FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 26, 2019...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 26,2019 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans (1-2) complete their preseason schedule this week with a trip to face

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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans (1-2) complete their preseason schedule this week with a trip to face the Chicago Bears (1-2). Kickoff at Soldier Field (capacity 61,500) is scheduled for 7 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Aug. 29. The contest with the Bears is the Titans' fourth and final preseason contest before kicking off the regular season. They open against the Browns in Cleveland on Sept. 8.

THE BROADCAST The game will be televised regionally on the Titans Preseason TV Network, including flagship WKRN-News 2 in Nashville. Play-by-play announcer Dan Hellie and analyst Charles Davis will call the action, and Cory Curtis will report from the sidelines. Within the Nashville television market, fans can livestream the WKRN broadcast on their mobile devices at the Titans app and the Titans mobile website (TitansOnline.com). Additionally, local fans can watch on desktop computers at TitansOnline.com. The Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone, will carry the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave McGinnis, sideline reporter Amie Wells and gameday hosts Rhett Bryan and Jonathan Hutton.

LAST WEEK AGAINST THE STEELERS The Titans have a quick turnaround this week after last week hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. They allowed a pair of first-half touchdown passes to the Steelers and ultimately fell by a final score of 18-6. The Titans' lone scores came courtesy of two Ryan Succop field goals. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota played only two series against the Steelers, throwing just three passes. Backup signal caller Ryan Tannehill played the majority of the first half, and Logan Woodside led the offense for the entire second half. The Titans' defensive effort was highlighted by a pair of interceptions. Fourth-round rookie defensive back Amani Hooker notched his first takeaway of the preseason, as did second-year defensive back Mike Jordan.

MAKING THE TITANS Less than 48 hours after their matchup with the Bears, the Titans must make significant roster reductions. Per NFL rules, the current 90-man roster must be trimmed to 53 players by 3 p.m. CDT on Saturday, Aug. 31. Players on reserve lists such as injured reserve and reserve/physically unable to perform do not count towards the 53-player limit. After the final cutdown, a 10-player practice squad may be established as early as noon CDT on Sunday, Sept. 1.

THE BEARS The Bears are entering their second season under head coach Mike Nagy, who joined the club after spending five seasons (2013-17) with the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2018, Nagy guided the Bears to a 12-4 record and the NFC North title. It marked Chicago's first playoff appearance since 2010. Nagy was recognized with the Associated Press Coach of the Year Award. Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky earned his first Pro Bowl nomination last season after passing for 3,223 yards and 24 touchdowns. The second-overall draft choice in 2017 is 15-11 as a starter over his first two seasons.

The Bears defense ranked third overall, first in defending the run and first in fewest points allowed in 2018. The unit fielded a trio of first-team AP All-Pros, all of whom return in 2019: outside linebacker Khalil Mack, safety Eddie Jackson and cornerback Kyle Fuller. Last week, the Bears traveled to Indianapolis for a Saturday night showdown with the Colts. They picked up their first win of the preseason, winning 27-17. Chicago's defense scored twice, including a 91-yard interception return by safety Deon Bush.

TITANS CONCLUDE PRESEASONWITH VISIT TO CHICAGO

Tennessee Titans (1-2) vs. Chicago Bears (1-2)Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 • 7 p.m. CDT • Soldier Field • Nashville, Tenn. • TV: WKRN

2019 TITANS SCHEDULE

PRESEASON Result/ Score/Day Date Opponent Kickoff TVThur. Aug. 8 at Philadelphia W 27-10Sat. Aug. 17 NEW ENGLAND L 17-22Sun. Aug. 25 PITTSBURGH L 6-18Thur. Aug. 29 at Chicago 7 p.m. WKRN

REGULARSEASONDay Date Opponent Kickoff TVSun. Sept. 8 at Cleveland Noon CBSSun. Sept. 15 INDIANAPOLIS Noon CBSThur. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville 7:20 p.m. NFLNSun. Sept. 29 at Atlanta Noon CBSSun. Oct. 6 BUFFALO Noon* CBSSun. Oct. 13 at Denver 3:25 p.m.* CBSSun. Oct. 20 L.A.CHARGERS 3:05 p.m.* CBSSun. Oct. 27 TAMPABAY Noon* FOXSun. Nov. 3 at Carolina Noon* CBSSun. Nov. 10 KANSASCITY Noon* CBSSun. Nov. 17 Bye Sun. Nov. 24 JACKSONVILLE 3:05 p.m.* CBSSun. Dec. 1 at Indianapolis Noon* CBSSun. Dec. 8 at Oakland 3:25 p.m.* CBSSun. Dec. 15 HOUSTON Noon* CBSSun. Dec. 22 NEW ORLEANS Noon* FOXSun. Dec. 29 at Houston Noon* CBS

All kickoff times Central * Times subject to change

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FINGERTIP INFORMATIONDate of Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019Kickoff Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. CDTVenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soldier Field Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (847) 615-2327 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. Opened in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1924 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,500 Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Grass

Visiting Team � � � � � � � � � � �Tennessee Titans (1-2)Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.TitansOnline.comMedia Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.TitansOnline.com/mediaguideFranchise since . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960 (1960-96 Houston Oilers; 1997-98

Tennessee Oilers)Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Adams Strunk (Controlling Owner

and Co-Chairman, Board of Directors); Susie Adams Smith (Co-Chairman, Board of Directors); Kenneth S. Adams, IV (Board of Directors); Barclay Adams; Susan Lewis

President/CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve UnderwoodEVP/General Manager . . . . . . . . Jon RobinsonHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike VrabelDefensive Coordinator . . . . . . . Dean PeesOffensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . Arthur Smith2018 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 (3rd place, AFC South)2018 NFL Offensive Rank . . . . . 25 (Total), 7 (Rush), 29 (Pass)2018 NFL Defensive Rank . . . . . 8 (Total), 18 (Rush), 6 (Pass)

Home Team � � � � � � � � � � � �Chicago Bears (1-2)Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.chicagobears.comFranchise since . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920 (Decatur Staleys 1920, Chicago

Staleys 1921)Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George H. McCaskeySecretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia H. McCaskeyPresident/CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted PhillipsGeneral Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan PaceHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt NagyDefensive Coordinator . . . . . . . Chuck PaganoOffensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . Mark Helfrich2018 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4 (1st place, NFC North)2018 NFL Offensive Rank . . . . . 21 (Total), 11 (Rush), 21 (Pass)2018 NFL Defensive Rank . . . . . 3 (Total), 1 (Rush), 7 (Pass)

Referee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Adrian Hill

Television � � � � � � � � � � � � � �WKRN News 2Play-by-Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Hellie Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles DavisSideline Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . Cory Curtis

TITANS PRESEASON TELEVISION AFFILIATES:Nashville/Flagship . . . . . . . . . . . WKRN Ch. 2 (ABC)Bowling Green, Ky. . . . . . . . . . . WNKY Ch. 40 (NBC 40.1/CBS 40.2)Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . . . . . . . . WRCB Ch. 3 (NBC)Evansville, Ind.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WTVW Ch. 7 (CW)/WEHT Ch. 25 (ABC)Honolulu, Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . KHON Ch. 2 (FOX)Huntsville, Ala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WZDX Ch. 54.1 (FOX)/WAMY Ch. 54.2

(MyTV)Jackson, Tenn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WJKT Ch. 16 (FOX)Johnson City, Tenn. . . . . . . . . . . WJHL Ch. 11 (CBS)Knoxville, Tenn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WATE Ch. 6 (ABC)Memphis, Tenn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLMT Ch. 30 (CW)/WATN Ch. 24

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TITANS-BEARS SERIES AT A GLANCE

¾ Overall series (regular & postseason): Series tied 6-6 ¾ Regular season series: Series tied 6-6 ¾ Postseason series: None ¾ Total points: Titans 272, Bears 259 ¾ Current streak: One win by Titans ¾ Titans at home vs. Bears: 2-4 ¾ Titans on road vs. Bears: 4-2 ¾ Longest winning streak by Titans: 2 (last 1989–1992) ¾ Longest losing streak by Titans: 3 (last 1995–2004) ¾ Titans vs. Bears at Nissan Stadium: 0-2 ¾ Last time at Nissan Stadium: BEARS 51 at Titans 20 (11-4-12) ¾ Titans vs. Bears at Soldier Field: 4-2 ¾ Last time at Soldier Field: TITANS 27 at Bears 21 (11-27-16) ¾ First time: Oilers 14 at BEARS 35 (10-28-73) ¾ Mike Vrabel's record vs. Bears: 0-0 ¾ Matt Nagy's record vs. Titans: 0-0 ¾ Mike Vrabel's record vs. Matt Nagy: 0-0

A TITANS VICTORY WOULD ...

¾ Give Mike Vrabel a 2-6 record in the preseason as a head coach. ¾ Give the Titans an all-time preseason record of 8-5 against the

Bears.

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ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS

TITANS vs. BEARSSeries tied 6-6

Date Site W/L Score 10-28-73 Chi L 14-3511-6-77 Hou W 47-011-16-80 Chi W 10-610-12-86 Hou L 7-2010-15-89 Chi W 33-2812-7-92 Hou W 24-710-22-95 Chi L 32-3510-25-98 Tenn L 20-2311-14-04 Tenn L 17-19 (OT)11-9-08 Chi W 21-1411-4-12 Tenn L 20-5111-27-16 Chi W 27-21

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This week marks the 13th preseason meeting between the Titans and Bears and the second in three years. The Bears won in Week 3 of the 2017 preseason at Nissan Stadium, but the Titans have a 7-5 advantage in the preseason series. There also have been 12 all-time meetings in the regular season between the clubs. The series is tied 6-6, and the visiting team has won the last five meetings, dating back to 1998. Most recently, the Titans traveled to Chicago for a Week 12 battle during the 2016 season and escaped with a 27-21 victory. After falling behind 7-0, they scored 27 unanswered points and withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by the Bears to clinch the win. Quarterback Marcus Mariota completed 15 of 23 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and added 46 rushing yards. The last time the Bears visited Tennessee was on Nov. 4, 2012, when they cruised to a 51-20 victory over the Titans. Their point total remains the most ever scored by a visiting team at Nissan Stadium. In the win, quarterback Jay Cutler and wide receiver Brandon Marshall connected for three touchdown passes. Nov. 9, 2008 was the first time the Titans traveled to the Windy City for a regular season game since 1995, and it also marked the Titans’ first appearance at the renovated Soldier Field, which re-opened in 2003 after extensive remodeling. In the game, Titans quarterback Kerry Collins passed for 289 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 21-14 victory. LenDale White provided the game-winning, one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The two teams engaged in a memorable contest in Nashville on Nov. 14, 2004. Chicago prevailed in the game 19-17 when defensive end Adewale Ogunleye registered a safety in overtime. Titans tackle Fred Miller recovered a Billy Volek fumble but was tackled in the end zone, resulting at the time in one of two games in NFL history that ended with a safety. Some of the other matchups in the series were not as hotly contested, in addition to the Bears’ convincing 2012 win. The first ever Bears-Oilers matchup, played Oct. 28, 1973 in Chicago, was won by the Bears 35-14. In the following meeting on Nov. 6, 1977, the Bears were the unfortunate recipients of the second largest victory in Oilers/Titans history, a 47-0 final at the Astrodome.

SERIES HISTORY

2004 Week 10 • Nov. 14, 2004 • BEARS 19 at Titans 17 (OT)After punting away the first drive of overtime, the Bears win on a safety when Titans quarterback Billy Volek fumbles in the end zone and offensive lineman Fred Miller is tackled while recovering the ball ... Chicago fails to score an offensive touchdown but keeps pace with a 45-yard interception return in the second quarter and a 75-yard punt return in the third ... Volek goes 27-for-44 for 334 yards, two touchdowns and an interception ... The Bears force overtime on a 29-yard field goal with 1:59 remaining in regulation.

2008 Week 10 • Nov. 9, 2008 • TITANS 21 at Bears 14Titans quarterback Kerry Collins leads Tennessee in an aerial attack, completing 30-of-41 passes for 289 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions ... Tight end Bo Scaife and receiver Brandon Jones combine for 160 yards on 18 catches ... The Titans defense keeps Chicago contained by forcing eight consecutive punts spanning the second and third quarters ... The Titans special teams limit Bears return specialist Devin Hester to a 6.5-yard average on punt returns and block a key field goal in the fourth quarter.

2012 Week 9 • Nov. 4, 2012 • BEARS 51 at Titans 20The Bears score 28 points in the first quarter en route to scoring the most points by an opponent at Nissan Stadium ... The Titans turn the ball over on four fumbles and one interception ... The Bears score first on a blocked punt for a touchdown ... Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall connect three times for touchdowns ... The Titans score touchdowns on a 30-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck to Nate Washington and on an 80-yard run by Chris Johnson.

2016 Week 12 • Nov. 27, 2016 • TITANS 27 at Bears 21After the Bears take a 7-0 lead, the Titans score 27 unanswered points and hold off a late rally ... Chicago quarterback Matt Barkley makes his first career start and passes for 316 yards ... Marcus Mariota throws two touchdown passes ... With less than a minute to play, the Titans defense stops the Bears seven yards from the end zone on four consecutive incompletions ... Wesley Woodyard and Da’Norris Searcy record interceptions inside their own 20-yard line.

MOST RECENT MATCHUPS

All NFL teams may carry 90 players on their roster through the conclusion of the preseason. At 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, Aug. 31, two days after the final preseason contest against the Chicago Bears (Aug. 29), clubs must trim their rosters from 90 to 53 players. Players placed on reserve lists such as Injured Reserve, Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform and Reserve/Suspended do not count towards the 53-man active roster limit. After the final cutdown, a 10-player practice squad may be established as early as noon CT on Sunday, Sept. 1.

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TITANS-BEARS: THE LAST MEETING

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GAME RECAP On a chilly day in Chicago, the Titans held off a fourth quarter surge by the Bears to clinch a 27-21 win at Soldier Field, improving to 6-6 on the season. Quarterback Marcus Mariota turned in a masterful performance, complet-ing 15 of 23 passes for 226 yards, two touchdowns and a 126.4 rating. Mariota also extended his streak to eight consecutive games with at least two touchdowns, joining Dan Marino (10 in 1984) as the second NFL quarterback in his first or second year to record a streak of eight or more games in a season with at least two touchdown passes. The Bears struck first with a 7-yard pass from quarterback Matt Barkley, making his first career start in the place of an injured Jay Cutler, to tight end Daniel Brown. The Titans responded when running back Derrick Henry darted around the left side for an 11-yard touchdown on the following possession. The Titans found their rhythm in the second quarter as Mariota connected with tight end Delanie Walker for a 4-yard score. Mariota then connected with wide receiver Rishard Matthews who made a diving, 29-yard catch in the back of the end zone. The Titans' defense forced Chicago to punt three times in the second quarter and forced a turnover when linebacker Wesley Woodyard intercepted Barkley in the red zone. The Bears recovered an onside kick to open the second half, but safety Da'Norris Searcy intercepted Barkley in the end zone to thwart a touchdown. However, after Titans kicker Ryan Succop drilled two field goals, the Bears scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to draw within one score. With less than a minute to play, and the Bears with a fresh set of downs on the Tennessee 7-yard line, Barkley saw four passes fall incomplete. The Titans escaped with the win to remain in playoff contention.

Titans 27, Bears 212016 Week 12 • Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016 • 12:00 CST • Soldier Field

SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT FinalTennessee 7 14 3 3 0 27Chicago 7 0 0 14 0 21

TEAM SCORING PLAY TIME Bears D.Brown 7 yd. pass from M.Barkley (C.Barth kick) 1-4:27Titans D.Henry 11 yd. run (R.Succop kick) 1-0:04Titans D.Walker 4 yd. pass from M.Mariota (R.Succop kick) 2-9:11Titans R.Matthews 29 yd. pass from M.Mariota (R.Succop kick) 2-1:15Titans R.Succop 19 yd. Field Goal 3-4:07Titans R.Succop 31 yd. Field Goal 4-13:45Bears M.Wilson 8 yd. pass from M.Barkley (C.Barth kick) 4-8:23Bears D.Thompson 6 yd. pass from M.Barkley (C.Barth kick) 4-3:06

Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 59,494Time of Game: 3:08Weather: Cloudy, 40° F, wind from S 11 mphReferee: Ed Hochuli

TEAM STATISTICS

Titans BearsTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 25THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-11-45% 9-17-53%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-3-33%TOTAL NET YARDS 375 411 Plays - Avg. 52-7.2 76-5.4NET YARDS RUSHING 149 95 Rushes - Avg. 29-5.1 22-4.3NET YARDS PASSING 226 316 Sacked - Yards Lost 0-0 0-0PASS ATT-COMP-INT 23-15-0 54-28-2PUNTS - Avg. 4-44.3 4-45.5PUNT RETURNS - Yards 1-8 1-4KICKOFF RETURNS - Yards 2-28 2-39INTERCEPTIONS - Yards 2-21 0-0PENALTIES - Yards 6-118 7-48FUMBLES - Lost 1-0 2-0TOUCHDOWNS 3 3EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 2-2 0-0RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 3-6-50%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 1-3-33%SAFETIES 0 0GIVEAWAYS 0 2TAKEAWAYS 2 0TIME OF POSSESSION 29:25 30:35

TITANS STARTERSOFFENSE DEFENSEWR 18 R.Matthews DE 90 D.JonesLT 77 T.Lewan LB 55 S.SpenceLG 67 Q.Spain DT 99 J.CaseyC 60 B.Jones OLB 91 D.MorganRG 64 J.Kline DB 23 B.McCainRT 78 J.Conklin ILB 54 A.WilliamsonTE 80 A.Fasano OLB 98 B.OrakpoWR 19 T.Sharpe CB 20 P.CoxQB 8 M.Mariota SS 21 D.SearcyRB 29 D.Murray FS 31 K.ByardTE 71 D.Kelly CB 30 J.McCourty

TITANS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TDD.Henry 8 60 7.5 17 1M.Mariota 4 46 11.5 29 0D.Murray 17 43 2.5 10 0Total 29 149 5.1 29 1

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Lg IN RtM.Mariota 23 15 226 2 38 0 126.4Total 23 15 226 2 38 0 126.4

Receiving Att Yds Avg Lg TDD.Murray 5 41 8.2 16 0R.Matthews 3 64 21.3 29 1D.Walker 3 50 16.7 38 1H.Douglas 2 60 30.0 35 0T.Sharpe 2 11 5.5 6 0Total 15 226 15.1 38 2

Interceptions No Yds Avg Lg TDW.Woodyard 1 21 21.0 21 0D.Searcy 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 2 21 10.5 21 0

Leading Tacklers (Coaching Totals)A.Williamson 11-6-5, W.Woodyard 8-5-3, K.Byard 7-4-3.

Sacks: None.FF: None. FR: None.

BEARS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TDJ.Howard 18 84 4.7 22 0K.Carey 1 6 6.0 6 0J.Langford 1 5 5.0 5 0M.Barkley 2 0 0.0 0 0Total 22 95 4.3 22 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Lg IN RtM.Barkley 54 28 316 3 23 2 72.8Total 54 28 316 3 23 2 72.8

Receiving Att Yds Avg Lg TDM.Wilson 8 125 15.6 23 1D.Thompson 5 44 8.8 14 1J.Bellamy 4 41 10.3 15 0J.Howard 3 43 14.3 23 0D.Brown 3 24 8.0 9 1C.Meredith 2 19 9.5 11 0B.Braunecker 1 14 14.0 14 0K.Carey 1 12 12.0 12 0E.Royal 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0Total 28 316 11.3 23 3

Interceptions No Yds Avg Lg TDNone Total 0 0 -- -- 0

Leading Tacklers (Press Box Totals)C.LeBlanc 6-6-0, D.Trevathan 5-4-1, A.Amos 4-4-0, E.Goldman 4-4-0, P.McPhee 4-3-1, N.Kwiatkoski 4-2-2.

Sacks: None.FF: T.Porter 1. FR: None.

BEARS STARTERSOFFENSE DEFENSEWR 10 M.Wilson DE 96 A.HicksRT 70 B.Massie NT 91 E.GoldmanRG 62 T.Larsen DE 90 C.WashingtonC 65 C.Whitehair OLB 49 S.AchoLG 64 E.Kush ILB 44 N.KwiatkoskiLT 72 C.Leno ILB 59 D.TrevathanTE 82 L.Paulsen OLB 97 W.YoungQB 12 M.Barkley CB 21 T.PorterRB 24 J.Howard S 38 A.AmosWR 81 C.Meredith S 26 D.BushWR 14 D.Thompson CB 22 C.LeBlanc


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OFFENSE Tenn. Chi. NFL/AvgGAMES (Won-Lost) 9-7 12-4 ---FIRST DOWNS 289 331 326.9 Rushing 106 108 100.2 Passing 156 177 196.1 Penalty 27 46 30.6YDS GAINED (tot) 4998 5502 5635.4 Avg per Game 312.4 343.9 352.2RUSHING (net) 2023 1938 1831.2 Avg per Game 126.4 121.1 114.4 Rushes 454 468 414.7 Yards per Rush 4.5 4.1 4.4PASSING (net) 2975 3564 3804.3 Avg per Game 185.9 222.8 237.8 Passes Att. 437 512 552.2 Completed 293 344 358.2 Pct Completed 67.0 67.2 64.9 Yards Gained 3255 3747 4070.8 Sacked 47 33 40.0 Yards Lost 280 183 266.6 Had intercepted 12 14 13.1 Yards Opp Ret 219 189 173.6 Opp TDs on Int 1 1 1.4PUNTS 75 63 69.2 Avg Yards 46.4 44.3 45.0PUNT RETURNS 27 33 28.4 Avg Return 8.8 12.5 8.5 Returned for TD 0 0 0.2KICKOFF RETURNS 23 23 30.3 Avg Return 32.0 19.1 22.9 Returned for TD 1 0 0.2PENALTIES 82 97 107.7 Yards Penalized 727 796 919.5FUMBLES BY 18 23 20.1 Fumbles Lost 6 10 8.7 Opp Fumbles 14 21 20.1 Opp Fum Lost 6 9 8.7POSS. TIME (avg) 29:28 31:48 30:00TOUCHDOWNS 34 50 42.8 Rushing 15 16 13.7 Passing 16 28 26.5 Returns 3 6 2.7EXTRA-PT KICKS 28/31 42/45 94%2-PT CONVERSIONS 0/1 4/5 51%FIELD GOALS/FGA 26/30 23/30 25/30POINTS SCORED 310 421 373.5 DEFENSE Tenn. Chi. NFL/AvgPOINTS ALLOWED 303 283 373.5OPP FIRST DOWNS 298 278 326.9 Rushing 98 67 100.2 Passing 182 186 196.1 Penalty 18 25 30.6OPP YARDS GAINED 5334 4795 5635.4 Avg per Game 333.4 299.7 352.2OPP RUSHING(net) 1863 1280 1831.2 Avg per Game 116.4 80.0 114.4 Rushes 429 339 414.7 Yards per Rush 4.3 3.8 4.4OPP PASSING(net) 3471 3515 3804.3 Avg per Game 216.9 219.7 237.8 Passes Att. 533 615 552.2 Completed 337 377 358.2 Pct Completed 63.2 61.3 64.9 Sacked 39 50 40.0 Yards Lost 248 339 266.6INTERCEPTED BY 11 27 13.1 Yards Returned 120 330 173.6 Returned for TD 2 5 1.4OPP PUNT RETURNS 33 20 28.4 Avg return 9.0 7.5 8.5OPP KICKOFF RET 25 22 30.3 Avg return 27.8 24.9 22.9OPP TOUCHDOWNS 32 30 42.8 Rushing 9 5 13.7 Passing 21 22 26.5 Returns 2 3 2.7

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Passing Att Cmp Yds Pct Y/Att TD Int Lg Sack/ Lost RtgTitans M. Mariota 331 228 2,528 68.9 7.6 11 8 61t 42/ 243 92.3Bears M. Trubisky 434 289 3,223 66.6 7.4 24 12 70t 24/ 143 95.4

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDTitans D. Henry 215 1,059 4.9 99t 12 D. Lewis 155 517 3.3 36 1Bears J. Howard 250 935 3.7 42 9

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDTitans C. Davis 65 891 13.7 51 4 D. Lewis 59 400 6.8 37 1 T. Taylor 37 466 12.6 55 1Bears T. Cohen 71 725 10.2 70t 5 T. Gabriel 67 688 10.3 54 2 A. Robinson 55 754 13.7 43 4 T. Burton 54 569 10.5 47 6

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDTitans K. Byard 4 1 0.3 1 0Bears K. Fuller 7 52 7.4 35 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BTitans B. Kern 74 3,483 47.1 41.7 3 39 62 1Bears P. O'Donnell 62 2,791 45.0 39.7 7 28 65 1

Punt Returns No. FC Yds Avg Lg TDTitans A. Jackson 16 9 148 9.3 26 0Bears T. Cohen 33 21 411 12.5 44 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Lg TDTitans D. Jennings 22 698 31.7 94 1Bears B. Cunningham 8 173 21.6 31 0

Scoring/Kickers PAT FG PtsTitans R. Succop 28/31 26/30 106Bears C. Parkey 42/45 23/30 111

Sacks TotTitans J. Casey 7.0 Bears K. Mack 12.5

Tackles * Tot Solo AsstTitans W. Woodyard 124 85 39Bears R. Smith 121 89 32

* Titans tackle statistics from coaches’ tally; opponents’ tackles from press box tally

2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

2019 SCHEDULES & RESULTS

PRESEASONDate Opponent W/L Score08/08 at Philadelphia W 27-1008/17 New England L 17-2208/25 Pittsburgh L 6-1808/29 at Chicago

REGULAR SEASONDate Opponent W/L Score09/08 at Cleveland 09/15 Indianapolis 09/19 at Jacksonville 09/29 at Atlanta 10/06 Buffalo 10/13 at Denver 10/20 LA Chargers 10/27 Tampa Bay 11/3 at Carolina 11/10 Kansas City11/24 Jacksonville 12/01 at Indianapolis 12/08 at Oakland 12/15 Houston 12/22 New Orleans 12/29 at Houston

PRESEASONDate Opponent W/L Score08/08 Carolina L 13-23 08/16 at N.Y. Giants L 13-3208/24 at Indianapolis W 27-17 08/29 Tennessee

REGULAR SEASONDate Opponent W/L Score09/05 Green Bay 09/15 at Denver09/23 at Washington09/29 Minnesota10/06 at Oakland10/20 New Orleans10/27 L.A. Chargers11/03 at Philadelphia11/10 Detroit 11/17 at L.A. Rams11/24 N.Y. Giants11/28 at Detroit12/05 Dallas12/15 at Green Bay12/22 Kansas City12/29 at Minnesota



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THIS WEEK'S NFL SCHEDULEAll Times Central

Thursday, August 29Minnesota at Buffalo 6:00Pittsburgh at Carolina 6:00Indianapolis at Cincinnati 6:00Atlanta at Jacksonville 6:00Philadephia at New York Jets 6:00Detroit at Cleveland 6:30New York Giants at New England 6:30Baltimore at Washington 6:30Tennessee at Chicago 7:00Tampa Bay at Dallas 7:00Kansas City at Green Bay 7:00Los Angeles Rams at Houston 7:00Miami at New Orleans 7:00Arizona at Denver 8:00Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 9:00Oakland at Seattle 9:00

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Category Team Player Stat NFL RankPasser Rating Titans Marcus Mariota 92.3 22 Bears Mitchell Trubisky 95.4 16Passing Yards Titans Marcus Mariota 2,528 26 Bears Mitchell Trubisky 3,223 20Passing TDs Titans Marcus Mariota 11 30t Bears Mitchell Trubisky 24 14t Rushing Yards Titans Derrick Henry 1,059 7 Bears Jordan Howard 935 14Rushing Average Titans Derrick Henry 4.9 11t Bears Jordan Howard 3.74 39Rushing TDs Titans Derrick Henry 12 3t Bears Jordan Howard 9 7t Receptions Titans Corey Davis 65 40t Bears Tarik Cohen 71 28tReceiving Yards Titans Corey Davis 891 24 Bears Allen Robinson 754 36Receiving TDs Titans Corey Davis 4 63t Bears Anthony Miller 7 16tSacks Titans Jurrell Casey 7.0 38t Bears Khalil Mack 12.5 12tInterceptions Titans Kevin Byard 4 7t Bears Kyle Fuller 7 1t

2018 INDIVIDUAL NFL RANKINGS

DT Jurrell Casey ¾ On 11/4/12 against Chicago, Casey posted five tackles, one sack and

one forced fumble.

RB Derrick Henry ¾ On 11/27/16 at Chicago, Henry carried the ball eight times for 60 yards

and one touchdown as a rookie.

RB/KR Dion Lewis ¾ On 11/7/11 against Chicago, Lewis returned four kicks for 93 yards as a

rookie with the Philadelphia Eagles.

K Ryan Succop ¾ On 11/27/16 at Chicago, Succop converted all three extra point attempts

and nailed both field goal tries.

S Kenny Vaccaro ¾ In three career contests against the Bears, Vaccaro has tallied 20

tackles and 1.5 sacks. ¾ On 10/6/13 at Chicago, Vaccaro recorded six tackles and one sack as a

rookie with the New Orleans Saints.

OLB Cameron Wake ¾ In two career games against the Bears during his tenure as a Miami

Dolphin, Wake notched seven tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

¾ On 10/19/14 at Chicago, Wake posted one tackle, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

TE Delanie Walker ¾ On 11/27/16 at Chicago, Walker caught three passes for 50 yards and

one touchdown.

LB Wesley Woodyard ¾ On 11/27/16 at Chicago, Woodyard posted eight tackles and an

interception with a 21-yard return.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS VS. THE BEARS

TITANS OFFENSEWR 84 Corey DavisTE 82 Delanie WalkerLT 71 Dennis KellyLG 76 Rodger SaffoldC 60 Ben JonesRG 66 Kevin PamphileRT 78 Jack ConklinTE 85 MyCole PruittWR 19 Tajaé SharpeQB 8 Marcus MariotaRB 33 Dion Lewis

TITANS DEFENSENT 90 DaQuan JonesDT 99 Jurrell CaseyOLB 91 Cameron WakeILB 55 Jayon BrownILB 54 Rashaan EvansOLB 56 Sharif FinchCB 26 Logan RyanSS 24 Kenny VaccaroFS 31 Kevin ByardCB 21 Malcolm ButlerCB 25 Adoree' Jackson

BEARS DEFENSEDL 97 Nick WilliamsDE 90 Jonathan BullardDE 95 Roy Robertson-HarrisOLB 49 Kylie FittsILB 44 Nick KwiatkoskiILB 57 Kevin Pierre-LouisOLB 47 Isaiah IrvingCB 22 Kevin ToliverS 36 DeAndre Houston-CarsonS 26 Deon BushCB 30 Michael Joseph

BEARS OFFENSETE 49 Ian BuntingWR 88 Riley RidleyLT 73 Cornelius LucasLG 64 Alex BarsC 67 Sam MustipherRG 60 Jordan McCrayRT 79 T.J. ClemmingsQB 4 Chase DanielRB 35 Ryan NallWR 13 Marvin HallWR 83 Javon Wims

Titans vs. Steelers | Bears vs. ColtsLAST WEEK'S STARTERS



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WHERE THE TEAMS RANKED IN 20182018 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS AND NFL RANKING

TITANS BEARS OFFENSIVE CATEGORY STAT (RANK) STAT (RANK)Yards / Game 312.4 (25) 343.9 (21)Yards / Play 5.33 (23) 5.43 (20)Rushing Yards / Game 126.4 (7) 121.1 (11)Rushing Yards / Play 4.46 (16) 4.14 (27)Passing Yards / Game 185.9 (29) 222.8 (21)Passing Yards / Play 6.81 (18) 6.96 (14)Interception Rate 2.75% (23) 2.73% (22)Sacks / Pass Attempt 10.76% (29) 6.45% (10)First Downs / Game 18.1 (26) 20.7 (16)Punt Return Avg 8.8 (14) 12.5 (2)Kickoff Return Avg 32.0 (1) 19.1 (32)Field Goals Made 86.67% (14) 76.67% (27)3rd Down Pct 40.00% (15) 41.00% (11)4th Down Pct 58.33% (15) 60.00% (11t)Red Zone Pct 53.19% (23) 66.67% (6t)Goal to Go% 73.91% (21) 81.82% (4)Avg Time of Possession 29:28 (22) 31:48 (3)Points / Game 19.4 (27) 26.3 (9)Turnover Ratio -1 (21) +12 (3)

2018 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS AND NFL RANKING TITANS BEARS DEFENSIVE CATEGORY STAT (RANK) STAT (RANK)Yards / Game 333.4 (8) 299.7 (3)Yards / Play 5.33 (7) 4.78 (1)Rushing Yards / Game 116.4 (18) 80.0 (1)Rushing Yards / Play 4.34 (15) 3.78 (4)Passing Yards / Game 216.9 (6) 219.7 (7)Passing Yards / Play 6.51 (7) 5.72 (1)Interception Rate 2.06% (23) 4.39% (1)Sacks / Pass Attempt 7.32% (15t) 8.13% (9)First Downs / Game 18.6 (5t) 17.4 (1)Punt Return Avg 9.0 (21) 7.5 (10t)Kickoff Return Avg 27.8 (32) 24.9 (28)3rd Down Pct 36.59% (10) 34.25% (4)4th Down Pct 55.00% (16t) 57.14% (18)Red Zone Pct 44.68% (2) 50.00% (5t)Goal to Go% 57.14% (3) 70.59% (13)Points / Game 18.9 (3) 17.7 (1)Point Differential / Game 0.4 (15) 8.6 (4)Yard Differential / Game -21.0 (25) 44.2 (5)

BEARS HEAD COACH MATT NAGY

On Jan. 18, 2018, Matt Nagy was named the 16th head coach of the Chicago Bears. In his first season as head coach in 2018, Nagy was named the PFWA and AP Coach of they Year after leading the Bears to a 12-4 record and the team’s first playoff appearance since 2010. An 11-year coaching veteran, Nagy joined the Bears after a five-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs. Before being promoted to offensive coordinator of the Chiefs for the 2017 season, he served as co-offensive coordinator in 2016 and the three seasons prior as the Chiefs quarterbacks coach. During Nagy’s first season as the Chiefs offensive coordinator in 2017, he helped guide the Chiefs to a 10-6 record after leading the offense that ranked fifth in the NFL in total offense, sixth in points per game (25.9), seventh in passing yards per game (256.5), ninth in rushing per game (118.9) and led the NFL with the fewest giveaways (8). In 2016, Nagy helped lead Kansas City to the number two seed in the AFC, the teams first AFC West title in six years and a 12-4 regular season record. In Nagy’s first season with the Chiefs as the quarterback’s coach, he helped quarterback Alex Smith achieve a season with five 100.0 plus quarterback ratings, including a perfect rating of 158.3 against the Oakland Raiders. He also helped improve the quarterback’s ball protection with Smith throwing an AFC-low seven interceptions with a minimum of 300 attempts and a 1.4 interception percentage. Nagy spent three years prior to arriving in Kansas City under the tutelage of Andy Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles, serving as a coaching assistant in 2010 and an offensive quality control coach from 2011-12. He was promoted within the Eagles organization after serving as a coaching intern for two training camps from 2008-09. Before entering the coaching ranks, Nagy was a quarterback in the Arena Football league, playing six seasons for the New York Dragons (2002), Carolina Cobras (2004), Georgia Force (2005-06) and Columbus Destroyers (2007-08). During his time in the AFL, he threw for 18,866 yards, 374 touchdowns with a completion percentage of 65.5 and a quarterback rating of 115.1. A four-year letterman at Delaware, Nagy earned All-America honors as a senior in 2000 after setting single-season records in attempts (379), yards (3,436) and touchdowns (29). He set multiple all-time school passing records at the time, including touchdowns (58) and passing yards (8,214).



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TITANS-BEARS CONNECTIONS

FORMER BEARS ¾ Titans center/guard Hroniss Grasu was originally drafted by the

Chicago Bears in the third round (71st overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He appeared in 14 games with 12 starts during his tenure with the Bears (2015-17).

FORMER TITANS ¾ Bears defensive assistant Chris Jackson played wide receiver for the

Tennessee Titans in 2000. ¾ Bears secondary coach Deshea Townsend served as the Titans

secondary coach from 2016-2017. ¾ Bears quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone was the Titans wide receivers

coach from 2011-2012 and the team's quarterbacks coach in 2013. ¾ Bears running backs coach Charles London served as an offense

assistant and quality control coach for the Titans in 2011. ¾ Bears defensive back Kyle Fuller is the brother of former Titans

defensive back Vincent Fuller.

BEARS WITH TENNESSEE AREA CONNECTIONS ¾ Bears offensive line coach Harry Hiestand coached at the University

of Tennessee from 2010-2011. ¾ Bears quarterback Tyler Bray attended the University of Tennessee

from 2010-2012, starting in 28 games (24 starts) and completing 540 passes for 7,444 yards, 69 touchdowns and 28 interceptions.

¾ Bears wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson attended the University of Tennessee, earning All-SEC honors in 2012 after setting a school record with 1,858 all-purpose yards.

¾ Bears defensive back Buster Skrine attended Tennessee-Chattanooga from 2007-10. He started in 30 games and had 155 total tackles and five interceptions for the Mocs.

¾ Bears offensive lineman Alex Bars attended Montgomery Bell High School in Nashville, Tenn.

¾ Bears linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe attended Western Kentucky University.

TITANS WITH CHICAGO AREA/ILLINOIS CONNECTIONS ¾ Titans wide receiver Corey Davis is from Wheaton, Ill., and attended

Wheaton-Warrenville High School. ¾ Titans cornerback Adoree’ Jackson is from East St. Louis, Ill. ¾ Titans tackle/guard Dennis Kelly is from Chicago Heights, Ill., and

attended Marian Catholic High School. ¾ Titans assistant offensive line coach Mike Sullivan is a native of

Chicago, Ill. ¾ Titans tight end MyCole Pruitt is from South Bend, Ind., and attended

Southern Illinois University.

COACHING CONNECTIONS ¾ Titans assistant offensive line coach Mike Sullivan held the same

position with the Cleveland Browns while Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano was the secondary coach for three seasons.

¾ Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees was the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens while Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano was the defensive coordinator. Pees was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Ravens when Pagano was hired as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 2012.

¾ Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, strength and conditioning assistant Brian Bell, outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen and quarterbacks coach Pat O’Hara were all on the coaching staff for the Houston Texans while Bears running backs coach Charles London coached in the same role with the Texans. London also served as a coaching intern in 2005 with the Patriots while Vrabel was a linebacker for the team.

¾ Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees was on the defensive staff for the Baltimore Ravens while Bears senior defensive assistant/outside linebackers coach Ted Monachino was the outside linebackers coach for the Ravens. Monachino was promoted to defensive coordinator when Pees was named the defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans.

COACH-PLAYER CONNECTIONS ¾ Titans kicker Ryan Succop, offensive lineman Austin Pasztor,

linebacker Ukeme Eligwe, and tight end Anthony Firkser all played for the Kansas City Chiefs while Bears head coach Matt Nagy was on the coaching staff.

¾ Chicago Bears’ offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich was the head coach at the University of Oregon when Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota and center/guard Hroniss Grasu played for the Ducks (see above).

¾ Titans strength and conditioning coach Frank Piraino was the head strength and conditioning coach at Boston College when Bears linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis was on the roster.

¾ Titans linebacker Ukeme Eligwe was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs when Bears inside linebackers coach Mark DeLeone held the same role with the Chiefs.

¾ Titans wide receiver Kalif Raymond was a wide receiver for the New York Giants while the Bears tight ends coach Kevin Gilbride served in his same role with the Giants.

¾ Titans outside linebacker Sharif Finch played at Temple University at the same time that Bears defensive quality control coach Ronell Williams was a defensive analyst for the university.

¾ Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees was the defensive coordinator in Baltimore when Bears long snapper Patrick Scales was a member of the Ravens special teams corps.

NOTABLE PRO TEAMMATES ¾ Titans tackle/guard Dennis Kelly with Bears tight end Trey Burton at

Philadelphia ... Titans offensive lineman Austin Pasztor with Bears quarterback Chase Daniel at Kansas City ... Titans wide receiver Tanner McEvoy with Bears running back Mike Davis at Seattle ... Titans offensive lineman Austin Pasztor and guard Jamil Douglas with Bears wide receiver Taylor Gabriel at Atlanta ... Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro with Bears defensive lineman Akiem Hicks at New Orleans ... Titans tight end MyCole Pruitt with Bears wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson at Minnesota.

NOTABLE COLLEGE TEAMMATES ¾ Titans tight end Anthony Firkser with Bears tight end Ben

Braunecker at Harvard ... Titans kicker/punter Austin Barnard with Bears defensive back Deon Bush and punter Pat O’Donnell at Miami (Fla.) ... Titans running back Derrick Henry with Bears defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix at Alabama ... Titans long snapper Beau Brinkley with Bears quarterback Chase Daniel at Missouri ... Titans tight end Parker Hesse and defensive back Amani Hooker with Bears offensive lineman James Daniels at Iowa ... Titans wide receiver Taywan Taylor with Bears linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe at Western Kentucky ... Titans running back Derrick Henry and linebacker Rashaan Evans with Bears defensive back Eddie Jackson at Alabama ... Titans outside linebacker Kamalei Correa with Bears offensive lineman Charles Leno Jr. at Boise State ... Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota and center/guard Hroniss Grasu with Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long at Oregon ... Titans cornerback Kenneth Durden with Bears linebacker Aaron Lynch at South Florida ... Titans cornerback D’Andre Payne with Bears running back David Montgomery at Iowa State.

MARIOTA AND HELFRICH

¾ Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota’s head coach at the University of Oregon was Chicago Bears’ offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich. Under Helfrich’s tutelage, Mariota led the Oregon Ducks to a school-record 13 wins, a Pac-12 championship, a Rose Bowl victory in the inaugural College Football Playoff semifinal and an appearance in the College Football Playoff championship game. Mariota became the first Oregon player to win the Heisman Trophy during the 2014 season.

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RUNNING BACKS

Dalyn Dawkins Rushing Receiving Date Opp W-L G/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

David Fluellen Rushing Receiving Date Opp W-L G/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

Derrick Henry Rushing Receiving Date Opp W-L G/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD11/27/16 @ Chi W 8 60 7.5 17 1 0 0 - - 0Totals 1-0 1/0 8 60 7.5 17 1 0 0 - - 0

Akeem Hunt Rushing Receiving Date Opp W-L G/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

Dion Lewis Rushing Receiving Date Opp W-L G/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD11/7/11 Chi L RB 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0Totals 0-1 1/1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

Jeremy McNichols Rushing Receiving Date Opp W-L G/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

QUARTERBACKS

Marcus Mariota (Passing) Date Opp W-L G/S Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/A TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk Lst Rate11/27/16 @ Chi W QB 23 15 65.2 226 9.8 2 8.7 0 0 38 0 0 126.4Totals 1-0 1/1 23 15 65.2 226 9.8 2 8.7 0 0 38 0 0 126.4

Marcus Mariota (Rushing) Date Opp W-L G/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD11/27/16 @ Chi W QB 4 46 11.5 29 0Totals 1-0 1/1 4 46 11.5 29 0

Ryan Tannehill (Passing) Date Opp W-L G/S Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/A TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk Lst Rate10/19/14 @ Chi W QB 32 25 78.1 277 8.7 2 6.3 0 0.0 26 4 21 123.6Totals 1-0 1/1 32 25 78.1 277 8.7 2 6.3 0 0.0 26 4 21 123.6

Logan Woodside (Passing)Date Opp W-L G/S Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/A TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk Lst RateNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - 0 0 -

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WIDE RECEIVERS

Corey Davis Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0

Cody Hollister Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0

Adam Humphries Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD12/27/15 Chi L 1 10 10.0 10 011/13/16 Chi W 5 46 9.2 14 09/17/17 Chi W 2 18 9.0 9 09/30/18 @Chi L WR 6 36 6.0 11 0Totals 2-2 4/1 14 110 7.9 14 0



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PUNTERSBrett Kern Date Opp W-L Num Blk Yds Avg Lg TB In20 NetAvg11/4/12 Chi L 6 1 299 49.8 59 1 1 30.011/27/16 @ Chi W 4 0 177 44.3 47 0 2 43.3Totals 1-1 10 1 476 47.6 59 1 3 34.8

KICKERSRyan Succop Date Opp W-L FGM FGA Pct XPM XPA 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg KO TB12/4/11 @ Chi W 1 1 100.0 1 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 21 2 011/27/16 @ Chi W 2 2 100.0 3 3 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 31 6 4Totals 2-0 3 3 100.0 4 4 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 31 8 4

RETURNERSAdam Humphries Date Opp W-L PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD12/27/15 Chi L 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 011/13/16 Chi W 1 3 5 5.0 5 0 1 9 9.0 9 09/17/17 Chi W 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 09/30/18 @ Chi L 0 1 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0Totals 2-2 1 4 5 5.0 5 0 1 9 9.0 9 0

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TIGHT ENDS

Anthony Firkser Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0

Ryan Hewitt Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD12/10/17 Chi L 1 6 6.0 6 0Totals 0-1 1/0 1 6 6.0 6 0

MyCole Pruitt Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD11/1/15 @ Chi W 2 15 7.5 9 012/20/15 Chi W WR 0 0 - - 0Totals 2-0 2/1 2 15 7.5 9 0

Jonnu Smith Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0

Delanie Walker Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD10/29/06 @ Chi L 0 0 - - 011/12/09 Chi W 0 0 - - 011/19/12 Chi W 1 9 9.0 9 011/27/16 @ Chi L 3 50 16.7 38 1Totals 2-2 4/0 4 59 14.8 38 1

Cole Wick Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD10/2/16 @ Chi L 0 0 - - 0Totals 0-1 1/0 0 0 - - 0

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Darius Jennings Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0

Tanner McEvoy Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0

Kalif Raymond Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0/0 0 0 - - 0

Tajaé Sharpe Date Opp W-L G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD11/27/16 @ Chi W WR 2 11 5.5 6 0Totals 1-0 1/1 2 11 5.5 6 0

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Adoree' Jackson Date Opp W-L PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

Darius Jennings Date Opp W-L PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

Dion Lewis Date Opp W-L PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD11/7/11 Chi L 0 0 0 - - 0 4 93 23.3 32 0Totals 0-1 0 0 0 - - 0 4 93 23.3 32 0

Kalif Raymond Date Opp W-L PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TDNoneTotals 0-0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

CAREER STATS VS. THE BEARS: TITANS SPECIALISTS

Daren Bates (LB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR11/24/13 Chi W 0 0.0 0 0 011/15/15 Chi L 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-1 2/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Jayon Brown (LB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Malcolm Butler (CB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR10/26/14 Chi W 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 1/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Kevin Byard (S) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR11/27/16 @ Chi W FS 7 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 1/1 7 0.0 0 0 0 Jurrell Casey (DT) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR11/4/12 Chi L DT 5 1.0 0 1 011/27/16 @ Chi W DT 5 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-1 2/2 10 1.0 0 1 0 Kamalei Correa (OLB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR10/15/17 Chi L 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 0-1 1/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Dane Cruikshank (DB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Matt Dickerson (DE) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Kenneth Durden (CB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Ukeme Eligwe (LB)Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR12/2/18 Chi W 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 1/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Rashaan Evans (LB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Sharif Finch (OLB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Adoree' Jackson (CB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Austin Johnson (DL) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR11/27/16 @ Chi W 1 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 1/0 1 0.0 0 0 0 DaQuan Jones (DL) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR11/27/16 @ Chi W DE 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 1/1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Mike Jordan (DB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR12/24/17 @ Chi L 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 0-1 1/0 0 0.0 0 0 0

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Harold Landry III (OLB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Logan Ryan (CB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR10/26/14 Chi W CB 4 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 LeShaun Sims (CB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR11/27/16 @ Chi W 4 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 1/0 4 0.0 0 0 0 Tye Smith (CB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR9/27/15 Chi W 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 1-0 1/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Brent Urban (DE) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FRNone Totals 0-0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Kenny Vaccaro (S) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR10/6/13 @ Chi W S 6 1.0 0 0 012/15/14 @ Chi W 5 0.0 0 0 010/29/17 Chi W S 9 0.5 0 0 0Totals 3-0 3/2 20 1.5 0 0 0 Cameron Wake (OLB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR11/18/10 Chi L LB 6 1.0 0 1 010/19/14 @ Chi W LB 1 1.0 0 1 1Totals 1-1 2/2 7 2.0 0 2 1 Wesley Woodyard (LB) Date Opp W-L G/S Tackle Sack Int FF FR12/11/11 Chi W 2 0.0 0 1 011/27/16 @ Chi W 8 0.0 1 0 0Totals 2-0 2/0 10 0.0 1 1 0

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¾ The Titans franchise commemorates its 60th season. ¾ The Titans can record their fourth consecutive winning season. It would

mark the franchise's first time to do so since winning at least nine games every year from 1987–1993.

¾ The Titans can record a winning record in home games for the fourth consecutive season. It would mark the franchise's first time to do so since winning at least five home games every year from 1987–1993.

¾ The Titans have seven total games against playoff teams from 2018: Houston (two games), Indianapolis (two games), Kansas City, New Orleans and the L.A. Chargers. That number is tied for the most in the NFL, as is the Titans’ total of five home games against 2018 playoff clubs (Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, L.A. Chargers and New Orleans).

¾ S Kevin Byard can record four or more interceptions for the third consecutive season. Previously in franchise history, the feat has been accomplished only seven times by six total players: Mark Johnston (1960-62), Jim Norton (1961-63, 1965-67), Tony Banfield (1961-63), Ken Houston (1967-69), Cris Dishman (1989-91) and Darryll Lewis (1994-98).

¾ DT Jurrell Casey can become the 11th franchise player to be selected to five Pro Bowls. He would be the seventh Titans/Oilers player to be selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls, joining Bruce Matthews (14), Robert Brazile (seven), Mike Munchak (seven), Warren Moon (six), Bob Talamini (six) and Charlie Hennigan (five).

¾ DT Jurrell Casey (46.0 career sacks entering 2019) can move up the franchise's all-time sack chart, surpassing Robert Brazile (seventh place with 48.0 sacks) and Jevon Kearse (sixth place with 52.0 sacks). Passing Kearse also would make Casey the leading sacker in the team's Titans era (1999–present).

¾ RB Derrick Henry (1,059 rushing yards in 2018) can become the first player for the team since Chris Johnson (2008–2013) with consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

¾ RB Derrick Henry (12 rushing touchdowns in 2018) can become the second player in franchise history to record consecutive seasons with 12 or more rushing touchdowns, joining Earl Campbell (1978–1980).

¾ P Brett Kern (154 games with the Titans entering 2019) can surpass Keith Bulluck (157) for eighth place, Mike Munchak (159) for seventh place and Ray Childress (160) for sixth place on the team's all-time list for career games played.

¾ P Brett Kern can record his sixth total season and third consecutive campaign with a net punting average of at least 40.0 yards. No other punter in franchise history has had one such season.

¾ QB Marcus Mariota (12,004 passing yards entering 2019) needs 2,996 passing yards to become the fifth player in franchise history with 15,000 passing yards, joining Warren Moon (33,685), Steve McNair (27,141), George Blanda (19,149) and Dan Pastorini (16,864).

¾ QB Marcus Mariota (69 career passing touchdowns) needs 28 touchdown passes to surpass Dan Pastorini (96) for fourth place on the franchise's all-time list. He would trail only Warren Moon (196), George Blanda (165) and Steve McNair (156).

¾ K Ryan Succop (502 points with the Titans entering 2019) needs 47 points in 2019 to surpass Tony Zendejas (548) for fourth place on the franchise's scoring list, and he needs 97 points in 2019 to surpass George Blanda (598) for third place behind only Al Del Greco (1,060) and Rob Bironas (1,032).

¾ OLB Cameron Wake (98.0 career sacks entering 2019) needs two sacks to reach 100 career sacks. Entering 2019, 32 previous NFL play-ers have reached the mark.

¾ TE Delanie Walker (483 career receptions entering 2019) needs 17 receptions in 2019 to reach 500 for his career.

¾ TE Delanie Walker (360 receptions with Titans entering 2019) needs 40 receptions in 2019 to become the eighth player in franchise history to reach 400 career catches.

¾ TE Delanie Walker (4,208 receiving yards with Titans entering 2019) needs 751 receiving yards in 2019 to pass Frank Wycheck (4,958) for the most receiving yards in franchise history by a tight end.

¾ LB Wesley Woodyard (628 tackles with the Titans entering 2019) needs 111 tackles in 2019 to move into the franchise's all-time top 10 (Steve Kiner, 738).

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OFFENSIVE STARTERSWR 84-Corey Davis (6-3, 209, 3rd Year, Western Michigan) - The fifth-

overall draft pick in 2017 caught 34 balls for 375 yards in 11 games as a rookie. In 2018, he started all 16 games and led the team in catches (65), receiving yards (891) and receiving touchdowns (four).

G GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 16 16 65 891 13.7 51 4 Career 27 25 99 1,266 12.8 51 4

TE 82-Delanie Walker (6-2, 248, 14th Year, Central Missouri) - The 2013 free agent acquisition played seven years with the 49ers before arriving in Tennessee. From 2013-17, he had more receptions (356) than any other tight end. He was hurt in the 2018 season opener and spent the remainder of the campaign on injured reserve.

G GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 1 1 4 52 13.0 16 0 Career 176 96 483 5,673 11.7 68 34

LT 77-Taylor Lewan (6-7, 309, 6th Year, Michigan) - The team’s first-round pick in 2014 (11th overall) started 68 total games at left tackle in his first five seasons. From 2016-18, he started all but one game and was voted to the Pro Bowl in all three seasons.

2018 G/GS: 15/15, Career G/GS: 73/68

LG 76-Rodger Saffold (6-5, 325, 10th Year, Indiana) - The former second-round pick was signed in 2019 as an unrestricted free agent from the Rams. In his first nine seasons, he appeared in 114 games, including time at both guard and both tackle positions. He started every game at left guard in 2018.

2018 G/GS: 16/16, Career G/GS: 114/111

C 60-Ben Jones (6-3, 308, 8th Year, Georgia) - Added as an unrestricted free agent in 2016, the former fourth-round pick played in 64 games in four previous seasons with the Houston Texans. He started all 48 games during his first three seasons in Tennessee.

2018 G/GS: 16/16, Career G/GS: 112/91

G/T 66-Kevin Pamphile (6-5, 315, 6th Year, Purdue) - After playing four seasons with the Buccaneers, the former fifth-round pick joined the Titans in 2018 and played three games before landing on injured reserve.

2018 G/GS: 3/2, Career G/GS: 56/35

RT 78-Jack Conklin (6-6, 308, 4th Year, Michigan State) - The eighth-overall draft pick in 2016 was named first-team All-Pro as a rookie and started all 32 games during his first two seasons. He was limited to nine games in 2018 due to injuries.

2018 G/GS: 9/9, Career G/GS: 41/41

WR 10-Adam Humphries (5-11, 195, 5th Year, Clemson) - After entering the NFL as a rookie free agent, Humphries played four seasons in Tampa Bay, collecting 219 receptions for 2,329 yards and nine touchdowns before signing with the Titans in 2019.

Receiving G GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 16 10 76 816 10.7 51 5 Career 60 17 219 2,329 10.6 51 9 Returns PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 21 15 139 6.6 16 0 2 17 8.5 13 0 Career 51 44 425 8.3 25 0 6 64 10.7 17 0

WR 13-Taywan Taylor (5-11, 203, 3rd Year, Western Kentucky) - The 2017 third-round pick averaged 13.2 yards per reception with two touchdowns in 29 total games during his first two NFL seasons.

G GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 13 5 37 466 12.6 55 1 Career 29 9 53 697 13.2 55 2

QB 8-Marcus Mariota (6-4, 222, 5th Year, Oregon) - The 2015 second-overall draft pick became the fifth quarterback in NFL history with at least 12,000 passing yards (12,004) and 1,200 rushing yards (1,270) in his first four seasons. He is the all-time franchise career leader in passer rating and completion percentage, and his 68.9 percent completion rate in 2018 set the team's single-season mark.

Passing G GS Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Lg Sk Rate 2018 14 13 331 228 68.9 2,528 11 8 61 42 92.3 Career 56 55 1,605 1,015 63.2 12,004 69 42 75 130 89.4 Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 64 357 5.58 27 2 Career 218 1,270 5.83 87 11

RB 22-Derrick Henry (6-3, 247, 4th Year, Alabama) - The 2016 second-round pick and former Heisman winner led the Titans in rushing in both 2017 (744 yards) and 2018 (1,059). Also in 2018, he ranked second in

the AFC in rushing yardage and tied for first in the AFC with 12 rushing touchdowns.

G GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 16 12 215 1,059 4.9 99t 12 15 99 6.6 21 0 Career 47 16 501 2,293 4.6 99t 22 39 372 9.5 66t 1

OFFENSIVE RESERVESOL 64-Nate Davis (6-3, 316, Rookie, Charlotte) - The 2019 third-round pick

appeared in 41 games with 37 starts at Charlotte, including seven starts at tackle in 2018.

TE 86-Anthony Firkser (6-2, 246, 2nd year, Harvard) - The former undrafted free agent joined the Titans during the 2018 offseason after spending part of 2017 on the Chiefs practice squad. He ranked second among Titans tight ends with 19 receptions in 2018.

G GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018/Career 12 0 19 225 11.8 28 1

QB 17-Ryan Tannehill (6-4, 217, 8th Year, Texas A&M) - Acquired via trade in 2019, Tannehill spent his first seven seasons in Miami, where he accumulated 20,434 passing yards, 123 touchdown passes and 1,210 rushing yards. He was a 10-game starter in 2018.

G GS Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Lg Sk Rate 2018 11 11 274 176 64.2 1,979 17 9 75t 35 92.7 Career 88 88 2,911 1,829 62.8 20,434 123 75 80t 248 87.0

WR 15-Darius Jennings (5-10, 180, 3rd Year, Virginia) - Originally a rookie free agent with Cleveland in 2016, he spent time on the practice squads of the Browns, Bears and Jets before arriving in Tennessee in 2017. He set a franchise record in 2018 with a 31.7-yard kickoff return average.

Receiving G GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 16 0 11 101 9.2 36 0 Career 20 1 25 218 8.7 36 0 Returns PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 22 698 31.7 94 1 Career 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 29 856 29.5 94 1

T 71-Dennis Kelly (6-8, 321, 8th Year, Purdue) - The former fifth-round pick was acquired in a 2016 trade with the Eagles. In his first three seasons in Tennessee, he played in 43 games, seeing time at both tackle spots and as an extra tight end. He started five games at right tackle in 2018.

2018 G/GS: 11/5, Career G/GS: 73/27

G/C 62-Corey Levin (6-4, 307, 3rd Year, Chattanooga) - Levin was a sixth-round pick in 2017, having started 51 games in college. After not seeing action as a rookie, he appeared in all 16 games with one start in 2018.

2018 G/GS: 16/1, Career G/GS: 16/1

RB 33-Dion Lewis (5-8, 195, 8th Year, Pittsburgh) - The former fifth-round pick of the Eagles was signed as a free agent in 2018 after spending three seasons in New England. He rushed for 517 yards in 2018 and set career highs with 59 receptions and 400 receiving yards.

G GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 16 7 155 517 3.3 36 1 59 400 6.8 37 1 Career 70 26 484 2,101 4.3 44 11 147 1,117 7.6 40 6

TE 85-MyCole Pruitt (6-2, 245, 4th year, Southern Illinois) - Pruitt was signed off Houston's practice squad in September 2018 and played in 15 games in 2018. The Vikings' 2015 fifth-round pick also spent time with the Bears and Texans.


WR 19-Tajaé Sharpe (6-2, 194, 4th year, Massachusetts) - The fifth-round pick had 41 catches as a rookie in 2016 but spent all of 2017 on injured reserve. He returned to play in all 16 games with 26 receptions in 2018.


SPECIALISTSP 6-Brett Kern (6-2, 214, 12th Year, Toledo) - Claimed off waivers from the

Broncos during the 2009 season, he was named to the Pro Bowl in 2017 and 2018. He is the franchise's career and single-season leader (2017) in both gross and net punting average.

G Punt Blk Yds Avg Lg TB I20 NetAvg 2018 16 74 1 3,483 47.1 62 3 39 41.7 Career 176 834 5 38,256 45.9 79 52 318 40.2

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K 4-Ryan Succop (6-2, 218, 11th Year, South Carolina) - The former seventh-round pick was signed in 2014 after five seasons in Kansas City. From 2014-17, he made an NFL-record 56 consecutive field goals from inside 50 yards. He is the franchise leader in career field goal percentage.

G FGM FGA Pct Lg XPM XPA Pts 2018 16 26 30 86.7 54 28 31 106 Career 160 235 281 83.6 54 314 323 1,019

DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 96-Brent Urban (6-7, 300, 6th Year, Virginia) - The former fourth-round

pick and Ontario native spent his first five NFL seasons in Baltimore. He started a career-high 16 games in 2018.

GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR 2018 16 16 27 0.5 NA NA 0 2 0 0 Career 41 19 52 3.5 NA NA 0 5 0 0

NT 90-DaQuan Jones (6-4, 322, 6th Year, Penn State) - The 2014 fourth-round pick started every contest in 2015, 2016 and 2018. He set a career high in 2017 with 3.5 sacks and followed with a career-high four tackles for loss in 2018.

GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR 2018 16 16 39 0.0 4 14 0 1 0 0 Career 67 61 184 6.0 10 49 0 1 1 2

DT 99-Jurrell Casey (6-1, 305, 9th Year, USC) - The third-round draft pick only missed three games in his first eight seasons. He earned second-team AP All-Pro honors in 2013 and was named to the Pro Bowl every year from 2015-18. He had at least five sacks every year from 2013–2018.


OLB 91-Cameron Wake (6-3, 263, 11th Year, Penn State) - Wake signed with the Titans as an unrestricted free agent from the Dolphins in 2019. From 2009–2018, his 98 sacks tied for the highest total in the NFL (V. Miller). The five-time Pro Bowler ranks second in Dolphins history in sacks.


ILB 54-Rashaan Evans (6-2, 232, 2nd Year, Alabama) - Drafted 22nd overall in 2018, he played in 15 games with seven starts and registered 63 tackles as a rookie.

GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR 2018/Career 15 7 63 0.0 2 6 0 3 0 0

ILB 55-Jayon Brown (6-0, 226, 3rd Year, UCLA) - The 2017 fifth-round pick appeared in all 32 games in his first two seasons. In 2018, he ranked second on the defense in tackles (107), sacks (6.0) and quarterback pressures (18, tied).


OLB 98-Harold Landry III (6-2, 252, 2nd Year, Boston College) - The 41st overall draft pick appeared in 15 games with three starts as a rookie, and his 4.5 sacks tied for third place on the Titans.


CB 26-Logan Ryan (5-11, 195, 7th Year, Rutgers) - The former third-round draft choice with the Patriots arrived in Tennessee in 2017. He played and started 29 games in his first two seasons and set a career high with 4.0 sacks in 2018 before finishing the campaign on injured reserve.

GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR 2018 14 14 85 4.0 1 1 0 8 0 0 Career 93 69 409 6.5 NA NA 13 63 4 0

CB 25-Adoree' Jackson (5-11, 185, 3rd Year, USC) - The 18th-overall draft pick in 2017 played in all 32 games in his first two seasons, totaling a team-high 34 passes defensed. He also led the team in punt returns in each of his first two campaigns.

Defense GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR 2018 16 13 69 0.0 3 1 2 11 0 0 Career 32 29 136 0.0 7 2 2 34 3 0 Returns PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 16 9 148 9.3 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Career 50 18 438 8.8 46 0 25 578 23.1 57 0

SS 24-Kenny Vaccaro (6-0, 214, 7th Year, Texas) - The Saints' former first-round pick was signed by the Titans as a free agent in August 2018. In his first season in Tennessee, his totals included 13 starts, 70 tackles and one interception.


FS 31-Kevin Byard (5-11, 212, 4th Year, Middle Tennessee State) - The 2016 third-round pick appeared in all 48 games with 39 starts during his first three seasons. His 12 total interceptions from 2017-18 were the most in the NFL.


CB 21-Malcolm Butler (5-11, 190, 6th Year, West Alabama) - Butler signed with the Titans in 2018 after spending his first four NFL seasons with New England, where he won two Super Bowls and earned two Pro Bowl bids. He ranked second on the Titans with three interceptions in 2018.


DEFENSIVE RESERVESOLB 44-Kamalei Correa (6-3, 241, 4th Year, Boise State) - The second-round

pick was acquired in August 2018 in a trade with Baltimore, where he played in 25 games in two seasons. In his first year in Tennessee, he tallied a career-high 3.5 sacks in 13 games (four starts).


DB 29-Dane Cruikshank (6-1, 209, 2nd, Arizona) - The fifth-round pick played contributed eight special teams tackles and a touchdown as a rookie in 2018.


OLB 56-Sharif Finch (6-4, 250, 2nd Year, Temple) - The former undrafted free agent won a roster spot during the 2018 preseason. He appeared in 15 games as a rookie and totaled 22 tackles and 1.5 sacks.


DB 37-Amani Hooker (5-11, 210, Rookie, Iowa) - The fourth-round pick appeared in 36 games with 19 starts in college. He tallied six career interceptions, including four interceptions as a junior in 2018.

DL 94-Austin Johnson (6-4, 314, 4th Year, Penn State) - The 2016 second-round pick appeared in all 32 games from 2017-18. He set career highs in 2018 with nine starts and five quarterback pressures.


CB 36-LeShaun Sims (6-0, 203, 4th Year, Southern Utah) - The fifth-round pick appeared in 42 games with nine starts through his first three seasons, including appearances in all 16 games (two starts) in 2018.


CB 23-Tye Smith (6-0, 195, 4th Year, Towson) - The former fifth-round draft choice with the Seahawks arrived in Tennessee in 2017. After playing in 15 games in 2017, he spent all of 2018 on injured reserve.


ILB 59-Wesley Woodyard (6-0, 233, 12th Year, Kentucky) - The 2014 unrestricted free agent signee from the Broncos missed only two games during his first five seasons in Tennessee. He led the team in tackles in 2014, 2017 and 2018. He has been named a team captain every season during his career.

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LAST WEEK VS. THE STEELERS

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In Week 3 of the 2019 preseason, the Titans hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers for a nationally televised Sunday Night Football matchup. Tennessee lost by a score of 18-6. Pittsburgh posted three scores in the first quarter to take an early 15-0 lead over Tennessee. On the Titans second offensive drive, Steelers DE Stephon Tuitt sacked QB Marcus Mariota in the end zone, resulting in a safety for Pittsburgh’s first score of the quarter. Next, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 17-yard score, but the two-point conversion attempt failed as Pittsburgh increased the lead, 8-0. Then, after Roethlisberger’s night came to an end, Steelers QB Mason Rudolph tossed a 41-yard touchdown to Steelers WR James Washington for a 15-0 lead heading into the second quarter. In the second quarter, with help from a 46-yard kick return by WR Darius Jennings and a 25-yard reception by WR Corey Davis, Tennessee was able to tack on a score. K Ryan Succop converted a 24-yard field goal attempt as the Titans cut the lead, 15-3. In the third quarter, Pittsburgh constructed a seven-play, 55-yard scoring drive that culminated in a successful 31-yard field goal attempt. The Steelers increased their lead, 18-3. Tennessee was able to put points on the board in the fourth quarter on a nine-play, 77-yard scoring drive. QB Logan Woodside tossed a 24-yard pass to WR Papi White, a 23-yard pass to WR Kalif Raymond, and RB Akeem Hunt tallied 19 yards on the ground to get Tennessee into field goal range. Succop was able to connect on a 22-yard attempt, 18-6. Ultimately, the Titans could not mount a comeback and fell to the Steelers on Sunday Night Football.

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FinalPittsburgh 15 0 3 0 18Tennessee 0 3 0 3 6

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers TitansTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 17 14THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-13-31% 5-15-33%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-1-0%TOTAL NET YARDS 328 233

Plays - Avg. 56-5.9 61-3.8NET YARDS RUSHING 111 101

Rushes - Avg. 25-4.4 27-3.7NET YARDS PASSING 217 132

Sacks - Yards Lost 0-0 7-47PASS ATT-COMP-INT 31-18-2 27-17-0PUNTS - Avg. 6-48.3 7-52.1PUNT RETURNS - Yards 2-22 1-12KICKOFF RETURNS - Yards 3-57 2-66INTERCEPTIONS - Yards 0-0 2-3PENALTIES Number and Yards 5-29 5-40FUMBLES - Lost 0-0 2-1TOUCHDOWNS 2 0FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 0-2-0%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0%SAFETIES 1 0GIVEAWAYS 2 1TAKEAWAYS 1 2TIME OF POSSESSION 27:25 32:35

STEELERS STARTERSOFFENSE DEFENSEWR 11 D.Moncrief DE 91 S.TuittLT 78 A.Villanueva DT 97 C.HeywardLG 73 R.Foster LOLB 90 T.WattC 53 M.Pouncey LILB 26 M.BarronRG 66 D.DeCastro RILB 55 D.BushRT 71 M.Feiler ROLB 48 B.DupreeTE 89 V.McDonald LCB 25 A.BurnsWR 10 R.Switzer SS 34 Te.EdmundsWR 19 J.Smith-Schuster FS 38 K.KellyQB 7 B.Roethlisberger CB 21 S.DavisRB 30 J.Conner RCB 22 S.Nelson

STEELERS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TDJ.Conner 5 41 8.2 21 0D.Spencer 1 29 29.0 29 0J.Samuels 4 16 4.0 11 0Tr.Edmunds 6 12 2.0 5 0J.Dobbs 5 10 2.0 7 0M.Williams 3 5 1.7 3 0T.McMillian 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0Total 25 111 4.4 29 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Lg IN RtB.Roethlisberger 13 8 63 1 17 0 99.2J.Dobbs 9 4 79 0 30 1 36.1M.Rudolph 9 6 75 1 41 1 89.8Total 31 18 217 2 41 2 74.3

Receiving No Yds Avg Lg TDJ.Smith-Schuster 4 37 9.3 17 1B.Reilly 2 41 20.5 30 0J.Conner 2 15 7.5 8 0J.Holton 2 12 6.0 7 0J.Samuels 2 11 5.5 6 0D.Moncrief 2 11 5.5 7 0J.Washington 1 41 41.0 41 1T.Griffey 1 23 23.0 23 0Z.Gentry 1 15 15.0 15 0E.Rogers 1 11 11.0 11 0Total 18 217 12.1 41 2

Interceptions No Yds Avg Lg TDNone

Leading Tacklers (Press Box Totals)R. Spillane 5-5-0; U. Gilbert 5-4-1.

Sacks: S. Tuitt 2; R. Spillane 1; T. Skipper 1; C. Heyward 1; V. Williams 1; T. Scales 1.FF: T. Skipper 1; K. Kelly 1. FR: T. Alualu 1.

TEAM SCORING PLAY TIME Steelers M.Mariota sacked in end zone by S.Tuitt for a Safety 1-9:12Steelers J.Smith-Schuster 17 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (pass failed) 1-4:31Steelers J.Washington 41 yd. pass from M.Rudolph (C.Boswell kick) 1-1:52Titans R.Succop 24 yd. Field Goal 2-13:27Steelers M.Wright 31 yd. Field Goal 3-4:02Titans R.Succop 22 yd. Field Goal 4-6:33

Missed FGs: NoneAttendance: 62,184Time of Game: 2:52Weather: Rain, 76° F, wind SSE 5 mphReferee: Ronald Torbert

TITANS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Yds Avg Lg TDJ.McNichols 9 43 4.8 23 0A.Barnes 9 32 3.6 10 0A.Hunt 7 24 3.4 10 0L.Woodside 1 2 2.0 2 0D.Lewis 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 27 101 3.7 23 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Lg IN RtL.Woodside 15 11 117 0 24 0 95.7R.Tannehill 9 6 62 0 25 0 86.3M.Mariota 3 0 0 0 0 0 39.6Total 27 17 179 0 25 0 82.2

Receiving No Yds Avg Lg TDK.Raymond 5 58 11.6 23 0A.Firkser 2 15 7.5 9 0T.Taylor 2 14 7.0 11 0A.Barnes 2 5 2.5 5 0C.Davis 1 25 25.0 25 0P.White 1 24 24.0 24 0C.Hollister 1 15 15.0 15 0A.Brown 1 10 10.0 10 0A.Humphries 1 9 9.0 9 0C.Wick 1 4 4.0 4 0Total 17 179 10.5 25 0

Interceptions No Yds Avg Lg TDA. Hooker 1 2 2.0 2 0M. Jordan 1 1 1.0 1 0Total 2 3 1.5 2 0

Leading Tacklers (Press Box Totals)M. Jordan 4-4-0; D. Long 3-3-0; D. Bates 3-3-0.

Sacks: None,FF: None. FR: None.

TITANS STARTERSOFFENSE DEFENSEWR 84 C.Davis DT 99 J.CaseyTE 82 De.Walker NT 90 D.JonesTE 85 M.Pruitt OLB 91 C.WakeLT 71 D.Kelly ILB 54 R.EvansLG 76 R.Saffold ILB 55 J.BrownC 60 B.Jones OLB 56 S.FinchRG 66 K.Pamphile LCB 25 A.JacksonRT 78 J.Conklin CB 26 L.RyanWR 19 T.Sharpe FS 31 K.ByardQB 8 M.Mariota SS 24 K.VaccaroRB 33 D.Lewis RCB 21 M.Butler

Preseason Week 3: Titans 6, Steelers 18Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 • 7:00 p.m. CT • Nissan Stadium


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NOTES FROM LAST WEEK'S GAME

TITANS TEAM NOTES

¾¾ The Titans captains for the game were punter Brett Kern, safety Kenny Vaccaro, running back Dion Lewis, guard Rodger Saffold, tight end Delanie Walker and defensive tackle Jurrell Casey.

¾¾ The players who were not in uniform included running back Derrick Henry, running back Dalyn Dawkins, running back David Fluellen, outside linebacker Josh Smith, outside linebacker Harold Landry III, offensive lineman Nate Davis and tight end Jonnu Smith. Additionally, defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons remained on the non-football injury list.

¾¾ The Titans had two interceptions against the Steelers to bring their preseason total to four interceptions, which is tied for the second-highest number in the NFL. They have had at least one interception in each game.

¾¾ After reaching double digits in penalties in the first two preseason contests (12 at Philadelphia and 10 against New England), the Titans reduced their penalties to five infractions for 40 yards against the Steelers.

WR A.J. BROWN¾¾ Recorded a 10-yard reception in the second quarter to notch the first

catch of his rookie preseason.

DT JURRELL CASEY¾¾ Made his first appearance of the preseason, starting the game at

defensive tackle.

WR COREY DAVIS¾¾ Caught a 25-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill on the final play of the

first quarter.

DB AMANI HOOKER¾¾ Recorded the first interception of his rookie preseason, picking off a

pass by Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the second quarter.

WR DARIUS JENNINGS¾¾ Averaged 33.0 yards on two kickoff returns, including a 46-yard return

in the second quarter.

DB MIKE JORDAN¾¾ Recorded his first interception of the preseason in the fourth quarter.

He intercepted a pass from Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs that was intended for tight end Zach Gentry.

¾¾ Led the team with four total tackles.

P BRETT KERN¾¾ Averaged 68.5 yards on two punts (48.5 net), including 70-yard and

67-yard attempts in the first quarter.

RB JEREMY McNICHOLS¾¾ Led the team with 43 yards on nine carries. ¾¾ Recorded a 23-yard run in the second quarter. ¾¾ Through three preseason games, his 4.3-yard rushing average is tied

for the fourth-best mark in the NFL (23 carries for 100 yards).

WR KALIF RAYMOND¾¾ Led the offense with five receptions and 58 receiving yards. ¾¾ Recorded a 23-yard reception on a pass from Logan Woodside in the

fourth quarter and added a 21-yard catch later in the fourth quarter. ¾¾ Through three preseason games, his 12 receptions are tied for third in

the NFL, and his 159 receiving yards rank fifth.

K RYAN SUCCOP¾¾ Made a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter and added a 22-

yard field goal in the fourth quarter in his first appearance of the 2019 preseason. Succop was removed from the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 19.

QB RYAN TANNEHILL¾¾ Played in the first and second quarters and totaled six completions for

62 yards on nine attempts (86.3 passer rating). ¾¾ Completed a 25-yard pass to Corey Davis in the first quarter.

OLB CAMERON WAKE¾¾ Made his Titans preseason debut after being held out of the first two

preseason games. Wake was signed as an unrestricted free agent after spending his first 10 NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

S LaDARIUS WILEY¾¾ Deflected a pass in the fourth quarter that was then intercepted by

Titans defensive back Mike Jordan.

QB LOGAN WOODSIDE¾¾ Completed a 23-yard pass to wide receiver Kalif Raymond in the fourth

quarter and added a 21-yard pass to Raymond later in the stanza. ¾¾ Led the Titans with 117 passing yards, completing 11 of 15 passes. He

recorded a passer rating of 95.7. ¾¾ Ranks ninth in the NFL with a 96.7 passer rating through three

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HEAD COACH MIKE VRABEL

(on if he planned to play quarterback Marcus Mariota that little)We want to make sure that we can protect our quarterback, and that’s important. That’s imperative that we do that as a staff and as an offensive group.

(on if he wanted to play quarterback Marcus Mariota longer than that)No. I think I wanted to see how the game was going and at that point I thought it was in the team’s best interest, and everybody’s best interest, that we get him out of the game at that point in time.

(on where he thinks the team got into trouble protecting the quarterback)We knew coming in that that was a strength of their football team. There’s keys to the game, which there are every week, being able to block the front. Give them credit in what they did and we have to, you know, make sure I do a better job of making sure they are ready to go and find ways to protect the pressure, the front, and all of those types of things.

(on if there’s one issue in particular he can identify as going wrong with protection)Well, I think late there they were blitzing us up pretty good. They were trying to get going with Logan (Woodside) in the two-minute drive. They made a decision to blitz and we didn’t pick them up quick enough and really get the ball out of our hand.

(on if there are any concerns if this is quarterback Marcus Mariota’s last preseason game before going into the season)No. I’ve seen a lot of good stuff. I’ve seen a lot of good stuff in practice, I saw a lot of good stuff when we practiced against the Patriots. And again, I just made a decision that I felt like was in the best interest of the team at that point in time.

(on if hearing about other teams’ player injuries during preseason games deters him from playing his star players)We talk to the team, and in light of what Andrew (Luck) did last night, that to play this game you have to be all in and you have to be willing to live with the good and the bad that comes with this game, and part of this game -a big part- is injuries. We try to do what’s best for the team and if that’s 12 snaps or six snaps or 18 snaps, we’re just trying to move on to the next week and get ready for Chicago.

(on if he considered playing running back Derrick Henry today)We handle all of those things on a case-by-case basis. I felt like he was coming back, had a good week of practice, got some work in pads, and we’ll continue to get him some work as we move forward. I mean, did I consider it? I considered pretty much everything that I possibly can.

(on what he thought when he learned the news about Colts quarterback Andrew Luck last night)Really just kind of focused on trying to improve this team right now. Again, I just made reference, it could have been any player that decided to retire because of those reasons and sometimes in this league, a lot of times in this league, the grind kind of gets to you, whether that’s in your 15th year, your eighth year, or your second year. I think just making sure that everybody is all in, coaching wise and player wise, ready to go.

(on if the weather dictated anything in the game)Weather plays a lot of factors. With the game plan and what we try to do, I wouldn’t say it had a big deal to do with that. I felt like we needed to take advantage of playing in the rain. We used that to our advantage last year in a game that had some heavy rain that we took care of the football and the other team didn’t and we were able to win. That was my message, to use this night with the rain as an opportunity to handle the football and see if we can draw on it later in the season.

(on if he thought running back Jeremy McNichols had a decent night)He’s continuing to progress. Sometimes when there’s light here, we block it well, we expect those guys to take advantage of it. Count the guys, Pittsburgh was nice enough to have 10 guys on the field on that one. We’ll

take it any way we can get it.

(on if running back Jeremy McNichols is doing some things on special teams)He is, he’s active and involved with special teams. That’s what we’re asking everyone to do, to be involved in special teams and be dialed in. Kevin Byard is our personal protector, and Logan (Ryan) and Malcolm (Butler) are heavily involved in the punt return phase. We’re going to need everybody.

(on the decision making by cornerback Adoree’ Jackson on punt returns)I think we wanted to see Adoree’ tonight. We’d seen HUMPH (Adam Humphries) earlier in the preseason, and I thought going back to Philadelphia early on, when Adoree’ caught the ball at the five yard line and he felt confident to be able to put his foot in the ground and gain 10 or 11 yards and get us up to the 16. I think punters have gotten so good in this league that it’s not a give-me that if the ball is caught on the five yard line that it’s going to be entered in as a touchback. With all of our players we want to make sure they are making good decisions, but most importantly they have to play this game aggressive, but also not reckless. We’ll continue to give him some work back there, I feel like he’s had good work in practice and I’ll imagine you’ll see both him and Humph going forward.

(on if cornerback Adoree’ Jackson was aggressive on the one he let bounce)We have to be able to try to get back up, those are hidden yards, we call those hidden yardage. We want to be able to get up. Sometimes we play it on the first bounce. Maybe the weather had a factor in that. If you can’t get to the football, we’re going to play it on the first bounce. If we don’t get the bounce we want, we’re going to have to do a better job of catching the football. You kind of make a decision to go get, if you don’t make the decision then you try to play it on the first hop that sometimes you get and then you can kind of stick with the return. We’ll keep coaching it up.

(on how much he thought about going for it on the first field goal)Even on the second one, we’ve got a kicker that’s coming off of PUP. We’re running out of opportunities before the regular season. Probably would of had to go for it down there on the second one. The way it’s come out with Ryan (Succop), where he’s at now in the third preseason game, we just needed to get him kicking. There was a plan, we would of liked to had him kicking a few more times and some extra points, but that obviously didn’t happen. I needed to make a decision to give him some work in a game, and again, being able to snap and hold in a game with wet footballs, those were all part of the process.

(on if he can pull anything positive from tonight)I thought the second half effort, I thought that those guys that went in there- again, it wasn’t perfect. We started out well on defense. Third down was, when we could get them in third down, I thought that was something. We just need to be able to coach consistently throughout the roster. I have to do a much better job of making sure what the twos and threes hear is the same thing that everybody else is hearing and there’s not the drop-off. We have expectations and we have to do a better job of making sure those groups understand those.

(on if that’s a concern for him right now)No, not a concern. I’m not much of a worrier or concerned person, but there’s going to be some good efforts. I saw the tackling improved in the second half, the tackling to end the first half I didn’t think was very good. It was good to see Amani (Hooker) come up with an interception. It’s never as bad as you think and it’s never as good as you think. There’s going to be guys that have good efforts and I think Jack (Conklin) continues to progress and I’m really excited where he’s at and we’ll keep moving forward.

