Titans wrap up practice with live goal-line session

They concluded the session with a red zone drill and some live work at the goal line. Rookie safety Vincent Fuller knocked away a would-be touchdown pass from rookie receiver Brandon Jones, and rookie tight end Gregg Guenther drew a rebuke from coach Jeff Fisher for drawing a penalty.

Guenther made up for his mistake by catching a touchdown pass over the middle on the next play.

But the highlight of the session came on the final two plays at the goal line. Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth jumped offsides with the ball at the 1, then rebounded by tackling the running back for a loss.

“I don’t like to leave my mistakes on the field like that,” Haynesworth said. “I guess when I move the ball six inches forward, I at least wanted to move it a foot back.”

Fisher didn’t mind seeing the final play either.

“When you get in a live drill like that and you challenge them, you expect people to make plays. We move them around a little bit on the defensive line in those situations. When he gets going he’s hard to stop,” Fisher said of Haynesworth.

The Titans are one of eight teams being profiled in training camp by the NFL Network.

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INJURY UPDATE:@ Right guard Benji Olson twisted his left knee a little bit, but coach Jeff Fisher said it wasn’t serious. He didn’t finish the session and had his knee wrapped in ice.

Tight end Erron Kinney banged his head on the ground after making a touchdown catch, so Fisher said they backed him down as well.

The bloodiest injury belonged to linebacker Brad Kassell. He said “me and Benji opened up my nose,” creating a cut at the top of his nose during an early drill against the offensive linemen.

But Kassell enjoyed the chance to tackle some players, calling it as close to real football as possible right now.

“I’m not worried about it (the nose). It’s happened before. It’ll happen again, I’m sure,” Kassell said.

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OFFICIAL VISIT:@ The officiating crew came in Wednesday and will work with the Titans through Friday, explaining changes in rules and helping players tidy up some of their play.

“It’s a good time,” coach Jeff Fisher said. ” We’ve got several minor rule changes and points of emphasis that we’re going to go through. And it’s a good reminder. It’s good to see the flags on the field in an educational format rather than a competitive situation.”

The Titans seemed to appreciate the help with no true penalties.

“They help us out a lot,” defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth said. “They told me to back up a couple times. I didn’t think I was offsides, but that’s part of the game.”

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NO PACMAN, NO WORRY:@ The one person benefiting the most from Adam “Pacman” Jones’ holdout is three-year veteran Tony Beckham. He spent the entire offseason working as the first-team cornerback opposite Andre Woolfolk, and he has been there through the first six days of training camp.

Beckham said he won’t mind when Jones does show up because he can use the comparison to the sixth pick overall in the draft.

The fifth-round pick in 2002 out of Division III Wisconsin-Stout tore his right ACL in April 2004 but returned and played five games at the end of last season. He said he feels very confident and comfortable, ready to prove how good a player he can be.

“I’ve just got to show the world,” Beckham said.