Tim Shaw signs 1-day contract with Titans as he battles ALS
Tim Shaw, a six-year NFL linebacker who was released by the Titans in 2013 shortly before he was diagnosed with ALS, has returned to Tennessee on a one-day contract so he can retire with the team.
A Titan for life.
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) August 3, 2016
We have signed LB @TShawsTruth to a one-day contract: https://t.co/6bfGzJgWLf#TShawStrong pic.twitter.com/7OzAUP6Hr7
Shaw, 32, was a fifth-round pick of the Panthers in 2007 and spent one season with Carolina, Jacksonville (2008) and Chicago (2009) before finishing his career in Tennessee from 2010-12.
He began noticing a decrease in speed and coordination in 2013 training camp and was diagnosed several months later. Further into battling the deadly disease, he gave a motivational speech to current Titans players Sunday night, according to the team's website:
Coach Mike Mularkey told the website that Shaw has an invitation to be around the team as much as he wants to be:
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