跑卫兰代尔·怀特（LenDale White）至少有一天听上去似乎最终获得了田纳西泰坦队在2006年的选中他以来一直准备让他离开的信号。

　　"你尽量小心保护身体，做对每一件事，回到训练营并保持体形，你任何时候都为打球作好准备。这就是一切，"怀特表示。

　　如果泰坦队已经准备好了他的声明，他将无法更好地表达上述言论。

　　就在怀特结束迷你营训练的同时，资深球员克里斯·布朗（Chris Brown）就返回了泰坦队。在上赛季缺阵之后，布朗曾看起来似乎不会再回到泰坦队。

　　不过，布朗在其他球队并没不能获得什么机会，而且他的出现给泰坦队提供了保障，泰坦一直期待怀特能恢复在南加州大学时的状态，像"雷电"一样奔跑。

　　"你知道你已经吸取了经验，希望明年情况会变得不同，"怀特表示。

　　如果怀特在大学期间就学到了这一课，有关其体重和脚伤的疑问就不会使其在有望进入2006年选秀前15顺位的情况下在第45顺位才被选中。

　　如果怀特上赛季在目睹特拉维斯·亨利（Travis Henry）完成1,211码冲球时学到了这一课，他可能不会在3月的赛季间歇期训练开始前体重增加到260磅。这样的话，泰坦也就可能不需要挑选新秀克里斯·亨利（Chris Henry），或者召回前主力球员布朗，后者在2006赛季仅仅参加了五场比赛。

　　然而怀特表示他与克里斯·亨利都期望队中能增加一名资深球员，并且对未来的竞争表示欢迎。

　　曾在去年的训练营开始前要求转会的布朗已经与老东家泰坦队签订了为期一年的合同。他从未出售自己在田纳西的住宅，而且教练杰夫·弗希尔（Jeff Fisher）表示他们一直与布朗保持联系。布朗在2003赛季的第三轮选秀中被泰坦队挑中，并且在2004赛季完成了1,067码冲球。

　　布朗说泰坦队在两个月前就有意邀请他归队："我的责任重大。我需要充分证明自己。"

　　费希尔目前还无法给任何一位球员作出保证，他已经告诉三名跑卫需要为首发位置展开竞争。

　　当泰坦队的新赛季在9月9日拉开帷幕时，怀特计划首发出场，并且成为文斯·扬（Vince Young）的坚强后盾。这将是他加盟NFL后第一次担任首发。此前他作为新秀参加了13场比赛，并且通过61次带球完成了244码冲球，平均每次带球4.0码。在大学期间通过541次带球完成了3,159码冲球和52次达阵之后，上赛季很可能是怀特最糟糕的一个赛季。

　　"我来到这里是为了成为最佳球员，我希望成为最佳球员，我希望首发出场，我肯定其他球员也有同样的想法，我将尽我所能并且实现我的愿望。"怀特表示。

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NASHVILLE， Tenn. (June 19， 2007) —— For at least one day， LenDale White sounded as if he had finally gotten the message the Tennessee Titans have been trying to send the running back since he dropped to them in the 2006 draft.

"You've just got to take care of your body. You've go to do everything right. You've got to come back in camp and be in shape and you know， just ready to play football at all times. It is what it is，" White said.

He couldn't have said it better if the Titans had prepared his statement.

White had just finished a minicamp practice featuring the return of Chris Brown —— a veteran who seemed destined to never return to the Titans after disappearing last season.

However， Brown had few opportunities elsewhere， and his presence provides insurance for a team that has been waiting for White to run like the "Thunder" they saw at Southern California.

"You know you've got to learn from this experience and hopefully next year， things will be way different，" White said.

If White had learned that lesson while still in college， questions about his weight gain and hamstring injury might not have dropped him to the 45th pick overall in 2006 after being projected as a potential top 15 selection.

And if White had learned that last season while watching Travis Henry run for 1，211 yards， he might not have ballooned up to 260 pounds before the offseason program started in March.

Also， the Titans might not have needed to draft Chris Henry or bring back Brown， the four-year veteran who went from starter to playing in only five games in 2006.

But White said he and Chris Henry had been expecting a veteran to be added and that he welcomed the competition.

"I think me and Chris could've got it done， but the addition of Chris Brown helps us out a lot better，" White said.

Veterans welcomed Brown back as a reassuring move for an offense that ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing last season with Travis Henry's performance.

"I think it puts the whole team in a better frame now we have a proven running back there， a veteran guy，" center Kevin Mawae said. "Whether he becomes the No. 1 guy or not is yet to be determined. he definitely gives the younger guys， Chris and LenDale， something to strive to be like." Brown， who asked to be traded before training camp last year， is back on a one-year deal with lots of incentives.

He never sold his home here， and coach Jeff Fisher said they stayed in touch with their third-round pick in 2003 who rushed for 1，067 yards in 2004. Brown said the Titans' interest in him picked up two months ago.

"I've got a chip on my shoulder. I've got a lot to prove，" Brown said.

Fisher said no guarantees have been made and that all three running backs have been told the competition for the starting job is wide open.

When the Titans open at Jacksonville on Sept. 9， White plans on being the starter in the backfield with Vince Young. That would be his first NFL start after playing in 13 games as a rookie with 61 carries for 244 yards —— a 4.0-yard average —— and no touchdowns.

It easily qualifies as perhaps his worst season after a college career where he had 541 carries for 3，159 yards and 52 touchdowns.

"I came here to be the best. I want to be the best. I want to start. I want to play every down， and I'm pretty sure the other guys are thinking the same thing. I'm going to do everything in my power to go out there and be that guy，" White said.