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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Andre Johnson has been working out every day since March, making sure he would be ready when an NFL team called for the services of the man with the most catches and yards of anyone still playing.He waited a long time before the call finally came.The 13-year veteran jumped on a plane Friday night and flew to Tennessee, making the Titans his third stop in three years in the four-team AFC South. He spent an hour with coaches before going to a hotel and was on the field Saturday for the morning walk-through and the afternoon practice -- the first of training camp.Its a new kind of whirlwind for the seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver.Ive never been in a position where I got a phone call and was told to get on a flight at six oclock and come out and practice the next day, Johnson said. It was a little different, but it was fun to be out here.Tennessee is the team Johnson spent the first 12 seasons of his career shredding with reception after reception, touchdown after touchdown for the Houston Texans. He even fought then-Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan during a game in 2010.That might have made this speedy transition a bit surreal if not for Johnsons one-year stop with another division foe, the Indianapolis Colts, last season.I think it felt more weird last year than it did this year, Johnson said.Johnson found himself waiting for a call after what was a down year for the wide receiver in 2015. He caught only 41 passes for 503 yards with four touchdowns, his worst production in any season where he played all 16 games. He caught only 33 passes in 2011 when injuries limited him to seven games. The receiver said he has no issues with the Colts, who cycled through quarterbacks because of injuries to Andrew Luck.It didnt help that Johnson turned 35 earlier this month. Johnson said he wasnt surprised with how the NFL trends toward younger players despite his career numbers of 1,053 catches for 14,100 yards.I dont have anything to prove, said Johnson, who worked out for Tennessee earlier this week. I think my career speaks for itself.The Titans are glad to have Johnson in camp, a move that helped fill out the roster. As bad as Johnsons season was last year, he still had more receptions than any Tennessee receiver. Last year, Harry Douglas and Kendall Wright led the receivers with 36 catches apiece, while Dorial Green-Beckham led the group with 549 yards receiving.Tennessee needs better options for quarterback Marcus Mariota after going 3-13 last season, and the Titans are giving Johnson a chance to compete for a starting job. They also are asking him to mentor a couple big receivers in the 6-foot-5 Green-Beckham and 6-4 Justin Hunter. Wright, who got to know Johnson back in Houston, welcomed the veteran.I think he has a lot in him, Wright said. I mean as you see out here today, hes still Andre Johnson and making plays. I think he can really help us a lot.Johnson made two very nice receptions that had fans cheering. With Rishard Matthews and Tajae Sharpe working with the first-team, Johnson worked with the second-team.Well Ive seen that before, Titans coach Mike Mularkey said of Johnsons leaping catches. Unfortunately, I wasnt on the same sideline, so I thought he looked good in these colors, I know that for sure. But it was really nice to see those plays made. Thats what we need to be successful, make some plays -- big plays. You know, thats what hes been doing his whole career.The Titans are asking Johnson to learn one position, though he did practice at all three spots Saturday. 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FORT WORTH, Texas --?TCU?coach Gary Patterson clearly was exaggerating when he said his 15th-ranked Horned Frogs have to improve on defense or risk giving up 1,000?yards and 1,000 points to Arkansas this weekend.Still, that sent a message to his players after their struggles against FCS team South Dakota State in a 59-41 season-opening victory that dropped them two spots in the latest Top 25 poll.Coach P is really good at challenging us, making us feel like any time were underperforming, we need to do better, defensive end James McFarland said Tuesday. When he says stuff like that, we just feel like, OK, well, how can we not allow that to happen. ... Going forward, I feel pretty confident.Patterson, in his 16th season as TCUs head coach, still oversees the defense and calls the plays on that side of the ball, as he did as coordinator for three seasons. He said he didnt do a very good job of getting his players lined up against the Jackrabbits.Next up for TCU (1-0) is Saturday nights home game against former Southwest Conference rival Arkansas (1-0). This will be their first meeting since 1991, the Razorbacks last season before moving to the SEC.South Dakota State piled up 461 total yards at TCU, and the game was tied until midway through the third quarter. Oklahoma, Texas Tech and SMU were the only Frogs opponents that gained more yards lasts season.The Jackrabbits surprised TCU, one of the Big 12s best defenses, with what they did on offense.We only saw about 10 percent of what we worked on, PPatterson said Tuesday in giving credit to South Dakota State.dddddddddddd The thing that was probably was the most disappointing [was that] we just didnt tackle very well. We acted like we were surprised. As I told them on the sidelines, if they went into this ball game thinking they were going to throw a shutout, they were [wrong]. The key is you go into a ballgame trying to win and see how it turns out.While the tackling was an issue, the Frogs were pretty basic with what they were doing defensively and not putting much on film for the scouting purposes of Arkansas and other upcoming FBS opponents.Patterson said he probably played Travin Howard too much in the opener, after the junior linebacker hadnt practiced very much. Strong safety Denzel Johnson had also been out for some time and, like Howard, didnt play up to the level they had played up to here.Cornerback Ranthony Texada is also getting back to form after playing only three games last season before a knee injury. McFarland, TCUs leader in sacks in 2014, missed all of last season because of a broken toe.Just by watching Sundays practice, I will tell you, if they werent listening to me, theyre listening to me now after they got a chance to watch film, Patterson said. I expect them to play better than what we did in the first ballgame. ... Were going to have to get better doing the things that we need to do. ' ' '