The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... The Titans gathered for the start of their offseason workout program on Monday and Locker declared himself ahead of schedule in rehab when meeting with reporters in Nashville and, via Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean, said that he plans to throw some passes in the coming weeks.
Diehards Line:Being cleared for May OTAs remains Locker’s goal and it sounds like he has a decent chance of reaching it given the current trajectory of his rehab. As PFT's Josh Alper suggests, that’s a good thing for Locker because he acknowledged that this is shaping up to be a make or break year for him. The Titans have given no indication that they plan to pick up the fifth-year option on Locker’s contract, which would leave him as a free agent at the end of the 2014 season. HC Ken Whisenhunt has said that the team is going to look at quarterbacks heading into the draft, though, and that suggests Locker’s feeling about the stakes for this season are well founded.