QUARTERBACK MARCUS MARIOTA

(on how frustrating it was to have his night end short)Yeah, not the way we wanted to come out and play. A lot to learn from but at the same time just got to continue to build. Can’t hang our heads. We’ve just got to learn from it and move on. (on planning to play longer and what was said to him when he was out of the game)They just said that they’re going to go with Ryan (Tannenhill). I was prepared

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to play and whatever the coaches wanted to do, I followed.

(on tonight possibly being the last time seeing the offense during the preseason and his assessment)We need better consistency but at the same time, you know, obviously, it’s a process. It’s one of those deals we can learn from. Not the way we wanted to finish the preseason, if it is the last series or two but at the same time, there is a lot of good things over the training camp and the month leading up to the regular season. We’ve just got to build off of it and get ready for week one.

(on if the media is making too big a deal about this time of year)Well, I think that’s your guys’ job. (laughs) Quite frankly for us, we are focused on just trying to get better every day. No matter what, it’s a constant improvement. Mistakes are going to happen, we understand that. Let’s not continue to make the same mistakes. Let’s just learn from them and grow. I think that’s what we’ve done in a month. (on his reaction to Andrew Luck’s decision)I think I’m just like everyone else, surprised. With my interactions with Andrew (Luck) and you know, over the last few years, he’s such a great guy off the field. Obviously, he’s a great player. I just… the interactions, just how nice he was to me as a young guy. I wish him nothing but the best. That’s got to be a hard decision but he seems at peace with it. For us guys that are playing, it’s what we want. You want guys to be able to go out on their own terms. I wish him the best. (on his own frustrations with injuries over the years)Well, everyone’s journey is a little different. Last year actually, he took the opportunity after the game, the last regular season game, to come up to me and talk to me after the game. For me as a young player that meant a lot. He kind of told me to keep fighting through it, that it is a journey but not to worry about the ups and the downs, just learn from it. Get healthy as quickly as possible. For a guy who just got in, who just beat us to get into the playoffs, for him to take time and to say that to me, meant the world. For me, I’m happy for him. It seems like he’s in a good place. Again, I have nothing but good things to say about him and I wish him all the best.

(on the change in A.J. Brown from one week to the next)Yeah, absolutely, absolutely. For us quarterbacks, it’s good to see him in the right spots. For a young guy transitioning from college, it’s never easy to pick up the offense. He’s done a good job of being where we want him to be. He’s made some plays. I think he’s got something to build on. QUARTERBACK RYAN TANNEHILL

(on how the team came out and performed tonight)It wasn’t clean enough, we didn’t come out and move the ball effectively. Obviously, it was sloppy, wasn’t clean enough, not how we expected to come out and play, so definitely a lot to learn from this tape and stuff to work on as we get ready next week. (on if he can pinpoint anything to attribute to the sloppy play)I will have to go back and look at the tape. It looked like guys were ready to play. In the huddle guys were focused and ready to go. We could never get some momentum. We could never put a drive together and really get it going.

(on if too much can be made out of preseason games when things don’t go well)At the end of the day, this is a very intense practice for us. We are still working on some things specifically we want to work into the game plan. You know, I think certain situations in the game, if it was a real game, would be handled a little bit differently. You go into these games with a specific list of things you want to work on as a team, as an offense. You try to work those situations, sometimes it’s not the same thing you do in a regular season game. That’s just what we do at this time of year to get ready to go for a 16-game-plus season.

GUARD RODGER SAFFOLD

(on what he thought the issues on the offensive line were tonight)I’m not quite sure because I haven’t seen the tape yet. We have just got to get consistent, everyone doing their job at the same time and get in the ebb and flow in our running game, our passing game, and our protection. The

good thing is this is a preseason game so you can get it fixed.

(on if he was concerned with the breakdown in pass protection)Once again, I am going to have to look at the tape to know for sure. Like I said, we have got time to fix it. That’s the route I am taking, especially with all the young guys. You don’t want to get too discouraged.

(on what happened on the safety)It was twist and we got picked, I got picked from the right side, and that was what happened on the play.

TACKLE/GUARD DENNIS KELLY

(on Pittsburgh’s pressure in the backfield) You know as a whole, we’ll just have to look at it on the film, obviously I don’t know. On the one that I got beat, I just did a really bad set. It’s fixable.

(on if he looks at protection as something that can be ironed out)Yeah, obviously I haven’t seen the film so I don’t know where the issue lies, but that’s not something we want. We’ve done (it well) in practice, so we’ll just translate it to the game.

CORNERBACK LOGAN RYAN

(on the performance of the defense tonight)We’re building, you know, it’s not perfect. Tonight wasn’t perfect, for sure. Pittsburgh did a great job hitting our quarterbacks, and we wanted to hit theirs a little more. At the end of the day, I think we are building and building towards our first game of the season with Cleveland. That’s the goal, we’re taking our steps there. Obviously, there is stuff to learn from tonight, but I think we are trending in the right direction.

(on the progress of the Titans defense)Guys are still competing to make the team, that’s what training camp is. It’s about guys competing to earn their spots, and that will be decided after this game is reviewed, and after that you put the best 53 towards Cleveland. So, we are still in that process. We can’t skip that it is important right now for a lot of guys to earn their spots, as it is for me, as well.

SAFETY KEVIN BYARD

(on if he was surprised about the announcement of Andrew Luck retiring)It’s tough going through years and years of injury, having to wake up making sure your body is right. The pressures of being a franchise quarterback, trying to stay in tip-top shape. It’s tough, and the grind kind of gets to you a little bit. Congrats on his great career. It’s one of those things where he felt he needed to take care of himself, and I respect that. Me personally, I hadn’t beat him. Think I played him four times and I was anticipating this season, this whole offseason I was thinking about we are going to try to beat Andrew Luck. He’s going to be able to retire and say he was undefeated against the Titans. It’s not something that we want, but at the end of the day, we still have to beat the Colts. It’s not like without Andrew Luck we can chalk up a win or anything like that. They still have a great team and a great franchise. (on if the retirement of Andrew Luck changes the balance of power in the AFC South)I would not say it shifts the balance of power. They won the division last year, so they are the defending champions. They have a great defense. They still have a great roster and a great team, so the division still goes through Indianapolis, that’s for sure. When they come here in Week Two, we are going to have to beat them. That’s one thing we have talked about this whole offseason. Winning the division, we have to go through Indianapolis, Houston and Jacksonville as well.

(on Titans defensive play tonight)One of the biggest things was a lot of missed tackles. Guys diving off of a diving board, and not really running their feet, giving up big plays. Something that we really don’t want to do. Anytime you give up big plays, missing tackles, not getting after the quarterback, well that is a recipe for losing and giving up points. It is something we ae definitely going to have to fix in this short week. We go to Chicago on Thursday, so we’re going to have to get some things fixed quick, and in a hurry.

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Video: Jon Robinson Recaps 2019 Draft Class

Jon Robinson Discusses 2019 Free Agency Addi-tions, QB Situation, and What's Next

Video: Jon Robinson Reviews 2018, Looks to 2019

JDRF Event a Success, with Help of Titans GM Jon Robinson

Jon Robinson was hired as Titans general manager on Jan. 14, 2016 after spending two years as director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nearly one year later, on Jan. 5, 2017, he was promoted to executive vice president/general manager. In his first three years on the job, the Titans finished with three con-secutive 9-7 seasons. It marked the first time the organization produced at least three consecutive winning seasons since a seven-year run of winning records from 1987–1993. The Titans were one of six NFL teams to accom-plish the feat from 2016–2018, joining New England, Seattle, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Dallas. Robinson became only the second general manager in franchise history whose first three teams finished above the .500 mark, joining Mike Holovak (1989-91). Robinson's work helped the team go from three wins in the season prior to his arrival (2015) to a Divisional Round playoff finish following the 2017 campaign. He became the fifth general manager in franchise history to have the team in the playoffs within his first two full seasons. Robinson turned over more than 80 percent of the Titans roster in his first three years on the job. At the end of the 2018 campaign, 43 players on the club's 53-man roster (81.1 percent) were added after Robinson arrived in Tennessee—27 free agents, two players acquired via trade, one waiver pickup and 13 draft picks. An additional nine players he acquired (six free agents, two draft picks and one waiver claim) ended 2018 on injured re-serve. Near the beginning of the 2019 free agent signing period, Robinson worked quickly to add several veterans from other teams who figure to have key roles in 2019: Buccaneers wide receiver Adam Humphries, Rams guard Rodger Saffold, Dolphins defensive end/outside linebacker Cam-eron Wake and Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill via trade. Robinson also worked to re-sign starting safety Kenny Vaccaro and punter Brett Kern. Then, in the 2019 NFL Draft, Robinson directed the selection of six to-tal players, including Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons in the first round (19th overall) and Ole Miss wide receiver A.J. Brown in the second round (51st overall).

2018: The Titans' 2018 free agent class included a pair of former New En-gland Patriots: Pro Bowl cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis. In his first season in Tennessee, Butler played in all 16 games (11 starts) and finished second on the squad with three interceptions. Lewis rushed for 517 yards and added career highs with 59 receptions and 400 receiving yards. In early August, the Titans signed Vaccaro, who went on to start 13 games. Robinson's 2018 draft class was comprised of four players after he used multiple trades to go up and get his targets. It included first-round linebacker Rashaan Evans from Alabama (22nd overall pick) and sec-ond-round outside linebacker Harold Landry III from Boston College (41st overall). Evans was slowed initially by an injury that caused him to miss the entire preseason, but he returned to play in 15 games with seven starts. Landry also appeared in 15 games (three starts), and his 4.5 sacks tied for third place on the Titans. Robinson selected 23 total players in his first three drafts as general manager, and 15 of those picks remained with the club at the end of the 2018 season. During the same three years, he engineered 14 trades and made eight waiver claims (through December 2018).

2017: During the 2017 offseason, Robinson used free agency to address needs on defense and special teams. Most notably, he spearheaded deals for cornerback Logan Ryan (New England), safety Johnathan Cyprien (Jacksonville) and special teams contributor and 2017 Pro Bowler Brynden Trawick (Oakland). In the 2017 NFL Draft, Robinson spent first-round picks on wide re-ceiver Corey Davis (fifth overall) and cornerback Adoree' Jackson (18th overall). It marked the first time the franchise had a pair of first-round draft

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selections since 1987. Davis led the Titans in receiving in 2018 (65 recep-tions for 891 yards). Jackson played in all 32 games in his first two seasons, totaling a team-high 34 passes defensed. He also led the team in punt returns in each of his first two campaigns. The Titans' 2017 draft haul also featured wide receiver Taywan Taylor and tight end Jonnu Smith in the third round and linebacker Jayon Brown in the fifth round.

2016: In his first year as an NFL general manager, Robinson's leadership and decision-making helped the Titans triple their win total from the previ-ous season, finishing 9-7 in 2016 after a 3-13 finish in 2015. The six-win improvement tied for the most in franchise history (1967 and 1974) and doubled the previous club benchmark for the most wins in the first year under a new general manager (three by Bum Phillips in 1975). Within the first four months at his post, Robinson pulled the trigger on several key personnel decisions. On March 9, 2016, he made his first major acquisition, swapping fourth-round draft picks with the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for running back DeMarco Murray. The trade provided major dividends in 2016, as Murray led the AFC and ranked third in the NFL with 1,287 rushing yards. Around the same time, Robinson began to work the free agent market. Center Ben Jones and wide receiver Rishard Matthews highlighted the haul, and both were instrumental in helping to transform the Titans offense into the 11th-ranked unit in the NFL. Jones started all 16 games and keyed a rushing attack that ranked third in the league, while Matthews set career highs with 65 receptions (tied for the team lead), a team-high 945 receiving yards and a team-high nine touchdown receptions. On April 14, 2016, two weeks before the NFL Draft, Robinson and the Titans dealt the first overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams in one of the biggest trades in recent NFL history. The Titans gave up the No. 1 pick and a fourth-rounder in order to receive the 15th overall pick, two second-round-ers and a third-rounder in 2016, plus the Rams’ first- and third-round picks in 2017. From 1990–2015, there were seven trades involving the No. 1 overall pick, but this was the first since 2004, when the San Diego Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first pick and dealt his rights to the New York Giants. The Titans had their hands at one point or another on 17 selections in the 2016 draft due to five different trades (including one trade in 2015), and in the end, they ended up with a class of 10 players, including four of the top 45 picks. Robinson swung a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Browns to move back up to the eighth slot to choose Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin. All 10 members of Robinson's first draft class played in at least one game in 2016. They accumulated a total of 110 games played and 38 starts,

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Jon Robinson Executive Vice President/General Manager Vin Marino Vice President of Football Administration Ryan Cowden Vice President of Player PersonnelBrian Gardner Director of Pro ScoutingJon Salge Director of College ScoutingKevin Turks Assistant Director of Pro ScoutingMike Boni National ScoutDale Thompson National ScoutBrandon Taylor Pro ScoutCasey Callahan College ScoutPatrick Callaway College ScoutTJ Earley College ScoutTom Roth College ScoutWes Slay College ScoutRob Riederer Scouting CoordinatorPatrick Woo Scouting CoordinatorMatt Miller Scouting AssistantBlaise Taylor Scouting AssistantCarly Mygrants Exec Asst to EVP & General Manager/Football

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including 16 starts at right tackle by Conklin. The eighth-overall pick capped his successful rookie campaign by being named first-team All-Pro by As-sociated Press. Other rookies in 2016 who made significant contributions included second-round running back Derrick Henry, third-round safety Kevin Byard and fifth-round wide receiver Tajaé Sharpe. Henry led the team in rushing in both 2017 and 2018, while Byard earned first-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl berth in his second season. From 2017 through 2018, Byard's 12 interceptions led the NFL.

PRIOR HISTORY: Robinson arrived in Tennessee with a wide range of ex-perience from working his way up on the personnel side of the NFL. From 2014–2015, he served as director of player personnel for the Buccaneers and oversaw both college and pro departments as the team rebuilt its ros-ter. The 2015 Buccaneers draft class made a significant impact, including four rookie starters: quarterback Jameis Winston, tackle Donovan Smith, guard Ali Marpet and linebacker Kwon Alexander. Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Robinson spent 12 years with the New England Patriots, including his last five years (2009-13) as the director of college scouting. In the five years heading up their college scouting, the Patriots added a number of key components to their roster that won the Su-per Bowl in 2014, including wide receiver Julian Edelman, defensive back Devin McCourty, tight end Rob Gronkowski, tackle Nate Solder and de-fensive end Chandler Jones. He joined the Patriots as an area scout in 2002, a role he served for four seasons. Robinson then spent two years (2006-07) as a regional scout, before being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in 2008 and then director of college scouting in 2009. In his time scouting for the Patriots the team won 10 division titles, four confer-ence titles and two Super Bowls (2003, 2004). Robinson played three years at Southeast Missouri State as a defen-sive lineman after starting his college career at the Air Force Academy. Fol-lowing his college career as a player, he spent one season (1998) coaching at his alma mater and three years (1999-2001) coaching at Nicholls State. A native of Union City, Tenn., Robinson and his wife, Jaimie, have two daughters, Taylor and Bailey.

JON ROBINSON’S BACKGROUND:2017-19: Tennessee Titans - Executive Vice President/General Manager2016: Tennessee Titans - General Manager2014-15: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Director of Player Personnel2009-13: New England Patriots - Director of College Scouting2008: New England Patriots - Assistant Director of College Scouting2006-07: New England Patriots - Regional Scout2002-05: New England Patriots - Area Scout1999-01: Nicholls State - Assistant Coach1998: Southeast Missouri State - Assistant Coach

Jon Robinson was the 13th general manager hired in franchise history. In his first season, he helped lead the Titans to a 9-7 record after inheriting a 3-13 squad from 2015. No new general manager for the club had ever before seen a win increase of more than three games in his first season. Robinson's nine wins were one shy of the previous record for a first-year general manager, a mark shared by Mike Reinfeldt (10-6 in 2007) and Don Suman (10-3-1 in 1961).

History of Titans/Oilers new general managers and improvement in first season:

1st W-L in Team W-L WinNew GM Season 1st Season Prev. Season ImprovementJon Robinson 2016 9-7 3-13 6Ruston Webster 2012 6-10 9-7 -3Mike Reinfeldt 2007 10-6 8-8 2Floyd Reese 1994 2-14 12-4 -10Mike Holovak 1989 9-7 10-6 -1Ladd Herzeg 1981 7-9 11-5 -4Bum Phillips 1975 10-4 7-7 3Sid Gillman 1973 1-13 1-13 0John Breen 1971 4-9-1 3-10-1 1Don Klosterman 1966 3-11 4-10 -1Carroll Martin 1964 4-10 6-8 -2Frank "Pop" Ivy 1963 6-8 11-3 -5Don Suman 1961 10-3-1 10-4 0

Among the four new NFL general managers hired in 2016, Robinson led the group by leading the Titans to six more wins than the previous season.

New NFL general managers in 2016: Team's WinNew GM Team 2016 W-L 2015 W-L ImprovementJon Robinson Tennessee Titans 9-7 3-13 6Chris Grier Miami Dolphins 10-6 6-10 4Bob Quinn Detroit Lions 9-7 7-9 2Paul DePodesta* Cleveland Browns 1-15 3-13 -2* Chief Strategy Officer

Jon Robinson constructed a roster that produced three consecutive winning seasons in Robinson's first three years on the job. The club went 9-7 in 2016, 2017 and 2018, with a postseason berth following the 2017 campaign. Robinson became only the second general manager in franchise history whose first three teams finished above the .500 mark, joining Mike Holovak (1989-91). Additionally, Robinson's .563 winning percentage qualified as the third best among the franchise's general managers in their first three seasons (minimum three seasons).

Highest winning percentage in a general manager's first three seasons, franchise history:

1st 3 Seasons Seasons 3-Year Total New GM (or fewer) Over .500 W L T PctDon Suman 1961-62 (2) 2 21 6 1 .768Mike Reinfeldt 2007-09 2 31 17 0 .646Mike Holovak 1989-91 3 29 19 0 .604Jon Robinson 2016-18 3 27 21 0 .563Bum Phillips 1975-77 2 23 19 0 .548Don Klosterman 1966-68 1 19 22 1 .464Frank "Pop" Ivy 1963 (1) 0 6 8 0 .429Floyd Reese 1994-96 0 17 31 0 .354Ruston Webster 2012-14 0 15 33 0 .313Sid Gillman 1973-74 (2) 0 8 20 0 .286Carroll Martin 1964-65 (2) 0 8 20 0 .286Ladd Herzeg 1981-83 0 10 31 0 .244John Breen 1971-72 (2) 0 5 22 1 .196

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THREE WINNING SEASONS

In January 2016, Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk hired general manager Jon Robinson, who helped turn the Titans into a playoff team by his second season. Robinson became the fifth general manager in franchise history to have the team in the playoffs within his first two full seasons.

Titans/Oilers general managers in the playoffs within their first two full seasons:

First Full Season Postseason BerthsHead Coach as General Manager in First Two Seasons Jon Robinson 2016 2017 (Year 2) Mike Reinfeldt 2007 2007, 2008 (Years 1 & 2)Mike Holovak 1989 1989, 1990 (Years 1 & 2)Don Klosterman 1966 1967 (Year 2)Don Suman 1961 1961, 1962 (Years 1 & 2)

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2019Free Agents Signed Former TeamWR Adam Humphries Tampa BayG Rodger Saffold L.A. RamsDL Brent Urban BaltimoreOLB Cameron Wake Miami

Free Agents Lost New TeamTE Luke Stocker AtlantaG Quinton Spain Buffalo

2018Free Agents Signed Former TeamCB Malcolm Butler New England WR Michael Campanaro BaltimoreLB Will Compton WashingtonQB Blaine Gabbert ArizonaRB Dion Lewis New EnglandS Kendrick Lewis BaltimoreDL Bennie Logan Kansas CityG Kevin Pamphile Tampa BayOL Xavier Su'a-Filo HoustonS Kenny Vaccaro New OrleansWR Nick Williams Atlanta

Free Agents Lost New TeamDB Curtis Riley N.Y. GiantsQB Brandon Weeden HoustonLB Avery Williamson N.Y. JetsG/C Brian Schwenke New EnglandWR Eric Decker New England

2017Free Agents Signed Former TeamLB Daren Bates Oakland S Johnathan Cyprien JacksonvilleWR Eric Decker N.Y. JetsCB Demontre Hurst ChicagoOL Tim Lelito New OrleansCB Logan Ryan New EnglandS Brynden Trawick OaklandOLB Erik Walden IndianapolisKR/WR Eric Weems AtlantaNT Sylvester Williams Denver

Free Agents Lost New TeamT/G Byron Bell DallasCB Valentino Blake N.Y. GiantsTE Anthony Fasano MiamiC/G Brian Schwenke Indianapolis (later re-signed in Tennessee)LB Sean Spence IndianapolisG Chance Warmack PhiladelphiaWR Kendall Wright Chicago

2016Free Agents Signed Former TeamCB Brice McCain MiamiC Ben Jones HoustonQB Matt Cassel DallasWR Rishard Matthews MiamiLB Sean Spence PittsburghCB Valentino Blake PittsburghS Rashad Johnson Arizona

Free Agents Lost New TeamLB Zach Brown BuffaloLB Steven Johnson PittsburghOL Joe Looney DallasCB Coty Sensabaugh Los Angeles

FREE AGENCY UNDER ROBINSONBold = currently on the Titans roster, practice squad or reserve lists

2019Rd. Pick Player Pos. College1 19 Jeffery Simmons DL Mississippi State2 51 A.J. Brown WR Mississippi3 82 Nate Davis OL Charlotte4a 116 Amani Hooker DB Iowa5b 168 D’Andre Walker OLB Georgia6a 188 David Long LB West Virginia

2018Rd. Pick Player Pos. College1 22 Rashaan Evans LB Alabama2 41 Harold Landry III OLB Boston College5 152 Dane Cruikshank DB Arizona6 199 Luke Falk QB Washington State

2017Rd. Pick Player Pos. College1 5 Corey Davis WR Western Michigan1 18 Adoree’ Jackson CB Southern California3 72 Taywan Taylor WR Western Kentucky3 100 Jonnu Smith TE Florida International5 155 Jayon Brown LB UCLA6 217 Corey Levin OL Chattanooga7 227 Josh Carraway OLB Texas Christian7 236 Brad Seaton T Villanova7 241 Khalfani Muhammad RB California

2016Rd. Pick Player Pos. College1 8 Jack Conklin T Michigan State2 33 Kevin Dodd OLB Clemson2 43 Austin Johnson DL Penn State2 45 Derrick Henry RB Alabama3 64 Kevin Byard S Middle Tennessee St.5 140 Tajaé Sharpe WR Massachusetts5 157 LeShaun Sims CB Southern Utah6 193 Sebastian Tretola G Arkansas7 222 Aaron Wallace OLB UCLA7 253 Kalan Reed CB Southern Mississippi

JON ROBINSON'S DRAFT CLASSES

The 2019 Titans draft class (L to R): (front row) A.J. Brown, David Long Jr., Amani Hooker; (back row) D'Andre Walker, Nate Davis, Jeffery Simmons



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DL JEFFERY SIMMONS | 6-4, 305, Mississippi State1st round, 19th overall

College: During a three-year career as a defensive tackle at Mississippi State (2016-18), Simmons appeared in 38 contests with 28 starts. He finished his career ranked sixth in school history with 32.5 tackles for loss. He also tied for sixth in MSU annals with five forced fumbles and tied for fourth with three blocked kicks. His totals also included 163 tackles, seven sacks, seven passes defensed and two defensive touchdowns. He was one of two players in the nation to be named a Bednarik Award Semifinalist in both 2017 and 2018.

WR A.J. BROWN | 6-1, 226, Mississippi2nd round, 51st overall

College: In three seasons at Ole Miss (2016-18), Brown appeared in 36 games and made 25 starts. Brown set the standard in the Ole Miss record book, becoming the program’s all-time leading receiver with 2,984 yards. He ranked third in school history with 189 receptions and fifth all-time with 19 touchdowns. Brown averaged 15.8 yards per catch, and he tallied the most 100-yard receiving games in Ole Miss history with 12. He became the third player in school history to top 1,000 yards in a single season, and the only receiver in Ole Miss history to tally 60 or more receptions in back-to-back seasons.

OL NATE DAVIS | 6-3, 316, Charlotte3rd round, 82nd overall

College: In four seasons at Charlotte (2015-18), Davis appeared in 41 career games with 37 starts. A four-year starter on the offensive line, Davis started at guard from 2015-17 before switching to right tackle for his senior season in 2018. As a senior, Davis earned First Team All-Conference USA recognition by Phil Steele and Second Team All-Conference USA recognition by the league’s coaches.

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DB AMANI HOOKER | 5-11, 210, Iowa4th round, 116th overall

College: During a three-year career at Iowa (2016-18), Hooker played in 36 games with 19 starts and totaled 125 tackles, six interceptions, a sack, 3.5 tackles for loss and nine passes defensed. As a junior, he was named the Big Ten's Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year, selected second-team All-America by The Associated Press and USA Today and earned All-Big Ten recognition by league coaches and media. In 2018, he started all 13 games and shared the team lead with four interceptions and seven pass break-ups.

OLB D'ANDRE WALKER | 6-2, 251, Georgia5th round, 168th overall

College: During a four-year career at Georgia (2015-18), Walker appeared in 54 games (13 starts) and totaled 113 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 27.5 tackles for loss, four passes defensed, five forced fumbles, one fumble recoveries and two blocked punts. As a senior, he started all 13 games in which he played and established career highs with 45 tackles, a team-best 7.5 sacks, a team-high 14 quarterback pressures, three passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He also led the Bulldogs with 11 tackles for loss.

LB DAVID LONG JR. | 5-11, 227, West Virginia6th round, 188th overall

College: During a three-year career at West Virginia (2016-18), Long played in 34 games with 31 starts and totaled 252 tackles, 14 sacks and 40 career tackles for loss, which tied for third place on West Virginia’s all-time list. In 2018, he started all 12 games at Will linebacker and was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the coaches and Associated Press. He garnered second-team All-America honors and first-team All-Big 12 accolades from the Associated Press. He led the team with 111 tackles, eight sacks and 19 tackles for loss, the latter of which tied for the single-season program record.

2019 TRADESTrade Date/Teams Compensation Overall Player Selected Note1. March 15, 2019Tennessee Receives: Player: QB Ryan Tannehill Draft Choice: Round 6, 2019 #188 LB David Long Miami Receives: Draft Choice: Round 7, 2019 #233 RB Chandler Cox Draft Choice: Round 4, 2020

2. April 27, 2019 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 4, 2019 #116 DB Amani Hooker Pick originally from Miami through New Orleans Draft Choice: Round 5, 2019 #168 OLB D’Andre Walker Pick originally from New OrleansN.Y. Jets Receive: Draft Choice: Round 4, 2019 #121 TE Trevon Wesco Draft Choice: Round 5, 2019 #157 LB Blake Cashman

2018 TRADESTrade Date/Teams Compensation Overall Player Selected Note1. April 26, 2018 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 1, 2018 #22 LB Rashaan Evans Pick originally from Kansas City through Buffalo Draft Choice: Round 6, 2018 #215 C Bradley Bozeman Pick traded back to BaltimoreBaltimore Receives: Draft Choice: Round 1, 2018 #25 TE Hayden Hurst Draft Choice: Round 4, 2018 #125 DB Avonte Maddox Pick traded to Philadelphia

2. April 27, 2018 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 2, 2018 #41 OLB Harold Landry III Oakland Receives: Draft Choice: Round 2, 2018 #57 DT P.J. Hall Draft Choice: Round 3, 2018 #89 T Joseph Noteboom Pick traded to L.A. Rams

3. April 28, 2018 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 5, 2018 #152 DB Dane Cruikshank Baltimore Receives: Draft Choice: Round 5, 2018 #162 WR Jordan Lasley Draft Choice: Round 6, 2018 #215 C Bradley Bozeman Pick originally from Baltimore

4. August 28, 2018Tennessee Receives: Player: LB Kamalei Correa Baltimore Receives: Draft Choice: Round 6, 2019 DB Marcus Epps Pick traded to Minnesota

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2017 TRADESTrade Date/Teams Compensation Overall Player Selected Note1. April 28, 2017 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 3, 2017 #72 WR Taywan Taylor Pick originally from Carolina Draft Choice: Round 6, 2017 #200 T Adam Bisnowaty Pick traded to N.Y. Giants; originally from IndianapolisNew England Receives: Draft Choice: Round 3, 2017 #83 DE Derek Rivers Draft Choice: Round 4, 2017 #124 LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin Pick traded to Detroit

2. April 29, 2017 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 5, 2017 #155 LB Jayon Brown Philadelphia Receives: Draft Choice: Round 5, 2017 #164 G Isaac Asiata Pick traded to Miami Draft Choice: Round 6, 2017 #214 DT Elijah Qualls Pick originally from Atlanta

3. April 29, 2017 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 6, 2017 #207 DB Brandon Wilson Pick traded to Cincinnati Draft Choice: Round 7, 2017 #241 RB Khalfani MuhammadN.Y. Giants Receive: Draft Choice: Round 6, 2017 #200 T Adam Bisnowaty Pick originally from Indianapolis through New England

4. April 29, 2017 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 6, 2017 #217 OL Corey Levin Compensatory pick Draft Choice: Round 7, 2017 #227 OLB Josh Carraway Cincinnati Receives: Draft Choice: Round 6, 2017 #207 DB Brandon Wilson Pick originally from N.Y. Giants

5. Sept. 1, 2017Tennessee Receives: Player: DE David KingKansas City Receives: Draft Choice: Round 7, 2018 #243 DB Keion Crossen Conditional draft choice; traded to New England

2016 TRADESTrade Date/Teams Compensation Overall Player Selected Note1. March 9, 2016Tennessee Receives: Player: RB DeMarco Murray Draft Choice: Round 4, 2016 #113 LB Nick Kwiatkoski Pick traded from Tennessee to Los Angeles to ChicagoPhiladelphia Receives: Draft Choice: Round 4, 2016 #100 QB Connor Cook Pick traded from Philadelphia to Cleveland to Oakland

2. April 14, 2016Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 1, 2016 #15 WR Corey Coleman Pick traded from Tennessee to Cleveland Draft Choice: Round 2, 2016 #43 DL Austin Johnson Pick originally from Philadelphia Draft Choice: Round 2, 2016 #45 RB Derrick Henry Draft Choice: Round 3, 2016 #76 T Shon Coleman Pick traded from Tennessee to Cleveland Draft Choice: Round 1, 2017 #5 WR Corey Davis Draft Choice: Round 3, 2017 #100 TE Jonnu Smith Compensatory pickLos Angeles Receives: Draft Choice: Round 1, 2016 #1 QB Jared Goff Draft Choice: Round 4, 2016 #113 LB Nick Kwiatkoski Pick originally from Philadelphia; traded from Los Angeles to Chicago Draft Choice: Round 6, 2016 #177 TE Temarrick Hemingway

3. April 28, 2016 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 1, 2016 #8 T Jack Conklin Pick originally from Miami through Philadelphia Draft Choice: Round 6, 2016 #176 RB Andy Janovich Pick traded from Tennessee to DenverCleveland Receives: Draft Choice: Round 1, 2016 #15 WR Corey Coleman Pick originally from Los Angeles Draft Choice: Round 3, 2016 #76 T Shon Coleman Pick originally from Los Angeles Draft Choice: Round 2, 2017 #52 QB DeShone Kizer

4. April 30, 2016 (Draft Day Trade)Tennessee Receives: Draft Choice: Round 5, 2016 #157 CB LeShaun Sims Pick originally from N.Y. Jets Draft Choice: Round 7, 2016 #253 CB Kalan ReedDenver Receives: Draft Choice: Round 6, 2016 #176 RB Andy Janovich Pick originally from Cleveland Draft Choice: Round 6, 2017 #203 RB De’Angelo Henderson

5. Aug. 16, 2016 Tennessee Receives: Player: G/T Dennis KellyPhiladelphia Receives: Player: WR Dorial Green-Beckham



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On the Titans' 90-man training camp roster (as of Aug. 23), there are 44 offensive players, 42 defensive players and four specialists. Thirty-six of the 90 players were added to the roster since the end of the 2018 campaign. The following is a closer breakdown of the 90-man roster (as of Aug. 23, 2019):

By Draft Round: First Round 9 Second Round 6 Third Round 7 Fourth Round 5 Fifth Round 12 Sixth Round 4 Seventh Round 2 Undrafted 45

Years in NFL (including 2019): 14th 1 12th 2 11th 2 10th 1 9th 1 8th 5 7th 3 6th 7 5th 2 4th 11 3rd 12 2nd 13 1st 9 Rookie 21

By Age (as of the start of training camp, July 27, 2019): 20-24 44 25-28 34 29-32 8 33+ 4

By Position: LB 14 OL 15 WR 12 DL 12 S 6 CB 10 TE 7 RB/FB 7 Specialists 4 QB 3

Pro Bowl Seasons: CB Malcolm Butler (2015, '16) S Kevin Byard (2017) DT Jurrell Casey (2015, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18) P Brett Kern (2017, '18) T Taylor Lewan (2016, '17, '18) OLB Cameron Wake (2010, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘16) TE Delanie Walker (2015, ‘16, ‘17)

Super Bowl Victories: CB Malcolm Butler (2014, '16) RB Dion Lewis (2016) CB Logan Ryan (2014, ‘16)

First-Round Draft Picks: DL Jeffery Simmons (2019) LB Rashaan Evans (2018) WR Corey Davis (2017) CB Adoree’ Jackson (2017) T Jack Conklin (2016) QB Marcus Mariota (2015) T Taylor Lewan (2014) S Kenny Vaccaro (2013 by NO) QB Ryan Tannehill (2012 by MIA)

Drafted by the Titans: 26New players in 2019: 36Oldest player: OLB Cameron Wake (1/30/82)Youngest player: DB Amani Hooker (6/14/98)Tallest player: OL Dennis Kelly (6-8)Shortest player: RB Dalyn Dawkins (5-7)

Most seasons with the Titans (including 2019): P Brett Kern (11)Most NFL seasons (including 2019): TE Delanie Walker (14)

States that produced the most current Titans (high school location): Georgia - 11 (Austin Barnard, Kevin Byard, Kenneth Durden, Corey Levin, Isaiah Mack, Kalif Raymond, Wesley Woodyard, Ukeme Eligwe, Akeem Hunt, Quart'e Sapp, DeAngelo Yancey)California - 10 (Jayon Brown, Jurrell Casey, Dane Cruikshank, Matt Dickerson, Jamil Douglas, Hroniss Grasu, Jeremy McNichols, David Quessenberry, Delanie Walker, LaDarius Wiley)

Universities that produced the most current Titans: Purdue - 4 (Akeem Hunt, DeAngelo Yancey, Kevin Pamphile, Dennis Kelly)Chattanooga, Penn State, Virginia, Toledo, Tennessee, Stanford (tie) - 3

TITANS ROSTER BREAKDOWN KEY NUMBERS

3Consecutive winning seasons for the Titans after going 9-7 in 2016, 2017 and 2018. It marks the first time in the team's "Titans era" (1999–present) it has accomplished the feat.

4Consecutive Pro Bowl berths by defensive tackle Jurrell Casey, who became the first player in the club’s “Titans era” (1999–present) to earn four Pro Bowl selections. He has done so the last four consecutive seasons.

6.0Yards per carry by Derrick Henry in 2018 from Week 9-17, which led the NFL among qualifiers.

7Games the Titans play in 2019 against playoff teams from 2018: Houston (two games), Indianapolis (two games), Kansas City, New Orleans and the L.A. Chargers. That number is tied for the most in the NFL.

12Interceptions since the beginning of the 2017 season by fourth-year safety Kevin Byard, who owns the highest total in the NFL in that time period.

12Career game-winning drives by Marcus Mariota. He has eight such drives (including playoffs) since the beginning of the 2017 campaign.

13.7Yards per reception in 2018 by Corey Davis, which ranked ninth in the NFL among players with at least 65 receptions.

16Wins by the Titans in their last 20 home games, dating back to 2016.

18.9Points per game allowed by the Titans defense in 2018, which trailed only the Chicago Bears (17.7) and Baltimore Ravens (17.9) for the best average in the NFL.

20Number of draft picks by Titans general manager Jon Robinson currently on the team's roster (as of Aug. 26, 2019).

32Touchdowns by Titans opponents in 2018, which was the second-lowest total in the NFL behind the 30 surrendered by Chicago.

42NFL-leading number of receptions for first downs from the slot by Adam Humphries in 2018.

44.7Opponents' 2018 touchdown percentage against the Titans in the red zone. The Titans defense ranked second in the NFL behind the Eagles (44.6).

60Seasons in franchise history (1960–2019).

82Total penalties on the Titans in 2018, which was the lowest total in the NFL in 2018 and set a franchise record for the lowest total in a 16-game season.



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Video: Mike Vrabel reviews the 2019 offseason

Podcast: The OTP visits with Mike Vrabel

13 Topics With Titans Coach Mike Vrabel at the 2019 NFL Owners Meetings

Video: Introducing Mike Vrabel's Second and Seven Foundation

Video: Igniting the Fire - Who is Mike Vrabel?

Mike Vrabel was named head coach of the Titans on Jan. 20, 2018. He became the 19th head coach in franchise history. In his first season as head coach, Vrabel directed the Titans to a 9-7 record. His nine wins tied for the fourth-highest total in franchise history by a first-year head coach. With only 82 penalties enforced against the Titans in 2018, Vrabel's team led the NFL and set a franchise record (16-game season) for fewest penalties in a season. The 2018 Titans also placed third in points allowed (18.9 per game), eighth in total defense (333.4 yards per game), sixth in passing defense (216.9), second in red zone defense (44.7 percent touch-down rate) and seventh in rushing offense (126.4) in the league rankings. Vrabel arrived in Tennessee with 18 years of NFL experience, includ-ing four seasons as a coach and 14 seasons as a player. His distinguished playing career included three Super Bowl wins (2001, 2003 and 2004), one Pro Bowl selection (2007) and an All-Pro honor (2007). Vrabel played in 206 NFL games and totaled 57 sacks, 496 tackles, 11 interceptions, 20 forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries and 10 touchdown receptions. Additionally, his teams advanced to the playoffs eight times (20 postseason games), with Vrabel recording eight postseason sacks and two postseason touchdown receptions. Vrabel joined the Titans after four seasons with the Houston Texans, spending the first three seasons (2014-16) coaching linebackers and one year (2017) as the team’s defensive coordinator. During his time in Hous-ton, the Texans built one of the best defenses in the NFL and experienced tremendous success as a team – earning two division titles (2015, 2016).

HEAD COACH MIKE VRABEL Between 2014-16, the Texans defense ranked third in the NFL in yards allowed per game (319.9) and net passing yards (218.4). Hous-ton also ranked first in third-down defense (33.6), fourth in opponent completion percent-age (59.5) and sixth in points allowed per game (19.8). The 2016 defense ranked number one in the NFL, for the first time in franchise history, in yards allowed (301.3). In 2017, his first year as a defensive coordinator, the Texans finished the campaign with 19 players on injured reserve. Despite the injuries, Vrabel led the defense to the fifth-best third-down percent-age in the NFL and a fran-chise-record 3.97 yards per carry by opponents. Houston also had 18 different players record at least half a sack last year and 26 players tally at least one tackle for loss. Vrabel spent his career playing and coaching with accomplished leaders, in-cluding Bill Belichick, Bill Cowher, Romeo Crennel, Urban Meyer, Bill O’Brien and Todd Haley. As the Texans linebackers coach from 2014-16, Vrabel developed sev-eral players into top-notch performers, including Jadaveon Clowney (Pro Bowl, 2016), Whitney Mercilus, Benardrick McKinney (second-team All-Pro, 2016) and Brian Cushing. The 2015 Texans defense had the top third-down defense in the NFL (28.5 percent), which was the lowest percentage in franchise history and the lowest by any NFL team since the 2003 Titans (27.7 percent). The 2015 defense also set a franchise mark for sacks in a season with 45 - 22.5 coming from Vrabel’s linebacking corps. Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks, Vrabel transitioned immedi-ately from an NFL player to college coach. He started as the linebacker coach at Ohio State in 2011 and coached the defensive line from 2012–2013. The 2012 Buckeyes finished the season undefeated at 12-0. He also was named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by ESPN.com in 2012. Vrabel was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft, after his playing career at Ohio State, where he earned All-America honors and Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year in both 1995 and 1996. A native of Akron, Ohio, Vrabel attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons: Tyler and Carter.

MIKE VRABEL AT A GLANCE

● Regular season record: 9-7 ● Postseason record: 0-0 ● Overall record: 9-7 ● Regular season home record: 6-2 ● Regular season road record: 3-5 ● vs. Bears: 0-0 ● At home vs. Bears: 0-0 ● On the road vs. Bears: 0-0 ● vs. Matt Nagy: 0-0 ● Year as Titans head coach: 2 ● Year as NFL head coach: 2

Mike Vrabel's Career Coaching Ledger:

Years Team Position 2018-19 Tennessee Titans Head Coach2017 Houston Texans Defensive Coordinator2014-16 Houston Texans Linebackers Coach2012-13 Ohio State University Defensive Line Coach2011 Ohio State University Linebackers Coach

Mike Vrabel's Career Playing Ledger:

Years Team Position 2009-10 Kansas City Chiefs Linebacker2001-08 New England Patriots Linebacker1997-00 Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker

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TITANS 2019

COACHING STAFF

Mike Vrabel Head CoachDean Pees Defensive CoordinatorArthur Smith Offensive Coordinator Craig Aukerman Special TeamsBrian Bell Strength & Conditioning Asst. Scott Booker Defensive AssistantShane Bowen Outside LinebackersKeith Carter Offensive LineKerry Coombs SecondaryRyan Crow Defensive AssistantTony Dews Running BacksTodd Downing Tight EndsMatt Edwards Assistant Special TeamsMondray Gee Strength & Conditioning Asst. Chandler Henley Quality ControlTyrone McKenzie Inside LinebackersRob Moore Wide ReceiversPat O'Hara QuarterbacksMatt Pees Quality ControlFrank Piraino Strength & ConditioningLuke Steckel Offensive AssistantJohn Streicher Assistant to Head

CoachMike Sullivan Assistant Offensive LineTerrell Williams Defensive Line

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COACH YEARS WON LOST TIED PCT.Lou Rymkus 1960-61 12 7 1 .625Wally Lemm 1961, 1966-70 38 40 4 .487Frank “Pop” Ivy 1962-63 17 12 0 .586Sammy Baugh 1964 4 10 0 .285Hugh “Bones” Taylor 1965 4 10 0 .285Ed Hughes 1971 4 9 1 .321Bill Peterson 1972-73 1 18 0 .052Sid Gillman 1973-74 8 15 0 .347O.A. “Bum” Phillips 1975-80 59 38 0 .608Ed Biles 1981-83 8 23 0 .258Chuck Studley 1983 2 8 0 .200Hugh Campbell 1984-85 8 22 0 .266Jerry Glanville 1985-89 35 35 0 .500Jack Pardee 1990-94 44 35 0 .556Jeff Fisher 1994-2010 147 126 0 .538Mike Munchak 2011-13 22 26 0 .458Ken Whisenhunt 2014-15 3 20 0 .130Mike Mularkey 2015-17 21 22 0 .488Mike Vrabel 2018-19 9 7 0 .563

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The nine wins by the Titans in 2018 put Mike Vrabel in a select group of coaches in franchise history who have won that many games in their first full season at the helm. Of the 19 head coaches in the organization’s history, beginning in 1960, Vrabel became the eighth to reach nine wins in his first full season as head coach.

Most regular season wins by Titans/Oilers head coaches in their first full season:

Coach Season Wins Losses Ties 1. Frank “Pop” Ivy 1962 11 3 02. O.A. “Bum” Phillips 1975 10 4 0 Lou Rymkus 1960 10 4 04. Mike Vrabel 2018 9 7 0 Mike Mularkey 2016 - a 9 7 0 Mike Munchak 2011 9 7 0 Jack Pardee 1990 9 7 0 Wally Lemm 1961 - b 9 0 09. Jeff Fisher 1995 - c 7 9 0 Ed Biles 1981 7 9 0 Sid Gillman 1974 - d 7 7 0

Notes: Excludes the following interim seasons: a - Mularkey was named head coach for the final nine games of 2015; b - Lemm coached only the final nine games of 1961; c - Fisher was named head coach for the final six games of 1994; d - Gillman was named head coach for the final nine games of 1973.

TITANS/OILERS HEAD COACH HISTORY

NINE WINS IN FIRST YEAR TITANS ASSISTANT COACHESDEAN PEESDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Pees joined the Titans in 2018 with 45 previous years of coaching experience, including 14 sea-sons in the NFL.

¾ In seven of his 11 seasons as a defensive coor-dinator in the NFL, Pees’ defenses have finished in the NFL’s top 10, including the 2018 Titans de-fense (eighth in the NFL).

¾ Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, Pees was with the Baltimore Ravens for eight seasons, first as linebackers coach (2010-12) and then as defensive coordinator (2012-17).

¾ In 2012, he helped the Ravens to a Super Bowl XLVII victory and became the eighth defensive coordinator in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl with two different teams.

¾ From 2004-09, Pees was with the New England Patriots as linebackers coach (2004-05) and defensive coordinator (2006-09).

¾ Over his four-year tenure as New England's defensive coordinator, the Patriots ranked second in the NFL in points allowed (17.3 per game).

¾ Pees also has 25 years of college coaching experience, including time as the head coach of Kent State (1998-2003) and as the defensive coordina-tor at Michigan State under head coach Nick Saban (1995-97).

¾ He also had stops at Notre Dame (1994), Toledo (1990-93), Navy (1987-89), Miami (Ohio) (1983-86) and Findlay (Ohio) (1979-82). He started his coaching career as a high school coach from 1973-78.

¾ A native of Dunkirk, Ohio, Pees graduated from Bowling Green State Uni-versity.

ARTHUR SMITHOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Smith was promoted to offensive coordinator on Jan. 21, 2018 after working his way up the coach-ing ladder under four different head coaches during his time at the Titans.

¾ Seven games into the 2015 campaign, Smith was promoted from offensive assistant/tight ends to tight ends coach. From that point through 2018, the Titans ranked fifth in receiving yards by tight ends (3,779), sixth in receptions by tight ends (326), and tied for fifth in receiving touchdowns by tight ends (30).

¾ He was hired in 2011 as a defensive assistant/quality control coach, and from 2012–2013 he served as the offensive assistant/quality control coach.

¾ In 2010, he worked at Ole Miss as an administrative assistant/defensive intern and worked primarily with the linebackers.

¾ He spent two years (2007 –2008) working for the Washington Redskins. He worked two years as defensive quality control coach after joining the organization as a college scouting assistant.

¾ The Memphis, Tenn., native graduated from North Carolina and played offensive line before joining the coaching staff for one season (2006) as a graduate assistant.

CRAIG AUKERMANSPECIAL TEAMSClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Aukerman was promoted to special teams coach in 2018. He joined the Titans in January 2017 as the assistant special teams coach.

¾ The 2018 Titans set the NFL kickoff return average record (32.0) and ranked second in fewest special teams penalties (nine). Brett Kern was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl.

¾ Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, he gained 17 years of coaching experi-ence, including 10 seasons on the college level and seven years in the NFL.

¾ He spent four seasons (2013-16) with the San Diego Chargers working with their special teams, first as an assistant special teams coach (2013-15) and then as the special teams coordinator (2016).

¾ He also spent time in the NFL on the coaching staffs with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2011-12) and Denver Broncos (2010).

¾ In the college ranks, he coached at Findlay (2000), Miami (Ohio) (2001-02, 2005-08), Western Kentucky (2003-04), and Kent State (2009).

¾ Aukerman was a two-time NAIA All-American at the University of Findlay (Ohio), where he played defensive back and wide receiver from 1995-98.


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KERRY COOMBSSECONDARYClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Coombs was hired by the Titans in 2018 to coach the defensive backs. He arrived with 35 years of prior coaching experience.

¾ In 2018, the Titans ranked sixth in the NFL in pass-ing defense (216.9 yards per game) and eighth in the league in opponent passer rating (88.4).

¾ He spent six seasons (2012-17) at Ohio State, concluding his time there with the title of assistant coordinator, defense/cornerbacks/special teams coordinator for the Buckeyes.

¾ In 2017, the Ohio State defense ranked ninth in the NCAA in yards al-lowed and in 2016, the Buckeyes ranked fourth nationally with 21 inter-ceptions, including seven returned for touchdowns.

¾ He spent five seasons (2007-11) coaching the defensive backs at the University of Cincinnati.

¾ Additionally, Coombs has 24 years of experience in the high school ranks, including 16 seasons as the head coach at Colerain High School, where he compiled a 161-34 record.

¾ A native of Colerain, Ohio, Coombs played on the 1980 University of Day-ton Division III National Championship team.

RYAN CROWDEFENSIVE ASSISTANTClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Crow joined the Titans in 2018 with seven previ-ous seasons of coaching experience in the college ranks.

¾ Crow served as a graduate assistant at Ohio State (2017) and worked primarily with linebackers.

¾ Crow spent three seasons at Baldwin Wallace University as offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (2015-16) and offensive line coach (2014). He also spent three seasons at Purdue as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line (2012-13) and one season as assistant strength coach (2011).

¾ A native of Findlay, Ohio, Crow played linebacker at Bowling Green and earned a scholarship after initially walking on.

TONY DEWSRUNNING BACKSClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Dews joined the Titans in 2018 with 20 previous years of coaching in the college ranks.

¾ In 2018, the Titans finished with the NFL’s sev-enth-ranked rushing offense (126.4 yards per game), and Derrick Henry ranked second in the AFC with 1,059 rushing yards.

¾ Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, Dews coached running backs at West Virginia in 2017.

¾ Dews had stints coaching wide receivers at Arizona (2012-16), tight ends at Pittsburgh (2011), wide receivers at Michigan (2008-10), wide receiv-ers at West Virginia (2007), linebackers at UNLV (2006), special teams (2005) and tackles/tight ends (2004) at Central Michigan, defensive line at Holy Cross (2002), offensive line at California (Pa.) and defensive line at Millersville (1998). He was a graduate assistant at West Virginia from 1999-2001.

¾ A native of Clifton,Va., Dews played tight end at Liberty University, where he was the team’s leading receiver in both of his final two seasons.

TODD DOWNINGTIGHT ENDS Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Downing joined the Titans in 2019 with 18 years of previous NFL coaching experience.

¾ He spent 2018 as the tight ends coach for the Min-nesota Vikings, helping Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph post the second-highest reception (64) and yardage totals (634) of his career.

¾ Downing spent three seasons (2015-17) with the Oakland Raiders, first as quarterbacks coach and then one season as offensive coordinator. In all three seasons with the Raiders, quarterback Derek Carr earned Pro Bowl invites.

¾ Downing coached the quarterbacks for one season (2014) in Buffalo and

TITANS ASSISTANT COACHESBRIAN BELLSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSISTANT Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Bell joined the Titans in 2018 after spending three seasons with the Houston Texans as assistant strength and conditioning coach. He was a mem-ber of back-to-back AFC South Division Champi-onships in his first two campaigns in Houston.

¾ Bell was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Penn State from 2012-13 and the head football strength and conditioning coach at his high school alma mater, DeMatha Catholic, in Hyattsville, Md., from 2011-12.

¾ Bell was a tight end and fullback at Kent State from 2002-06. In 2007, Bell signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent and served on the team’s practice squad.

SCOTT BOOKERDEFENSIVE ASSISTANT Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Booker joined the Titans in 2018 after spending 15 seasons in the college coaching ranks.

¾ He spent the 2017 season coaching safeties/spe-cial teams at Nebraska.

¾ Previously, Booker spent seven years (2010-16) at Notre Dame, as a tight ends/special teams coor-dinator (2012-16) and offensive intern (2010-11). He coached the secondary at Western Kentucky for one season (2009).

¾ Booker began his coaching career at his alma mater Kent State as a grad-uate assistant (2003-04) and secondary coach (2005-08).

¾ The Pittsburgh, Pa., native played collegiately under Defensive Coordina-tor Dean Pees at Kent State.

SHANE BOWENOUTSIDE LINEBACKERS Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Bowen joined the Titans in 2018 after spending two seasons (2016-17) as a defensive assistant for the Houston Texans. He arrived with nine years of coaching experience.

¾ In 2018, the Titans defense ranked eighth overall (333.4 yards per game), and Bowen helped two rookies—second-round draft pick Harold Landry III and undrafted free agent Sharif Finch—combine for six sacks.

¾ In 2016, Bowen was part of a Texans staff that produced the NFL’s num-ber one defense (yards allowed) for the first time in franchise history. In 2017, the defense ranked fifth in third-down defense and set a franchise record for yards per carry by opponents (3.97).

¾ He also served at Kennesaw State as linebackers coach (2013-15), at Ohio State as a defensive graduate assistant (2012). He began his coaching career as an assistant at Georgia Tech (2009-11).

¾ A native of Pickerington, Ohio, Bowen was a three-year letter winner at Georgia Tech as an outside linebacker.

KEITH CARTEROFFENSIVE LINEClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Carter joined the Titans in 2018 with 13 years of prior coaching experience, including five seasons in the NFL.

¾ In 2018, the Titans ranked seventh in the NFL in rushing, and left tackle Taylor Lewan was named to the Pro Bowl.

¾ Prior to arriving in Tennessee, he spent three sea-sons with the Atlanta Falcons as running backs coach (2017) and as-sistant offensive line coach (2015-16). The 2016 Falcons offensive line protected NFL MVP Matt Ryan and paved the way for the NFL’s fifth-best rushing attack while also winning the NFC Championship.

¾ He tallied two seasons as the offensive quality control coach for the Seat-tle Seahawks (2012-13).

¾ In the college ranks, Carter has experience as the offensive line/run game coach at San Jose State (2014), tight ends (2009) and offensive line coach (2010-11) at the University of San Diego, offensive line coach at University of the Redlands (2007-08), tight ends coach at Wagner College (2006) and as an undergraduate assistant at UCLA (2005).

¾ The Downington, Pa., native was a tight end, H-back and fullback at UCLA.


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spent five seasons (2009-13) with the Detroit Lions. He originally joined the Lions as an offensive quality control coach and worked his way up to quarterbacks coach for the final three seasons.

¾ Downing began his NFL coaching career with the Minnesota Vikings (2001-05) and then the St. Louis Rams (2006-08).

¾ The Minneapolis, Minn., native attended the University of Minnesota.

MATT EDWARDSASSISTANT SPECIAL TEAMSClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Edwards joined the Titans in 2018 with 15 previ-ous years of collegiate coaching experience.

¾ He spent the previous four seasons (2014-17) as the defensive coordinator at Tiffin University.

¾ Edwards served as the defensive line/special teams coordinator at Florida Atlantic (2013), the linebackers/special teams coordinator (2012) and defensive ends coach (2011) at Miami (Ohio), and seven seasons (2004-10) at Kent State primarily coaching the defensive line. Edwards began his coaching career as linebackers coach at the College of Wooster.

¾ A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Edwards played linebacker and defensive end at Miami (Ohio).

MONDRAY GEESTRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSISTANT Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Gee (pronounced "jee") joined the Titans in 2019 after spending nine seasons with the Seattle Sea-hawks (2010-18), where he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.

¾ Prior to joining the Titans, Gee accrued 19 sea-sons in coaching, including 18 seasons in the NFL.

¾ The Seahawks earned playoff berths in seven of his nine seasons there, including a Super Bowl XLVII victory following the 2013 season and an NFC title the following year.

¾ From 2008-09, Gee was a strength and conditioning assistant with the Green Bay Packers. His stint in Green Bay followed seven seasons (2001-07) with the Detroit Lions as a strength and conditioning assistant.

¾ Gee also worked at Michigan State (1996–2001), first as an intern as an undergrad and then as a graduate assistant.

¾ He is a native of Detroit, Mich.

CHANDLER HENLEYQUALITY CONTROL Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Chandler Henley joined the Titans in 2018 after spending the previous three years coaching tight ends at Yale, his alma mater.

¾ The 2017 Yale squad earned its first outright Ivy League title since 1980, and Henley helped start-ing tight end Jaeden Graham win first-team All-Ivy League honors.

¾ Henley spent three total seasons at Vanderbilt University, starting as an offensive/recruiting graduate assistant (2012-13) and adding assistant quarterback coach to his responsibilities in 2014.

¾ A native of Littleton, Colo., Henley played wide receiver for Yale (2002-06), recording 110 receptions for 1,609 yards and 11 touchdowns during his career.

TYRONE McKENZIEINSIDE LINEBACKERSClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ McKenzie joined the Titans in 2018 after spending the 2017 season as the assistant special teams coach/defensive consultant for the Los Angeles Rams. He has five seasons of previous coaching experience.

¾ In 2018, inside linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the defense with 124 stops, while Jayon Brown was one of only six NFL linebackers with at least six sacks, one inter-ception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during the season.

¾ Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks, McKenzie spent two seasons coaching collegiately, first as an assistant defensive line/quality control coach at Stanford (2016) and as an outside linebackers/graduate assis-tant at Colorado (2015).

¾ He also has two years of high school coaching experience at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Fla.

¾ After being drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (97th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, McKenzie spent five years as a linebacker with the Patriots (2009-10), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2010) and Minneso-ta Vikings (2011-13). He was a team captain in three of his five seasons.

¾ A native of Tampa, Fla., McKenzie played linebacker at the University of South Florida.

ROB MOOREWIDE RECEIVERSClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Moore joined the Titans in 2018 with 16 years of NFL experience as a player and coach.

¾ In 2018, Moore oversaw the development of a youthful group that included Corey Davis, who led the offense in his second season with 65 recep-tions, 891 receiving yards and four touchdowns, seeing dramatic increases from his rookie cam-paign. Davis' yardage total ranked ninth among all AFC receivers.

¾ Moore spent three seasons (2015-17) as the wide receivers coach for the Oakland Raiders and one year (2014) with the Buffalo Bills.

¾ During his three years in Oakland, he worked with Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, who totaled 435 receptions, 5,556 receiving yards and 43 touchdowns in that time.

¾ During his one year in Buffalo, he worked with Sammy Watkins, who set franchise records for a rookie with 65 receptions for 982 yards.

¾ Moore also spent time coaching at Syracuse (2010-13), Phoenix (Ariz.) Junior College (2009) and Montclair (N.J.) High School (2002-03).

¾ A native of Hempstead, N.Y., Moore had a 12-year NFL career playing for the New York Jets (1990-94) and Arizona Cardinals (1995-2001).

PAT O'HARAQUARTERBACKS Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ O’Hara joined the Titans in 2018 after spending three seasons (2015-17) with the Houston Texans as an offensive assistant who helped coach quar-terbacks. He arrived in Tennessee with 19 previ-ous seasons of coaching experience.

¾ In 2018, quarterback Marcus Mariota set a fran-chise record with a 68.9 completion percentage (228 of 331). He also finished with a career-best average of 7.64 yards per attempt and a career-low eight interceptions.

¾ O'Hara spent 10 years coaching in the Arena Football League, including stints as a head coach for the Los Angeles Avengers (2009), Tri-Cities Fever (AF2, 2009), Orlando Predators (2010-11) and New Orleans Voo-Doo (2012-14).

¾ O’Hara was an offensive coordinator for the AFL’s Tampa Bay Storm for three seasons (2005, 2007-08).

¾ A native of Santa Monica, Calif., O’Hara was a 10th round selection for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1991 NFL Draft.

MATT PEESQUALITY CONTROL Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Pees joined the Titans in 2018 as a defensive as-sistant and quality control coach. He will work with the defensive line in 2019 under defensive line coach Terrell Williams.

¾ He joined the Titans in 2018 after serving two sea-sons as the head coach at Green Mountain (Col-orado) High School. Pees has six total years of high school coaching experience.

¾ After playing at Bowling Green (Ohio) High School, Pees initially walked on at Kent State before becoming the team’s video coordinator.

¾ He graduated from Metro State University of Denver with a degree in history and political science, and he then earned a master’s degree in education from Regis University in Denver. He initially pursued a career outside of football, but Pees got back into coaching after spending 10 years in various business roles.

TITANS ASSISTANT COACHES


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TITANS ASSISTANT COACHESFRANK PIRAINOSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Piraino joined the Titans in 2019 after serving as head strength and conditioning coach for football at Boston College, where he spent six total sea-sons (2013-18).

¾ Piraino joined head coach Steve Addazio at Bos-ton College after spending two seasons (2011-12) as his head strength and conditioning coach at Temple and one year as the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Marshall (2010).

¾ He served on the strength and conditioning staff at the University of Flor-ida for five years (2005-09), during a stretch when Florida won a pair of national championships (2006 and 2008) under head coach Urban Meyer.

¾ He also spent time at Notre Dame (2004), Michigan State (2003-04) and Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) High School (2000-03), as well as an internship with the Cleveland Indians (2000-01).

¾ Piraino graduated from the University of Akron and later earned a mas-ter’s degree from Michigan State.

LUKE STECKELOFFENSIVE ASSISTANTClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Steckel joined the Titans in 2013 as an assistant to the head coach and was promoted to offensive assistant the following season. He also served as assistant wide receivers coach in 2017.

¾ He joined the Titans after spending four seasons (2009-2012) with the Cleveland Browns as the as-sistant to the head coach.

¾ He spent three seasons as a linebacker at Princeton (2004-06), where he helped lead the Tigers to an Ivy League Championship.

¾ He is the son of former Titans offensive coordinator Les Steckel and at-tended Brentwood (Tenn.) High School.

JOHN STREICHERASSISTANT TO HEAD COACHClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Streicher joined the Titans in 2018 after spending the previous two years (2016-17) as Texas State’s director of football operations. There he managed the day-to-day operations of the program and oversaw recruiting under Bobcats head coach Ev-erett Withers.

¾ From 2014-15, Streicher served on James Madi-son’s football staff. He was promoted to the director of football operations and player personnel in 2015 after originally joining JMU as special assis-tant to the head coach.

¾ A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Streicher went to James Madison after spending six seasons on the football staff at Ohio State.

MIKE SULLIVANASSISTANT OFFENSIVE LINEClick For Complete Online Bio

¾ Sullivan is in his 17th season coaching in the NFL in 2019. His resume includes eight years as an NFL offensive line coach and five campaigns with the Titans.

¾ He joined the Titans in 2014 after one season as offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns (2013).

¾ Sullivan spent four seasons (2009-12) as offensive line coach for the San Diego Chargers. He had two other stints with the Browns as offensive line coach (2007-08) and assistant offensive line coach (2001-04).

¾ He has three seasons of college experience, as offensive line coach for Western Michigan (2005-06) and as a graduate assistant for the Univer-sity of Miami (Fla.) (2000).

¾ Sullivan began his coaching career in 1997, spending five seasons coaching in Europe.

¾ A native of Chicago, Ill., Sullivan played in 48 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992-95.

TERRELL WILLIAMSDEFENSIVE LINE Click For Complete Online Bio

¾ Williams joined the Titans in 2018 with 20 previous years of coaching experience, including six sea-sons in the NFL.

¾ In 2018, defensive tackle Jurrell Casey was named to the Pro Bowl after leading the defense with seven sacks. The Titans defense ranked eighth overall (333.4 yards per game) and third in points allowed (18.9 per game).

¾ He spent three seasons coaching the defensive line with the Miami Dol-phins (2015-17).

¾ During Williams’ tenure with the Dolphins, Cameron Wake tallied 29 sacks, the eighth-highest total by a player, and Ndamukong Suh posted 15.5 sacks, the eighth-highest number of sacks among defensive tackles.

¾ Williams also spent three seasons coaching the defensive line with the Oakland Raiders (2012-14).

¾ Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks, Williams spent time at Texas A&M (2010-11), Purdue (2006-09), Akron (2004-05), Youngstown State (2002-03), North Carolina A&T (1999-2001) and Fort Scott Community College (1998).

¾ A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Williams played collegiately at East Caro-lina as a nose tackle.

KEY DATES

August 29 Final preseason game at the Chicago Bears August 31 Prior to 3 p.m. CT, clubs must reduce rosters to a

maximum of 53 players on the Active/Inactive List.September 1 At noon CT, clubs may establish a practice squad of

up to 10 players. September 8 First regular season game at the Cleveland Browns

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In 2015, the Titans and Nissan North America announced the formation of a 20-year, exclusive naming-rights partnership that rebranded Nashville’s downtown stadium as Nissan Stadium. Nissan Stadium hosts all Titans home football games, Tennessee State University football games, the Music City Bowl, the CMA Music Festival and numerous other events. The procurement of naming rights to Nissan Stadium fit the automotive company’s ‘Fewer, Bigger, Better’ marketing strategy, which has included ongoing sponsorships of NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ the Heisman House college football program and a major advertising presence in this year’s Super Bowl. Nissan is also now the official automotive partner of the Tennessee Titans. Nissan’s ever-growing footprint in Tennessee includes vehicle and powertrain manufacturing facilities in Smyrna and Decherd respectively, along with its North American headquarters in Franklin. The Nissan Smyrna Plant began operations in 1983 and employs more than 8,400 people. In 2014, the Smyrna plant assembled more than 648,000 vehicles, making it the highest volume automotive assembly plant in North America. Nissan also has a major manufacturing presence in Canton, Miss., along with research and development groups in California, Arizona and Michigan. In total, the company employs more than 22,000 employees in the U.S. One component of the Titans-Nissan partnership is assisting charitable organizations throughout Middle Tennessee in an array of community outreach programs. A centerpiece of this is the annual “Taste of Titans” charitable event, for which Nissan serves as presenting sponsor. During the course of a 20-year relationship, a total of more than $1 million resulting from these annual events is anticipated to be distributed to local non-profit organizations. Nissan Stadium is a city-owned venue that has housed the Titans since 1999. The naming rights agreement includes the opportunity for Nissan branding on the exterior of the stadium, as well as stadium signage and other unique displays inside the stadium. LP Building Products has held the naming rights to the stadium since 2006 and that exclusivity now shifts to Nissan. Titans/Oilers all-time regular-season record by home venue:

Stadium Seasons W-L-T Pct. Jeppesen Stadium 1960-1964 25-11-0 .694Rice Stadium 1965-1967 11-10-0 .524Astrodome 1968-1996 113-103-2 .523Liberty Bowl 1997 6-2-0 .750Dudley Field (Vanderbilt Stadium) 1998 3-5-0 .375Nissan Stadium 1999-2018 91-69-0 .569

NISSAN STADIUM

standalone chairs; umbrellas; strollers or baby seats; camera lenses over 6”, video cameras/recording devices, tripods; poles, selfie sticks, sticks of any kind; drones, unmanned aircraft; horns, whistles or other noisemakers; weapons of any kind (including pocket knives); outside food/beverages; illegal drugs or substances, any alcoholic beverage; animals, except service animals assisting guests with disabilities; footballs, inflatable balls, balloons; battery-operated warmers are not permitted in any clothing or blankets; any headwear or apparel with hazardous attachments including, but not limited to, spikes and blades; lights (flashlights, LED lights, any battery-operated lights); anything that creates a nuisance or disruption

For the protection of our fans, prohibited items cannot be stored by Nissan Stadium personnel. All unattended items including, but not limited to, backpacks, bicycles, strollers and umbrellas will be disposed. During concerts and other non-sporting events, additions may be made to the prohibited items list, at the discretion of the artist and/or management. All updates will be communicated via the Nissan Stadium social media channels. For more guidelines concerning the following categories, please go to www.titansonline.com/stadium/bag-policy:

• Child care products• Medical equipment and supplies/medical entrances• Water and sunscreen• Blankets and coats• Tablets• Banners and signs• Storage lockers

The Titans strongly encourage fans not to bring any type of bag to Nissan Stadium to expedite entry at the gates, but if you need to bring personal items to the game, please familiarize yourself with the NFL’s clear bag policy. To provide a safer environment for the public and speed fan entry, the Tennessee Titans enforce a league-wide NFL policy that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought in to the stadium. Clear bags must be 12" x 12" x 6" or smaller. Non-transparent bags can be no larger than 4.5” x 6.5,” even if you are placing it inside your larger clear bag. Please Note: Non-transparent bags are still subject to inspection by security personnel at the gates. Clear bags are available at the Titans Locker Room next to Gate 1 and online at TitansLockerRoom.com. All styles of clear bags are acceptable as long as they are 12" x 12" x 6" or smaller. This includes clear cinch sacks, clear diaper bags, gallon ziploc bags, etc. The clear bag policy is in effect for all Titans games, college football games, concerts and any other sporting event at Nissan Stadium.

PROHIBITED ITEMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: any non-transparent bag larger than 4.5” x 6.5”; coolers or containers, including glass bottles, cans (aerosol and non-aerosol), thermos, hard plastic tumbler; metal flasks and metal cigar/cigarette cases; seat cushions, folding and/or

NISSAN STADIUM CLEAR BAG POLICY

The Titans at Nissan Stadium (1999-present):

Games Record Pct. Regular Season 160 91-69 .569Postseason 4 2-2 .500 Combined 164 93-71 .567

Record When ... Reg. Season Playoffs September 19-14 October 19-19 November 20-16 December 31-19 January 2-1 2-2 Thursday 4-2 Friday 0-1 Saturday 2-1 2-1Sunday 79-62 0-1Monday 6-3 Against own division 38-28 0-1Against AFC 66-54 2-2Against NFC 25-15 Overtime games 6-6 1-0 In primetime 11-10 Temperature 80+ 7-5 Temperature <40 8-10 1-0 Titans score 20 points 74-28 2-0Titans score 30 points 31-5 1-0Titans allow <20 points 62-11 1-1Titans allow <10 points 13-0 Titans net 300 yards 68-42 1-2Opponents net <300 yards 48-9 1-2 Titans commit 0 turnovers 29-7 Titans force 2 turnovers 61-20

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Since the midway point of the 2016 season, the Titans have been one of the NFL's most successful teams at home. In that time, the Titans have won 16 of their 20 games at Nissan Stadium. The Titans won their final four home games of 2016 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans. In 2017, they beat the Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Texans and Jaguars at home. In 2018, the Titans won six games and lost twice at Nissan Stadium. They beat the Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jaguars and Washington Redskins. Since the weekend of their 2016 victory over the Jaguars (Oct. 27, 2016), the Titans' .800 winning percentage in home games is the second-best mark in the NFL.

Highest winning percentage in home games since Week 8 of 2016 (Oct. 27, 2016–present):

Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct1. New England Patriots 17 3 0 0.8502. Tennessee Titans 16 4 0 0.8003. Kansas City Chiefs 16 5 0 0.762 New Orleans Saints 16 5 0 0.762 Baltimore Ravens 16 5 0 0.7626. Dallas Cowboys 15 6 0 0.714 Philadelphia Eagles 15 6 0 0.7148. Pittsburgh Steelers 14 6 0 0.7009. Seattle Seahawks 14 7 0 0.667 Carolina Panthers 14 7 0 0.667 Minnesota Vikings 14 7 0 0.667

WINNING AT HOME

In the last three seasons, the Titans have been one of the NFL's most successful teams facing divisional opponents at home. Since the beginning of the 2016 campaign, the Titans are 7-2 at Nissan Stadium against the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars. Only the New England Patriots (8-1), Kansas City Chiefs (8-1) and Pittsburgh Steelers (8-1) have fared better at home against divisional opponents.

Best division winning percentage in home games from 2016–2018:

Team Wins Losses Ties Win %1. Pittsburgh Steelers 8 1 0 .889 New England 8 1 0 .889 Kansas City Chiefs 8 1 0 .8894. Tennessee Titans 7 2 0 .778 Miami Dolphins 7 2 0 .778 Dallas Cowboys 7 2 0 .778 Atlanta Falcons 7 2 0 .7788. Philadelphia Eagles 6 3 0 .667 New Orleans Saints 6 3 0 .667 Houston Texans 6 3 0 .667

HOME DIVISIONAL GAMES

W L T Regular Season: 431 463 6 Home 249 199 2 Road 182 264 4 As Titans (1999-present) 164 156 0 As Oilers (1960-1998) 267 307 6Postseason: 15 20 0 Home 6 5 0 Road 9 14 0 Super Bowl (XXXIV) 0 1 0 As Titans (1999-present) 6 7 0 As Oilers (1960-1998) 9 13 0

All-time playoff appearances by the Oilers/Titans: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2017

All-time division titles by the Oilers/Titans: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008

TITANS/OILERS ALL-TIME RECORD

In 2019, the Titans are scheduled to play seven total games against playoff teams from 2018: Houston (two games), Indianapolis (two games), Kansas City, New Orleans and the L.A. Chargers. That number is tied for the most in the NFL, as is the Titans’ total of five home games against 2018 playoff clubs (Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, L.A. Chargers and New Orleans). In 2018, the Titans played nine total games against seven clubs that went on to make the playoffs (two games apiece versus division rivals Indianapolis and Houston). It was the highest total in the NFL. The Titans' four wins in 2018 against playoff clubs—Houston, Philadelphia, Dallas and New England—tied for the most in the league. Only New England, the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina had as many.

GAMES AGAINST PLAYOFF TEAMS

In 2018, the Titans recorded their third season with a winning record in three seasons since Jon Robinson was hired as general manager. In the "Titans era" (1999–present), it marks the first time the team has had three consecutive winning campaigns. With 9-7 records in 2016, 2017 and 2018, the Titans tied for the fifth-longest active streak of winning seasons in the NFL. Only the New England Patriots (18), Seattle Seahawks (seven), Kansas City Chiefs (six) and Pittsburgh Steelers (five) have longer streaks heading into 2019.

Most current consecutive winning seasons (through 2018):

Team Total Seasons 1. New England Patriots 18 2001–20182. Seattle Seahawks 7 2012–20183. Kansas City Chiefs 6 2013–20184. Pittsburgh Steelers 5 2014–20185. Tennessee Titans 3 2016–2018 Dallas Cowboys 3 2016–20187. (six tied) 2 2017–2018

THREE CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS

WINNING CLOSE GAMES The Titans have been one of the NFL's most successful teams in games decided by three points or less in the recent seasons. They were 3-2 in such games in 2018. Of all NFL games in 2016 decided by three or fewer points, or games that ended in a tie, the Titans were one of only three clubs to record at least four wins without suffering a loss. They then went 2-1 in 2017 in such contests.

Best NFL winning percentages from 2016-18 in games decided by three points or less (regular season):

Team Wins Losses Ties Pct 1. Oakland Raiders 10 3 0 .7692. Tennessee Titans 9 3 0 .7503. Miami Dolphins 8 3 0 .7274. Los Angeles Rams 6 3 0 .6675. Buffalo Bills 4 2 0 .6676. New England Patriots 4 2 0 .6677. Pittsburgh Steelers 8 4 1 .6548. Houston Texans 8 5 0 .6159. Washington Redskins 5 3 1 .61110. Dallas Cowboys 6 4 0 .600

Titans’ win-loss record in games decided by three points or less in the “Titans era” (regular season, 1999–present):

Season Record2018 3-22017 2-12016 4-02015 1-42014 1-32013 1-32012 3-0

Season Record2011 2-12010 0-32009 3-22008 2-12007 2-22006 4-32005 1-1

Season Record2004 1-22003 2-12002 2-22001 3-22000 4-31999 5-1



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From 2017 through 2018, the Titans were 8-4 in games versus AFC South opponents. Their .667 winning percentage was the best in the division during that time period. The Titans finished the 2017 regular season with a 5-1 record in the AFC South, giving them their second-best divisional record since the formation of the AFC South in 2002. In 2018, the Titans went 3-3 within the division.

Best division winning percentage in the AFC South from 2017–2018:

Team Wins Losses Ties Win %1. Tennessee Titans 8 4 0 66.7 2. Indianapolis Colts 6 6 0 50.0 3. Houston Texans 5 7 0 41.7 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 7 0 41.7

Best final division records for the Titans since the AFC South was formed in 2002:

Season Wins Losses Win % 1. 2002 6 0 1.0002. 2017 5 1 .833 3. 2008 4 2 .667 2003 4 2 .667 2006 4 2 .667 2007 4 2 .6677. 2018 3 3 .500 2011 3 3 .500

WINNING IN THE AFC SOUTH

Since the beginning of the 2016 season, the Titans rank fourth in the NFL in rushing offense. In 2018, the Titans finished seventh in the NFL and third in the AFC with 126.4 rushing yards per game. In 2016, the Titans finished third in the NFL and second in the AFC in rushing offense. They totaled 2,187 rushing yards, or an average of 136.7 rushing yards per game. It was the 12th best average in franchise history.

Top rushing offenses (yards per game) from 2016–2018:

Team Rushing Yards Per Game 1. Buffalo Bills 6,631 138.1 2. Dallas Cowboys 6,529 136.0 3. Carolina Panthers 6,052 126.1 4. Tennessee Titans 6,043 125.9 5. New Orleans Saints 5,837 121.6 6. New England Patriots 5,798 120.8 7. Seattle Seahawks 5,780 120.4 8. Baltimore Ravens 5,760 120.0 9. Houston Texans 5,722 119.2 10. Jacksonville Jaguars 5,616 117.0

TOP RUSHING OFFENSES, 2016–2018

The Titans averaged 126.4 rushing yards per game in 2018. They ranked seventh in the NFL and third in the AFC.

Top rushing offenses (yards per game) in 2018:

Team Rushing Yards Per Game 1. Seattle Seahawks 2,560 160.0 2. Baltimore Ravens 2,441 152.6 3. Los Angeles Rams 2,231 139.4 4. Carolina Panthers 2,136 133.5 5. New England Patriots 2,037 127.3 6. New Orleans Saints 2,025 126.6 7. Tennessee Titans 2,023 126.4 8. Houston Texans 2,021 126.3 9. Buffalo Bills 1,984 124.0 10. Dallas Cowboys 1,963 122.7

TOP RUSHING OFFENSES IN 2018

Former Titans tight ends coach Arthur Smith was promoted to offensive coordinator in January 2019. During his final season coaching the tight ends, Smith and the team were dealt a significant challenge when starter Delanie Walker suffered an injury in the season opener and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. However, during the second half of 2018 the remaining Titans tight ends—including Jonnu Smith, Luke Stocker, Anthony Firkser and MyCole Pruitt—were establishing the group as one of the league's most productive units. From Week 9-17, the Titans tight ends' 49 total receptions tied for the fourth-highest total in the league among tight ends. Additionally, their 607 receiving yards ranked fifth, and their six touchdown receptions tied for fourth place.

Most receptions by team tight end units in 2018 from Week 9-17:

Team Rec Rec Yds Rec TD1. Philadelphia Eagles 71 672 6 2. Kansas City Chiefs 66 764 7 3. San Francisco 49ers 55 868 4 4. Tennessee Titans 49 607 6 Oakland Raiders 49 589 7 6. Atlanta Falcons 47 424 2 New York Giants 47 642 2 8. Indianapolis Colts 46 505 9 Washington Redskins 46 504 3 Green Bay Packers 46 485 2

TIGHT END PRODUCTION UNDER SMITH

In 2018, the Titans defense ranked eighth in the NFL, allowing an average of 333.4 yards per game. It was the unit's highest ranking since finishing seventh in overall defense in 2008.

NFL leaders in total defense in 2018 (opponents' net yards per game):

Team Opponent Yards/Game 1. Baltimore Ravens 292.9 2. Buffalo Bills 294.1 3. Chicago Bears 299.7 4. Minnesota Vikings 309.7 5. Jacksonville Jaguars 311.4 6. Pittsburgh Steelers 327.2 7. Dallas Cowboys 329.3 8. Tennessee Titans 333.4 9. Los Angeles Chargers 333.7 10. Detroit Lions 335.0

TOP RATED DEFENSES IN 2018

In 2018, the Titans defense allowed opponents to pass for an average of 216.9 net yards per game. That rated as the sixth-lowest average in the NFL. Prior to 2018, the Titans had not ranked sixth or better in passing defense since 2000, when they led the league.

Top passing defenses in 2018 (opponent passing yards per game):

Team Opp. Passing Yards/Game 1. Buffalo Bills 179.2 2. Jacksonville Jaguars 194.6 3. Minnesota Vikings 196.3 4. Arizona Cardinals 203.9 5. Baltimore Ravens 210.0 6. Tennessee Titans 216.9 7. Chicago Bears 219.7 8. Detroit Lions 224.9 9. Los Angeles Chargers 227.9 10. Pittsburgh Steelers 231.1

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The Titans defense allowed 18.9 points per game in 2018, which was the third-best average in the NFL. It was the Titans' lowest average points allowed since 2008 (14.6). The Titans surrendered 21 or fewer points in 10 of their 16 games in 2018.

Fewest points allowed per game in 2018:

Team Points Allowed/Game 1. Chicago Bears 17.7 2. Baltimore Ravens 17.9 3. Tennessee Titans 18.9 4. Jacksonville Jaguars 19.8 5. Houston Texans 19.8 6. Dallas Cowboys 20.3 New England Patriots 20.3 8. Los Angeles Chargers 20.6 9. Minnesota Vikings 21.3 10. Indianapolis Colts 21.5

SCORING DEFENSE

The Titans were one of the NFL's best teams in 2018 in limiting opponents inside the red zone. Opposing teams scored touchdowns at a rate of 44.7 percent against the Titans once they went inside Tennessee's 20-yard line. Only the Philadelphia Eagles (44.6) fared better.

Top defenses in the red zone in 2018 (touchdown percentage):

Team Opp. Drives Touchdowns TD Pct. 1. Philadelphia Eagles 56 25 44.62. Tennessee Titans 47 21 44.73. Minnesota Vikings 49 22 44.94. Seattle Seahawks 51 25 49.05. Chicago Bears 40 20 50.0 Los Angeles Chargers 50 25 50.07. Dallas Cowboys 49 25 51.08. Jacksonville Jaguars 47 24 51.19. Washington Redskins 52 27 51.910. New York Jets 59 31 52.5

DEFENSE IN THE RED ZONE

The Titans allowed their opponents to reach the end zone only 32 times in 2018, a total that ranked as the second-best in the NFL. It was the lowest total allowed by the Titans since 2010 (32).

Fewest total touchdowns allowed in 2018:

Team TDs Allowed 1. Chicago Bears 30 2. Tennessee Titans 32 3. Baltimore Ravens 33 4. Jacksonville Jaguars 34 Minnesota Vikings 34 6. Dallas Cowboys 35 7. Houston Texans 36 New England Patriots 36 9. Philadelphia Eagles 37 Indianapolis Colts 37

FEWEST TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED IN 2018

The Titans defense was arguably the best in the NFL in the fourth quarter during the 2018 season. The Titans allowed only 65.9 yards per game in the fourth quarter, which led the NFL.

