NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Titans decided on Saturday to keep rookie 
They also released safety Myron Rolle, a Rhodes scholar who took a year off from football to study at Oxford.
The Titans confirmed Saturday that they had released 20 players and placed veteran linebacker
Linebacker
Simms was cut on the day his younger brother, Matt, started for the University of Tennessee three hours east. Simms signed with the Titans in April, returning to the team he spent 2008 with while building back his strength before signing with Denver for 2009 and starting one game with the Broncos. He was a third-round pick in 2003 by Tampa Bay and is 7-9 as a starter.
The Titans used a sixth-round draft pick to take Smith out of Florida Atlantic, and the coaches love his footwork and strong arm. Smith will have time to develop behind Young and Collins, who is heading into his 16th NFL season.
They kept undrafted rookie running back
Defensive end Raheem Brock also was cut. He was signed during training camp after visiting with Houston, but starter
Also released were defensive ends Eric Bakhtiari and Chris Harrington; fullback Jed Collins; receivers Paul Williams and Dominique Edison; defensive tackles David Howard and Joe Joseph; offensive tackles Michael Toudouze and Nevin McCaskill; running back Alvin Pearman; tight ends Steven Pfahler and Sean Ryan; and linebacker Patrick Trahan.
Center Kevin Matthews, an undrafted free agent, also was cut. The son of Hall of Fame lineman Bruce Matthews is a prime candidate for the Titans' practice squad.
Rolle is another possibility for the practice squad if he decides he wants to keep playing football before going back to school to become a neurosurgeon.
The Titans' roster is likely to change in the next couple days as team officials scan the waiver wire. They
have only four cornerbacks right now and need more depth there and at linebacker.
