Former receiver David Givens has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the Titans. Givens alleges that the team knowingly withheld medical information from him and encouraged him to play despite being advised that a knee condition could not withstand the rigors of NFL competition. He claims he should have been informed of the results of an examination by Dr. Tomas Byrd, an independent orthopedic surgeon who checked him before he signed a five-year contract in March 2006. Givens, 29, was a seventh-round pick out of Notre Dame in 2002 by the Patriots. He helped them to two Super Bowl championships before signing a $24 million, five-year contract with the Titans in March of 2006. That contract included a $6 million signing bonus and a roster bonus of $2 million in 2007. The Titans released him on Feb. 27, 2008.