Total defense (yards per game) in the fourth quarter in 2018:

Team Opp. Yards Per Game 1. Tennessee Titans 65.9 2. Baltimore Ravens 68.9 3. Buffalo Bills 72.9 4. Arizona Cardinals 73.6 5. Denver Broncos 74.4 6. Minnesota Vikings 75.4 7. Los Angeles Chargers 76.2 Indianapolis Colts 76.2 9. Green Bay Packers 79.9 10. Jacksonville Jaguars 80.7

There were six games in which the opposition did not score a single point in the final stanza, helping the Titans finish second in the NFL with only 62 total points allowed in the fourth quarter. The Titans defense gave up six touchdowns all season in the fourth quarter, tied with the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals for the lowest total in the league.

Fewest touchdowns allowed in the fourth quarter in 2018:

Team TDs Allowed 1. Tennessee Titans 6 Baltimore Ravens 6 Cincinnati Bengals 6 4. Denver Broncos 7 5. Arizona Cardinals 8 Indianapolis Colts 8 Houston Texans 8 8. Minnesota Vikings 9 Cleveland Browns 9 Los Angeles Rams 9

Fewest points allowed in the fourth quarter in 2018:

Team Points Allowed 1. Baltimore Ravens 58 2. Tennessee Titans 62 3. Denver Broncos 66 4. Houston Texans 72 5. Arizona Cardinals 80 6. Los Angeles Rams 82 7. New Orleans Saints 83 Indianapolis Colts 83 9. New England Patriots 84 Cincinnati Bengals 84

DEFENSE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER

In 2018, the Titans defense allowed their opponents to convert third downs at a rate of 36.6 percent (75 of 205), which ranked 10th in the NFL.

Top third-down defenses in 2018: Opp. 3rdOpponent Conversions Attempts Down Pct. 1. Minnesota Vikings 58 190 30.5 2. New York Jets 72 213 33.8 3. Baltimore Ravens 72 211 34.1 4. Chicago Bears 75 219 34.2 5. Seattle Seahawks 64 183 35.0 6. Philadelphia Eagles 71 201 35.3 7. Cleveland Browns 75 210 35.7 8. Buffalo Bills 74 203 36.5 Pittsburgh Steelers 72 197 36.5 10. Tennessee Titans 75 205 36.6

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Since the beginning of the 2016 season, the Titans rank near the top of the NFL in rushing defense. The 2017 Titans led the AFC and ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing defense. Their opponents averaged 88.8 rushing yards per game. In 2016, the Titans finished second in the NFL and first in the AFC in rushing defense. Their opponents totaled 1,413 rushing yards, or an average of 88.3 rushing yards per game.

Top rushing defenses (yards per game) from 2016–2018:

OpponentTeam Rushing Yards Per Game 1. Philadelphia Eagles 4,470 93.1 2. Dallas Cowboys 4,513 94.0 3. Baltimore Ravens 4,537 94.5 4. Houston Texans 4,665 97.2 5. Carolina Panthers 4,678 97.5 6. Tennessee Titans 4,696 97.8 New Orleans Saints 4,696 97.8 8. San Diego Chargers 1,567 97.9 9. Pittsburgh Steelers 4,831 100.6 10. Minnesota Vikings 4,863 101.3

TOP RUSHING DEFENSES, 2016–2018

The Titans defensive backs contributed nine total sacks in 2018, which was the highest total in the NFL. Cornerback Logan Ryan led the group with a career-high four sacks, while safety Kevin Byard (2.0), safety Kenny Vaccaro (2.0) and cornerback Malcolm Butler (1.0) also contributed to the total. The nine sacks were the most by the team’s defensive back group in the “Titans era” (1999–present), surpassing the eight sacks by the safeties and cornerbacks in 2014.

Most sacks by a defensive back group in 2018:

Team Sacks 1. Tennessee Titans 9.0 2. Minnesota Vikings 7.5 3. Arizona Cardinals 6.5 4. Chicago Bears 6.0 5. Green Bay Packers 5.5 Buffalo Bills 5.5 7. Carolina Panthers 5.0 Baltimore Ravens 5.0 Los Angeles Chargers 5.0 10. New York Jets 4.5

TITANS DBS A THREAT ON THE BLITZ

The Titans were called for only 82 total penalties in 2018, leading the NFL and setting a team record for the lowest number in a 16-game season (since 1978, excluding strike-shortened 1982 and 1987 seasons). They received no more than four penalties in nine of their 16 games. The previous franchise record for fewest penalties in a 16-game season was 84 by the 1983 Oilers.

Fewest penalties in a 16-game season, franchise history: Season Penalties 1. 2018 82 2. 1983 843. 2017 854. 1996 915. 1981 93 2015 93

FEWEST PENALTIES IN A 16-GAME SEASON

In 2018, the Titans set a new NFL record for kickoff return average and became the first team in NFL history to average more than 30.0 yards per kickoff return in a season. They totaled 23 returns for 737 yards, an average of 32.0 yards per return. The 2013 Kansas City Chiefs owned the previous record with a 29.9-yard kickoff return average (44 attempts for 1,316 yards), followed by the 1972 Chicago Bears at 29.4 yards (52 for 1,528). The former franchise record for kickoff return average in a season as 26.1 yards per attempt by both the 1963 Oilers and 2000 Titans. There is no minimum attempt count for the team kickoff return average record.

Highest single-season team kickoff return average, NFL history: Team Season KR Att Yds Avg 1. Tennessee Titans 2018 23 737 32.02. Kansas City Chiefs 2013 44 1,316 29.93. Pittsburgh Steelers 1952 39 1,128 28.94. Baltimore Ravens 2014 38 1,077 28.3 Minnesota Vikings 2015 42 1,190 28.3

Darius Jennings’ 31.7-yard kickoff return average, which included a 94-yard touchdown in Week 1 at Miami, also set a new franchise record.

Highest individual kickoff return average, franchise history (minimum 1.25 attempts per team game): Player Season KR Att Yds Avg 1. Darius Jennings 2018 22 698 31.72. Ken Hall 1960 19 594 31.33. Bobby Jancik 1962 24 726 30.34. Bobby Jancik 1963 45 1,317 29.35. Chris Carr 2008 35 984 28.16. Carl Roaches 1981 28 769 27.5

Jennings’ 31.7-yard average led the NFL in 2018 and tied for the sixth-best average in the NFL among qualifiers (1.25 attempts per team game) since 1970.

Highest individual kickoff return average in 2018 (minimum 20 attempts): Player KR Yds Avg Long TD 1. Darius Jennings 22 698 31.7 94 1 2. Andre Roberts 40 1,174 29.4 99 1 3. Cordarrelle Patterson 23 663 28.8 95 1 4. Tremon Smith 33 886 26.8 97 0 5. Alex Erickson 40 1,049 26.2 77 0 6. Corey Coleman 23 598 26.0 51 0 7. Richie James 23 580 25.2 97 1 8. Desmond King 22 522 23.7 40 0 9. Marvin Hall 26 616 23.7 53 0 10. Dwayne Harris 29 663 22.9 34 0

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Marcus Mariota (6-4, 222) completed is in his fifth NFL season in 2019. The Titans selected him with the No. 2 overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, and since that time, he arguably has had the best beginning to a career of any quarterback in team annals. Mariota won 27 games as a starter from 2015 through 2018. It was the most by any quarterback in his first four seasons with the franchise since George Blanda joined the Oilers as a 10-year veteran in 1960 and earned 34 wins through 1963. Mariota became the fifth quarterback in NFL history with at least 12,000 passing yards (12,004) and 1,200 rushing yards (1,270) in his first four seasons, joining Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Jeff Garcia and Blake Bortles. In 2018, Mariota completed 228 of 331 passes for 2,528 yards with 11 touchdowns, eight interceptions and a passer rating of 92.3. He is the only quarterback in franchise history to produce a passer rating of 90.0 or greater in three separate seasons. Mariota's 68.9 completion percentage in 2018 shattered the previous franchise record. It was previously owned by Cody Carlson, who completed 65.6 percent of his passes (149 of 227) in 1992. In 2017, Mariota led the team to the postseason and became the youngest quarterback in franchise history to win a playoff game. His statistics in the regular season included 281 completions, 3,232 yards and 13 touchdowns on 453 attempts (79.3 passer rating). From 2015–2016, Mariota passed for 6,244 yards and 45 touchdowns, while throwing only 19 interceptions. His 93.8 passer rating during that time ranked sixth in NFL history for a player's first two NFL campaigns, trailing only Kurt Warner (107.9), Dan Marino (104.5), Nick Foles (101.0), Russell Wilson (100.6) and Ben Roethlisberger (98.3). In 2016, Mariota started 15 games. He was 276-of-451 passing for 3,426 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His 95.6 passer rating ranks third in franchise history for a single season, behind only Warren Moon’s 96.8 in 1990, when he was the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year, and Steve McNair’s 100.4 in 2003, when he was the NFL’s Co-MVP. Only two quarterbacks with the franchise have had more touchdown passes in a season than Mariota in 2016: George Blanda (36 in 1961 and 27 in 1962) and Moon (33 in 1990). During his rookie season, Mariota started 12 games, missing four total contests due to injuries. He completed 230 of his 370 passes for 2,818 yards, 19 touchdowns—all franchise rookie records—while throwing only 10 interceptions. At the time, his 91.5 passer rating ranked third in franchise history. Mariota also set a franchise rookie record by completing 62.2 percent of his passes. That was the fifth-highest percentage by a rookie quarterback in NFL history and the eighth-highest completion percentage in a season by any quarterback in Titans/Oilers history. On the ground in 2015, Mariota accounted for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 34 carries. He finished second in franchise history in rushing yards by a rookie quarterback, trailing only Young’s 2006 total of 552 rushing yards. Mariota’s total included an 87-yard touchdown run against Jacksonville (Dec. 6), which was the fifth-longest rushing play in franchise history. Mariota joined Manning (1998) as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history to complete three touchdown passes in four different games, and he

#8 • QB MARCUS MARIOTA

TITANSQUARTERBACKS

No. Name Ht Wt Exp College8 Mariota, Marcus 6-4 222 5 Oregon17 Tannehill, Ryan 6-4 217 8 Texas A&M5 Woodside, Logan 6-1 213 1 Toledo

became the lone NFL rookie to ever record two games with four touchdown passes and no interceptions (Sept. 13 at Tampa Bay and Nov. 8 at New Orleans). He entered the NFL following a historic career at the University of Oregon. He concluded his three seasons as the school’s starting quarterback by winning the Heisman Trophy and leading his team to the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Mariota broke nearly every major passing record at Oregon, totaling 10,796 career passing yards and 105 touchdown passes. The three-time All-Pac-12 selection started every game over his three seasons, earning a 36-5 record, and he completed at least one touchdown pass in every contest. He became one of four players in FBS history to pass for 10,000 yards and rush for 2,000 yards (2,237) in a career, joining Dan LeFevour, Griffin and Colin Kaepernick. During his Heisman season in 2014, Mariota directed the Ducks to a Rose Bowl victory over Florida State. His totals for the year included 4,454 passing yards, 42 touchdown passes and only four interceptions. He also rushed for 770 yards and 15 touchdowns and even caught a touchdown pass. His 58 total touchdowns in a season (passing, rushing and receiving) shattered Matt Barkley’s (2011) previous Pac-12 record of 41 touchdowns. The 6-foot-4-inch, 222-pound signal caller became the fifth Heisman Trophy winner to be drafted by the Oilers/Titans, joining Billy Cannon, Earl Campbell, Mike Rozier and Eddie George. Derrick Henry became the sixth Heisman winner drafted by the club when he was selected in 2016. At the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine, he finished among the top three quarterbacks in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill and 20-yard shuttle. His 4.52-second 40-yard dash gave him the fastest quarterback time at the Combine since Griffin's 4.41 in 2012. Mariota is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), played the first series of the game and completed

four of eight passes for 24 yards. ¾ Against New England (8/17), in three series during the first quarter,

completed six of nine passes for 63 yards and a touchdown with a passer rating of 123.8. At the end of a 10-play, 87-yard drive, he tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end Delanie Walker. He finished his evening with a run for a two-point conversion.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), played two series and did not complete a pass on three attempts.

From 2017 through 2018, only two NFL quarterbacks recorded more game-winning drives than Marcus Mariota. Including the regular season and playoffs, he had eight-such drives, tied with Case Keenum behind only Dak Prescott and Drew Brees. Mariota’s game-winning drives in that time period included games against Indianapolis (Oct. 16, 2017), at Cleveland (Oct. 22, 2017), against Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2017), at Indianapolis (Nov. 26, 2017), at Kansas City (playoff game on Jan. 6, 2018), at Jacksonville (Sept. 23, 2018), against Philadelphia (Sept. 30, 2018) and against the New York Jets (Dec. 2, 2018).

Most game-winning drives by quarterbacks from 2017–2018, including playoffs: Player Team(s) Game-Winning Drives 1. Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys 102. Drew Brees New Orleans 93. Marcus Mariota Tennessee Titans 8 Case Keenum Denver/Minnesota 85. Andy Dalton Cincinnati Bengals 7 Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers 77. Tom Brady New England Patriots 6 Nick Foles Philadelphia Eagles 6 Jared Goff Los Angeles Rams 6 Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks 6

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Mariota’s 2019 Preseason Game-by-Game Statistics: Passing RushingDate/Opp W-L G/S Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sack Lost Rate Att Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at Phi W QB 8 4 50.0 24 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 0 0 56.3 0 0 - - 08/17 vs. NE L QB 9 6 66.7 63 7.0 1 11.1 0 0.0 20 1 8 123.8 0 0 - - 08/25 vs. Pit L QB 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 1 4 39.6 0 0 - - 08/29 at ChiTotals 1-2 3/3 20 10 50.0 87 4.4 1 5.0 0 0.0 20 2 12 78.5 0 0 - - 0

Mariota’s 2018 Game-by-Game Statistics: Passing RushingDate/Opp W-L G/S Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sack Lost Rate Att Yds Avg Lg TD9/9 at Mia L QB 16 9 56.3 103 6.4 0 0.0 2 12.5 31 0 0 36.2 3 15 5.0 7 09/16 vs. Hou W Did Not Play9/23 at Jax W 18 12 66.7 100 5.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 1 8 80.8 7 51 7.3 15 09/30 vs. Phi W QB 43 30 69.8 344 8.0 2 4.7 1 2.3 51 3 17 99.4 10 46 4.6 17 110/7 at Buf L QB 26 14 53.8 129 5.0 0 0.0 1 3.8 23 2 8 51.6 2 10 5.0 5 010/14 vs. Bal L QB 15 10 66.7 117 7.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 11 66 90.1 2 25 12.5 21 010/21 at LAC L QB 32 24 75.0 237 7.4 1 3.1 1 3.1 21 2 11 92.8 7 38 5.4 11 011/5 at Dal W QB 29 21 72.4 240 8.3 2 6.9 0 0.0 37 4 25 119.9 10 32 3.2 12 111/11 vs. NE W QB 24 16 66.7 228 9.5 2 8.3 0 0.0 29 2 14 125.0 2 21 10.5 20 011/18 at Ind L QB 13 10 76.9 85 6.5 0 0.0 1 7.7 23 4 19 61.4 4 17 4.3 9 011/26 at Hou L QB 23 22 95.7 303 13.2 2 8.7 0 0.0 61 6 43 147.7 6 28 4.7 14 012/2 vs. NYJ W QB 35 20 57.1 282 8.1 2 5.7 1 2.9 55 3 9 90.4 5 42 8.4 27 012/6 vs. Jax W QB 24 18 75.0 162 6.8 0 0.0 1 4.2 29 1 0 75.3 4 13 3.3 12 012/16 at NYG W QB 20 12 60.0 88 4.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 1 8 70.4 2 11 5.5 11 012/22 vs. Was W QB 13 10 76.9 110 8.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 2 15 101.4 1 7 7.0 7 012/30 vs. Ind L Inactive

Mariota’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Passing RushingYear G S Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sack Lost Rate Att Yds Avg Lg TD2015 12 12 370 230 62.2 2,818 7.6 19 5.1 10 2.7 61t 38 258 91.5 34 252 7.4 87t 22016 15 15 451 276 61.2 3,426 7.6 26 5.8 9 2.0 60 23 156 95.6 60 349 5.8 41 22017 15 15 453 281 62.0 3,232 7.1 13 2.9 15 3.3 75t 27 173 79.3 60 312 5.2 34t 52018 14 13 331 228 68.9 2,528 7.6 11 3.3 8 2.4 61 42 243 92.3 64 357 5.6 27 2Totals 56 55 1,605 1,015 63.2 12,004 7.5 69 4.3 42 2.6 75 130 830 89.4 218 1,270 5.8 87 11

Mariota's Career Postseason Statistics: Passing RushingYear G S Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sack Lost Rate Att Yds Avg Lg TD2017 2 2 68 41 60.3 459 6.8 4 5.9 1 1.5 36 10 62 93.9 12 83 6.9 17 0

Mariota’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Attempts - 44 (twice, last vs. Cincinnati, 11/12/17)Completions - 30 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)Passing Yards - 371 at New Orleans (11/8/15)Touchdown Passes - 4 (Three times, last vs. Green Bay, 11/13/16)Long Completion - 75t at Pittsburgh (11/16/17)Rushing Attempts - 10 (Three times, last at Dallas, 11/5/18)Rushing Yards - 112 vs. Jacksonville (12/6/15)Long Rush - 87t vs. Jacksonville (12/6/15)Rushing Touchdowns - 2 at Houston (10/1/17)

Mariota’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Attempts - 37 at New England (1/13/18)Completions - 22 at New England (1/13/18)Passing Yards - 254 at New England (1/13/18)Touchdown Passes - 2 (twice, last at New England, 1/13/18)Long Completion - 36 at New England (1/13/18)Rushing Attempts - 8 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Rushing Yards - 46 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Long Rush - 17 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Rushing Touchdowns - (none)



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On Nov. 26, 2018 at Houston, Marcus Mariota qualified for several of the franchise’s all-time passing records. During the game, Mariota reached 1,500 career passing attempts, the benchmark to qualify for NFL and team passing records in career completion percentage and career passer rating, among other categories. When Mariota hit 1,500 attempts, he became the franchise's all-time leader in completion percentage and passer rating, moving in front of former record holder Steve McNair (59.5 completion percentage and 83.3 passer rating) at the top of the leaderboard.

Highest career passer rating in franchise history (minimum 1,500 attempts):

Player Seasons Passer Rating 1. Marcus Mariota 2015–present 89.42. Steve McNair 1995–2005 83.33. Warren Moon 1984–1993 80.44. George Blanda 1960–1966 62.55. Dan Pastorini 1971–1979 61.0

Highest career completion percentage in franchise history (minimum 1,500 attempts):

Player Seasons Completion Pct. 1. Marcus Mariota 2015–present 63.22. Steve McNair 1995–present 59.53. Warren Moon 1984–1993 57.94. Dan Pastorini 1971–1979 51.55. George Blanda 1960–1966 48.4

Most passing yards, franchise history:

Player Seasons Passing Yards 1. Warren Moon 1984–1993 33,6852. Steve McNair 1995–2005 27,1413. George Blanda 1960–1966 19,1494. Dan Pastorini 1971–1979 16,8645. Marcus Mariota 2015–present 12,0046. Vince Young 2006–2010 8,0987. Kerry Collins 2006–2010 6,8048. Ken Stabler 1980–1981 5,1909. Pete Beathard 1967–1969 5,12810. Jake Locker 2011–2014 4,967

FRANCHISE LEADING PASSERS In 2018, Marcus Mariota set a new single-season franchise record by a large margin. He had a completion rate of 68.9 percent, completing 228 of his 331 passes on the year. Through the franchise’s first 58 seasons (1960–2017), no quarterback recorded a completion percentage above 66.0 percent. Cody Carlson established the previous benchmark in 1992 by completing 65.6 percent of his passes (149 of 227). Mariota tied Derek Carr for fifth place in the NFL in completion percentage. Only New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees (74.4), Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins (70.1), Philadelphia’s Carson Wentz (69.6) and Atlanta’s Matt Ryan (69.4) fared better.

Highest single-season completion percentage, franchise history: Pass CompletionPlayer Season Attempts Completions Percent 1. Marcus Mariota 2018 331 228 68.9 2. Cody Carlson 1992 227 149 65.6 3. Warren Moon 1992 346 224 64.7 4. Ken Stabler 1980 457 293 64.1 5. Chris Chandler 1995 356 225 63.2 6. Steve McNair 2000 396 248 62.6 7. Steve McNair 2003 400 250 62.5 8. Vince Young 2007 382 238 62.3 9. Marcus Mariota 2015 370 230 62.2 10. Marcus Mariota 2017 453 281 62.0

SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETION % RECORD

In his first four NFL seasons, Marcus Mariota passed for 12,004 yards and rushed for an additional 1,270 yards. He became the fifth player in NFL history with at least 12,000 passing yards and 1,200 rushing yards in his first four seasons. Jeff Garcia became the first quarterback to accomplish the feat in 2002. Since then, four more signal callers matched the feat: Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, Blake Bortles and Mariota.

Players in NFL history with 12,000 passing yards and 1,200 rushing yards in their first four NFL seasons (through 2018):

Passing RushingPlayer Seasons Team Yards YardsMarcus Mariota 2015–2018 Tennessee 12,004 1,200Blake Bortles 2014 –2017 Jacksonville 14,928 1,410Russell Wilson 2012 –2015 Seattle 13,974 2,430Cam Newton 2011 –2014 Carolina 14,426 2,571Jeff Garcia 1999–2002 San Francisco 13,704 1,252

12,000/1,200 CLUB

In his NFL career, quarterback Marcus Mariota has led 12 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter of overtime, including the regular season and postseason. That includes five games in 2017: a 36-22 win against Indianapolis (10/16), a 12-9 victory at Cleveland (10/22), a 24-20 win against Cincinnati (11/12), a 20-16 win at Indianapolis (11/26) and a 22-21 win at Kansas City (1/6) in the playoffs. In 2018, he led a game-winning drive in a 9-6 win at Jacksonville (9/23), in a 26-23 overtime win against Philadelphia (9/30) and in a 26-22 victory against the New York Jets (12/2). Per the Elias Sports Bureau, a game-winning drive is defined as when a quarterback’s team scores on an offensive possession to put the team ahead (whether tied or from behind) for good in the fourth quarter or overtime.

Marcus Mariota’s game-winning drives:

4th Qtr Score, Start Drive Mariota’s Drive Drive Drive Scoring FinalDate/Opp. Deficit/Tie of Drive Start Stats (Att-Cmp-Yds, TD, Rushing) Totals End Play Score11/8/15 at NO 28-28 28-28 15:00 (OT) 6-6-62, 1 TD, 3 rushes for 18 yds 9-80-5:10 9:50 Mariota 5-yard pass to Anthony Fasano 34-2812/6/15 vs. Jax 28-32 28-32 10:09 1-1-5, 1 TD, 2 rushes for 89 yds 3-90-1:39 8:30 Marcus Mariota 87-yard run 42-399/18/16 at Det 3-15 10-15 7:04 10-10-82, 1 TD, 4 rushes for 19 yds 13-83-5:51 1:13 Mariota 9-yard pass to Andre Johnson 16-1512/18/16 at KC 7-17 16-17 1:07 4-3-40, 0 TD, 0 rushes 6-40-1:07 0:00 Ryan Succop 53-yd FG 19-1710/16/17 vs. Ind 15-19 22-22 7:27 3-3-74, 1 TD, 0 rushes 4-75-1:58 5:29 Mariota 53-yard pass to Taywan Taylor 36-2210/22/17 at Cle 9-9 9-9 5:57 (OT) 1-1-8, 0 TD, 5 rushes for 12 yds 7-20-4:02 2:00 Ryan Succop 47-yd FG 12-911/12/17 vs. Cin 17-20 17-20 5:03 10-5-53, 1 TD, 3 rushes for 15 yds 12-73-4:27 0:36 Mariota 7-yd pass to DeMarco Murray 24-2011/26/17 at Ind 13-16 13-16 11:24 3-2-29, 1 TD, 7 rushes for 42 yds 9-77-5:25 5:59 DeMarco Murray 1-yd run 20-161/6/18 at KC* 10-21 16-21 11:15 7-4-40, 1 TD, 2 rushes for 19 yds 11-80-5:09 6:06 Mariota 22-yd pass to Eric Decker 22-219/23/18 at Jax 6-6 6-6 10:48 4-3-32, 0 TD, 0 rushes 12-65-6:42 4:06 Ryan Succop 28-yd FG 9-69/30/18 vs. Phi 10-17 20-23 6:19 (OT) 11-5-48, 1 TD, 2 rushes for 24 yds 16-75-6:14 0:05 Mariota 10-yd pass to Corey Davis 26-2312/2/18 vs. NYJ 13-22 19-22 1:46 5-3-39, 1 TD, 1 rush for 27 yds 6-86-1:10 0:36 Mariota 11-yd pass to Corey Davis 26-22

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Regular Season CareerRecord When Mariota '15 '16 '17 '18 Career PlayoffsStarts at quarterback 3-9 8-7 9-6 7-6 27-28 1-1Starts vs. division opponents 1-2 1-4 5-1 1-2 8-9 0-0Passes for 300 or more yards 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 3-4 0-0Completes 1 or more TD passes 3-4 6-5 8-2 4-2 21-13 1-1Completes 2 or more TD passes 3-3 6-4 2-1 4-1 15-9 1-1Completes 3 or more TD passes 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 6-2 0-0Starts and passes for no INTs 2-3 5-3 4-2 4-2 15-10 0-1Completes 70.0% of his passes 2-0 4-0 1-0 3-3 10-3 0-0Has a passer rating of 80.0+ 3-3 6-4 5-1 5-3 19-11 1-1Has a passer rating of 90.0+ 3-1 6-2 5-1 5-3 19-7 0-1Has a passer rating of 100.0+ 3-0 6-1 2-1 3-1 14-3 0-0Sacked 0 times 1-0 3-1 2-0 0-1 6-2 0-0Rushes for 1 or more TDs 1-1 1-1 1-3 2-0 5-5 0-0Rushes for 2 or more TDs 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Rushes and Passes for 1 TD 1-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 5-2 0-0

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Marcus Mariota celebrated his 25th birthday on Oct. 30, 2018. He became only the ninth quarterback since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to pass for at least 10,000 yards before his 25th birthday. The list also includes Drew Bledsoe (14,642 passing yards before his 25th birthday), Jameis Winston (14,628), Josh Freeman (12,963), Peyton Manning (12,287), Matthew Stafford (12,272), Dan Marino (11,975), Cam Newton (11,299) and Blake Bortles (11,241). Among the nine players to accomplish the feat, Mariota led the group in completion percentage (62.2) and ranked third in passer rating (87.5) behind only Marino (96.6) and Winston (87.8). Mariota (1,098), Newton (2,032 rushing yards) and Bortles (1,088) were the only three players with 10,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards before age 25.

Players since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger with 10,000 passing yards before age 25 (through 2018):

Completion Passing PasserPlayer Pct. Yards Rating Drew Bledsoe 55.1 14,642 72.0 Jameis Winston 61.6 14,628 87.8 Josh Freeman 58.8 12,963 79.8 Peyton Manning 60.4 12,287 85.4 Matthew Stafford 59.8 12,272 82.3 Dan Marino 61.1 11,975 96.6 Cam Newton 59.8 11,299 86.4 Blake Bortles 58.8 11,241 79.6 Marcus Mariota 62.2 10,506 87.5

MARIOTA AT AGE 25

Marcus Mariota won 27 games as a starter from 2015 through 2018. It was the most by any quarterback in his first four seasons with the franchise since George Blanda joined the Oilers as a 10-year veteran in 1960 and earned 34 wins through 1963. Mariota won three games as a rookie in 2015. He won eight games in his second season and led the team to the playoffs with nine wins in his third year. In 2018, he registered seven wins as a starter.

Most wins by a starting quarterback in his first four seasons with the Titans/Oilers, franchise history: Wins in ... Quarterback Seasons Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total1. George Blanda 1960-1963 8 9 11 6 342. Marcus Mariota 2015-2018 3 8 9 7 273. Vince Young 2006-2009 8 9 1 8 264. Steve McNair 1995-1998 2 2 8 8 205. Warren Moon 1984-1987 3 4 5 7 196. Kenny Stabler 1980-1981 11 5 - - 16 Pete Beathard 1967-1969 7 3 6 - 16

MARIOTA'S FOUR-YEAR WIN TOTAL

Since the time he entered the NFL in 2015, Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has been one of the NFL's most efficient quarterbacks in the red zone. During that time, Mariota has completed 47 touchdown passes with only one interception inside the opponents' 20-yard line.

Highest red zone passer rating from 2015–2018 (from the opponents’ 1-19 yard lines; minimum 100 attempts):

Player Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Rate1. Andrew Luck 191 127 66.5 813 63 2 110.4 2. Drew Brees 337 233 69.1 1,317 85 6 108.1 3. Tom Brady 317 197 62.1 1,385 91 5 105.1 4. Marcus Mariota 188 108 57.4 749 47 1 103.9 5. Jared Goff 170 98 57.6 673 46 2 101.3 6. Carson Wentz 198 112 56.6 755 53 2 100.5 7. Kirk Cousins 289 166 57.4 1,118 72 5 98.4 8. Matt Ryan 310 181 58.4 1,255 78 8 96.4 9. Carson Palmer 195 103 52.8 796 51 3 96.3 10. Andy Dalton 223 124 55.6 926 66 5 96.0

RED ZONE PASSING

In his first career postseason, Marcus Mariota completed 41 of 68 passes for 459 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in two games—both on the road. He led the team to a Wild Card victory at Kansas City on Jan. 6, 2018. His 93.9 passer rating was the franchise’s fourth-best in a single postseason (minimum 20 attempts), ranking behind only George Blanda’s 117.8 in 1960, Warren Moon’s 106.0 in 1991 and Moon’s 103.0 in 1992. In a single postseason with the franchise, Mariota also finished sixth in completions, sixth in yards and tied for second in touchdown passes.

Highest passer rating in a postseason, franchise history (minimum 20 attempts): Player Postseason Att Cmp Yds TD Int Rating1. George Blanda 1960 31 16 301 3 0 117.82. Warren Moon 1991 76 55 596 5 2 106.03. Warren Moon 1992 50 36 371 4 2 103.04. Marcus Mariota 2017 68 41 459 4 1 93.95. Warren Moon 1989 48 29 315 2 0 93.76. Warren Moon 1993 43 32 306 1 1 91.87. Steve McNair 2002 80 48 532 3 2 81.98. Warren Moon 1987 75 45 537 2 3 74.19. Dan Pastorini 1978 70 44 602 4 6 73.610. Kerry Collins 2008 42 26 281 0 1 71.6

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On Nov. 26, 2018, Marcus Mariota completed 22 of 23 passes for 303 yards. His completion rate of 95.65 percent set a franchise record and was the second-highest single-game completion percentage in NFL history (minimum 20 attempts). Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers set the all-time NFL record the day before Mariota’s performance at Houston, completing 96.55 percent of his passes (28 of 29) against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 25. Prior to Week 12 of the 2018 campaign, the previous NFL record holder was Kurt Warner, who completed 92.31 percent of his passes for Arizona against Jacksonville on Sept. 20, 2009 (24 of 26).

Highest completion percentage in a game in NFL history (minimum 20 attempts to qualify; as of Nov. 26, 2018): Player Team Opp Date Att Cmp Pct1. Philip Rivers LAC Ari 11/25/18 29 28 96.552. Marcus Mariota Ten at Hou 11/26/18 23 22 95.653. Kurt Warner Ari Jax 9/20/09 26 24 92.314. Vinny Testaverde Cle LAR 12/26/93 23 21 91.305. Ken Anderson Cin Pit 11/10/74 22 20 90.91

Mariota broke the franchise's single-game completion-percentage record held by former Oilers signal caller Chris Chandler, who completed 88.5 percent of his passes (23 of 26) at Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 1995.

Highest completion percentage in a game in franchise history (minimum 20 attempts to qualify): Player Opp Date Att Cmp Pct 1. Marcus Mariota at Hou 11/26/18 23 22 95.652. Chris Chandler at Cin 9/24/95 26 23 88.463. Ken Stabler Bal 9/21/80 21 18 85.714. Steve McNair Ind 12/8/02 23 19 82.61 Warren Moon Mia 10/1/89 23 19 82.616. Ken Stabler at Cle 9/15/80 28 23 82.147. Marcus Mariota Jax 10/27/16 22 18 81.828. Chris Chandler at Cle 11/5/95 20 16 80.00

SINGLE-GAME COMPLETION %, NFL HISTORY

Against the Packers on Nov. 13, 2016, Marcus Mariota completed 19 of 26 passes for 295 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. His passer rating for the game was 149.8. Among all games in franchise history, Mariota’s passer rating against the Packers ranks second. The only one that tops it is a perfect 158.3 by Chris Chandler against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 24, 1995. Mariota already owns three of the franchise’s four best single-game passer ratings and five of the team’s 17 best performances. His 148.1 passer rating against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 27, 2016 is third on the list, while his 147.7 passer rating at the Houston Texans on Nov. 26, 2018 is fourth. His 135.7 passer rating at the New Orleans Saints as a rookie (Nov. 8) is 13th, and his 132.6 passer rating against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 16, 2016 is 17th on the list. In his NFL debut at Tampa Bay on Sept. 13, 2015, Mariota had a perfect 158.3 passer rating. However, his 15 attempts fell short of the 20 attempts required to qualify in the NFL’s official record books.

Top single-game passer ratings in franchise history (minimum 20 attempts):

Player Date Opp Att Cmp Yds TD Int Rate 1. Chris Chandler 09/24/95 Cin 26 23 352 4 0 158.32. Marcus Mariota 11/13/16 GB 26 19 295 4 0 149.83. Marcus Mariota 10/27/16 Jax 22 18 270 2 0 148.14. Marcus Mariota 11/26/18 Hou 23 22 303 2 0 147.75. Steve McNair 10/12/03 Hou 27 18 421 3 0 146.86. Warren Moon 11/18/90 Cle 32 24 322 5 0 146.17. Warren Moon 11/26/90 Buf 22 16 300 2 0 145.18. Chris Chandler 11/26/95 Den 26 18 280 3 0 143.19. Warren Moon 10/01/89 Mia 23 19 254 2 0 141.710. Warren Moon 11/15/87 Pit 22 16 239 2 0 138.311. Chris Chandler 09/08/96 Jac 22 14 226 3 0 137.512. Steve McNair 12/26/99 Jac 33 23 291 5 0 136.513. Marcus Mariota 11/08/15 NO 39 28 371 4 0 135.714. Warren Moon 11/14/93 Cin 31 23 225 4 0 133.715. Steve McNair 10/18/98 Cin 21 16 277 1 0 133.516. George Blanda 11/19/61 NYT 32 20 418 7 1 132.817. Marcus Mariota 10/16/16 Cle 24 17 284 3 1 132.6

FRANCHISE SINGLE-GAME PASSER RATINGSTITANS TIDBITS: MARCUS MARIOTA

¾ In 2016, Mariota launched of his Motiv8 Foundation, which serves the communities of Middle Tennessee, Eugene and Honolulu. The Motiv8 Foundation aims to create and support economic and educational programs and athletic activities to provide an alternative outlet for youth of troubled neighborhoods and backgrounds.

¾ The Motiv8 Foundation puts on two full-scale golf tournaments in Honolulu and Portland. It also has fed 5,000 homeless and workers in the homeless field on Oahu and Maui and additionally donated 1,000 pounds of dog food to two dog shelters on Oahu. The foundation will be hosting a job fair for homeless families and will be also donating a year supply of toiletries to more than 30 shelters across the state of Hawaii.

¾ Annually, Motiv8 sponsors the attendance of 1,200+ kids to a University of Hawaii game, 300+ kids to a Oregon Ducks game and more than a 100 kids to a Tennessee Titans game.

¾ Motiv8 also continues to be a major player in high school football in the state of Hawaii with is presenting sponsorship of the nationally-televised Polynesian Bowl.

¾ In 2018, the Motiv8 Foundation launched the Ardel Deppe Community Football Coach Award to recognize three Hawaii football coaches from any level of play who best exemplify Marcus’ grandfather’s spirit of going the extra mile and giving back to the community.

¾ He is the oldest son of Toa and Alana Mariota. His younger brother, Matthew, is a tight end at Oregon.

¾ Mariota credits much of his athletic success to playing soccer in his youth. By the time he was eight years old, he was wearing a soccer jersey with the number 8, and he has kept the jersey number ever since then.

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In 2015, Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota posted one of the highest completion percentages in NFL history among rookie quarterbacks. His completion percentage of 62.2 was the fifth best all-time among rookies. Mariota’s completion percentage would shattered the franchise’s rookie record. Until Mariota, Vince Young’s completion percentage of 51.5 in 2006 was the best among rookie qualifiers in team annals.

Highest completion percentage among rookie quarterbacks in NFL history (through 2015; minimum 14 passes per team game, or 224 attempts per 16 games):

Quarterback Year Team Comp Att Pct 1. Ben Roethlisberger 2004 Pittsburgh 196 295 66.42. Robert Griffin III 2012 Washington 258 393 65.73. Teddy Bridgewater 2014 Minnesota 259 402 64.44. Russell Wilson 2012 Seattle 252 393 64.15. Marcus Mariota 2015 Tennessee 227 364 62.26. Matt Ryan 2008 Atlanta 265 434 61.17. Carson Palmer 2004 Cincinnati 263 432 60.98. Nick Foles 2012 Philadelphia 161 265 60.89. Joe Flacco 2008 Baltimore 257 428 60.110. Sam Bradford 2010 St. Louis 354 590 60.0

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On Dec. 6, 2015 against Jacksonville, Marcus Mariota rushed for an 87-yard touchdown against Jacksonville and finished the game with 112 rushing yards on nine attempts. The 87-yard run was the longest run in franchise history by a quarterback and at the time was the fifth-longest run overall for the team, behind three rushes by running back Chris Johnson (94, 91 and 89 yards) and one rush by running back Sid Blanks (91). Steve McNair previously recorded the longest run in franchise history by a quarterback with a 71-yard attempt in 1998 (Nov. 8 at Tampa Bay).

Longest rushing attempts in franchise history:

Player Date Opp Rush 1. Derrick Henry 12/6/18 Jacksonville 99t2. Chris Johnson 12/17/12 New York Jets 94t3. Chris Johnson 9/20/09 Houston 91t Sid Blanks 12/13/64 New York Jets 91t5. Chris Johnson 11/1/09 Jacksonville 89t6. Marcus Mariota (QB) 12/6/15 Jacksonville 87t7. Chris Johnson 11/29/09 Arizona 85t8. Chris Johnson 10/21/12 at Buffalo 83t9. Earl Campbell 11/20/78 Miami 81t10. Chris Johnson 11/4/12 Chicago 80t LenDale White 10/19/08 at Kansas City 80t Larry Moriarty 9/11/83 at L.A. Raiders 80

From 1960–2016, only two quarterbacks recorded a run longer than Mariota’s 87-yarder. Oakland’s Terrelle Pryor set the NFL quarterback record with 93-yard touchdown run for the Oakland Raiders in 2013 (Oct. 27 against Pittsburgh), and most recently San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick had a 90-yard touchdown run in 2014 at the San Diego Chargers (Dec. 20).

Longest rushing attempts since 1960 history among NFL quarterbacks (through 2017):

Player Date Date/Opp Rush 1. Terrelle Pryor Oak 10/27/13 vs. Pit 932. Colin Kaepernick SF 12/20/14 at SD 903. Marcus Mariota Ten 11/6/15 vs. Jax 87

Mariota’s 112 rushing yards against the Jaguars set a new single-game record among Titans/Oilers quarterbacks, topping the record of 95 yards held by Steve McNair (Nov. 8, 1998 at Tampa Bay).

Most single-game rushing yards by a quarterback in franchise history:

Player Date Opp Rush Yds 1. Marcus Mariota 12/6/15 Jacksonville 1122. Steve McNair 11/8/98 at Tampa Bay 953. Steve McNair 12/21/97 Pittsburgh 904. Vince Young 12/10/06 at Houston 865. Steve McNair 12/13/98 at Jacksonville 81

RUSH TO THE RECORD BOOKS


Quarterback Ryan Tannehill (6-4, 207) is in his eighth NFL season and his first campaign with the Titans. He was originally a first-round selection (eighth overall) by the Miami Dolphins in the 2012 NFL Draft. Tannehill was acquired by the Titans in a trade with the Dolphins on March 15, 2019. The Titans sent a seventh-round pick in 2019 and a fourth-round selection in 2020 to Miami in exchange for Tannehill and a 2019 sixth-rounder. Over his first seven NFL seasons, he started 88 games, threw for 20,434 yards and 123 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,210 yards and six scores. When he left Miami, he ranked second in franchise history behind Chad Pennington in both career completion percentage (62.8) and career passer rating (87.0). He authored 13 game-winning drives. In 2018, while being limited by injury to 11 starts, Tannehill threw for 1,979 yards and 17 touchdowns. During the first four seasons of his career (2012-15), Tannehill's passing yardage total—15,460 yards—was the third highest mark in NFL history, behind only Peyton Manning and Dan Marino. Tannehill’s two 4,000-yard passing seasons (2015 and 2014) were the only ones recorded by a Dolphins quarterback other than Marino (six times). The Dolphins reached the playoffs in 2016, breaking an eight-year postseason drought. A native of Big Spring, Texas, Tannehill attended Texas A&M, where he earned honorable mention All-America honors as a senior. He played both quarterback and wide receiver, passing for 5,450 yards and 42 touchdowns and adding 112 receptions for 1,596 yards and 10 scores.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), making his preseason debut with the Titans,

completed 12 of 16 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions a passer rating of 138.0. In the second quarter, he completed a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end MyCole Pruitt to cap a nine-play, 89-yard drive. Two drives later, he threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Firkser, followed by a completion to wide receiver Darius Jennings for a two-point conversion.

¾ Against New England (8/17), playing in the second quarter, completed seven of 11 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown with a passer rating of 117.2. He capped a seven-play, 75-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to running back Jeremy McNichols.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), played in the first and second quarters and totaled six completions for 62 yards on nine attempts (86.3 passer rating). He completed a 25-yard pass to Corey Davis in the first quarter.

Tannehill's 2019 Preseason Passing Statistics:Year Team G/S Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Lg Sack Rate 2019 Ten 3/0 36 25 69.4 276 3 0 25 4 119.7

#17 • QB RYAN TANNEHILL


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No. Name Ht Wt Exp College39 Barnes, Alex 6-0 226 R Kansas State28 Dawkins, Dalyn 5-7 183 1 Colorado State32 Fluellen, David 5-11 224 3 Toledo22 Henry, Derrick 6-3 247 4 Alabama35 Hunt, Akeem 5-10 185 4 Purdue33 Lewis, Dion 5-8 195 8 Pittsburgh30 McNichols, Jeremy 5-9 205 1 Boise State

#22 • RB DERRICK HENRYCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Running back Derrick Henry (6-3, 247) is in his fourth NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans with the 45th overall pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Henry authored his first career 1,000-yard season in 2018 and the 28th 1,000-yard rushing season in franchise history, totaling 1,059 yards and 12 touchdowns on 215 carries—all career highs. His 2018 rushing yardage ranked second in the AFC to Joe Mixon’s 1,168 yards, and he finished seventh in the NFL. Henry’s 12 rushing touchdowns tied James Connor for third place in the NFL behind Todd Gurley (17) and Alvin Kamara (14). Henry was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for December 2018. His 625 rushing yards in the month were the most by any NFL player in any month during the season. Against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 6, Henry recorded one of the greatest single games in franchise history in front of a national television audience. He broke Chris Johnson's single-game franchise record (228) with 238 rushing yards, including a 99-yard touchdown run. He joined Tony Dorsett as the only two players in NFL history to rush for a 99-yard score. In 2017, Henry shared time in the Titans backfield with DeMarco Murray. Henry led the team with 744 rushing yards on 176 carries, and he added 11 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown. His five rushing touchdowns tied for second on the club. As a rookie, Henry played in 15 games with one start, sharing time in the backfield with DeMarco Murray. He carried the ball 110 times for 490 yards and five touchdowns and added 137 yards on 13 receptions. Henry became the third rookie for the franchise in the “Titans era” to score at least five touchdowns in a season, joining Vince Young (seven rushing touchdowns in 2006) and Chris Johnson (nine rushing and one receiving in 2008). The Heisman Trophy winner played three seasons (2013–2015) at the University of Alabama, where he set numerous school and SEC records

5 - QB LOGAN WOODSIDE (6-1, 213, 1st Year, Toledo) ¾ Logan Woodside was re-signed by the Titans as a free agent on April

8, 2019 after spending three weeks on the Titans practice squad during the 2018 season.

¾ During the 2019 offseason, he had a stint with the Alliance of American Football League’s San Antonio Commanders. In seven AAF games, he completed 116 of 201 passes for 1,385 yards and seven touchdowns.

¾ Woodside was originally selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

¾ A native of Frankfort, Ky., he established program records at Toledo in passing yards (10,514), touchdowns (93), passing efficiency (162.87) and 300-yard games (17) during a four-year career. His 93 touchdown passes ranks fifth all-time in MAC history.

¾ As a senior for the Rockets in 2017, he led the MAC in completion percentage (64.2), passing efficiency (162.2), touchdowns (28), passing yards (3,882), yards per completion (14.7), and yards per attempt (9.45). He was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), led the Titans with 138 yards on 14-of-19 passing with two touchdowns and a passer rating of 128.8. He completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cody Hollister in the fourth quarter and a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tanner McEvoy in the fourth stanza.

¾ Against New England (8/17), completed four passes for 72 yards on 13 attempts.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), led the Titans with 117 passing yards, completing 11 of 15 passes (95.7 passer rating). He completed a 23-yard pass to wide receiver Kalif Raymond in the fourth quarter and added a 21-yard pass to Raymond later in the stanza.

MORE TITANS QUARTERBACKS

Tannehill's Career Regular Season Passing Statistics:Year Team G/S Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Lg Sack Rate 2012 Mia 16/16 484 282 58.3 3,294 12 13 80t 35 76.12013 Mia 16/16 588 355 60.4 3,913 24 17 67 58 81.72014 Mia 16/16 590 392 66.4 4,045 27 12 50 46 92.82015 Mia 16/16 586 363 61.9 4,208 24 12 54t 45 88.72016 Mia 13/13 389 261 67.1 2,995 19 12 74t 29 93.52017 Mia 0/0 Injured Reserve2018 Mia 11/11 274 176 64.2 1,979 17 9 75t 35 92.7Totals 88/88 2,911 1,829 62.8 20,434 123 75 80t 248 87.0

Tannehill's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Attempts - 58 at N.Y. Jets (11/29/15)Completions - 35 vs. Minnesota (12/21/14)Passing Yards - 431 at Arizona (9/30/12)Touchdown Passes - 4 (Twice, last vs. Houston 10/25/15)Long Completion - 80t at Arizona (9/30/12)Completion Percentage - 94.7 vs. Houston (10/25/15)Passer Rating - 158.3 - vs. Houston (10/25/15)


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while leading his team to a National Championship in 2015. Henry played in 39 games and totaled 602 carries for 3,591 yards and 42 rushing touchdowns and added 285 yards on 17 career receptions with three receiving scores. During Alabama’s victory over Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, he broke Shaun Alexander’s record for most career rushing yards in Alabama history. In his final collegiate season, Henry rushed for an Alabama and Southeastern Conference record 2,219 yards, which led the nation and ranked fifth in FBS history. He recorded 100-yard rushing games 10 times and had four 200-yard games during the season. His 28 rushing touchdowns were a national best and an SEC record, snapping Tim Tebow and Tre Mason’s old mark of 23. In addition to the Heisman, he also won the Doak Walker Award, Walter Camp Award and Maxwell Award, among a multitude of other honors. Henry is a native of Yulee, Fla.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), against New England (8/17) and against

Pittsburgh (8/25), did not play.

Henry’s 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0

Henry’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2016 15 2 110 490 4.5 22 5 13 137 10.5 29 0 2017 16 2 176 744 4.2 75t 5 11 136 12.4 66t 1 2018 16 12 215 1,059 4.9 99t 12 15 99 6.6 21 0 Totals 47 16 501 2,293 4.6 99t 22 39 372 9.5 66t 1 Henry’s Career Postseason Statistics: Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2017 2 2 35 184 5.3 35t 1 5 56 11.2 29 0 Henry’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Rushing Attempts - 33 at N.Y. Giants (12/16/18)Rushing Yards - 238 vs. Jacksonville (12/6/18)Long Rush - 99t vs. Jacksonville (12/6/18) Rushing Touchdowns - 4 vs. Jacksonville (12/6/18)Receptions - 4 vs. Jacksonville (10/27/16) Receiving Yards - 66 vs. Jacksonville (12/31/17)Long Reception - 66t vs. Jacksonville (12/31/17)Receiving Touchdowns - 1 vs. Jacksonville (12/31/17)

Henry’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Rushing Attempts - 23 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Rushing Yards - 156 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Long Rush - 35t at Kansas City (1/6/18) Rushing Touchdowns - 1 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Receptions - 3 at New England (1/13/18) Receiving Yards - 35 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Long Reception - 29 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Receiving Touchdowns - (none)

Derrick Henry recorded 215 carries in 2018 for 1,059 yards. He ranked second in the AFC in rushing yardage behind Cincinnati's Joe Mixon (1,168) and ranked seventh overall in the NFL.

NFL rushing leaders in 2018 (rushing yards):

Player Team Rushing Yards1. Ezekiel Elliott Dallas Cowboys 1,434 2. Saquon Barkley New York Giants 1,307 3. Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams 1,251 4. Joe Mixon Cincinnati Bengals 1,168 5. Chris Carson Seattle Seahawks 1,151 6. Christian McCaffrey Carolina Panthers 1,098 7. Derrick Henry Tennessee Titans 1,059 8. Adrian Peterson Washington Redskins 1,042 9. Phillip Lindsay Denver Broncos 1,037 10. Nick Chubb Cleveland Browns 996

2018 NFL RUSHING LEADERS

From 2017–2018, running back Derrick Henry accumulated 675 of his 1,803 rushing yards in the fourth quarter. In 2017, Henry accumulated 390 of his 744 rushing yards in the fourth quarter. The only player with more rushing yards in the fourth quarter was Kansas City's league-leading rusher, Kareem Hunt. Since the beginning of the 2017 campaign, only Hunt and Todd Gur-ley have more fourth-quarter rushing yards than Henry.

Most fourth-quarter rushing yards from 2017–2018:

Player Att Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Todd Gurley 141 692 4.9 36 5 2. Kareem Hunt 147 683 4.7 69 6 3. Derrick Henry 130 675 5.2 75 3 4. Ezekiel Elliott 141 634 4.5 26 6 5. Alvin Kamara 96 504 5.3 49 6 6. Melvin Gordon 109 480 4.4 34 0 7. Joe Mixon 107 460 4.3 51 6 8. Jordan Howard 134 440 3.3 24 3 9. Latavius Murray 112 428 3.8 38 2 10. Mark Ingram 100 417 4.2 50 2

RUSHING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER

Derrick Henry's scored a career-high 12 rushing touchdowns in 2018. He tied for the third-highest rushing touchdown total in the NFL. Henry became the first Titans player with 12 rushing touchdowns in a season since Chris Johnson had 14 rushing touchdowns in 2009.

Most rushing touchdowns in 2018:

Player Team Rushing TDs1. Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams 17 2. Alvin Kamara New Orleans Saints 14 3. Derrick Henry Tennessee Titans 12 4. James Conner Pittsburgh Steelers 12 5. Saquon Barkley New York Giants 11 6. Melvin Gordon Los Angeles Chargers 10 7. Phillip Lindsay Denver Broncos 9 8. Chris Carson Seattle Seahawks 9 9. Marlon Mack Indianapolis Colts 9 10. Jordan Howard Chicago Bears 9

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Derrick Henry's 12 rushing touchdowns in 2018 tied for the sev-enth-highest single-season total in team history.

Most rushing touchdowns in a season, franchise history:

Player Season Rushing TDs 1. Earl Campbell 1979 19 2. LenDale White 2008 15 3. Eddie George 2000 14 Chris Johnson 2009 14 5. Earl Campbell 1978 13 Earl Campbell 1980 13 7. Derrick Henry 2018 12 Earl Campbell 1983 12 Eddie George 2002 12 10. Chris Johnson 2010 11

SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TDS, TEAM HISTORY

In five games in the month of December 2018, Derrick Henry’s rush-ing totals included 97 carries for 625 yards and eight touchdowns. His 625 yards were the most by any NFL player in any calendar month in 2018. Additionally, Henry authored one of only four calendar months for the franchise since 1970 in which a player rushed for at least 600 yards. Chris Johnson (800 rushing yards in November 2009) and Earl Campbell (633 in October 1980; 662 in November 1980) were the organization’s only other players to accomplish the feat in that timespan. Henry’s December rushing totals included 40 yards against the New York Jets (Dec. 2), a franchise-record 238 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars (Dec. 6), 170 yards at the New York Giants (Dec. 16), 84 yards against the Washington Redskins (Dec. 22) and 93 yards against the India-napolis Colts (Dec. 30). For his efforts, Henry was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month.

Titans/Oilers with 500 rushing yards in any calendar month from 1970-2018 (includes playoffs):

Player Season Month Rushing Yards 1. Chris Johnson 2009 November 800 2. Earl Campbell 1980 November 662 3. Earl Campbell 1980 October 633 4. Derrick Henry 2018 December 625 5. Earl Campbell 1979 September 569 6. Eddie George 2000 October 548 7. Earl Campbell 1979 November 534 8. DeMarco Murray 2016 October 511 9. Earl Campbell 1981 October 510

DECEMBER TO REMEMBER

From the time he entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick in 2016 through 2018, Derrick Henry had four touchdown runs of at least 50 yards, including two such runs—from 99 yards and 54 yards— on Dec. 6, 2018 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Henry also had touchdown runs in 2017 of 75 yards (Dec. 3 vs. Houston) and 72 yards (Oct. 16 vs. Indianap-olis). Henry and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley tied with the most such runs in the NFL from 2016–2018. They accounted for eight of the 62 touchdown runs of 50-plus yards in that time period. Isaiah Crow-ell placed third with three touchdown runs of 50-plus yards. Henry, Chris Johnson (11) and DeMarco Murray (two) are the only other Tennessee players in the “Titans era” (1999–present) with more than one total rushing touchdown of at least 50 yards.

Most rushing touchdowns of 50 yards or more from 2016–2018:

Player Team Rushing TDs1. Derrick Henry Tennessee Titans 4 Saquon Barkley New York Giants 43. Isaiah Crowell Cleveland/N.Y. Jets 34. (12 tied) 2

RUSHING TDS OF 50+ YARDS

Derrick Henry scored at least one rushing touchdown in four consec-utive contests in 2018. The streak included games against the New York Jets (Dec. 2), Jacksonville Jaguars (Dec. 6), at the New York Giants (Dec. 16) and against the Washington Redskins (Dec. 22). Henry's streak tied for the fourth-longest such streak in franchise his-tory. DeMarco Murray (2016) and Earl Campbell (twice—1979 and 1983) hold the record with five consecutive games with a rushing touchdown.

Most consecutive team games with a rushing touchdown, franchise history:

Consec. GamesPlayer Season with a Rushing TD 1. DeMarco Murray 2016 5 Earl Campbell 1983 5 Earl Campbell 1979 54. Derrick Henry 2018 4 LenDale White 2008 4 Eddie George 2000 4 Gary Brown 1993 4 Alonzo Highsmith 1989 4 Earl Campbell 1981 4 Earl Campbell 1979 4

FOUR CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH RUSHING TD

Following a franchise-record 238 rushing yards against the Jackson-ville Jaguars on Dec. 6, 2018, Derrick Henry then totaled 170 rushing yards at the New York Giants on Dec. 16 to give him a franchise record of 408 rushing yards in a two-game span. The previous record of 405 rushing yards in two games was set by Earl Campbell in 1980, when Campbell posted 203 yards against Tampa Bay (Oct. 19) and 202 yards against Cincinnati (Oct. 26).

Most total rushing yards in two consecutive games, franchise history:

Player Game 1 Yds Game 2 Yds TotalDerrick Henry 12/6/18 vs. Jax 238 12/16/18 at NYG 170 408Earl Campbell 10/19/80 vs. TB 203 10/26/80 vs. Cin 202 405

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On Dec. 6, 2018, Derrick Henry had one of the most memorable rush-ing performances in NFL history on Thursday Night Football. He rushed for a team-record 238 yards and four touchdowns (tied), including a 99-yard touchdown run.

WATCH: Highlights from Derrick Henry's performance on 12/6/18 Henry's 238 rushing yards set a new franchise record, breaking Chris Johnson’s mark of 228 yards against the Jaguars on Nov. 1, 2009. It was the highest single-game rushing total in the NFL in 2018 and the league's highest total since Doug Martin's 251 rushing yards for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Oakland Raiders on Nov. 4, 2012.

Most rushing yards in a game, franchise history: RushingPlayer Date Opponent Yards 1. Derrick Henry 12/6/18 Jacksonville 2382. Chris Johnson 11/1/09 Jacksonville 2283. Eddie George 8/31/97 Oakland 216 Billy Cannon 12/10/61 at New York 2165. Earl Campbell 11/16/80 at Chicago 203 Earl Campbell 10/19/80 Tampa Bay 2037. Earl Campbell 10/26/80 Cincinnati 2028. Eddie George 12/9/99 Oakland 199 Earl Campbell 11/20/78 Miami 19910. Chris Johnson 9/20/09 Houston 197

In the second quarter, Henry took a handoff from Marcus Mariota inside his own one-yard line and raced 99 yards for a touchdown. It was the second 99-yard run in NFL history, tying Tony Dorsett’s record-set-ting touchdown run for the Dallas Cowboys against the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 3, 1983. It was also the team record, topping Johnson’s 94-yard touchdown run against the New York Jets on Dec. 17, 2012. The only other runs in franchise history of at least 90 yards were Johnson’s 91-yard rush against the Houston Texans on Sept. 20, 2009 and a 91-yarder by Sid Blanks against the Jets on Dec. 13, 1964. Henry’s 99-yard touchdown run tied for the longest scrimmage play in NFL history. It was the 15th such play, including his and Dorsett's runs and 13 passing plays. The last 99-yard scrimmage play before Henry's was New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz’s 99-yard reception from Eli Manning against the New York Jets on Dec. 24, 2011.

Longest runs from scrimmage in NFL history:

RushingPlayer Team Date Opponent Yards 1. Derrick Henry Tennessee 12/6/18 Jacksonville 99t Tony Dorsett Dallas 1/3/83 Minnesota 99t3. Ahman Green Green Bay 12/28/03 Denver 98t4. Lamar Miller Houston 11/26/18 Tennessee 97t Lamar Miller Miami 12/28/14 N.Y. Jets 97t Andy Uram Green Bay 10/8/39 Chi. Cardinals 97t Bob Gage Pittsburgh 12/4/49 Chi. Bears 97t

Henry scored on a three-yard run in the first quarter, a 99-yard run in the second quarter, a 16-yard run in the third quarter, and finally a 54-yard run in the third quarter. He tied the franchise record and became the third player in franchise history to rush for four touchdowns in a game, joining Earl Campbell (against Miami on Nov. 20, 1978) and Lorenzo White (against Cleveland on Dec. 9, 1990). The only franchise player with more overall touchdowns in a game than Henry was Oilers running back Billy Cannon, who had five total touch-downs (three rushing, two receiving) at the New York Titans on Dec. 10, 1961. Henry became the first NFL player with four rushing touchdowns in a game since New England Patriots running back Jonas Gray at Indianapolis on Nov. 16, 2014.

RECORD-SETTING NIGHTMost rushing touchdowns in a game, franchise history:

RushingPlayer Date Opponent Touchdowns 1. Derrick Henry 12/6/18 Jacksonville 4 Lorenzo White 12/9/90 Cleveland 4 Earl Campbell 11/20/78 Miami 44. (several tied) 3

Additionally, Henry's rushing performance against the Jaguars accom-plished the following:

¾ He became the ninth NFL player since 1975 with at least one 90-yard run and at least one 60-yard reception in his career. The others were Tony Dorsett, Garrison Hearst, Tiki Barber, Chris Johnson, Jamaal Charles, Herschel Walker, Warrick Dunn and Adrian Peterson.

¾ Henry became the seventh NFL player since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger with at least four rushing touchdowns and at least 200 rushing yards in a game, joining Clinton Portis, Barry Sanders, Doug Martin, Jonas Gray, Mike Anderson and Corey Dillon. Henry became the first to ac-complish the feat in fewer than 20 carries (17).

¾ Henry recorded his NFL-high three rushing attempts of at least 70 yards since the beginning of the 2017. Leonard Fournette (two) was the only other player with more than one through 14 weeks of the 2018 campaign.

¾ He matched former Titans running back Chris Johnson as the only play-ers in NFL history with a rushing touchdown of at least 90 yards and a rushing touchdown of at least 50 yards in the same game. Johnson accomplished the feat against the Houston Texans on Sept. 20, 2009.

¾ His 24 points tied for the fourth-highest single-game total in franchise history, trailing only Billy Cannon (30 on Dec. 10, 1961), Rob Bironas (26 on Oct. 21, 2007) and George Blanda (26 on Sept. 18, 1960). Earl Campbell (Nov. 20, 1978) and Lorenzo White (Dec. 9, 1990) also had 24 points on four touchdowns in a single game.

¾ His 238 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns were each the most in any Thursday Night Football game in history.

On Jan. 6, 2018, Derrick Henry rushed for 156 yards and one touch-down on 23 carries. His yardage total ranked second in franchise postsea-son history.

Most single-game rushing yards in franchise postseason history:

Player Date Opp Att Yds Avg TD1. Eddie George 1/16/00 at Ind 26 162 6.2 12. Derrick Henry 1/6/18 at KC 23 156 6.8 13. Earl Campbell 12/31/78 at NE 27 118 4.4 14. Eddie George 1/8/00 Buf 29 106 3.7 05. Eddie George 1/30/00 StL (SB) 28 95 3.4 2

Derrick Henry's 156 rushing yards and 35 receiving yards in the team's Wild Card playoff victory at Kansas City on Jan. 6, 2018 gave him a franchise-record 191 scrimmage yards. Henry broke a 57-year-old post-season record set on Jan. 1, 1961, when Billy Cannon had 178 scrimmage yards against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Most single-game scrimmage yards in franchise postseason history:

Rush Rec TotalPlayer Date Opp Yards Yards Yards1. Derrick Henry 1/6/18 at KC 156 35 1912. Billy Cannon 1/1/61 LAC 50 128 1783. Eddie George 1/16/00 at Ind 162 14 1764. Eddie George 1/7/01 Bal 91 52 1435. Ernest Givins 12/31/89 at Pit 0 136 136

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Running back Dion Lewis (5-8, 195) is in his eighth NFL season and his second campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent from the New England Patriots on March 16, 2018. Lewis' 2018 totals included 155 carries for 517 yards and one touchdown. Additionally, he ranked second on the squad with a career-high 59 receptions, and his 400 receiving yards also set a career benchmark and ranked third on the team. His reception total was the third-highest in franchise history by a running back and the most since Todd McNair's 60 receptions in 1995. Lewis spent his first two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (2011-12) before stops with the Cleveland Browns (2013), Indianapolis Colts (2014) and Patriots (2015-17). He arrived in Tennessee with 329 career carries for 1,584 yards and 10 touchdowns in 54 games (19 starts), plus 88 receptions for 717 yards and five scores. He also averaged 22.9 yards on 57 career kickoff returns with one touchdown prior to signing with the Titans. In 2017, Lewis led the Patriots with 896 rushing yards on 180 carries with six touchdowns. In the last eight games of the campaign, he led the NFL with 625 rushing yards. Compared to all running backs with 150 or more rushing attempts, his per-carry average of 4.98 yards led the NFL. In 2016, Lewis returned from injury to play in seven regular season games with five starts and total 64 rushing attempts for 283 yards and 17 receptions for 94 yards. He helped the Patriots capture the Super Bowl title by playing in all three playoff games with two starts. He contributed in all three phases - rushing 25 times for 79 yards and a touchdown, catching five passes for 33 yards and a touchdown and returning five kickoffs for 162 yards and a touchdown. Lewis played two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh (2009-10), where he finished fourth on the school’s all-time rushing list with 2,860 yards. The Albany, N.Y., native was originally selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (149th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded two carries for seven yards. ¾ Against New England (8/17), totaled 16 yards on four rushing attempts

and added a nine-yard reception. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), recorded one rush for zero yards.

Lewis' 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 3 3 7 23 3.3 8 0 1 9 9.0 9 0

Lewis' Career Regular Season Rushing and Receiving Statistics (2011-12 with Philadelphia; 2013 with Cleveland; 2014 with Indianapolis; 2015-17 with New England):

Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2011 15 0 23 102 4.4 20 1 1 -3 -3.0 -3 02012 9 0 13 69 5.3 17t 1 2 24 12.0 28 02013 0 0 Injured Reserve2014 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 02015 7 6 49 234 4.8 13 2 36 388 10.8 40 22016 7 5 64 283 4.4 15 0 17 94 5.5 16 02017 16 8 180 896 5.0 44 6 32 214 6.7 20 32018 16 7 155 517 3.3 36 1 59 400 6.8 37 1 Totals 70 26 484 2,101 4.3 44 11 147 1,117 7.6 40 6

Lewis' Career Postseason Rushing and Receiving Statistics (2015-17 with New England):

Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2015 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 02016 3 2 25 79 3.2 13 1 5 33 6.6 13t 12017 3 3 33 135 4.1 18 0 16 111 6.9 31 0 Totals 6 5 58 214 3.7 18 1 21 144 6.9 31 1

#33 • RB DION LEWISLewis' Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Rushing Attempts - 26 vs. N.Y. Jets (12/31/17)Rushing Yards - 129 vs. Buffalo (12/24/17)Long Rush - 44 at Buffalo (12/5/17)Rushing Touchdowns - 1 (11 times, last at Miami 9/9/18)Receptions - 9 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)Receiving Yards - 98 at Buffalo (9/20/15)Long Reception - 40 at Buffalo (9/20/15)Receiving Touchdowns - 1 (Six times, last at Dallas, 11/5/18)Kickoff Returns - 5 at Atlanta (9/18/11)Kickoff Return Yards - 113 at Atlanta (9/18/11)Kickoff Return Long - 103t at Denver (11/12/17)Kickoff Return Touchdowns - 1 at Denver (11/12/17)

Lewis' Playoff Single-Game Highs:Rushing Attempts - 15 vs. Tennessee (1/13/18)Rushing Yards - 62 vs. Tennessee (1/13/18)Long Rush - 18 vs. Jacksonville (1/21/18)Rushing Touchdowns - 1 vs. Houston (1/14/17)Receptions - 9 vs. Tennessee (1/13/18)Receiving Yards - 79 vs. Tennessee (1/13/18)Long Reception - 31 vs. Tennessee (1/13/18)Receiving Touchdowns - 1 vs. Houston (1/14/17)Kickoff Returns - 3 (Twice, last vs. Philadelphia 2/4/18)Kickoff Return Yards - 124 vs. Houston (1/14/17)Kickoff Return Long - 98t vs. Houston (1/14/17)Kickoff Return Touchdowns - 1 vs. Houston (1/14/17)

39 - RB ALEX BARNES (6-0, 226, Rookie, Kansas State) ¾ Alex Barnes was signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on May

10, 2019. ¾ Barnes appeared in 36 games with 25 starts over three seasons at

Kansas State. He totaled 458 carries for 2,616 yards and 25 touchdowns, and finished his career ranked second in yards per carry (5.7) and in 100-yard rushing games (12) in program history.

¾ He is a native of Coffeyville, Kan.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), tied for the team lead with 10 carries, totaling 14 yards.

¾ Against New England (8/17), led the team with 42 rushing yards and seven carries, including a long rush of 10 yards.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), rushed for 32 yards on nine attempts and added two receptions for five yards.

28 - RB DALYN DAWKINS (5-7, 183, 1st Year, Colorado State) ¾ Dalyn Dawkins spent the 2018 season on the Titans practice squad and

53-man roster. Dawkins was signed to the active roster from the practice

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Dion Lewis set a career high with 59 receptions in 2018, his first sea-son with the Titans since joining the club as an unrestricted free agent from the New England Patriots. He ranked second on the team in receptions and third in receiving yards (400). Lewis' 59 catches made up the third-highest total in franchise history by a running back and were the most since Todd McNair's 60 receptions in 1995.

Most receptions in a season by a running back, franchise history:

Player Season Receptions 1. Butch Woolfolk 1985 80 2. Todd McNair 1995 60 3. Dion Lewis 2018 59 4. Chris Johnson 2011 57 Lorenzo White 1992 57 Fred Willis 1973 57 7. Sid Blanks 1964 56 8. Ode Burrell 1965 55 9. DeMarco Murray 2016 53 10. Eddie George 2000 50 Chris Johnson 2009 50

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squad for Weeks 3-5 and 12-14, and appeared in one contest on special teams. He was originally signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on May 11, 2018.

¾ Dawkins appeared in 37 games with 33 starts over three seasons at Colorado State. He carried the ball 557 times for 3,185 yards and 14 touchdowns as a Ram, posting a career 86.1-yards-per-game rushing average. He added 70 receptions for 650 yards and three touchdowns and totaled 4,020 career all-purpose yards.

¾ His uncle is Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins. ¾ He is a native of Louisville, Ky.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), tied for the team lead with 10 carries, totaling 35

yards. He added two receptions for four yards.

32 - RB DAVID FLUELLEN (5-11, 224, 3rd Year, Toledo) ¾ David Fluellen has been with the Titans since 2016. ¾ In 2018, he played in seven games before landing on injured reserve for

the remainder of the campaign. His totals included four carries for 16 yards and two special teams tackles.

¾ In 2017, Fluellen appeared in all 16 games during the regular season. Appearing primarily on special teams, he registered nine special teams tackles and added four carries for 21 yards. He played in both postseason games, contributing one special teams tackle.

¾ He spent Weeks 10-14 of the 2016 season on the 53-man roster and the rest of the campaign on the practice squad. He was inactive for the three games he spent on the active roster (11/20, 11/27 and 12/11).

¾ The 5-foot-11 inch, 224-pounder was originally signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as a rookie free agent in 2014. Before spending the 2015 season on the Titans’ practice squad, Fluellen also spent time with the Indianapolis Colts.

¾ A native of Lockport, N.Y., Fluellen finished his collegiate career fourth on Toledo’s all-time rushing list with 3,336 yards.

35 - RB AKEEM HUNT (5-10, 185, 4th Year, Purdue) ¾ Akeem Hunt was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Aug. 10, 2019. ¾ He arrived in Tennessee with 30 games of NFL experience with the

Houston Texans (15 games from 2015-16) and Kansas City Chiefs (15 games in 2017). During that time, he totaled 45 rushing attempts for 228 yards and 13 receptions for 99 yards. He also returned 35 total kickoffs for a 23.5-yard average.

¾ He spent the 2018 offseason with the Chiefs after ending the 2017 campaign on injured reserve.

¾ In 2017, he led the Chiefs with 25 kickoff returns for 611 yards (24.4 avg.).

¾ He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants in 2015.

¾ A native of Covington, Ga., Hunt played four years at Purdue, where he tallied 2,035 rushing yards and 841 receiving yards. 2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), totaled 23 yards on four carries, including a 15-yard run.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), rushed for 24 yards on seven attempts.

30 - RB JEREMY McNICHOLS (5-9, 205, 1st Year, Boise State) ¾ Jeremy McNichols was signed as a free agent off the Denver Broncos

practice squad on Dec. 3, 2018. He did not appear in a game in 2018. ¾ McNichols was originally a fifth-round selection by the Tampa Bay

Buccaneers in the 2017 NFL Draft. In addition to his time with the Bucs, he also spent time with the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts prior to his arrival in Tennessee, playing in three total NFL games.

¾ He appeared in one game with the Colts in 2018, totaling four rushing yards on two attempts.

¾ In 2017, he debuted with the 49ers and played in two total games. ¾ During his three-year collegiate career at Boise State, he rushed for

3,205 yards and 44 touchdowns. As a senior, he tallied 1,709 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 314 carries.

¾ He is a native of Santa Margarita, Calif. 2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), led the team with 44 rushing yards on eight car-ries, including a 37-yard run in the second quarter.

¾ Against New England (8/17), caught a short pass from Ryan Tannehill and turned it into a 15-yard touchdown reception, diving across the left pylon for the score in the second quarter.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), led the team with 43 yards on nine carries, including a 23-yard run in the second quarter.

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No. Name Ht Wt Exp College86 Firkser, Anthony 6-2 246 2 Harvard49 Hesse, Parker 6-3 261 R Iowa88 Hewitt, Ryan 6-4 255 6 Stanford85 Pruitt, MyCole 6-2 245 4 Southern Illinois81 Smith, Jonnu 6-3 248 3 Florida International82 Walker, Delanie 6-2 248 14 Central Missouri89 Wick, Cole 6-6 257 3 Incarnate Word

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Tight end Jonnu Smith (6-3, 248) is in his third NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans in the third round (100th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Smith's 2018 campaign came to a premature end. He suffered a knee injury against the Jack-sonville Jaguars on Dec. 6 and was subsequently placed on injured reserve on Dec. 11. Prior to the injury, he played in 13 games with 12 starts and achieved career highs with 20 receptions, 258 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He led the club's tight ends in all three categories at the time of his injury. During the 2017 regular season, Smith was one of three rook-ie tight ends to appear in all 16 games (Gerald Everett and David Njoku) and one of two rookie tight ends with at least 13 starts (O.J. Howard). He caught 18 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns, ranking fifth among all rookie tight end in receptions. He also caught three passes for 19 yards in two postseason games. Smith concluded his four-year career at Florida International Univer-sity's all-time leader among tight ends in receptions and receiving yards, totaling 178 receptions for 2,001 yards and 18 touchdowns. On the school's all-time receiving list, regardless of position, Smith finished fourth in recep-tions, fifth in receiving yards and third in receiving touchdowns. Smith finished his career registering at least one reception in every game he played. The 43-game streak was the second-longest streak of its kind in school annals. During his senior campaign, he started 11 games and earned sec-ond-team All-Conference USA honors. He registered 42 receptions for 506 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore (2014), led all college tight ends with 61 receptions, 710 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches. Smith is a native of Philadelphia, Pa.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ Placed on the physically unable to perform list to begin training camp. ¾ Removed from the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 19 ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), did not play.

Smith's 2019 Preseason Statistics:Year GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 0 0 0 0 - - 0

Smith's Career Regular Season Statistics:Year GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2017 16 13 18 157 8.7 32t 2 2018 13 12 20 258 12.9 61 3 Totals 29 25 38 415 10.9 61 5

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Smith's NFL Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 6 at Indianapolis (11/18/18)Receiving Yards - 63 at Houston (11/26/18)Long Reception - 61t at Houston (11/26/18)Touchdowns - 1 (five times, last at Houston, 11/26/18)

Smith's NFL Playoff Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 2 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Receiving Yards - 15 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Long Reception - 10 at Kansas City (1/6/18)

A year after leading all rookie tight ends with 13 starts in 2017, Jonnu Smith continued to see a high rate of offensive snaps in 2018, his second NFL season. Despite spending the final three contests on injured reserve, he par-ticipated in 609 total offensive snaps in 2018 (including penalized plays), a total that ranked fourth among all tight ends in their rookie, first-year or second-year seasons. The only three such tight ends with more offensive snaps than Smith were San Francisco’s George Kittle (925), Cleveland’s David Njoku (863) and the New York Jets' Christopher Herndon (624). Smith’s offensive play total ranked third among all non-linemen on the Titans. Only wide receiver Corey Davis (870) and quarterback Marcus Mariota (773) had more.

Most offensive snaps in 2018 among rookie, first-year and second-year tight ends (includes offensive plays called back due to penalty):

Player Team Offensive Snaps 1. George Kittle San Francisco 49ers 925 2. David Njoku Cleveland Browns 863 3. Christopher Herndon New York Jets 624 4. Jonnu Smith Tennessee Titans 609 5. Ricky Seals-Jones Arizona Cardinals 535 6. Ian Thomas Carolina Panthers 526 7. Dallas Goedert Philadelphia Eagles 520 8. Evan Engram New York Giants 471 9. Jordan Thomas Houston Texans 470 10. O.J. Howard Tampa Bay Buccaneers 433

SMITH EXCEEDS 600 SNAPS

In 2017, Jonnu Smith started 13 games as a rookie. Since 2000, he became only the fifth NFL rookie tight end drafted in the third round or later to record at least 13 starts, joining Randy McMichael (16 starts in 2002), Dwayne Allen (16 in 2012), Tony Moeaki (15 in 2010) and Eric Johnson (14 in 2001).

Most starts by a rookie tight end drafted in the third round or later, 2000–2017:

Rookie TE Team Season Draft Round Starts1. Randy McMichael Miami 2002 4th Round 16 Dwayne Allen Indianapolis 2012 3rd Round 163. Tony Moeaki Kansas City 2010 3rd Round 154. Eric Johnson San Francisco 2001 7th Round 145. Jonnu Smith Tennessee 2017 3rd Round 136. Shawn Nelson Buffalo 2009 4th Round 12 Owen Daniels Houston 2006 4th Round 128. Casey Fitzsimmons Detroit 2003 Undrafted 11 Antonio Gates San Diego 2003 Undrafted 1110. Alex Smith Tampa Bay 2005 3rd Round 10 Matt Schobel Cincinnati 2002 3rd Round 10

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#82 • TE DELANIE WALKERCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Tight end Delanie Walker (6-0, 248) is in his 14th NFL season and his seventh campaign with the Titans in 2018. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent on March 14, 2013 after spending the first seven years of his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Walker's 2018 campaign came to a sudden and premature end. He was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 10 due to a leg injury he suffered in the season opener at Miami the previous day. In Walker’s time with the Titans, he has put his name among the top players in franchise history at his position. From 2013–2017, he totaled 356 receptions for 4,156 yards and 26 touchdowns. All three numbers put him second in club history behind only Frank Wycheck (482 receptions for 4,958 yards and 27 touchdowns). In the same five seasons, no NFL tight end totaled more receptions than Walker. Walker posted at least 60 receptions in each of his first five seasons in Tennessee. Prior to his arrival, Wycheck was the only Titans/Oilers tight end to reach the plateau in a single campaign. Walker also recorded the top four single-season receiving yardage totals in franchise history among tight ends from 2014–2017. Walker and Kansas City's Travis Kelce were the NFL's only tight ends to post at least 800 receiving yards every season from 2014–2017. In 2017, Walker was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl after leading the club with 74 receptions and 807 receiving yards. His three touchdown catches ranked second on the squad. Among all NFL tight ends, his reception total tied for third place, and his yardage total ranked fourth. In 2016, Walker tied for the team lead with 65 catches for 800 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns, and he was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl. He ranked sixth in receiving yards among NFL tight ends, and he was second in the AFC behind only Kansas City's Travis Kelce. Also among tight ends, his reception total tied for eighth in the NFL, and his touchdown total tied for third. In 2015, Walker set new team records among tight ends with 94 receptions and 1,088 receiving yards. He broke his own receiving yardage record (890 in 2014) and Wycheck’s reception record (70 in 1998 and 2000) for franchise tight ends. On the team’s all-time single-season receptions list, regardless of position, Walker tied wide receiver Kendall Wright (94 receptions in 2013) for the fifth-highest total. Walker’s 94 receptions tied Jason Witten (94 catches in 2009 and 2010) for the 10th–highest total in NFL history by a tight end. In 2014, Walker’s team-leading 890 receiving yards set a then-career high and set a new standard among Titans/Oilers tight ends, eclipsing Wycheck’s 768 receiving yards in 1998. Walker’s 63 receptions in 2014 at the time also led the team, set a career high, and tied for fourth in team annals. Appearing in 15 games with 11 starts in 2013, he totaled 60 receptions for 571 yards and six touchdowns. He set then-career highs in all three categories. Also, he became the only tight end in franchise history other than Wycheck to reach 60 receptions in a single season. Wycheck accomplished the feat five times from 1997 through 2001, including 70 receptions in both 1998 and 2000 to establish the record for Titans/Oilers tight ends. Walker’s six touchdown receptions tied for fourth place in franchise history among tight ends and were the most since Wycheck’s six in 1996. Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, the former sixth-round pick appeared in 99 career regular-season games with the 49ers (40 starts) and totaled 123 receptions for 1,465 yards (11.9 avg.) and eight touchdowns. A regular contributor on special teams, Walker posted 61 special teams tackles as well as 31 kickoff returns for 528 yards during his time in San Francisco. In 2012, Walker played an integral role in the 49ers’ second consecutive playoff season, as he teamed with Vernon Davis to form one of the NFL’s top tight-end duos. He saw action in all 16 regular-season games (four starts) and set a career high with 344 yards and three touchdowns (matched career high) on 21 receptions. His average of 16.4 yards per catch was the highest among all NFL tight ends with 20 or more catches. During the 2012 playoffs, he appeared in all three games and started in Super Bowl XLVII. In the Super Bowl, he recorded three receptions for 48 yards. Walker was a sixth-round pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he appeared in only seven games with one start. Then, in 2007, he played in all 16 contests and set a career high with 10 starts. It began a string of six


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seasons (2007-12) during which he missed a total of four games. In 2010, he set his career high with 29 receptions. A native of Pomona, Calif., Walker spent two seasons (2002-03) at Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) Community College before joining the University of Central Missouri Mules for his final two collegiate campaigns (2004-05). As a wide receiver at Central Missouri, he caught 113 passes for 1,347 yards in 20 games. The 49ers selected him with the 175th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), did not play. ¾ Against New England (8/17), played in a game for the first time since

suffering an injury in the 2018 season opener at Miami (Sept. 9). He caught two passes for 26 yards and a score. In the first quarter, he capped a long scoring drive with an 11-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Marcus Mariota.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), started at tight end.

