田纳西泰坦将前印弟安纳波利斯小马的两名队员招至麾下，球队签下了四分卫蒂姆·拉蒂（Tim Rattay）和被小马解雇的线卫吉尔伯特·加德纳（Gilbert Gardner）。

　　泰坦队同时还签下了身为自由球员的进攻线卫马奎斯·奥格登（Marques Ogden）、全卫乔纳森·伊文斯（Jonathan Evans）、被解雇的防守绊锋马库斯·怀特（Marcus White）、未参加选秀的新人全卫尼克·卢克（Nic Luc）以及防守绊锋艾德里安·海伍德（Adrian Haywood）。奥格登是巴尔的摩乌鸦队左绊锋乔纳森·奥格登（Jonathan Ogden）的弟弟。

　　泰坦队2006赛季只有两名四分卫，即文斯·杨（Vince Young）以及担任其替补的老将凯里·柯林斯（Kerry Collins），而马特·毛克（Matt Mauck）在预备队中。柯林斯在上赛季结束后与球队续约。

　　“蒂姆将来到这里学习我们的打法，竞争上场机会，并且向我们提供关于保留三名四分卫的建议。”泰坦队总经理迈克·莱因费尔特（Mike Reinfeldt）表示，“加德纳是一位能够帮助我们加强外线实力的球员，他不仅拥有首发经验，而且对特勤组也很有益处。”

　　拉蒂在效力于旧金山49人和坦帕湾海盗期间曾在18场比赛中首发，其中包括上赛季代表海盗队参加的最后四场比赛。他表现最好的是2004赛季，那一年他不仅首发出场九次，而且完成了2,169码传球和10次达阵。

　　加德纳2004年加入NFL，他是第三位被泰坦选中的前小马防守球员。泰坦去年签下了线卫大卫·桑顿（David Thornton），并于今年3月与角卫尼克·哈珀（Nick Harper）签订了一份为期三年的合同。

　　加德纳在过去的三个赛季效力于小马期间完成了97次擒抱，并且首发参加了15场比赛，其中上赛季首发出场12次。

　　<b>原文</b>

　　NASHVILLE， Tenn. （May 9， 2007） —— The Tennessee Titans added two more former Indianapolis players， signing quarterback Tim Rattay and claiming linebacker Gilbert Gardner off waivers from the Colts.

　　The Titans also signed free-agent offensive lineman Marques Ogden and fullback Jonathan Evans and waived defensive tackle Marcus White and undrafted rookies fullback Nic Luc and defensive tackle Adrian Haywood. Ogden is the younger brother of Baltimore left tackle Jonathan Ogden.

　　Tennessee carried only two quarterbacks on the roster in 2006 with veteran Kerry Collins backing up Vince Young， and Matt Mauck was on the practice squad. Collins re-signed with the Titans this offseason.

　　"Tim will come in to learn our system， compete for a spot on our roster and give us the option of keeping three quarterbacks，" general manager Mike Reinfeldt said. "Gardner is a player who improves our outside linebacker depth as someone who has seen time as a starter and has the tools to be an effective special teams contributor." Rattay started 18 games with San Francisco and Tampa Bay， including playing in the final four games last season for the Buccaneers. His best season was in 2004 with nine starts when he threw for 2，169 yards and 10 touchdowns.

　　Gardner， a third-round pick in 2004， becomes the third former Indianapolis defender the Titans have picked up. They signed linebacker David Thornton as a free agent last year and gave cornerback Nick Harper a three-year deal in March.

　　Gardner had 97 tackles and 15 starts with the Colts over the past three seasons with 12 of those starts coming last season.