentor him.  I really like this move for the Titans.

The Titans have signed 30-year old QB Chris Simms.  Simms played in 3 games for the Broncos last season and he completed 5 of 17 passes (29.4%) for 23 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (15.1 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 3 times for -4 yards  (-1.3 ypc) last season.  Simms has now played in 23 games in his first five  years in the NFL and he has completed 297 of 511 passes (58.1%) for 3,117 yards with 12 TD passes and 18 INTs (69.1 QB Rating).  Simms has also carried the ball 33 times for 48 yards (1.5 ypc) with 1 TD run in his career.  The Titans better hope that Rusty Smith stays healthy because Simms is one of the worst QBs in the NFL, period.

The Titans have signed 33-year old DE Marques Douglas.  Douglas played in all 16 games for the Jets last season and he had 64 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble.  He has now played in 120 games in his NFL career and he has 436 tackles, 10 passes defensed, 20.5 sacks and 7 forced fumbles.  This was a good signing for the Titans as Douglas knows all the tricks and he will help the depth along the D-Line.  To make room for Douglas on the roster the Titans waived 29-year old DT Amon Gordon.  Gordon played in 3 games for the Titans this year and he had 2 tackles.

The Titans have signed 28-year old DT Amon Gordon.  Gordon last played in the NFL in 2008 with the Titans.  He played in 2 games for the Titans in 2008 and he finished up with 6 tackles and 1 forced fumble.  Gordon has played in 13 games in his NFL career and he has 29 tackles and 1 forced fumble.  Gordon will likely join the rotation inside at tackle.

The Titans have signed 27-year old RB Samkon Gado.  Gado played in 15 games (0 starts) for the Rams last season and he carried the ball 14 times for 26 yards (1.9 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 25 yards (8.3 avg) last year.  Gado has now played in 41 games (8 starts) in his five years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 268 times for 972 yards (3.6 ypc) with 11 TD runs.  He has also caught 43 passes for 292 yards (6.8 avg) with 1 TD grab in his NFL career.  This was a good depth signing for the Titans.