Fisher optimistic Young will arrive at Titans camp early

Jeff Fisher said Wednesday he remains very optimistic that the Tennessee Titans will be able to conclude deals with their final three draft picks in the next couple days.

Whether Vince Young misses a day or two of training camp remains to be seen.

?I?m confident things are moving along,? Fisher said when asked about contract negotiations for their top draft pick.

?There isn?t anyone wanting this to spill out to Friday or Saturday, Vince, Major Adams, or the organization. If it does spill over, it?s because the contract is pending league approval. I spoke with Vince this morning, and he really wants to be there and is excited about it.?

The Titans hold their first practice of training camp Friday afternoon in Clarksville at Austin Peay State University. The Titans have agreed to terms with seven of their 10 draft picks with the exceptions being Young, the No. 3 selection overall out of Texas; running back LenDale White (No. 45 overall, second round); and linebacker Terna Nande (fifth-round).

Fisher said general manager Floyd Reese, owner Bud Adams and general counsel Steve

Underwood have been working hard. Reese did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press.

Young?s agent, Major Adams, has been in Nashville negotiating his first contract for a first-round draft pick. He did not immediately return messages left on his cell phone. Eugene Parker, who represents White, was on a conference call and did not return a telephone message immediately.

The first quarterback selected in the draft, Young is in town. He took part in a charity wheelchair basketball game Tuesday night for teammate Drew Bennett.

Fisher said White stopped in at the team?s headquarters last week and has been working. White, the 6-foot-1, 235-pound running back, slipped into the second round after a right hamstring injury kept him from running for teams before the draft.

?I think he?s behind physically just from a conditioning standpoint. The injury?s not an issue. I?m anxious to see how he fine-tunes that conditioning once he reports. I don?t think it?s going to be difficult for him,? Fisher said.

?When you?ve got the numbers that we have (at the running back position) and the number of reps that you?re rotating, camp?s not going to be difficult for him.?

The Titans have seven running backs on the roster right now, including starter Chris Brown whose agents requested a trade last week. They released seven undrafted free agents late Wednesday afternoon to trim the roster.

But Fisher said he has not spoken with Brown and the trade request doesn?t surprise him because the running back changed agents, and the coach blames the agents.

?The new agents came in and had a sit-down meeting. They wanted to talk extension. Right now isn?t necessarily the time to talk extension because we are working on others. They demanded a trade and went public with it,? Fisher said.

Brown may be in the best shape since the Titans drafted him out of Colorado in the third round in 2003.

?He is our running back,? Fisher said.

Notes: The undrafted players released included receiver Mario Hill, fullback Lamont Reid, defensive end Adam Roberts, cornerback Daniel McLemore, offensive tackle Wendell Singletary, guard Wayne Dickens and safety Jaxson Appel.