NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jake Locker believes the best way to be a leader is by doing, not talking. It's why the Titans quarterback worked so hard on his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery to be ready for the team's offseason program.

So when the Titans start their organized team activities next week, Locker will be ready to throw without limitations. It's just as he expected when he had surgery approximately 20 weeks ago to fix his left, non-throwing shoulder that popped out joint repeatedly in his first season as a starter.

"The way I looked at it if I wasn't ready to go, then it was on me," Locker said Tuesday. "I didn't do what I was supposed to do to take care of my body."