FB/TE Casey Cramer re-signed with the Titans on Wednesday to boost their special teams. He took the roster spot of LB Josh Stamer, who was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury suffered in Sunday's loss at Indianapolis. It is Cramer's third stint with the Titans, having been on their practice squad in 2004 before leaving for Carolina. He returned off waivers and played as a utility man with Tennessee in 2006-07, but was released in final cuts this year. Cramer signed with the Miami Dolphins and spent most of the season there, but he was released with two weeks to play in the regular season. Earlier this week, he got a call from Titans coach Jeff Fisher. "The Saturday before week 16 in Miami, I got released, so I waited around until Tuesday and went home for Christmas and spent some time with my family," Cramer said. It was the first time in six years I got to spend Christmas at home. I did a lot of shoveling (of snow), and I just kind of waited around." Cramer will fill a variety of special teams roles and can serve as a backup long snapper in case starting center Kevin Mawae's elbow injury doesn't allow him to back up Ken Amato in that capacity. "Casey clearly knows what we're doing offensively and will take just a couple days to get caught up and then in special teams he knows the philosophy, knows the techniques," Fisher said. "He's been very effective for us." 12/31/2008

Cramer is expected to miss Sunday's game against Baltimore because of an ankle injury.
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