Walker’s 2019 Preseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 Ten 2 2 2 26 13.0 15 1

Walker’s Career Regular Season Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2006 SF 7 1 2 30 15.0 29 0 2007 SF 16 10 21 174 8.3 26 1 2008 SF 15 2 10 155 15.5 53 1 2009 SF 16 8 21 233 11.1 39 0 2010 SF 14 8 29 331 11.4 38 0 2011 SF 15 7 19 198 10.4 29t 3 2012 SF 16 4 21 344 16.4 45 3 2013 Ten 15 11 60 571 9.5 33 6 2014 Ten 15 14 63 890 14.1 68 4 2015 Ten 15 10 94 1,088 11.6 61t 6 2016 Ten 15 10 65 800 12.3 47 7 2017 Ten 16 11 74 807 10.9 42 3 2018 Ten 1 1 4 52 13.0 16 0 Totals 176 96 483 5,673 11.7 68 34

Walker’s Career Postseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2011 SF 1 1 2 36 18.0 29 0 2012 SF 3 1 5 85 17.0 28 0 2017 Ten 2 2 9 123 13.7 36 0 Totals 6 4 16 244 15.3 36 0

Walker’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 10 (Twice, last vs. Dallas 9/14/14)Receiving Yards - 155 at Philadelphia (11/23/14)Long Reception - 68 at Philadelphia (11/23/14)Touchdowns - 2 (Twice, last at New England 12/20/15)

Walker’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 6 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Receiving Yards - 74 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Long Reception - 36 at New England (1/13/18)

On Nov. 13, 2016, Delanie Walker moved into second place on the team’s all-time receptions list among tight ends. Walker, who was signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2013, trails only former tight end Frank Wycheck (482) on the club’s tight ends list.

Most career receptions by a tight end in franchise history:

Player Seasons Rec Yds Avg Lg TD1. Frank Wycheck 1995-2003 482 4,958 10.3 42 272. Delanie Walker 2013-2019 360 4,208 11.7 68 263. Bo Scaife 2005-2010 251 2,383 9.5 44 124. Alvin Reed 1967-1972 199 2,818 14.2 60 115. Erron Kinney 2000-2005 178 1,750 9.8 31 106. Willard Dewveall 1961-1964 141 2,080 14.8 98t 197. Mike Barber 1976-1981 140 1,886 13.5 79t 138. Jared Cook 2009-2012 131 1,717 13.1 80t 89. Bob McLeod 1961-1966 126 1,926 15.3 55 1910. Jamie Williams 1984-1988 121 1,420 11.7 33 8

CAREER CATCHES BY FRANCHISE TIGHT ENDS

In 2017, Delanie Walker led the Titans with 74 receptions and 807 receiving yards. Among all tight ends, his reception total was eclipsed by only that of Travis Kelce (83) and Jack Doyle (80), and his yardage total ranked fourth behind Rob Gronkowski (1,084), Kelce (1,038) and Zach Ertz (824).

Most receptions by tight ends in 2017:

Tight End Team Receptions 1. Travis Kelce Kansas City 832. Jack Doyle Indianapolis 803. Delanie Walker Tennessee 74 Zach Ertz Philadelphia 745. Rob Gronkowski New England 696. Evan Engram NY Giants 647. Jason Witten Dallas 638. Benjamin Watson Baltimore 619. Jimmy Graham Seattle 57 Kyle Rudolph Minnesota 57

Most receiving yards by tight ends in 2017:

Tight End Team Receiving Yards 1. Rob Gronkowski New England 1,0842. Travis Kelce Kansas City 1,0383. Zach Ertz Philadelphia 8244. Delanie Walker Tennessee 8075. Evan Engram NY Giants 7226. Jack Doyle Indianapolis 6907. Jared Cook Oakland 6888. Vernon Davis Washington 6489. Cameron Brate Tampa Bay 59110. Hunter Henry LA Chargers 579

TIGHT ENDS IN 2017

Among all players in franchise history, tight end Delanie Walker ranks eighth in career receptions. He passed Nate Washington (307 receptions) and Curtis Duncan (322 receptions) in 2017.

Most career receptions in franchise history:

Player (Position) Seasons Rec Yds Avg Lg TD1. Ernest Givins (WR) 1986-1994 542 7,935 14.6 83t 462. Haywood Jeffires (WR) 1987-1995 515 6,119 11.9 87t 473. Frank Wycheck (TE) 1995-2003 482 4,958 10.3 42 274. Drew Hill (WR) 1985-1991 480 7,477 15.6 81t 475. Derrick Mason (WR) 1997-2004 453 6,114 13.5 71t 376. Charlie Hennigan (WR) 1960-1966 410 6,823 16.6 80 517. Ken Burrough (WR) 1971-1981 408 6,906 16.9 85t 478. Delanie Walker (TE) 2013-2019 360 4,208 11.7 68 269. Curtis Duncan (WR) 1987-1993 322 3,935 12.2 72 2010. Nate Washington (WR) 2009-2014 307 4,591 15.0 80t 28

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At Houston on Oct. 1, 2017, Delanie Walker became the eighth active NFL tight end to reach 5,000 career receiving yards. He joined Jason Wit-ten, Antonio Gates, Greg Olsen, Vernon Davis, Jimmy Graham, Rob Gronkowski and Benjamin Watson. Despite missing all but one game of the 2018 season due to an injury, Walker finished the campaign ranked seventh in the NFL among active tight ends in both career receptions and career receiving yards.

Most career receiving yards among active NFL tight ends (through 2018):

Tight End Receiving Yards 1. Antonio Gates 11,841 2. Rob Gronkowski 7,861 3. Greg Olsen 7,847 4. Vernon Davis 7,439 5. Jimmy Graham 7,436 6. Benjamin Watson 5,885 7. Delanie Walker 5,673 8. Jared Cook 5,464 9. Travis Kelce 5,236 10. Zach Ertz 4,827

Most career receptions among active NFL tight ends:

Tight End Receptions 1. Antonio Gates 955 2. Greg Olsen 666 3. Jimmy Graham 611 4. Vernon Davis 573 5. Benjamin Watson 530 6. Rob Gronkowski 521 7. Delanie Walker 483 8. Zach Ertz 437 9. Jared Cook 425 10. Travis Kelce 410

CAREER RECEIVING BY ACTIVE TIGHT ENDS

Delanie Walker recorded his fifth consecutive campaign with at least 50 catches in 2017. He became the sixth player in franchise history to record 50 receptions in at least five different seasons. Only four previous Oilers/Titans did so in five consecutive seasons. Walker joined the Titans as a free agent in 2013. Since then, he has posted season totals of 60 (2013), 63 (2014), 94 (2015) and 65 (2016) receptions.

Most consecutive seasons with 50 or more receptions, franchise history: ConsecutivePlayer (Pos) Years Seasons 1. Ernest Givins (WR) 1986–1993 82. Frank Wycheck (TE) 1996–2001 6 Haywood Jeffires (WR) 1990–1995 64. Delanie Walker (TE) 2013–2017 5 Derrick Mason (WR) 2000–2004 56. Charlie Hennigan (WR) 1961–1964 4

Most total seasons with 50 or more receptions, franchise history: TotalPlayer (Pos) Years Seasons 1. Ernest Givins (WR) 1986–1993 82. Frank Wycheck (TE) 1996–2001 6 Haywood Jeffires (WR) 1990–1995 6 Drew Hill (WR) 1985–1986; 1988–1991 65. Delanie Walker (TE) 2013–2017 5 Derrick Mason (WR) 2000–2004 57. Charlie Hennigan (WR) 1961–1964 4

50-CATCH SEASONS, FRANCHISE HISTORY

From the start of the 2014 campaign through 2017, Delanie Walker ranked third in the NFL among tight ends with 27 receptions of 25 yards or longer. Only New England’s Rob Gronkowski and Kansas City's Travis Kelce had more.

Tight ends with the most receptions of 25 yards or longer, 2014–2017:

Total Receptions ofTight End Receptions 25+ Yards 1. Rob Gronkowski 248 482. Travis Kelce 307 303. Delanie Walker 296 274. Greg Olsen 258 225. Coby Fleener 177 216. Jared Cook 175 20 Jimmy Graham 255 208. Vernon Davis 151 199. Martellus Bennett 228 17 Charles Clay 215 17

RECEPTIONS OF 25+ YARDS, 2014-17

Delanie Walker joined the Titans in 2013 as an unrestricted free agent from the San Francisco 49ers. Since that time, only Zach Ertz, Jimmy Graham and Travis Kelce have had more receptions than Walker among all tight ends.

Most receptions among tight ends, 2013–2018:

Tight End Receptions Rec Yards 1. Zach Ertz 437 4,827 2. Travis Kelce 410 5,236 3. Jimmy Graham 396 4,788 4. Delanie Walker 360 4,208 5. Greg Olsen 358 4,483 6. Jason Witten 346 3,500 7. Rob Gronkowski 334 5,198 8. Jordan Reed 329 3,371 9. Antonio Gates 313 3,520 10. Kyle Rudolph 307 3,045

TIGHT END RECEPTIONS, 2013-18

On Oct. 1, 2017 at Houston, Delanie Walker became the 10th player in franchise history to record at least 300 receptions with the club. Walker reached the milestone in his 64th game with the team. Of the 10 members of the franchise’s 300-catch club, he was the second-fastest to the mark and the fastest in half a century. Former Oilers receiver Charlie Hennigan, who played from 1960–1966, needed only 56 games to get to 300 receptions.

Games needed to reach 300 receptions with the Titans/Oilers:

Games to ReachPlayer Seasons with Club 300 Receptions1. Charlie Hennigan 1960–1966 562. Delanie Walker 2013–2017 643. Haywood Jeffires 1987–1995 704. Drew Hill 1985–1991 725. Ernest Givins 1986–1994 746. Frank Wycheck 1995–2003 827. Nate Washington 2009–2014 928. Curtis Duncan 1987–1993 96 Derrick Mason 1997–2004 9610. Ken Burrough 1971–1981 104

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Delanie Walker’s 94 receptions in 2015 tied wide receiver Kendall Wright (94 receptions in 2013) for the fifth-highest total in franchise his-tory. The only players with more were Charlie Hennigan (101 in 1964), Haywood Jeffires (100 in 1991) and Derrick Mason (96 in 2004 and 95 in 2003).

Most single-season receptions by a Titans/Oilers player:

Player Season Rec Yards Avg Lg TD1. Charlie Hennigan 1964 101 1,546 15.3 53 82. Haywood Jeffires 1991 100 1,181 11.8 44 73. Derrick Mason 2004 96 1,168 12.2 37t 74. Derrick Mason 2003 95 1,303 13.7 50t 85. Delanie Walker 2015 94 1,088 11.6 61t 6 Kendall Wright 2013 94 1,079 11.5 45 27. Drew Hill 1991 90 1,109 12.3 61t 4 Haywood Jeffires 1992 90 913 10.1 47 99. Tim Smith 1983 83 1,176 14.2 47t 610. Curtis Duncan 1992 82 954 11.6 72 1 Charley Hennigan 1961 82 1,746 21.3 80 12

RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON, TEAM HISTORY

With 1,088 receiving yards in 2015, Delanie Walker broke his own single-season franchise record for receiving yards by a tight end, topping his 2014 total of 890 yards. Prior to 2014, Frank Wycheck held the mark with 768 receiving yards in 1998. Including 2017, Walker now owns the top four single-season receiving yardage totals in franchise history among tight ends.

Most single-season receiving yards by Titans/Oilers tight ends:

Player Season Rec Yards Avg Lg TD1. Delanie Walker 2015 94 1,088 11.6 61t 6 2. Delanie Walker 2014 63 890 14.1 68 43. Delanie Walker 2017 74 807 10.9 42 3 4. Delanie Walker 2016 65 800 12.3 47 75. Frank Wycheck 1998 70 768 11.0 38 26. Jared Cook 2011 49 759 15.5 80t 37. Willard Dewveall 1963 58 752 13.0 35 78. Frank Wycheck 1997 63 748 11.9 42 49. Alvin Reed 1968 46 747 16.2 60 510. Mike Barber 1980 59 712 12.1 79t 5

SEASON REC YARDS BY FRANCHISE TIGHT ENDS At the New York Jets on Dec. 13, 2015, Delanie Walker set a new standard for franchise tight ends. On his 71st reception of the season, he broke Frank Wycheck’s franchise record for the most receptions in a season by a tight end. Walker eventually finished the season with 94 recep-tions. Walker owns five of the top 10 single-season reception totals among franchise tight ends.

Most single-season receptions by Titans/Oilers tight ends:

Player Season Rec Yards Avg Lg TD1. Delanie Walker 2015 94 1,088 11.6 61t 6 2. Delanie Walker 2017 74 807 10.9 42 33. Frank Wycheck 1998 70 768 11.0 38 2 Frank Wycheck 2000 70 636 9.1 26 45. Frank Wycheck 1999 69 641 9.3 35 26. Delanie Walker 2016 65 800 12.3 47 77. Delanie Walker 2014 63 890 14.1 68 4 Frank Wycheck 1997 63 748 11.9 42 49. Frank Wycheck 2001 60 672 11.2 30 4 Delanie Walker 2013 60 571 9.5 33 6

SEASON RECEPTIONS, FRANCHISE TIGHT ENDS

In 2015, Titans tight end Delanie Walker set a new standard for fran-chise tight ends, accumulating 94 receptions. Additionally, Walker became the ninth tight end in NFL history to reach 90 catches in a season. Previously, eight tight ends in history produced 16 total 90-catch seasons. Tony Gonzalez (five), Jason Witten (four) and Todd Christensen (two) all have multiple 90-reception campaigns. Dallas Clark, Jimmy Graham, Ben Coates, Martellus Bennett and Rob Gron-kowski are the others to reach the mark. At the time, Walker’s 94 catches in a season put him in a tie for the 10th-most in NFL history, equaling Witten’s 2009 and 2010 numbers.

Most single-season receptions by a tight end in NFL history through 2015:

Player Year/Team Rec Yds Avg Lg TD1. Jason Witten 2012 Dal 110 1,039 9.4 36 32. Tony Gonzalez 2004 KC 102 1,258 12.3 32 73. Dallas Clark 2009 Ind 100 1,106 11.1 80t 104. Tony Gonzalez 2007 KC 99 1,172 11.8 31 5 Jimmy Graham 2011 NO 99 1,310 13.2 59 116. Ben Coates 1994 NE 96 1,174 12.2 62t 7 Tony Gonzalez 2008 KC 96 1,058 11.0 35 10 Jason Witten 2007 Dal 96 1,145 11.9 53 79. Todd Christensen 1986 LA Raiders 95 1,153 12.1 35 810. Delanie Walker 2015 Ten 94 1,088 11.6 61t 6 Jason Witten 2009 Dal 94 1,030 11.0 69 2 Jason Witten 2010 Dal 94 1,002 10.7 33 913. Tony Gonzalez 2000 KC 93 1,203 12.9 39 9 Tony Gonzalez 2012 Atl 93 930 10.0 25 815. Todd Christensen 1983 LA Raiders 92 1,247 13.6 45 1216. Martellus Bennett 2014 Chi 90 916 10.2 37 6 Rob Gronkowski 2011 NE 90 1,327 14.7 52t 17

SEASON RECEPTIONS BY NFL TIGHT ENDS

In 2015, Delanie Walker ranked first in receptions among all NFL tight ends.

Most receptions among NFL tight ends in 2015:

Tight End Team Receptions 1. Delanie Walker Ten 942. Jordan Reed Was 873. Gary Barnidge Cle 794. Greg Olsen Car 77 Jason Witten Dal 776. Zach Ertz Phi 757. Benjamin Watson NO 748. Rob Gronkowski NE 72 Travis Kelce KC 7210. Heath Miller Pit 60

RECEPTIONS BY NFL TIGHT ENDS IN 2015



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Delanie Walker’s receiving yardage total from 2014–2015 was the highest two-year total in franchise history by a tight end. Walker topped Frank Wycheck’s stretch from 1997–1998, when he accumulated 1,516 receiving yards.

Most receiving yards in a two-year span by Titans/Oilers tight ends:

Two-Year RecTight End Seasons Yards Total 1. Delanie Walker 2014-15 1,9782. Delanie Walker 2015-16 1,8883. Delanie Walker 2016-17 1,6074. Delanie Walker 2013-14 1,4615. Frank Wycheck 1997-98 1,516 6. Alvin Reed 1968-69 1,411 7. Frank Wycheck 1998-99 1,4098. Willard Dewveall 1962-63 1,328 9. Frank Wycheck 2000-01 1,308 10. Willard Dewveall 1963-64 1,304

TWO-YEAR YARDAGE TOTALS

In 2016, Delanie Walker set his career high with seven touchdown receptions in a season, topping his previous high total of six touchdowns in 2013, which he later matched in 2015. Walker’s seven touchdown receptions in 2016 are the most by a Titans/Oilers tight end since Pro Football Hall of Famer Dave Casper's eight touchdown catches in 1981. Walker tied Willard Dewveall (seven in 1963) for the third-highest total in franchise history among tight ends.

Most single-season touchdown receptions by a tight end in franchise history (1960–present):

TouchdownTight End Year Receptions 1. Dave Casper 1981 8 Willie Frazier 1965 83. Delanie Walker 2016 7 Willard Dewveall 1963 75. Delanie Walker 2015 6 Delanie Walker 2013 6 Frank Wycheck 1996 6 Dave Casper 1982 6 Bob McLeod 1962 610. Mike Barber 1980 5 Rich Caster 1978 5 Alvin Reed 1968 5 Bob McLeod 1963 5 Willard Dewveall 1962 5

TD RECEPTIONS BY FRANCHISE TIGHT ENDS

WALKER'S CAREER 100-YARD

RECEIVING GAMES

Date Opp No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD11/23/14 at Philadelphia 5 155 31.0 68 09/14/14 Dallas 10 142 14.2 61t 111/13/16 Green Bay 9 124 13.8 41 111/19/15 at Jacksonville 8 109 13.6 29 0

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Titans tight end Delanie Walker ranked fourth among all NFL tight ends in 2014 in receiving yards. His receiving average (14.1) was the sec-ond-highest among all qualifying tight ends, trailing only Coby Fleener (15.2).

Most receiving yards among NFL tight ends in 2014:

Player Team Rec Yards Avg Lg TD1. Rob Gronkowski NE 82 1,124 13.7 46t 122. Greg Olsen Car 84 1,008 12.0 38 63. Martellus Bennett Chi 90 916 10.2 37 64. Delanie Walker Ten 63 890 14.1 68 45. Jimmy Graham NO 85 889 10.5 29 106. Travis Kelce KC 67 862 12.9 34 57. Antonio Gates SD 69 821 11.9 34 128. Coby Fleener Ind 51 774 15.2 73t 89. Heath Miller Pit 66 761 11.5 49 310. Jason Witten Dal 64 703 11.0 34 5

RECEIVING YARDS BY TIGHT ENDS IN 2014

At Philadelphia on Nov. 23, 2014, Delanie Walker caught five passes for 155 yards. His yardage total set a new single-game career high, and the total also qualified as the second-highest in franchise history by a tight end. The only tight end with more receiving yards in a game for the franchise was Jared Cook, who had 169 yards against Jacksonville on Dec. 24, 2011. Earlier in the 2014 season, Walker posted 142 receiving yards against the Dallas Cowboys (Sept. 14), a total that ranks fourth in team annals.

Most receiving yards in a game by a tight end, franchise history:

Player Date Opp Rec Yds Avg TD1. Jared Cook 12/24/11 Jax 8 169 21.1 12. Delanie Walker 11/23/14 Phi 5 155 31.0 03. Dave Casper 11/30/80 Cle 7 150 21.4 14. Delanie Walker 09/14/14 Dal 10 142 14.2 15. Dave Casper 12/20/81 Pit 6 139 23.2 36. Willard Dewveall 11/25/62 SD 3 139 46.3 27. Willard Dewveall 12/22/63 Oak 7 137 19.6 28. Alvin Reed 10/27/68 Buf 4 132 33.0 29. Delanie Walker 11/13/16 GB 9 124 13.8 110. Alvin Reed 09/29/68 Oak 8 122 15.3 0

REC YARDS IN A GAME, TITANS TIGHT ENDS

MORE TITANS TIGHT ENDS86 - TE ANTHONY FIRKSER (6-2, 246, 1st Year, Harvard)

¾ Anthony Firkser was signed by the Titans during the 2018 offseason. ¾ He spent the first two weeks of 2018 on the 53-man roster and played

one game before spending the next three weeks on the practice squad. He was added back to the 53-man roster on Oct. 9 and went on to produce 19 receptions for 225 yards and one touchdown in 12 games.

¾ He was originally signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.

¾ After his release from the Jets, he spent time as a rookie on the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs and stayed with the Chiefs for part of the 2018 offseason.

¾ Firkser appeared in 29 games with 24 starts over four seasons at Har-vard (2013-16) and caught 99 passes for 1,559 yards and 14 touchdowns. He finished his career ranked 12th all-time in school history in receptions, ninth all-time in receiving yards and sixth all-time in touchdown receptions.

¾ He was named to the All-Ivy League second team as both a junior and sophomore.

¾ He is a native of Manalapan, N.J.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Tannehill in the second quarter. He totaled two receptions for 29 yards.

¾ Against New England (8/17), totaled two receptions for 32 yards, in-cluding a 22-yard catch in the second quarter.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted two receptions for 15 yards.

49 - TE PARKER HESSE (6-3, 261, Rookie, Iowa) ¾ Parker Hesse was signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on May



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13, 2019 following a rookie minicamp tryout. ¾ Hesse played defensive end at Iowa. He appeared in 52 games with

46 starts over four seasons and totaled 182 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, two interceptions, 11 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a Hawkeye.

¾ He is a native of LaCrosse, Wis.

88 - TE RYAN HEWITT (6-4, 255, 6th Year, Stanford) ¾ Ryan Hewitt was signed by the Titans as a free agent on June 13, 2019. ¾ Hewitt arrived in Tennessee with 72 games of NFL experience with the

Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts. His statistics prior to joining the Titans include 23 receptions for 221 yards and one touchdown over five seasons.

¾ He played four seasons in Cincinnati (2014-17), where he appeared in 60 games with 37 starts and tallied 22 catches for 220 yards. Hewitt also started one playoff game and caught three passes for 37 yards as a Bengal.

¾ Hewitt spent the 2018 season with the Colts where he saw action in 12 contests with two starts and caught one one-yard touchdown reception.

¾ A native of Denver, Colo., Hewitt totaled 59 receptions for 473 yards over four seasons at Stanford (2010-13) after beginning his career as a tight end before converting to fullback.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), caught two passes for 11 yards.

85 - TE MyCOLE PRUITT (6-2, 245, 4th Year, Southern Illinois) ¾ MyCole Pruitt was signed by the Titans off the Houston Texans practice

squad on Sept. 10, 2018, one day after the season opener. ¾ His 2018 totals included nine receptions for 102 yards and one touch-

down in 15 games (one start). ¾ He arrived in Tennessee with 21 games of NFL experience with the Tex-

ans, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. His statistics prior to joining the Titans included 12 receptions for 102 yards.

¾ Pruitt was a fifth-round selection by the Vikings in the 2015 NFL Draft. ¾ A native of South Bend, Ind., he amassed multiple school records for

tight ends during a four-year career at Southern Illinois, where he tallied 211 career receptions for 2,601 yards and 25 touchdowns. He earned All-Ameri-ca honors for both his junior and senior seasons. Pruitt also was named the best tight end in the 30-year history of Missouri Valley Conference.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), scored the team’s first touchdown of the presea-son on a one-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill in the second quarter. He totaled three receptions for 22 yards.

89 - TE COLE WICK (6-6, 257, 3rd Year, Incarnate Word) ¾ Cole Wick was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Dec. 10, 2018,

following the placement of tight end Jonnu Smith on injured reserve. ¾ Wick, who originally signed with the Detroit Lions as a rookie free agent

in 2016, arrived in Tennessee with 11 total games of NFL experience. ¾ In 2018, he spent the first six weeks of the season on the 49ers active

roster and appeared in five contests before being resigned to the 49ers practice squad on Oct. 18, 2018. Wick was signed by the Titans to their active roster from the 49ers practice squad on Dec. 10, 2018.

¾ In 2017, he spent time on the practice squad for both the Lions and San Francisco 49ers.

¾ In 2016, Wick played six games as a rookie for the Lions and collected two receptions for 18 yards.

¾ A native of Hallettsville, Texas, Wick totaled 62 receptions for 936 yards and six touchdowns during his college career at Incarnate Word (Texas).2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), caught one pass for 11 yards. ¾ Against New England (8/17), led the team with 42 receiving yards on

three receptions. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one catch for four yards.

TITANS WIDE RECEIVERS

No. Name Ht Wt Exp College12 Batson, Cameron (IR) 5-8 175 2 Texas Tech11 Brown, A.J. 6-1 226 R Mississippi84 Davis, Corey 6-3 209 3 Western Michigan16 Hollister, Cody 6-4 216 2 Arkansas10 Humphries, Adam 5-11 195 5 Clemson15 Jennings, Darius 5-10 180 3 Virginia87 McEvoy, Tanner 6-6 230 3 Wisconsin83 Ratliff-Williams, Anthony 5-11 195 R North Carolina14 Raymond, Kalif 5-8 182 2 Holy Cross19 Sharpe, Tajaé 6-2 194 4 Massachusetts13 Taylor, Taywan 5-11 203 3 Western Kentucky80 White, Papi 5-9 168 R Ohio18 Yancey, DeAngelo 6-1 220 1 Purdue

#11 • WR A.J. BROWNCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Wide receiver A.J. Brown (6-1, 226) was selected by the Titans in the second round (51st overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. During a three-year career at Mississippi (2016-18), Brown became the program's all-time leading receiver with 2,984 yards. He ranked third in school history with 189 receptions and fifth all-time with 19 touchdowns. Brown averaged 15.8 yards per catch and 82.9 yards per game, and he tallied the most 100-yard receiving games in Ole Miss history with 12. He became the only receiver in Ole Miss history to tally 60 or more receptions in back-to-back seasons. In 2018, Brown started all 12 games and set Ole Miss’ single-season receiving records in yards (1,320) and catches (85), leading the SEC in both categories. His 1,320 receiving yards ranked seventh in the nation. Brown caught six touchdowns, averaging 110.0 yards per game, and he topped the 100-yard receiving mark in six contests. He earned AP first-team All-SEC and third-team All-American honors for the second consecutive season. Brown was selected in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres as a centerfielder and he participated in the team’s extended spring training program each summer from 2016-18. He is a native of Starkville, Miss.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), did not play. ¾ Against New England (8/17), made his preseason debut and drew a

27-yard pass interference that led to a Titans touchdown on the next play. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), recorded a 10-yard reception in the second

quarter to notch the first catch of his rookie preseason.

Brown's 2019 Preseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 Ten 2 0 1 10 10.0 10 0

Brown's Career College Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2016 Miss 12 1 29 412 14.2 37 22017 Miss 12 12 75 1,252 16.7 77 112018 Miss 12 12 85 1,320 15.5 84t 6Totals 36 25 189 2,984 15.8 84t 19


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#84 • WR COREY DAVISCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Wide receiver Corey Davis (6-3, 209) is in his third NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Davis led the Titans offense in 2018 with 65 receptions, 891 receiving yards and four touchdowns. His yardage total ranked ninth among all AFC wide receivers. As a rookie, Davis totaled 34 receptions for 375 yards in 11 games (nine starts). He started both postseason contests and contributed nine receptions for 98 yards and a team-high two touchdowns. In four seasons at Western Michigan (2013–2016), Davis played and started 50 games. He registered 332 career receptions for 5,285 yards and 52 touchdowns, setting the Mid-American Conference record in each category and becoming the only player in FBS history with 300 catches, 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. His 5,285 career receiving yards were the most in FBS history, and he ended his career ranked second all-time in FBS history with 52 career receiving touchdowns (60 by Jarett Dillard). Davis’ 332 career receptions ranked fourth all-time in FBS annals. As a senior, he set career highs with 97 receptions, 1,500 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns, ranking eighth, seventh and first (tied) in the FBS, respectively. He helped the Broncos win the MAC and go undefeated until suffering their first loss in the Cotton Bowl. Davis' record-setting, All-American campaign included five games of 100-plus yards and six games of two or more receiving touchdowns. Davis is a native of Wheaton, Ill.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), did not play. ¾ Against New England (8/17), registered a 20-yard catch in the first

quarter. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), caught a 25-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill

in the first quarter.

Davis’ 2019 Preseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 Ten 2 2 2 45 22.5 25 0

Davis’ Career Regular Season Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2017 Ten 11 9 34 375 11.0 37 0 2018 Ten 16 16 65 891 13.7 51 4 Totals 27 25 99 1,266 12.8 51 4

Davis’ Career Postseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2017 Ten 2 2 9 98 10.9 17 2

Davis' NFL Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 9 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)Receiving Yards - 161 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)Long Reception - 51 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)Receiving Touchdowns - 1 (Four times, last vs. N.Y. Jets, 12/2/18)

Davis' NFL Playoff Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 5 at New England (1/13/18)Receiving Yards - 63 at New England (1/13/18)Long Reception - 17 at New England (1/13/18)Receiving Touchdowns - 2 at New England (1/13/18)

Corey Davis totaled 99 receptions for 1,266 yards through his first two seasons, during which he played in 27 games. His totals for the first 27 games of his career are among the best in franchise history. Since the 1970 season, only Kendall Wright (135) and Ernest Givins (114) had more receptions than Davis in their first 27 career games.

Most receptions for the Titans/Oilers in the first 27 games of a player’s career, 1970-present:

Player Receptions 1. Kendall Wright 135 2. Ernest Givins 114 3. Corey Davis 99 4. Chris Johnson 82 5. Kenny Britt 79 Ben Troupe 79 7. Kevin Dyson 68 8. Billy Johnson 65 9. Tajae Sharpe 63 10. Jamie Williams 62 Bo Scaife 62

99 RECEPTIONS THROUGH 27 GAMES

Corey Davis led the team in overall receiving in 2018, and he also became a favorite target on third down. Twenty-three of his 65 catches came on third down, and of those plays, 20 resulted in first downs. His 20 receptions to convert third downs tied for the eighth-highest total in the NFL and were the most by a Titans player since tight end Delanie Walker's 21 such catches in 2015.

Most third-down conversions on receptions in 2018:

3rd Down ConvertedPlayer Receptions for 1st Down 1. Julio Jones 32 24 2. Tyler Boyd 24 22 Michael Thomas 30 22 DeAndre Hopkins 30 22 5. Adam Thielen 29 21 Travis Kelce 24 21 T.Y. Hilton 24 21 8. Corey Davis 23 20 Mike Evans 21 20 10. Davante Adams 27 19 Dede Westbrook 22 19

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#10 • WR ADAM HUMPHRIESCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Wide receiver Adam Humphries (5-11, 195) is in his fifth NFL season and his first campaign with the Titans. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2019 after spending the first four years of his career (2015-18) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 60 career games with the Buccaneers (17 starts), Humphries totaled 219 receptions for 2,329 yards and nine touchdowns, increasing his reception and yardage totals every season. He also returned 51 punts for 425 yards. In 2018, Humphries set career highs with 76 receptions, 816 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Aligned in the slot (per Sportradar and Next Gen Stats), he ranked first in the NFL in receiving first downs (42), tied for second in receptions (59), and finished second in total yards after catch (319). A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Humphries played four seasons at Clemson, where he accumulated 127 catches for 1,097 yards and three touchdowns in 53 career games. He entered the NFL by signing with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2015.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), making his preseason debut with the Titans,

caught four passes for 24 yards during the first offensive series, including two receptions to convert third downs. He added a 23-yard punt return.

¾ Against New England (8/17), did not play. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one reception for nine yards.

Humphries' 2019 Preseason Receiving Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 Ten 2 1 5 33 6.6 9 0

Humphries' 2019 Preseason Punt/Kickoff Return Statistics:Year Team PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2019 Ten 1 23 23.0 23 0 0 0 - - 0

Humphries' Career Regular Season Receiving Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2015 TB 13 0 27 260 9.6 27 1 2016 TB 15 4 55 622 11.3 42t 2 2017 TB 16 3 61 631 10.3 43 1 2018 TB 16 10 76 816 10.7 51 5 Totals 60 17 219 2,329 10.6 51 9

While playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018, Adam Humphries totaled 76 receptions for 816 yards and five touchdowns. When he was aligned in the slot, Humphries was among the NFL's most productive players. Per Sportradar and Next Gen Stats, among all NFL wide receivers in the slot, Humphries ranked first in receiving first downs (42), tied for second in receptions (59), and finished second in total yards after catch (319).

Most first-down receptions from the slot among wide receives in 2018:

Wide Receiver 1st Downs 1. Adam Humphries 422. Adam Thielen 383. Cole Beasley 364. JuJu Smith-Schuster 355. Tyler Boyd 33

Most receptions from the slot among wide receives in 2018:

Wide Receiver Receptions 1. Adam Thielen 692. Adam Humphries 59 JuJu Smith-Schuster 594. Dede Westbrook 555. Cole Beasley 54

Most receiving yards from the slot among wide receives in 2018:

Wide Receiver Rec Yards 1. Tyreek Hill 8582. JuJu Smith-Schuster 7883. Tyler Boyd 7224. Adam Thielen 7185. Adam Humphries 666

Most yards after catch from the slot among wide receives in 2018:

Wide Receiver Yards After Catch 1. JuJu Smith-Schuster 3492. Adam Humphries 3193. Dede Westbrook 3134. Tyreek Hill 3015. Tyler Boyd 298

2018 RECEIVING FROM THE SLOT

On Nov. 26, 2018 at Houston, Titans wide receiver Corey Davis hit the 1,000-yard career receiving mark in his 22nd NFL game. Davis reached the 1,000-yard mark in fewer career games than all but two players for the franchise since 1970. In that time period, only Ernest Givins and Chris Sanders hit the mark in fewer games. Givins reached 1,000 receiving yards in his 14th career game in 1985, and Sanders took 21 games from 1995–1996 to reach the plateau. Davis tied Kendall Wright, who also hit 1,000 receiving yards in his 22nd game (2012–2013).

Titans/Oilers to reach 1,000 receiving yards in the fewest games at the beginning of a career, 1970–present:

Games toPlayer Season(s) 1,000 Rec Yards 1. Ernest Givins 1985 142. Chris Sanders 1995–1996 213. Corey Davis 2017–2018 22 Kendall Wright 2012–2013 225. Kenny Britt 2009–2010 23

AMONG FASTEST TO 1,000 REC YARDSHumphries' Career Regular Season Punt/Kickoff Return Statistics:Year Team PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2015 TB 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0 2016 TB 24 237 9.9 25 0 4 47 11.8 17 02017 TB 6 49 8.2 19 0 0 0 - 0 02018 TB 21 139 6.6 16 0 2 17 8.5 13 0 Totals 51 425 8.3 25 0 6 64 10.7 17 0

Humphries' Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 10 vs. Carolina (1/1/17)Receiving Yards - 102 vs. New Orleans (12/31/17)Long Reception - 51 at Atlanta (10/14/18)Receiving Touchdowns - 2 at Carolina (11/4/18)Punt Returns - 5 at Arizona (9/18/16)Punt Return Yards - 48 vs. Seattle (11/2716)Punt Return Long - 25 at Arizona (9/18/16)Kickoff Retuns - 1 (Six times, last vs. Philadelphia 9/16/18)Kick Return Yards - 17 at San Francisco (10/23/16)Kickoff Return Long - 17 at San Francisco (10/23/16)


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Wide receiver Tajaé Sharpe (6-2, 194) is in his fourth NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Sharpe's 2018 totals included 26 receptions for 316 yards and two touchdowns. He played in all 16 games for the second time in his career and set a career high with 13 starts. Sharpe's second NFL campaign came to an end before the regular season began. He was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 2 after suffering a foot injury in the preseason finale. As a rookie, Sharpe played in all 16 games with 10 starts, the highest number of starts by a Titans rookie wide receiver since Chris Sanders started 11 games in 1995. Sharpe totaled 41 receptions for 522 yards and a pair of touchdowns during his first season. In franchise history, only eight other rookies had more receptions, and Sharpe ranked seventh among the NFL's 2016 rookie class in receptions and receiving yards. In four seasons at the Universitiy of Massachusetts (2012-15), Sharpe appeared in 47 career games with 43 starts and finished as the school’s all-time leader with 277 receptions and 3,486 receiving yards. He caught at least one pass in every game he played. The two-time All-MAC first-team performer ended his collegiate career ranked third in Minuteman history with 16 touchdowns and sixth with 3,497 all-purpose yards. As a senior in 2015, Sharpe’s 111 catches led the nation. He recorded 1,319 receiving yards and five touchdown catches and was a Walter Camp All-American. Sharpe is a native of Piscataway, N.J.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), started at wide receiver. ¾ Against New England (8/17), started at wide receiver. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), started at wide receiver.

Sharpe's 2019 Preseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 Ten 3 3 0 0 - - 0

Sharpe’s Career Regular Season Statistics:Year GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2016 16 10 41 522 12.7 34t 2 2017 0 0 Injured Reserve 2018 16 13 26 316 12.2 28 2 Totals 32 23 67 838 12.5 34 4

Sharpe’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 7 (Twice, last at L.A. Chargers, 10/21/18)Receiving Yards - 101 at L.A. Chargers (10/21/18)Long Reception - 33t vs. Green Bay (11/13/16)Touchdowns - 1 (Four times, last at Indianapolis, 11/18/18)

#19 • WR TAJAE SHARPE

Tajaé Sharpe finished his rookie season with 41 receptions. In fran-chise history, only eight other rookies have had more receptions.

Most receptions by a rookie in franchise history:

Player (Pos) Year Receptions1. Bill Groman (WR) 1960 722. Kendall Wright (WR) 2012 643. Ernest Givins (WR) 1986 614. Sid Blanks (RB) 1964 565. Charlie Hennigan (WR) 1960 446. Chris Johnson (RB) 2008 437. Kenny Britt (WR) 2009 42 Jerry LeVias (WR) 1969 429. Tajaé Sharpe (WR) 2016 4110. Rodney Thomas (RB) 1995 39

In 2018, 84.6 percent of Tajaé Sharpe's receptions earned first downs (22 of 26), which ranked first in the NFL among players with eight or more receptions.

Highest percentage of receptions for first downs in 2018 (minimum eight receptions): Rec. forPlayer Receptions 1st Downs Pct. 1. Tajae Sharpe 26 22 84.62. Mike Williams 43 36 83.73. Marquise Goodwin 23 19 82.64. O.J. Howard 34 28 82.45. Mark Andrews 34 28 82.46. Tre'Quan Smith 28 23 82.17. Chris Godwin 59 48 81.48. Breshad Perriman 16 13 81.39. A.J. Green 46 37 80.410. Devin Funchess 44 35 79.5

FRANCHISE ROOKIE RECEIVING LEADERS

PCT. RECEPTIONS FOR 1ST DOWNS IN 2018

#13 • WR TAYWAN TAYLORCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Wide receiver Taywan Taylor (first name pro-nounced TAY-wahn) is in his third NFL season. He was selected by the Titans in the third round (72nd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Taylor's 2018 totals included career highs of 37 receptions and 466 receiving yards with one touch-down. He also set a career high with five starts in 13 total games. As a rookie, Taylor played in all 16 games during the regular season (four starts), contributing 16 receptions for 231 yards and one touchdown. He added two catches for nine yards in two playoff contests. At Western Kentucky, Taylor broke every major single-season and ca-reer receiving record and accounted for 34 touchdown receptions over his final two campaigns. His career totals included 253 receptions for 4,234 yards and 41 touchdowns in four seasons. In 2016, Taylor produced the best single season of any receiver in Hilltopper history, setting team records with 98 catches (ranked fifth in the nation), 1,730 receiving yards (third) and 17 touchdowns (tied for third). Taylor is a native of Louisville, Ky.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), caught a pair of passes for 16 total yards. ¾ Against New England (8/17), registered two receptions for 27 yards,

including a 19-yard catch. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted two receptions for 14 yards.

Taylor's 2019 Preseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2019 Ten 3 1 6 57 9.5 19 0


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MORE TITANS WIDE RECEIVERS16 - WR CODY HOLLISTER (6-4, 216, 2nd Year, Arkansas)

¾ Wide receiver Cody Hollister was signed by the Titans as a free agent on May 13, 2019.

¾ Hollister originally signed with the New England Patriots as a rookie free agent on May 5, 2017. He spent the entire 2017 season on the Patriots’ practice squad, and spent the entire 2018 season on the Patriots’ injured reserve list with a non-football injury.

¾ Hollister played in 29 games with 12 starts over three seasons at Arkansas (2014-16), and caught 27 passes for 342 yards and one touchdown.

¾ He is a native of Bend, Ore.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), totaled 58 yards on four receptions, including a 25-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Logan Woodside in the fourth quarter.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), caught one pass for 15 yards.

15 - WR DARIUS JENNINGS (5-10, 180, 3rd Year, Virginia) ¾ Wide receiver Darius Jennings was re-signed by the Titans in 2018

after spending part of the 2017 campaign with the club. ¾ In 2018, Jennings appeared in all 16 games for the first time in his

career. He led the NFL and set a franchise record with a 31.7-yard kickoff return average, totaling 698 yards on 22 attempts with one touchdown. The previous franchise record was set in 1960 by Ken Hall with a 31.3-yard average (19 for 594 yards). Jennings’ 31.7-yard average led the NFL in 2018 and tied for the eighth-best average in the NFL among qualifiers (1.25 attempts per team game) since 1960. He also contributed 11 receptions for 101 yards.

¾ On Sept. 9, 2018 at Miami, he returned a kickoff 94 yards for his first NFL touchdown. It was the first kickoff return touchdown for the Titans since Darius Reynaud scored on a 105-yard return against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 23, 2012.

¾ He was first signed to the Titans during the 2017 offseason and started the season on the practice squad. On Sept. 23, 2017, he was promoted to the 53-man roster, where he spent eight games. In those eight weeks, he was inactive six times and did not play in two other contests.

¾ Jennings arrived in Tennessee with four games of NFL experience, including one start. He originally signed as a rookie free agent with the Cleveland Browns in 2015 and as a rookie totaled 14 receptions for 117 yards and seven kickoff returns for 158 return yards. He also spent time on the practice squad with the Browns, Chicago Bears and New York Jets.

¾ In 2016, he spent time with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and New York Jets practice squads.

¾ The Baltimore, Md., native appeared in 49 games with 28 starts during his four-year career at the University of Virginia. At the completion of his career, he ranked No. 1 all-time in Virginia history with 1,839 career kick return yards, No. 5 with 133 career receptions, No. 9 in program history with 1,667 career receiving yards and No. 11 with 3,719 career all-purpose yards.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded a nine-yard reception and a 22-yard kickoff return.

¾ Against New England (8/17), totaled 18 yards on two receptions. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), averaged 33.0 yards on two kickoff returns,

including a 46-yard return in the second quarter. 87 - WR TANNER McEVOY (6-6, 230, 3rd Year, Wisconsin)

¾ Wide receiver Tanner McEvoy was signed by the Titans as a free agent on July 31, 2019.

¾ McEvoy arrived in Tennessee with 31 games of NFL experience with the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins. His statistics prior to joining the Titans included 14 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns over three seasons.

¾ He originally signed with the Seattle Seahawks as a rookie free agent on May 6, 2016. McEvoy played in 29 games over two seasons in Seattle where he caught 14 balls for 253 yards and two scores. He also appeared in two playoff games as a Seahawk during the team’s 2016 postseason campaign.

¾ McEvoy spent the 2018 preseason with the Seahawks and New Orleans Saints. He was waived during roster cuts and claimed by the Miami Dolphins, where he appeared in two games in Weeks 1-2. McEvoy was waived by Miami during Week 3, and spent the remainder of the season on the Saints and Buffalo Bills practice squads.

¾ Over three seasons at Wisconsin (2013-15), McEvoy played safety, quarterback and wide receiver.

¾ He is a native of Hillsdale, N.J.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded a 17-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Logan Woodside in the fourth quarter. 83 - WR ANTHONY RATLIFF-WILLIAMS (5-11, 195, Rookie, North Carolina)

¾ Wide receiver Anthony Ratliff-Williams was signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on May 10, 2019.

¾ Ratliff-Williams appeared in 36 games over three seasons at North Carolina (2016-18), where he totaled 80 receptions for 1,340 yards and eight touchdowns. He returned 69 kickoffs for 1,631 yards and two scores, and carried the ball 14 times for 74 yards and one touchdown. Ratliff-Williams also completed three of four passes for 86 yards and two scores.

¾ He is a native of Matthews, N.C.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded two receptions for eight yards. 14 - WR KALIF RAYMOND (5-8, 182, 2nd Year, Holy Cross)

¾ Wide receiver Kalif Raymond was signed by the Titans to the practice squad during Week 17 of the 2018 season. He also spent Weeks 4-5 of the 2018 season on the Titans practice squad and Week 7 on the New York Giants practice squad.

¾ Raymond arrived in Tennessee with 12 games of NFL experience with the Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Giants. His statistics prior to joining the Titans included 29 punt returns for 210 yards and 20 kick returns for 408 yards.

¾ Raymond originally signed with the Broncos as a rookie free agent on May 6, 2016. He spent the majority of his rookie season on the Broncos practice squad before being elevated to the active roster and appearing in

Taylor’s Career Regular Season Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2017 Ten 16 4 16 231 14.4 53t 1 2018 Ten 13 5 37 466 12.6 55 1 Totals 29 9 53 697 13.2 55 2

Taylor’s Career Postseason Statistics:Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2017 Ten 2 0 2 9 4.5 5 0

Taylor’s NFL Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 7 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)Receiving Yards - 104 vs. N.Y. Jets (12/2/18)Long Reception - 55 vs. N.Y. Jets (12/2/18)Touchdowns - 1 (Twice, last vs. Houston 9/16/18)

Taylor’s NFL Playoff Single-Game Highs:Receptions - 1 (Twice, last at New England, 1/13/18)Receiving Yards - 5 at New England (1/13/18)Long Reception - 5 at New England (1/13/18)



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TACKLESNo. Name Ht Wt Exp College78 Conklin, Jack 6-6 308 4 Michigan State73 Hall, A.T. 6-4 303 R Stanford71 Kelly, Dennis 6-8 321 8 Purdue77 Lewan, Taylor 6-7 309 6 Michigan69 Marz, Tyler 6-7 316 3 Wisconsin68 Pasztor, Austin 6-7 305 6 Virginia

GUARDSNo. Name Ht Wt Exp College64 Davis, Nate 6-3 316 R Charlotte75 Douglas, Jamil 6-4 309 2 Arizona State66 Pamphile, Kevin 6-5 315 6 Purdue72 Quessenberry, David 6-5 310 1 San Jose State76 Saffold, Rodger 6-5 325 10 Indiana61 Stinnie, Aaron 6-3 312 2 James Madison

CENTERSNo. Name Ht Wt Exp College52 Grasu, Hroniss 6-3 301 4 Oregon60 Jones, Ben 6-3 308 8 Georgia62 Levin, Corey 6-4 307 3 Chattanooga

#78 • T JACK CONKLINCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Jack Conklin is in his fourth NFL season in 2019. The 6-foot-6, 308-pound tackle was selected by the Titans with the eighth pick in the first round of the NFL Draft. Conklin's 2018 season came to an end with three games remaining due to a knee injury he suffered against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 6. Prior to going on injured reserve, he played and started in nine games on the season, all at right tackle. Conklin started every game at right tackle in his first two seasons, including all 16 games in the 2017 regular season and both postseason games. However, he suffered a torn ACL during the second and final playoff contest at New England. The injury led him to spend all of training camp and preseason in 2018 on the physically unable to perform list. As a rookie, Conklin became the team's first player to start all 16 games at left or right tackle as a rookie since Michael Roos in 2005. He was a key cog in a line that helped the Titans finish 11th overall in offense, third in rushing and tied for seventh in fewest sacks allowed. Conklin was named an alternate for the Pro Bowl and was named first-team Associated Press All-Pro. He became the first Titans player to receive first-team All-Pro honors since running back Chris Johnson in 2009 and the first Titans rookie to receive the honor since defensive end Jevon Kearse in 1999. Conklin joined Dallas guard Zack Martin (2014) as the only rookie offensive linemen since the AFL-NFL merger to be named first-team AP All-Pro. Conklin became the first draft pick by new general manager Jon Robinson. The Titans, who initially had the first pick in the draft but traded with the Los Angeles Rams back to the 15th spot, made a deal with the Cleveland Browns to jump up to the eighth spot to select Conklin. The Titans gave up a third-round pick and a second-rounder in 2017 in the trade and also got back a sixth-rounder. The Michigan State product was a walk-on for the Spartans but went on to become the first Michigan State offensive lineman to be selected in the first round since 1989 (Tony Mandarich) and also the highest drafted Spartan since wide receiver Charles Rogers (No. 2) in 2003.

four contests. He tallied 11 punt returns for 111 yards and six kick returns for 137 yards.

¾ Raymond spent the 2017 season on the practice squads and active rosters of both the New York Jets and New York Giants. He appeared in two games for the Jets (Weeks 1-2) where he returned five punts for 38 yards and three kicks for 85 yards. He was re-signed to the Jets practice squad for Weeks 3-4 before being waived and signed to the Giants’ practice squad on Oct. 11, 2017. He was elevated to the active roster and saw action in six total contests for the Giants, returning 13 punts for six yards and 11 kicks for 186 yards.

¾ Raymond played in 40 games with 23 starts over four seasons (2012-15) as a wide receiver and return specialist for Holy Cross. He totaled 155 receptions for 1,683 yards and 14 touchdowns, returned 62 punts for 464 yards and a score, as well as 80 kick returns for 1,809 yards and two touchdowns.

¾ He is a native of Lawrenceville, Ga.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), led the team with six receptions and 80 receiving yards, including a 21-yard catch to convert a third-and-16 in the second quarter and a 19-yard reception in the third quarter. In the third quarter, he returned a punt 27 yards and totaled three punt returns for 35 yards for the game. He added one kickoff return for 24 yards.

¾ Against New England (8/17), totaled one reception for 21 yards and two kickoff returns for 21 yards.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), led the offense with five receptions and 58 receiving yards. He recorded a 23-yard reception on a pass from Logan Woodside in the fourth quarter and added a 21-yard catch later in the fourth quarter. 80 - WR PAPI WHITE (5-9, 168, Rookie, Ohio)

¾ Wide receiver Papi White was signed by the Titans as a free agent on July 31, 2019.

¾ White originally signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a rookie free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft.

¾ Over his four-year career at Ohio University, White collected 161 receptions for 2,620 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also tallied 44 punt returns for a 6.0 average.

¾ He is a native of Seminole, Okla. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), caught one pass for 24 yards.

18 - WR DeANGELO YANCEY (6-1, 220, 1st Year, Purdue)

¾ Wide receiver DeAngelo Yancey was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Aug. 10, 2019.

¾ Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, Yancey spent time on the practice squads of the Green Bay Packers (2017-18) and the New York Jets (2018).

¾ Yancey was a fifth-round selection by the Green Bay Packers in the 2017 NFL Draft.

¾ A native of Atlanta, Ga., Yancey started 36 of 47 games during a four-year career at Purdue. During his time with the Boilermakers, he registered 141 receptions for 2,344 yards and 20 touchdowns.


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A native of Plainwell, Mich., Conklin was a three-year starter at left tackle for the Spartans. He started 38 of his 39 career games (35 at left tackle, three at right tackle) and recorded more than 235 career knockdowns. Three of his career starts at left tackle came in bowl games (2014 Rose, 2015 Cotton, 2016 College Football Playoff Semifinal at Cotton Bowl). In his final season on campus, Conklin was named second-team All-American by The Associated Press and was on numerous All-Big Ten teams.

Conklin's 2019 Preseason Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2019 Ten 3 3 RT-3

Conklin's Career Regular Season Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2016 Ten 16 16 RT-162017 Ten 16 16 RT-16 2018 Ten 9 9 RT-9 NFL Totals 41 41 RT-41

Conklin’s Career Postseason Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2017 Ten 2 2 RT-2

Right tackle Jack Conklin recorded 16 starts in his second season. In doing so, he joined a total of four other former Titans and two offensive linemen in a rare feat. Since the team became the Titans in 1999, Conklin is in a group of five players who have started all 32 games from the time they were drafted through the end of their second seasons. He joined defensive end Jevon Kearse (1999–2000), safety Tank Williams (2002–2003), offensive tackle Michael Roos (2005–2006) and guard Chance Warmack (2013–2014).

Players who have started all 32 games in their first two NFL seasons during the “Titans era” (1999–present):

Player Position Seasons Jack Conklin Right Tackle 2016–2017 Chance Warmack Right Guard 2013–2014Michael Roos Right Tackle/Left Tackle 2005–2006Tank Williams Safety 2002–2003Jevon Kearse Defensive End 1999–2000

32 STARTS IN TWO SEASONS

#60 • C BEN JONESCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Center Ben Jones (6-3, 308) is in his eighth NFL season and his fourth campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent on March 10, 2016. Jones started all 16 games at center in 2018, registering a start in every contest for the fifth consecutive season, dating back to his third year in Houston (2014). In his first year in Tennessee, Jones played a key role in an offensive turnaround. The veteran was a key cog in a line that helped the Titans finish 11th overall in offense, third in rushing and tied for seventh in fewest sacks allowed. Jones was originally selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. Over the following four seasons, he started contests at center and both guard spots. He was a starter on two playoff teams in Houston (2012 and 2015). In 2015, Jones started every game at center, extending his streak of consecutive regular season games played to 64, which was the second-longest active streak among NFL centers at the conclusion of the season. A native of Centreville, Ala., Jones attended the University of Georgia, where his 49 total starts ranked third in school annals. He was a two-time All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches and was named to Georgia’s Team of the Decade. As a senior (2011), the team captain earned All-SEC first-team honors.

Jones' 2019 Preseason Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2019 Ten 3 3 C-3

Jones’ Career Regular Season Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2012 Hou 16 10 RG-10 2013 Hou 16 1 RG-12014 Hou 16 16 LG-162015 Hou 16 16 C-16 2016 Ten 16 16 C-16 2017 Ten 16 16 C-16 2018 Ten 16 16 C-16 NFL Totals 112 91 C-64, LG-16, RG-11

Jones’ Career Postseason Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2012 Hou 2 2 RG-2 2015 Hou 1 1 C-1 2017 Ten 2 2 C-2 NFL Totals 5 5 C-3, RG-2

Among NFL offensive linemen presently listed as centers, Ben Jones ranks first in the NFL in consecutive games started. The streaks listed below are for consecutive games started by players who currently reside at center, even if some games were started at a posi-tion other than center.

Longest active consecutive starting streaks among current centers*:

ConsecutivePlayer Current Team Games Started 1. Ben Jones Tennessee 802. Jason Kelce Philadelphia 733. Alex Mack Atlanta 645. Rodney Hudson Oakland 526. Graham Glasgow Detroit 43

* Includes players who are currently listed as centers; streaks include games started at other positions

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Titans center Ben Jones appeared in his 100th career game and 100th consecutive game against Philadelphia on Sept. 30, 2018. Among all active NFL offensive linemen, only Kansas City right tackle Mitchell Schwartz has a current games played streak as long as Jones’ streak.

Longest active consecutive games streaks among NFL offensive linemen:

ConsecutiveOffensive Lineman Current Team Games Played 1. Ben Jones Tennessee 112 Mitchell Schwartz Kansas City 1123. Eric Fisher Kansas City 854. Jake Matthews Atlanta 785. Jason Kelce Philadelphia 736. (several tied) 64

CONSECUTIVE GAMES BY O-LINEMEN

#71 • G/T DENNIS KELLYCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Dennis Kelly (6-8, 321) is in his eighth NFL season and his third campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was acquired in a trade with the Philadel-phia Eagles on Aug. 16, 2016. In exchange for Kelly, the Titans dealt wide receiver Dorial Green-Beck-ham to the Eagles. Kelly played in 11 games in 2018 with five starts at right tackle. It was the third-highest start total of his career. Kelly played in all 16 games in both 2016 and 2017. During that time he had a regular role in the team's “heavy” personnel package and earned six total starts—six in 2016 and one in 2017. He helped the Titans rush for an average of 136.7 yards per game in 2016, which ranked third in the NFL. Kelly entered the NFL as a fifth-round selection by the Eagles in the 2012 NFL Draft. In four seasons with the Eagles, he recorded 15 starts and 30 games played. He recorded nine starts with the Eagles at right tackle, four starts at right guard and two starts at left guard. A native of Chicago Heights, Ill., Kelly was a team captain and a two-time offensive MVP at Purdue. He started his final three seasons at left tackle for the Boilermakers.

Kelly's 2019 Preseason Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2019 Ten 3 3 LT-3

Kelly's Career Regular Season Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2012 Phi 13 10 RG-3, RT-72013 Phi 0 02014 Phi 3 3 LG-2, RG-12015 Phi 14 2 RT-22016 Ten 16 6 TE-6 2017 Ten 16 1 TE-1 2018 Ten 11 5 RT-5 NFL Totals 73 27 RG-4, RT-14, LG-2, TE-7

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#77 • T TAYLOR LEWANCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Tackle Taylor Lewan (6-7, 309) is in his sixth NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans with the 11th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft and received a multi-year contract extension in 2018. Lewan was named to the Pro Bowl for the third consecutive season in 2018. He played and started in 15 of the team's 16 games at left tackle, marking his fourth consecutive season with at least 15 starts. In 2017, Lewan became the team's first offensive lineman to make multiple Pro Bowls since center Kevin Mawae from 2008–2009. Lewan started all 16 games for the second consecutive season in 2017 and added starts in both postseason contests. In 2016, Lewan started all 16 games for the first time. The left tackle was the anchor a line that helped the Titans finish 11th overall in offense, third in rushing and tied for seventh in fewest sacks allowed. In 2015, Lewan started the first 15 games of the season at left tackle before missing the finale with a concussion. As a rookie in 2014, Lewan played in 11 games with six starts before suffering an ankle injury. He played as a reserve for the first five games and then started in six consective contests before the injury caused him to be inactive the final five weeks. For his efforts, Lewan was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team. In four seasons at Michigan, Lewan appeared in 50 games with 48 starts at left tackle. He started the final 41 games of his career and was named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2012 and 2013. As a senior in 2013, he started all 13 games at left tackle for the third consecutive season and was named second-team Associated Press All-American. At the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.87 seconds, beating all other offensive linemen in his class and clocking the fourth-fastest time among offensive linemen in the last five years (2010-14). He also ranked among the top offensive linemen at the 2014 combine in the broad jump (first at nine feet, nine inches), vertical jump (tied for third at 30.5 inches) and three-cone drill (fourth at 7.39 seconds). A native of Cave Creek, Ariz., Lewan became the first offensive tackle selected by the Titans/Oilers in the first round since tackle Brad Hopkins (13th overall) in 1993.

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#76 • G RODGER SAFFOLDCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Guard Rodger Saffold (6-5, 323) is in his 10th NFL season and his first campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent from the Los Angeles Rams on March 15, 2019. During the first nine seasons of his career (2010-18), Saffold appeared in 114 regular season games with 111 starts. He also gained experience in the postseason, starting four career playoff games, including all three postseason contests on the Rams’ run to Super Bowl LIII at the conclusion of 2018. From 2017-18, Saffold played an integral role in one of the NFL’s top-ranked offenses. According to STATS Inc., he allowed only two sacks during that time. Saffold is extremely versatile, having started with the Rams at right tackle (three games), left tackle (36), right guard (13) and left guard (43). A native of Bedford, Ohio, he spent four seasons at Indiana University (2006-09), where he started 41 career games and earned All-Big Ten honors as a senior. Saffold was originally selected by the Rams in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Saffold's 2019 Preseason Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2019 Ten 2 2 LG-2

Saffold's Career Regular Season Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2010 StL 16 16 LT-162011 StL 9 9 LT-92012 StL 10 10 LT-102013 StL 12 9 RG-5, RT-3, LT-12014 StL 16 16 LG-13, RG-32015 StL 5 5 RG-5 2016 LAR 15 15 LG-12, LT-2, RT-1 2017 LAR 15 15 LG-15 2018 LAR 16 16 LG-16 NFL Totals 114 111 LG-56, LT-38, RG-13, RT-4

Saffold's Career Postseason Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2017 LAR 1 1 LG-12018 LAR 3 3 LG-3 Playoff Totals 4 4 LG-4

MORE TITANS OFFENSIVE LINEMEN64 - OL NATE DAVIS (6-3, 316, Rookie, Charlotte)

¾ Nate Davis was selected by the Titans in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

¾ In four seasons at Charlotte (2015-18), Davis appeared in 41 career games with 37 starts. A four-year starter on the offensive line, Davis started at guard from 2015-17 before switching to right tackle for his senior season in 2018.

¾ Davis is a native of Ashburn, Va.

75 - G JAMIL DOUGLAS (6-4, 309, 2nd Year, Arizona State) ¾ Guard Jamil Douglas was signed by the Titans to the practice squad

on Oct. 3, 2018. ¾ Douglas arrived in Tennessee with 17 games of NFL experience,

including six starts at right guard and center. ¾ Douglas was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round

(114th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He appeared in all 16 games and made six starts as a rookie.

¾ In 2016, he spent time on the Dolphins practice squad and active roster (one game) and then spent much of the year on the New England Patriots practice squad.

¾ In 2017, Douglas spent the preseason with the Patriots before being waived during roster cuts. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons to the team’s practice squad, where he spent majority of the season before being elevated to the 53-man roster in Week 17 (did not play).

¾ In 2018, he spent the preseason with the Falcons before being waived during roster cuts. Douglas spent the remainder of the season on both the Indianapolis Colts and Titans practice squads.

¾ The Cypress, Calif., native played college football at Arizona State (2011-14), where he appeared in 53 games and made 40 consecutive starts.

52 - C/G HRONISS GRASU (6-3, 301, 4th Year, Oregon) ¾ Hroniss Grasu (pronounced huh-ROW-niss GRA-sue) was signed by

the Titans as a free agent on Feb. 7, 2019. ¾ In 2018, he appeared in three games with one start for the Baltimore

Ravens. He also spent time with the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins during the 2018 campaign but did not see game action.

¾ Grasu was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round (71st overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He started eight games at center as a rookie in 2015. Grasu spent the entire 2016 campaign on injured reserve. In 2017, he appeared in six games with four starts at center for the Bears.

¾ The Los Angeles, Calif., native played college football at Oregon, where he blocked for Titans QB Marcus Mariota from 2012-14.

73 - T A.T. HALL (6-4, 303, Rookie, Stanford) ¾ A.T. Hall was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on May

10, 2019. ¾ In four seasons at Stanford (2015-18), Hall appeared in 48 career games

with 37 starts at left tackle. ¾ Hall is a native of Atlanta, Ga.

62 - C/G COREY LEVIN (6-4, 307, 3rd Year, Chattanooga) ¾ Corey Levin was selected by the Titans in the sixth round (217th overall)

of the 2017 NFL Draft. ¾ In 2018, he appeared in all 16 games with one start (Oct. 21 vs. the

Chargers in London). ¾ As a rookie in 2017, Levin spent the entire season on the 53-man roster

but did not see game action. He was inactive 14 times and did not play in two other contests.

¾ The 6-foot-4 inch, 307-pounder appeared in 52 career games with 51 starts at Chattanooga, 45 of which were consecutive.

¾ A native of Dacula, Ga., he developed versatility over his four-year collegiate career, making starts at left guard, and both left and right tackle.

69 - T TYLER MARZ (6-7, 316, 3rd Year, Wisconsin) ¾ Tyler Marz (pronounced MARE-its) was promoted from the practice

squad on Sept. 15, 2018 and recorded his first career game and start at right tackle the following day.

¾ In 2018, he appeared in six games, including his first career start (Sept. 16 against Houston).

¾ Marz was originally signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft and spent his entire rookie season on the practice squad.

¾ In 2017, Marz began the season on the Titans practice squad. He was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers’ active roster, where he spent Weeks 3-8, but he did not see field action before being waived and re-signed to the Titans practice squad for the remainder of the season.

¾ The Springfield, Minn., native appeared in 51 games with 40 consecutive starts at left tackle for Wisconsin.

66 - G/T KEVIN PAMPHILE (6-5, 315, 6th Year, Purdue) ¾ Kevin Pamphile (pronounced pom-FEEL) was signed by the Titans as

an unrestricted free agent on March 29, 2018. ¾ Pamphile was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 25, 2018, three games

into his first campaign in Tennessee. He appeared in all three games, starting against Houston (Sept. 16) at left tackle and at Jacksonville (Sept.

Lewan’s Career Regular Season Games Played/Games Started:Year Team GP GS Starts by Position 2014 Ten 11 6 LT-62015 Ten 15 15 LT-15 2016 Ten 16 16 LT-16 2017 Ten 16 16 LT-16 2018 Ten 15 15 LT-15 NFL Totals 73 68 LT-68

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23) at right tackle. ¾ Pamphile was originally selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the

fifth round (149th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He spent four seasons with the Buccaneers (2014-17), appearing in 53 games with 33 starts. He started contests at guard, tackle and as an extra tight end.

¾ In his last two seasons in Tampa Bay (2016-17), Pamphile appeared in 30 games with 29 starts. He started 28 games at left guard and one contest at right tackle.

¾ In 2017, Pamphile played in all 16 games with a career-high 15 starts at left guard and was a part of a line that helped block for an offensive unit that produced 5,816 total yards, the third-most for a single season in team history.

¾ Pamphile played in 35 games at Purdue from 2009–2013, with 21 starts on the offensive line. As a senior in 2013, he started all 12 games at left tackle for the Boilermakers.

68 - T AUSTIN PASZTOR (6-7, 305, 6th Year, Virginia) ¾ Austin Pasztor was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Dec. 11,

2018. ¾ He played in two games with the Titans as a reserve in 2018. ¾ He entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the Minnesota

Vikings in 2012 and also spent time with Jacksonville (2012-14), Cleveland (2015-16) and Atlanta (2016). He has registered time at both guard spots and right tackle during his time in the NFL.

¾ Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, he appeared in 65 career games with 43 starts.

¾ In 2017, he saw action as a reserve in seven games with the Falcons. ¾ In 2013, he achieved a career high with 12 starts at right tackle with the

Jaguars. ¾ A native of Tillonsburg, Ontario, Pasztor was a four-year starter at the

University of Virginia, where he earned second-team All-America honors as a senior.

72 - OL DAVID QUESSENBERRY (6-5, 310, 1st Year, San Jose State) ¾ David Quessenberry was signed by the Titans to the practice squad on

Sept. 11, 2018. ¾ He was originally drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round

(176th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. ¾ In 2013, Quessenberry was placed on injured reserve Week 2 as a

rookie. ¾ In June 2014, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He

spent three seasons (2014-16) on the reserve/non-football illness list. ¾ In 2017, Quessenberry spent majority of the season on the Texans

practice squad before being signed to the active roster Week 16 and appearing in the final two contests.

¾ The La Jolla, Calif., native played college football at San Jose State (2009-12), where he appeared in 49 games with 37 starts at left tackle.

61 - G AARON STINNIE (6-3, 312, 2nd Year, James Madison) ¾ Aaron Stinnie was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on

May 11, 2018. ¾ He played in one game with the Titans as a reserve in 2018. ¾ Stinnie appeared in 54 games with 42 starts over four seasons at James

Madison. He started 42 consecutive games from 2015–2017. ¾ As a senior in 2017, he started all 15 games at left tackle and was named

team captain. He earned Associated Press first-team All-America honors. ¾ Stinnie is a native of Charlottesville, Va.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

No. Name Ht Wt Exp College95 Bledsoe, Amani 6-4 280 R Oklahoma99 Casey, Jurrell 6-1 305 9 Southern California49 Cotton, Eric 6-6 262 1 Stanford92 Dickerson, Matt 6-5 292 2 UCLA93 Herron, Frank 6-4 305 1 Louisiana State97 Hoyett, Braxton 6-2 302 R Mississippi State94 Johnson, Austin 6-4 314 4 Penn State90 Jones, DaQuan 6-4 322 6 Penn State79 Mack, Isaiah 6-1 299 R Chattanooga70 Nelson, Chris 6-1 315 R Texas98 Simmons, Jeffery 6-4 305 R Mississippi State96 Urban, Brent 6-7 300 6 Virginia

#99 • DT JURRELL CASEYCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Defensive lineman Jurrell Casey (6-1, 305) is in his ninth NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans in the third round (77th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. A five-time defensive captain and a two-time Ti-tans nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, Casey was named to his fourth consec-utive Pro Bowl at the conclusion of the 2018 season. However, his season was cut short due to a knee injury he suffered on Dec. 22 against Washington. Prior to the injury, he started 15 games and totaled 72 tackles, seven sacks, seven tackles for loss, a career-high 50 quarterback pressures, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. It marked the third time in his career he totaled at least seven sacks. Casey finished his 2018 campaign in eighth place in franchise history with 46 career sacks. His total ranked second among all defenders in the "Titans era" behind only Jevon Kearse's 52 sacks. In 2017, Casey started all 16 games and set a career high with 35 quarterback pressures, which ranked second on the team. His six sacks also ranked second on the squad, as he reached the mark for the third time in his career. With six sacks in 2017, Casey became the first player for the team since Ray Childress (1986–1994) to register five or more consecutive sea-sons with at least five sacks. In 2016, Casey started 15 games and set a then-career high with 29 quarterback pressures in addition to 51 tackles, five sacks, three tackles for loss and five passes defensed. He became the first player for the team in the "Titans era" (1999–present) to register four consecutive seasons with at least five sacks. In 2015, he started all 16 games for the second consecutive season and for the third time in his career. He led the team’s defensive linemen with 86 tackles and tied Brian Orakpo for the team lead with seven sacks, the second-best total in Casey’s career. Casey also set a then-career high and finished second on the team behind Orakpo with 28 quarterback pressures. He was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. Casey was named one of five permanent team captains by his team-mates for the first time in 2014. While remaining a key cog in the defense’s switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 scheme, he started all 16 games and led the team’s defensive linemen (fourth on the team) with 86 tackles. His 27 quar-terback pressures and 13 tackles for loss tied for the team lead and set new career highs. With five sacks, he ranked second on the squad. In 2013, Casey was named Associated Press second-team All-Pro after putting together one of the best seasons by a defensive tackle in franchise history. His 10.5 sacks set a career high and made up the sec-ond-highest total by a franchise defensive tackle since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, finishing behind only Ray Childress’ 13 sacks in 1992. In 2013, only Jason Hatcher of the Dallas Cowboys (11) finished


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with more sacks than Casey among defensive tackles. Casey started 31 out of 32 games in his first two seasons, and in each campaign he led the team’s defensive linemen in tackles. As a rookie, he notched 74 tackles and 2.5 sacks, and he followed with 80 tackles and three sacks in 2012. A native of Long Beach, Calif., Casey played in 38 games (26 starts) on the defensive line (24 at right defensive tackle and two at nose tackle) at the University of Southern California. He recorded 138 tackles, nine sacks, 22 tackles for loss, three quarterback pressures, four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, an interception and three passes defensed. In his final season with the Trojans (2010), he started all 13 games for the second consecutive season and had 67 tackles, a team-best 11 tackles for loss, a team-leading 4.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and two passes defensed. He was named first-team All-Pac 10.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ Began training camp on the physically unable to perform list. ¾ Passed his physical and moved to the active roster on Aug. 10. ¾ Against New England (8/17), did not play. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), saw his first action of the preseason.

Casey’s 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Casey’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2011 16 15 74 2.5 5 9 0 1 1 12012 16 16 80 3.0 6 3 0 0 2 02013 15 14 90 10.5 3 10 0 3 1 12014 16 16 86 5.0 13 27 0 1 0 02015 16 16 86 7.0 11 28 0 5 0 02016 15 15 51 5.0 3 29 0 5 0 02017 16 16 72 6.0 7 35 0 1 1 02018 15 15 72 7.0 7 50 0 0 2 1Totals 125 123 611 46.0 55 191 0 16 7 3

Casey’s Career Postseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2017 2 2 14 0.0 0 9 0 1 0 0

Casey’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 10 (Twice, last vs. Arizona, 12/15/13)Sacks - 2 (Nine times, last vs. Houston, 9/16/18)Tackles for Loss - 3 (Three times, last at San Francisco, 12/17/17)Forced Fumble - 1 (Seven times, last at Jacksonville, 9/23/18)Fumble Recovery - 1 (Three times, last at N.Y. Giants, 12/16/18)Quarterback Pressures - 8 at Dallas (11/5/18)Passes Defensed - 3 vs. Atlanta (10/25/15)

Casey’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 8 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Quarterback Pressures - 5 at New England (1/13/18)Passes Defensed - 1 at Kansas City (1/6/18)

Jurrell Casey ranks among the franchise’s all-time leaders in career sacks. He passed former linebacker Ted Washington (45.0) on Dec. 6, 2018 for eighth place in franchise annals.

Most career sacks, franchise history:

Player Position Seasons Sacks* 1. Elvin Bethea DE 1968–83 105.02. Ray Childress DT 1985–95 75.53. Jesse Baker DE 1979–87 66.04. William Fuller DE 1986–93 59.05. Sean Jones DE 1988–93 57.56. Jevon Kearse DE 1999–03, 2008–09 52.07. Robert Brazile LB 1975–84 48.0 8. Jurrell Casey DT 2011–18 46.09. Ted Washington LB 1973–82 45.010. Derrick Morgan OLB 2010–19 44.5

* Individual sacks became an official statistic in 1982. Sacks recorded prior to 1982 are unofficial.

FRANCHISE SACK LEADERS

Since Jurrell Casey entered the NFL in 2011, only three players whose primary position is defensive tackle have registered more sacks than him.

Most sacks by NFL defensive tackles (primary position) since 2011:

Defensive Tackle Sacks 1. Geno Atkins 68.0 2. Aaron Donald 59.5 3. Gerald McCoy 51.5 4. Jurrell Casey 46.0 Ndamukong Suh 46.0 6. Kyle Williams 35.0 7. Kawann Short 32.5 8. Marcell Dareus 31.5 9. Fletcher Cox 28.0 10. Tom Johnson 23.5

In being named to his fourth Pro Bowl, Jurrell Casey tied for the seventh-most consecutive Pro Bowls in franchise history. Prior to Casey, the franchise’s two most recent players to do so were offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, who made 14 consecutive Pro Bowls from 1988–2001, and running back Eddie George, who earned Pro Bowl berths from 1997–2000. Casey also achieved a first-time feat for players in the club’s “Titans era” (1999–present). Seven other players who have worn the two-tone blue have been named to three Pro Bowls. However, Casey is the first to earn four selections in the Titans era. He did so in four consecutive seasons.

Most consecutive Pro Bowl seasons, franchise history (1960–present)*:

ConsecutivePlayer Position Pro Bowls* Seasons 1. Bruce Matthews OL 14 1988–20012. Mike Munchak G 7 1987–1993 Robert Brazile OLB 7 1976–19824. Warren Moon QB 6 1988–1993 Bob Talamini OL 6 1962–19676. Charlie Hennigan WR 5 1961–19657. Jurrell Casey DT 4 2015–2018 Eddie George RB 4 1997–2000 Ray Childress DL 4 1990–1993 Earl Campbell RB 4 1978–1981 Curley Culp DT 4 1975–1978

* Includes AFL All-Stars prior to 1970

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Since individual sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, Jurrell Casey and Ray Childress are the only Titans/Oilers defensive tackles to produce double-digit sacks in a single season.

Most sacks in a season by Oilers/Titans defensive tackles, 1982–pres-ent:

Defensive Tackle Season Sacks 1. Ray Childress 1992 13.02. Jurrell Casey 2013 10.5 3. Ray Childress 1993 9.04. Albert Haynesworth 2008 8.5 Ray Childress 1989 8.5 Ray Childress 1988 8.5 Ray Childress 1990 8.08. Jurrell Casey 2018 7.0 Jurrell Casey 2015 7.0 Karl Klug 2011 7.0 Gary Walker 1997 7.0 Ray Childress 1991 7.0 Note: In 1992, Lee Williams recorded 11 total sacks while playing both de-fensive end and defensive tackle for the Oilers. He is excluded from this list.

SACKS BY TITANS/OILERS DTs

#94 • DL AUSTIN JOHNSONCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Defensive lineman Austin Johnson (6-4, 314) is in his fourth NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans with the 43rd overall pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Johnson's 2018 totals included a career-high nine starts, 25 tackles, one sack, five quarterback pressures, one tackle for loss and two passes de-fensed in 16 games. In 2017, Johnson played in all 16 games with three starts and totaled 32 tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss and two passes defensed. He also appeared in both playoff games (one start) and contributed six tackles and one quarterback pressure. In his rookie campaign, Johnson played in 10 games and totaled 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and one pass defensed. In three seasons at Penn State, Johnson appeared in 38 games and recorded 28 starts, including starts in all 26 games as a sophomore and junior. He totaled 154 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 24 tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, one forced fumble and four fumble recoveries, including a 71-yard fumble return for a touchdown. As a junior in 2015, Johnson started all 13 games and was named Associated Press first-team All-Big Ten honors. He ranked second on the team with 15 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. His 78 tackles ranked second among FBS defensive linemen and third on the team. It was the highest tackle total by a Penn State defensive lineman since Jimmy Kennedy’s 87 in 2002. Johnson is a native of Galloway, N.J.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), started at defensive tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), recorded a tackle. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), registered two tackles, including a tackle for

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Johnson's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 3 2 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Johnson’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2016 10 0 15 0.5 1 1 0 1 0 02017 16 3 32 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 02018 16 9 25 1.0 1 5 0 2 0 0Totals 42 12 72 2.5 4 6 0 5 0 0

#90 • DL DAQUAN JONESCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Defensive lineman DaQuan Jones (6-4, 322) is in his sixth NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. In 2018, Jones started all 16 games for the third time in his career. He tallied 39 tackles on the sea-son, which was his second-highest career total, and added 14 quarterback pressures, a career-high four tackles for loss and one pass defensed. Jones was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 4, 2017 due to a bicep in-jury he suffered the previous day against the Houston Texans. It concluded a season in which he totaled a career-high 3.5 sacks, 36 tackles, one tackle for loss and nine quarterback pressures. The injury put an end to his streak of 45 consecutive starts. Jones was one of two Titans who started every game from 2015–2016, holding down a spot at defensive end for consecutive seasons. Outside linebacker Brian Orakpo was the other member of the team to start every game in that time period. As a rookie, Jones appeared in seven games with one start. He reg-istered 13 tackles, a sack, three quarterback pressures, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble. A leader at Penn State during a time of turmoil, Jones started 23 of 46 college games, with all of his starting assignments coming during the last two seasons. Jones finished his career with 92 tackles, adding 4.5 sacks for minus 28 yards, 15.5 stops for losses totaling 55 yards, two fumble re-coveries and a pass deflection. As a senior in 2013, he started all 12 games at defensive tackle, finish-ing fifth on the team with a career-high 56 tackles (33 solos). His tackle total was the most for any interior defensive lineman in the Big Ten during the 2013 campaign. Jones was named first-team All-Big Ten by the league’s coaches and second-team All-Conference by the media. He was named Penn State’s Outstanding Senior Player and the recipient of the team’s Re-id-Robinson Award. Jones is a native of Johnson City, N.Y.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded one tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), registered one tackle. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), recorded a start.

Jones' 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 3 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jones' Career Regular Season Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2014 7 1 13 1.0 2 3 0 0 1 02015 16 16 67 0.0 2 15 0 0 0 12016 16 16 29 1.5 1 8 0 0 0 12017 12 12 36 3.5 1 9 0 0 0 02018 16 16 39 0.0 4 14 0 1 0 0Totals 67 61 184 6.0 10 49 0 1 1 2

Jones’ Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 7 (Three times, last at Buffalo, 10/7/18)Sacks - 2 at Indianapolis (11/26/17)Quarterback Pressures - 3 (Twice, last vs. Philadelphia, 9/30/18)Forced Fumble - 1 vs. Indianapolis (12/28/14)Fumble Recovery - 1 (Twice, last vs. Houston, 1/1/17)

Johnson's Career Postseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2017 2 1 6 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Johnson’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 5 (Twice, last at Buffalo, 10/7/18)Sacks - 1 (Twice, last at Dallas, 11/5/18)

Johnson’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 3 (Twice, last at New England, 1/13/18)


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#98 • DL JEFFERY SIMMONS

#96 • DL BRENT URBAN


Defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons (6-4, 305) was selected by the Titans in the first round (19th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. Simmons begins his rookie season on the non-football injury list due to a knee injury he suffered during training in February 2019. During a three-year career as a defensive tackle at Mississippi State, Simmons appeared in 38 contests with 28 starts. He finished his career ranked sixth in school history with 32.5 in tackles for loss. He also tied for sixth in MSU annals with five forced fumbles and tied for fourth with three blocked kicks. His totals also included 163 tackles, seven sacks, seven passes defensed and two defensive touchdowns. He was a first-team All-SEC selection as a sophomore and junior and was one of two players in the nation to be named a Bednarik Award Semifinalist in both 2017 and 2018. As a junior in 2018, Simmons was named second-team All-American after totaling 63 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and two sacks. His 17 tackles for loss led the team, ranked fourth in the SEC and were the third-most in single-season school history. During his sophomore season (2017), he set a career high with five sacks and added 12 tackles for loss. With three total blocked kicks and punts, he became the first SEC player since 2004 to lead the nation in the category. Simmons is a native of Macon, Miss.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ Placed on the non-football injury list on July 22, 2019.

Simmons' 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Simmons' College Defensive Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL Int PD FF FR2016 Miss. St. 12 3 40 0.0 3.5 0 2 2 02017 Miss. St. 13 13 60 5.0 12.0 0 1 2 22018 Miss. St. 13 12 63 2.0 17.0 0 4 1 0Totals 38 28 163 7.0 32.5 0 7 5 2


Defensive lineman Brent Urban (6-7, 300) is in his sixth NFL season and his first campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed by the team as an unrestricted free agent from the Baltimore Ravens on April 29, 2019. Urban spent his first five seasons in Baltimore, where he totaled 52 tackles, 3.5 sacks and two blocked field goal attempts in 41 games (19 starts). In 2018, he set a career high by starting all 16 games. He recorded a career-high 27 tackles, two passes defensed and a half sack for the NFL’s No. 1 overall defense and second-ranked scoring defense. Originally selected by the Ravens in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft, Urban spent all of his rookie season and part of the 2015 campaign on injured reserve. He emerged to play all 16 games in 2016 before landing on injured reserve after three games in 2017. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Urban attended the University of Virginia, where he played in 36 games with 20 starts in four seasons. His career totals included 16.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. As a senior in 2013, he earned honorable mention All-ACC accolades.

Urban's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MORE TITANS DEFENSIVE LINEMEN95 - DE AMANI BLEDSOE (6-4, 280, Rookie, Oklahoma)

¾ Amani Bledsoe was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.

¾ He appeared in 30 games with 22 starts over three seasons at Oklahoma (2016-18). He totaled 59 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and eight passes defensed.

¾ Bledsoe is a native of Lawrence, Kan.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), recorded a start. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), registered one tackle.

92 - DE MATT DICKERSON (6-5, 292, 2nd Year, UCLA) ¾ Matt Dickerson was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on

May 11, 2018. ¾ As a rookie, he totaled three tackles in three games. ¾ Dickerson appeared in 44 games with 16 starts over four seasons at

UCLA. He totaled 97 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four passes defensed and 1.5 sacks as a Bruin.

