Volek Traded to Bolts

In a move made more to ease concerns about the relatively young QBs currently on their roster, the Chargers have sent a draft pick (5th or 6th round) to the Tennessee Titans for their odd-man out, Billy Volek.

San Diego has been in the market for a veteran QB to backup Phillip Rivers, who is 2 starts into his NFL career. The Chargers opened the season with just two 2 quarterbacks on the roster, with rookie QB Charlie Whitehurst serving as Rivers' backup.

Tennessee had been looking to trade Volek, who was the team's starting QB at this time last month. The long-time backup to Steve McNair was elevated to the top of the depth chart when the Titans shipped McNair to the Baltimore Ravens, and Volek was able to stave off rookie Vince Young during training camp. Volek's fate was sealed when Tennessee agreed to terms with veteran Kerry Collins a week before the regular season started, and Collins has been the starting QB in both of Tennessee's losses this year.

This is a deal that has made sense for both teams since the Titans signed Collins, but with the two teams meeting in Week 2, Jeff Fisher obviously didn't want to send Volek to San Diego and possibly divulge the secret weapons of the Titans offensive arsenal.

Fisher's strategy clearly paid off, as Tennessee was able to score a whopping 7 points against San Diego on Sunday.