NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans promised they wanted Vince Young, the third pick overall and the first quarterback taken in the draft, under contract before they opened training camp.
They avoided any lengthy holdouts Thursday, agreeing to terms with both Young and LenDale White a day before the first practice Friday afternoon.
Young, the No. 3 overall pick out of Texas, agreed to a five-year deal, with an option for a sixth, with $25.7 million guaranteed and an overall value that could reach $58 million with option and roster bonuses and salary.
That would top the six-year, $54 million deal with $26.5 million guaranteed for the top draft pick, defensive end Mario Williams of Houston.
"It was a great deal for us," said Major Adams, the quarterback's agent.
Adams flew into Nashville a week ago and has been negotiating with Reese to have Young under contract before the Titans open training camp on Friday afternoon. The Titans also wanted Young in camp on time to speed his development for a team trying to rebound from a 4-12 record in 2005.
"We're pleased to finish up these rookie contracts in time for camp," general manager Floyd Reese said.
"Both sides had one goal, and that was to get him in on time," Adams said. "We accomplished that, and we worked diligently to get him in."
Adams said Young, who was in Nashville on Thursday, was very excited and will be in Clarksville on Friday.
Coach Jeff Fisher called the deals good news even though the deals still had to be finalized and signed, which could delay Young's first practice.
"This is an especially important year for both these players, in addition to all the other draft choices," Fisher said. "They're able to come in at the start of camp and put a full training camp under their belt before the season starts."
VICK VOWS SUPER EFFORT: Five years in the NFL have taught Michael Vick a painful lesson: He's not Superman, even if a tattoo on his hand says otherwise.
Even worse, when Vick looks at the last game from the Atlanta Falcons' disappointing 2005 season, he accuses himself of "not giving my all" a sharp self-criticism he says led him to apologize to teammates.
Vick told USA Today this week "I didn't go out and give it my all" in last season's final game, a 44-11 loss to Carolina that came one week after a close loss to Tampa Bay eliminated the Falcons from the playoffs.
"I just expect a lot out of myself," Vick said Thursday after the Falcons' first practice of training camp.
BROWNS LOSE BENTLEY: Stretched out on a flatbed cart, LeCharles Bentley covered his face with a towel to hide his disappointment and tears.
This wasn't the homecoming he had planned.
His first season with the Cleveland Browns ended before it began.
Bentley, a two-time Pro Bowl center and one of the team's prized free agent signings this winter, sustained a season-ending injury to his left knee on the first 11-on-11 drill of training camp Thursday — a crushing blow for a club seemingly cursed by major injuries the past few seasons.
CHIEFS INK HALI: The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms Thursday with first-round draft pick Tamba Hali and third-round selection Brodie Croyle, bringing all their draft picks under contract a day before camp starts.