¾ As a senior in 2017, he started seven games before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. Prior to the injury he recorded 21 tackles and a tackle for loss.

¾ As a junior in 2016, he appeared in 12 contests with eight starts along the defensive line and totaled 37 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

¾ Dickerson is a native of San Mateo, Calif.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), started and tallied two tackles, including a tackle for loss.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), registered one tackle.

49 - DE ERIC COTTON (6-6, 262, 1st Year, Stanford) ¾ Eric Cotton was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Aug. 10, 2019. ¾ He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the

Green Bay Packers on Dec. 18, 2018, spending the final two weeks of the season on the team's practice squad. He spent the 2019 offseason with the Packers as well.

¾ A native of Nampa, Idaho, Cotton played four seasons at Stanford, splitting his time there between offense and defense. He played 14 games as a tight end during his first two seasons for the Cardinal and then totaled 23 games as a defensive end during his final two campaigns. In his two seasons on defense, he posted 34 tackles, four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.

¾ As a fifth-year senior in 2017, he played in 12 games and registered 30 tackles, four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.

93 - DL FRANK HERRON (6-4, 305, 1st Year, Louisiana State) ¾ Frank Herron was signed by the Titans as a free agent on May 29, 2019. ¾ He originally signed with the New England Patriots as a rookie free agent

on May 11, 2018. He spent the 2018 campaign on the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks practice squads.

¾ Herron played four years at Louisiana State (2014-17) and totaled 67

Urban's Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2014 Bal 0 0 Injured Reserve2015 Bal 6 0 11 1.0 NA NA 0 0 0 02016 Bal 16 0 10 2.0 NA NA 0 2 0 02017 Bal 3 3 4 0.0 NA NA 0 1 0 02018 Bal 16 16 27 0.5 NA NA 0 2 0 0Totals 41 19 52 3.5 NA NA 0 5 0 0

Urban's Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2014 Bal 0 0 Injured Reserve2018 Bal 1 1 2 0.0 NA NA 0 0 0 0Totals 1 1 2 0.0 NA NA 0 0 0 0

Urban's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 5 vs. Seattle (12/13/15) Sacks - 1 (Three times, last vs. Miami, 12/4/16) Passes Defensed - 1 (Four times, last vs. Denver, 9/23/18)

Urban's Postseason Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 2 vs. L.A. Chargers (1/6/19)


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No. Name Ht Wt Exp College53 Bates, Daren 5-11 225 7 Auburn55 Brown, Jayon 6-0 226 3 UCLA52 Eligwe, Ukeme 6-2 239 3 Georgia Southern54 Evans, Rashaan 6-2 232 2 Alabama51 Long Jr., David 5-11 227 R West Virginia40 Sapp, Quart'e 6-2 223 R Tennessee59 Woodyard, Wesley 6-0 233 12 Kentucky

#55 • ILB JAYON BROWNCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Linebacker Jayon Brown (6-0, 226) is in his third NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans in the fifth round (155th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Brown played in all 16 games with nine starts in 2018. He finished second on the defense with 107 tackles and six sacks, and his 18 quarterback pressures tied for the second-highest total on the team. He added six tackles for loss, seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He was one of only six NFL linebackers with at least six sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during the season. As a rookie, Brown appeared in all 16 regular season games and both postseason games as the team's nickel linebacker. He registered 67 tackles, which tied for the 10th-highest total by a "Titans era" rookie (1999–present) and ranked fifth among the team's rookie linebackers in that span. His statistics also included 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss, six quarterback pressures, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery. He added five tackles in the playoffs. In four seasons at UCLA (2013-16), Brown appeared in 49 games with 21 starts and totaled 220 tackles, three sacks, nine tackles for loss, three interceptions, 15 passes defensed, one forced fumble and four fumble recoveries. He started 21 games over his final two seasons and totaled nine games with double-digit tackles. As a senior in 2016, he earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after leading the Bruins with 119 tackles, which tied for 16th on the all-time school single-season list. He added 2.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss, three interceptions, 23 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. Brown is a native of Long Beach, Calif.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded one tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), posted one tackle. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), recorded two tackles and one pass defensed.

Brown's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 3 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Brown's Career Regular Season Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2017 16 0 67 1.5 2 6 0 4 0 12018 16 9 107 6.0 6 18 0 7 2 1Totals 31 9 174 7.5 8 24 0 11 2 2

Brown's Career Postseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2017 2 0 5 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0

tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. ¾ He is a native of Memphis, Tenn.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ Against New England (8/17), posted two tackles. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), registered one tackle.

97 - NT BRAXTON HOYETT (6-2, 302, Rookie, Mississippi State) ¾ Braxton Hoyett was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on

May 10, 2019. ¾ Hoyett appeared in 44 games with 22 starts over four seasons at

Mississippi State (2015-18). He totaled 62 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, one pass defensed and two fumble recoveries.

¾ He is a native of Alexander City, Ala.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), tallied three tackles.

79 - DT ISAIAH MACK (6-1, 299, Rookie, Chattanooga) ¾ Isaiah Mack was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on

May 10, 2019. ¾ Mack appeared in 48 games with 32 starts over four seasons at

Chattanooga (2015-18). He totaled 222 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, two passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

¾ Mack is a native of Tunnel Hill, Ga.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recovered a fumble in the second quarter to give the Titans their first takeaway of the preseason. He added two tackles.

¾ Against New England (8/17), in the second quarter, recorded an eight-yard sack, dropping Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer. He totaled four tackles.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), registered three tackles.

70 -DL CHRIS NELSON (6-1, 315, Rookie, Texas) ¾ Chris Nelson was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Aug. 1, 2019. ¾ He originally signed as a rookie free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers

following the 2019 NFL Draft. ¾ Nelson was four-year player at the University of Texas (2015-18), where

he tallied 45 games, 109 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss. ¾ He is a native of Lakeland, Fla.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ Against New England (8/17), posted three tackles.


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#54 • ILB RASHAAN EVANSCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Linebacker Rashaan Evans (6-2, 232) is in his second NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Titans traded up from the 25th spot in order to take the former Alabama standout. In his first NFL season, Evans overcame an injury that kept him out of the preseason. He played in 15 games during the regular season with seven starts at inside linebacker and totaled 63 tackles, six quarterback pressures, two tackles for loss and three passes defensed. In four seasons with the Crimson Tide (2014–2017), Evans appeared in 53 games with 14 starts and totaled 152 tackles, 15.0 sacks, 23.5 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, 19 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. During his four years there, he appeared in three CFP National Championship contests with two victories. As a senior in 2017, Evans started 12 games and tied for the team lead with 74 tackles. He led the Crimson Tide with 13 tackles for loss despite missing a pair of games due to injury and also posted seven quarterback hurries, six sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Following his senior campaign, he was named a first-team All-American by the AFCA, earned first-team All-SEC honors from Associated Press and second-team All-SEC honors from the conference coaches. Evans is a native of Auburn, Ala.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded a tackle for loss in the first quarter. ¾ Against New England (8/17), registered one tackle. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one tackle.

Evans' 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 3 3 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Evans' 2018/Career Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2018 15 7 63 0.0 2 6 0 3 0 0

Evans' Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 9 vs. Baltimore (10/14/18)

Jayon Brown emerged in 2018 as one of the top playmakers on the Ti-tans defense. He was one of only six NFL linebackers during the season to accumulate at least six sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one opponent fumble recovery, joining Denver's Von Miller, Chicago's Khalil Mack, Kansas City's Justin Houston, Indianapolis' Darius Leonard and Buffalo's Lorenzo Alexander.

NFL linebackers in 2018 with at least six sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one opponent fumble recovery: Forced OppPlayer Team Sacks Int Fum Fum RecVon Miller Denver Broncos 14.5 1 4 3 Khalil Mack Chicago Bears 12.5 1 6 2 Justin Houston Kansas City Chiefs 9.0 1 5 3 Darius Leonard Indianapolis Colts 7.0 2 4 2 Lorenzo Alexander Buffalo Bills 6.5 2 2 1 Jayon Brown Tennessee Titans 6.0 1 2 1

Inside linebacker Jayon Brown was one of the Titans' top pass rush-ers in 2018, his second NFL season. He finished second on the team with six sacks and also tied for second place on the defense with 18 quarterback pressures. Brown was one of the NFL's top pass rushers among young lineback-ers. Counting both inside and outside linebackers in their rookie, first or second seasons, only three players ranked ahead of Brown in sacks—Pitts-burgh Steelers 3-4 outside linebacker T.J. Watt (13.0), Denver Broncos 3-4 outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (12.0) and Indianapolis Colts 4-3 outside linebacker Darius Leonard (7.0). Brown tied with Detroit Lions 4-3 middle linebacker Jarrad Davis (6.0).

Most sacks in 2018 among rookie, first- or second-year linebackers:

Player Team Position Year Sacks1. T.J. Watt Pittsburgh Steelers OLB 2 13.0 2. Bradley Chubb Denver Broncos OLB R 12.0 3. Darius Leonard Indianapolis Colts OLB R 7.0 4. Jayon Brown Tennessee Titans ILB 2 6.0 Jarrad Davis Detroit Lions MLB 2 6.0 6. Roquan Smith Chicago Bears ILB R 5.0 7. Harold Landry Tennessee Titans OLB R 4.5 Genard Avery Cleveland Browns OLB R 4.5 9. Lorenzo Carter New York Giants OLB R 4.0 Haason Reddick Arizona Cardinals OLB 2 4.0

BROWN IN ELITE GROUP IN 2018

SACKS AMONG YOUNG NFL LINEBACKERS

Brown's NFL Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 11 (Twice, last at Buffalo, 10/7/18)Sacks - 1 (Six times, last vs. New York Jets, 12/2/18)Interceptions - 1 vs. Indianapolis (12/30/18)Pass Defensed - 2 (Twice, last vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/18)Forced Fumbles - 1 (Twice, last vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/18)Fumble Recoveries - 1 (Twice, last vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/18)

Brown's NFL Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 3 at Kansas City (1/6/18)


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#59 • ILB WESLEY WOODYARDCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Linebacker Wesley Woodyard (6-0, 233) is in his 12th NFL season and his sixth campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent on March 14, 2014. Woodyard was named a team captain by his teammates in 2018 for the fifth time as a member of the Titans and for the 11th time in his career. He led the team with 124 tackles in 14 games (14 starts), posting the third-best tackle total of his career, and he tied for third on the squad with 4.5 sacks. He added 12 quarterback pressures, seven tackles for loss, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery. In 2017, he enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career. He set career highs with 172 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback pressures and two fumble recoveries and also had five sacks, which fell a half-sack short of his career benchmark (5.5 in 2012). In addition to setting a career high, Woodyard’s 2017 tackle tally was one of the best marks by a defender in the franchise’s “Titans era” (1999–present). In that time, his 172 tackles rank second to linebacker Keith Bulluck’s 180 tackles in 2002. In 2015, he recorded 12 starts, finished second on the team with 110 tackles and ranked third on the squad with five sacks. He added nine quarterback pressures, seven tackles for loss, three passes defensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and six special teams tackles. In 2014, Woodyard’s totals in his first season with the Titans included 16 starts and a career-high 134 tackles, which led the team. Woodyard joined the Titans after spending the first six years of his career with the Denver Broncos. He appeared in 87 regular-season games with 40 starts. For his Broncos career, he totaled 396 tackles, eight sacks, five interceptions, six forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. As the middle linebacker from 2012-13, Woodyard started 24 total games and registered 197 tackles, seven sacks, four interceptions and three forced fumbles. In 2012, Woodyard led the Broncos with a career-high 114 tackles. He ranked second on the squad in both 2013 (83) and 2011 (87). Also in 2012, he was the only NFL player to record at least 100 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions. He was only the 12th NFL player to accomplish the feat over a 30-year span. The LaGrange, Ga., native entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Kentucky. He earned first-team All-SEC honors during each of his final two seasons with the Wildcats.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded a pair of tackles. ¾ Against New England (8/17), registered one tackle and added a stop

on special teams. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), notched two tackles and added a stop on

special teams.

Woodyard’s 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 Ten 3 0 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Woodyard’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2008 Den 16 6 54 0.0 NA NA 0 1 1 02009 Den 16 0 35 0.0 NA NA 1 2 1 02010 Den 11 3 23 1.0 NA NA 0 0 0 02011 Den 15 7 87 0.0 NA NA 0 2 2 02012 Den 15 14 114 5.5 NA NA 3 6 1 12013 Den 14 10 83 1.5 NA NA 1 4 1 02014 Ten 16 16 134 2.5 8 9 2 4 0 02015 Ten 16 12 110 5.0 7 9 0 3 1 12016 Ten 16 10 88 2.0 7 8 1 6 0 02017 Ten 16 16 172 5.0 17 15 0 5 0 22018 Ten 14 14 124 4.5 7 12 0 2 0 1Totals 165 108 1,024 27.0 NA NA 8 35 7 5

Woodyard’s Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2011 Den 2 0 0 0.0 NA NA 0 0 0 02012 Den 1 1 7 0.0 NA NA 0 0 0 02013 Den 3 0 7 0.0 NA NA 0 0 0 02017 Ten 2 2 10 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0Totals 8 3 24 0.0 NA NA 0 0 0 0

Woodyard’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 20 vs. Baltimore (11/5/17)Sacks - 1.5 (Twice, last vs. New England, 11/11/18)Interceptions - 1 (Eight times, last at Chicago, 11/27/16)Forced Fumble - 1 (Seven times, last at Cleveland, 9/20/15)Fumble Recovery - 1 (Four times, last vs. L.A. Rams, 12/2417)Passes Defensed - 3 at Chicago (11/27/16)

Woodyard’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 8 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Sacks - 0.5 at Kansas City (1/6/18)

Linebacker Wesley Woodyard finished first among Titans defenders with 124 tackles in 2018. It was the fourth time in five seasons in Tennessee he hit the 100-tackle mark.

Titans tackle leaders in 2018 (by total tackles):

Player Pos Total Solo Assist1. Wesley Woodyard ILB 124 85 392. Jayon Brown ILB 107 76 313. Kevin Byard S 96 64 324. Logan Ryan CB 85 54 315. Jurrell Casey DT 72 46 266. Kenny Vaccaro S 70 45 257. Adoree' Jackson CB 69 62 78. Rashaan Evans ILB 63 42 219. Malcolm Butler CB 56 49 710. Harold Landry III OLB 46 26 20

In 2017, Woodyard finished first among Titans defenders with a ca-reer-high 172 tackles.

Titans tackle leaders in 2017 (by total tackles):

Player Pos Total Solo Assist1. Wesley Woodyard ILB 172 104 682. Avery Williamson ILB 125 70 553. Kevin Byard S 87 64 234. Logan Ryan CB 73 54 195. Jurrell Casey DT 72 60 126. Adoree' Jackson CB 67 58 9 Jayon Brown ILB 67 42 258. Johnathan Cyprien S 65 46 199. Brian Orakpo OLB 60 39 2110. Erik Walden OLB 44 29 15

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Inside linebacker Wesley Woodyard's 2017 campaign was one of the best of his 10-year NFL career and one of the finest by any player in a Tennessee Titans uniform. His regular season totals included 172 tackles (104 solo, 68 assists), five sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback pressures and two fumble recoveries—all career highs except for sacks, which fell a half-sack short of his career benchmark (5.5 in 2012). In addition to a career high, Woodyard’s tackle tally was one of the best marks by a defender in the franchise’s “Titans era” (1999–present). In that time, his 172 tackles rank second to linebacker Keith Bulluck’s 180 tackles in 2002. The published tackle statistics are taken from the Titans coaches' film review and can differ from "press box statistics."

Most tackles in a season by a Titans player, 1999-2017 (tackle statistics from coaches' film review): Player Season Total Tackles 1. Keith Bulluck 2002 1802. Wesley Woodyard 2017 1723. Keith Bulluck 2004 171 Keith Bulluck 2003 1715. Stephen Tulloch 2010 169 Randall Godfrey 2000 1697. Keith Bulluck 2006 1618. Michael Griffin 2010 1539. Keith Bulluck 2005 15010. Avery Williamson 2016 149

SINGLE-SEASON TACKLE LEADERS SINCE '99

Against the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 5, 2017, Wesley Woodyard was credited with 20 tackles, as determined by the defensive coaching staff’s film review*. He had 13 solo stops and seven assists. In the “Titans era” (since 1999), Woodyard became the team's first player to record 20 tackles in a game. Previously, former linebackers Brad Kassell (Jan. 2, 2005 vs. Detroit) and Keith Bulluck (Sept. 28, 2003 at Pittsburgh) shared the distinction of having the most tackles in a single game during the Titans era with 19 each. Prior to Woodyard's performance in 2017, the last Titans player to have as many as 16 tackles in a game was Avery Williamson against the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 15, 2015. At the time, Williamson was only the ninth player to record 16 tackles in a game, and he was the first to accomplish the feat since Michael Griffin had 18 total stops at San Diego on Sept. 16, 2012.

Most total tackles in a game by a Titans defender, 1999–present (all totals from coaches’ film review): TotalPlayer Date Opponent Tackles* 1. Wesley Woodyard Nov. 5, 2017 Baltimore 202. Brad Kassell Jan. 2, 2005 Detroit 19 Keith Bulluck Sept. 28, 2003 at Pittsburgh 194. Michael Griffin Sept. 16, 2012 at San Diego 18 Jordan Babineaux Oct. 23, 2011 Houston 186. Stephen Tulloch Dec. 5, 2010 Jacksonville 17 Peter Sirmon Dec. 7, 2003 Indianapolis 178. Kevin Byard Dec. 22, 2018 Washington 16 Avery Williamson Nov. 15, 2015 Carolina 16 Keith Bulluck Oct. 5, 2003 at New England 16 Keith Bulluck Oct. 27, 2002 at Cincinnati 16

* Tackle statistics compiled by coaches often differ from press box tallies from the same game.

20 TACKLES IN A GAME

MORE TITANS INSIDE LINEBACKERS53 - ILB DAREN BATES (5-11, 225, 7th Year, Auburn)

¾ Daren Bates was signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent in the 2017 offseason.

¾ He was named a team captain (special teams) for the first time in his career prior to the 2018 campaign. He played in all 16 games and finished second on the squad with 10 special teams tackles. Additionally, he contributed six tackles as a reserve linebacker.

¾ In 2017, Bates set a career high and ranked second on the team with 16 special teams tackles. He added two stops on special teams during the postseason.

¾ The 5-foot-11 inch, 225-pounder appeared in all 16 games with one start for the Oakland Raiders during the 2016 season, playing primarily on special teams.

¾ Bates was originally signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.

¾ The Memphis, Tenn., native appeared in 49 games at linebacker and safety over four seasons at Auburn.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), notched four tackles. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted three tackles.

52 - ILB UKEME ELIGWE (6-2, 239, 3rd Year, Georgia Southern)

¾ Ukeme Eligwe (pronounced oo-KAM-ay ee-LEAGUE-way) was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Aug. 10, 2019.

¾ Eligwe originally was a fifth-round pick by Kansas City in the 2017 NFL Draft.

¾ He arrived in Tennessee with 24 games of NFL experience, including 10 games with the New York Giants in 2018. He registered four tackles with the Giants.

¾ As a rookie with the Chiefs in 2017, he totaled three tackles and one sack in 14 games (one start).

¾ A native of Stone Mountain, Ga., Eligwe started his college career at Florida State, before finishing his eligibility at Georgia Southern. In one season at Georgia Southern, he totaled 104 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), registered three tackles, including a tackle for loss. 51 - ILB DAVID LONG JR. (5-11, 227, Rookie, West Virginia)

¾ David Long Jr. was selected by the Titans in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

¾ In three seasons at West Virginia (2016-18), Long played in 34 games with 31 starts and totaled 252 tackles, 14 sacks, and 40 tackles for loss. His career tackles for loss tied for third place on West Virginia’s all-time list.

¾ In his final campaign at West Virginia in 2018, he tied the single-season program record with 19 tackles for loss.

¾ Long is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), led the team with eight total tackles and added a quarterback hit.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted three tackles and added a stop on special teams.

40 - ILB QUART'E SAPP (6-2, 223, Rookie, Tennessee) ¾ Quart'e Sapp was signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on Aug. 19,

2019. He participated in the Titans Rookie Camp earlier in the offseason. ¾ Sapp played 27 career games at the University of Tennessee. He tallied

111 tackles, four tackles for loss and two passes defensed. ¾ As a redshirt junior in 2018, he appeared in nine contests with one start

and totaled 29 tackles. ¾ As a redshirt sophomore in 2017, he appeared in eight games with a

career-high eight starts. He ranked fourth on the team with 78 tackles and logged four 10-tackle performances against SEC opponents.

¾ He is a native of Alpharetta, Ga.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted two tackles, including a tackle for loss.



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No. Name Ht Wt Exp College44 Correa, Kamalei 6-3 241 4 Boise State56 Finch, Sharif 6-4 250 2 Temple58 Landry III, Harold 6-2 252 2 Boston College45 Lewis, LaTroy 6-3 255 1 Tennessee50 Roberson, Derick 6-3 250 R Sam Houston State48 Smith, Josh 6-4 240 R Vanderbilt91 Wake, Cameron 6-3 263 11 Penn State42 Walker, D'Andre (IR) 6-2 251 R Georgia40 Williams, Jordan (IR) 6-4 262 1 Tennessee

#56 • OLB SHARIF FINCHCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Sharif Finch (6-4, 250) is in his second NFL season in 2019. He was signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on May 11, 2018. As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games and to-taled 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two quarterback pres-sures, two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Additionally, he ranked fifth on the team with seven special teams tackles. Finch's 206 defensive snaps (including penalty snaps) ranked third among all undrafted rookie linebackers in 2018, and his defensive snap count also topped all other Titans undrafted rookies going back to 2005. Sean Conover owned the mark from 2005–2017 with 189 defensive snaps in 2006. A native of Henrico, Va., Finch appeared in 53 games with 25 starts over five seasons at Temple. His career numbers included 144 total tack-les, 32.0 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, two interceptions for 91 yards and a score, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries with one touchdown. Additionally, he became the NCAA leader for career punt blocks with five. His 53 games played tied for first place in program history. As a fifth-year senior in 2017, his team-leading 8.5 sacks set a sin-gle-season career high, and he earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and ECAC first-team All-East recognition.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), started at outside linebacker and contributed one

tackle for loss in the second quarter. ¾ Against New England (8/17), in the second quarter, forced a holding

call in the end zone that resulted in a safety. He added one tackle. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), started and posted three tackles.

Finch's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Finch's 2018/Career Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2018 15 0 22 1.5 2 2 0 0 2 1

Finch's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 3 (Twice, last vs. New England, 11/11/18)Sacks - 1 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)Forced Fumble - 1 (Twice, last vs. Jacksonville, 12/6/18)Fumble Recovery - 1 vs. Jacksonville (12/6/18)

#58 • OLB HAROLD LANDRY IIICLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Outside linebacker Harold Landry III (6-2, 252) is in his second NFL season. He was selected by the Titans in the second round (41st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Titans traded up 16 spots in the second round (57 to 41) in order to take the former Boston College standout. As a rookie in 2018, he played in 15 games with three starts. His 4.5 sacks tied for third place on the team, and he also tied for second on the defense with 18 quarterback pressures. He added 46 tackles, two tackles for loss, two passes defensed and one forced fumble. In 46 career games playing defensive end for Boston College, Landry totaled 160 tackles, 26 sacks, 47.5 tackles for loss, seven passes defensed, 10 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception. His 26 career sacks were exceeded in school history by only Mathias Kiwanuka (37.5 from 2002-05). As a senior in 2017, Landry played and started eight games before a season-ending ankle injury ended his year. He finished second on the team with five sacks and totaled 38 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and two passes defensed. In 2016, Landry set the school’s single-season record with 16.5 sacks, which led the nation. He added seven forced fumbles, which also led the country, while his 22 tackles for loss ranked fifth nationally and ranked second all-time for the Eagles. His numerous honors included Walter Camp second-team All-America, AP second-team All-America and second-team All-ACC by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and the league's head coaches. He is a native of Spring Lake, N.C.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), against New England (8/17) and against Pitts-

burgh (8/25), did not play.

Landry's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Landry's 2018/Career Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2018 15 3 46 4.5 2 18 0 2 1 0

Landry's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 6 (Twice, last vs. New York Jets, 12/2/18)Sacks - 1 (Four times, last vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/18)Quarterback Pressures - 9 at N.Y. Giants (12/16/18)Forced Fumbles - 1 vs. Philadelphia (9/30/18)


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#91 • OLB CAMERON WAKECLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Outside linebacker Cameron Wake (6-3, 263) is in his 11th NFL season and his first campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Miami Dolphins on March 15, 2019. In 10 seasons with the Dolphins, Wake totaled 98 sacks to rank second in franchise history. He is a five-time Pro Bowl selection (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016) and a four-time Associated Press All-Pro (first team 2010 and 2012; second team 2014 and 2016). Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor (131) has more sacks in Dolphins history than Wake. From 2009 through 2018, Wake’s 98 sacks tied Von Miller for the highest total in the NFL, and entering 2019, only Terrell Suggs (132.5) had more sacks among all active players. Additionally, Wake ranked second in the NFL with 213 total quarterback hits from 2009–2018, trailing only J.J. Watt (244). In 146 career games in Miami (126 starts), Wake’s totals also included 348 tackles, one interception, 15 passes defensed, 22 forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. The durable veteran experienced only one season (2015) in which he missed more than two games due to injury. In 2018, Wake played and started in 14 games and contributed six sacks, 36 tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble. Originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005, Wake played for the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions in 2007 and 2008 and was named the CFL Defensive Player of the Year both seasons. He then joined the Dolphins as a free agent in 2009. A native of Hyattsville, Md., Wake was a four-year letterman at Penn State, where he totaled 191 tackles and 8.5 sacks as a linebacker and defensive end.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8) and against New England (8/17), did not play. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), started at outside linebacker in his Titans

preseason debut.

Wake's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 Ten 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wake's Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2009 Mia 14 1 11 5.5 6 9 0 1 1 02010 Mia 16 16 57 14.0 21 26 0 4 3 02011 Mia 16 14 42 8.5 15 27 0 2 0 02012 Mia 16 16 53 15.0 13 33 0 1 3 02013 Mia 15 15 37 8.5 8 21 0 0 2 12014 Mia 16 16 38 11.5 8 22 0 3 3 12015 Mia 7 7 9 7.0 3 7 0 1 4 02016 Mia 16 11 29 11.5 6 24 1 2 5 02017 Mia 16 16 36 10.5 12 27 0 0 0 02018 Mia 14 14 36 6.0 5 17 0 1 1 0NFL Totals 146 126 348 98.0 97 213 1 15 22 2

Wake's Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2016 Mia 1 1 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wake's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 8 at Baltimore (11/7/10)Sacks - 4.5 at Arizona (9/30/12)Interceptions - 1 at N.Y. Jets (12/17/16)Forced Fumble - 2 (Four times, last vs. N.Y. Jets, 11/6/16)Fumble Recovery - 1 (Twice, last at Chicago, 10/19/14)Passes Defensed - 2 at Buffalo (9/12/10)

Wake's Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 6 at Pittsburgh (1/8/17)

MORE TITANS OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS44 - OLB KAMALEI CORREA (6-3, 241, 4th Year, Boise State)

¾ Outside linebacker Kamalei Correa (pronounced KAH-mah-lay corr-A-uh; 6-3, 241) was acquired by the Titans in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 28, 2018. The Titans sent a sixth-round pick to the Ravens in the deal.

¾ Correa played in 13 games in 2018 and set career highs with four starts, 27 tackles, 3.5 sacks, five quarterback pressures, four tackles for loss and one forced fumble (tied).

¾ Correa was a second-round selection (42nd overall) by the Ravens in the 2016 NFL Draft. Over his first two years in the NFL, he played in 25 games, including four starts, and totaled 11 tackles, one forced fumble and eight special teams stops.

¾ In 2017, Correa appeared in all 16 games with three starts for the Ravens, recording eight tackles and one pass defensed.

¾ As a rookie in 2016, he played in nine games with one start. He posted three tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble for the league’s seventh ranked defense before finishing the campaign on injured reserve (ribs).

¾ An all-conference performer at Boise State, he totaled 27 starts and 40 games over his three-year college career. His statistics with the Broncos included 110 career tackles, 20 sacks, 31.5 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles.

¾ A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, he was a high school teammate with Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota at the Saint Louis School.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), notched four tackles. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one tackle.

Among all active players, Titans outside linebacker Cameron Wake is tied for second place in career sacks. Only Arizona's Terrell Suggs has more sacks than Wake.

Most career sacks by active NFL players:

Player Sacks 1. Terrell Suggs 132.52. Cameron Wake 98.0 Von Miller 98.04. J.J. Watt 92.05. Ryan Kerrigan 84.56. Clay Matthews 83.57. Calais Campbell 81.58. Justin Houston 78.59. Chandler Jones 77.010. Carlos Dunlap 72.5

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MORE TITANS OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS45 - OLB LaTROY LEWIS (6-3, 255, 1st Year, Tennessee)

¾ Outside linebacker LaTroy Lewis was promoted by the Titans from the practice squad on Dec. 24, 2018. He originally joined the club’s practice squad on Oct. 2. He did not play in a game in 2018.

¾ Lewis entered the NFL with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He was waived following his first training camp and was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He then joined the Texans active roster and tallied three tackles, one sack, one quarterback hit and one tackle for loss in two games played. He was released by Houston at the end of 2018 training camp.

¾ The Akron, Ohio, native attended the University of Tennessee, where he played in 44 games with 10 starts. His collegiate totals included 77 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one forced fumble.

¾ As a senior with the Volunteers, he saw action in 12 games, recording four starts at defensive end and defensive tackle. He set career highs with 36 tackles, four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded two tackles. ¾ Against New England (8/17), posted one tackle and added a

quarterback hit. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one pass defensed and one quar-

terback hit.

50 - OLB DERICK ROBERSON (6-3, 250, Rookie, Sam Houston State) ¾ Outside linebacker Derick Roberson signed with the Titans as a rookie

free agent on May 10, 2019. ¾ Roberson appeared in 32 games with 20 starts over three seasons at

Sam Houston State (2016-18) and totaled 123 tackles, 23 sacks, eight passes defensed, one interception and seven forced fumbles.

¾ Transferred to Sam Houston State from Texas where he played one season as a redshirt freshman. He saw action in 10 contests at Texas and registered six tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble.

¾ He is a native of San Antonio, Texas.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), posted one tackle.

48 - OLB JOSH SMITH (6-4, 240, Rookie, Vanderbilt) ¾ Josh Smith was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Aug. 16, 2019. ¾ He took part in the Titans rookie camp earlier in the offseason as a tryout

player. ¾ Smith appeared in 40 games during a four-year career at Vanderbilt

University. ¾ As a senior in 2018, he started 12 games at outside linebacker for the

Commodores and tallied 61 tackles, 3.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss and one forced fumble.

¾ A Middle Tennessee native, Smith played at Oakland High School (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), where he won a state championship and was a two-time captain.

42 - OLB D’ANDRE WALKER (6-2, 251, Rookie, Georgia) ¾ D’Andre Walker was selected by the Titans in the fifth round (168th

overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. ¾ During a four-year career at Georgia (2015-18), Walker appeared in 54

games with 13 starts and totaled 113 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 27.5 tackles for loss, four passes defensed, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two blocked punts.

¾ Walker accumulated 7.5 sacks in 13 games as a senior in 2018. ¾ He is a native of College Park, Ga.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ Placed on injured reserve on Aug. 10, 2019.

TITANSCORNERBACKS

No. Name Ht Wt Exp College21 Butler, Malcolm 5-11 190 6 West Alabama20 Durden, Kenneth 6-1 180 2 Youngstown State25 Jackson, Adoree' 5-11 185 3 Southern California38 Jordan, Mike 6-1 200 2 Missouri Western46 Kalu, Joshua 6-0 203 1 Nebraska32 Orr, Kareem 5-11 195 R Chattanooga28 Payne, D'Andre 5-10 188 R Iowa State26 Ryan, Logan 5-11 195 7 Rutgers36 Sims, LeShaun 6-0 203 4 Southern Utah23 Smith, Tye 6-0 195 4 Towson

#21 • CB MALCOLM BUTLERCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Cornerback Malcolm Butler (5-11, 190) is in his sixth NFL season and his second campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2018. Butler led the Titans with 13 passes defensed in his first season as a Titan and was second on the team with three interceptions, which included an interception return for a touchdown. He added 56 tackles, one sack, one quarterback pressure, three tackles for loss and one forced fumble in 16 games (11 starts). Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, Butler spent the first four seasons of his career with the New England Patriots. During his time in New England, he appeared in 59 career regular season games with 48 starts and amassed 204 tackles, eight interceptions, 47 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Butler appeared in 11 career playoff games with seven starts with the Patriots. He started all three postseason contests on the Patriots’ run to the Super Bowl LI title in 2016 and made the crucial, game-winning interception at the goal line in New England’s Super Bowl XLIX victory over the Seattle Seahawks to conclude the 2014 campaign. In 2017, he played in all 16 games during the regular season with 15 starts and amassed 60 tackles, two interceptions, a sack, 12 passes defensed and three forced fumbles. He saw action in all three postseason games (two starts) and posted four tackles. In 2016, Butler earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl invitation and was named Associated Press second-team All-Pro after starting all 16 regular season games and recording 63 tackles, one sack, a career-high four interceptions and 17 passes defensed. As a rookie free agent in 2014, Butler was involved in one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history. With 26 seconds remaining against


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the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, he intercepted a pass intended for Ricardo Lockette at the goal line, preventing a go-ahead touchdown by the Seahawks and sealing New England's championship victory. The Vicksburg, Miss., native was originally signed by the New England Patriots on May 19, 2014, following two seasons at the University of West Alabama, where he was a two-time first team All-Gulf South Conference selection at cornerback. He transferred to West Alabama from Hinds (Miss.) Community College.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), started at cornerback. ¾ Against New England (8/17), started at cornerback. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one tackle.

Butler's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 Ten 3 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Butler's Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2014 NE 11 1 14 0.0 NA NA 0 3 0 02015 NE 16 16 67 0.0 NA NA 2 15 0 02016 NE 16 16 63 1.0 NA NA 4 17 1 22017 NE 16 15 60 1.0 NA NA 2 12 3 02018 Ten 16 11 56 1.0 3 1 3 13 1 0Totals 75 59 260 3.0 NA NA 11 60 5 2

Butler's Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2014 NE 3 0 4 0.0 NA NA 1 3 0 02015 NE 2 2 12 0.0 NA NA 0 3 0 02016 NE 3 3 11 0.0 NA NA 0 1 0 02017 NE 3 2 10 0.0 NA NA 0 1 0 0Totals 11 7 37 0.0 NA NA 1 8 0 0

Butler's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 9 (Twice, last vs. Seattle 11/13/16)Interceptions - 2 vs. N.Y. Jets (12/24/16)Sacks - 1 (Twice, last vs. Buffalo 12/24/17)Passes Defensed - 4 vs. Cincinnati (10/16/16)Forced Fumble - 1 (Five times, last vs. Philadelphia, 9/30/18)Fumble Recoveries - 1 (Twice, last vs. N.Y. Jets 12/24/16)

Butler's Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 7 at Denver (1/24/15)Interceptions - 1 vs. Seattle (2/1/15)Interception Long - 3 vs. Seattle (2/1/15)Passes Defensed - 3 vs. Seattle (2/1/15)

#25 • CB ADOREE' JACKSONCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Cornerback Adoree' Jackson (5-11, 185) is in his third NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans with the 18th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. In 2018, Jackson appeared in all 16 games for the second consecutive season with 13 starts. He set single-season career highs with 69 tackles and two interceptions. His 11 passes defensed ranked second on the squad, and he added one quarterback pressure and three tackles for loss. He also handled the team's punt return duties, averaging 9.3 yards on 16 returns. In 2017, Jackson was the first rookie cornerback for the team in the “Titans era” (1999–present) to record 16 starts. His 1,260 total plays (1,017 defensive snaps, 231 special teams snaps and 12 offensive snaps) ranked second in the NFL among all players behind only Arizona Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu (1,261). Jackson's rookie defensive totals included a team-high 23 passes defensed, 67 tackles, four tackles for loss, one quarterback pressures and three forced fumbles (tied for team lead). He ranked fifth in the NFL with 290 punt return yards (34 returns), ranked sixth in the NFL with a 23.1-yard kickoff return average (25 returns), and finished sixth with 868 combined kickoff return and punt return yards. He added 55 yards on five rushing attempts.

In three seasons at Southern California, Jackson appeared in 39 games with 36 starts. Although he was a starter at cornerback, he was a three-way threat, contributing as a returner and on offense. He scored 15 total touchdowns during his career in four different ways: via reception (6), interception (1), punt return (4) and kickoff return (4). Jackson's career defensive totals with the Trojans included 139 tackles, 29 passes defensed, six interceptions, six stops for loss, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. As a return specialist, Jackson notched 79 kickoff returns for 2,141 yards with four touchdowns and 46 punt returns for 578 yards with four touchdowns. He tied two NCAA records with his eight career touchdowns on kick/punt returns and nine touchdowns on all runbacks. He also set Southern California career records for kickoff returns and kickoff return yards. As a junior in 2016, Jackson was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back. Additionally, he was a consensus All-American, the 2016 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, a team captain and the team MVP (the first Trojan to repeat as team MVP since 2004-05), and he earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors at two different positions (defensive back and return specialist). He started all 13 games at cornerback and led the team with five interceptions, 11 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. He scored twice on kickoff returns, twice on punt returns and once on offense. A native of East St. Louis, Ill., Jackson also made his name as a world-class track athlete. He was a long jumper and sprinter on USC’s track team in 2015 and 2016, winning the Pac-12 outdoor long jump title both years (and placing second in the Pac-12 100 meters in 2016) and earning All-American status both years after twice placing fifth in the NCAA long jump. He also placed 10th in the long jump in the U.S. Olympic Trials.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded two passes defensed and a 10-yard

punt return. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one tackle.

Jackson's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 Ten 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Jackson's 2019 Preseason Punt/Kickoff Return Statistics:Year Team PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2019 Ten 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 - - 0

Jackson's Career Regular Season Defensive Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2017 Ten 16 16 67 0.0 4 1 0 23 3 02018 Ten 16 13 69 0.0 3 1 2 11 0 0Totals 32 29 136 0.0 7 2 2 34 3 0

Jackson's Career Regular Season Punt/Kickoff Return Statistics:Year Team PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2017 Ten 34 290 8.5 46 0 25 578 23.1 57 0 2018 Ten 16 148 9.3 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 50 438 8.8 46 0 25 578 23.1 57 0

Jackson's Career Postseason Defensive Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2017 Ten 2 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0

Jackson's Career Postseason Punt/Kickoff Return Statistics:Year Team PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD 2017 Ten 4 18 4.5 13 0 6 126 21.0 25 0

Jackson's NFL Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 9 at Pittsburgh (11/16/17)Interceptions - 1 (Twice, last at Buffalo, 10/7/18)Pass Defensed - 4 vs. Baltimore (11/5/17)Punt returns - 5 vs. Seattle (9/24/17)Punt return yards - 55 at Jacksonville (9/17/17)Long punt return - 46 at Jacksonville (9/17/17)Kickoff returns - 5 at Pittsburgh (11/16/17)Kickoff return yards - 109 vs. L.A. Rams (12/24/17)Long kickoff return - 57 vs. L.A. Rams (12/24/17)

Jackson's NFL Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 4 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Pass Defensed - 2 at New England (1/13/18)


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Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson was on the field more than any other Titans player and almost more than every other NFL player in 2017. He was the first rookie cornerback for the team in the “Titans era” (1999–present) to start all 16 games in the regular season, and he and Buffalo's Tre'Davious White were only NFL rookie cornerbacks to record 16 starts in 2017. Jackson played 1,017 defensive snaps while also serving as the team’s primary returner and even lining up on offense occasionally. His 231 special teams snaps and 12 offensive snaps brought his season total to 1,260 total plays. The only NFL player in 2017 to participate in more plays than Jackson was Arizona Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu, who recorded 1,261 snaps—1,046 on defense and 215 on special teams. The next-closest rookie behind Jackson was New York Jets safety Jamal Adams, who was on the field for 1,205 total plays. Second-year safety Kevin Byard ranked second on the Titans with 1,153 total snaps in 2017.

NFL players with the most total snaps in 2017*:

Off Def SpT TotalPlayer Team Pos Snaps Snaps Snaps Snaps*1. Tyrann Mathieu Ari S 0 1,046 215 1,2612. Adoree’ Jackson Ten CB 12 1,017 231 1,2603. Demario Davis NYJ LB 0 1,110 116 1,226 Shaquille Mason NE OL 1,133 0 93 1,2265. Joe Thuney NE OL 1,131 0 91 1,2226. Joe Schobert Cle LB 0 1,065 142 1,2077. Jamal Adams NYJ S 0 1,094 111 1,2058. Nate Solder NE OT 1,112 0 92 1,2049. Robert Alford Atl CB 1 1,038 162 1,20110. Eddie Jackson Chi DB 0 1,054 130 1,184

* Does not include plays nullified by penalties

MOST TOTAL SNAPS IN 2017

#26 • CB LOGAN RYANCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Cornerback Logan Ryan (5-11, 195) is in his seventh NFL season and his third campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent on March 11, 2017. Ryan's 2018 season came to an early conclusion after he suffered a season-ending leg injury on Dec. 16 at the New York Giants. He was placed on injured reserve two days later. Prior to the injury, he played and started in 14 games and collected 85 tackles, a career-high four sacks, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and eight passes defensed. At the time of his injury, his four sacks were tied (Minnesota's Mackensie Alexander) for the NFL lead among cornerbacks. Ryan set a career high in 2017 with 15 starts during the regular season and totaled 73 tackles, 14 passes defensed, two quarterback pressures, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble. He added 12 tackles, one pass defensed and one tackle for loss in two postseason starts. Ryan spent his first four NFL seasons in New England, where he was a contributor to two Super Bowl titles. He played in 64 games with the Patriots, including 40 starts, and totaled 13 interceptions, 41 passes defensed, 251 tackles, two sacks and three forced fumbles. His 13 interceptions from 2013–2016 ranked seventh among NFL corners. In 2016, Ryan led the Patriots in tackles (92), also adding two interceptions, 11 passes defensed and one sack as part of a defense that was ranked first in points allowed and eighth in yards allowed. In 2013, he played all 16 regular season games with seven starts as a rookie. He led all NFL rookies and tied for the AFC lead with a career-high five interceptions. A native of Voorhees, N.J., Ryan was a third-round pick by the

Punt returns - 3 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Punt return yards - 18 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Long punt return - 13 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Kickoff returns - 4 at New England (1/13/18)Kickoff return yards - 83 at New England (1/13/18)Long kickoff return - 25 at New England (1/13/18)

Patriots in the 2013 NFL Draft following a four-year career at Rutgers. As a cornerback for the Scarlet Knights, he started 27 games and earned All-Big East honors as a junior and senior.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded one tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), on the Titans’ first defensive series,

recorded an interception on a pass from Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer that was intended for wide receiver Braxton Berrios. It was Ryan’s first interception of the preseason.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted two tackles.

Ryan's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 Ten 3 3 3 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Ryan's Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2013 NE 16 7 41 1.5 NA NA 5 10 1 02014 NE 16 6 36 0.0 NA NA 2 6 1 02015 NE 16 14 82 0.0 NA NA 4 14 0 02016 NE 16 13 92 1.0 NA NA 2 11 1 02017 Ten 15 15 73 0.0 2 2 0 14 1 02018 Ten 14 14 85 4.0 1 1 0 8 0 0Totals 93 69 409 6.5 NA NA 13 63 4 0

Ryan's Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2013 NE 2 0 12 0.0 NA NA 0 0 0 02014 NE 3 0 4 0.0 NA NA 0 1 1 02015 NE 2 2 14 0.0 NA NA 0 1 0 02016 NE 3 3 22 1.0 NA NA 1 4 0 02017 Ten 2 2 10 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0Totals 12 7 62 1.0 NA NA 1 7 1 0

Ryan's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 17 vs. Buffalo (10/2/16)Interceptions - 2 at Baltimore (12/22/13)Interception Long - 79t at N.Y. Jets (10/20/13)Sacks - 1.5 vs. Miami (10/27/13)Passes Defensed - 4 at Denver (11/29/15)Forced Fumble - 1 (Four times, last vs. Oakland, 9/10/17)

Ryan's Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 9 (Three times, last at New England, 1/13/18)Interceptions - 1 vs. Houston (1/14/17)Interception Long - 23 vs. Houston (1/14/17)Sacks - 1 (Twice, last vs. Houston, 9/16/18)Passes Defensed - 3 vs. Houston (1/14/17)Forced Fumble - 1 vs. Baltimore (1/10/14)

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20 - CB KENNETH DURDEN (6-1, 180, 2nd Year, Youngstown State) ¾ Kenneth Durden was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Aug. 11,

2018. He spent a total of 10 games on the 53-man roster before serving on the practice squad for two games. He was promoted back to the 53-man roster on Dec. 18.

¾ He appeared in five total games as a reserve in 2018. ¾ Durden was originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted

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practice squad and spent one month of the 2018 offseason with the New York Giants.

¾ A native of Valdosta, Ga., Durden ended his college career with two seasons at Youngstown State after spending his first two collegiate seasons at South Florida.

¾ During his 30-game college career, Durden started 11 games and recorded 64 tackles, two interceptions, 11 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded one tackle and a forced fumble on a punt return, but the ball was recovered by the Eagles.

¾ Against New England (8/17), recorded one tackle. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted two tackles.

38 - DB MIKE JORDAN (6-1, 200, 2nd Year, Missouri Western) ¾ Mike Jordan was originally signed by the Titans to the team’s practice

squad on Nov. 13, 2018. ¾ Jordan arrived in Tennessee with 22 games of NFL experience, including

three starts. He originally signed as a rookie free agent with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 and as a rookie totaled a career-high 20 tackles, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery in five games with two starts.

¾ He also has spent time with the Cleveland Browns in 2017, appearing in 15 games with one start. He tallied 17 tackles, three passes defensed and six special teams stops. Jordan also spent time with the New York Giants and saw action in two contests in 2018.

¾ In four seasons at Missouri Western (2012-15), he appeared in 46 games and notched 193 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 16 interceptions and 47 passes defensed. Jordan’s 16 interceptions ranked second-most in school history.

¾ He is a native of St. Louis, Mo. 2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), posted one tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), recorded a pair of tackles. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), recorded his first interception of the pre-

season in the fourth quarter, picking off a pass from Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs that was intended for tight end Zach Gentry. He also led the Titans defense with four total tackles. 46 - DB JOSHUA KALU (6-0, 203, 1st Year, Nebraska)

¾ Joshua Kalu was originally signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. He spent the first 11 games of his rookie season on the practice squad before being elevated to the 53-man roster on Dec. 1, 2018.

¾ He totaled four tackles on special teams in five games in 2018. ¾ Kalu played in 48 games with 37 starts at cornerback and safety over

four seasons at Nebraska. He totaled 215 tackles, two sacks, 27 passes defensed, seven interceptions for 78 yards and a score, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. His 27 passes defensed tied for seventh in Cornhusker history. His 215 career tackles ranked fifth all-time among Nebraska defensive backs and among the top 30 overall tacklers in Cornhusker history.

¾ As a senior in 2017, Kalu started nine games at safety and missed three contests due to injury. He finished with 47 tackles, two interceptions for 32 yards, six passes defensed and one forced fumble. He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten list.

¾ He is a native of Houston, Texas.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), posted one tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), registered four tackles.

32 - CB KAREEM ORR (5-11, 195, Rookie, Chattanooga)

¾ Kareem Orr was signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on May 13, 2019 following a tryout during rookie minicamp.

¾ Orr ended his college career with two seasons at Chattanooga after spending his first two collegiate seasons at Arizona State

¾ He totaled 81 tackles, six tackles for loss, five interceptions, 13 passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries in his two seasons at Chattanooga (2017-18).

¾ In 2015, he was a consensus Freshman All-American at Arizona State. He set the program’s record and finished seventh nationally in interceptions with seven.

¾ He is a native of Chattanooga, Tenn.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against New England (8/17), posted one tackle.

28 - CB D’ANDRE PAYNE (5-10, 188, Rookie, Iowa State) ¾ D’Andre Payne was signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on May

13, 2019 following a tryout during rookie minicamp. ¾ In three seasons at Iowa State (2016-18), Payne appeared in 34 games

with 31 starts and totaled 130 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, 16 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

¾ He played his freshman season at Tennessee (2014) before transferring to Arizona Western Community College, where he redshirted, before transferring to Iowa State. As a Volunteer, Payne notched four tackles in eight games.

¾ He is a native of Washington, D.C.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one tackle.

36 - CB LeSHAUN SIMS (6-0, 203, 4th Year, Southern Utah) ¾ LeShaun Sims was selected by the Titans in the fifth round (157th

overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. The Titans traded up in the fifth round of the draft to secure Sims, dealing sixth-round choices in 2016 and 2017 to the Denver Broncos and getting a fifth-rounder (Reed) and a seventh-round pick in return.

¾ Sims played in all 16 games in 2018 with a pair of starts. His totals included 21 tackles, one quarterback pressure, one tackle for loss and six stops on special teams.

¾ Sims’ second NFL season came to a premature end. He was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 22, 2017 after suffering a hamstring injury during the practice week. His season totals included 33 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception, five passes defensed, one forced fumble and seven special teams tackles in 13 games (five starts).

¾ As a rookie, Sims appeared in 13 games, including starts in the final two weeks of the season. He registered 18 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception and six passes defensed. He added six stops and two fumble recoveries on special teams.

¾ In four seasons at Southern Utah, he appeared in 47 total games with 46 starts, including starts in every game during his final three seasons. His career totals included 220 tackles, eight interceptions, 27 passes defensed, one forced fumble, five fumble recoveries and four tackles for loss.

¾ He is a native of Las Vegas, Nev. 2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded a six-yard sack on Eagles quarterback Nate Sudfeld in the first quarter. He totaled two tackles and added a stop on special teams.

¾ Against New England (8/17), recorded two tackles. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), registered two tackles and added a special

teams tackle.

23 - CB TYE SMITH (6-0, 195, 4th Year, Towson) ¾ Tye Smith was signed by the Titans as a free agent during the 2017

offseason. ¾ He was placed on injured reserve on July 31, 2018 after suffering an

injury during training camp. ¾ In 2017, he appeared in 15 games with one start during the regular

season and registered one interception, 11 tackles on defense and eight stops on special teams. In the playoffs, he started both games and contributed five tackles and one pass defensed.

¾ The 6-foot, 195-pounder spent the 2016 season as a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins practice squads.

¾ The Raleigh, N.C., native was originally selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He appeared in four games as a rookie for Seattle.

¾ He played four years at Towson, where he recorded five career interceptions and earned AP FCS All-America honors. 2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), forced a fumble late in the second quarter. The ball was recovered by Isaiah Mack to give the Titans their first takeaway of the preseason. He led the Titans defense with four total tackles.

¾ Against New England (8/17), posted one tackle and added a special teams stop.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), notched two tackles and one pass defensed.



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No. Name Ht Wt Exp College31 Byard, Kevin 5-11 212 4 Middle Tennessee State29 Cruikshank, Dane 6-1 209 2 Arizona37 Hooker, Amani 5-11 210 R Iowa47 Tillery, JoJo 5-11 205 R Wofford24 Vaccaro, Kenny 6-0 214 7 Texas30 Wiley, LaDarius 6-1 210 R Vanderbilt

#31 • S KEVIN BYARDCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Safety Kevin Byard (5-11, 212) is in his fourth NFL season in 2019. He was selected by the Titans in the third round (64th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. From 2017 through 2018, no NFL player had more interceptions than Byard, who had 12. His 2018 totals included a team-leading four interceptions, 10 passes defensed, 96 tackles and two sacks in 16 games (all starts). He also completed a touchdown pass on a memorable fake punt to help defeat the Houston Texans (Sept. 16). Byard experienced a breakthrough second-year season in 2017. He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first-team Associated Press All-Pro honors after tying Detroit's Darius Slay for the NFL lead with eight interceptions. He added a pair of fumble recoveries to pace the league with 10 total takeaways. Byard's 2017 numbers also included 87 tackles, three quarterback pressures, four tackles for loss and 18 passes defensed. In two playoff starts, he led the club with 16 tackles. As a rookie in 2016, Byard played in every game, starting the final seven contests at free safety. His 63 tackles were the most by a Titans rookie safety since Tank Williams' 69 tackles in 2002. Byard added one sack, three quarterback pressures, five tackles for loss (third on the team) and four passes defensed. He also ranked second on the squad with 10 special teams tackles. During a four-year career at Middle Tennessee State University, he appeared in 49 games and notched 46 starts at safety while becoming one of the most prolific defenders in school history. He set school records with 19 career interceptions, 377 interception return yards and four interception returns for touchdowns, and he finished sixth in MTSU history with 312 career tackles. In total, he had a hand in 25 turnovers (19 interceptions, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery) during his career and added 17 career passes defensed and five tackles for loss. He was twice named first-team All-Conference USA. As a senior in 2015, Byard appeared in 12 games with nine starts as a permanent team captain and was named first-team All-Conference USA for the second consecutive year. He ranked fourth on the team with 66 tackles and led the squad with four interceptions and six additional pass breakups. The Lithonia, Ga., native set a career high in college with six interceptions as a junior and forced to fumbles the same season.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded one tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), started at safety. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), started at safety.

Byard's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 Ten 3 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Byard’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2016 16 7 63 1.0 5 3 0 4 0 02017 16 16 87 0.0 4 3 8 18 0 22018 16 16 96 2.0 0 4 4 10 0 0Totals 48 39 246 3.0 9 10 12 32 0 2

Byard's Career Postseason Statistics: Year GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2017 2 2 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Byard’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 16 vs. Washington (12/22/18)Sacks - 1 (Three times, last at N.Y. Giants, 12/16/18)Tackles For Loss - 2 (Twice, last at Miami, 10/8/17)Interceptions - 3 at Cleveland (10/22/17)Passes Defensed - 3 (Twice, vs. Baltimore, 11/5/17)

Byard’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 10 at New England (1/13/18)

Since the beginning of the 2017 campaign, Titans safety Kevin Byard leads the NFL lead with 12 interceptions. Miami cornerback Xavien How-ard (11) and Detroit cornerback Darius Slay (11) are tied for second place with 11 interceptions in that time period.

Most interceptions from 2017–2018:

Player Position Interceptions 1. Kevin Byard S 12 2. Darius Slay CB 11 Xavien Howard CB 11 4. Kyle Fuller DB 9 5. D.J. Swearinger S 8 Duron Harmon DB 8 Eddie Jackson DB 8 Harrison Smith S 8 Tre Boston S 8 Marcus Peters CB 8

MOST INTERCEPTIONS FROM 2017–2018

Titans second-year safety Kevin Byard tied for the NFL lead with eight interceptions in 2017. He shared the top of the leaderboard with Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay.

Most interceptions in 2017:

Player Team Position Interceptions 1. Kevin Byard Tennessee S 8 Darius Slay Detroit CB 83. Eric Weddle Baltimore S 6 A.J. Bouye Jacksonville CB 65. Micah Hyde Buffalo S 5 Jordan Poyer Buffalo S 5 Antoine Bethea Arizona S 5 Marcus Peters Kansas City CB 5 Marshon Lattimore New Orleans CB 5 Tre Boston LA Chargers S 5 Harrison Smith Minnesota S 5

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Kevin Byard recorded a team-high eight interceptions in 2017. His to-tal tied for seventh in franchise history and was the highest by any franchise player since Oilers cornerback Rishard Johnson picked off eight passes in 1990.

Most interceptions in a season, franchise history:

Player Season Position Interceptions 1. Mike Reinfeldt 1979 S 12 Fred Glick 1963 S 123. Miller Farr 1967 CB 104. Ken Houston 1971 S 9 W.K. Hicks 1965 CB 9 Jim Norton 1961 S 97. Kevin Byard 2017 S 8 Richard Johnson 1990 CB 8 Pete Jaquess 1964 CB 8 Jim Norton 1962 S 8 Tony Banfield 1961 CB 8

INTERCEPTIONS IN A SEASON, TEAM HISTORY

Kevin Byard tied for the NFL interception lead in 2017. His eight interceptions matched Detroit cornerback Darius Slay’s total for the most in the league. Additionally, Byard recorded two fumble recoveries on defense. His 10 total defensive takeaways were the most in the NFL. Slay ranked second with nine takeaways, while Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters tied Baltimore safety Eric Weddle for third place with seven takeaways.

Most total defensive takeaways in 2017:

Def. Fumble TotalPlayer Team Interceptions Recoveries Takeaways1. Kevin Byard Ten 8 2 102. Darius Slay DeT 8 1 93. Marcus Peters KC 5 2 7 Eric Weddle Bal 6 1 75. A.J. Bouye Jax 6 0 6 Jordan Poyer Buf 5 1 6 Casey Hayward LAC 4 2 6 Tre’Davious White Buf 4 2 69. (14 tied) 5

2017 TAKEAWAY LEADERS

With three interceptions at Cleveland on Oct. 22, 2017, safety Kevin Byard tied a franchise record and became the ninth player in franchise his-tory to record three interceptions in a regular season game. Byard became the first NFL player in 2017 to record three interceptions in a game and the first NFL player to do so since Philadelphia Eagles safety Kurt Coleman at Washington on Oct. 16, 2011. He was the first Titans play-er to record three interceptions in a game since linebacker Keith Bulluck accomplished the feat at New Orleans on Monday night, Sept. 24, 2007.

Most interceptions in a game, franchise history:

Player (Pos) Date Opp Int Yds Avg TD1. Kevin Byard (S) 10/22/17 Cle 3 60 20.0 0 Keith Bulluck (LB) 9/24/07 NO 3 51 17.0 0 Samari Rolle (CB) 12/26/99 Jac 3 66 22.0 0 Marcus Robertson (S) 11/21/93 Cle 3 69 23.0 0 Willie Alexander (CB) 11/14/71 Oak 3 40 13.3 0 Ken Houston (S) 10/24/71 Pit 3 28 9.3 0 Miller Farr (CB) 10/15/67 NYJ 3 128 42.7 1 W.K. Hicks (CB) 10/31/65 Buf 3 50 16.7 0 Jim Norton (S) 12/2/62 Den 3 22 7.3 0

INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME, TEAM HISTORY

On Oct. 22, 2017 at Cleveland, Titans safety Kevin Byard registered three interceptions. The following game, on Nov. 5, 2017 against Baltimore, Byard tallied two interceptions to become the first player in franchise history to record five interceptions in a two-game span. Prior to Byard, the last NFL player to accomplish the feat was Wash-ington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall in 2010. On Oct. 24, 2010, Hall intercepted four passes at Chicago, and seven days later at Detroit, Hall picked off another pass. Byard became only the fifth player since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger with five interceptions over two games. In addition to Byard and Hall, the others were Patriots cornerback Mike Haynes in 1976, Packers cornerback Willie Buchanon in 1978 and Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis in 1985.

Most interceptions in a two-game span, 1970–2017:

InterceptionsPlayer Team Season in Two Games 1. Kevin Byard Ten 2017 5 DeAngelo Hall Was 2010 5 Albert Lewis KC 1985 5 Willie Buchanon GB 1978 5 Mike Haynes NE 1976 5

FIVE INTERCEPTIONS IN TWO GAMES

In a victory over the Houston Texans on Sept. 16, 2018, Kevin Byard completed a 66-yard touchdown pass to defensive back Dane Cruikshank. Byard became the first defensive player in franchise history to record a touchdown pass, while Cruikshank became the first defensive player in team annals to record a touchdown reception. Additionally, Byard’s touchdown pass was the longest by a defensive player in the Super Bowl era. The previous long was held by Los Angeles Rams defensive back Ed Meador, who had an 18-yard touchdown pass at Atlanta on Nov. 19, 1967. Byard, who tied for the NFL lead in 2017 with eight interceptions, also became only the fifth player in the Super Bowl era to throw at least one touchdown pass and record at least one career interception.

NFL players in the Super Bowl era (1966–present) with at least one career interception and one career touchdown pass:

Career CareerPlayer NFL Seasons Pass TDs Interceptions Kevin Byard 2016–2018 1 8Randy Moss 1998–2012 2 1Tom Myers 1972–1981 1 36Eddie Meador 1966*–1970 1 26Paul Krause 1966*–1979 1 63

* Meador played from 1959–1970; Krause played from 1964–1979

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#24 • S KENNY VACCAROCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Safety Kenny Vaccaro (6-0, 214) is in his sixth NFL season and his second campaign with the Ti-tans in 2019. He was signed as a free agent on Aug. 4, 2018. Vaccaro recorded 13 starts in 13 games during his first year in Tennessee. He finished with 70 tack-les, two sacks, three quarterback pressures, four tackles for loss, one interception and five passes defensed. Vaccaro (6-0, 214) joined the Titans after five years as a starter with the New Orleans Saints. In 68 career games with 67 starts in New Orleans, he totaled 482 tackles, eight interceptions, 7.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. In 2017, Vaccaro started 12 games at strong safety and recorded three interceptions, seven passes defensed, 60 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one fum-ble recovery. He tallied three total interceptions in a three-game stretch from Weeks 3-6. He missed four total games due to injury, including spend-ing the final two weeks of the campaign on injured reserve. In 2016, Vaccaro started 11 games at strong safety and totaled 80 tackles (56 solo), one sack, six passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and a special teams stop. Vaccaro was named to the PFWA and Bleacher Report All-Rookie teams in 2013, and in 2014 he won the Jim Finks Good Guy Award for cooperation with the New Orleans media. The Brownwood, Texas, native was selected by the Saints in the first round (15th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. During his time at the University of Texas, Vaccaro appeared in 51 games with 32 starts and totaled 264 tackles and five interceptions. He earned first-team All-American honors as a senior and All-Big 12 first-team recognition from league coaches in each of his final two years. The versa-tile defender played four different positions including both safety spots for the Longhorns.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), tallied one tackle and one pass defensed. ¾ Against New England (8/17), started at safety. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one tackle.

Vaccaro's 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2019 Ten 3 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Vaccaro's Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2013 NO 14 14 93 1.0 NA NA 1 6 1 02014 NO 15 14 113 1.0 NA NA 2 5 0 02015 NO 16 16 136 3.0 NA NA 0 5 2 12016 NO 11 11 80 1.0 NA NA 2 6 2 12017 NO 12 12 60 1.5 NA NA 3 7 0 12018 Ten 13 13 70 2.0 4 3 1 5 0 0Totals 81 80 552 9.5 NA NA 9 34 5 3

Vaccaro's Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP GS Tackle Sack TFL QBP Int PD FF FR2013 NO 0 0 Injured Reserve

Vaccaro's Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Tackles - 16 (Twice, last at Houston, 11/29/15)Interceptions - 1 (Nine times, last at Miami, 9/9/18)Sacks - 2 vs. Jacksonville (12/27/15)Forced Fumble - 1 (Five times, last at San Francisco, 11/6/16)Fumble Recovery - 1 (Three times, last vs. Detroit, 10/15/17)Passes Defensed - 3 vs. Detroit (10/15/17)

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29 - DB DANE CRUIKSHANK (6-1, 209, 2nd Year, Arizona) ¾ Dane Cruikshank was selected by the Titans in the fifth round (152nd

overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Titans traded up to select him by giving up a fifth-round pick (162nd overall) and a sixth-round pick (215th overall) to the Baltimore Ravens.

¾ As a rookie, Cruikshank appeared in 12 games and finished fourth on the team with eight special teams tackles. He added two tackles on defense, a 66-yard touchdown reception and a 39-yard kickoff return.

¾ Entering the NFL Draft, Cruikshank was coveted for his versatility, having played safety, and both inside and outside cornerback at the University of Arizona. He started all 25 games during his two seasons as a Wildcat, totaling 135 tackles, 1.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss, 17 passes defensed, one forced fumble and intercepted five passes for 68 yards.

¾ As a senior in 2017, he started all 13 games after switching to spur safety from cornerback. He ranked fifth on the team with 75 tackles and also posted 1.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, one forced fumble and three interceptions for 65 yards as a Wildcat. He was voted a captain by his teammates.

¾ Prior to attending Arizona, he played two seasons at Citrus College. ¾ He is a native of Chino Hills, Calif.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded one tackle. ¾ Against New England (8/17), recorded one tackle. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), posted one special teams tackle.

37 - DB AMANI HOOKER (5-11, 210, Rookie, Iowa) ¾ Amani Hooker was selected by the Titans in the fourth round (116th

overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. The Titans traded up to select him by giving up a fourth-round pick (121st overall) and a fifth-round pick (157th overall) to the New York Jets.

¾ During a three-year career at Iowa (2016-18), Hooker played in 36 games with 19 starts and totaled 125 tackles, six interceptions, one sack, 3.5 tackles for loss and nine passes defensed.

¾ As a junior (2018), Hooker received the Tatum-Woodson award, given to the best defensive back in the Big Ten.

¾ He is a native of Minneapolis, Minn.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), ranked second on the squad with three tackles and added a stop on special teams.

¾ Against New England (8/17), recorded one tackle and one pass defensed.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), recorded the first interception of his rookie preseason, picking off a pass by Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the second quarter. He added three tackles.

47 - S JOJO TILLERY (5-11, 205, Rookie, Wofford) ¾ Safety JoJo Tillery signed with the Titans as a rookie free agent on May

10, 2019. ¾ Tillery appeared in 51 games with 27 starts over four seasons at Wofford

(2015-18). He recorded 160 tackles, two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 14 passes defensed, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.

¾ He is a native of Chattanooga, Tenn.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), recorded the Titans’ first interception of the preseason, picking off a pass from Eagles quarterback Clayton Thorson in the fourth quarter. He picked up 24 yards on the return. He added a tackle on special teams.

¾ Against New England (8/17), ranked second on the team with five tackles.

30 - S LaDARIUS WILEY (6-1, 210, Rookie, Vanderbilt) ¾ Safety LaDarius Wiley signed by the Titans as a rookie free agent on

May 13, 2019 following a tryout during rookie minicamp. ¾ Wiley appeared in 52 games with 32 starts in five seasons at Vanderbilt

(2014-18). He tallied 255 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, 14 passes defensed, 14 forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

¾ His 32 career starts were the most of any active Vanderbilt defensive back at the conclusion of his senior season.

¾ Wiley departed the program as the Commodores’ active career leader in tackles and forced fumbles.

¾ He is a native of Inglewood, Calif.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), deflected a pass in the fourth quarter that was then intercepted by Titans defensive back Mike Jordan.


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KICKERSNo. Name Ht Wt Exp College4 Succop, Ryan 6-2 218 11 South Carolina

PUNTERSNo. Name Ht Wt Exp College3 Barnard, Austin 6-3 207 2 Samford6 Kern, Brett 6-2 214 12 Toledo

LONG SNAPPERSNo. Name Ht Wt Exp College48 Brinkley, Beau 6-4 260 7 Missouri

#48 • LS BEAU BRINKLEYCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Long snapper Beau Brinkley (6-4, 260) is in his eighth NFL season in 2019. He was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2012. In his first seven seasons, Brinkley never missed a game and handled all of the team's long snapping duties in that time period. In 2018, he posted five special teams tackles and helped punter Brett Kern earn his second consecutive Pro Bowl ap-pearance. Kicker Ryan Succop convert 26 of his 30 field goal attempts. In 2017, Brinkley's efforts helped punter Brett Kern earn Pro Bowl and second-team Associated Press All-Pro honors while setting new franchise records for gross punting and net punting average. In 2016, Brinkley helped Ryan Succop make 22 of his 24 field goal attempts, with the only misses coming from 51 and 58 yards. Succop's 91.7 percent rate ranked third in the NFL in 2016 behind only Justin Tucker (97.4) and Matt Bryant (91.9). In 2014, he Brinkley tied for third on the team with a career-high 10 special teams tackles. The Kearney, Mo., native spent four seasons as Missouri’s long snap-per after joining the team as a preferred walk-on. Appeared in 50 career games during his time at Missouri.

Brinkley's 2019 Preseason Statistics: SpTYear Team GP GS Tackles 2019 Ten 3 0 0

Brinkley's Career Regular Season Statistics: SpTYear Team GP GS Tackles 2012 Ten 16 0 62013 Ten 16 0 62014 Ten 16 0 102015 Ten 16 0 72016 Ten 16 0 62017 Ten 16 0 22018 Ten 16 0 5 NFL Totals 112 0 42

Brinkley's Career Postseason Statistics: SpTYear Team GP GS Tackles 2017 Ten 2 0 1

#6 • P BRETT KERNCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Punter Brett Kern (6-2, 214) is in his 12th NFL season and his 10th full campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was claimed off waivers by the Titans during the 2009 season. During his time in Tennessee, Kern has placed his name at the top of most of the franchise’s leaderboards at his position. At the end of the 2018 campaign, he ranked as the team’s all-time career leader in gross punting average (45.8 yards) and net punting average (40.5). He punted 761 times in a Titans uniform from 2009–2018, second all-time for the franchise behind Craig Hentrich’s 861 punts. Kern owns the top seven net punting seasons in franchise history and eight of the team’s top 10 net punting seasons. In 2018, Kern was named to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season. His 47.1-yard gross average ranked fifth in team history, and his 41.7-yard net average ranked second in team annals. He set a franchise record and recorded a career high with 39 of his 74 punts inside the 20-yard line. He finished the season with a career-long streak of 16 consecutive punts placed inside the 20, including every punt in the final three games of the season. In 2017, Kern had arguably one of the best seasons by a punter in NFL history and was named to his first career Pro Bowl in addition to earning second-team Associated Press All-Pro honors. He punted 75 times for 3,728 yards with 28 punts placed inside the 20-yard line. His 44.6-yard net average broke his own team record and finished second in NFL history behind only Johnny Hekker's 46.0-yard net average in 2016. Kern's 49.7-yard gross average also broke his team mark and finished eighth in NFL history. In 2016, Kern punted 77 times for a 44.2-yard gross average and a 38.6-yard net average. He placed 41.6 percent of his punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line (32 of 77), which ranked second in his career (42.2 in 2009). In 2015, Kern continued his annual assault on the team’s all-time punting records and accomplished a first-of-its-kind NFL feat, becoming the first punter in league history to record 80 or more punts, a net average of 40 yards, and one or zero touchbacks in a single season. His season totals included 88 punts (tied for fifth place in franchise history), a 47.4-yard gross average (second in franchise history), a 40.3 net average (third in franchise history), a career-high 34 punts inside the 20 (third in franchise history) and only one touchback (career low). In 2014, Kern launched a career-high 88 total punts for a gross average of 46.8 yards and a net average of 40.8 yards, which broke his own single-season team record (40.4-yard net average in 2012). Kern produced one of the best punting seasons in team history in 2012. He set franchise records with a gross punting average of 47.6 yards and a net punting average of 40.4 yards (he broke the mark in 2014). Kern’s 2011 statistics included 86 punts for a gross average of 43.6 yards. His net average of 39.4 yards set a then-career high and then-franchise record, narrowly beating out Craig Hentrich’s previous franchise record of 39.2 net yards per punt in 1998. Kern was claimed by the Titans off waivers from the Denver Broncos on Oct. 27, 2009. He spent the entire 2008 season and the first six games of 2009 campaign in Denver, totaling 73 punts and a 46.5-yard average in 22 games with the Broncos. In 2008, Kern ranked fifth in the league with a 46.7-yard punting average that marked the third-best season total by a Bronco in club history. At the time, his punting average was the best in NFL history by a rookie. He was named to the All-Rookie team by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA and The Sporting News.


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The Grand Island, N.Y., native was originally signed by the Broncos as a rookie free agent on April 28, 2008, following four seasons at the University of Toledo.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), averaged 51.5 yards (45.5 net yards) on two

punts. ¾ Against New England (8/17), averaged 46.0 yards (43.3 net) on four

punts with three punts placed inside the 20. In the second quarter, he recorded a 44-yard punt that was downed at the two-yard line. On the next play, the Titans defense scored a safety. Kern’s next attempt was a 52-yard punt that went out of bounds at the seven-yard line.

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), averaged 68.5 yards on two punts (48.5 net), including 70-yard and 67-yard attempts in the first quarter.

Kern’s 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP No Blk Yds Avg Lg TB In20 Net2019 Ten 3 8 0 424 53.0 70 2 3 45.1

Kern’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP No Blk Yds Avg Lg TB In20 Net2008 Den 16 46 0 2,150 46.7 64 4 13 37.82009 Den/Ten 16 64 0 2,910 45.5 67 10 27 38.52010 Ten 16 77 0 3,302 42.9 68 4 24 39.1 2011 Ten 16 86 0 3,747 43.6 64 7 31 39.4 2012 Ten 16 81 2 3,855 47.6 71 5 30 40.42013 Ten 16 78 1 3,386 43.4 63 2 32 39.7 2014 Ten 16 88 1 4,118 46.8 79 7 28 40.82015 Ten 16 88 0 4,175 47.4 61 1 34 40.3 2016 Ten 16 77 0 3,402 44.2 71 4 32 38.6 2017 Ten 16 75 0 3,728 49.7 74 5 28 44.6 2018 Ten 16 74 1 3,483 47.1 62 3 39 41.7 Totals 176 834 5 38,256 45.9 79 52 318 40.2

Kern’s Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP No Blk Yds Avg Lg TB In20 Net2017 Ten 2 10 0 447 44.7 62 0 4 41.2

Kern’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Punts - 10 (Twice, last at Miami, 10/8/17)Gross Avg. - 56.8 vs. Seattle (9/24/17)Net Avg. - 50.2 at Miami (10/8/17)Long Punt - 79 vs. Indianapolis (12/28/14)In20 - 7 vs. Houston (12/27/15)

Kern’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Punts - 3 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Gross Avg. - 43.7 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Net Avg. - 41.0 at Kansas City (1/6/18)Long Punt - 57 at Kansas City (1/6/18)In20 - 2 at Kansas City (1/6/18)

Titans punter Brett Kern set a franchise record with 39 punts placed inside the opponent's 20-yard line in 2018. He ranked second in the NFL in the category, but he led the NFL for the highest percentage of his punts placed inside the 20 at 52.7 percent (39 of 74). Kern finished the season with a career-long streak of 16 consecutive punts placed inside the 20, including every punt in the final three games of the season. His 52.7 percent of punts placed inside the 20 was the highest per-centage for the franchise from 1991–2018.

Highest percentage of punts placed inside the 20 in 2018:

Player Team Punt In20 Pct In20 1. Brett Kern Tennessee 74 39 52.72. Tress Way Washington 79 41 51.93. Corey Bojorquez Buffalo 45 22 48.94. Johnny Hekker L.A. Rams 43 21 48.85. Trevor Daniel Houston 74 36 48.66. Dustin Colquitt Kansas City 45 21 46.77. Pat O'Donnell Chicago 62 28 45.28. Sam Koch Baltimore 60 27 45.09. Jordan Berry Pittsburgh 63 28 44.410. Sam Martin Detroit 74 32 43.2

PERCENT INSIDE THE 20

Brett Kern is the all-time career leader in Titans/Oilers history in both gross punting average and net punting average. He ranks second in team annals in career punts, behind only Craig Hentrich (861).

Highest career gross punting average, franchise history (minimum 250 punts):

Player Years Gross Avg.1. Brett Kern 2009-2019 45.82. Greg Montgomery 1988-1993 43.63. Craig Hentrich 1998-2009 42.94. Jim Norton 1960-1968 42.15. Cliff Parsley 1977-1982 39.86. Dan Pastorini 1971-1979 39.7

Highest career net punting average, franchise history (since 1976, minimum 250 punts):

Player Years Net Avg.1. Brett Kern 2009-2019 40.52. Craig Hentrich 1998-2009 37.23. Greg Montgomery 1988-1993 36.64. Cliff Parsley 1977-1982 32.3

Most career punts, franchise history:

Player Years Punts1. Craig Hentrich 1998-2009 8612. Brett Kern 2009-2019 7613. Jim Norton 1960-1968 522

FRANCHISE CAREER PUNTING LEADERS

Titans punter Brett Kern owns the top seven net punting seasons in franchise history and eight of the team’s top 10 net punting seasons. In 2017, he shattered his own franchise record (40.76 net average in 2014) by averaging 44.56 net yards on 75 punts. He set the club mark for the first time in 2011 with a 39.37-yard net average, eclipsing Craig Hentrich’s 1998 net average of 39.22 yards.

Highest single-season net punting average, franchise history:

Player Year Net Average1. Brett Kern 2017 44.562. Brett Kern 2018 41.693. Brett Kern 2014 40.764. Brett Kern 2012 40.365. Brett Kern 2015 40.346. Brett Kern 2013 39.707. Brett Kern 2011 39.378. Craig Hentrich 1998 39.229. Greg Montgomery 1993 39.1310. Brett Kern 2010 39.06

NET AVERAGE IN A SEASON, TEAM HISTORY

Brett Kern's 2017 gross punting average broke his own franchise record. He initially set the franchise mark in 2012 by surpassing Craig Hentrich's 47.22-yard gross average from 1998.

Highest single-season gross punting average, franchise history:

Player Year Gross Average1. Brett Kern 2017 49.712. Brett Kern 2012 47.593. Brett Kern 2015 47.444. Craig Hentrich 1998 47.225. Brett Kern 2018 47.076. Greg Montgomery 1992 46.927. Brett Kern 2014 46.808. Greg Montgomery 1993 45.599. Reggie Roby 1996 44.37

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Titans punter Brett Kern finished in first place on the 2017 NFL lead-erboard in gross punting average and net punting average.

Highest gross punting average in 2017:

Player Team Gross Average1. Brett Kern Tennessee 49.72. Shane Lechler Houston 49.03. Drew Kaser LA Chargers 48.14. Johnny Hekker LA Rams 47.95. Britton Colquitt Cleveland 47.66. Marquette King Oakland 47.47. Andy Lee Arizona 47.38. Thomas Morstead New Orleans 47.0 Pat O'Donnell Chicago 47.010. Kevin Huber Cincinnati 46.6

Highest net punting average in 2017:

Player Team Net Average1. Brett Kern Tennessee 44.62. Johnny Hekker LA Rams 44.33. Marquette King Oakland 42.74. Rigoberto Sanchez Indianapolis 42.65. Michael Palardy Carolina 42.46. Thomas Morstead New Orleans 42.27. Justin Vogel Green Bay 41.68. Chris Jones Dallas 41.49. Drew Kaser LA Chargers 41.3 Shane Lechler Houston 41.3

2017 NFL PUNTING LEADERS

On Oct. 8, 2017 at Miami, Brett Kern punted 10 times for 549 yards with no blocks and no touchbacks, averaging 54.9 yards per attempt. The Dolphins returned seven of the punts for 47 total yards. Kern’s net punt-ing average of 50.2 set a career high and set the franchise’s single-game record, topping Greg Montgomery’s previous mark of a 49.8-yard net av-erage against the San Diego Chargers on Sept. 19, 1993 (statistic tracked since 1976). In doing so, Kern became the first NFL player to punt at least 10 times and finish a game with a net punting average of at least 50 yards. In a three-week span, Kern recorded the highest single-game net average in team history, the 10th-highest single-game net average (48.2 against Seattle on Sept. 24) and the ninth-highest single-game net average (48.4 at Houston on Oct. 1).

Highest single-game net punting average, since 1976 (min. 4 punts):

Gross NetPlayer Date Opp Punt Avg TB In20 Avg1. Brett Kern 10/8/17 Mia 10 54.9 0 4 50.22. Greg Montgomery 9/19/93 SD 5 57.6 1 0 49.83. Greg Montgomery 12/27/92 Buf 5 59.2 1 2 49.44. Brett Kern 11/25/12 Jax 4 50.3 0 1 49.05. Brett Kern 11/9/14 Bal 8 51.8 0 0 48.86. Brett Kern 10/26/14 Hou 6 51.7 0 2 48.77. Brett Kern 9/16/12 SD 7 51.6 1 3 48.68. Craig Hentrich 11/4/01 Jac 4 57.5 0 2 48.59. Brett Kern 10/1/17 Hou 5 49.2 0 1 48.410. Brett Kern 9/24/17 Sea 6 56.8 1 2 48.2

SINGLE-GAME NET AVERAGE, TEAM HISTORY

In 2017, Brett Kern has recorded three of the franchise's top seven single-game gross punting averages (minimum four punts). His average against the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 24 was 56.8 yards, good for the fourth-highest mark in franchise history. Two weeks later visiting the Miami Dophins, his gross average was 54.9 yards, which ranks seventh (sixth at the time). On Nov. 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals, he posted a 56.5-yard average, ranking fifth in team annals.

Highest single-game gross punting average, since 1976 (min. 4 punts):

Gross Player Date Opp Punts Avg 1. Greg Montgomery 12/27/92 Buffalo 5 59.22. Greg Montgomery 09/19/93 San Diego 5 57.63. Craig Hentrich 11/04/01 Jacksonville 4 57.54. Brett Kern 09/24/17 Seattle 6 56.85. Brett Kern 11/12/17 Cincinnati 6 56.56. Craig Hentrich 11/15/98 Pittsburgh 4 55.37. Brett Kern 10/08/17 Miami 10 54.98. Brett Kern 12/28/14 Indianapolis 7 54.79. Brett Kern 12/20/15 New England 5 54.410. Brett Kern 01/03/10 Seattle 4 53.5

SINGLE-GAME GROSS AVERAGE, TEAM HISTORY

Titans punter Brett Kern concluded the 2018 season with 154 con-secutive games played in a Titans uniform. His streak currently ranks sec-ond in franchise history, behind only Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews (232).

Most consecutive games played in franchise history:

Player Position Years Consec. Games 1. Bruce Matthews OL 1987–2001 2322. Brett Kern P 2009–2019 1543. Robert Brazile LB 1975–1984 1474. Craig Hentrich P 1998–2007 1465. Rob Bironas K 2005–2013 1446. Keith Bulluck LB 2000–2009 135 Elvin Bethea DE 1968–1977 1358. Gregg Bingham LB 1973–1981 1349. Eddie George RB 1996–2003 128

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES, TEAM HISTORY

Titans punter Brett Kern led the NFL with a 49.7-yard gross punting average in 2017. His average ranked eighth in NFL history and was the highest of any player since 2012.

Highest single-season gross punting average, NFL history (through 2017):

Player Year Team Gross Average 1. Sammy Baugh 1940 Was 51.42. Shane Lechler 2009 Oak 51.13. Andy Lee 2011 SF 50.94. Shane Lechler 2011 Oak 50.85. Brandon Fields 2012 Mia 50.26. Thomas Morstead 2012 NO 50.17. Donnie Jones 2008 StL 50.08. Brett Kern 2017 Ten 49.79. Pat McAfee 2016 Ind 49.310. Shane Lechler 2007 Oak 49.1

SINGLE-SEASON GROSS AVG, NFL HISTORY

Brett Kern led the NFL with a 44.6-yard net punting average in 2017. His average ranked second in NFL history. The only better single-season net punting average in NFL history was Rams punter Johnny Hekker's 46.0-yard net average in 2016.

