Frustration building as holdout reaches 12 days

A newspaper on Tuesday quoted Jones as being unhappy that his teammates haven’t been as loyal to him as they should, and he said he was upset with the negative things being said about him as he holds out for his first NFL contract.

Following Tuesday’s afternoon practice, a Titans’ jersey with “Adam” hung in Jones’ locker as an apparent response to Jones taking issue with a comment by linebacker Keith Bulluck that he would call him Adam instead of using his nickname.

Bulluck vehemently denied having anything to do with the jersey, and said he thinks Jones is frustrated and disappointed that he’s not in training camp.

“I would probably defend myself as well. I’m not really worried about it,” Bulluck said.

“He’s someone that could help this team and contribute, but he’s not here. It’s one of those things out of sight, out of mind. That’s kind of what my comments were about. He’s going through his contract negotiations. I hope that all works out for him, and he can get here as soon as he can to help us out.”

Jones could not be reached Tuesday, but his agent Michael Huyghue called it the airing of “dirty laundry.”

“Every day he’s out builds frustration …,” Huyghue said. “Adam cares very much about his teammates, and they care about him.”

Jones’ holdout is the longest by a Titans draft pick since the franchise relocated to Tennessee. He was their highest pick at No. 6 overall.