Greene, a former Iowa Hawkeye standout, had stayed away from the Titans’ offseason program until the start of the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. He showed up, passed his physical and then was released with one year left on his contract at $3.25 million.

That leaves the Titans with Bishop Sankey and Dexter McCluster among the running backs with NFL experience in that group.

They drafted running back David Cobb and fullback Jalston Fowler in May, and Antonio Andrews was undrafted last year.

Coach Ken Whisenhunt says all the young running backs have looked good this offseason and that is why the Titans feel this is the direction to go right now.