Highest single-season net punting average, NFL history (through 2017):

Player Year Team Net Average 1. Johnny Hekker 2016 LAR 46.02. Brett Kern 2017 Ten 44.63. Johnny Hekker 2017 LAR 44.34. Johnny Hekker 2013 StL 44.2 Sam Martin 2016 Det 44.26. Andy Lee 2011 SF 44.07. Shane Lechler 2009 Oak 43.98. Johnny Hekker 2015 StL 43.79. Sam Koch 2014 Bal 43.310. Andy Lee 2012 SF 43.2

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#4 • K RYAN SUCCOPCLICK FOR COMPLETE BIO

Kicker Ryan Succop (6-2, 218) is in his 11th NFL season and his sixth campaign with the Titans in 2019. He was signed by the Titans as a free agent on Sept. 1, 2014. The franchise's fifth all-time leading scorer and the club's all-time leader in career accuracy made 26 of his 30 field goal attempts in 2018. His 26 field goals and 106 points were the third-highest totals of his career, and his 86.7 percent success rate ranked third his career for a single season. He also converted 28 of 31 extra points and booted 45 of his 72 kickoffs for touchbacks (62.5 percent). Succop set career highs in 2017 with 35 field goals and 42 attempts. He added 31 extra points on 33 attempts to set a career high with 136 points—a total that tied Al Del Greco's 1998 franchise record. Succop also booted 47 touchbacks on 80 kickoffs (58.8 percent). During the 2017 campaign, Succop set the NFL record for most consecutive field goals made from inside 50 yards. His streak, which began in 2014, lasted 56 attempts. The previous league benchmark was 46 such kicks by Atlanta's Matt Bryant from 2013–2015. In 2016, Succop made 22 of his 24 field goal attempts, with his only misses coming from 51 and 58 yards. His 91.7 percent rate was the best single-season performance of his career and the third-best percentage in franchise history (92.3 by Rob Bironas in 2010 and 92.3 by Al Del Greco in 1998). Succop's percentage ranked third in the NFL in 2016 behind only Justin Tucker (97.4) and Matt Bryant (91.9). During his second season in Tennessee, Succop connected on 14 of his 16 field goal attempts and 29 of his 31 extra point attempts to total 71 points. His 87.5 percent success rate on field goals set a personal best and ranked as the sixth-highest figure in franchise history. In 2014, he set a then-career high by making 86.4 percent of his field goal attempts. He was 19-of-22 and also connected on all 27 of his extra point attempts. Succop’s previous five seasons were spent with the Kansas City Chiefs, who chose him with the last pick of the 2009 NFL Draft (256th overall). In his career with the Chiefs, he posted four 100-point seasons and made 81.0 percent (119-147) of his field goal attempts. Over his final three years there (2011-13), 52 percent of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks, a number that ranked 11th in the NFL during that span. In 2013, he tallied career highs for points (118) and touchbacks (47). He also posted the second-best percentage of his career for field goals made inside of 50 yards, connecting on 87.5 percent (21-24) of those attempts. During his Chiefs career, he produced five game-winning kicks. A native of Hickory, N.C., Succop played in 50 games for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, hitting 49 of 69 field goals (71.0%) and converting 104 of 106 PATs. His 251 points made up the second-highest total in school history.

2019 Preseason Notes: ¾ Began training camp on the physically unable to perform list. ¾ Removed from the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 19. ¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), made a 24-yard field goal in the second

quarter and added a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter in his first ap-pearance of the 2019 preseason.

Succop’s 2019 Preseason Statistics: Year Team GP FGM FGA Pct Lg XPM XPA Pts2019 Ten 1 2 2 100.0 24 0 0 6

Succop’s Career Regular Season Statistics: Year Team GP FGM FGA Pct Lg XPM XPA Pts2009 KC 16 25 29 86.2 53 29 29 1042010 KC 16 20 26 76.9 53 42 42 1022011 KC 16 24 30 80.0 54 20 20 922012 KC 16 28 34 82.4 52 17 17 1012013 KC 16 22 28 78.6 51 52 52 1182014 Ten 16 19 22 86.4 51 27 27 842015 Ten 16 14 16 87.5 51 29 31 71 2016 Ten 16 22 24 91.7 53 39 41 105 2017 Ten 16 35 42 83.3 52 31 33 136 2018 Ten 16 26 30 86.7 54 28 31 106 Totals 160 235 281 83.6 54 314 323 1,019

Succop’s Career Postseason Statistics: Year Team GP FGM FGA Pct Lg XPM XPA Pts2010 KC 1 0 0 - - 1 1 12013 KC 1 3 3 100.0 43 5 5 142017 Ten 2 1 1 100.0 49 3 3 6 Totals 4 4 4 100.0 49 9 9 21

Succop’s Regular Season Single-Game Highs:Field Goals Made - 6 at New Orleans (9/23/12)Field Goal Attempts - 6 at New Orleans (9/23/12)Longest Field Goal - 54 (Twice, last at Buffalo, 10/7/18)PATs Made - 6 (Four times, last vs. Jacksonville, 12/6/15)PATs Attempted - 6 (Four times, last vs. Jacksonville, 12/6/15)Points - 19 at New Orleans (9/23/12)Consecutive Field Goals Made - 22 (10/2/11–12/24/11)

Succop’s Playoff Single-Game Highs:Field Goals Made - 3 at Indianapolis (1/4/14)Field Goals Attempts - 3 at Indianapolis (1/4/14)Longest Field Goal - 49 at Kansas City (1/6/18)PATs Made - 5 at Indianapolis (1/4/14)PATs Attempted - 5 at Indianapolis (1/4/14)Points - 14 at Indianapolis (1/4/14)

On Oct. 16, 2017, Ryan Succop set the NFL record for most consec-utive field goals made from inside 50 yards. With a 48-yarder in the first quarter against the Colts, he made his 47th such kick. He broke the record of Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant, who made 46 consecutive field goals from inside 50 yards from 2013–2015. Succop's streak ended at 56 with a missed 48-yard attempt against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 12, 2017. The streak, which began on Dec. 14, 2014, spanned 43 games and nearly three calendar years. In 2016, he broke Al Del Greco’s franchise record of 24 consecutive made field goals from inside 50 yards, set from 1995–1996.

Most consecutive field goals made from inside 50 yards, NFL history:

Consec. FGs fromKicker Team Seasons Inside 50 Yards1. Ryan Succop Tennessee Titans 2014–2017 562. Matt Bryant Atlanta Falcons 2013–2015 463. Mike Vanderjagt Indianapolis Colts 2002–2004 41

Most consecutive field goals made from inside 50 yards, franchise history: Consecutive Field GoalsKicker Season(s) Inside 50 Yards 1. Ryan Succop 2014-17 562. Al Del Greco 1995-96 243. Al Del Greco 1998-99 20 Rob Bironas 2007-08 195. Rob Bironas 2010-11 18

CONSECUTIVE FGs INSIDE 50 YARDS


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On Oct. 7, 2018, Ryan Succop reached 100 successful field goals with the Titans. In doing so, he hit the minimum number to qualify in the team record books for career accuracy. Succop's success rate on field goals is the best in franchise history, topping the previous record holder, Rob Bironas, who made 85.7 percent (239 of 279) of his attempts with the Titans.

Highest percentage of made field goals, franchise history (minimum 100 field goals made): Player FGM FGA Pct. 1. Ryan Succop 116 134 86.62. Rob Bironas 239 279 85.73. Al Del Greco 246 295 83.4

MOST ACCURATE IN TEAM HISTORY

Ryan Succop’s 35 field goals in 2017 ranked among the top totals in Titans/Oilers history. He tied Rob Bironas' 2007 total for second all-time, one short of Al Del Greco’s mark of 36 during the 1998 campaign.

Most field goals in a season, franchise history: Player Season FG Made FG Att 1. Al Del Greco 1998 36 39 2. Ryan Succop 2017 35 42 Rob Bironas 2007 35 39 4. Al Del Greco 1996 32 38 5. Rob Bironas 2008 29 33 Rob Bironas 2011 29 32 Al Del Greco 1993 29 34 8. (five tied) 27

FIELD GOALS IN A SEASON, TEAM HISTORY

Ryan Succop ranked among the NFL's top scorers in 2017. He fin-ished ninth in the league and fifth in the AFC.

Most points scored in 2017:

Player Team XPM XPA FGM FGA Pts1. Greg Zuerlein LA Rams 44 46 38 40 1582. Stephen Gostkowski New England 45 47 37 40 1563. Robbie Gould San Francisco 28 30 39 41 1454. Harrison Butker Kansas City 28 28 38 42 142 Chris Boswell Pittsburgh 37 39 35 38 1426. Justin Tucker Baltimore 39 39 34 37 1417. Wil Lutz New Orleans 47 50 31 36 1408. Matt Bryant Atlanta 35 35 34 39 1379. Ryan Succop Tennessee 31 33 35 42 13610. Kai Forbath Minnesota 34 39 32 38 130 Matt Prater Detroit 40 41 30 35 130

2017 SCORING LEADERS

In 2017, Ryan Succop enjoyed one of the best regular seasons in franchise history by a player at his position. He made 35 of his 42 field goal attempts and 31 of his 33 extra point tries. Succop scored 136 points, tying Al Del Greco's franchise record for points in a season. Del Greco scored 136 points (36 field goals, 28 extra points) to establish the team benchmark in 1998. Succop’s 136 points were a personal best as well. His previous high for a season was 118 points in 2013 with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Most points in a season, franchise history: Player Season PAT FG Points1. Ryan Succop 2017 31 35 136 Al Del Greco 1998 28 36 1363. Rob Bironas 2007 28 35 1334. Al Del Greco 1996 35 32 1315. Rob Bironas 2008 40 29 1276. Al Del Greco 1993 39 29 1267. Gary Anderson 2003 42 27 1238. Rob Bironas 2011 34 29 1219. Rob Bironas 2009 37 27 118 Al Del Greco 2000 37 27 118

POINTS IN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Ryan Succop began 2017 by extending his streak to 19 consecutive successful field goals, including every attempt over the final 10 games of 2016. The streak came to an end on Sept. 10. The streak was the second-longest of his career, behind only a 22-kick streak in 2011 as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. It also qualifies as tied for the fifth-longest streak of its kind in franchise history. From the final three games of the 2014 campaign through the first eight games of 2015, Succop made 15 consecutive field goals to record what is now the eighth-longest streak in franchise history.

Longest streaks of field goal attempts without a miss, franchise history:

ConsecutiveKicker Season(s) Field Goals 1. Rob Bironas 2011–2012 20 Rob Bironas 2010 20 Rob Bironas 2007–2008 20 Al Del Greco 1998–1999 205. Ryan Succop 2016–2017 19 Rob Bironas 2007 197. Al Del Greco 1995–1996 188. Ryan Succop 2017 169. Ryan Succop 2014–2015 159. Rob Bironas 2011 14 Al Del Greco 1999–2000 14

CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOALS

RYAN SUCCOP'S CAREER

GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS

A game-winning field goal is defined as one that was the final score of the game and gave the kicker’s team the lead at any time in the fourth quarter or overtime.

Date Team Opponent Distance Quarter9/23/18 Tennessee at Jacksonville 28 yards 4th Quarter9/16/18 Tennessee vs. Houston 31 yards 4th Quarter10/22/17 Tennessee at Cleveland 47 yards Overtime12/18/16 Tennessee at Kansas City 53 yards 4th Quarter9/23/12 Kansas City at New Orleans 31 yards Overtime10/31/11 Kansas City vs. San Diego 30 yards Overtime10/31/10 KansasCity vs.Buffalo 35yards Overtime9/19/10 Kansas City at Cleveland 23 yards 4th Quarter11/22/09 Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh 22 yards Overtime

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Ryan Succop owns three of the top 10 single-season field goal per-centages in franchise history. He recorded a career-best 91.7 percent rate on field goals in 2016, which finished third in team annals behind only Rob Bironas' 92.3 percent in 2010 and Al Del Greco's 92.3 percent in 1998. In 2015, Succop made 87.5 percent of his attempts, which ranks sev-enth in team annals, and his 86.7 percent success rate in 2018 ranks 10th.

Highest field goal percentage in a season, franchise history:

Player Season Made Att Pct 1. Rob Bironas 2010 24 26 92.3 Al Del Greco 1998 36 39 92.33. Ryan Succop 2016 22 24 91.74. Rob Bironas 2011 29 32 90.65. Rob Bironas 2007 35 39 89.76. Rob Bironas 2008 29 33 87.97. Ryan Succop 2015 14 16 87.58. Gary Anderson 2003 27 31 87.1 Al Del Greco 1995 27 31 87.110. Ryan Succop 2018 26 30 86.7

Succop's percentage ranked third in the NFL in 2016 behind only Jus-tin Tucker (97.4) and Matt Bryant (91.9).

Highest field goal percentage in 2016:

Player Team Made Att Pct 1. Justin Tucker Bal 38 39 97.42. Matt Bryant Atl 34 37 91.93. Ryan Succop Ten 22 24 91.74. Steven Hauschka Sea 33 37 89.25. Cairo Santos KC 31 35 88.66. Nick Folk NYJ 27 31 87.1 Adam Vinatieri Ind 27 31 87.18. Mason Crosby GB 26 30 86.79. Greg Zuerlein LA 19 22 86.410. Matt Prater Det 31 36 86.1

SINGLE-SEASON FIELD GOAL PERCENT

MORE TITANS SPECIALISTS3 - K/P AUSTIN BARNARD (6-3, 207, 2nd Year, Samford)

¾ Austin Barnard was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.

¾ He spent the entire 2018 season on injured reserve. ¾ Barnard appeared in 38 games over four seasons at Samford and han-

dled punting and kickoff duties. ¾ As a senior in 2017, he was named second-team All-SoCon and third-

team All-American. He appeared in all 12 games and punted 54 times for 2,441 yards and a 45.2-yard average. He also tallied 67 kickoffs for 4,202 yards and a 62.7-yard average.

¾ He transferred to Samford after redshirting as a freshman in 2013 at the University of Miami (Fla.).

¾ He is a native of Fayetteville, Ga.2019 Preseason Notes:

¾ At Philadelphia (8/8), in addition to handling kickoff duties, averaged 43.0 yards on two punts (43.0 net) and made one of three attempts on extra points.

¾ Against New England (8/17), averaged 49.0 yards (42.0 net) on two punts, including a 49-yard punt that was downed at the one-yard line. He made his only extra point attempt and missed his only field goal attempt (41 yards).

¾ Against Pittsburgh (8/25), averaged 45.6 yards (37.2 net) on five punts with one punt placed inside the 20.

TITANS TIDBITS

LB DAREN BATES ¾ In 2018, Bates and NFL defensive end Armonty Bryant opened AstroKids

Gym in Austin, Texas. The facility offers children’s classes and camps based upon proprioceptive learning.

¾ Bates is a Memphis native and a huge Memphis Grizzlies fan. ¾ For the My Cause, My Cleats campaign, Bates has worn specially

designed cleats featuring the words “American Heart Association” to raise awareness for the organization’s life-saving mission. His mother, Weslynn Bates, was a heart transplant recipient and lived some wonderful years following her surgery. She sadly passed away in 2015 at the age of 56.

¾ Bates is a tattoo enthusiast and has 107 tattoos.

LS BEAU BRINKLEY ¾ Brinkley’s father, Mike, was an All-American defensive end and long

snapper at Missouri Valley College. He taught Beau the skill of long snapping when he was just seven years old. Beau’s football idol growing up was Kansas City Chiefs long snapper Kendall Gammon.

¾ Brinkley raced four-wheelers in the Extreme Dirt Track Racing Series while growing up in Missouri. He traveled the country competing in both motor cross and flat track competitions and won a flat track regional title in 2005.

¾ An avid golfer, Brinkley won the 2018 Pepsi Tournament C Flight Championship in Brookfield, Mo.

¾ In June 2015, Brinkley participated in the Nashville Sports Council Golf Tournament at Gaylord Springs Golf Course. On the par-3 eighth hole, he sunk a hole-in-one to win a barrel of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey.

WR A.J. BROWN ¾ Brown was selected in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball

Draft by the San Diego Padres as a centerfielder and he participated in the team’s extended spring training program each summer from 2016-18.

¾ He has a dog, Bentley Juan Brown, and runs an Instagram account for him @bentleyjuan1.

¾ During a pre-draft visit to San Francisco, Brown was able to link up and work out with Hall of Fame NFL receiver and fellow Mississippian Jerry Rice. Rice took Brown on the horse trail at Edgewood Park in Redwood City, known as one of Rice’s training sites, where the pair ran hills as part of their work out. Brown’s hometown Starkville, Miss., and Rice’s hometown Crawford, Miss., are a 30-minute drive apart.

LB JAYON BROWN ¾ Brown went to the same California high school, Long Beach Poly, as

Titans teammate Jurrell Casey. Brown’s older brother, Juwuan, was Jurrell’s teammate there.

¾ Former Long Beach Poly and New England Patriots star Willie McGinest is a close friend of the Brown family.

¾ Brown’s younger brother, Joshua, is a defensive end at the University of Arizona, and his two older brothers also played college football. Jason played linebacker at Idaho, while Juwuan was a defensive lineman at Southern Oregon.

CB MALCOLM BUTLER ¾ In February 2017, the production company Narrative Capital acquired

the rights to the story of Butler for a film tentatively titled “The Secondary.” ¾ Following Butler’s crucial goal line interception to seal Super Bowl XLIX,

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who received a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado as part of his Super Bowl XLIX MVP Award, requested Chevrolet award the truck directly to Butler.

¾ Prior to securing a rookie free agent tryout with the Patriots in 2014, Butler was operating the fryolator at a Popeye’s restaurant.

S KEVIN BYARD ¾ Byard credits his mother, Artina Stanley, for much of his success.

Following a divorce when Byard was in ninth grade, his mother moved with the children from Philadelphia to Atlanta. Although it was a financial struggle, Stanley worked long hours to make sure her children received what they needed. Byard claims he and his older brother “had to grow up really fast” as they helped their mother with taking care of the younger kids in the family.

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the camp - which was free - every year. ¾ The Titans had an inside track in their scouting of Byard. Titans general

manager Jon Robinson received glowing reports on Byard from his friend and MTSU recruiting coordinator Steve Ellis. When Robinson was a linebackers coach at Nicholls State, Ellis was one of his pupils, and the two remained close through the years. Additionally, Patrick Callaway, college scout for the Titans, was Byard’s high school teammate.

¾ Byard says his football role models are Ed Reed, Brian Dawkins and Troy Polamalu.

DT JURRELL CASEY ¾ A fixture in the community, Casey was twice voted Tennessee Titans

Walter Payton Man of the Year (2016, 2018), which recognizes players for excellence on and off the field. Casey is a regular at Titans community events and also serves as the spokesperson for United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. Casey and his wife, Ryann, established The Casey Fund, a non-profit dedicated to raising money for established re-entry programs, inner-city youth programs, mentoring and halfway houses. Ryann is a lawyer working in the Nashville Public Defender’s Office. More information about The Casey Fund is available through their social media accounts: @caseyfund99 on Facebook and @TheCaseyFund on Twitter and Instagram.

¾ In 2019, Casey was named a finalist for the Mary Catherine Strobel Direct Service Volunteer Award, which recognizes Middle Tennessee volunteers for their efforts in the community.

¾ Casey has served as a spokesperson for United Way of Metropolitan Nashville since 2017.

¾ Casey has a strong partnership with Project Return Tennessee, Free Hearts and Purpose Prep Academy. Casey’s wife is on Purpose Prep Academy’s school board.

¾ When he was younger, family members, friends and teammates called him “Tut-Tut,” a nickname he earned from his aunt as a small child because she said he walked like a turtle.

¾ When he was in high school, his older brother, Jurray, was convicted of first-degree murder. Despite the turmoil it caused, Jurrell credits his brother for helping him re-focus on becoming a better football player and student.

¾ Casey calls his mother, Collette Burns, a cafeteria worker in the Long Beach Unified School District, “the inspiration in my life” for how hard she worked to provide for Jurrell and his siblings.

¾ Casey and teammate Wesley Woodyard coach a women’s flag football team that is comprised of wives and significant others of Titans players.

T JACK CONKLIN ¾ After not receiving a single Division I scholarship offer, Conklin began

his time at Michigan State as a preferred walk-on in 2012. He impressed enough in his redshirt season to earn a scholarship in the spring of 2013.

¾ At Plainwell (Mich.) High School, Conklin’s head coach was his father, Darren Conklin, who once was a walk-on at Michigan under Wolverines head coach Bo Schembechler.

¾ His mother, Jennifer Jackson, was an All-American swimmer at the University of Michigan.

¾ Conklin’s grandfather, Ron Jackson, was a professional baseball player. He played first base for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.

¾ Conklin traveled to Australia in 2015 to participate in Michigan State’s study abroad International Summer Sports Program.

OLB KAMALEI CORREA (pronounced KAH-mah-lay kor-AY-uh) ¾ Correa attended St. Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played

football for two seasons with current Titans teammate Marcus Mariota. ¾ Correa grew up a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers all the way from

Honolulu, Hawaii.

DB DANE CRUIKSHANK (last name pronounced CROOK-shank) ¾ Cruikshank credits his grandparents and his mother for his success in

life. “My grandparents have provided for their whole family, and they’ve helped everyone in the family be successful at whatever they choose to do. My mom, (Beverley Jackson, a hair stylist) she’s been able to raise her kids by working hard and never taking days off. She loves us and gives us everything we need.”

¾ He lists owning his own business as a goal on his bucket list. He would

one day like to open his own training facility.

WR COREY DAVIS ¾ Davis and his six siblings survived a tough economic upbringing in

Wheaton, Ill. While he has always maintained a loving relationship with his parents, Olasheni Timson and Michelle Davis, he made the decision as a high school junior to move into the home of Robin and Dan Graham, who became his legal guardians. Dan, Corey Davis’ youth football coach, was an offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His son, Ryan Graham, played youth and high school football with Davis and currently plays quarterback at Northern Illinois.

¾ Davis’ brother, Titus, played football at Central Michigan and was signed by the Chargers as a rookie free agent in 2015. Titus also spent time with the Jets, Bills and Bears.

¾ One of Davis’ favorite quotes is “Never die easy” by Walter Payton, who used the saying as the title to his autobiography.

OL NATE DAVIS ¾ Growing up, Davis was ‘always a pretty big kid.’ He played on the

offensive or defensive line during Pop Warner, and estimates that in the fourth grade he weighed around 200 pounds.

¾ Davis was invited to the 2019 Senior Bowl, which he credits for helping him during the draft process. He went head-to-head with defensive linemen from larger conferences, and as an athlete from a smaller conference, he credits his performance at the Senior Bowl for helping put his name into the conversation ahead of the draft.

RB DALYN DAWKINS ¾ Dawkins’ uncle, Brian Dawkins, is a Pro Football Hall of Fame safety and

nine-time NFL Pro Bowl selection.

DE MATT DICKERSON ¾ Dickerson’s father, Clarence, played college football at Henderson State

(Ark.). ¾ He has a twin sister named Megan.

G JAMIL DOUGLAS ¾ First name is pronounced “Juh-MILL.” ¾ Douglas was on the New England Patriots practice squad when the team

won Super Bowl LI.

CB KENNETH DURDEN ¾ Durden, who orginally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with

the Oakland Raiders in 2016, spent a month with the Titans on the practice squad in 2017. He rejoined the team during training camp in 2018, signing on Aug. 11 and making a strong enough impression to stick on the 53-man roster.

¾ At Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Ga., he set the school record in the triple jump as a junior with a mark of 48-6.

LB RASHAAN EVANS ¾ Upon being drafted by Tennessee, Evans was reunited with former

Crimson Tide teammate Derrick Henry. Henry phoned Evans immediately after he was selected with the 22nd pick to congratulate him.

¾ At Alabama, Evans shared the field with his brother, Alex, a member of the Crimson Tide spirit squad.

¾ Growing up in rural Alabama, Evans would chase wild horses to work on improving his speed and athleticism.

¾ Evans’ father, Alan, was a star running back at Auburn. Evans’ mother, Chenavis, received four degrees from Auburn, including her doctorate. Evans’ older sister was a cheerleader at Auburn, and despite the family ties including his cousins attending Auburn, Evans stuck with his gut and instead chose Alabama.

OLB SHARIF FINCH ¾ Finch’s father, Gregory, passed away as a result of a heart attack on July

30, 2018, while Finch was participating in his rookie training camp. It came three years after his mother, Wendy, died as a result of breast cancer. Finch wears a set of dog tags with their names and photo and an inscription that reads “everything is for you.”



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¾ Finch has 20 siblings and he is the youngest of the group. ¾ He plays the piano.

TE ANTHONY FIRSKER ¾ Firkser grew up playing basketball and both roller and ice hockey at elite

levels and didn’t begin playing football until his sophomore year of high school.

¾ In the offseason, Firkser volunteers with his former high school football coach to help train and give advice to aspiring young football players in his hometown community of Manalapan, N.J.

RB DAVID FLUELLEN ¾ Fluellen’s favorite personal moment in sports growing up was his first

touchdown when he was eight years old. He strip-sacked the quarterback, picked up the fumble and ran it in.

¾ He is married to Nashville TV anchor/reporter Desiree Wiley, who works for NBC affiliate WSMV-4.

¾ He hosted the first annual David Fluellen Football Camp in June 2018 at his high school alma mater in New York, Lockport High School.

C/G HRONISS GRASU (pronounced huh-ROW-niss GRA-sue) ¾ Grasu played college football at Oregon, where he blocked for

quarterback Marcus Mariota from 2012-14. Grasu and Mariota train and live together in the offseason.

¾ Grasu comes from a ‘large Romanian family’ that owns a pizza restaurant in Hollywood, Calif. Grasu worked at the restaurant growing up and he credits the experience for teaching him work ethic, discipline and values.

¾ While Grasu’s maternal side of the family resides in Romania, his family is still able to watch him play as his NFL games are shown there.

RB DERRICK HENRY ¾ In high school, Henry broke the 51-year-old national high school rushing

record with 12,124 yards after compiling 4,261 rushing yards as a senior. ¾ Henry sealed an Iron Bowl victory with an epic, career-best 271 rushing

yards against the Tigers. He put the Crimson Tide on his back by carrying the ball a school-record 46 times. His 271 rushing yards were 11 more yards than Auburn had in total offense (260). He ended the game with 14 consecutive rushes to run out the clock.

¾ His late grandmother, Gladys Henry, helped raise him and played a key inspirational role in his development. In 2018, he fulfilled a promise to her and graduated from Alabama with his bachelor’s degree. He has a portrait tattoo of her on his chest.

¾ Gladys Henry nicknamed him “Shocka” as a baby because he “shocked the whole family” when he was born.

¾ Henry has been growing out his hair since he was in elementary school.

TE RYAN HEWITT ¾ Hewitt enjoys shooting a compound bow in his free time. One of his

former teammates, Tyler Eifert, got him into it. ¾ Hewitt had the opportunity to learn from a former NFL player in high

school, setting the direction for his career. His high school head coach was Dave Logan, who played nine seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos.

WR CODY HOLLISTER ¾ Hollister’s twin brother, Jacob, was a tight end at Wyoming and was also

signed by the New England Patriots along with Cody as rookie free agents in 2017. The two brothers were teammates with the Patriots for the 2017 and 2018 campaigns. Jacob was traded to the Seattle Seahawks during the 2019 offseason.

DB AMANI HOOKER ¾ Hooker was named a finalist for Minnesota’s Mr. Football in 2015. Yet he

had just two FBS scholarship offers. When the in-state university showed hesitancy after multiple workouts, Hooker knew he belonged at Iowa saying, “love who loves me.”

¾ Amani’s brother, Quinton, played basketball for North Dakota and helped take the team to the NCAA tournament his senior year. Quinton was Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball in high school and currently plays basketball professionally in France.

WR ADAM HUMPHRIES ¾ Humphries was originally a rookie tryout invitee with the Tampa Bay

Buccaneers following the 2015 NFL Draft. Titans general manager Jon Robinson was a member of the Bucs player personnel department at the time and saw the 5-foot-11-inch wideout grind it out in practice and eventually earn a spot on the team’s 53-man roster. “Humph came in as a tryout and won a spot on the 90-man roster,” said Robinson. “He was a tough guy to cover all through training camp and he kept working and working and working. I’ve always had an affinity for him and liked his style. He’s earned everything he’s got.”

¾ Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney took a visit to Humphries’ high school, Dorman, before the 2011 season to scout eventual signee Charone Peake during a basketball game. But once the game began, Swinney couldn’t help but notice Dorman’s 5-foot-11 point guard running the show. “I go watch a basketball game at Dorman High School to see Charone Peake, and I’m going, ‘Dang, who’s this point guard?’” Swinney said. “And I’ve got Coach (Dave) Gutshall going, ‘Well that’s the best football player I’ve got on the team.’ And I’m like, ‘Really? We need to watch this guy a little bit.’ He played corner, he played receiver, he played running back, he played quarterback. He was the best football player on the team. Adam Humphries was his name. I don’t think he had any offers. So we offer the guy, ‘Well, we’re only offering the guy to get Charone Peake. No, no, no. We want Humphries.”

¾ Humphries maintains a friendship with former Clemson teammate and current division rival DeAndre Hopkins.

CB ADOREE’ JACKSON ¾ Jackson was a long jumper and sprinter on USC’s track team in the

springs of 2015 and 2016, winning the Pac-12 outdoor long jump title both years (and placing second in the Pac-12 100 meters in 2016) and earning All-American status both years after twice placing fifth in the NCAA long jump. He also placed 10th in the long jump during the U.S. Olympic Trials.

¾ Jackson lists his parents, Chris and Vianca Jackson, as the people that inspire him the most. “They’ve always steered me in the right direction. All of their experiences and guidance helped get me where I’m at.”

¾ Vianca Jackson, a survivor of breast cancer, served as the team’s Honorary 12th Titan prior to the team’s 2017 Breast Cancer Awareness Game (Oct. 16).

¾ Jackson’s father, Chris Jackson, is the ultimate grill master and can be found at Titans home games smoking turkey legs, Cornish hams, chicken, rabbits, alligator and frog legs for a pre-game tailgate among family and friends, as well as a post-game meal with players and coaches. He makes all of his own rubs and sauces and has been cooking since 1984.

¾ Jackson, business partner James Moore, and Jay Levine co-founded Kor Media Entertainment (KME), a Los Angeles-based entertainment agency under the Warner Brothers Digital umbrella. Their tagline is “Where Creatives Come to Play” and their goal is to create culture relevance for both creators and brands through interactive and labs which a focus on gaming and esports.

¾ Jackson is a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups enthusiast. He names creator Harry Burnett Reese as a historical person he would have loved to meet. “He’s a genius. That’s by far and away my favorite candy. I eat that like it ain’t nothing.”

¾ Jackson watched the movie “Space Jam” continuously as a child to the point he memorized most of the movie.

¾ In May 2018, Jackson and his business partner James Moore paid for the burial costs of Jaylon McKenzie, an eighth-grade football player who was killed by a stray bullet. McKenzie, a St. Louis, Ill., native, grew up idolizing Jackson.

WR DARIUS JENNINGS ¾ During the 2018 offseason, Jennings took part in the NFLPA’s Externship

Program with Events DC and Under Armour. ¾ He helps out with “Next One Up,” an organization helping inner city high

school athletes in his hometown of Baltimore, Md. ¾ He worked as a camp counselor at his alma mater The Gilman (Md.)

School, helping middle school children with classwork and activities.

DL AUSTIN JOHNSON ¾ When Johnson was drafted by the Titans, he became a teammate once



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again of DaQuan Jones, a former Penn State defensive lineman who was drafted by the Titans in 2014. The two remained close, and Jones was among Johnson’s family and friends surrounding him on draft night.

¾ Johnson’s wife, Danika, is a former LFL MVP and is currently the general manager and head coach of the Nashville Knights football team.

¾ The son of Austin and Tammy Johnson, he has two older sisters, Brandi and Erika, and one younger sister, Kennedy. Kennedy was a forward on the Michigan State women’s basketball team.

C BEN JONES ¾ Jones switched from jersey #61 to #60 prior to his senior season at

Georgia, to honor his father, Steve, a former collegiate star, who was killed in a helicopter crash when he was 10 years old.

¾ Jones’ pregame ritual consists of walking barefoot on the field “to get a feel for the turf.” The routine began before one game with his brother in high school and after enjoying success that night, it has continued ever since.

¾ When he was 10 years old, Jones suffered a blow to the head with a baseball bat. The impact caused a blood clot to develop on his brain and fractured his skull. The injury kept him out of all athletic activity for a year.

¾ In 2017, Jones established The Jones Mission Fund at The Community Foundation to provide at-risk youth with opportunities they might otherwise not have.

¾ During the past two offseasons, Jones and his wife, Alex, have hosted the Ben Jones Celebrity Clay Shoot. The two events raised more than $182,000.

¾ Jones’ brother, Clay, played baseball for the University of Alabama and then was drafted by the Detroit Tigers.

DL DaQUAN JONES ¾ Jones has a reputation as an upbeat, positive influence. “I’ve always had

that positive mindset, even when things weren’t as good,” he says. “The guys laugh at me sometimes because I’m always smiling ... It’s not that I’m happy all the time, but I just feel like in today’s world, if you let anything get you down, it will. The smallest thing will turn into the biggest problem if you let it, so I just try my best to keep a positive mindset.”

¾ Jones majored in criminal justice at Penn State and spent a portion of his 2013 summer as an intern observing the Spring Township Police Department near State College.

¾ Jones entered the Penn State program after being rated the second-best offensive lineman in the nation during his playing days at Johnson City High School. He switched to the other side of the ball and made an immediate impact as a true freshman.

¾ Jones lists his father, Steve, as the most inspirational person in his life. Steve raised DaQuan as a single father and one of his father’s greatest traits is that he works extremely hard in everything he does. Steve works as an executive chef at Cornell University.

T/G DENNIS KELLY ¾ In May 2019, Kelly received his MBA from the Kelley School of Business

at Indiana University. ¾ Kelly is an avid professional wrestling fan that does not let the opportunity

pass him by whenever a live WWE show is in town. He lists the Undertaker as the one person in the world he would like to have dinner with.

¾ Kelly’s brother, Tim, played football at Eastern Illinois and is currently the offensive coordinator for the Houston Texans.

P BRETT KERN ¾ Kern’s father, Cal, is a former professional soccer goalie. ¾ Kern is an avid golfer that sports a +1 handicap. He picked the game up

late in his high school years and caddied for three summers at Inverness Golf Club while in college. The course is located in Toledo, Ohio, and has hosted PGA and NCAA Championships. In 2011, Kern competed in The Vinny, a local golf fundraising tournament hosted by singers Vince Gill and Amy Grant, and finished fourth in the event.

OLB HAROLD LANDRY III ¾ Landry could have entered the NFL Draft following his 16.5-sack junior

season at Boston College. However, he chose to stay in school and received his degree in communications in December 2017.

¾ He and his son, Greyson, share the same June 5 birthday.

C/G COREY LEVIN (pronounced LEH-vin) ¾ Levin is the first member of his immediate family to graduate from college. ¾ A multi-sport athlete in high school, Levin also competed in baseball as

a pitcher and third baseman.

T TAYLOR LEWAN (pronounced leh-WAHN) ¾ Lewan owns a taxidermied beaver named Steve. The fedora-

donning stuffed rodent, who was a gift from Lewan’s wife, Taylin, makes appearances around the Titans locker room, often appearing at the locker of an unsuspecting rookie.

¾ Lewan chose to wear jersey number 77 at Michigan and then at the pro level because of the legacy of Wolverine tackles who have donned the number, including Jake Long and Jon Jansen.

¾ His father, Dave, was a defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota. ¾ Lewan has several tattoos, including a mustache tattooed on his right

index finger and a stick figure tattooed on the outside edge of his right hand that he calls his “right-hand man.”

¾ At the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine, Lewan ran the 40-yard dash in 4.87 seconds, beating all other offensive linemen in his class and clocking the fourth-fastest time among offensive linemen from 2010-14.

RB DION LEWIS ¾ Lewis credits his parents, Leroy (former construction worker) and Linda

(social worker) as the biggest influences on his career. “Growing up, they were hard on me and they made sure I stayed out of trouble,” Lewis said. “That helped me out a lot later on in life.”

¾ Lewis attended the University of Pittsburgh, but he was offered a scholarship from just two other schools, Miami (Ohio) and Tulane.

LB DAVID LONG JR. ¾ David’s father, David Sr., is a former professional boxer who went 12-5-

2 as a heavyweight. He once fought future world champ Deontay Wilder. ¾ During the offseason, Long still uses on-the-bell, three-minute-round

boxing training to focus on his mental awareness. In 2018, Long Jr. went into the ring with headgear against his old man for the first time. They went for three 90-second rounds. “He busted up my lip, but it was fun,” Long Jr. says. “He was really iffy that I knew how to throw my hands for real. It was just jabs, but it’s grown-man strength.”

QB MARCUS MARIOTA (pronounced MAHR-ee-OH-tah) ¾ In 2016, Mariota launched of his Motiv8 Foundation, which serves the

communities of Middle Tennessee, Eugene and Honolulu. The Motiv8 Foundation aims to create and support economic and educational programs and athletic activities to provide an alternative outlet for youth of troubled neighborhoods and backgrounds. The Foundation’s programming centers around the tools for success that will allow more children to fully matriculate through grade-school and eventually attend college. Since its launch, the Motiv8 Foundation has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars towards healthy lifestyle programming, and will continue to fulfill its mission through signature programs, strategic partnerships and fundraising initiatives.

¾ In 2018, the Motiv8 Foundation launched the Ardel Deppe Community Football Coach Award to recognize three Hawaii football coaches (one top winner) from any level of play who best exemplify Marcus’ grandfather’s spirit of going the extra mile and giving back to the community.

¾ He is the oldest son of Toa and Alana Mariota. His younger brother, Matthew, is a tight end at Oregon.

¾ Mariota credits much of his athletic success to playing soccer in his youth. By the time he was eight years old, he was wearing a soccer jersey with the number 8, and he has kept the jersey number ever since then.

RB JEREMY McNICHOLS ¾ McNichols was coached by hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg while playing

youth football in the Snoop Youth Football League in Los Angeles, Calif. McNichols played both alongside and against numerous NFL players. The SYFL serves children between the ages of five and 13 years old, teaching them the values of teamwork, good sportsmanship, discipline, and self-respect, while also stressing the importance of academics.

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¾ Pamphile has been active in sending school supplies and hygiene kits to students in his parents’ homeland of Haiti. In February of 2017, he made his first trip to Haiti to donate goods and spend time with children and families battling challenging circumstances.

¾ In July 2017, Pamphile returned to Haiti to host a youth football camp for about 250 children.

¾ For his work in the Tampa area and in Haiti, Pamphile was the Buccaneers’ 2016 winner of the Ed Block Courage Award.

OL AUSTIN PASZTOR ¾ During the 2018 and 2019 offseasons, Pasztor hosted ‘Pasztor’s

Principles Football Camp and Combine,’ a free skills camp for students from seventh grade to high school in Brantford, Ontario.

¾ Every offseason since 2017, Pasztor has been working toward earning his master’s degree in business.

TE MyCOLE PRUITT ¾ The name MyCole has a unique origin. Pruitt’s mother’s name is Colette.

Cole means “people’s victory” in Greek baby names. She named him MyCole for My-Victory. MyCole is his mother’s victory

OL DAVID QUESSENBERRY ¾ Quessenberry was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in June

2014. He returned to Houston’s practice squad in 2017 and made his NFL debut in Week 16 of the 2017 season.

¾ Named the Professional Football Writers of America’s 2017 George Halas Award, given to a player, coach or staff member in the NFL who overcomes adversity to succeed.

¾ His father, David Sr., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1980 where he played football for the Midshipmen.

¾ His younger brother, Paul, played defensive end and linebacker for Navy. ¾ His youngest brother, Scott, was an offensive lineman at UCLA and

currently plays for the Los Angeles Chargers.

WR KALIF RAYMOND ¾ Raymond was a dual-sport collegiate athlete, competing in football

as well as track and field during his senior season at Holy Cross. He placed second in the 100-meter dash at the 2015 New England Outdoor Championship with a time of 10.71 seconds.

CB LOGAN RYAN ¾ Logan and his wife, Ashley, are the founders of The Ryan Animal Rescue

Foundation (ryananimalfoundation.org). RARF works with animal welfare organizations to promote adoption and provide grants and educational opportunities.

¾ Every month on the 26th—the day corresponding to his jersey number—he posts a photo on social media with a dog that is in need of adoption along with the hashtag #ryansmonthlyrescue.

¾ In June 2017, Ryan surprised his big brother, Jordan, by paying off his student loans for his 29th birthday. Logan cut a check for $82,000 to the American Education Services to cover Jordan’s loans from earning his engineering degree from Drexel University. “My man got accepted to college, graduated with honors, and now works as an engineer. He did everything the right way and still lived with a ridiculous amount of student loan debt. The system is broke and makes no sense. I’m fortunate and blessed to be able to take care of that for him.”

¾ When Ryan decided to leave Rutgers and enter the NFL Draft after his redshirt junior season in 2012, he made a promise to his parents that after his rookie year, he would return to school and earn his degree. Ryan kept his promise and graduated in the spring of 2014 with a degree in labor relations and a minor in psychology.

G RODGER SAFFOLD ¾ Saffold is the owner of competitive “Call of Duty” and “Fortnite” teams

called Rise Nation. He invested in the video game industry in April 2014. ¾ His father, Rodger II, played football at the University of Iowa in the mid-

1970s. ¾ Rodger and his wife Asia grew up on the same street as eight-year olds

in Ohio. The childhood friend’s romance didn’t begin until quite awhile later when the two re-connected on Facebook during Saffold’s second-year with

the Rams.

WR TAJAÉ SHARPE ¾ Sharpe’s grandmother, Cozy Little, is a breast cancer survivor who was

initially diagnosed in 2001. She was honored as the 12th Titan prior to a 2016 home game against the Cleveland Browns in conjunction with the team’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month efforts.

¾ Sharpe’s family members nicknamed him “Show,” which is short for “Showtime.”

DL JEFFERY SIMMONS ¾ During college Simmons was a two-time member of the SEC Academic

Honor Roll. ¾ Simmons’ brother, Dylan Bradley, played football at Southern Miss and

then spent time with the Minnesota Vikings. His uncle, Jason Hatcher, played 10 total seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins.

¾ Away from football, Simmons enjoys fishing and spending time outdoors.

CB LESHAUN SIMS ¾ He was commonly referred to as “Swis” in college because for his first

college game the name on the back of his jersey was upside down. The nickname stuck, but some Titans teammates refer to him now as “Mouse” due to his quiet nature.

¾ Prior to Sims, no prior student-athlete from Andre Agassi Prep in Las Vegas, Nev., had ever earned an athletic scholarship. When he was a high school freshman, the Stars played eight-man football in the public charter school’s first year with a football team. They moved to 11-man football during his sophomore year, and by his senior season, the team won a league title.

TE JONNU SMITH (pronounced JAH-new) ¾ Smith credits his mother, Karen, for his successes. Jonnu’s father passed

away as a result of a tow truck accident when he was four years old and his mother raised all six children by herself.

¾ Smith endured a lot of challenges as a youngster in Philadelphia and after his brother was arrested and one of his friends was killed on the streets, a decison needed to be made. His family didn’t have the financial means to just uproot, so for his own safety Jonnu moved in with his mother’s sister and brother-in-law, Darla and Mike Kirkland, in Ocala, Fla. He started playing high school football and even though he was far from a touted recruit, he earned a scholarship to Florida International where his play took off.

¾ Smith’s best friend Willie “Quasim” Jefferson tragically died from a gun shot in October 2016. Jonnu gave his son the middle name Quasim in honor of him.

CB TYE SMITH ¾ In the spring of 2018, Smith hosted his first “Simple Greatness” youth

football clinic at St. Augustine University in his hometown of Raleigh, N.C. ¾ In May 2019, Smith held the second annual Simple Greatness Football

Camp, hosting 300 kids for the free camp in Raleigh. ¾ He has his own website, www.simplegns.com.

G AARON STINNIE ¾ Stinnie did not play organized football until his junior year of high school,

focusing on basketball until that point. ¾ His father, Phil, played forward for the Virginia Commonwealth University

basketball team and finished seventh on the school’s career scoring list. ¾ He went to the same high school, St. Anne’s-Belfield School in

Charlottesville, Va., as NFL players Chris and Kyle Long.

K RYAN SUCCOP (pronounced SUCK-up) ¾ Succop was given the title “Mr. Irrelevant” after being selected with the

final pick (256th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. ¾ Succop is an avid golfer that sports a +2.2 handicap. He has played

prestigious golf courses like Pine Valley, Silverleaf and Pinehurst. ¾ Succop caddied for his friend, Wesley Bryan, at the 2016 Nashville Golf

Open, a Web.com event at Nashville Golf & Athletic Club. Succop and Bryan went to school together at the University of South Carolina,

¾ Succop registered 104 career goals and was a four-time all-conference



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and two-time all-state soccer selection at Hickory (N.C.) High School. ¾ Succop handled both the kicking and punting duties during his sophomore

and junior seasons at South Carolina.

QB RYAN TANNEHILL (pronounced TAN-uh-hill) ¾ Ryan founded the Tannehill’s A.C.E.S. (Achieving Community Educations

Success) program with wife, Lauren, which consisted of 17 sophomores from American Senior High School and is focused on awarding scholarships to the participating students who strive for good grades and took on an active role in their community by hosting monthly events to reward the students and help them give back to the community.

¾ Ryan’s father, Tim, played wide receiver at Texas Tech from 1985-87.

WR TAYWAN TAYLOR (pronounced TAY-wahn) ¾ Taylor’s football life has taken him south on Interstate 65. A native of

Louisville, which is approximately a three-hour drive from Nashville, he attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky., a one-hour commute from Nashville on the same highway.

¾ Taylor lists his football role model as Randy Moss.

DE BRENT URBAN ¾ Urban was an imposing figure at left wing for one of North America’s

top junior hockey teams, the Triple-A Mississauga Ice Dogs. Some of his teammates included NHL players Ryan Ellis (Nashville Predators) and Casey Cizikas (New York Islanders).

¾ Urban was selected as the 15th overall pick in the 2013 Canadian Football League Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but opted to pursue an NFL career instead.

S KENNY VACCARO ¾ In 2014, Vaccaro won the Jim Finks Good Guy Award for his cooperation

with New Orleans media. ¾ Vaccaro’s uncle, A.J. Johnson, played for the Washington Redskins

(1989-94) and helped the team win Super Bowl XXVI. He also played a season with the San Diego Chargers (1995).

¾ His younger brother, Kevin, also played at Texas.

OLB CAMERON WAKE ¾ Wake took an unusual route to the NFL. Following his career at Penn

State, he signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent. Released by the Giants on June 22, 2005, Wake entered the corporate world and spent 2006 as a mortgage broker. He then resumed his professional football career in Canada with the B.C. Lions.

OLB D’ANDRE WALKER ¾ Prior to the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville, former Tennessee State

University linebacker Christion Abercrombie was chosen to announce the Titans’ fifth-round choice. Abercrombie became an inspirational figure in Nashville and around the football world by overcoming a life-threatening injury during the 2018 season and battling through two subsequent brain surgeries. By chance, he announced the Titans’ selection of Walker, a friend since age 10 when the two played youth football at Welcome All Park in College Park, Ga.

¾ Walker claims the most inspirational person in his life is his mother, Au’Drea, who worked as a massage therapist to provide for him and his two sisters.

TE DELANIE WALKER ¾ Walker was named the Tennessee Titans Community Man of the Year in

2013 and 2015, due in large part to his tireless work with Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He teamed with MADD to help raise awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving after losing his aunt and uncle in a horrific accident near New Orleans after Super Bowl XLVII. The morning after San Francisco’s loss to Baltimore at the Superdome, an alleged drunk driver killed Alice and Bryan Young only hours after Walker hugged Alice and Bryan at the team’s postgame party. In addition to his work with MADD, Walker is an ambassador with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office’s “Booze It and Lose It” campaign.

¾ In 2014, Walker established the Delanie Walker Gives Back Foundation (delaniewalker.org) to provide inner city and low-income children with the

educational opportunities and resources to reach their full potential and beat the odds.

¾ As a high school senior, he won the Division III 100m (10.6) and long jump (21-5) titles, while also serving as a member of the winning 4x100m relay team at the 2002 Miramonte League Meet.

¾ On Feb. 14, 2015, Walker was inducted into the Central Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame.

TE COLE WICK ¾ Wick was a six-sport athlete at Sacred Heart Catholic High School,

playing football, basketball, baseball, swimming, track and field and golf. With just 26 students in his graduating class, Wick was willing to take on the challenge.

¾ The oldest of three brothers, Wick comes from a football dominant family. A year after Cole graduated, Evan Wick followed in his brother’s footsteps earning defensive MVP honors while leading Sacred Heart Catholic to a second consecutive state title appearance. As Cole’s success on the field continued, his younger brothers have stayed hot on his trail. Evan and Cullen both attended Blinn Community College and went on to earn Division I football scholarships - Evan to Eastern Tennessee State, and Cullen to Tulsa.

QB LOGAN WOODSIDE ¾ His hometown of Frankfort, Ky., is a three-hour drive from Nashville. ¾ During the 2019 offseason, Woodside played for the Alliance of American

Football League’s San Antonio Commanders. In seven AAF games, he completed 116 of 201 passes for 1,385 yards and seven touchdowns.

LB WESLEY WOODYARD (pronounced WOOD-yard) ¾ Woodyard was the recipient of the 2017 Titans Walter Payton Man of the

Year award. He was a three-time nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year while with the Broncos in 2010-11 and 2013.

¾ Woodyard is the co-founder of The 16Ways Foundation, which recognizes an emotional need for at-risk youth. The Foundation works on a national level to develop and implement workshops, seminars, camps, and other activities. Its primary focus is to work with at-risk youth between the ages of 8 and 18 and a secondary focus on adults in employment transition.

¾ In addition to his work with his own foundation, Woodyard has been a tireless advocate for the work of other non-profits, including the ALS Association and Second Harvest Food Bank. For the second year in a row, Woodyard used the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats platform to raise awareness and funds for ALS. Woodyard’s aunt suffered from ALS leading up to her death, and Woodyard is close to former Titans linebacker Tim Shaw, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2014. Woodyard also serves as the spokesperson for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

¾ Woodyard has been a captain in his first four seasons with the Titans. He joined Hall of Fame running back Floyd Little as the only players in Broncos franchise history to serve as a captain in each of their first six years with the club. In 2004, Woodyard also became the first-ever Kentucky freshman to serve as a team captain.

¾ Woodyard and teammate Jurrell Casey coach a women’s flag football team that is comprised of wives and significant others of Titans players.



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TITANS AWARD $450,000 IN GRANTS

In 2018, the Titans launched We Stand For as a platform for players, coaches and front office personnel to share personal stories about newsworthy causes and charities that are important to them. The causes range widely from personal foundations to health research, to programs that equip men, women and children with the proper resources to be successful in all areas of life. The goal of We Stand For is to create positive dialogue around the community work of the players, bringing attention to the causes that are meaningful in their lives. Additionally, the club pledged to match charitable contributions of the players up to $250,000.

Among the We Stand For initiatives are the following:

Jurrell Casey — Social injustice reform and leveling the playing field for people in needIn Their Own Words | The Casey Fund | Project Return | Purpose Prep

Jon Robinson — A world without juvenile diabetes In Their Own Words | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Ryan Succop — Loving our neighbors and building a foundation to serve others in our local community In Their Own Words | Carpenter’s Square

Mike Vrabel — Equal access for educational opportunities In Their Own Words | The 2nd & 7 Foundation

Titans Owner Amy Adams Strunk Distributes $450,000 in Grant Funding to 10 Local Non-Profits as "We Stand For" Campaign Takes Center Stage

by Jim Wyatt, TitansOnline.com July 30, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A year ago, the Titans launched the “We Stand For” campaign, designed to bring the public’s attention to the causes that are important to the team's players, coaches and executives. On Tuesday, it was on full display -- along with some big checks handed out by controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. Several of the team’s leaders, including general manager Jon Robinson, head coach Mike Vrabel and three players – tight end Delanie Walker, linebacker Wesley Woodyard, and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey – were on hand for a community engagement panel at Nissan Stadium, where they discussed the causes that are dear to them. Then, Amy Adams Strunk handed out $450,000 in grant funding to 10 local non-profit organizations at the end of a luncheon. “Mike said, “We’re all family,’ and what they stand for, we stand for,” Strunk said. “We want to be a part of the community and be a part of the change, and just be good Samaritans. (Our players) take their feelings about this community (seriously) – they’re so strong. And they just want to do what they can to make it a better place. Nashville is great, but we can always be better. “Today was fun. It was a surprise (to the check recipients) and that made it even more fun. … It just means so much that we have taken on different causes now that maybe we wouldn’t have thought about if our players hadn’t brought them to us. I think it’s a great thing.” The grants handed out on Tuesday ranged from $25,000 to $100,000 and support non-profit organizations in the spaces of education, African American history and culture, social justice, diversionary and re-entry programs, immigrant outreach and domestic violence and sexual assault.

The $100,000 grant recipients:* National Museum of African American Music* NAACP Freedom Fund

The $50,000 grant recipients:* Community Achieves by Metro Nashville Public Schools* Nashville GRAD

The $25,000 grant recipients:* Project Return* Davidson County Drug Court Program (DC4)* Thistle Farms* Sexual Assault Center* Nashville International Center for Empowerment* Conexion Americas

WATCH: Strunk, Robinson, Vrabel, Titans players on hand as organizations receive grant funding

Grant recipients were selected not only on merit but also based on their affiliation with a cause identified as important to a player, coach or executive through the team’s “We Stand For” campaign. The organization’s hope for the “We Stand For” campaign is to foster positive dialogue around the community work of its players and executives and raise awareness for the associated causes. The campaign was launched to give Titans players, coaches and front office a platform to better showcase causes and charities that are important to them, and to foster positive dialogue around their community and the work of their associated charities. Along with his wife Ryann, the Caseys established the Casey Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of at-risk youth as well as formerly incarcerated individuals by raising money for re-entry programs, inner-city youth programs, mentoring, and halfway houses. Casey said the organization’s work in the community – and Strunk’s generosity – has inspired everyone to do more. “It’s unbelievable,” said Casey, the 2018 Titans recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. “For you to have an owner and an organization to do something this incredible in the community, something we fight for all the time. … For Amy to do something like this, I am baffled, I am speechless. She has done something so amazing it touches my heart down deep.”

TITANS CONTROLLING OWNER AND

CO-CHAIRMAN AMY ADAMS STRUNK

"I think our fans have always heard me talk about family. The Titans is a family. To use the words "I Stand For," it wasn’t the right ring. If it’s someone’s passionate, individual cause, it’s our cause, too. We’re going to get with them, stand with them and help them get that cause out there.”

Video: Why 'We Stand For' is important to Amy Adams Strunk and the Titans family

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Delanie Walker — Public education In Their Own Words | Delanie Walker Gives Back Foundation | Rocketown

Wesley Woodyard — Youth empowerment In Their Own Words | 16Ways Foundation


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Titans Practice Facility/Training Camp Site: Saint Thomas Sports Park 460 Great Circle Road Nashville, TN 37228

Nissan Stadium: One Titans Way Nashville, TN 37213

Media-Only Website/Credential Application: www.titansonline.com/media/credentials (username and password available through Titans media relations)

Phone: (615) 565-4000 (main) (615) 565-4100 (media relations) (615)565-4200(ticketoffice)

Titans Media Relations: Senior Director of Communications Robbie Bohren, (615) 565-4101 [email protected] Assistant Director of Media Relations Dwight Spradlin, (615) 565-4102 [email protected] Media Relations Manager JaredPuffer,(615)565-4107 [email protected] Media Relations Coordinator Kim Smith, (615) 565-4103 [email protected] Media Relations Seasonal Assistant Geordan Powell, (615) 565-4123 [email protected]

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Titans Radio brings football to fans across the Mid-South in one of the NFL’s largest radio networks, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone. Play-by-play announcer Mike Keith connection with pro football across the Mid-South dates back to 1996, a year before the Oilers arrived in Ten-nessee, and he became the “Voice of the Titans” in 1999. Former Titans assistant coach and NFL head coach Dave McGinnis began serving as Titans Radio’s color analyst in 2017, while Titans Radio gameday host Rhett Bryan’s involvement with the broadcast dates back to 1997. Jonathan Hutton has been a member of the Titans Radio gameday crew since 2014, while Amie Wells has been reporting on the sidelines since 2018.

TITANS RADIO AFFILIATES:

Flagship Nashville WGFX FM 104.5

Tennessee Camden WRJB FM 95.9 WFWL AM 1220Centerville WNKX FM 96.7Chattanooga WGOW FM 102.3 AM 1150Clarksville WKFN AM 540 FM 104.1Cleveland WCLE FM 104.1Columbia WMCP AM 1280Cookeville WKXD FM 106.9Fayetteville WYTM FM 105.5Jackson WZDQ FM 102.3Knoxville WOKI FM 98.7Lawrenceburg WTNX FM 106.7Lebanon WANT FM 98.9Lebanon WCOR AM 1490Lewisburg WJJM FM 94.3Manchester WMSR FM 107.9 AM 1230Memphis WMFS FM 92.9 AM 680Memphis WMC AM 790Morristown WCRK FM 105.7Nashville WGFX FM 104.5 Pulaski WKSR FM 100.9 AM 1420Tri-Cities WXSM AM 640

Union City WQAK FM 105.7Waverly WQMV FM 93.5 AM 1060Winchester WCDT AM 1340

Alabama Birmingham WJOX FM 94.5Florence WQLT FM 107.3Huntsville WUMP AM 730 FM 103.9Huntsville WVNN AM 770 FM 92.5Scottsboro WWIC AM 1050

Kentucky Benton WCBL AM 1290Bowling Green WPTQ FM 105.3Cadiz WKDZ FM 106.5Elizabethtown WIEL FM 106.1 AM 1400Hardinsburg WXBC FM 104.3Henderson WSON AM 860 FM 96.5Madisonville WWKY FM 97.7Owensboro WVJS FM 92.9 AM 1420Paducah WPAD FM 99.5 AM 1560

Hawaii Honolulu KIKI AM 990

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27 Tuesday

Mike Vrabel Press Conference11:15 a.m.

Open Locker Room11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Practice (Open Portion)

12:35-12:55 p.m.

28 Wednesday

No AccessTravel Day

29 Thursday

Titans at Bears7 p.m. CT

Soldier Field

30 Friday

Press ConferenceHead coach Mike

Vrabel at Saint Thomas Sports Park

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31 Saturday

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1 Sunday

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2 Monday

Press ConferenceHead coach Mike

Vrabel at Saint Thomas Sports Park

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THIS WEEK’S MEDIA CALENDAR


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The media will call window and media entrance are located in the northwest corner of Nissan Stadium near Gate 6. The media will call window opens three hours prior to kickoff.

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTSTitans Media Relations (Press Box Seats 1-7): (615) 565-4450 Robbie Bohren, Senior Director of Media Relations Dwight Spradlin, Assistant Director of Media Relations Jared Puffer, Media Relations Manager (Field Contact) Kim Smith, Media Relations Coordinator Geordan Powell, Media Relations Seasonal Assistant (Media Will Call)Visiting Team Media Relations (Press Box Seats 29-32): (615) 565-4452

DIRECTIONS TO NISSAN STADIUMFROM AIRPORT TO NISSAN STADIUM (APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES): Take I-40 West toward Nashville/Memphis to I-24 West (before downtown). Exit at James Robertson Parkway (Exit 48). Turn left at first light (Interstate Drive). Turn right on Woodland Street. Nissan Stadium will be on the left. Follow signs to parking lot (“M” lot on northwest corner/river side of stadium).

NISSAN STADIUM MEDIA WILL CALL/MEDIA ENTRANCEThe media will call window and media entrance are located in the northwest corner of Nissan Stadium near Gate 6. The media will call window opens three hours prior to kickoff.

FIELD MEDIA VESTSAll members of the media with field access during the game must wear a media vest. Still and video photographers will be issued tan vests, while team-affiliated video photographers (coaches’ shows, etc.) will be issued gray vests. All vests must be obtained prior to each game at the vest check-in table in the field level concourse. All vests must be returned at the conclusion of the game to Titans personnel or a designated vest receptacle.

NISSAN STADIUM PRESS BOX INTERNET ACCESSWireless internet access is available free of charge in the Nissan Stadium press box. The login information will be available upon arrival in the press box. A limited number of ethernet lines and pool phone lines also are available. Accessing the wireless network works the same in the Nissan Stadium press box as it does in most areas with free connectivity. Titans staff may be able to assist in a limited manner, but you should first contact your company’s I.T. department with any questions.

FROM NISSAN STADIUM PRESS BOX TO LOCKER ROOMSTake the press box elevator (Level 3) to field level (Level 1). The Titans interview room is immediately on the right, and the Titans locker room (blue line) is straight ahead. Turn left and continue straight along the concourse to reach the visiting team’s locker room and interview room (white line).

POSTGAME POLICIESReporters with press box credentials will be allowed on the field during pre-game activities but not during the game itself. Press box credentials do NOT provide access to the field at the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter. Media will be allowed to gather in the Titans interview room to watch the end of the game or remain in the press box to make the short walk down to the field level at the conclusion of the game. All media members will have field access once all of the players and coaches have exited the field. Interviews with Titans players are not permitted on the field following the game. The press conference will begin approximately 10 minutes following the conclusion of the game and will be held in the interview room across from the Titans locker room. Key players also will be brought to the interview room. The press conference audio will be played live over the press box speakers.

POSTGAME QUOTESQuotes from each team’s head coach and key players will be transcribed and distributed throughout the Nissan Stadium press box following the game. The quotes also will be available at www.TitansOnline.com.

POOL REPORTSPool reporters are assigned by the Pro Football Writers of America. They are the only reporters allowed in the officials’ locker room. Requests for pool reports must be made in advance. Pool reports will be recorded, transcribed and then distributed in the press box.

EXITING NISSAN STADIUMFROM NISSAN STADIUM PRESS BOX TO STADIUM EXIT: Cross the press box catwalk to the third floor lobby. Take the stairs or elevator one floor down to Level 2. Exit through the doors and walk right to get to the “M” lot.

FROM NISSAN STADIUM TO AIRPORT (APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES): Take I-24 East toward Chattanooga to I-40 East toward Knoxville. The airport is at Exit 216A.

NISSAN STADIUM PARKING AND MEDIA ENTRANCE

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Offensive rankings in 2019 by the week based on yardage, followed by yearly rankings since 1999:

2019 Season NFL Offense AFC OffenseWeek Opp. Tot Rush Pass Tot Rush Pass 1 at Cle 2 Ind 3 at Jax 4 at Atl 5 Buf 6 at Den 7 LAC 8 TB 9 at Car 10 KC 11 Bye 12 Jax 13 at Ind 14 at Oak 15 Hou 16 NO 17 at Hou Final regular season team rankings:Titans in 2018 25 7 29 11 3 14Titans in 2017 23 15 23 9 8 11Titans in 2016 11 3 25 5 2 11Titans in 2015 30 25 25T 16 10 14Titans in 2014 29 26 22 14 14 11Titans in 2013 22 14 21 11 7 11Titans in 2012 26 21 22 12 10 11Titans in 2011 17 31 12 8 16 5Titans in 2010 27 17 25 15 10 13Titans in 2009 12 2 23 6 2 10Titans in 2008 21 7 27 10 3 12Titans in 2007 21 5 27 10 3 14Titans in 2006 27 5 30 12 3 15Titans in 2005 17 23 9 10 12 5Titans in 2004 11 14 10 6 10 5 Titans in 2003 8 26 5 4 14 3 Titans in 2002 17 11 20 9 7 11Titans in 2001 8 12 8T 5 8 4 Titans in 2000 14 7 16 8 6 8 Titans in 1999 13 13 13T 6 9 5T

Defensive rankings in 2019 by the week based on yardage, followed by yearly rankings since 1999:

2019 Season NFL Defense AFC DefenseWeek Opp. Tot Rush Pass Tot Rush Pass 1 at Cle 2 Ind 3 at Jax 4 at Atl 5 Buf 6 at Den 7 LAC 8 TB 9 at Car 10 KC 11 Bye 12 Jax 13 at Ind 14 at Oak 15 Hou 16 NO 17 at Hou Final regular season team rankings:Titans in 2018 8 18 6 5 8 4Titans in 2017 13 4 25 5 1 12Titans in 2016 20 2 30 11 1 16Titans in 2015 12 18 7 8 12 3Titans in 2014 27 31 15 16 15 9Titans in 2013 14 20 11 8 8 6Titans in 2012 27 24 26 15 11 14Titans in 2011 18T 24 14 11 11 10Titans in 2010 26 20 29 13 10 14Titans in 2009 28 11T 31 14 5T 16Titans in 2008 7 6 9 3 3 4Titans in 2007 5 5 10 4 3 9Titans in 2006 32 30 27 16 15 15Titans in 2005 19 22 17 10 11 7Titans in 2004 27 18 26 13 11 12 Titans in 2003 12 1 30 9 1 15 Titans in 2002 10 2 25 5 2 13 Titans in 2001 25 5 31 15 3 16 Titans in 2000 1 3 1 1 2 1 Titans in 1999 17 10 25 12 6 15

2018 NFL DIVISIONAL STANDINGSAFC East W L T Pct zyx-New England Patriots 11 5 0 0.688 Miami Dolphins 7 9 0 0.438 Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 0.375 New York Jets 4 12 0 0.250 AFC North W L T PCTyx-Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 0.625 Pittsburgh Steelers 9 6 1 0.594 Cleveland Browns 7 8 1 0.469 Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 0.375 AFC South W L T PCTyx-Houston Texans 11 5 0 0.688 x-Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 0.625 Tennessee Titans 9 7 0 0.563 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 0.313 AFC West W L T PCT*zyx-Kansas City Chiefs 12 4 0 0.750 x-Los Angeles Chargers 12 4 0 0.750 Denver Broncos 6 10 0 0.375 Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 0.250

NFC East W L T PCTyx-Dallas Cowboys 10 6 0 0.625 x-Philadelphia Eagles 9 7 0 0.563 Washington Redskins 7 9 0 0.438 New York Giants 5 11 0 0.313 NFC North W L T PCTyx-Chicago Bears 12 4 0 0.750 Minnesota Vikings 8 7 1 0.531 Green Bay Packers 6 9 1 0.406 Detroit Lions 6 10 0 0.375 NFC South W L T PCT*zyx-New Orleans Saints 13 3 0 0.813 Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 0.438 Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 0.438 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 0.313 NFC West W L T PCTzyx-Los Angeles Rams 13 3 0 0.813 x-Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 0.625 San Francisco 49ers 4 12 0 0.250 Arizona Cardinals 3 13 0 0.188

x - clinched playoff berth y - clinched division titlez - clinched first-round bye * - clinched home-field advantage

TITANS OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE RANKINGS BY THE WEEK AND BY THE SEASON



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OFFENSE 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999GAMES (Won-Lost) 9-7 9-7 9-7 3-13 2-14 7-9 6-10 9-7 6-10 8-8 13-3 10-6 8-8 4-12 5-11 12-4 11-5 7-9 13-3 13-3FIRST DOWNS 289 290 322 298 258 311 260 281 252 288 268 306 261 279 308 310 312 288 299 294 Rushing 106 97 115 66 75 103 70 71 73 115 108 118 105 72 85 84 112 87 107 109 Passing 156 157 175 195 159 172 166 185 155 154 143 171 133 191 200 211 182 179 167 167 Penalty 27 36 32 37 24 36 24 25 24 19 17 17 23 16 23 15 18 22 25 18YDS GAINED (tot) 4,998 5,024 5,728 4,988 4,859 5,390 5,010 5,361 4,834 5,623 5,018 4,987 4,810 5,122 5,487 5,501 5,272 5,352 5,350 5,296 Avg per Game 312.4 314.0 358.0 311.8 303.7 336.9 313.1 335.1 302.1 351.4 313.6 311.7 300.6 320.1 342.9 343.8 329.5 334.5 334.4 331.0RUSHING (net) 2,023 1,833 2,187 1,485 1,447 1,894 1,687 1,438 1,727 2,592 2,199 2,109 2,214 1,525 1,871 1,623 1,952 1,794 2,085 1,811 Avg per Game 126.4 114.6 136.7 92.8 90.4 118.4 105.4 89.9 107.9 162.0 137.4 131.8 138.4 95.3 116.9 101.4 122.0 112.1 130.3 113.2 Rushes 454 443 476 371 356 462 378 376 406 499 508 543 469 397 420 486 511 468 546 459 Yards per Rush 4.5 4.1 4.6 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.5 3.8 4.3 5.2 4.3 3.9 4.7 3.8 4.5 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9PASSING (net) 2,975 3,191 3,541 3,503 3,412 3,496 3,323 3,923 3,107 3,031 2,819 2,878 2,596 3,597 3,616 3,878 3,320 3,558 3,265 3,485 Avg per Game 185.9 199.4 221.3 218.9 213.3 218.5 207.7 245.2 194.2 189.4 176.2 179.9 162.3 224.8 226.0 242.4 207.5 222.4 204.1 217.8 Passes Att. 437 496 504 551 513 533 540 584 474 476 453 464 447 594 589 502 500 515 462 527 Completed 293 306 307 342 299 328 318 353 273 271 265 288 226 358 356 315 306 307 286 304 Pct Completed 67.0 61.7 60.9 62.1 58.3 61.5 58.9 60.4 57.6 56.9 58.5 62.1 50.6 60.3 60.4 62.7 61.2 59.6 61.9 57.7 Yards Gained 3,255 3,394 3,720 3,893 3,738 3,710 3,577 4,113 3,278 3,104 2,902 3,077 2,748 3,797 3,933 4,031 3,441 3,867 3,430 3,622 Sacked 47 35 28 54 50 37 39 24 27 15 12 30 29 31 44 25 21 43 28 25 Yards Lost 280 203 179 390 326 214 254 190 171 73 83 199 152 200 317 153 121 309 165 137 Had intercepted 12 17 11 17 16 16 16 14 15 15 9 17 19 14 19 9 15 17 16 13 Yards Opp Ret 219 262 203 263 214 132 260 167 120 121 88 116 250 293 306 264 179 163 236 227 Opp TDs on Int 1 2 3 3 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 2PUNTS 75 75 77 88 89 79 83 86 77 69 87 73 88 78 79 71 66 85 76 90 Avg Yards 46.4 49.7 44.2 47.4 46.3 42.9 46.4 43.6 42.9 43.4 42.8 41.9 42.7 43.2 42.9 43.9 41.3 42.0 40.8 42.5PUNT RETURNS 27 36 30 38 30 31 31 47 27 33 34 42 37 45 40 37 28 36 53 40 Avg Return 8.8 8.5 7.9 8.1 6.9 7.7 15.3 10.4 12.2 6.7 9.7 8.7 12.6 9.3 4.3 11.6 7.8 7.8 12.7 9.0 Returned for TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1KICKOFF RETURNS 23 28 33 33 48 44 63 32 64 69 52 52 79 70 79 68 50 71 47 56 Avg Return 32.0 22.1 19.1 20.6 23.4 24.9 23.6 26.0 24.3 20.5 25.4 21.1 23.2 24.2 19.7 19.1 19.6 19.9 26.1 18.6 Returned for TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0PENALTIES 82 85 110 93 111 101 106 104 128 98 108 101 94 125 110 110 112 119 107 114 Yards Penalized 727 785 1,012 779 961 900 847 960 1,040 821 855 773 803 1,002 923 887 891 1,025 870 1,069FUMBLES BY 18 10 17 25 23 27 21 17 22 27 18 32 29 27 33 24 20 18 24 17 Fumbles Lost 6 8 7 16 10 9 12 8 14 16 8 17 7 12 12 12 10 11 14 9 Opp Fumbles 14 23 12 16 7 24 15 20 25 20 28 26 19 20 22 21 22 21 39 39 Opp Fum Lost 6 9 6 8 4 12 5 12 8 7 11 12 11 11 12 13 11 11 13 24POSS. TIME (avg) 29:28 29:51 30:32 29:25 27:31 30:00 27:18 27:52 25:54 28:27 29:09 31:38 27:17 31:13 31:40 32:52 32:47 31:29 33:48 31:30TOUCHDOWNS 34 33 46 37 28 41 36 34 40 39 41 28 36 33 41 48 42 39 38 46 Rushing 15 18 16 10 6 16 10 8 13 19 24 17 15 8 12 11 16 12 14 19 Passing 16 14 29 25 20 22 17 22 24 16 13 9 13 20 27 30 22 23 18 23 Returns 3 1 1 2 2 3 9 4 3 4 4 2 8 5 2 7 4 4 6 4EXTRA-PT KICKS 28/31 31/33 39/41 29/31 27/27 41/41 35/35 34/34 38/38 37/37 40/40 28/28 32/32 30/32 39/39 43/44 36/36 34/35 37/38 43/432-PT CONVERSIONS 0/1 0/0 0/5 3/5 0/1 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/2 1/2 1/1 0/0 3/3 0/1 1/2 3/4 2/6 3/4 0/0 1/3FIELD GOALS/FGA 26/30 35/42 22/24 14/16 19/22 25/29 25/31 29/32 24/26 27/32 29/33 35/39 22/28 23/29 19/27 32/37 25/31 20/28 27/33 21/25POINTS SCORED 310 334 381 299 254 362 330 325 356 354 375 301 324 299 344 435 367 336 346 392TURNOVER DIFF. -1 -4 0 -14 -10 0 -4 +1 -4 -4 +14 0 +2 -6 -1 +13 +4 -4 0 +19

1999–2018 TITANS - DEFENSEDEFENSE 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999POINTS ALLOWED 303 356 378 423 438 381 471 317 339 402 234 297 400 421 439 324 324 388 191 324OPP FIRST DOWNS 298 323 324 317 357 329 358 324 356 323 276 268 329 294 318 275 297 300 215 300 Rushing 98 68 70 101 119 108 122 111 107 89 81 80 121 89 99 79 75 79 62 81 Passing 182 231 227 192 211 191 210 187 214 210 166 165 181 180 189 167 197 192 134 193 Penalty 18 24 27 24 27 30 26 26 35 24 29 23 27 25 30 29 25 29 19 26OPP YARDS GAINED 5,334 5,248 5,720 5,475 5,968 5,407 5,999 5,682 5,883 5,850 4,698 4,665 5,915 5,110 5,724 4,901 4,964 5,515 3,814 5,245 Avg per Game 333.4 328.0 357.5 342.2 373.0 337.9 374.9 355.1 367.7 365.6 293.6 291.6 369.7 319.4 357.8 306.3 310.3 344.7 238.4 327.8OPP RUSHING(net) 1,863 1,420 1,413 1,797 2,195 1,795 2,035 2,053 1,851 1,711 1,502 1,478 2,313 1,894 1,917 1,295 1,424 1,431 1,390 1,550 Avg per Game 116.4 88.8 88.3 112.3 137.2 112.2 127.2 128.3 115.7 106.9 93.9 92.4 144.6 118.4 119.8 80.9 89.0 89.4 86.9 96.9 Rushes 429 398 356 462 515 446 483 461 474 402 403 369 506 449 421 342 372 405 387 383 Yards per Rush 4.3 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.5 3.9 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.6 4.2 4.6 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.0OPP PASSING(net) 3,471 3,828 4,307 3,678 3,773 3,612 3,964 3,629 4,032 4,139 3,196 3,187 3,602 3,216 3,807 3,606 3,540 4,084 2,424 3,695 Avg per Game 216.9 239.3 269.2 229.9 235.8 225.8 247.8 226.8 252.0 258.7 199.8 199.2 225.1 201.0 237.9 225.4 221.3 255.3 151.5 230.9 Passes Att. 533 605 635 502 545 545 564 591 625 604 575 569 530 470 524 546 562 559 466 557 Completed 337 369 388 319 347 344 374 369 410 404 342 349 335 296 333 332 339 328 242 312 Pct Completed 63.2 61.0 61.1 63.5 63.7 63.1 66.3 62.4 65.6 66.9 59.5 61.3 63.2 63.0 63.5 60.8 60.3 58.7 51.9 56.0 Sacked 39 43 40 39 39 36 39 28 40 32 44 40 26 41 32 38 40 32 55 54 Yards Lost 248 272 278 271 222 227 241 180 272 224 262 241 148 246 220 223 213 175 337 305INTERCEPTED BY 11 12 12 11 12 13 19 11 17 20 20 22 17 9 18 21 18 13 17 16 Yards Returned 120 154 68 164 122 113 358 179 198 433 351 358 282 129 285 312 198 78 285 257 Returned for TD 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 4 1OPP PUNT RETURNS 33 41 36 47 43 35 39 36 35 29 32 31 33 32 31 30 28 36 28 45 Avg return 9.0 7.0 9.6 12.9 8.1 6.0 10.4 6.1 6.1 7.2 9.1 8.8 8.4 4.5 6.3 9.2 13.9 7.3 5.7 7.4OPP KICKOFF RET 25 32 21 22 31 45 33 30 56 71 61 58 58 57 69 81 74 57 76 76 Avg return 27.8 23.4 22.0 27.2 27.6 24.4 26.1 22.7 24.8 24.1 25.0 24.2 21.8 22.6 20.1 18.8 20.0 24.9 20.9 21.0OPP TOUCHDOWNS 32 36 43 51 48 40 55 34 32 48 25 35 46 51 52 35 40 46 20 39 Rushing 9 5 10 11 17 21 16 10 7 16 12 11 20 12 18 10 7 17 7 8 Passing 21 27 25 34 28 15 31 21 23 31 12 21 24 33 29 20 27 27 10 26 Returns 2 4 8 6 3 4 8 3 2 1 1 3 2 6 5 5 6 2 3 5



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2019 TENNESSEE TITANS PRESEASON STATISTICSWon 1, Lost 2

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance08/08 W 27-10 at Philadelphia 65,69608/17 L 17-22 New England 63,36208/25 L 6-18 Pittsburgh 62,18408/29 at Chicago

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTSTeam 8 26 0 16 0 50Opponents 18 15 10 7 0 50

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTSFirkser 1 0 1 0 0 6Hollister 1 0 1 0 0 6McEvoy 1 0 1 0 0 6McNichols 1 0 1 0 0 6Pruitt 1 0 1 0 0 6Succop 0 0 0 0 0/0 2/2 0 6De. Walker 1 0 1 0 0 6Barnard 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/1 0 2Jennings 0 0 0 0 0 2Mariota 0 0 0 0 0 2Team 6 0 6 0 2/4 2/3 1 50Opponents 6 2 4 0 4/4 2/4 1 50

2-Pt Conv: Jennings, Mariota. TM: 2/2, OPP: 1-2

Sacks: Mack 1, Sims 1, TM 2, OPP 12

FUM/Lost: Woodside 2/1, Barnes 1/0, A. Brown 1/0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDMcNichols 23 100 4.3 37 0Barnes 26 88 3.4 10 0Hunt 11 47 4.3 15 0Dawkins 10 35 3.5 9 0Woodside 5 25 5.0 10 0D. Lewis 7 23 3.3 8 0Tannehill 1 8 8.0 8 0Team 83 326 3.9 37 0Opponents 74 271 3.7 29 2

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDRaymond 12 159 13.3 23 0Firkser 6 76 12.7 23t 1Taylor 6 57 9.5 19 0Hollister 5 73 14.6 25t 1Wick 5 57 11.4 25 0Humphries 5 33 6.6 9 0Jennings 3 27 9.0 13 0McNichols 3 24 8.0 15t 1Pruitt 3 22 7.3 15 1Barnes 3 8 2.7 5 0C. Davis 2 45 22.5 25 0De. Walker 2 26 13.0 15 1Hewitt 2 11 5.5 9 0Ratliff-Williams 2 8 4.0 4 0White 1 24 24.0 24 0McEvoy 1 17 17.0 17t 1A. Brown 1 10 10.0 10 0D. Lewis 1 9 9.0 9 0Dawkins 1 4 4.0 4 0Team 64 690 10.8 25t 6Opponents 53 661 12.5 75t 4

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDTillery 1 24 24.0 24 0Hooker 1 2 2.0 2 0Jordan 1 1 1.0 1 0Ryan 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 4 27 6.8 24 0Opponents 0 0 --- --- 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BKern 9 465 51.7 44.7 1 4 70 0Barnard 8 371 46.4 39.4 2 2 53 0Team 17 836 49.2 42.2 3 6 70 0Opponents 15 739 49.3 42.6 1 7 59 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDRaymond 4 2 47 11.8 27 0Humphries 1 0 23 23.0 23 0Jackson 1 0 10 10.0 10 0Team 6 2 80 13.3 27 0Opponents 6 3 59 9.8 20 0

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDJennings 3 88 29.3 46 0Raymond 3 45 15.0 24 0Team 6 133 22.2 46 0Opponents 9 200 22.2 28 0 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Succop 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 0/0Barnard 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0Team 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/1 0/0Opponents 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/2 1/1 Succop: () () (24G,22G); Barnard: () (41N) ()TM: () (41N) (24G,22G); OPP: (53G,40N) (40N) (31G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingWoodside 47 29 327 61.7 6.96 2 4.3 0 0.0 25t 6/49 96.7Tannehill 36 25 276 69.4 7.67 3 8.3 0 0.0 25 4/28 119.7Mariota 20 10 87 50.0 4.35 1 5.0 0 0.0 20 2/12 78.5Team 103 64 690 62.1 6.70 6 5.8 0 0.0 25t 12/89 101.2Opponents 91 53 661 58.2 7.26 4 4.4 4 4.4 75t 2/14 77.2

Statistic Tenn. Opp.Total First Downs 57 52

Rushing 14 15Passing 34 28Penalty 9 93rd Down: Made/Att 20/45 10/323rd Down Pct. 44.4 31.34th Down: Made/Att 0/5 0/24th Down Pct. 0.0 0.0

Possession Avg. 32:44 27:16Total Net Yards 927 918

Avg. Per Game 309.0 306.0Total Plays 198 167Avg. Per Play 4.7 5.5

Net Yards Rushing 326 271Avg. Per Game 108.7 90.3Total Rushes 83 74

Net Yards Passing 601 647Avg. Per Game 200.3 215.7Sacked/Yards Lost 12/89 2/14Gross Yards 690 661Att./Completions 103/64 91/53Completion Pct. 62.1 58.2Had Intercepted 0 4

