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Titans now have 2 contract holdouts, but CB Finnegan's departure surprising during deal talks

Tennessee general manager Mike Reinfeldt says the Titans were totally surprised by cornerback Cortland Finnegan's decision to walk out of training camp considering his agent had just sent them a counteroffer to consider during talks to extend his contract.Finnegan left camp Friday night, apparently just hours after his agent, Terry Watson, sent the Titans a counter to their offer on an extension to his contract. The Titans learned Finnegan had left when he did not report Saturday morning to a special teams meeting."We've tried to call him," Reinfeldt said Saturday after a team practice at LP Field. "We've not been able to get in touch with him. It's a tough situation. We have 23 guys in the last year of their contract. I talked to Cortland during the week. Coach (Mike) Munchak did. ... We were totally surprised that he just turned around and left camp."Running back Chris Johnson has yet to report for training camp, holding out for a new contract as well. But Johnson has led the NFL in ...

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