Tennessee Titans: Attempting To Trade Vince Young, but Who Wants Him?

It appears that Vince Young’s five-year roller coaster ride in Nashville, Tennessee may be finally coming to an end as league sources are reporting that the Tennessee Titans will attempt to trade the quarterback rather than release him.

The only question now is how much of an interest will there be for the 27-year-old dual threat signal caller?

Young was originally drafted with the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Titans. Fresh off of a remarkable National Title game performance in which he finished with 467 yards of total offense and led his Texas Longhorns to a 41-38 victory over the defending National Champion USC Trojans.

Unfortunately for Vince, those National Title game heroics have taken a backseat to his tumultuous five-year campaign in Tennessee, in which the following incidents have occurred:

—After walking out on Head Coach Jeff Fisher, Vince attempted to mend fences with his coach by texting Fisher an apology. The “text apology” only further infuriated the coach. Fisher had this to say about the apology, “I’m not a real big text guy. I’m not really into this new age stuff. I don’t twit or tweet. But I think face-to-face is a man thing, OK?”

—Vince was involved in an altercation at the Club Onyx, a strip club in Dallas, Texas, that ended with the quarterback being cited for misdemeanor assault.

—After losing his job as starting quarterback, Young threw his jersey and shoulder pads into the stands before walking off the field.

These are just a few of the stories that came out during Vince’s time with the Titans. Now that Tennessee appears to be ready to cut ties with Vince Young, the only question to be answered now is, what’s next for the quarterback?

Obviously Vince Young has talent; the former Texas star already has a Pro Bowl appearance on his resume and has thrown for over 8,000 passing yards throughout his first five seasons in the NFL.  Vince was also able to string together some extended winning streaks during his time under center with the Titans.

The problem is that Vince is not the definition of the “ultimate professional”, and in addition to his aforementioned off the field troubles, he also had trouble coexisting with the former Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher.

While physical talents are necessary, they pale in comparison to qualities such as leadership, maturity and high IQ. We have seen, time and time again, that the players that lead their teams to Super Bowls, such as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Drew Brees, are the guys that lead by example and command respect in the locker room.

I’m not sure how much any NFL executive would be ready to give up in order to obtain a player with such a laundry list of red flags. Obviously, Vince’s relationship with former Head Coach Jeff Fisher was fractured, but the quarterback didn't do himself any favors by trying to get on the coaches good side.

Vince is definitely worth taking a look at because we have seen so many times in the NFL that a player’s past, doesn’t define their future. We have seen many scenarios in the NFL were divas, trouble makers and cancers finally have their light bulb click on and become contributors or even leaders on championship teams.

Young has the talent to play in this league and I would be shocked if the Titans don’t get any response from teams around the league for Vince’s services.

Teams should understand that there is plenty of baggage to go along with the possible upside that Vince Young brings.