Titans deny keeping QB out of facility

The Tennessee Titans deny they breached their contract with Steve McNair by not allowing the quarterback to work out on their property, a union spokesman said Monday.

The Titans defended themselves in a response to a grievance filed on McNair?s behalf by the NFL Players Association on April 7. The team counsel had declined to discuss the Titans? answer for why they told McNair on April 3 that they don?t want him working out on their property.

?They?ve actually denied any wrongdoing in not permitting him to work at his place of employment while under contract,? said Carl Francis, the NFLPA?s director of communications. ?At this point, we?re moving forward to try to bring some remedy to this.?

Francis said general counsel Richard Berthelsen was reviewing the response to determine the union?s next step.