Titans sign WR Hawkins to multi-year deal
The Tennessee Titans are keeping a key offensive contributor in the fold.
The team announced Friday that it had agreed to terms with wide receiver Lavelle Hawkins on a multi-year contract. Hawkins, who will be 26 this fall, was due to become a free agent on March 13, the end of the NFL calendar for 2011.
Hawkins, the Titans' fourth-round draft pick out of California in 2008, had a career-high 47 catches for 470 yards in 2011, including his first NFL touchdown in a 24-17 loss to the Bengals on November 6. He was fourth on the team in receiving yards.
In his career, Hawkins has 66 catches for 709 yards.
The Titans had previously reached deals with tight end Craig Stevens and offensive tackle Mike Otto to keep them off the free agent market. Fifteen other Titans are still set to become free agents next month.
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