Punts/Average 17/49.2 15/49.3Net Punting Avg. 17/42.2 15/42.6

Penalties/Yards 27/234 28/214Fumbles/Ball Lost 4/1 2/1Touchdowns 6 6

Rushing 0 2Passing 6 4Returns 0 0



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TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES PLAYER Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds TFL No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds Long Jr., David 12 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Bates, Daren 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Mack, Isaiah 9 4 5 1 8 1 0 0 - - 0 0 1 2Jordan, Mike 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Hooker, Amani 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0Smith, Tye 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 1 0 0Sims, LeShaun 6 6 0 1 6 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Kalu, Joshua 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Woodyard, Wesley 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Tillery, Jojo 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 24 24 0 1 0 0 0Correa, Kamalei 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Finch, Sharif 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Brown, Jayon 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0 0 0Dickerson, Matt 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Durden, Kenneth 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Herron, Frank 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Johnson, Austin 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Nelson, Chris 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Ryan, Logan 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Evans, Rashaan 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Hoyett, Braxton 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Eligwe, Ukeme 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Lewis, LaTroy 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0 0 0Cruikshank, Dane 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Sapp, Quart’e 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Vaccaro, Kenny 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0 0 0Harris, Nigel 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Jones, DaQuan 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Butler, Malcolm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Byard, Kevin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Jackson, Adoree’ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 2 0 0 0Payne, D’Andre 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Roberson, Derick 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Williams, Jordan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Bledsoe, Amani 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Orr, Kareem 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0Wiley, LaDarius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0 0 0 Total 135 102 33 2.0 14 8 4 27 24 0 12 1 1 2

TACKLES FUMBLES BLOCKSPLAYER Tot Solo Asst FF FR PAT FG PUNTSims, LeShaun 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woodyard, Wesley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pruitt, MyCole 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cruikshank, Dane 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Durden, Kenneth 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hooker, Amani 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hunt, Akeem 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, Tye 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tillery, Jojo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hewitt, Ryan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hollister, Cody 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 McNichols, Jeremy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0TEAM TOTALS: 15 11 4 1 0 0 0 0

TACKLES FUMBLESPLAYER Tot Solo Asst FF FRStinnie, Aaron 1 1 0 0 0 Brown, A.J. 0 0 0 0 1 Douglas, Jamil 0 0 0 0 1Grasu, Hroniss 0 0 0 0 1TEAM TOTALS: 1 1 0 0 3

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2018 TENNESSEE TITANS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICSWon 9, Lost 7Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance09/09 L 20-27 at Miami 65,18409/16 W 20-17 Houston 62,37209/23 W 9-6 at Jacksonville 64,01509/30 W 26-23 OT Philadelphia 69,01310/07 L 12-13 at Buffalo 68,20210/14 L 0-21 Baltimore 64,44110/21 L 19-20 at L.A. Chargers 84,30111/05 W 28-14 at Dallas 90,466 11/11 W 34-10 New England 69,36311/18 L 10-38 at Indianapolis 57,40111/26 L 17-34 at Houston 71,826 12/02 W 26-22 N.Y. Jets 60,90412/06 W 30-9 Jacksonville 60,34412/16 W 17-0 at N.Y. Giants 74,53812/22 W 25-16 Washington 60,74612/30 L 17-33 Indianapolis 68,978

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTSTeam 76 58 69 101 6 310Opponents 70 105 63 62 3 303Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTSSuccop 0 0 0 0 28/31 26/30 0 106Henry 12 12 0 0 0 72C. Davis 4 0 4 0 0 24J. Smith 3 0 3 0 0 18D. Lewis 2 1 1 0 0 12Mariota 2 2 0 0 0 12Sharpe 2 0 2 0 0 12Stocker 2 0 2 0 0 12Brown 1 0 0 1 0 6Butler 1 0 0 1 0 6Cruikshank 1 0 1 0 0 6Firkser 1 0 1 0 0 6Jennings 1 0 0 1 0 6Pruitt 1 0 1 0 0 6Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 6Team 34 15 16 3* 28/31 26/30 0 310Opponents 32 9 21 2 31/32 26/29 0 3032-Pt Conv: TM 0-1, OPP 0-0 Sacks: Casey 7.0, Brown 6.0, Landry 4.5, Woodyard 4.5, Ryan 4.0, Correa 3.5, Byard 2.0, Vaccaro 2.0, Finch 1.5, Orakpo 1.5, Butler 1.0, Johnson 1.0, D. Morgan 0.5, TM 39.0, OPP 47.0 FUM/Lost: Mariota 9/2, Jackson 3/1, Batson 1/0, C. Davis 1/0, Henry 1/1, D. Lewis 1/1, J. Smith 1/0, Taylor 1/1

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDHenry 215 1,059 4.9 99t 12D. Lewis 155 517 3.3 36 1Mariota 64 357 5.6 27 2C. Davis 6 55 9.2 39 0Fluellen 4 16 4.0 13 0Sharpe 1 16 16.0 16 0Jennings 1 2 2.0 2 0Batson 1 1 1.0 1 0Gabbert 6 0 0.0 1 0Stocker 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 454 2,023 4.5 99t 15Opponents 429 1,863 4.3 97t 9

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDC. Davis 65 891 13.7 51 4D. Lewis 59 400 6.8 37 1Taylor 37 466 12.6 55 1Sharpe 26 316 12.2 28 2J. Smith 20 258 12.9 61t 3Firkser 19 225 11.8 28 1Stocker 15 165 11.0 31 2Henry 15 99 6.6 21 0Jennings 11 101 9.2 36 0Pruitt 9 102 11.3 27 1Batson 8 82 10.3 26 0Walker 4 52 13.0 16 0Matthews 3 11 3.7 4 0Cruikshank 1 66 66.0 66t 1Mariota 1 21 21.0 21 0Team 293 3,255 11.1 66t 16Opponents 337 3,719 11.0 75t 21

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDByard 4 1 0.3 1 0Butler 3 90 30.0 56t 1Jackson 2 7 3.5 7 0Brown 1 22 22.0 22t 1Vaccaro 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 11 120 10.9 56t 2Opponents 12 219 18.3 54 1

Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BKern 74 3,483 47.1 41.7 3 39 62 1Team 75 3,483 46.4 41.7 3 39 62 1Opponents 71 3,275 46.1 39.4 12 27 68 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDJackson 16 9 148 9.3 26 0Matthews 4 0 38 9.5 18 0Williams 4 1 47 11.8 38 0Batson 3 1 4 1.3 5 0Team 27 11 237 8.8 38 0Opponents 33 16 296 9.0 51 0

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDJennings 22 698 31.7 94t 1Cruikshank 1 39 39.0 39 0Team 23 737 32.0 94t 1Opponents 25 696 27.8 102t 1 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Succop 0/0 5/6 13/13 5/7 3/4Team 0/0 5/6 13/13 5/7 3/4Opponents 0/0 6/6 8/9 8/8 4/6

Succop: (47G,53G) (42G,31G) (39G,48N,36G,28G) (42G, 33G) (25G,54G,39G,50G) () (28G,33G,51N) (28N) (33G,31G) (42G) (31G) (24G,33G) (33G) (48N,22G) (42G,33G) (38G)OPP: (27G,30G) (54N,34G) (46G,38G) (27G,30G,37G) (40G,46G) () (29G,28G) (38N) (52G,52N) (22G) (43G,47G) (54G,34G,43G,39G,39G) () () (50G,40G,46G) (53G,25G)

* Return TDs: 94-yd kickoff return by Jennings at Mia., 9/9/18; 56-yd interception return by Butler vs. Was., 12/22/18; 22-yd interception return by Brown vs. Ind., 12/30/18

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingMariota 331 228 2528 68.9 7.64 11 3.3 8 2.4 61t 42/243 92.3Gabbert 101 61 626 60.4 6.20 4 4.0 4 4.0 35 5/37 74.9Henry 3 2 14 66.7 4.67 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 0/0 77.1Byard 1 1 66 100.0 66.00 1 100.0 0 0.0 66t 0/0 158.3Jennings 1 1 21 100.0 21.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 0/0 118.8Team 437 293 3,255 67.0 7.45 16 3.7 12 2.7 66t 47/280 89.8Opponents 533 337 3,719 63.2 6.98 21 3.9 11 2.1 75t 39/248 88.4

Statistic Tenn. Opp.Total First Downs 289 298

Rushing 106 98Passing 156 182Penalty 27 183rd Down: Made/Att 82/205 75/2053rd Down Pct. 40.0 36.64th Down: Made/Att 7/12 11/204th Down Pct. 58.3 55.0

Possession Avg. 29:28 30:32Total Net Yards 4998 5334

Avg. Per Game 312.4 333.4Total Plays 938 1001Avg. Per Play 5.3 5.3

Net Yards Rushing 2023 1863Avg. Per Game 126.4 116.4Total Rushes 454 429

Net Yards Passing 2975 3471Avg. Per Game 185.9 216.9Sacked/Yards Lost 47/280 39/248Gross Yards 3255 3719Att./Completions 437/293 533/337Completion Pct. 67.0 63.2Had Intercepted 12 11

Punts/Average 75/46.4 71/46.1Net Punting Avg. 75/41.7 71/39.4

Penalties/Yards 82/727 120/984Fumbles/Ball Lost 18/6 14/6Touchdowns 34 32

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2018 TENNESSEE TITANS REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES PLAYER Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds QBP TFL No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR YdsWoodyard, Wesley 124 85 39 4.5 29.5 12 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0Brown, Jayon 107 76 31 6.0 25.0 18 6 1 22 22t 1 7 2 1 7Byard, Kevin 96 64 32 2.0 18.0 4 0 4 1 1 0 10 0 0 0Ryan, Logan 85 54 31 4.0 32.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0Casey, Jurrell 72 46 26 7.0 47.5 50 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1Vaccaro, Kenny 70 45 25 2.0 2.0 3 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0Jackson, Adoree’ 69 62 7 0.0 0.0 1 3 2 7 7 0 11 0 0 0Evans, Rashaan 63 42 21 0.0 0.0 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0Butler, Malcolm 56 49 7 1.0 9.0 1 3 3 90 56t 1 13 1 0 0Landry III, Harold 46 26 20 4.5 34.0 18 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0Orakpo, Brian 40 24 16 1.5 6.0 15 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0Jones, DaQuan 39 19 20 0.0 0.0 14 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Morgan, Derrick 37 25 12 0.5 5.5 11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0Lewis, Kendrick 28 19 9 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Correa, Kamalei 27 17 10 3.5 19.0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Johnson, Austin 25 16 9 1.0 6.0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0Finch, Sharif 22 16 6 1.5 14.5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0Sims, LeShaun 21 15 6 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Logan, Bennie 16 8 8 0.0 0.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Compton, Will 11 7 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Bates, Daren 6 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kilgo, Darius 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Dickerson, Matt 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Cruikshank, Dane 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wallace, Aaron 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Durden, Kenneth 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Trawick, Brynden 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1,071 725 346 39.0 248.0 177 52 11 120 56t 2 72 10 6 8

TACKLES FUMBLES BLOCKSPLAYER Tot Solo Asst FF FR PAT FG PUNTCompton, Will 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0Bates, Daren 10 6 4 0 0 0 0 0Trawick, Brynden 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0Cruikshank, Dane 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0Finch, Sharif 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0Byard, Kevin 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0Sims, LeShaun 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0Brinkley, Beau 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0Kalu, Joshua 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Landry III, Harold 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0Jennings, Darius 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0Fluellen, David 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Lewis, Kendrick 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Batson, Cameron 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Brown, Jayon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Kern, Brett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Wallace, Aaron 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Woodyard, Wesley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0TEAM TOTALS: 83 59 24 0 0 0 0 0

TACKLES FUMBLESPLAYER Tot Solo Asst FF FRHenry, Derrick 4 3 1 0 0Kline, Josh 3 3 0 0 0Gabbert, Blaine 2 2 0 0 0Mariota, Marcus 2 1 1 0 2Davis, Corey 1 1 0 1 0Lewan, Taylor 1 1 0 0 0Smith, Jonnu 1 1 0 0 0Stocker, Luke 1 1 0 0 0Taylor, Taywan 1 1 0 0 0Williams, Nick 1 1 0 0 1Levin, Corey 1 0 1 0 0Lewis, Dion 0 0 0 0 2TEAM TOTALS: 18 15 3 1 5

Legend:Tot . . . . . . Total TacklesSolo . . . . . Unassisted TacklesAsst . . . . . Assisted TacklesSk . . . . . . Quarterback SacksYds . . . . . Yards Lost on SackQBP . . . . . Quarterback PressureTFL . . . . . Tackle for LossInt . . . . . . InterceptionsYds . . . . . Interception Return YardsTD . . . . . . Interceptions Return TouchdownsPD . . . . . . Passes DefensedFF . . . . . . Forced FumbleFR . . . . . . Fumble RecoveriesYds . . . . . Yards on Fumble Returns

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2019 CHICAGO BEARS PRESEASON STATISTICSWON 1, LOST 2 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD08/08 L 13-23 Carolina 60,921 Nall 14 104 7.4 69 008/16 L 13-32 at N.Y. Giants 70,888 Caldwell LG 15 76 5.1 47 108/24 W 27-17 at Indianapolis 65,030 Caldwell TM 11 17 1.5 7 008/29 Tennessee Whyte 16 53 3.3 23 1 Chi. Opp. Montgomery 3 16 5.3 7t 1TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 33 62 Mizzell 6 13 2.2 12 0 Rushing 10 23 Davis 3 9 3.0 12 0 Passing 20 33 Daniel 3 7 2.3 6 0 Penalty 3 6 M. Hall 1 2 2.0 2 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 12/39 16/40 Bray 3 -4 -1.3 -1 0 3rd Down Pct. 30.8 40.0 TEAM 60 217 3.6 69 2 4th Down: Made/Att 0/1 2/4 OPPONENTS 87 363 4.2 20 3 4th Down Pct. 0.0 50.0 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDPOSSESSION AVG. 26:11 33:49 Nall 9 53 5.9 11 0TOTAL NET YARDS 662 1028 Wims 8 82 10.3 29 0 Avg. Per Game 220.7 342.7 Bunting 5 108 21.6 45 0 Total Plays 156 198 Ives 4 49 12.3 21 0 Avg. Per Play 4.2 5.2 Horsted 3 39 13.0 20 1NET YARDS RUSHING 217 363 Williams-Lambert 3 32 10.7 15 0 Avg. Per Game 72.3 121.0 Gentry 3 31 10.3 18 0 Total Rushes 60 87 Mizzell 3 30 10.0 11 0NET YARDS PASSING 445 665 Montgomery 3 30 10.0 23 0 Avg. Per Game 148.3 221.7 Ridley 3 19 6.3 10 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 10/73 11/67 Caldwell LG 2 18 9.0 13 0 Gross Yards 518 732 Caldwell TM 2 18 9.0 13 0 Att./Completions 86/51 100/63 Whyte 2 14 7.0 7 0 Completion Pct. 59.3 63.0 Raymond 1 6 6.0 6 0 Had Intercepted 1 4 M. Hall 1 4 4.0 4 0PUNTS/AVERAGE 17/50.6 11/41.5 Walker 1 3 3.0 3 0NET PUNTING AVG. 17/38.9 11/43.1 TEAM 51 518 10.2 45 1PENALTIES/YARDS 25/209 18/154 OPPONENTS 63 732 11.6 46t 5FUMBLES/BALL LOST 5/2 6/4 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TDTOUCHDOWNS 5 8 Bush 2 98 49.0 91t 1 Rushing 2 3 Duck 1 62 62.0 62 0 Passing 1 5 Jibowu 1 0 0.0 0 0 Returns 2 0 TEAM 4 160 40.0 91t 1* SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPPONENTS 1 0 0.0 0 0TEAM 3 23 17 10 0 53 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BOPPONENTS 20 22 10 20 0 72 O'Donnell 17 860 50.6 38.9 0 3 60 0* SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS TEAM 17 860 50.6 38.9 0 3 60 0Pineiro 0 0 0 0 3/ 3 5/ 6 0 18 OPPONENTS 11 456 41.5 43.1 0 4 51 0Bush 1 0 0 1 0 6 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDCaldwell LG 1 1 0 0 0 6 M. Hall 5 3 -18 -3.6 0 0Horsted 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 5 3 -18 -3.6 0 0Iyiegbuniwe 1 0 0 1 0 6 OPPONENTS 14 2 198 14.1 57 0Montgomery 1 1 0 0 0 6 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TDWhyte 1 1 0 0 0 6 Whyte 5 138 27.6 41 0Fry 0 0 0 0 2/ 2 1/ 2 0 5 M. Hall 3 52 17.3 21 0TEAM 5 2 1 2 5/ 5 6/ 8 0 53 Franklin 1 19 19.0 19 0OPPONENTS 8 3 5 0 7/ 7 5/ 5 1 72 TEAM 9 209 23.2 41 02-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-1 OPPONENTS 8 197 24.6 43 0SACKS: Kwiatkoski 2, Vaughters 2, Anderson 1, * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Irving 1, Iyiegbuniwe 1, Robertson-Harris 1, Pineiro 0/ 0 3/ 3 0/ 0 1/ 2 1/ 1Smith 1, N. Williams 1, Woods 1, TM 11, Fry 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 2 0/ 0OPP 10 TEAM 0/ 0 3/ 3 0/ 0 2/ 4 1/ 1FUM/LOST: Mizzell 2/2, Bunting 1/0, OPPONENTS 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 3/ 3 1/ 1Daniel 1/0, M. Hall 1/0 Pineiro: (48N,23G)(41G,27G)(21G,58G) Fry: (43G)(47N)() TM: (48N,43G,23G)(41G,47N,27G)(21G,58G) OPP: (42G,55G,29G)(47G)(49G) * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingBray 46 25 274 54.3 5.96 1 2.2 1 2.2 25 3/ 21 70.4Daniel 40 26 244 65.0 6.10 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 7/ 52 81.7TEAM 86 51 518 59.3 6.02 1 1.2 1 1.2 45 10/ 73 75.6OPPONENTS 100 63 732 63.0 7.32 5 5.0 4 4.0 46t 11/ 67 85.1



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2018 CHICAGO BEARS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICSWON 12, LOST 4 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/09 L 23-24 at Green Bay 78,282 Howard 250 935 3.7 42 9 09/17 W 24-17 Seattle 57,960 Cohen 99 444 4.5 32 3 09/23 W 16-14 at Arizona 62,163 Trubisky 68 421 6.2 39 3 09/30 W 48-10 Tampa Bay 61,893 Gabriel 9 61 6.8 20 0 10/14 L 28-31 OT at Miami 65,791 A. Miller 6 26 4.3 9 0 10/21 L 31-38 New England 62,389 Cunningham 11 20 1.8 6 0 10/28 W 24-10 N.Y. Jets 61,397 Mizzell 9 16 1.8 7 0 11/04 W 41- 9 at Buffalo 68,749 Robinson 1 9 9.0 9 0 11/11 W 34-22 Detroit 61,393 Daniel 13 3 0.2 4 0 11/18 W 25-20 Minnesota 61,651 T. Burton 1 2 2.0 2 0 11/22 W 23-16 at Detroit 65,684 Hicks 1 1 1.0 1t 1 12/02 L 27-30 OT at N.Y. Giants 76,465 TEAM 468 1938 4.1 42 16 12/09 W 15- 6 L.A. Rams 61,695 OPPONENTS 339 1280 3.8 32 5 12/16 W 24-17 Green Bay 62,372 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/23 W 14- 9 at San Francisco 70,806 Cohen 71 725 10.2 70t 5 12/30 W 24-10 at Minnesota 66,878 Gabriel 67 688 10.3 54 2 Chi. Opp. Robinson 55 754 13.7 43 4 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 331 278 T. Burton 54 569 10.5 47 6 Rushing 108 67 A. Miller 33 423 12.8 55 7 Passing 177 186 Howard 20 145 7.3 18 0 Penalty 46 25 Bellamy 14 117 8.4 20t 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 82/200 75/219 Mizzell 8 78 9.8 26 1 3rd Down Pct. 41.0 34.2 Shaheen 5 48 9.6 23 1 4th Down: Made/Att 9/15 16/28 White 4 92 23.0 54 0 4th Down Pct. 60.0 57.1 Wims 4 32 8.0 16 0 POSSESSION AVG. 31:48 28:12 Braunecker 3 42 14.0 20 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 5502 4795 Sims 2 9 4.5 9 0 Avg. Per Game 343.9 299.7 Cunningham 1 9 9.0 9 0 Total Plays 1013 1004 Daniel 1 8 8.0 8 0 Avg. Per Play 5.4 4.8 M. Burton 1 6 6.0 6 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1938 1280 Sowell 1 2 2.0 2t 1 Avg. Per Game 121.1 80.0 TEAM 344 3747 10.9 70t 28 Total Rushes 468 339 OPPONENTS 377 3854 10.2 75t 22 NET YARDS PASSING 3564 3515 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 222.8 219.7 Fuller 7 52 7.4 35 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 33/183 50/339 Jackson 6 81 13.5 41t 2 Gross Yards 3747 3854 Amukamara 3 58 19.3 49t 1 Att./Completions 512/344 615/377 Amos 2 27 13.5 26 0 Completion Pct. 67.2 61.3 Callahan 2 12 6.0 12 0 Had Intercepted 14 27 Trevathan 2 12 6.0 12 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 63/44.3 78/44.2 Mack 1 27 27.0 27t 1 NET PUNTING AVG. 63/39.7 78/38.2 Smith 1 22 22.0 22 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 97/796 114/1022 Lynch 1 20 20.0 20 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 23/10 21/9 Floyd 1 19 19.0 19t 1 TOUCHDOWNS 50 30 McManis 1 0 0.0 0 0 Rushing 16 5 TEAM 27 330 12.2 49t 5 Passing 28 22 OPPONENTS 14 189 13.5 48 1 Returns 6 3 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS O'Donnell 62 2791 45.0 39.7 7 28 65 1 TEAM 85 138 82 116 0 421 TEAM 63 2791 44.3 39.7 7 28 65 1 OPPONENTS 38 58 66 115 6 283 OPPONENTS 78 3447 44.2 38.2 3 18 65 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Parkey 0 0 0 0 42/45 23/30 0 111 Cohen 33 21 411 12.5 44 0 Howard 9 9 0 0 0 54 TEAM 33 21 411 12.5 44 0 Cohen 8 3 5 0 0 48 OPPONENTS 20 20 150 7.5 17 0 A. Miller 7 0 7 0 0 42 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD T. Burton 6 0 6 0 0 38 Cunningham 8 173 21.6 31 0 Robinson 4 0 4 0 0 24 Mizzell 7 106 15.1 22 0 Jackson 3 0 0 3 0 18 A. Miller 6 139 23.2 31 0 Trubisky 3 3 0 0 0 18 Cohen 2 22 11.0 22 0 Gabriel 2 0 2 0 0 12 TEAM 23 440 19.1 31 0 Bellamy 1 0 1 0 0 8 OPPONENTS 22 548 24.9 95t 1 Shaheen 1 0 1 0 0 8 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Amukamara 1 0 0 1 0 6 Parkey 0/ 0 6/ 6 7/10 9/12 1/ 2 Floyd 1 0 0 1 0 6 TEAM 0/ 0 6/ 6 7/10 9/12 1/ 2 Hicks 1 1 0 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 5/ 5 6/ 6 9/10 5/ 5 Mack 1 0 0 1 0 6 Parkey: (26G,33G,32G)(25G)(46N,20G,41G,43G)(50G,Mizzell 1 0 1 0 0 6 46G)(53N)(46G)(40N,32G)(23G,45G)(41N,34N)(33G, Sowell 1 0 1 0 0 6 41G,48G)(40G)(36G,21G)(39G,31G,38N)(24G)(37N) Goldman 0 0 0 0 1 2 (42G) OPP: (42G)(56G)()(30G)(50G,25G,47G)(29G)Kwiatkoski 0 0 0 0 0 2 (42G)(41G)(52G)(36G,36G)(20G)(57G,37G,44G)(27G,TEAM 50 16 28 6 42/45 23/30 1 421 50G, 40N)(41G,43G,45G)(33G,30G,23G)(45G)OPPONENTS 30 5 22 3 22/22 25/26 0 283 2-Pt Conv: Bellamy, T. Burton, Kwiatkoski, Shaheen, TM 4-5, OPP 3-8 SACKS: Mack 12.5, Hicks 7.5, Smith 5, Floyd 4, Goldman 3, Lynch 3, Nichols 3, Robertson-Harris 3, Callahan 2, Trevathan 2, Amos 1, Bush 1, Irving 1, Jackson 1,McManis 1, TM 50, OPP 33 FUM/LOST: Cohen 7/3, Trubisky 6/3, Daniel 4/0, Howard 2/1, T. Burton 1/1, Gabriel 1/1, A. Miller 1/0, Robinson 1/1

* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingTrubisky 434 289 3223 66.6 7.43 24 5.5 12 2.8 70t 24/ 143 95.4Daniel 76 53 515 69.7 6.78 3 3.9 2 2.6 46 9/ 40 90.6Cohen 1 1 1 100.0 1.00 1 100.0 0 0.0 1t 0/ 0 118.8A. Miller 1 1 8 100.0 8.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 0/ 0 100.0TEAM 512 344 3747 67.2 7.32 28 5.5 14 2.7 70t 33/ 183 95.4OPPONENTS 615 377 3854 61.3 6.27 22 3.6 27 4.4 75t 50/ 339 72.9



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GAMES WONWON BY SCORING IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF REGULATION By Titans—Corey Davis 11-yard TD reception

(0:36 remaining) vs. New York Jets, 12/2/18 (W) By Opponents—Stephen Hauschka 46-yard

field goal (0:00 remaining), at Buffalo, 10/7/18 (L)

WON OVERTIME GAME By Titans—Philadelphia 23, at Tennessee 26,

9/30/18 (W) By Opponents—vs. Arizona 37, Tennessee 34,

12/15/13 (L)

WON BY 20 OR MORE POINTS By Titans—at Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 9,

12/6/18 (W) By Opponents—at Indianapolis 38, Tennessee

10, 11/18/18 (L) WON BY SHUTOUT By Titans—Tennessee 17, at New York Giants

0, 12/16/18 (W) By Opponents—Baltimore 21, at Tennessee 0,

10/14/18 (L)

TEAM SCORINGSCORED 50 POINTS By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Houston 58, vs. Cleveland 14,

12/9/90 (W) By Opponents—at Houston 57, Tennessee 14,

10/1/17 (L)

SCORED 40 POINTS By Titans—Tennessee 47, vs. Green Bay 25,

11/13/16 (W) By Opponents—at Pittsburgh 40, Tennessee

17, 11/16/17 (L)

SCORED 20 POINTS IN A QUARTER By Titans—21 points in fourth quarter, vs. India-

napolis, 10/16/17 (W) By Opponents—20 points in fourth quarter, at

Houston, 10/1/17 (L)

SCORED 30 POINTS IN A HALF By Titans—31 points in second half, at Jackson-

ville, 9/17/17 (W) By Opponents—30 points in first half, at Hous-

ton, 10/1/17 (L)

SCORED TOUCHDOWNS ON OFFENSE, DE-FENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS By Titans—One rushing, two interception

returns, two punt returns, vs. Jacksonville, 12/30/12 (W)

By Opponents—Four passing, one interception return, two punt returns, at Oakland, 9/29/02 (L)

SCORED A TOUCHDOWN ON FIRST OFFENSIVE POSSESSION By Titans—Derrick Henry 1-yard run, vs. Wash-

ington, 12/22/18 (W) By Opponents—Dontrelle Inman 11-yard re-

ception, vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/18 (L)

TEAM YARDAGE TOTALS500 TOTAL NET YARDS By Titans—vs. Arizona (532 yards), 11/29/09

(W) By Opponents—at Denver (551 yards), 12/8/13

(L)

400 TOTAL NET YARDS By Titans—vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (426

yards), 12/6/18 (W) By Opponents—vs. Indianapolis (436 yards),

12/30/18 (L)

TEAM DEFENSEHELD OPPONENT WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Tennessee 17, at New York Giants

0, 12/16/18 (W) By Opponents—Baltimore 21, at Tennessee 0,

10/14/18 (L)

HELD OPPONENT TO 200 OR FEWER NET YARDS OF OFFENSE By Titans—at Miami (178 net yards), 10/8/17 (L) By Opponents—vs. Baltimore (106 net yards),

10/14/18 (L)

HELD OPPONENT TO 50 OR FEWER YARDS RUSHING By Titans—at New York Giants (47 yards),

12/16/18 (W) By Opponents—vs. Houston (30 yards),

12/27/15 (L)

HELD OPPONENT TO 100 OR FEWER NET YARDS PASSING By Titans—at Miami (78 net yards), 10/8/17 (L) By Opponents—vs. Baltimore (51 net yards),

10/14/18 (L)

SEVEN OR MORE SACKS BY TEAM By Titans—at Arizona (8 sacks), 12/10/17 (L) By Opponents—vs. Baltimore (11 sacks),

10/14/18 (L)

SIX OR MORE SACKS BY TEAM By Titans—at Arizona (8 sacks), 12/10/17 (L) By Opponents—at Houston (6 sacks), 11/26/18

(L)

FIVE OR MORE SACKS BY TEAM By Titans—at Dallas (5 sacks), 11/5/18 (W) By Opponents—at Houston (6 sacks), 11/26/18

(L)

FORCED FIVE OR MORE OPPONENT TURNOVERS By Titans—vs. N.Y. Jets (4 interceptions, 1 fum-

ble), 12/17/12 (W) By Opponents—at Houston (4 interceptions, 1

fumble), 10/1/17 (L)

FORCED FOUR OR MORE OPPONENT TURNOVERS By Titans—vs. Jacksonville (2 interceptions, 2

fumbles), 12/31/17 (W) By Opponents—at Pittsburgh (4 interceptions),

11/16/17 (L)

SPECIAL TEAMSKICKOFF RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Darius Jennings (94 yards) at Mi-

ami, 9/9/18 (L) By Opponents—Jakeem Grant (102 yards) at

Miami, 9/9/18 (L)

OPENING KICKOFF RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Derrick Mason (101 yards) at Cin-

cinnati, 11/18/01 (W) By Opponents—Josh Huff (107 yards) at Phila-

delphia, 11/23/14 (L)

PUNT RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Darius Reynaud (twice—69 yards

and 81 yards) vs. Jacksonville, 12/30/12 (W) By Opponents—Jakeem Grant (74 yards) at

Miami, 10/9/16 (W)

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED By Titans—Brian Orakpo at New Orleans (Kai

Forbath), 11/8/15 (W) By Opponents—T.J. Watt at Pittsburgh (Ryan

Succop), 11/16/17 (L)

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED, RETURNED FOR TD By Titans—Donald Mitchell (69 yards) at Detroit

(Jason Hanson’s FG blocked by Henry Ford), 10/21/01 (W)

By Opponents—Rob Morris (68 yards) at India-napolis (Gary Anderson’s FG blocked by Montae Reagor), 12/5/04 (L)

PUNT BLOCKED By Titans—Tim Shaw vs. Pittsburgh (Drew

Butler), 10/11/12 (W) By Opponents—Kevin Pierre-Louis vs. New

York Jets (Brett Kern), 12/2/18 (W)

PUNT BLOCKED AND RETURNED FOR TD By Titans—Jason McCourty vs. Indianapolis

(Pat McAfee’s punt blocked by Patrick Bai-ley and recovered in end zone by McCourty), 10/30/11 (W)

By Opponents—Mike Harris (19 yards) vs. Jacksonville (Brett Kern’s punt blocked by Mike Harris), 12/30/12 (W)

FIVE FIELD GOALS By Titans—Ryan Succop (5) vs. Indianapolis,

10/16/17 (W) By Opponents—Jason Myers (5), vs. New York

Jets, 12/2/18 (W)

FOUR FIELD GOALS By Titans—Ryan Succop at Buffalo, 10/7/18 (L) By Opponents—Jason Myers (5), vs. New York

Jets, 12/2/18 (W)

THREE FIELD GOALS By Titans—Ryan Succop (4) at Buffalo, 10/7/18

(L) By Opponents—Jason Myers (5), vs. New York

Jets, 12/2/18 (W)

SUCCESSFUL ONSIDE KICK By Titans—Rob Bironas kicks and Daimion

Stafford recovers, vs. Arizona, 12/15/13 (L) By Opponents—Connar Barth kicks and Adrian

Amos recovers, at Chicago, 11/27/16 (W)

REGULAR SEASON: THE LAST TIME THE TENNESSEE TITANS ...



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MISSED PAT By Titans—Ryan Succop vs. Washington,

12/22/18 (W) By Opponents—Adam Vinatieri, vs. Indianapo-

lis, 12/30/18 (L)

TWO-POINT CONVERSIONSTWO-POINT CONVERSION MADE By Titans—Dexter McCluster (pass from Mar-

cus Mariota) at N.Y. Jets, 12/13/15 (L) By Opponents—Blake Bortles run vs. Jackson-

ville, 10/27/16 (W)

TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED By Titans—at L.A. Chargers (London) (pass

failed), 10/21/18 (L) By Opponents—vs. Seattle (pass failed),

9/24/17 (W)

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES

INDIVIDUAL WITH 200 SCRIMMAGE YARDS By Titans—Derrick Henry (238 yards) vs. Jack-

sonville, 12/6/18 (W) By Opponents—Todd Gurley (276 yards), vs.

Los Angeles Rams, 12/24/17 (L)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN By Titans—DeMarco Murray (two rushing, one

receiving) vs. Cincinnati, 11/12/17 (W) By Opponents—Lamar Miller, at Houston,

10/1/17 (L)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND PASSING TOUCH-DOWN By Titans—Marcus Mariota (2 passing, 1 rush-

ing) at Dallas, 11/5/18 (W) By Opponents—Deshaun Watson (2 passing, 1

rushing), at Houston, 11/26/18 (L)

INDIVIDUAL RUSHING200 YARDS RUSHING By Titans—Derrick Henry (238 yards) vs. Jack-

sonville, 12/6/18 (W) By Opponents—Le’Veon Bell (204 yards) vs.

Pittsburgh, 11/17/14 (L)

150 YARDS RUSHING By Titans—Derrick Henry (170 yards) at New

York Giants, 12/16/18 (W) By Opponents—Lamar Miller (162 yards), at

Houston, 11/26/18 (L)

100 YARDS RUSHING By Titans—Derrick Henry (170 yards) at New

York Giants, 12/16/18 (W) By Opponents—Marlon Mack (119 yards), vs.

Indianapolis, 12/30/18 (L)

CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES By Titans— Derrick Henry vs. Jacksonville (238

yards), 12/6/18 (W), at New York Giants (170 yards), 12/16/18 (W)

30 OR MORE CARRIES By Titans—Derrick Henry (33 att) at New York

Giants, 12/16/18 (W) By Opponents—Melvin Gordon (32 carries) at

San Diego, 11/6/16 (L)

RUSHING PLAY OF 80 OR MORE YARDS By Titans—Derrick Henry (99 yards) vs. Jack-

sonville, 12/6/18 (W) By Opponents—Lamar Miller (97 yards), at

Houston, 11/26/18 (L)

RUSHING PLAY OF 50 OR MORE YARDS By Titans—Derrick Henry (99 yards & 54 yards)

vs. Jacksonville, 12/6/18 (W) By Opponents—Lamar Miller (97 yards), at

Houston, 11/26/18 (L)

THREE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Titans—Derrick Henry (4) vs. Jacksonville,

12/6/18 (W) By Opponents—Corey Dillon (4) at Cincinnati,

12/4/97 (L)

TWO TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Titans—Derrick Henry (2) at New York Gi-

ants, 12/16/18 (W) By Opponents—Alex Collins, vs. Baltimore,

10/14/18 (L)

INDIVIDUAL PASSING400 YARDS PASSING By Titans—Ryan Fitzpatrick (402 yards) vs. Ari-

zona, 12/15/13 (L) By Opponents—Tony Romo (406 yards) at Dal-

las, 10/10/10 (W)

300 YARDS PASSING By Titans—Marcus Mariota (303 yards) at

Houston, 11/26/18 (L) By Opponents—Philip Rivers (306 yards), at

L.A. Chargers (London), 10/21/18 (L)

CONSECUTIVE 300-YARD PASSING GAMES By Titans—Matt Hasselbeck vs. Baltimore (358

yards), 9/18/11 (W), vs. Denver (311 yards), 9/25/11 (W)

FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Titans—Steve McNair vs. Jacksonville,

12/26/99 (W) By Opponents—Blake Bortles vs. Jacksonville,

12/6/15 (W)

FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Titans—Marcus Mariota vs. Green Bay,

11/13/16 (W) By Opponents—Jared Goff, vs. Los Angeles

Rams, 12/24/17 (L)

50 OR MORE PASS ATTEMPTS By Titans—Zach Mettenberger (51 att) vs.

Houston, 12/27/15 (L) By Opponents—Carson Wentz (50 att) vs. Phil-

adelphia, 9/30/18 (W)

40 OR MORE PASS ATTEMPTS By Titans—Marcus Mariota (43 att) vs.

Philadelphia, 9/30/18 (W) By Opponents—Eli Manning (44 att), at New

York Giants, 12/16/18 (W)

30 OR MORE COMPLETIONS By Titans—Marcus Mariota (30 comp) vs. Phila-

delphia, 9/30/18 (W) By Opponents—Carson Wentz (33 comp) vs.

Philadelphia, 9/30/18 (W)

NO SACKS ALLOWED By Titans—vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/18 (L) By Opponents—at Indianapolis, 11/18/18 (L)

COMPLETION OF 80 OR MORE YARDS By Titans—Zach Mettenberger (80 yards) vs.

Pittsburgh, 11/17/14, (L) By Opponents—Jared Goff (80 yards), vs. Los

Angeles Rams, 12/24/17 (L)

COMPLETION OF 50 OR MORE YARDS By Titans—Marcus Mariota (55 yards) vs. New

York Jets, 12/2/18 (W) By Opponents—Andrew Luck (68 yards), at In-

dianapolis, 11/18/18 (L)

INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING200 YARDS RECEIVING By Titans—Kenny Britt (225 yards) vs. Philadel-

phia, 10/24/10 (W) By Opponents—DeAndre Hopkins (238 yards)

at Houston, 11/30/14 (L)

150 YARDS RECEIVING By Titans—Corey Davis (161 yards) vs. Phila-

delphia, 9/30/18 (W) By Opponents—T.Y. Hilton (155 yards), at Indi-

anapolis, 11/18/18 (L)

100 YARDS RECEIVING By Titans—Taywan Taylor (104 yards) vs. New

York Jets, 12/2/18 (W) By Opponents—T.Y. Hilton (155 yards), at Indi-

anapolis, 11/18/18 (L)

CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES By Titans—Nate Washington vs. San Diego

(131 yards), 9/22/13 (W), vs. New York Jets (105 yards), 9/29/13 (W)

10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS By Titans—Delanie Walker (10 rec.) vs. Dallas,

9/14/14 (L) By Opponents—Zach Ertz (10 rec.), vs. Phila-

delphia, 9/30/18 (W)

RECEPTION OF 80 OR MORE YARDS By Titans—Nate Washington (80 yards) vs.

Pittsburgh, 11/17/14, (L) By Opponents—Todd Gurley (80 yards), vs.

Los Angeles Rams, 12/24/17 (L)

RECEPTION OF 50 OR MORE YARDS By Titans—Taywan Taylor (55 yards) vs. New

York Jets, 12/2/18 (W) By Opponents—T.Y. Hilton (68 yards), at India-

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THREE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Titans—Kenny Britt vs. Philadelphia,

10/24/10 (W) By Opponents—Antonio Brown at Pittsburgh,

11/16/17 (L)

TWO TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Titans—Rishard Matthews at San Diego,

11/6/16 (L) By Opponents—Demaryius Thomas, at Hous-

ton, 11/26/18 (L)

COMBINED OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES BY

TEAMMATES100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER IN A GAME By Titans—DeMarco Murray (123 rush.) and

Delanie Walker (124 rec.) vs. Green Bay, 11/13/16 (W)

By Opponents—Chris Ivory (101 rush.) and Brandon Marshall (125 rec.) at New York Jets, 12/13/15 (L)

By One Player (Opponent)—Todd Gurley (118 rush. and 158 receiving), vs. Los Angeles Rams, 12/24/17 (L)

100-YARD RUSHER, 100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER IN A GAME By Titans—Chris Johnson (154 rush.), Kenny

Britt (128 rec.) and Vince Young (387 pass.) vs. Arizona, 11/29/09 (W)

By Opponents—Todd Gurley (118 rush. and 158 rec.) and Jared Goff (301 pass.), vs. Los An-geles Rams, 12/24/17 (L)

300-YARD PASSER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER IN A GAME By Titans—Marcus Mariota (344 pass.) and

Corey Davis (161 rec.) vs. Philadelphia, 9/30/18 (W)

By Opponents—Philip Rivers (306 pass.), Tyrell Williams (118 rec.), at L.A. Chargers (London), 10/21/18 (L)

100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER IN A GAME By Titans—Marcus Mariota (306 pass.) and Der-

rick Henry (131 rush.) vs. Indianapolis, 10/16/17 (W)

By Opponents— Jared Goff (301 pass.) and Todd Gurley (118 rush.), vs. Los Angeles Rams, 12/24/17 (L)

TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS IN A GAME By Titans—Chris Johnson (125 yards) and

LenDale White (106 yards) at Detroit, 11/27/08 (W)

By Opponents—Arian Foster (115 yards) and Ben Tate (104 yards) vs. Houston, 10/23/11 (L)

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS IN A GAME By Titans—Justin Hunter (109 yards) and Kend-

all Wright (103 yards) at Oakland, 11/24/13 (W) By Opponents—Zach Ertz (112 rec.) and Alshon

Jeffery (105 rec.), vs. Philadelphia, 9/30/18 (W)

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSEINTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Jayon Brown (22 yards) vs. India-

napolis, 12/30/18 (L)

By Opponents—Trumaine Johnson (31 yards), vs. New York Jets, 12/2/18 (W)

FUMBLE RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Wesley Woodyard (4 yards) vs. Los

Angeles Rams, 12/24/17 (L) By Opponents—Yannick Ngakoue (67 yards)

vs. Jacksonville, 12/31/17 (W)

SAFETY SCORED By Titans—Jets quarterback Geno Smith penal-

ized for intentional grounding in the end zone, vs. N.Y. Jets, 12/14/14 (L)

By Opponents—Cameron Batson tackled in end zone vs. Jacksonville, 12/6/18 (W)

THREE INTERCEPTIONS By Titans—Kevin Byard (3) at Cleveland,

10/22/17 (W) By Opponents—Glover Quin (3) at Houston,

11/28/10 (L)

TWO INTERCEPTIONS By Titans—Kevin Byard (2) vs. Jacksonville,

12/31/17 (W) By Opponents—Reshad Jones at Miami, 9/9/18

(L)

THREE SACKS By Titans—Jason Jones (3.5) vs. Pittsburgh,

12/21/08 (W) By Opponents—Za'Darius Smith, vs. Baltimore,

10/14/18 (L)

GAMES WON (PLAYOFFS)WON BY SCORING IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF REGULATION By Titans—Gary Anderson 46-yard field goal

with 0:29 remaining, at Baltimore, 1/3/04 (W) By Opponents—Matt Stover 43-yard field goal

with 0:53 remaining, vs. Baltimore, 1/10/09 (L)

WON OVERTIME GAME By Titans—Tennessee 34, vs. Pittsburgh 31,

1/11/03 (W) By Opponents—at Buffalo 41, Houston 38,

1/3/93 (L)

WON BY 20 OR MORE POINTS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—at New England 35, Tennes-

see 14, 1/13/18 (L) WON BY SHUTOUT By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

TEAM SCORING (PLAYOFFS)SCORED 50 POINTS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—at Oakland 56, Houston 7,

12/21/69 (L)

SCORED 40 POINTS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—at Oakland 41, Tennessee 24,

1/19/03 (L)

SCORED 20 POINTS IN A QUARTER By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—21 points in second quarter, at Buffa-

lo, 1/3/93 (L) By Opponents—21 points in second quarter, at

New England, 1/13/18 (L)

SCORED 30 POINTS IN A HALF By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—35 points in second half, at

Buffalo, 1/3/93 (L)

SCORED TOUCHDOWNS ON OFFENSE, DE-FENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

SCORED A TOUCHDOWN ON FIRST OFFENSIVE POSSESSION By Titans—Chris Brown 6-yard run, at Balti-

more, 1/3/04 (W) By Opponents—Bethel Johnson 41-yard pass

from Tom Brady, at New England, 1/10/04 (L)

TEAM YARDAGE TOTALS (PLAYOFFS)

500 TOTAL NET YARDS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

400 TOTAL NET YARDS By Titans—vs. Pittsburgh (430 yards), 1/11/03

(W) By Opponents—at New England (438 yards),

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TEAM DEFENSE (PLAYOFFS)HELD OPPONENT WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Houston 10, at San Diego 3,

12/24/61 (W) By Opponents—at San Diego 17, Tennessee 6,

1/6/08 (L)

HELD OPPONENT TO 200 OR FEWER NET YARDS OF OFFENSE By Titans—vs. Baltimore (134 net yards), 1/7/01

(L) By Opponents—vs. Buffalo (194 net yards),

1/8/00 (W)

HELD OPPONENT TO 50 OR FEWER YARDS RUSHING By Titans—vs. Baltimore (50 yards), 1/10/09 (L) By Opponents—vs. Kansas City (39 yards),

1/16/94 (L)

HELD OPPONENT TO 100 OR FEWER NET YARDS PASSING By Titans—vs. Buffalo (97 net yards), 1/8/00

(W) By Opponents—vs. Buffalo (55 net yards),

1/8/00 (W)

SEVEN OR MORE SACKS BY TEAM By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—at New England (8 sacks),

1/13/18 (L)

SPECIAL TEAMS (PLAYOFFS)KICKOFF RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Derrick Mason (80 yards) at Jack-

sonville, 1/23/00 (W) By Opponents—Never Happened

RETURNED OPENING KICKOFF FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

PUNT RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Richard Seymour at New En-

gland (Gary Anderson), 1/10/04 (L)

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED, RETURNED FOR TD By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Anthony Mitchell (90 yards) vs.

Baltimore (Al Del Greco’s FG blocked by Keith Washington), 1/7/01 (L)

PUNT BLOCKED By Titans—Chris Coleman vs. Baltimore (Kyle

Richardson, twice), 1/7/01 (L) By Opponents—Jerry Olsavsky vs. Pittsburgh

(Greg Montgomery), 12/31/89 (L)

PUNT BLOCKED AND RETURNED FOR TD By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

FIVE FIELD GOALS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

FOUR FIELD GOALS By Titans—Al Del Greco at Indianapolis, 1/16/00

(W) By Opponents—Gary Anderson (OT) vs. Pitts-

burgh, 12/31/89 (L)

THREE FIELD GOALS By Titans—Al Del Greco (4) at Indianapolis,

1/16/00 (W) By Opponents—Jeff Reed vs. Pittsburgh,

1/11/03 (W)

MISSED PAT (KICK) By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—David Treadwell (Wide Left) at

Denver, 1/4/92 (L)

TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS (PLAYOFFS)

TWO-POINT CONVERSION MADE By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Plaxico Burress (pass from

Hines Ward) vs. Pittsburgh, 1/11/03 (W)

TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED By Titans—at Kansas City (two passes failed),

1/6/18 (W) By Opponents—vs. Buffalo (pass incomplete),

1/8/00 (W)

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES

(PLAYOFFS)INDIVIDUAL WITH 200 SCRIMMAGE YARDS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Allen Pinkett at Cleveland, 12/24/88

(W) By Opponents—James White at New England,

1/13/18 (L)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND PASSING TOUCH-DOWN By Titans—Steve McNair at Oakland, 1/19/03

(L) By Opponents—Rich Gannon at Oakland,

1/19/03 (L)

INDIVIDUAL RUSHING (PLAYOFFS)

200 YARDS RUSHING By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

150 YARDS RUSHING By Titans—Derrick Henry (156 yards) at Kansas

City, 1/6/18 (W) By Opponents—Paul Lowe (165 yards) vs. Los

Angeles Chargers, 1/1/61 (W)

100 YARDS RUSHING By Titans—Derrick Henry (156 yards) at Kansas

City, 1/6/18 (W) By Opponents—Fred Taylor (110 yards) at

Jacksonville, 1/23/00 (W)

CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES By Titans—Eddie George vs. Buffalo (106

yards), 1/8/00 (W), at Indianapolis (162 yards), 1/16/00 (W)

30 OR MORE CARRIES By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

RUSHING PLAY OF 80 OR MORE YARDS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

RUSHING PLAY OF 50 OR MORE YARDS By Titans—Steve McNair (51 yards) at Jackson-

ville, 1/23/00 (W) By Opponents—Never Happened

THREE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

TWO TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING By Titans—Steve McNair at Oakland, 1/19/03

(L) By Opponents—Antowain Smith vs. Buffalo,

1/8/00 (W)

INDIVIDUAL PASSING (PLAYOFFS)

400 YARDS PASSING By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Kurt Warner (414 yards) vs. St.

Louis, 1/30/00 (L)

300 YARDS PASSING By Titans—Steve McNair (338 yards) vs. Pitts-

burgh, 1/11/03 (W) By Opponents—Tom Brady (337 yards) at New

England, 1/13/18 (L)

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FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Daryle Lamonica (6) at Oak-

land, 12/21/69 (L)

FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Warren Moon at Buffalo, 1/3/93 (L) By Opponents—Frank Reich at Buffalo, 1/3/93

(L)

50 OR MORE PASS ATTEMPTS By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Warren Moon (50 att) at Buffalo,

1/3/93 (L) By Opponents—Tom Brady (53 att) at New En-

gland, 1/13/18 (L)

40 OR MORE PASS ATTEMPTS By Titans—Kerry Collins (42 att) vs. Baltimore,

1/10/09 (L) By Opponents—Tom Brady (53 att) at New En-

gland, 1/13/18 (L)

30 OR MORE COMPLETIONS By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers— Warren Moon (32 comp) vs. Kansas

City, 1/16/94 (L) By Opponents—Tom Brady (35 comp) at New

England, 1/13/18 (L)

NO SACKS ALLOWED By Titans—at Baltimore, 1/3/04 (W) By Opponents—at New England, 1/13/18 (L)

COMPLETION OF 80 OR MORE YARDS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

COMPLETION OF 50 OR MORE YARDS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Trent Dilfer (56 yards) vs. Bal-

timore, 1/7/01 (L)

INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING (PLAYOFFS)

200 YARDS RECEIVING By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

150 YARDS RECEIVING By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Isaac Bruce (162 yards) vs. St.

Louis, 1/30/00 (L)

100 YARDS RECEIVING By Titans—Justin Gage (135 yards) vs. Balti-

more, 1/10/09 (L) By Opponents—Danny Amendola (112 yards)

at New England, 1/13/18 (L)

CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Ernest Givins at Denver (111 yards),

1/4/92 (L), at Buffalo (117 yards), 1/3/93 (L)

10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS By Titans—Justin Gage (11 rec.) vs. Baltimore,

1/10/09 (L) By Opponents—Danny Amendola (11 rec.) at

New England, 1/13/18 (L)

RECEPTION OF 80 OR MORE YARDS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

RECEPTION OF 50 OR MORE YARDS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Shannon Sharpe (56 yards)

vs. Baltimore, 1/7/01 (L)

THREE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Andre Reed at Buffalo, 1/3/93

(L)

TWO TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS By Titans/Oilers—Corey Davis at New En-

gland, 1/13/18 (L) By Opponents—Hines Ward vs. Pittsburgh,

1/11/03 (W)

COMBINED OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES BY

TEAMMATES (PLAYOFFS)100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER IN A GAME By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

100-YARD RUSHER, 100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER IN A GAME By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

300-YARD PASSER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER IN A GAME By Titans—Steve McNair (338 pass.) and Frank

Wycheck (123 rec.) vs. Pittsburgh, 1/11/03 (W) By Opponents—Tom Brady (337 pass.) and

Danny Amendola (112 rec.) at New England, 1/13/18 (L)

100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER IN A GAME By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS IN A GAME By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Hewritt Dixon (144 yards) and

Pete Banaszak (116 yards) at Oakland, 12/31/67 (L)

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS IN A GAME By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Mike Barber (112 yards) and Ken

Burrough (103 yards) at Miami, 12/24/78 (W) By Opponents—Chris Chambers (121 yards)

and Vincent Jackson (114 yards) at San Diego, 1/6/08 (L)

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE (PLAYOFFS)

INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Bubba McDowell (58 yards) at Buf-

falo, 1/3/93 (L) By Opponents—Will Demps (56 yards) at Balti-

more, 1/3/04 (W)

FUMBLE RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN By Titans/Oilers—Never Happened By Opponents—Never Happened

SAFETY SCORED By Titans—Josh Evans and Jason Fisk (sacked

Mark Brunell), at Jacksonville, 1/23/00 (W) By Opponents— Dan Pastorini ran out of the

End Zone, at Miami, 12/24/78 (W)

THREE INTERCEPTIONS By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Vernon Perry (4*) at San Diego,

12/29/79 (W) By Opponents—Never Happened

TWO INTERCEPTIONS By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Bubba McDowell vs. N.Y. Jets,

12/29/91 (W) By Opponents—Johnny Robinson vs. Dallas

Texans, 12/23/62 (L)

THREE SACKS By Titans—Never in Titans era (since 1999) By Oilers—Andy Dorris vs. Denver, 12/23/79

(W) By Opponents—Willie McGinest at New En-

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TEAM OFFENSE Ranked 1st in Overall Offense — 1990 Ranked 1st in Rushing Offense — 1967 (AFL) Ranked 1st in Passing Offense — 1992

TEAM DEFENSE Ranked 1st in Overall Defense — 2000 Ranked 1st in Rushing Defense — 2003 Ranked 1st in Passing Defense — 2000

GAMES WON (REGULAR SEASON) 10 Wins — 2008 (13-3) 11 Wins — 2008 (13-3) 12 Wins — 2008 (13-3) 13 Wins — 2008 (13-3)

ADVANCED IN PLAYOFFS Wild Card Round — 2017 Divisional Round — 2017 Conference Championship — 2002 Super Bowl — 1999

RUSHING 1,000 Yards — Derrick Henry (1,059), 2018 1,500 Yards — Chris Johnson (2,006), 2009 2,000 Yards — Chris Johnson (2,006), 2009 300 Attempts — Chris Johnson (316), 2010 400 Attempts — Eddie George (403), 2000 10 Touchdowns — Derrick Henry (12), 2018 15 Touchdowns — Lendale White (15), 2008

PASSING 3,000 Yards — Marcus Mariota (3,232), 2017 3,500 Yards — Matt Hasselbeck (3,571), 2011 4,000 Yards — Warren Moon (4,690), 1991 400 Attempts — Marcus Mariota (453), 2017 500 Attempts — Matt Hasselbeck (518), 2011 600 Attempts — Warren Moon (655), 1991 20 Touchdowns — Marcus Mariota (26), 2016 30 Touchdowns — Warren Moon (33), 1990 90.0 Passer Rating — Marcus Mariota (92.3), 2018 100.0 Passer Rating — Steve McNair (100.4), 2003

RECEIVING 80 Receptions — Delanie Walker (94), 2015 90 Receptions — Delanie Walker (94), 2015 100 Receptions — Haywood Jeffires (100), 1991 1,000 Yards — Delanie Walker (1,088), 2015 1,500 Yards — Charlie Hennigan (1,546), 1964 10 Touchdowns — Drew Bennett (11), 2004 15 Touchdowns — Bill Groman (17), 1961

SCORING 100 Points — Ryan Succop (106), 2018 110 Points — Ryan Succop (136), 2017 120 Points — Ryan Succop (136), 2017 130 Points — Ryan Succop (136), 2017 30 Field Goals — Ryan Succop (35), 2017 35 Field Goals — Ryan Succop (35), 2017 10 Touchdowns — Derrick Henry (12), 2018 15 Touchdowns — Chris Johnson (16), 2009 DEFENSE 7 Interceptions — Kevin Byard (8), 2017 8 Interceptions — Kevin Byard (8), 2017 9 Interceptions — Mike Reinfeldt (12), 1979 10 Interceptions — Mike Reinfeldt (12), 1979 10 Sacks — Brian Orakpo (10.5), 2016 12 Sacks — Jason Babin (12.5), 2010 14 Sacks — Jevon Kearse (14.5), 1999 150 Tackles — Wesley Woodyard (172), 2017 175 Tackles — Keith Bulluck (180), 2002 200 Tackles — Gregg Bingham (212), 1980

Team record holders in major statistical categories

SCORING Points (Game) — 30 by Billy Cannon (5 TDs) at N.Y. Titans, 12/10/61 Points (Season) — 136 by Al Del Greco, 1998; by Ryan Succop, 2017 Points (Career) — 1,060 by Al Del Greco, 1991-00 Touchdowns (Game) — 5 by Billy Cannon at N.Y. Titans, 12/10/61 Touchdowns (Season) — 19 by Earl Campbell, 1979 Touchdowns (Career) — 74 by Eddie George, 1996-03 Field Goals (Game) — 8 by Rob Bironas at Hou., 10/21/07 Field Goals (Season) — 36 by Al Del Greco, 1998 Field Goals (Career) — 246 by Al Del Greco, 1991-00

RUSHING Rushing Yards (Game) — 238 by Derrick Henry vs. Jax, 12/6/18 Rushing Yards (Season) — 2,006 by Chris Johnson, 2009 Rushing Yards (Career) — 10,009 by Eddie George, 1996-03 Rushing Touchdowns (Game) — 4 by Earl Campbell vs. Mia., 11/20/78;

Lorenzo White vs. Cle., 12/9/90; Derrick Henry vs. Jax, 12/6/18 Rushing Touchdowns (Season) — 19 by Earl Campbell, 1979 Rushing Touchdowns (Career) — 73 by Earl Campbell, 1978-84

PASSING Passing Yards (Game) — 527 by Warren Moon at K.C., 12/16/90 Passing Yards (Season) — 4,690 by Warren Moon, 1991 Passing Yards (Career) — 33,685 by Warren Moon, 1984-93 Passing Touchdowns (Game) — 7 by George Blanda vs. N.Y. Titans,

11/19/61 Passing Touchdowns (Season) — 36 by George Blanda, 1961 Passing Touchdowns (Career) — 196 by Warren Moon, 1984-93 Passer Rating (Game) — 158.3 by Chris Chandler at Cin., 9/24/95

Passer Rating (Season) — 100.4 by Steve McNair, 2003 Passer Rating (Career) — 89.4 by Marcus Mariota, 2015-18

RECEIVING Receptions (Game) — 13 (three times, last by Drew Bennett at Oak.,

(12/19/04) Receptions (Season) — 101 by Charlie Hennigan, 1964 Receptions (Career) — 542 by Ernest Givins, 1986-94 Receiving Yards (Game) — 272 by Charlie Hennigan at Bos., 10/13/61 Receiving Yards (Season) — 1,746 by Charlie Hennigan, 1961 Receiving Yards (Career) — 7,935 by Ernest Givins, 1986-94 Receiving Touchdowns (Game) — 3 (17 times, last by Kenny Britt vs.

Phi., 10/24/10) Receiving Touchdowns (Season) — 17 by Bill Groman, 1961 Receiving Touchdowns (Career) — 51 by Charlie Hennigan, 1960-66

PUNTING Punts (Game) — 11 (twice by Rich Camarillo, last at Pit., 12/3/95) Punts (Season) — 96 by Rich Camarillo, 1994 Punts (Career) — 861 by Craig Hentrich, 1998-09

PUNT RETURNS Punt Return Yards (Game) — 160 by Darius Reynaud vs. Jax., 12/30/12 Punt Return Average (Season) — 15.4 by Billy Johnson, 1977 Punt Return Average (Career) — 13.2 by Billy Johnson, 1974-80

KICKOFF RETURNS Kickoff Return Yards (Game) — 240 by Bobby Jancik at Oak.,

12/22/63 Kickoff Return Average (Season) — 31.7 by Darius Jennings, 2018 Kickoff Return Average (Career) — 26.5 by Bobby Jancik, 1962-67

INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions (Game) — 3 (nine times, last by Kevin Byard at Cle.,

10/22/17) Interceptions (Season) — 12 by Freddy Glick, 1963; by Mike

Reinfeldt, 1979 Interceptions (Career) — 45 by Jim Norton, 1960-68

SACKS Sacks (Game) — 4 (five times, last by William Fuller vs. Pit., 11/28/93) Sacks (Season) — 17 by Elvin Bethea, 1973 Sacks (Career) — 105 by Elvin Bethea, 1968-83

LAST TIME IN A SEASON THE TITANS ... TITANS RECORDS AT A GLANCE



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January 1 Signed RB DALYN DAWKINS, G JAMIL DOUGLAS, DB MIKE JORDAN, WR ROGER LEWIS JR., OLB GIMEL PRESIDENT, G DAVID QUESSENBERRY, WR KALIF RAYMOND, WR DEVIN ROSS and S DAMON WEBB to future contracts

January 2 Signed DT DEE LINER to a future contractJanuary 3 Elevated MIKE SULLIVAN to assistant offensive line coachJanuary 8 Offensive coordinator MATT LaFLEUR is named head

coach of the Green Bay PackersJanuary 21 Elevated ARTHUR SMITH to offensive coordinatorJanuary 26 Hired TODD DOWNING as tight ends coachFebruary 4 Terminated vested veteran QB AUSTIN DAVISFebruary 7 Signed free agent C/G HRONISS GRASU; hired MONDRAY

GEE as strength and conditioning assistantMarch 12 Terminated vested veteran S JOHNATHAN CYPRIEN

failed physicalMarch 15 Signed unrestricted free agents WR ADAM HUMPHRIES,

G RODGER SAFFOLD, S KENNY VACCARO and OLB CAMERON WAKE; terminated vested veteran G JOSH KLINE

March 16 Signed unrestricted free agent G/T KEVIN PAMPHILE; traded a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Miami Dolphins for QB RYAN TANNEHILL and a sixth-round draft choice in the 2019 NFL Draft; terminated vested veteran QB BLAINE GABBERT

March 17 Signed free agent CB TYE SMITHApril 8 Signed free agents TE KEITH TOWBRIDGE and QB

LOGAN WOODSIDEApril 17 Signed free agent CB ALTERRAUN VERNERApril 18 Placed CB ALTERRAUN VERNER on the reserve/retired

listApril 24 Signed free agent RB CHRIS JOHNSONApril 25 Drafted DL JEFFERY SIMMONS (first round, 19th overall);

placed RB CHRIS JOHNSON on the reserve/retired listApril 26 Drafted WR A.J. BROWN (second round, 51st overall) and

OL NATE DAVIS (third round, 82nd overall)April 27 Traded a 2019 fourth-round selection (121st overall) and a

2019 fifth-round selection (157th overall) to the New York Jets for a Jets’ 2019 fourth-round selection (116th overall) and a Jets’ 2019 fifth-round selection (168th overall); drafted DB AMANI HOOKER (fourth round, 116th overall), OLB D’ANDRE WALKER (fifth round, 168th overall) and LB DAVID LONG JR. (sixth round, 188th overall)

April 29 Signed unrestricted free agent DE BRENT URBANApril 30 Terminated vested veteran NT DARIUS KILGO; claimed

LB RILEY BULLOUGH off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

May 7 Waived WR ROGER LEWIS JR.May 10 Signed the following undrafted free agents: RB ALEX

BARNES, DE AMANI BLEDSOE, CB HAMP CHEEVERS,

T CODY CONWAY, S JONATHAN CRAWFORD, T A.T. HALL, NT BRAXTON HOYETT, DT ISAIAH MACK, WR ANTHONY RATLIFF-WILLIAMS, OLB DERICK ROBERSON, S JOJO TILLERY, CB TAJ-AMIR TORRES and WR ISAAC ZICO; signed fifth-round choice OLB D’ANDRE WALKER and sixth-round choice LB DAVID LONG JR.

May 13 Waived S JONATHAN CRAWFORD, CB TAJ-AMIR TORRES and WR ISAAC ZICO; waived injured CB HAMP CHEEVERS; signed free agents TE PARKER HESSE, WR CODY HOLLISTER, CB KAREEM ORR, WR JOSEPH PARKER, CB D’ANDRE PAYNE and S LaDARIUS WILEY

May 14 Waived WR DEVIN ROSSMay 16 Signed fourth-round choice DB AMANI HOOKER; signed

free agent WR JALEN TOLLIVERMay 17 Waived CB HAMP CHEEVERS from reserve/injured with an

injury settlementMay 23 Signed first-round choice DL JEFFERY SIMMONSMay 29 Waived DT DEE LINER; signed free agent DL FRANK

HERRONMay 31 Signed third-round choice OL NATE DAVISJune 13 Signed second-round choice WR A.J. BROWN; waived TE

KEITH TOWBRIDGE; signed free agent TE RYAN HEWITTJuly 22 Placed DT JURRELL CASEY, TE JONNU SMITH and K

RYAN SUCCOP on physically unable to perform; placed DL JEFFERY SIMMONS on non-football injury

July 25 Waived S DAMON WEBB with non-football injuryJuly 27 Signed free agent DB JONATHAN CRAWFORDJuly 31 Placed WR CAMERON BATSON on injured reserve;

waived WR JOSEPH PARKER; signed free agents WR TANNER McEVOY and WR PAPI WHITE

August 1 Waived DB JONATHAN CRAWFORD and OLB GIMEL PRESIDENT; signed free agents DL CHRIS NELSON and OLB JORDAN WILLIAMS

August 10 Waived WR JALEN TOLLIVER; waived injured LB RILEY BULLOUGH and T CODY CONWAY; placed OLB D’ANDRE WALKER on injured reserve; moved DT JURELL CASEY from physically unable to perform to active roster; signed free agents DE ERIC COTTON, LB UKEME ELIGWE, RB AKEEM HUNT and WR DeANGELO YANCEY

August 12 Waived injured OLB JORDAN WILLIAMS; signed free agent OLB JAMES FOLSTON

August 16 Waived OLB JAMES FOLSTON; signed free agent OLB JOSH SMITH; waived T CODY CONWAY from reserve/injured with an injury settlement

August 19 Waived injured LB NIGEL HARRIS; signed free agent LB QUART’E SAPP; moved TE JONNU SMITH and K RYAN SUCCOP from physically unable to perform to active roster

August 20 Waived LB RILEY BULLOUGH from reserve/injured with an injury settlement

August 23 Waived LB NIGEL HARRIS from reserve/injured with an injury settlement

TENNESSEE TITANS 2019 TRANSACTIONS



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S Austin BARNARD (BARN-ard); Kevin BYARD (BY-urd); KAMALEI CORREA (KAH-mah-lay corr-A-uh); Dane CRUIKSHANK (CROOK-shank); UKEME ELIGWE (ooo-KAM-ayy eee-LEAGUE-way); HRONISS GRASU (huh-ROW-niss GRA-sue); DAQUAN Jones (day-QUAN); Corey LEVIN (LEH-vin); Taylor LEWAN (leh-WAHN); Marcus MARIOTA (MAR-ee-OH-tah); Tyler MARZ (MARE-its); Kevin PAMPHILE (pom-FEEL); Austin PASZTOR (PAZ-tor); TAJAÉ Sharpe (TAH-zhay); JONNU Smith (JAH-new); Ryan SUCCOP (SUCK-up); Ryan TANNEHILL (TAN-uh-hill); TAYWAN Taylor (TAY-wahn); PAPI White (POP-ee); Wesley WOODYARD (wood-YARD)

TITANS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

TENNESSEE TITANS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 84 Corey Davis 16 Cody Hollister 83 Anthony Ratliff-Williams 18 DeAngelo YanceyTE 82 Delanie Walker 81 Jonnu Smith 85 MyCole Pruitt 86 Anthony Firkser 89 Cole Wick 88 Ryan Hewitt 49 Parker HesseLT 77 Taylor Lewan 71 Dennis Kelly 68 Austin PasztorLG 76 Rodger Saffold 61 Aaron Stinnie 72 David QuessenberryC 60 Ben Jones 62 Corey Levin 52 Hroniss GrasuRG 66 Kevin Pamphile 75 Jamil Douglas 64 Nate DavisRT 78 Jack Conklin 69 Tyler Marz 73 A.T. HallWR 10 Adam Humphries 15 Darius Jennings 14 Kalif Raymond 80 Papi WhiteWR 13 Taywan Taylor 19 Tajaé Sharpe 11 A.J. Brown 87 Tanner McEvoyQB 8 Marcus Mariota 17 Ryan Tannehill 5 Logan WoodsideRB 22 Derrick Henry 33 Dion Lewis 32 David Fluellen 30 Jeremy McNichols 28 Dalyn Dawkins 35 Akeem Hunt 39 Alex Barnes

DEFENSE

DE 96 Brent Urban 93 Frank Herron 98 Jeffery Simmons 95 Amani Bledsoe 49 Eric CottonNT 90 DaQuan Jones 94 Austin Johnson 97 Braxton HoyettDT 99 Jurrell Casey 92 Matt Dickerson 79 Isaiah Mack 70 Chris NelsonOLB 91 Cameron Wake 56 Sharif Finch 50 Derick Roberson 48 Josh SmithILB 54 Rashaan Evans 59 Wesley Woodyard 51 David Long Jr.ILB 55 Jayon Brown 53 Daren Bates 52 Ukeme Eligwe 40 Quart'e SappOLB 58 Harold Landry III 44 Kamalei Correa 45 LaTroy LewisCB 26 Logan Ryan 25 Adoree’ Jackson 23 Tye Smith 32 Kareem OrrSS 24 Kenny Vaccaro 29 Dane Cruikshank 30 LaDarius WileyFS 31 Kevin Byard 46 Joshua Kalu 37 Amani Hooker 47 JoJo TilleryCB 21 Malcolm Butler 36 LeShaun Sims 20 Kenneth Durden 38 Mike Jordan 28 D’Andre Payne

SPECIAL TEAMS

K 4 Ryan Succop 3 Austin Barnard 6 Brett KernKO 4 Ryan Succop 3 Austin Barnard 6 Brett KernP 6 Brett Kern 3 Austin Barnard H 6 Brett Kern 17 Ryan Tannehill PR 10 Adam Humphries 25 Adoree’ Jackson 14 Kalif RaymondKOR 15 Darius Jennings 25 Adoree’ Jackson 33 Dion LewisLS 48 Beau Brinkley 60 Ben Jones

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14TH YEARDelanie Walker TE

12TH YEARBrett Kern PWesley Woodyard LB

11TH YEARRyan Succop KCameron Wake OLB

10TH YEARRodger Saffold G

9TH YEARJurrell Casey DT

8TH YEARBeau Brinkley LSBen Jones CDennis Kelly G/TDion Lewis RBRyan Tannehill QB

7TH YEARDaren Bates LBLogan Ryan CBKenny Vaccaro S

6TH YEARMalcolm Butler CBRyan Hewitt TEDaQuan Jones DL

Taylor Lewan TKevin Pamphile GAustin Pasztor OLBrent Urban DE

5TH YEARAdam Humphries WRMarcus Mariota QB

4TH YEARKevin Byard SJack Conklin TKamalei Correa OLBHroniss Grasu C/GDerrick Henry RBAkeem Hunt RBAustin Johnson DLMyCole Pruitt TETajaé Sharpe WRLeShaun Sims CBTye Smith CB

3RD YEARJayon Brown LBCorey Davis WRUkeme Eligwe LBDavid Fluellen RBAdoree’ Jackson CBDarius Jennings WRCorey Levin C/GTyler Marz TTanner McEvoy WRJonnu Smith TE

Taywan Taylor WRCole Wick TE

2ND YEARAustin Barnard PCameron Batson (IR) WRDane Cruikshank DBMatt Dickerson DEJamil Douglas GKenneth Durden CBRashaan Evans LBSharif Finch OLBAnthony Firkser TECody Hollister WRMike Jordan DBHarold Landry III OLBKalif Raymond WRAaron Stinnie G

1ST YEAREric Cotton DEDalyn Dawkins RBFrank Herron DLJoshua Kalu DBLaTroy Lewis OLBJeremy McNichols RBDavid Quessenberry OLJordan Williams (IR) OLBLogan Woodside QBDeAngelo Yancey WR

ROOKIE DRAFT PICKSA.J. Brown WRNate Davis OLAmani Hooker DBDavid Long Jr. LBJeffery Simmons (NFI) DLD'Andre Walker (IR) OLB

ROOKIE FREE AGENTSAlex Barnes RBAmani Bledsoe DEA.T. Hall TParker Hesse TEBraxton Hoyett NTIsaiah Mack DTChris Nelson DLKareem Orr CBD'Andre Payne CBAnthony Ratliff-Williams WRDerick Roberson OLBQuart'e Sapp LBJosh Smith OLBJoJo Tillery SPapi White WRLaDarius Wiley S

As of Aug. 25, 2019

TENNESSEE TITANS ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE

ROUND 1Player Pos. Year Jeffery Simmons (NFI) DL 2019Rashaan Evans LB 2018Corey Davis WR 2017Adoree’ Jackson CB 2017Jack Conklin T 2016Marcus Mariota QB 2015Taylor Lewan T 2014Kenny Vaccaro S 2013 (NO)Ryan Tannehill QB 2012 (Mia) ROUND 2Player Pos. Year A.J. Brown WR 2019Harold Landry III OLB 2018Kamalei Correa OLB 2016 (Bal)Derrick Henry RB 2016Austin Johnson DL 2016Rodger Saffold G 2010 (StL) ROUND 3Player Pos. Year Nate Davis OL 2019Jonnu Smith TE 2017Taywan Taylor WR 2017Kevin Byard S 2016Hroniss Grasu C/G 2015 (Chi)Logan Ryan CB 2013 (NE)Jurrell Casey DT 2011

ROUND 4Player Pos. Year Amani Hooker DB 2019Jamil Douglas G 2015 (Mia)DaQuan Jones DL 2014Brent Urban DE 2014 (Bal)Ben Jones C 2012 (Hou)

ROUND 5Player Pos. Year D'Andre Walker (IR) OLB 2019Dane Cruikshank DB 2018Jayon Brown LB 2017Ukeme Eligwe LB 2017 (KC)DeAngelo Yancey WR 2017 (GB)Tajaé Sharpe WR 2016LeShaun Sims CB 2016Jeremy McNichols RB 2015 (TB)MyCole Pruitt TE 2015 (Min)Tye Smith CB 2015 (Sea)Kevin Pamphile G 2014 (TB)Dennis Kelly G/T 2012 (Phi)Dion Lewis RB 2011 (Phi)

ROUND 6Player Pos. Year David Long Jr. LB 2019Corey Levin G/C 2017David Quessenberry OL 2013 (Hou)Delanie Walker TE 2006 (SF)

ROUND 7Player Pos. Year Ryan Succop K 2009 (KC)Logan Woodside QB 2018 (Cin)

UNDRAFTEDPlayer Pos. Year Alex Barnes RB 2019Amani Bledsoe DE 2019A.T. Hall T 2019Parker Hesse TE 2019Braxton Hoyett NT 2019Isaiah Mack DT 2019Chris Nelson DL 2019 (Pit)Kareem Orr CB 2019D'Andre Payne CB 2019Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR 2019

Derick Roberson OLB 2019Quart'e Sapp LB 2019Josh Smith OLB 2019JoJo Tillery S 2019Papi White WR 2019 (Jax)LaDarius Wiley S 2019Austin Barnard P 2018Cameron Batson (IR) WR 2018Eric Cotton DE 2018 (GB)Dalyn Dawkins RB 2018Matt Dickerson DE 2018Sharif Finch OLB 2018Joshua Kalu DB 2018Aaron Stinnie G 2018Anthony Firkser TE 2017 (NYJ)Cody Hollister WR 2017 (NE)LaTroy Lewis OLB 2017 (Oak)Kenneth Durden CB 2016 (Oak)Mike Jordan DB 2016 (LAR)Tyler Marz T 2016Tanner McEvoy WR 2016 (Sea)Kalif Raymond WR 2016 (Den)Cole Wick TE 2016 (Det)Adam Humphries WR 2015 (TB)Akeem Hunt RB 2015 (NYG)Darius Jennings WR 2015 (Cle)Jordan Williams (IR) OLB 2015 (NYJ)Malcolm Butler CB 2014 (NE)David Fluellen RB 2014 (Phi)Ryan Hewitt TE 2014 (Cin)Daren Bates LB 2013 (StL)Beau Brinkley LS 2012Austin Pasztor OL 2012 (Min)Brett Kern P 2008 (Den)Wesley Woodyard LB 2008 (Den)Cameron Wake OLB 2005 (NYG)

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HOW THE TENNESSEE TITANS WERE BUILTYEAR DRAFTEES (24) FREE AGENTS (62) TRADES/WAIVERS (4) 2019 DL Jeffery Simmons (1) C/G Hroniss Grasu (FA) QB Ryan Tannehill (T-MIA) WR A.J. Brown (2) WR Adam Humphries (UFA-TB) OL Nate Davis (3) G Rodger Saffold (UFA-LAR) DB Amani Hooker (4) OLB Cameron Wake (UFA-MIA) LB David Long Jr. (6) QB Logan Woodside (FA) DE Brent Urban (UFA-BAL) RB Alex Barnes (FA) DT Amani Bledsoe (FA) T A.T. Hall (FA) NT Braxton Hoyett (FA) DT Isaiah Mack (FA) WR Anthony Ratliff-Williams (WR) OLB Derick Roberson (FA) S JoJo Tillery (FA) TE Parker Hesse (FA) WR Cody Hollister (FA) CB Kareem Orr (FA) CB D'Andre Payne (FA) S LaDarius Wiley (FA) DL Frank Herron (FA) TE Ryan Hewitt (FA) WR Tanner McEvoy (FA) WR Papi White (FA) DL Chris Nelson (FA) DE Eric Cotton (FA) LB Ukeme Eligwe (FA) RB Akeem Hunt (FA) WR DeAngelo Yancey (FA) OLB Josh Smith (FA) LB Quart'e Sapp (FA)2018 LB Rashaan Evans (1) CB Malcolm Butler (UFA-NE) OLB Kamalei Correa (T-BAL) OLB Harold Landry III (2) RB Dion Lewis (UFA-NE) DB Dane Cruikshank (5) G Kevin Pamphile (UFA-TB) DE Matt Dickerson (FA) OLB Sharif Finch (FA) G Aaron Stinnie (FA) S Kenny Vaccaro (FA) K/P Austin Barnard (FA) TE Anthony Firkser (FA) DB Joshua Kalu (FA) RB Dalyn Dawkins (FA) CB Kenneth Durden (FA) TE MyCole Pruitt (FA) OL David Quessenberry (FA) OLB LaTroy Lewis (FA) G Jamil Douglas (FA) DB Mike Jordan (FA) RB Jeremy McNichols ( FA) TE Cole Wick (FA) OL Austin Pasztor (FA) WR Khalif Raymond (FA)2017 WR Corey Davis (1a) CB Tye Smith (FA) CB Adoree’ Jackson (1b) LB Daren Bates (UFA-OAK) WR Taywan Taylor (3a) CB Logan Ryan (UFA-NE) TE Jonnu Smith (3b) WR Darius Jennings (FA) LB Jayon Brown (5) C/G Corey Levin (6) 2016 T Jack Conklin (1) C Ben Jones (UFA-HOU) T/G Dennis Kelly (T-PHI) DL Austin Johnson (2b) T Tyler Marz (FA) RB Derrick Henry (2c) S Kevin Byard (3) WR Tajaé Sharpe (5a) CB LeShaun Sims (5b) 2015 QB Marcus Mariota (1) RB David Fluellen (FA)2014 T Taylor Lewan (1) LB Wesley Woodyard (UFA-DEN) DL DaQuan Jones (4a) K Ryan Succop (FA)2013 TE Delanie Walker (UFA-SF)2012 LS Beau Brinkley (FA) 2011 DT Jurrell Casey (3) 2009 P Brett Kern (W-DEN)

