"LenDale White has a message for the Titans: play me or trade me.

After backing up the NFL's leading rusher in 2009, the veteran running back doesn't think the first part is an option.

"I did good with it for a year, I didn't complain. I backed up greatness, a guy who ran for 2,000 yards. But now that that's over I feel like … it is time for me to start somewhere. And that is what I want to do. I want to be a starter in the NFL, not a backup,'' White said on Friday.

"I would definitely be interested in a trade. I don't know where, or how (the Titans) might view that, but that is what I am hoping for. I can't see me sitting in Tennessee as a backup any more. And that goes as no disrespect to the Titans or C.J., but I feel like it is time for me to get out of there. … Sometimes it is just best to part ways.''

While Chris Johnson rushed for 2,006 yards en route to the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award, White was a forgotten man in 2009.

He had 64 carries for 222 yards, including just three carries for 14 yards in the last six games as the Titans pushed to get Johnson past 2,000 yards."