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NDIANAPOLIS – Running back Travis Henry could join the free agent pool this offseason after talks between Tennessee Titans management and agent Hadley Engelhard hit a snag while renegotiating Henry's contract.

Henry is due to receive an $8.5 million roster bonus March 5. Henry, who led Tennessee with 1,211 yards on 270 carries last season, would become a free agent if the Titans do not to pay the bonus. Engelhard was asked Sunday if he expected Tennessee to pay the roster bonus.

"No," Engelhard said without elaborating.

Meanwhile, Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt said he and Engelhard had talked about restructuring the deal.

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"We want to keep Travis with the team. We want him back," Reinfeldt said. "He's from that area and we think he'd like to stay there, so we'll keep working on it."

That said, if Henry reaches free agency, he could become one of the more popular players available. Free agency starts Friday, but the pickings at running back are relatively thin.

Green Bay's Ahman Green and Indianapolis' Dominic Rhodes are expected to test the market. However, Green, 30, has at least 259 carries and more than 1,000 yards rushing in six of the past seven seasons and played in only five games in 2005 because of a knee injury.

Rhodes played effectively last season with the Colts, starting every game of the regular season before being displaced by rookie Joseph Addai in the playoffs. Most NFL personnel people consider Rhodes to be a complementary player, not a top-end starter.

By comparison, Henry is 28 and played well last season after two years of little work. In 2004 and 2005, Henry had fewer than 100 carries each season.

Other running backs could become available, such as Baltimore's Jamal Lewis and Buffalo's Willis McGahee, who has asked to be traded. But with the increase in the salary cap, Henry could be a popular commodity in free agency.

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I dont know what kind of money he is looking for or even if I want him here. But I have to say he had the quietest 1200 yard season ever. I had no Idea he had that kind of year.

I've always been a Travis Henry fan. Tough runner with deceptive speed and decent hands. The biggest knock on him, I think, is durability (he's been dinged up quite a bit in his career). The guy is a talented runner, but we'd probably have to overpay to get him and with the mileage he's got already, I don't know if he'll be worth it.

Travis Henry has? I cant remember hearing that at all. You sure your not talking about Chris Henry from Cinci? Ill do some research in a minute to see what I can dig up.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 26, 2005) -- Tennessee Titans running back Travis Henry was suspended for four games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Henry's suspension begins immediately. He will miss the Oct. 2 game with AFC South rival Indianapolis and won't be back until Oct. 24 before the game with Oakland
Well there you have it. News to me. I really did like him but I sure dont want him on the Browns if this is the case.

He's right, he has been suspended in the past for violating the substance abuse policy.

No thanks.

I want M.Lynch.

I also heard that the Bills may be shopping Mcgahee. Who would you rather have?

Some team will sign him for sure because of what he can do on the field....

Just hope were not the team to do so.

Actually.... neither one.

Magahee did not learn the playbook, and missed blocking assignments on plays where he was not the runner..... We already have one player who doesn't know his playbook (Braybaby), we don't need two.

I picked up Henry for my fantasy team, and was pleasantly surprised, but with violations of the substance abuse policy, I don't want to see him playing for the Browns...

I think what we have at RB is fine.

The only way I would be OK with us aquiring a RB is through the draft.

first of all, i think tennessee is crazy for letting him walk. he was a major cog in their late run.

Toad,,, I didn't know that Travis Henry had Drug abuse problems... are you sure about that?

UPDATE:

Whoops,, did some checking,,,yeah, he has had an issue My bad