The Rams broke the bank when it comes to the five-year, $50 million contract for CB Cortland Finnegan.

Cortland Finnegan has agreed to terms on a five-year deal with the Rams, a league source said Tuesday, reuniting him with his former coach, Jeff Fisher.

Corners are always a premium market in free agency, and things are moving as quickly as expected. Carlos Rogers is near the top of the free-agent list, and he could end up with either the Rams or the Titans.

Barring new contracts before Monday’s deadline, a slew of high profile players will receive the franchise tag from their respective teams.

Titans coach Mike Munchak told me he is looking forward to watching QBs Jake Locker and Matt Hasselbeck compete for the starting job this offseason, and confirmed that the race will indeed be open.

With the monotony of Indianapolis’ annual contention for the AFC South stifled by Peyton Manning’s injury, Houston and Tennessee will battle for the division lead Sunday as we approach the season’s midpoint.

A few items on my mind this week after emerging from the film room, starting with the team that gets my vote as the NFL’s most improved.

Everybody loves a good brawl on the field, including the charities that will be the beneficiaries of those hefty fines that will be doled out. Well everybody other than those who have Texans WR Andre Johnson on their team.

Tempers boiled over midway through the fourth quarter, and Texans WR Andre Johnson and Titans CB Cortland Finnegan were ejected.

Josh McDaniels backed up Kyle Orton for calling the Tennessee Titans cheap.

When Demaryius Thomas gets on the field for the Broncos, he just can’t stay on it.

The NFL fined Titans CB Cortland Finnegan a total of $10,000 for two separate violations, a league source told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Teams have released their Week 10 practice participation reports through Wednesday. Here’s a look at some notable developments.

The Titans’ struggling pass defense will have some help against the Jaguars with the return of CB Cortland Finnegan and DB Vincent Fuller. Both players are active today, although the Titans will continue to be without CB Nick Harper (broken forearm), who was ruled inactive.

Teams have released their Week 8 injury reports through Thursday. Here’s a look at some of the notable names.