The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with QB Tim Rattay and claimed LB Gilbert Gardner off waivers from Indianapolis. Additionally, the Titans added first-year free agents OL Marques Ogden and FB Jonathan Evans.

“Tim (Rattay) will come in to learn our system, compete for a spot on our roster and give us the option of keeping three quarterbacks,” said Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt. “Gardner is a player who improves our outside linebacker depth as someone who has seen time as a starter and has the tools to be an effective special teams contributor.”

A seven-year veteran, Rattay (6-0, 200) has started 18 NFL games while playing for San Francisco and Tampa Bay. Last year for the Buccaneers, he played in the final four games of the season with two starts and threw for 748 yards and four touchdowns. His most extensive action and production came with the 49ers in 2004, when he started nine games and amassed 2,169 passing yards and 10 touchdowns. During that season, Rattay threw for a career-high 417 yards and two touchdowns in an October win over Arizona. He was a seventh-round selection by San Francisco in the 2000 NFL Draft from Louisiana Tech.

Gardner (6-1, 228) has played three NFL seasons for the Indianapolis Colts, totaling 97 tackles and 15 starts. Last year, he started 12 games and registered 66 tackles for the Super Bowl Champion Colts. Gardner was a third round selection for the Colts in the 2004 NFL Draft from Purdue.

Ogden and Evans have spent time with multiple NFL teams and have played in NFL Europe.

To make room for the additions, the Titans waived DT Marcus White and undrafted rookies FB Nic Luke and DT Adrian Haywood.