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Ex-LB Shaw, battling ALS, dubbed 'Titan for life'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former Tennessee Titans linebacker Tim Shaw, diagnosed with ALS in 2014, signed a one-day contract with the team and was deemed a "Titan for life" by the franchise Wednesday.

Earlier in the week he spoke to the entire roster.

"It means the world to have this organization behind me," Shaw told the team's website. "It is going to make a difference in my life, but really it is going to make a difference in more peoples' lives because the ALS community needs recognition and we need support like this. .