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QUARTERBACKS (3)8 Mariota, Marcus QB 6-4 222 10/30/93 5 Oregon Honolulu, Hawaii D1-’1517 Tannehill, Ryan QB 6-4 217 7/27/88 8 Texas A&M Big Spring, Texas T (MIA)-’195 Woodside, Logan QB 6-1 213 1/27/95 1 Toledo Frankfort, Ky. FA-’19 RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS (7) 39 Barnes, Alex RB 6-0 226 10/27/96 R Kansas State Pittsburg, Kan. FA-'1928 Dawkins, Dalyn RB 5-7 183 12/26/94 1 Colorado State Louisville, Ky. FA-'1832 Fluellen, David RB 5-11 224 1/28/92 3 Toledo Lockport, N.Y. FA-'1522 Henry, Derrick RB 6-3 247 1/4/94 4 Alabama Yulee, Fla. D2c-'1635 Hunt, Akeem RB 5-10 185 2/22/93 4 Purdue Covington, Ga. FA-'1933 Lewis, Dion RB 5-8 195 9/27/90 8 Pittsburgh Albany, N.Y. UFA (NE)-'1830 McNichols, Jeremy RB 5-9 205 12/26/95 1 Boise State Santa Margarita, Calif. FA-'18 WIDE RECEIVERS (12) 11 Brown, A.J. WR 6-1 226 6/30/97 R Mississippi Starkville, Miss. D2-'1984 Davis, Corey WR 6-3 209 1/11/95 3 Western Michigan Wheaton, Ill. D1a-'1716 Hollister, Cody WR 6-4 216 11/18/93 2 Arkansas Bend, Ore. FA-'1910 Humphries, Adam WR 5-11 195 6/24/93 5 Clemson Spartanburg, S.C. UFA (TB)-'1915 Jennings, Darius WR 5-10 180 6/28/92 3 Virginia Baltimore, Md. FA-'1787 McEvoy, Tanner WR 6-6 230 1/26/93 3 Wisconsin Hillsdale, N.J. FA-'1983 Ratliff-Williams, Anthony WR 5-11 195 6/17/97 R North Carolina Matthews, N.C. FA-'1914 Raymond, Kalif WR 5-8 182 8/8/94 2 Holy Cross Lawrenceville, Ga. FA-'1819 Sharpe, Tajaé WR 6-2 194 12/23/94 4 Massachusetts Piscataway, N.J. D5a-'1613 Taylor, Taywan WR 5-11 203 3/2/95 3 Western Kentucky Louisville, Ky. D3a-'1780 White, Papi WR 5-9 168 7/19/96 R Ohio Seminole, Okla. FA-'1918 Yancey, DeAngelo WR 6-1 220 11/18/94 1 Purdue Atlanta, Ga. FA-'19 TIGHT ENDS (7) 86 Firkser, Anthony TE 6-2 246 2/19/95 2 Harvard Manalapan, N.J. FA-’1849 Hesse, Parker TE 6-3 261 5/26/95 R Iowa Waukon, Iowa FA-’1988 Hewitt, Ryan TE 6-4 255 1/24/91 6 Stanford Denver, Colo. FA-’1985 Pruitt, MyCole TE 6-2 245 3/24/92 4 Southern Illinois South Bend, Ind. FA-’1881 Smith, Jonnu TE 6-3 248 8/22/95 3 Florida International Ocala, Fla. D3b-’1782 Walker, Delanie TE 6-2 248 8/12/84 14 Central Missouri Pomona, Calif. UFA (SF)-’1389 Wick, Cole TE 6-6 257 11/30/93 3 Incarnate Word Hallettsville, Texas FA-’18 CENTERS (3) 52 Grasu, Hroniss C/G 6-3 301 8/12/91 4 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA-’1960 Jones, Ben C 6-3 308 7/2/89 8 Georgia Brent, Ala. UFA (HOU)-’1662 Levin, Corey C/G 6-4 307 8/12/94 3 Chattanooga Dacula, Ga. D6-’17 GUARDS (6) 64 Davis, Nate OL 6-3 316 9/23/96 R Charlotte Ashburn, Va. D3-’1975 Douglas, Jamil G 6-4 309 2/28/92 2 Arizona State Cypress, Calif. FA-’1866 Pamphile, Kevin G/T 6-5 315 11/27/90 6 Purdue Miami, Fla. UFA (TB)-’1872 Quessenberry, David OL 6-5 310 8/24/90 1 San Jose State La Jolla, Calif. FA-’1876 Saffold, Rodger G 6-5 325 6/6/88 10 Indiana Bedford, Ohio UFA (LAR)-’1961 Stinnie, Aaron G 6-3 312 2/18/94 2 James Madison Charlottesville, Va. FA-’18 TACKLES (7) 78 Conklin, Jack T 6-6 308 8/17/94 4 Michigan State Plainwell, Mich. D1-'1673 Hall, A.T. T 6-4 303 1/26/96 R Stanford Glendale, Ariz. FA-'1971 Kelly, Dennis T/G 6-8 321 1/16/90 8 Purdue Chicago Heights, Ill. T (PHI)-'1677 Lewan, Taylor T 6-7 309 7/22/91 6 Michigan Cave Creek, Ariz. D1-'1469 Marz, Tyler T 6-7 316 9/9/92 3 Wisconsin Springfield, Minn. FA-'1668 Pasztor, Austin OL 6-7 305 11/26/90 6 Virginia Tillonsburg, Ontario FA-'18 LONG SNAPPER (1) 48 Brinkley, Beau LS 6-4 260 1/25/90 8 Missouri Kearney, Mo. FA-’12 PLACEKICKERS (1) 4 Succop, Ryan K 6-2 218 9/19/86 11 South Carolina Hickory, N.C. FA-’14 As of Aug. 25, 2019

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D1-'1644 Correa, Kamalei OLB 6-3 241 4/27/94 4 Boise State Honolulu, Hawaii T (BAL)-'1849d Cotton, Eric DE 6-2 262 2/28/95 1 Stanford Nampa, Idaho FA-'1929 Cruikshank, Dane DB 6-1 209 4/27/95 2 Arizona Chino Hills, Calif. D5-'1884 Davis, Corey WR 6-3 209 1/11/95 3 Western Michigan Wheaton, Ill. D1a-'1764 Davis, Nate OL 6-3 316 9/23/96 R Charlotte Ashburn, Va. D3-'1928o Dawkins, Dalyn RB 5-7 183 12/26/94 1 Colorado State Louisville, Ky. FA-'1892 Dickerson, Matt DE 6-5 292 11/9/95 2 UCLA San Mateo, Calif. FA-'1875 Douglas, Jamil G 6-4 309 2/28/92 2 Arizona State Cypress, Calif. FA-'1820 Durden, Kenneth CB 6-1 180 5/16/92 2 Youngstown State Valdosta, Ga. FA-'1852d Eligwe, Ukeme LB 6-2 239 4/27/94 3 Georgia Southern Stone Mountain, Ga. FA-'1954 Evans, Rashaan LB 6-2 232 11/8/95 2 Alabama Auburn, Ala. D1-'1856 Finch, Sharif OLB 6-4 250 10/1/95 2 Temple Henrico, Va. FA-'1886 Firkser, Anthony TE 6-2 246 2/19/95 2 Harvard Manalapan, N.J. FA-'1832o Fluellen, David RB 5-11 224 1/28/92 3 Toledo Lockport, N.Y. FA-'1552o Grasu, Hroniss C/G 6-3 301 8/12/91 4 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'1973 Hall, A.T. T 6-4 303 1/26/96 R Stanford Glendale, Ariz. FA-'1922 Henry, Derrick RB 6-3 247 1/4/94 4 Alabama Yulee, Fla. D2c-'1693 Herron, Frank DL 6-4 305 7/9/94 1 Louisiana State Memphis, Tenn. FA-'1949o Hesse, Parker TE 6-3 261 5/26/95 R Iowa Waukon, Iowa FA-'1988 Hewitt, Ryan TE 6-4 255 1/24/91 6 Stanford Denver, Colo. FA-'1916 Hollister, Cody WR 6-4 216 11/18/93 2 Arkansas Bend, Ore. FA-'1937 Hooker, Amani DB 5-11 210 6/14/98 R Iowa Minneapolis, Minn. D4-'1997 Hoyett, Braxton NT 6-2 302 2/5/96 R Mississippi State Pelham, Ala. FA-'1910 Humphries, Adam WR 5-11 195 6/24/93 5 Clemson Spartanburg, S.C. UFA (TB)-'1935 Hunt, Akeem RB 5-10 185 2/22/93 4 Purdue Covington, Ga. FA-'1925 Jackson, Adoree' CB 5-11 185 9/18/95 3 Southern California East St. Louis, Ill. D1b-'1715 Jennings, Darius WR 5-10 180 6/28/92 3 Virginia Baltimore, Md. FA-'1794 Johnson, Austin DL 6-4 314 5/8/94 4 Penn State Galloway, N.J. D2b-'1660 Jones, Ben C 6-3 308 7/2/89 8 Georgia Brent, Ala. UFA (HOU)-'1690 Jones, DaQuan DL 6-4 322 12/27/91 6 Penn State Johnson City, N.Y. D4a-'1438 Jordan, Mike DB 6-1 200 10/21/92 2 Missouri Western St. Louis, Mo. FA-'1846 Kalu, Joshua DB 6-0 203 8/28/95 1 Nebraska Houston, Texas FA-'1871 Kelly, Dennis T/G 6-8 321 1/16/90 8 Purdue Chicago Heights, Ill. T (PHI)-'166 Kern, Brett P 6-2 214 2/17/86 12 Toledo Grand Island, N.Y. W (DEN)-'0958 Landry III, Harold OLB 6-2 252 6/5/96 2 Boston College Spring Lake, N.C. D2-'1862 Levin, Corey C/G 6-4 307 8/12/94 3 Chattanooga Dacula, Ga. D6-'1777 Lewan, Taylor T 6-7 309 7/22/91 6 Michigan Cave Creek, Ariz. D1-'1433 Lewis, Dion RB 5-8 195 9/27/90 8 Pittsburgh Albany, N.Y. UFA (NE)-'1845 Lewis, LaTroy OLB 6-3 255 11/9/93 1 Tennessee Akron, Ohio FA-'1851 Long Jr., David LB 5-11 227 10/12/96 R West Virginia Cincinnati, Ohio D6-'1979 Mack, Isaiah DT 6-1 299 3/19/96 R Chattanooga Tunnel Hill, Ga. FA-'198 Mariota, Marcus QB 6-4 222 10/30/93 5 Oregon Honolulu, Hawaii D1-'1569 Marz, Tyler T 6-7 316 9/9/92 3 Wisconsin Springfield, Minn. FA-'1687 McEvoy, Tanner WR 6-6 230 1/26/93 3 Wisconsin Hillsdale, N.J. FA-'1930o McNichols, Jeremy RB 5-9 205 12/26/95 1 Boise State Santa Margarita, Calif. FA-'1870d Nelson, Chris DL 6-1 315 1/23/95 R Texas Lakeland, Fla. FA-'1932d Orr, Kareem CB 5-11 195 1/2/97 R Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. FA-'1966 Pamphile, Kevin G/T 6-5 315 11/27/90 6 Purdue Miami, Fla. UFA (TB)-'1868 Pasztor, Austin OL 6-7 305 11/26/90 6 Virginia Tillonsburg, Ontario FA-'1828d Payne, D'Andre CB 5-10 188 5/17/96 R Iowa State Washington, D.C. FA-'1985 Pruitt, MyCole TE 6-2 245 3/24/92 4 Southern Illinois South Bend, Ind. FA-'1872 Quessenberry, David OL 6-5 310 8/24/90 1 San Jose State La Jolla, Calif. FA-'1883 Ratliff-Williams, Anthony WR 5-11 195 6/17/97 R North Carolina Matthews, N.C. FA-'1914 Raymond, Kalif WR 5-8 182 8/8/94 2 Holy Cross Lawrenceville, Ga. FA-'1850 Roberson, Derick OLB 6-3 250 11/15/95 R Sam Houston State San Antonio, Texas FA-'1926 Ryan, Logan CB 5-11 195 2/9/91 7 Rutgers Voorhees, N.J. UFA (NE)-'1776 Saffold, Rodger G 6-5 325 6/6/88 10 Indiana Bedford, Ohio UFA (LAR)-'1940 Sapp, Quart'e LB 6-2 223 3/8/97 R Tennessee Alpharetta, Ga. FA-'1919 Sharpe, Tajaé WR 6-2 194 12/23/94 4 Massachusetts Piscataway, N.J. D5a-'1636 Sims, LeShaun CB 6-0 203 9/18/93 4 Southern Utah Las Vegas, Nev. D5b-'1681 Smith, Jonnu TE 6-3 248 8/22/95 3 Florida International Ocala, Fla. D3b-'1748d Smith, Josh OLB 6-4 240 2/25/97 R Vanderbilt Murfreesboro, Tenn. FA-'1923 Smith, Tye CB 6-0 195 5/3/93 4 Towson Raleigh, N.C. FA-'1761 Stinnie, Aaron G 6-3 312 2/18/94 2 James Madison Charlottesville, Va. FA-'184 Succop, Ryan K 6-2 218 9/19/86 11 South Carolina Hickory, N.C. FA-'1417 Tannehill, Ryan QB 6-4 217 7/27/88 8 Texas A&M Big Spring, Texas T (MIA)-'1913 Taylor, Taywan WR 5-11 203 3/2/95 3 Western Kentucky Louisville, Ky. D3a-'1747 Tillery, JoJo S 5-11 205 6/22/97 R Wofford Hixson, Tenn. FA-'1996 Urban, Brent DE 6-7 300 5/5/91 6 Virginia Brampton, Ontario UFA (BAL)-'1924 Vaccaro, Kenny S 6-0 214 2/15/91 7 Texas Brownwood, Texas FA-'1891 Wake, Cameron OLB 6-3 263 1/30/82 11 Penn State Hyattsville, Md. UFA (MIA)-'1982 Walker, Delanie TE 6-2 248 8/12/84 14 Central Missouri Pomona, Calif. UFA (SF)-'1380 White, Papi WR 5-9 168 7/19/96 R Ohio Seminole, Okla. FA-'1989 Wick, Cole TE 6-6 257 11/30/93 3 Incarnate Word Hallettsville, Texas FA-'1830d Wiley, LaDarius S 6-1 210 6/3/96 R Vanderbilt Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'195 Woodside, Logan QB 6-1 213 1/27/95 1 Toledo Frankfort, Ky. FA-'1959 Woodyard, Wesley LB 6-0 233 7/21/86 12 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. UFA (DEN)-'1418 Yancey, DeAngelo WR 6-1 220 11/18/94 1 Purdue Atlanta, Ga. FA-'19NON-FOOTBALL INJURY (1): 98 Simmons, Jeffery DL 6-4 305 7/28/97 R Mississippi State Macon, Miss. D1-'19RESERVE/INJURED (3): 12 Batson, Cameron WR 5-8 175 12/20/95 2 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. FA-'1842 Walker, D'Andre OLB 6-2 251 1/23/97 R Georgia College Park, Ga. D5-'1940 Williams, Jordan OLB 6-4 262 3/23/93 1 Tennessee Gainesville, Fla. FA-'19

Active Roster Count: 90 As of Aug. 25, 2019 HEAD COACH: MIKE VRABEL ASSISTANT COACHES: DEAN PEES (defensive coordinator), ARTHUR SMITH (offensive coordinator), CRAIG AUKERMAN (special teams), BRIAN BELL (strength and conditioning assistant), SCOTT BOOKER (defensive assistant), SHANE BOWEN (outside linebackers), KEITH CARTER (offensive line), KERRY COOMBS (secondary), RYAN CROW (defensive assistant), TONY DEWS (running backs), TODD DOWNING (tight ends), MATT EDWARDS (assistant special teams), MONDRAY GEE (strength and conditioning assistant), CHANDLER HENLEY (quality control), TYRONE McKENZIE (inside linebackers), ROB MOORE (wide receivers), PAT O'HARA (quarterbacks), MATT PEES (quality control), FRANK PIRAINO (strength and conditioning), LUKE STECKEL (offensive assistant), MIKE SULLIVAN (assistant offensive line), TERRELL WILLIAMS (defensive line)

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D5a-'1620 Kenneth Durden CB 6-1 180 27 2 Youngstown State Valdosta, Ga. FA-'1821 Malcolm Butler CB 5-11 190 29 6 West Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. UFA (NE)-'1822 Derrick Henry RB 6-3 247 25 4 Alabama Yulee, Fla. D2c-'1623 Tye Smith CB 6-0 195 26 4 Towson Raleigh, N.C. FA-'1724 Kenny Vaccaro S 6-0 214 28 7 Texas Brownwood, Texas FA-'1825 Adoree' Jackson CB 5-10 186 23 3 Southern California East St. Louis, Ill. D1b-'1726 Logan Ryan CB 5-11 195 28 7 Rutgers Voorhees, N.J. UFA (NE)-'1728o Dalyn Dawkins RB 5-7 183 24 1 Colorado State Louisville, Ky. FA-'1828d D'Andre Payne CB 5-10 188 23 R Iowa State Washingtom, D.C. FA-'1929 Dane Cruikshank DB 6-1 209 24 2 Arizona Chino Hills, Calif. D5-'1830o Jeremy McNichols RB 5-9 205 23 1 Boise State Santa Margarita, Calif. FA-'1830d LaDarius Wiley S 6-1 210 23 R Vanderbilt Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'1931 Kevin Byard S 5-11 212 26 4 Middle Tennessee State Lithonia, Ga. D3-'1632o David Fluellen RB 5-11 224 27 3 Toledo Lockport, N.Y. FA-'1532d Kareem Orr CB 5-11 195 22 R Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. FA-'1933 Dion Lewis RB 5-8 195 28 8 Pittsburgh Albany, N.Y. UFA (NE)-'1835 Akeem Hunt RB 5-10 185 26 4 Purdue Covington, Ga. FA-'1936 LeShaun Sims CB 6-0 203 25 4 Southern Utah Las Vegas, Nev. D5b-'1637 Amani Hooker DB 5-11 210 21 R Iowa Minneapolis, Minn. D4-'1938 Mike Jordan DB 6-1 200 26 2 Missouri Western St. Louis, Mo. FA-'1839 Alex Barnes RB 6-0 226 22 R Kansas State Pittsburg, Kan. FA-'1940 Quart'e Sapp LB 6-2 223 22 R Tennessee Alpharetta, Ga. FA-'1944 Kamalei Correa OLB 6-3 241 25 4 Boise State Honolulu, Hawaii T (BAL)-'1845 LaTroy Lewis OLB 6-3 255 25 1 Tennessee Akron, Ohio FA-'1846 Joshua Kalu DB 6-0 203 23 1 Nebraska Houston, Texas FA-'1847 JoJo Tillery S 5-11 205 22 R Wofford Hixson, Tenn. FA-'1948o Beau Brinkley LS 6-4 260 29 8 Missouri Kearney, Mo. FA-'1248d Josh Smith OLB 6-4 240 22 R Vanderbilt Murfreesboro, Ten.. FA-'1949d Eric Cotton DE 6-6 262 24 1 Stanford Nampa, Idaho FA-'1949o Parker Hesse TE 6-3 261 24 R Iowa Waukon, Iowa FA-'1950 Derick Roberson OLB 6-3 250 23 R Sam Houston State San Antonio, Texas FA-'1951 David Long Jr. LB 5-11 227 22 R West Virginia Cincinnati, Ohio D6-'1952d Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 239 25 3 Georgia Southern Stone Mountain, Ga. FA-'1952o Hroniss Grasu C/G 6-3 301 28 4 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'1953 Daren Bates LB 5-11 225 28 7 Auburn Olive Branch, Miss. UFA (OAK)-'1754 Rashaan Evans LB 6-2 232 23 2 Alabama Auburn, Ala. D1-'1855 Jayon Brown LB 6-0 226 24 3 UCLA Long Beach, Calif. D5-'1756 Sharif Finch OLB 6-4 250 23 2 Temple Henrico, Va. FA-'1858 Harold Landry III OLB 6-2 252 23 2 Boston College Spring Lake, N.C. D2-'1859 Wesley Woodyard LB 6-0 233 33 12 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. UFA (DEN)-'1460 Ben Jones C 6-3 308 30 8 Georgia Brent, Ala. UFA (HOU)-'1661 Aaron Stinnie G 6-3 312 25 2 James Madison Charlottesville, Va. FA-'1862 Corey Levin C/G 6-4 307 25 3 Chattanooga Dacula, Ga. D6-'1764 Nate Davis OL 6-3 316 22 R Charlotte Ashburn, Va. D3-'1966 Kevin Pamphile G/T 6-5 315 28 6 Purdue Miami, Fla. UFA (TB)-'1868 Austin Pasztor OL 6-7 305 28 6 Virginia Tillonsburg, Ontario FA-'1869 Tyler Marz T 6-7 316 26 3 Wisconsin Springfield, Minn. FA-'1670 Chris Nelson DL 6-1 315 24 R Texas Lakeland, Fla. FA-'1971 Dennis Kelly T/G 6-8 321 29 8 Purdue Chicago Heights, Ill. T (PHI)-'1672 David Quessenberry OL 6-5 305 29 1 San Jose State La Jolla, Calif. FA-'1873 A.T. Hall T 6-4 303 23 R Stanford Glendale, Ariz. FA-'1975 Jamil Douglas G 6-4 309 27 2 Arizona State Cypress, Calif. FA-'1876 Rodger Saffold G 6-5 325 31 10 Indiana Bedford, Ohio UFA (LAR)-'1977 Taylor Lewan T 6-7 309 28 6 Michigan Cave Creek, Ariz. D1-'1478 Jack Conklin T 6-6 308 25 4 Michigan State Plainwell, Mich. D1-'1679 Isaiah Mack DT 6-1 299 23 R Chattanooga Tunnel Hill, Ga. FA-'1980 Papi White WR 5-9 168 23 R Ohio Seminole, Okla. FA-'1981 Jonnu Smith TE 6-3 248 24 3 Florida International Ocala, Fla. D3b-'1782 Delanie Walker TE 6-2 248 35 14 Central Missouri Pomona, Calif. UFA (SF)-'1383 Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR 5-11 195 22 R North Carolina Matthews, N.C. FA-'1984 Corey Davis WR 6-3 209 24 3 Western Michigan Wheaton, Ill. D1a-'1785 MyCole Pruitt TE 6-2 245 27 4 Southern Illinois South Bend, Ind. FA-'1886 Anthony Firkser TE 6-2 246 24 2 Harvard Manalapan, N.J. FA-'1887 Tanner McEvoy WR 6-6 230 26 3 Wisconsin Hillsdale, N.J. FA-'1988 Ryan Hewitt TE 6-4 255 28 6 Stanford Denver, Colo. FA-'1989 Cole Wick TE 6-6 257 25 3 Incarnate Word Hallettsville, Texas FA-'1890 DaQuan Jones DL 6-4 322 27 6 Penn State Johnson City, N.Y. D4a-'1491 Cameron Wake OLB 6-3 263 37 11 Penn State Hyattsville, Md. UFA (MIA)-'1992 Matt Dickerson DE 6-5 292 23 2 UCLA San Mateo, Calif. FA-'1893 Frank Herron DL 6-4 305 25 1 Louisiana State Memphis, Tenn. FA-'1994 Austin Johnson DL 6-4 314 25 4 Penn State Galloway, N.J. D2b-'1695 Amani Bledsoe DE 6-4 280 21 R Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. FA-'1996 Brent Urban DE 6-7 300 28 6 Virginia Brampton, Ontario UFA (BAL)-'1997 Braxton Hoyett NT 6-2 302 23 R Mississippi State Pelham, Ala. FA-'1999 Jurrell Casey DT 6-1 305 29 9 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. D3-'11NON-FOOTBALL INJURY (1): 98 Jeffery Simmons DL 6-4 305 22 R Mississippi State Macon, Miss. D1-'19RESERVE/INJURED (3): 12 Cameron Batson WR 5-8 175 23 2 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. FA-'1840 Jordan Williams OLB 6-4 262 26 1 Tennessee Gainesville, Fla. FA-'1942 D'Andre Walker OLB 6-2 251 22 R Georgia College Park, Ga. D5-'19 Active Roster Count: 90 As of Aug. 25, 2019

HEAD COACH: MIKE VRABELASSISTANT COACHES: DEAN PEES (defensive coordinator), ARTHUR SMITH (offensive coordinator), CRAIG AUKERMAN (special teams), BRIAN BELL (strength and conditioning assistant), SCOTT BOOKER (defensive assistant), SHANE BOWEN (outside linebackers), KEITH CARTER (offensive line), KERRY COOMBS (secondary), RYAN CROW (defensive assistant), TONY DEWS (running backs), TODD DOWNING (tight ends), MATT EDWARDS (assistant special teams), MONDRAY GEE (strength and conditioning assistant), CHANDLER HENLEY (quality control), TYRONE McKENZIE (inside linebackers), ROB MOORE (wide receivers), PAT O'HARA (quarterbacks), MATT PEES (quality control), FRANK PIRAINO (strength and conditioning), LUKE STECKEL (offensive assistant), MIKE SULLIVAN (assistant offensive line), TERRELL WILLIAMS (defensive line)

HOW ACQUIRED KEY: FA (free agent), UFA (unrestricted free agent), RFA (restricted free agent), D (draft pick), W (waivers), T (trade)

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HEAD COACH MIKE VRABEL PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT Monday, August 26, 2019

(on how much of the pass protection issues were things that will be fixed during the regular season)

I hope that we can get them fixed. That’s why we coach, that’s why we practice, that’s why we try to instruct the guys that everybody’s on the same page. I really do mean that this is all 11 guys that are on the field – first group, second group, third group, coaches. It’s a collective effort that we have to understand where we need to be when we’re in the route, where we have to be in protection, what the quarterback’s responsibility is to get the ball out. It’s never going to be one person, so that’s our job to look at the ones where we did have some good pockets and were able to get the ball, move it and gain first downs. When we didn’t have success, why not and who can help us? That’s kind of where we’re at and that’s what we’re going to do here at 12:00 when they walk in.

(on his assessment of the first-team offense throughout preseason so far)

Again, it’s not only just the games because I would say that that work has been limited. I think that you realize that, you guys are smart, and you guys watch the tape too. I would say that the games have been limited by design. It’s a long season, and so nothing’s more important than the health of this football team and making sure that we can get everybody as healthy, but also as ready as we possibly can for the season. Again, inconsistent would probably be something that would continue to come up. There’s been some good runs, some well-blocked runs, some good drop-back passes, some good boots. We hit a well-timed play yesterday on third-and-one, I thought that was a good call, well-executed play. But just overall, continue to just try to be more consistent and not do things that hurt us, put us behind the sticks, penalties, negative plays. If they make a play, they make a play, but we can’t do things that hurt ourselves.

(on if there is an update on Harold Landry III)

Harold (Landry III) has continued to work himself back and I would imagine that we would see him this week. We’ll get him out there and get him ready to go.

(on if the pass rush has been lacking consistency)

We have to make sure that we’re doing some things that can help them. Didn’t run many games and just I would assume try to evaluate some guys. In the process of evaluating them, if we ask them to straight rush, then we have to be able to always try to find ways to affect the quarterback. When our pass defense with the coverage, tight end with the rush, it can always be better, and it always has to be better. It’s never about one thing. We’re looking at pass defense, and if we’re able to get on them tight on the quick throws, we’re not able to get there, we have to put our hands up. We tipped the ball yesterday that I thought should have been intercepted. Again, when we did have the interception, I think somebody was free, they ran a game inside, the quarterback got rid of the ball and we got an interception. It doesn’t count as a sack, but we got an interception out of it and I felt like it was a well-executed game.

(on if the best starting offensive line includes Ben Jones and Corey Levin)

We’re always looking for the combination that does give us the best chance to succeed. We’ll continue to look at that this week. That’s part of my job, Arthur’s (Smith) job, Keith’s (Carter) job, everybody’s job is to find where guys are best for the team and for themselves.

(on if the starting right guard position is decided yet)

We’re going to wait. Obviously, we’re going to try to continue to prepare and get guys in there and get some sort of rotation that we feel like we can go into the season with and be successful.

(on if he feels the most comfortable with Kevin Pamphile at right guard)

Yeah, I mean I think Kevin’s (Pamphile) done some good things. He’s done some good things in protection and then there’s some things that he has to improve on. Again, we’re still working through the roster, working through the lineups. We’ve got another week of preseason left.

(on if Harold Landry III will be ready for week one after missing the first three preseason games)

Sure, you said it best. Ideally, I would imagine that we’re trying to get everybody ready for the season the best that we can. We’ll figure out the roster after Thursday and get everybody ready for Cleveland.

(on the development of Isaiah Mack)

Just a young player continuing to improve. Want to try to get him some more reps, but he’s taking the coaching. We’ll keep working with him. Again, he had some good plays in there and had some plays that he needs to improve on.

(on if they can afford to keep six defensive linemen on the roster)

We’re going to try to keep the right 53 guys. Keep three defensive linemen, keep seven defensive linemen, there’s a lot of combinations to get to 53. I’m not going to go through them all. I’ll save you the boring details of my math.

(on what leads him to believe that the offensive struggles can be ironed out before week one against Cleveland)

Well, because I’ve seen it. I’ve seen us do it in practice. Making sure that everybody’s sound on what we’re doing versus certain coverages and what we’re doing versus certain pressures. I think the preseason games are always great learning experiences for everybody, for coaches and players to be able to see how a route may change versus zone coverage, a route may change versus man coverage. Again, that’s why we’re here to practice, improve and meet is to get everybody on the same page and be more consistent.

(on if it’s OK to pace through preseason games to ensure readiness for the regular season)

Every player and every coach I think is expected to play and coach the entire game. Does that always happen, no. But if you go into the game with that mindset, then allow me to make the decisions on when players are going to come out. I don’t think I could ever or should ever approach this game that way as to be relaxed. We want to try to lock in and focus, and then relax for a second in meetings, but I don’t think you can relax out on the football field, I guess if that’s what you’re saying.

(on if the third preseason game against the Steelers will change how he approaches the fourth preseason game against the Bears)

I’ll probably keep it to the original plan that I thought.

(on if the short week and playing on Thursday night will dictate how much the starters play in the fourth preseason game)

There will be some guys that we play. There will be guys that we play and guys that we don’t. I’m going to meet with Todd (Toriscelli) here at 11:30 and find out where guys are health-wise and go from there.

(on how much playing on Thursday night in the preseason will help them when playing on Thursday in week three)

The schedule is kind of similar. We kind of did that last year with the quick turnaround where we bring them in a little bit later on Monday and Tuesday, try to get them some rest. And we were successful for

what it’s worth on those quick turnaround games last year. We’ll get them in here at noon and try to get some stuff done, and be able to lift, and meet, walk-through, and then practice tomorrow.

(on if there are five or six spots that are in the cross-hairs of making the roster)

I think everybody realizes there’s some spots on this roster that certain guys are going to be on this football team and then there are certain positions where guys are competing. I think that Jon (Robinson) especially with the coaching staff’s input are looking at some guys in competitions and battles. That’ll come down to this week of practice and the game. I think the guys realize there are certain guys that are going to be on this team, and so do you, but then there’s a lot of positions and spots that are open based on special teams value and versatility.

(on how Logan Woodside has been)

I thought Logan (Woodside) ran some nice plays. We took the ball, we ran eight plays and then unfortunately we fumbled, and they recovered. He was leading that operation and then it kind of derailed. That was kind of where we were. It wasn’t great in the first half, we stayed competitive, got the ball. We were driving to open the second half, had some positive plays, we ran the ball a couple times, a couple of first downs, threw a play-action pass and that’s kind of where the momentum stopped.

(on if he is expecting everybody to be healthy for week one of the regular season)

Hopefully. I don’t know. I think, I would imagine, I hope so. Whatever percentage that is, we’re just trying to take each day and try to treat the guys that need treatment, condition them when they need it and make sure that we’re staying up on our lifting to kind of get ready.

(on why they put Ryan Succop in the position to kick shorter field goals in the third preseason game)

That was kind of what it was. I know that that’s probably not the popular choice. We wanted to make sure that the team knew and that the coaches knew that in that situation where we were with a kicker that had just been in his first game because of being on PUP and not having had as many kicks as really we had planned coming into the game that we had to kick kind of a couple of field goals there. If the shorter ones are good and as Ryan (Succop) continues to get back into game mode, that’s something that we felt like we needed to do at that point in time.

(on if Adoree’ Jackson could have been more aggressive on his first punt or was trying to not be reckless)

Again, there’s a lot of things that go into that. The spin on the football and do they think that ball is going to go into the end zone. Having some time to watch it, you see the one that lands on the 12 is a touchback. He did a nice job of drawing the gunner and he did. He sold it well, the gunner ran to him as opposed to kind of running and protecting the goal line. Then, the one that landed on the seven, he hit a nice ball and it ended up on whatever, it stopped, and we didn’t get the touchback. There’s a lot of things that go into that – reading are the gunners going to the end line, are they coming to you, the spin of the football. I mean, there’s a lot that goes into it. We went with the 12-yard line and we got a touchback, he did a nice job of drawing the guy in. Then the one landed on the seven and it was a good kick. Again, I think everybody used to say you put your heels at the eight-yard line and make a decision. Again, we want to try to make sure that we’re giving ourselves the best chance to field them and not get the ball downed inside the five-yard line. That’s the way that we have to keep teaching these guys.

(on if there is a certain point on punt returns that they won’t field it and hope for a touchback)

Well we do and I think I just went through it. Did the ball turn over, is it spinning, is it one of the ones that Brett (Kern) kicks that sits there and stops?

(on if Adoree’ Jackson played his second punt return against the Steelers right)

Yeah. We can say right, wrong. Again, we have to make sure that we’re just being smart and he’s doing what he’s coached to do. He was, it’s just that if they setthe ball down there downed and we take the ball and we don’t – I get where everybody’s going, that didn’t lead to the safety. There’s going to be times where we have to come off the six-yard line, or the five-yard line, or the four-yard line and everybody does their job. There were returners back there, I thought that we needed to continue to work this weather game and when we’re practicing. We get the best look at any punter – whether Brett (Kern) turns it over or whether he kicks the Aussie, or he kicks across the field, there’s a lot of different things that those guys can see in practice that they can use that to their advantage going into the game.

(on if the final week of preseason leading into roster cuts is a whirlwind)

It’s a lot. I’m going to go watch my son play football. Hopefully he’s starting on Saturday and I’m going to fly up there and I’m going to come back. I owe it to him to be there, I’m excited to do that. We’ll work like we always work. We’ll work on Chicago and we’ll work on getting ready for the regular season.

GAME-BY-GAME

STATISTICS

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS -- TEAM OFFENSE

Game 8/8 at PHI 8/17 vs. NE 8/25 vs. PITPoints 27 17 6 1st Qtr 0 8 0 2nd Qtr 14 9 3 3rd Qtr 0 0 0 4th Qtr 13 0 3 Overtime 0 0 0TDs (Ru-P-Ret) 0-4-0 0-2-0 0-0-0PATs (M/A) 1/3 1/1 0/02PT Convs (M/A) 1/1 1/1 0/0FGs (M/A) 0/0 0/1 2/2Safeties 0 1 0First Downs 23 20 14 Rushing 5 4 5 Passing 14 12 8 Penalty 4 4 13rd Down Conv (M/A) 11/19 4/11 5/15 3rd Down Conv Pct 57.9% 36.4% 33.3%4th Down Conv (M/A) 0/4 0/0 0/1 4th Down Conv Pct 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Red Zone Conv (M/A) 2/2 2/3 0/2 Red Zone Conv Pct 100.0% 66.7% 0.0%Goal to Go Conv (M/A) 1/1 0/0 0/0 Goal to Go Conv Pct 100.0% 0.0% 0.0%Total Net Yards 388 306 233 Total Off. Plays 79 58 61 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.9 5.3 3.8Net Yards Rushing 125 100 101 Total Rushing Plays 33 23 27 Avg. Gain Per Rush 3.8 4.3 3.7Net Yards Passing 263 206 132 Times Sacked 3 2 7 Yards Lost on Sacks 29 13 47 Gross Yards Passing 292 219 179 Pass Attempts 43 33 27 Pass Completions 30 17 17 Completion Pct 69.8% 51.5% 63.0% Avg. Gain Per Pass 5.7 5.9 3.9 Interceptions 0 0 0Fumbles / Fum. Lost 2/0 0/0 2/1Penalties 12 10 5 Penalty Yards 117 77 40Punts 4 6 7 Gross Punting Average 47.3 47.0 52.1 Touchbacks 0 0 3 Inside20 1 4 1 Punts Blocked 0 0 0 Net Punting Average 44.3 42.8 40.4Punt Returns 5 0 1 Punt Return Yards 68 0 12 Punt Return Avg. 13.6 0.0 12.0 Fair Catches 0 1 1Kickoff Returns 2 2 2 Kickoff Return Yards 47 21 66 Kickoff Return Avg. 23.5 10.5 33.0Time of Possession 37:51 27:45 32:35

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS -- TEAM DEFENSE

Game 8/8 at PHI 8/17 vs. NE 8/25 vs. PITPoints 10 22 18 1st Qtr 3 0 15 2nd Qtr 7 8 0 3rd Qtr 0 7 3 4th Qtr 0 7 0 Overtime 0 0 0TDs (Ru-P-Ret) 0-1-0 2-1-0 0-2-0PATs (M/A) 1/1 2/2 1/12PT Convs (M/A) 0/0 1/1 0/1FGs (M/A) 1/2 0/1 1/1Safeties 0 0 1First Downs 10 25 17 Rushing 0 9 6 Passing 7 12 9 Penalty 3 4 23rd Down Conv (M/A) 1/10 5/9 4/13 3rd Down Conv Pct 10.0% 55.6% 30.8%4th Down Conv (M/A) 0/2 0/0 0/0 4th Down Conv Pct 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Red Zone Conv (M/A) 0/0 2/3 1/3 Red Zone Conv Pct 0.0% 66.7% 33.3%Goal to Go Conv (M/A) 0/0 2/2 0/0 Goal to Go Conv Pct 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%Total Net Yards 227 363 328 Total Off. Plays 51 60 56 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.5 6.1 5.9Net Yards Rushing 37 123 111 Total Rushing Plays 17 32 25 Avg. Gain Per Rush 2.2 3.8 4.4Net Yards Passing 190 240 217 Times Sacked 1 1 0 Yards Lost on Sacks 6 8 0 Gross Yards Passing 196 248 217 Pass Attempts 33 27 31 Pass Completions 15 20 18 Completion Pct 45.5% 74.1% 58.1% Avg. Gain Per Pass 5.6 8.6 7.0 Interceptions 1 1 2Fumbles / Fum. Lost 2/1 0/0 0/0Penalties 11 12 5 Penalty Yards 86 99 29Punts 6 3 6 Gross Punting Average 49.0 51.7 48.3 Touchbacks 0 0 1 Inside20 3 1 3 Punts Blocked 0 0 0 Net Punting Average 37.7 51.7 43.0Punt Returns 2 2 2 Punt Return Yards 12 25 22 Punt Return Avg. 6.0 12.5 11.0 Fair Catches 1 0 2Kickoff Returns 3 3 3 Kickoff Return Yards 74 69 57 Kickoff Return Avg. 24.7 23.0 19.0Time of Possession 22:09 32:15 27:25

BOLD denotes rookieDate Opp. WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR/TE WR QB RB

8/8 at PHI T. Sharpe D. Kelly J. Douglas B. Jones K. Pamphile J. Conklin M. Pruitt A. Humphries T. Taylor M. Mariota D. Lewis8/17 vs. NE T. Sharpe D. Kelly R. Saffold B. Jones K. Pamphile J. Conklin M. Pruitt D. Walker C. Davis M. Mariota D. Lewis8/25 vs. PIT T. Sharpe D. Kelly R. Saffold B. Jones K. Pamphile J. Conklin M. Pruitt D. Walker C. Davis M. Mariota D. Lewis8/29 at CHI

BOLD denotes rookieDate Opp. DT NT DE/CB OLB/DE ILB ILB OLB CB CB SS FS

8/8 at PHI A. Johnson D. Jones A. Jackson S. Finch J. Brown R. Evans K. Correa L. Ryan M. Butler K. Vaccaro K. Byard8/17 vs. NE A. Johnson D. Jones M. Dickerson A. Bledsoe J. Brown R. Evans K. Correa L. Ryan M. Butler K. Vaccaro K. Byard8/25 vs. PIT J. Casey D. Jones A. Jackson S. Finch J. Brown R. Evans C. Wake L. Ryan M. Butler K. Vaccaro K. Byard8/29 at CHI

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

Date/Opp. GP GS Att Cmp Yds Pct Y/A TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sac Lost Rating8/8 at PHI 1 1 8 4 24 50.0 3.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 0 0 56.38/17 vs. NE 1 1 9 6 63 66.7 7.00 1 11.1 0 0.0 20 1 8 123.88/25 vs. PIT 1 1 3 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 4 39.68/29 at CHI - - - - -Totals: 3 3 20 10 87 50.0 4.35 1 5.0 0 0.0 20 2 12 78.5

Date/Opp. GP GS Att Cmp Yds Pct Y/A TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sac Lost Rating8/8 at PHI 1 0 16 12 130 75.0 8.13 2 12.5 0 0.0 23t 0 0 138.08/17 vs. NE 1 0 11 7 84 63.6 7.64 1 9.1 0 0.0 22 1 5 117.28/25 vs. PIT 1 0 9 6 62 66.7 6.89 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 3 23 86.38/29 at CHI - - - - -Totals: 3 0 36 25 276 69.4 7.67 3 8.3 0 0.0 25 4 28 119.7

Date/Opp. GP GS Att Cmp Yds Pct Y/A TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sac Lost Rating8/8 at PHI 1 0 19 14 138 73.7 7.26 2 10.5 0 0.0 25t 3 29 128.88/17 vs. NE 1 0 13 4 72 30.8 5.54 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 0 0 50.88/25 vs. PIT 1 0 15 11 117 73.3 7.80 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 3 20 95.78/29 at CHI - - - - -Totals: 3 0 47 29 327 61.7 6.96 2 4.3 0 0.0 25t 6 49 96.7

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD

8/8 at PHI 1 0 10 14 1.4 4 0 1 3 3.0 3 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 7 42 6.0 10 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 9 32 3.6 10 0 2 5 2.5 5 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 26 88 3.4 10 0 3 8 2.7 5 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 0


8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 20 20.0 20 08/25 vs. PIT 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 25 25.0 25 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 2 45 22.5 25 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 10 35 3.5 9 0 2 4 2.0 4 08/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/29 at CHI - -Totals: 1 0 10 35 3.5 9 0 2 4 2.0 4 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 29 14.5 23t 18/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 32 16.0 22 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 15 7.5 9 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 6 76 12.7 23t 1

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/29 at CHI - -Totals: 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0


Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 11 5.5 9 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 11 5.5 9 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 4 58 14.5 25t 18/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 15 15.0 15 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 5 73 14.6 25t 1

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME PASSING

MARCUS MARIOTA

COREY DAVIS

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING & RECEIVING

LOGAN WOODSIDE

RYAN TANNEHILL

RYAN HEWITT

DERRICK HENRY

DALYN DAWKINS

PARKER HESSE

ANTHONY FIRKSER

A.J. BROWN

DAVID FLUELLEN

ALEX BARNES

CODY HOLLISTER

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 4 24 6.0 9 08/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 9 9.0 9 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 2 1 0 0 - 0 0 5 33 6.6 9 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/17 vs. NE 1 0 4 23 5.8 15 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 7 24 3.4 10 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 2 0 11 47 4.3 15 0 0 0 - 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 9 9.0 9 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 18 9.0 13 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 3 27 9.0 13 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 1 2 7 3.5 4 0 0 0 - 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 1 4 16 4.0 8 0 1 9 9.0 9 08/25 vs. PIT 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 3 7 23 3.3 8 0 1 9 9.0 9 0


Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 17 17.0 17t 18/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 17 17.0 17t 1


8/8 at PHI 1 0 8 44 5.5 37 0 0 0 - 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 6 13 2.2 5 0 3 24 8.0 15t 18/25 vs. PIT 1 0 9 43 4.8 23 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 23 100 4.3 37 0 3 24 8.0 15t 1



Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 6 80 13.3 21 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 21 21.0 21 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 5 58 11.6 23 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 12 159 13.3 23 0



Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 - 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 - 0 0

RYAN TANNEHILL

DARIUS JENNINGS

KALIF RAYMOND

ANTHONY RATLIFF-WILLIAMS

MyCOLE PRUITT

MARCUS MARIOTA

ADAM HUMPHRIES

TANNER McEVOY

JONNU SMITH

JEREMY McNICHOLS

TAJAÉ SHARPE

DION LEWIS

AKEEM HUNT


Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0Totals: 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 2 26 13.0 15 18/25 vs. PIT 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 2 26 13.0 15 1

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 24 24.0 24 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 24 24.0 24 0


Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 0 2 17 8.5 10 0 0 0 - 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 2 6 3.0 5 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 0 5 25 5.0 10 0 0 0 - 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD8/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -8/29 at CHI - -Totals: 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

JALEN TOLLIVER

LOGAN WOODSIDE

COLE WICK

TAYWAN TAYLOR

DELANIE WALKER

DeANGELO YANCEY

PAPI WHITE

CODY CONWAY HRONISS GRASUDate/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS8/8 at PHI 1 1 8/8 at PHI 1 0 8/8 at PHI 0 0 8/8 at PHI 1 1 8/8 at PHI 1 08/17 vs. NE 1 1 8/17 vs. NE - - 8/17 vs. NE 0 0 8/17 vs. NE 1 0 8/17 vs. NE 1 08/25 vs. PIT 1 1 8/25 vs. PIT - - 8/25 vs. PIT 0 0 8/25 vs. PIT 1 0 8/25 vs. PIT 1 08/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI - - 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHITotals: 3 3 Totals: 1 0 Totals: 0 0 Totals: 3 1 Totals: 3 0

A.T. HALL BEN JONES DENNIS KELLY TAYLOR LEWANDate/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS8/8 at PHI 1 0 8/8 at PHI 1 1 8/8 at PHI 1 1 8/8 at PHI 1 0 8/8 at PHI 1 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 8/17 vs. NE 1 1 8/17 vs. NE 1 1 8/17 vs. NE 1 0 8/17 vs. NE 1 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 8/25 vs. PIT 1 1 8/25 vs. PIT 1 1 8/25 vs. PIT 1 0 8/25 vs. PIT 1 08/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHITotals: 3 0 Totals: 3 3 Totals: 3 3 Totals: 3 0 Totals: 3 0

TYLER MARZ KEVIN PAMPHILE AUSTIN PASZTOR DAVID QUESSENBERRY RODGER SAFFOLDDate/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS Date/Opp. GP GS8/8 at PHI 1 0 8/8 at PHI 1 1 8/8 at PHI 1 0 8/8 at PHI 1 0 8/8 at PHI 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 8/17 vs. NE 1 1 8/17 vs. NE 1 0 8/17 vs. NE 1 0 8/17 vs. NE 1 18/25 vs. PIT 1 0 8/25 vs. PIT 1 1 8/25 vs. PIT 1 0 8/25 vs. PIT 1 0 8/25 vs. PIT 1 18/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHI 8/29 at CHITotals: 3 0 Totals: 3 3 Totals: 3 0 Totals: 3 0 Totals: 2 2

AARON STINNIEDate/Opp. GP GS8/8 at PHI 1 08/17 vs. NE 1 08/25 vs. PIT 1 08/29 at CHITotals: 3 0

NATE DAVIS JAMIL DOUGLAS

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE LINEJACK CONKLIN

COREY LEVIN

Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 3 0 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals: 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/17 vs. NE 1 0 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 2 0 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KAMALEI CORREA TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES

DANE CRUIKSHANK

AMANI BLEDSOE

JAYON BROWN

KENNETH DURDEN

MATT DICKERSON

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - DEFENSE

DAREN BATES

RILEY BULLOUGH

KEVIN BYARD

JURRELL CASEY

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MALCOLM BUTLER TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES


ERIC COTTON TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES

UKEME ELIGWE TACKLES FUMBLES



Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals: 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 2 0 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0








Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/29 at CHITotals: 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 3 0 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0


BRAXTON HOYETT

SHARIF FINCH

MIKE JORDAN

FRANK HERRON

ADOREE' JACKSON

AUSTIN JOHNSON

DaQUAN JONES INTERCEPTIONS

JOSHUA KALU

AMANI HOOKER

NIGEL HARRIS

HAROLD LANDRY III

LaTROY LEWIS

RASHAAN EVANS

INTERCEPTIONS

TACKLES

TACKLES FUMBLES

TACKLES

TACKLES



TACKLES

FUMBLES







FUMBLES

TACKLES


FUMBLES

INTERCEPTIONS

Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/17 vs. NE 1 0 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18/29 at CHITotals: 3 0 12 9 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1







Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/25 vs. PIT 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/29 at CHITotals: 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/17 vs. NE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/29 at CHITotals: 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



QUART'E SAPP TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES

FUMBLES

LOGAN RYAN

TYE SMITH

D'ANDRE PAYNE

LeSHAUN SIMS

ISAIAH MACK


JOJO TILLERY

DAVID LONG JR.

CHRIS NELSON

KAREEM ORR

JEFFERY SIMMONS

DERICK ROBERSON


TACKLES


INTERCEPTIONS


INTERCEPTIONS

FUMBLES


FUMBLES


TACKLES FUMBLES



TACKLES FUMBLES


JOSH SMITH TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES



Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/17 vs. NE 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHITotals: 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Totals: 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Date/Opp. GP GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds SpT8/8 at PHI 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals: 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Additional Special Teams Tackles: Hewitt 1 (vs. NE); Hollister 1 (vs. NE); Hunt 1 (vs. NE); McNichols 1 (vs. PIT); Pruitt 2 (1 vs. NE, 1 vs. PIT)Special Teams Forced Fumble: Durden 1 (at PHI)

WESLEY WOODYARD TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES

FUMBLESLaDARIUS WILEY TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS

BRENT URBAN

KENNY VACCARO

D'ANDRE WALKER

CAMERON WAKE TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES



FUMBLESTACKLES INTERCEPTIONS

JORDAN WILLIAMS TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES

Date/Opp. KR Yds Avg Lg TD PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 23 23.0 23 08/17 vs. NE - - - - - - - - - - -8/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 23 23.0 23 0

Date/Opp. KR Yds Avg Lg TD PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 10 10.0 10 08/17 vs. NE 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 10 10.0 10 0

Date/Opp. KR Yds Avg Lg TD PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 23 23.0 23 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/17 vs. NE 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 2 66 33.0 46 0 0 0 0 - 0 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 89 29.7 46 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

Date/Opp. KR Yds Avg Lg TD PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD8/8 at PHI 1 24 24.0 24 0 3 0 35 11.7 27 08/17 vs. NE 2 21 10.5 14 0 0 1 0 - 0 08/25 vs. PIT 0 0 - 0 0 1 1 12 12.0 12 08/29 at CHI - -Totals: 3 45 15.0 24 0 4 2 47 11.8 27 0

Date/Opp. GP Ma Att Ma Att Pct Ma Att Ma Att Ma Att Ma Att Ma Att Blk LG Pts8/8 at PHI 1 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18/17 vs. NE 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/29 at CHI - 0Totals: 3 2 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Date/Opp. GP Ma Att Ma Att Pct Ma Att Ma Att Ma Att Ma Att Ma Att Blk LG Pts8/8 at PHI 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 08/17 vs. NE 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 08/25 vs. PIT 1 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 68/29 at CHI - 0Totals: 1 0 0 2 2 100.0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 6

Date/Opp. GP No. Yds Avg Ret Yds R Avg TB In Lg Blk Net8/8 at PHI 1 2 86 43.0 0 0 - 0 1 45 0 43.08/17 vs. NE 1 2 98 49.0 1 14 14.0 0 1 49 0 42.08/25 vs. PIT 1 5 228 45.6 1 2 2.0 2 1 53 0 37.28/29 at CHI - - -Totals: 3 9 412 45.8 2 16 8.0 2 3 53 0 39.6

Date/Opp. GP No. Yds Avg Ret Yds R Avg TB In Lg Blk Net8/8 at PHI 1 2 103 51.5 2 12 6.0 0 0 56 0 45.58/17 vs. NE 1 4 184 46.0 1 11 11.0 0 3 55 0 43.38/25 vs. PIT 1 2 137 68.5 1 20 20.0 1 0 70 0 48.58/29 at CHI - - -Totals: 3 8 424 53.0 4 43 10.8 1 3 70 0 45.1

40-49 50+

40-49 50+30-39

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - RETURNS

AUSTIN BARNARD

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - KICKING

KALIF RAYMOND

ADAM HUMPHRIES

DARIUS JENNINGS

PAT FG 1-19 20-29

20-29

ADOREE' JACKSON

BRETT KERN

AUSTIN BARNARD

2019 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - PUNTING

RYAN SUCCOP PAT FG 1-19 30-39

LAST WEEK’S

PLAY-BY-PLAY

Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans Start Time: 7:07 PM Central

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN

Played Outdoors on Turf: Grass

Game Weather: Rain Temp: 76° F (24.4° C) Humidity: 85%, Wind: SSE 5 mph

Outdoor Weather: Rain,

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Down Judge:

Side Judge:

Umpire:

Field Judge:

Back Judge:

Torbert, Ronald (62)

Steinkerchner, Mark (84)

Thomas, Sarah (53)

Dickson, Ryan (25)

Killens, Jr., Terry (77)

Edwards, Scott (3)

Josselyn, Anthony (67)

Lineups

VISITOR: Pittsburgh Steelers 15 0 3 0 0 18

HOME: Tennessee Titans 0 3 0 3 0 6

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Choudhry, Saleem (0)

Game Day Weather

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Date: Sunday, 8/25/2019

Tennessee TitansPittsburgh Steelers

Offense Defense Offense Defense

WR 11 D.Moncrief DE 91 S.Tuitt WR 84 C.Davis DT 99 J.Casey

LT 78 A.Villanueva DT 97 C.Heyward TE 82 De.Walker NT 90 D.Jones

LG 73 R.Foster LOLB 90 T.Watt TE 85 M.Pruitt OLB 91 C.Wake

C 53 M.Pouncey LILB 26 M.Barron LT 71 D.Kelly ILB 54 R.Evans

RG 66 D.DeCastro RILB 55 D.Bush LG 76 R.Saffold ILB 55 J.Brown

RT 71 M.Feiler ROLB 48 B.Dupree C 60 B.Jones OLB 56 S.Finch

TE 89 V.McDonald LCB 25 A.Burns RG 66 K.Pamphile LCB 25 A.Jackson

WR 10 R.Switzer SS 34 Te.Edmunds RT 78 J.Conklin CB 26 L.Ryan

WR 19 J.Smith-Schuster FS 38 K.Kelly WR 19 T.Sharpe FS 31 K.Byard

QB 7 B.Roethlisberger CB 21 S.Davis QB 8 M.Mariota SS 24 K.Vaccaro

RB 30 J.Conner RCB 22 S.Nelson RB 33 D.Lewis RCB 21 M.Butler

Substitutions Substitutions

QB 2 M.Rudolph, P 4 J.Berry, QB 5 J.Dobbs, P 8 I.Berryman, K 9 C.Boswell,WR 13 J.Washington, WR 14 T.Jones, WR 15 T.Griffey, K 16 M.Wright, WR 17E.Rogers, CB 20 C.Sutton, S 24 P.Locke, S 27 M.Allen, CB 28 M.Hilton, CB 31J.Layne, TE 33 Tr.Edmunds, DB 35 T.Mathis, RB 35 T.McMillian, S 37J.Dangerfield, RB 38 J.Samuels, RB 39 M.Williams, LB 40 J.Elliott, S 41D.Askew-Henry, LB 42 S.Smith, LB 44 T.Matakevich, FB 45 R.Nix, LB 46T.Scales, LB 49 R.Spillane, LB 51 T.Skipper, LB 54 U.Gilbert, LS 57 K.Canaday,C 60 J.Hassenauer, DE 61 C.Sheehy, C 62 P.Morris, DT 64 W.Craig, DE 65G.Gilmore, T 65 J.Hawkins, C/G 67 B.Finney, DE 72 H.Mondeaux, T 72Z.Banner, DT 74 C.Sayles, G 74 F.Johnson, OL 76 C.Okorafor, T 77 D.Gray, NT79 J.Hargrave, WR 80 J.Holton, TE 81 Z.Gentry, WR 82 D.Spencer, WR 83B.Reilly, TE 85 X.Grimble, TE 87 K.Rader, TE/LS 88 T.Wood, DT 93D.McCullers, DE 94 T.Alualu, DE 96 I.Buggs, LB 98 V.Williams, LB 99 C.Kuntz

K/P 3 A.Barnard, K 4 R.Succop, QB 5 L.Woodside, P 6 B.Kern, WR 10A.Humphries, WR 11 A.Brown, WR 13 T.Taylor, WR 14 K.Raymond, WR 15D.Jennings, WR 16 C.Hollister, QB 17 R.Tannehill, CB 20 K.Durden, CB 23T.Smith, DB 28 D.Payne, DB 29 D.Cruikshank, DB 30 L.Wiley, RB 30J.McNichols, DB 32 K.Orr, RB 35 A.Hunt, CB 36 L.Sims, DB 37 A.Hooker, DB 38M.Jordan, RB 39 A.Barnes, LB 40 Q.Sapp, LB 41 D.Long, LB 44 K.Correa, OLB45 L.Lewis, CB 46 J.Kalu, S 47 J.Tillery, LS 48 B.Brinkley, DE 49 E.Cotton, TE49 P.Hesse, OLB 50 D.Roberson, LB 52 U.Eligwe, OL 52 H.Grasu, LB 53D.Bates, ILB 59 W.Woodyard, G 61 A.Stinnie, G 62 C.Levin, OL 68 A.Pasztor, T69 T.Marz, DL 70 C.Nelson, OL 72 D.Quessenberry, T 73 A.Hall, G 75J.Douglas, T 77 T.Lewan, DT 79 I.Mack, WR 80 P.White, WR 83 A.Ratliff-Williams, TE 86 A.Firkser, WR 87 T.McEvoy, TE 88 R.Hewitt, TE 89 C.Wick, DE92 M.Dickerson, DL 93 F.Herron, NT 94 A.Johnson, DE 95 A.Bledsoe, DL 96B.Urban, DT 97 B.Hoyett

Did Not Play Did Not Play

QB 6 D.Hodges, WR 18 D.Johnson, CB 23 J.Haden, RB 24 B.Snell, CB 29B.Allen, CB 39 M.Branch, TE 46 M.Crum, TE 49 C.Scotland-Williamson, LB 56A.Chickillo, T 64 D.Prince, G 68 G.Brumfield, LB 92 O.Adeniyi

WR 18 D.Yancey, RB 22 D.Henry, RB 28 D.Dawkins, RB 32 D.Fluellen, LB 48Jo.Smith, LB 58 H.Landry, OL 64 N.Davis, TE 81 J.Smith, DT 98 J.Simmons

Not Active Not Active

M.Wright (31) R.Succop (24) (22)

Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)Team Qtr Time Visitor Home

Steelers M.Mariota sacked in end zone by S.Tuitt for a Safety 2 01 9:12

Steelers J.Smith-Schuster 17 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (pass failed) (9-58, 4:41) 8 01 4:31

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Preseason Week 4

Updated: 8/26/2019

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Preseason Week 4

Updated: 8/26/2019

Paid Attendance: 62,184 Time: 2:52

Steelers J.Washington 41 yd. pass from M.Rudolph (C.Boswell kick) (2-52, 0:45) 15 01 1:52

Titans R.Succop 24 yd. Field Goal (7-43, 3:25) 15 32 13:27

Steelers M.Wright 31 yd. Field Goal (7-55, 2:35) 18 33 4:02


Pittsburgh Steelers Tennessee TitansRUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

J.Conner 41 8.2 05 21 J.McNichols 43 4.8 09 23

D.Spencer 29 29.0 01 29 A.Barnes 32 3.6 09 10

J.Samuels 16 4.0 04 11 A.Hunt 24 3.4 07 10

Tr.Edmunds 12 2.0 06 5 L.Woodside 2 2.0 01 2

J.Dobbs 10 2.0 05 7 D.Lewis 0 0.0 01 0

M.Williams 5 1.7 03 3

T.McMillian -2 -2.0 01 -2

25 111 4.4 29 0Total 27 101 3.7 23 0Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

B.Roethlisberger 63 113 8 0/0 0 99.2 L.Woodside 117 015 11 3/20 0 95.72417

J.Dobbs 79 09 4 0/0 1 36.1 R.Tannehill 62 09 6 3/23 0 86.32530

M.Rudolph 75 19 6 0/0 1 89.8 M.Mariota 0 03 0 1/4 0 39.6041

27 179 017 7/47 0 82.218 217 231 0/0 2 74.3Total Total 2541

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

J.Smith-Schuster 37 9.3 145 K.Raymond 58 11.6 055 2317

B.Reilly 41 20.5 022 A.Firkser 15 7.5 022 930

J.Conner 15 7.5 022 T.Taylor 14 7.0 022 118

J.Holton 12 6.0 024 A.Barnes 5 2.5 022 57

J.Samuels 11 5.5 023 C.Davis 25 25.0 012 256

D.Moncrief 11 5.5 022 P.White 24 24.0 012 247

J.Washington 41 41.0 112 C.Hollister 15 15.0 012 1541

T.Griffey 23 23.0 011 A.Brown 10 10.0 013 1023

Z.Gentry 15 15.0 013 A.Humphries 9 9.0 012 915

E.Rogers 11 11.0 012 C.Wick 4 4.0 012 411

V.McDonald 0 0.0 002 J.McNichols 0 0.0 001 00

Tr.Edmunds 0 0.0 001 D.Jennings 0 0.0 001 00

T.Jones 0 0.0 001 A.Hunt 0 0.0 001 00

R.Switzer 0 0.0 001 0

18 217 12.1 41 2Total 31 17 179 10.5 25 0Total 27

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG

A.Hooker 2 2.0 01 2

M.Jordan 1 1.0 01 1

Total 0 0 0 00 Total 3 1.5 2 02

PUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NETPUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NET

J.Berry 200 564 50.0 1 145.0 A.Barnard 228 535 45.6 2 137.2

I.Berryman 90 542 45.0 0 239.0 B.Kern 137 702 68.5 1 048.5

Total 290 566 48.3 1 343.0 Total 365 707 52.1 3 140.4

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

R.Switzer 20 20.0 01 K.Raymond 12 12.0 01 12 1220

D.Spencer 2 2.0 01 [DOWNED] 0 0.0 02 00 02

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 03 [OUT OF BOUNDS] 0 0.0 01 00 00

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 01 0 0

Total 22 11.0 20 02 Total 12 12.0 12 01 12

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

R.Switzer 57 19.0 03 D.Jennings 66 33.0 02 00 4620

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 01 [TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 02 00 00

Total 57 19.0 20 03 Total 66 33.0 46 02 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Pittsburgh Steelers

LOST

K.Kelly 0 000 0 00 1 00

T.Skipper 0 000 0 00 1 00

Final Individual Statistics

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

8/25/2019 at Nissan Stadium

Final Individual Statistics



T.Alualu 0 000 0 00 0 10

Total 0 000 0 00 2 10

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Tennessee Titans

LOST

A.Brown 0 001 0 01 0 00

L.Woodside 0 001 0 00 0 01

Total 0 002 0 01 0 01



Final Team StatisticsHomeVisitor

Steelers Titans

17 14TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

6 5By Rushing

9 8By Passing

2 1By Penalty

4-13-31% 5-15-33%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

0-0-0% 0-1-0%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

328 233TOTAL NET YARDS

56 61Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)

5.9 3.8Average gain per offensive play

111 101NET YARDS RUSHING

25 27Total Rushing Plays

4.4 3.7Average gain per rushing play

2-3 2-6Tackles for a loss-number and yards

217 132NET YARDS PASSING

0-0 7-47Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass

217 179Gross yards passing

31-18-2 27-17-0PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED

7.0 3.9Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)

4-3-2 4-1-1KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks

6-48.3 7-52.1PUNTS Number and Average

0 0Had Blocked

0-0 0-0FGs - PATs Had Blocked

43.0 40.4Net Punting Average

22 15TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)

2-22 1-12No. and Yards Punt Returns

3-57 2-66No. and Yards Kickoff Returns

0-0 2-3No. and Yards Interception Returns

5-29 5-40PENALTIES Number and Yards

0-0 2-1FUMBLES Number and Lost

2 0TOUCHDOWNS

0 0Rushing

2 0Passing

1-2 0-0EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts

1-1 0-0Kicking Made-Attempts

0-1 0-0Passing Made-Attempts

1-1 2-2FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts

1-3-33% 0-2-0%RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

0-0-0% 0-0-0%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY

1 0SAFETIES

18 6FINAL SCORE

27:25 32:35TIME OF POSSESSION

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

9:41

5:19

5:59 4:58 6:47 27:25

9:01 10:02 8:13 32:35

Steelers: 4 - PIT 31 Titans: 4 - TEN 29

(436) Average PIT 34

(258) Average TEN 22

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tennessee Titans

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Pittsburgh Steelers

1 15:00 2:4612:14 Kickoff PIT 22 6 22 0 22 1 PIT 44 Punt

2 10:53 1:299:24 Punt PIT 20 4 27 0 27 1 PIT 47 Punt

3 9:12 4:414:31 Kickoff PIT 42 9 58 0 58 4 TEN 17* Touchdown

4 2:37 0:451:52 Punt PIT 48 2 52 0 52 2 TEN 41 Touchdown

5 13:27 2:4610:41 Kickoff PIT 30 3 19 -10 9 0 PIT 39 Punt

6 8:58 0:568:02 Punt PIT 40 3 1 0 1 0 PIT 41 Interception

7 5:41 1:443:57 Punt PIT 15 3 7 0 7 0 PIT 22 Punt

8 0:33 0:330:00 Punt PIT 20 2 12 0 12 1 PIT 25 End of Half

9 11:03 2:238:40 Fumble PIT 40 5 11 5 16 2 TEN 44 Punt

10 6:37 2:354:02 Punt PIT 32 7 55 0 55 2 TEN 13* Field Goal

11 14:10 2:1311:57 Punt PIT 20 4 19 0 19 1 PIT 39 Punt

12 6:33 1:484:45 Kickoff PIT 30 4 35 15 50 2 TEN 20 Interception

13 2:46 2:460:00 Downs TEN 23 5 10 0 10 1 TEN 12* End of Game

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Tennessee Titans

1 12:14 1:2110:53 Punt TEN 20 3 0 10 10 1 TEN 30 Punt

2 9:24 0:129:12 Punt TEN 4 2 -4 0 -4 0 TEN 4 Safety

3 4:31 1:542:37 Kickoff TEN 15 3 -5 -5 -10 0 TEN 5 Punt

4 1:52 3:2513:27 Kickoff PIT 49 7 43 0 43 1 PIT 6* Field Goal

5 10:41 1:438:58 Punt TEN 20 3 6 -10 -4 0 TEN 16 Punt

6 8:02 2:215:41 Interception TEN 44 3 8 0 8 0 PIT 48 Punt

7 3:57 3:240:33 Punt TEN 24 6 30 0 30 2 PIT 46 Punt

8 15:00 3:5711:03 Kickoff TEN 25 8 35 0 35 3 PIT 33 Fumble

9 8:40 2:036:37 Punt TEN 8 3 9 0 9 0 TEN 17 Punt

10 4:02 4:5214:10 Kickoff TEN 25 9 23 0 23 2 TEN 48 Punt

11 11:57 5:246:33 Punt TEN 19 9 73 4 77 4 PIT 4* Field Goal

12 4:45 1:592:46 Interception TEN 3 7 15 5 20 1 TEN 32 Downs

Ball Possession And Drive Chart



TKL = Tackle AST = Assist COMB = Combined QH=QB Hit IN = Interception PD = Pass Defense FF = Forced Fumble FR = Fumble Recovery

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscPittsburgh Steelers

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

5 0 5 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Spillane 12

4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0U.Gilbert 00

4 0 4 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Skipper 11

4 0 4 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Heyward 11

4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Layne 00

4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.McCullers 00

3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Kelly 00

2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Te.Edmunds 00

2 0 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Tuitt 22

2 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0V.Williams 11

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Matakevich 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Watt 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Davis 00

1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Scales 11

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Hilton 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Sutton 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Hargrave 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Allen 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Mathis 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Smith 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Sayles 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Bush 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Elliott 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Craig 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Nelson 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Alualu 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Samuels 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tr.Edmunds 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Boswell 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Z.Gentry 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0D.Spencer 00

Total 47 7 54 7 47 0 3 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 078

Final Defensive Statistics



Final Defensive Statistics



TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscTennessee Titans Regular Defensive Plays

4 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Jordan 00

3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Long 00

3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Bates 00

2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Hooker 00

2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I.Mack 00

0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Finch 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Q.Sapp 11

2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Brown 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Sims 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Ryan 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Johnson 01

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Durden 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Smith 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Woodyard 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Jackson 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Butler 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Vaccaro 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Herron 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Payne 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Evans 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Correa 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Dickerson 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Bledsoe 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Lewis 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Wiley 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Cruikshank 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.McNichols 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Pruitt 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0A.Stinnie 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1A.Brown 00

Total 33 11 44 0 0 2 6 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 122

Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscPittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers Tennessee Titans


TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES

15 0 = 15

0 3 = 3

15:40

14:20

Steelers

Titans

Steelers

Titans

Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)Team Qtr Time Visitor Home

Steelers M.Mariota sacked in end zone by S.Tuitt for a Safety 2 01 9:12

Steelers J.Smith-Schuster 17 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (pass failed) (9-58, 4:41) 8 01 4:31

Steelers J.Washington 41 yd. pass from M.Rudolph (C.Boswell kick) (2-52, 0:45) 15 01 1:52


9 4TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

4 - 5 - 0 2 - 1 - 1First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty

3-8-38% 1-7-14%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

198 78TOTAL NET YARDS

32 26Total Offensive Plays

60 43NET YARDS RUSHING

138 35NET YARDS PASSING

138 62Gross Yards Passing

0-0 4-27Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass

22 - 14 - 1 12 - 6 - 0Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted

4 - 50 5 - 52Punts-Number and Average

3 - 20 2 - 15Penalties-Number and Yards

0 - 0 1 - 0Fumbles-Number and Lost

1-1-100% 0-1-0%Red Zone Efficiency

PIT 30 TEN 25Average Drive Start

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

J.Conner 41 8.2 05 21 J.McNichols 43 4.8 09 23

J.Samuels 16 4.0 04 11 D.Lewis 0 0.0 01 0

Tr.Edmunds 3 3.0 01 3

10 60 6.0 21 0Total 10 43 4.3 23 0Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

B.Roethlisberger 63 113 8 0/0 0 99.2 R.Tannehill 62 09 6 3/23 0 86.32517

M.Rudolph 75 19 6 0/0 1 89.8 M.Mariota 0 03 0 1/4 0 39.6041

12 62 06 4/27 0 65.314 138 222 0/0 1 92.6Total Total 2541

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

J.Smith-Schuster 37 9.3 145 A.Firkser 15 7.5 022 917

J.Conner 15 7.5 022 C.Davis 25 25.0 012 258

J.Holton 12 6.0 023 A.Brown 10 10.0 013 107

J.Samuels 11 5.5 023 A.Humphries 9 9.0 012 96

D.Moncrief 11 5.5 022 K.Raymond 3 3.0 011 37

J.Washington 41 41.0 112 D.Jennings 0 0.0 001 041

E.Rogers 11 11.0 012 J.McNichols 0 0.0 001 011

V.McDonald 0 0.0 002 0

R.Switzer 0 0.0 001 0

14 138 9.9 41 2Total 22 6 62 10.3 25 0Total 12

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

4 0 4 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Heyward 11

2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Te.Edmunds 00

2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Kelly 00

2 0 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Tuitt 22

Total 10 2 12 3 19 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 033

First Half Summary



First Half Summary



TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscTennessee Titans Regular Defensive Plays

3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Long 00

2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Hooker 00

0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Finch 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Brown 00

Total 7 4 11 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 000

First QuarterPlay By Play 8/25/2019

PIT wins toss, elects to Receive, and TEN elects to defend the South goal.

A.Barnard kicks 63 yards from TEN 35 to PIT 2. R.Switzer to PIT 22 for 20 yards (D.Cruikshank).

Pittsburgh Steelers at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:54)

(14:54) (Shotgun) J.Conner left guard to PIT 25 for 3 yards (L.Ryan).1-10-PIT 22

(14:26) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to D.Moncrief to PIT 29 for 4 yards (A.Jackson).2-7-PIT 25

(13:45) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to D.Moncrief to PIT 36 for 7 yards (J.Brown).3-3-PIT 29 P1

(13:12) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short right to R.Switzer.1-10-PIT 36

(13:09) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short left to V.McDonald.2-10-PIT 36

(13:04) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to J.Conner to PIT 44 for 8 yards (M.Butler, S.Finch).3-10-PIT 36

(12:24) (Punt formation) J.Berry punts 56 yards to end zone, Center-K.Canaday, Touchback.4-2-PIT 44

Tennessee Titans at 12:14

(12:14) PENALTY on PIT-Te.Edmunds, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 20 - No Play.1-10-TEN 20

(12:14) D.Lewis left guard to TEN 25 for no gain (D.Bush).1-5-TEN 25

PENALTY on PIT-S.Tuitt, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 25 - No Play. X1

(11:49) (Shotgun) M.Mariota pass incomplete deep right to C.Davis.1-10-TEN 30

(11:43) (Shotgun) M.Mariota pass incomplete short right to A.Humphries.2-10-TEN 30

(11:38) (Shotgun) D.Lewis up the middle to TEN 30 for no gain (K.Kelly).3-10-TEN 30

(11:02) (Punt formation) B.Kern punts 70 yards to end zone, Center-B.Brinkley, Touchback.4-10-TEN 30

Pittsburgh Steelers at 10:53

(10:53) (Shotgun) J.Conner right tackle pushed ob at PIT 41 for 21 yards (K.Vaccaro).1-10-PIT 20 R2

(10:29) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short left to J.Smith-Schuster.1-10-PIT 41

(10:24) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to J.Smith-Schuster to PIT 47 for 6 yards (L.Ryan, R.Evans).2-10-PIT 41

(9:39) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short left to E.Rogers.3-4-PIT 47

(9:35) (Punt formation) J.Berry punts 49 yards to TEN 4, Center-K.Canaday, downed by PIT-J.Layne.4-4-PIT 47


(9:24) M.Mariota pass incomplete short middle to A.Brown (Te.Edmunds).1-10-TEN 4

(9:18) (Shotgun) M.Mariota sacked in End Zone for -4 yards, SAFETY (S.Tuitt).2-10-TEN 4

PIT 2 TEN 0, Safety, 5:48 elapsed

B.Kern kicks 55 yards from TEN 20 to PIT 25. R.Switzer pushed ob at PIT 42 for 17 yards (L.Sims).


(9:06) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short left to V.McDonald (J.Brown).1-10-PIT 42

(9:01) (Shotgun) J.Conner left tackle to TEN 49 for 9 yards (J.Brown).2-10-PIT 42

(8:20) (Shotgun) J.Conner up the middle to TEN 44 for 5 yards (K.Correa; T.Smith).3-1-TEN 49 R3

(7:45) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to J.Conner to TEN 37 for 7 yards (M.Dickerson; W.Woodyard).1-10-TEN 44

(7:03) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short left to J.Smith-Schuster pushed ob at TEN 29 for 8 yards (A.Hooker).2-3-TEN 37 P4

(6:28) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to J.Smith-Schuster to TEN 23 for 6 yards (W.Woodyard).1-10-TEN 29

(5:51) (Shotgun) J.Conner left end to TEN 20 for 3 yards (S.Finch; A.Hooker).2-4-TEN 23

(5:15) (Shotgun) Tr.Edmunds up the middle to TEN 17 for 3 yards (S.Finch; I.Mack).3-1-TEN 20 R5

(4:36) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep right to J.Smith-Schuster for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-10-TEN 17 P6

TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. B.Roethlisberger pass to J.Samuels is complete. ATTEMPT FAILS.

PIT 8 TEN 0, 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:41 drive, 10:29 elapsed

C.Boswell kicks 70 yards from PIT 35 to TEN -5. D.Jennings to TEN 15 for 20 yards (T.Matakevich; Tr.Edmunds).

Tennessee Titans at 4:31, (1st play from scrimmage 4:25)

(4:25) J.McNichols left tackle to TEN 17 for 2 yards (V.Williams).1-10-TEN 15

(3:50) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass incomplete short left to J.McNichols.2-8-TEN 17

(3:46) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill sacked at TEN 10 for -7 yards (S.Tuitt).3-8-TEN 17

(3:04) (Punt formation) B.Kern punts 81 yards to PIT 9, Center-B.Brinkley. R.Switzer ran ob at PIT 25 for 16 yards (S.Finch).4-15-TEN 10

PENALTY on TEN-W.Woodyard, Offensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 10 - No Play.

(2:51) (Punt formation) B.Kern punts 67 yards to PIT 28, Center-B.Brinkley. R.Switzer pushed ob at PIT 48 for 20 yards (W.Woodyard).4-20-TEN 5


Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium

(2:37) J.Samuels left tackle pushed ob at TEN 41 for 11 yards (A.Hooker).1-10-PIT 48 R7

(2:00) M.Rudolph pass deep right to J.Washington for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-10-TEN 41 P8

C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-K.Canaday, Holder-J.Berry.


C.Boswell kicks 60 yards from PIT 35 to TEN 5. D.Jennings to PIT 49 for 46 yards (Te.Edmunds, C.Boswell).

Tennessee Titans at 1:52, (1st play from scrimmage 1:43)

(1:43) R.Tannehill pass short right to A.Humphries to PIT 40 for 9 yards (T.Watt).1-10-PIT 49

(1:05) J.McNichols right end to PIT 40 for no gain (T.Watt). TEN-J.McNichols was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.2-1-PIT 40

(:39) R.Tannehill pass short left to C.Davis to PIT 15 for 25 yards (Te.Edmunds).3-1-PIT 40 P2

END OF QUARTER

Pittsburgh Steelers 15 9:41 4 4 0 8 3/5 0/0

Tennessee Titans 0 5:19 0 1 1 2 1/3 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Second QuarterPlay By Play 8/25/2019

Tennessee Titans continued.

(15:00) R.Tannehill pass incomplete short left to A.Brown.1-10-PIT 15

(14:54) (Shotgun) J.McNichols left tackle to PIT 15 for no gain (M.Hilton).2-10-PIT 15

(14:16) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass short middle to A.Firkser to PIT 6 for 9 yards (S.Davis).3-10-PIT 15

(13:31) (Field Goal formation) R.Succop 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Brinkley, Holder-B.Kern.4-1-PIT 6


A.Barnard kicks 55 yards from TEN 35 to PIT 10. R.Switzer to PIT 30 for 20 yards (M.Pruitt; D.Long).


(13:21) J.Samuels right guard to PIT 34 for 4 yards (D.Bates).1-10-PIT 30

PENALTY on PIT-D.Gray, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 30 - No Play.

(12:52) (Shotgun) J.Samuels up the middle to PIT 23 for 3 yards (D.Bates).1-20-PIT 20

(12:13) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass short middle to J.Samuels to PIT 28 for 5 yards (D.Long).2-17-PIT 23

(11:29) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass short right to E.Rogers to PIT 39 for 11 yards (L.Sims).3-12-PIT 28

(10:53) (Punt formation) J.Berry punts 41 yards to TEN 20, Center-K.Canaday, downed by PIT-J.Dangerfield.4-1-PIT 39


(10:41) J.McNichols up the middle to TEN 23 for 3 yards (C.Heyward).1-10-TEN 20

(10:09) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass incomplete short left to D.Jennings (S.Nelson).2-7-TEN 23

(10:05) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass short right to A.Brown to TEN 35 for 12 yards (A.Burns).3-7-TEN 23

PENALTY on TEN-K.Pamphile, Illegal Use of Hands, 10 yards, enforced at TEN 23 - No Play.

(9:41) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass short left to K.Raymond to TEN 16 for 3 yards (C.Heyward).3-17-TEN 13

(9:06) (Punt formation) A.Barnard punts 44 yards to PIT 40, Center-B.Brinkley, fair catch by R.Switzer.4-14-TEN 16


(8:58) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass incomplete short left to J.Samuels.1-10-PIT 40

(8:52) (Shotgun) J.Samuels left guard to PIT 41 for 1 yard (L.Sims).2-10-PIT 40

(8:08) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass deep right intended for J.Washington INTERCEPTED by A.Hooker at TEN 42. A.Hooker ran ob at TEN 44 for2 yards.

3-9-PIT 41


(8:02) R.Tannehill sacked at TEN 36 for -8 yards (V.Williams).1-10-TEN 44

(7:18) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass short left to A.Firkser to TEN 42 for 6 yards (D.Bush; Te.Edmunds).2-18-TEN 36

(6:38) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass short right to A.Brown to PIT 49 for 9 yards (K.Kelly). FUMBLES (K.Kelly), and recovers at PIT 48. A.Brownto PIT 48 for no gain (C.Sutton).

3-12-TEN 42

(5:50) (Punt formation) A.Barnard punts 33 yards to PIT 15, Center-B.Brinkley, fair catch by R.Switzer.4-2-PIT 48


(5:41) J.Samuels up the middle to PIT 16 for 1 yard (A.Johnson).1-10-PIT 15

(4:58) M.Rudolph pass short middle to J.Samuels to PIT 22 for 6 yards (D.Long).2-9-PIT 16

(4:14) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass incomplete deep right to J.Holton (T.Smith).3-3-PIT 22

(4:07) (Punt formation) J.Berry punts 54 yards to TEN 24, Center-K.Canaday, out of bounds.4-3-PIT 22


(3:57) J.McNichols right tackle to TEN 29 for 5 yards (J.Hargrave).1-10-TEN 24

(3:18) J.McNichols left tackle to TEN 35 for 6 yards (K.Kelly; S.Davis). PIT-S.Davis was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.2-5-TEN 29 R3

(2:44) J.McNichols left tackle pushed ob at PIT 42 for 23 yards (Te.Edmunds).1-10-TEN 35 R4

Two-Minute Warning

(2:00) J.McNichols left tackle to PIT 40 for 2 yards (C.Heyward).1-10-PIT 42

(1:32) (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.McNichols up the middle to PIT 38 for 2 yards (T.Skipper).2-8-PIT 40

Timeout #1 by TEN at 01:24.

(1:24) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill sacked at PIT 46 for -8 yards (C.Heyward).3-6-PIT 38

(:41) (Punt formation) A.Barnard punts 46 yards to end zone, Center-B.Brinkley, Touchback.4-14-PIT 46


(:33) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass short right to J.Holton to PIT 25 for 5 yards (K.Durden).1-10-PIT 20

Timeout #1 by PIT at 00:23.

(:23) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass short middle to J.Holton to PIT 32 for 7 yards (D.Long).2-5-PIT 25 P9



END OF QUARTER



Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down

Third QuarterPlay By Play 8/25/2019

TEN elects to Receive, and PIT elects to defend the South goal.

M.Wright kicks 65 yards from PIT 35 to end zone, Touchback.


(15:00) A.Barnes left end pushed ob at TEN 35 for 10 yards (U.Gilbert).1-10-TEN 25 R5

(14:33) A.Barnes left end to TEN 39 for 4 yards (U.Gilbert).1-10-TEN 35

(13:56) L.Woodside pass short middle to C.Hollister to PIT 46 for 15 yards (J.Layne).2-6-TEN 39 P6

(13:26) A.Barnes right guard to PIT 42 for 4 yards (D.McCullers).1-10-PIT 46

(12:48) (Shotgun) A.Barnes right guard to PIT 40 for 2 yards (D.McCullers).2-6-PIT 42

(12:15) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass short right to K.Raymond ran ob at PIT 34 for 6 yards.3-4-PIT 40 P7

(11:48) A.Barnes right guard to PIT 33 for 1 yard (D.McCullers).1-10-PIT 34

(11:12) (Shotgun) L.Woodside sacked at PIT 38 for -5 yards (T.Skipper). FUMBLES (T.Skipper) [T.Skipper], RECOVERED by PIT-T.Alualu atPIT 40. T.Alualu to PIT 40 for no gain (A.Stinnie).

2-9-PIT 33


(11:03) Tr.Edmunds right tackle to PIT 45 for 5 yards (D.Bates).1-10-PIT 40

(10:29) J.Dobbs scrambles left end pushed ob at 50 for 5 yards (T.Smith).2-5-PIT 45 R10

PENALTY on TEN-B.Urban, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at 50. X11

(10:15) Tr.Edmunds right tackle to TEN 43 for 2 yards (I.Mack).1-10-TEN 45

(9:35) Tr.Edmunds left tackle to TEN 44 for -1 yards (A.Johnson, A.Bledsoe).2-8-TEN 43

(8:52) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass incomplete deep right to J.Holton.3-9-TEN 44

Penalty on PIT-J.Holton, Offensive Pass Interference, declined.

(8:47) (Punt formation) I.Berryman punts 36 yards to TEN 8, Center-C.Kuntz, fair catch by K.Raymond.4-9-TEN 44


(8:40) A.Hunt left tackle to TEN 14 for 6 yards (T.Matakevich).1-10-TEN 8

(8:05) A.Hunt left guard to TEN 17 for 3 yards (T.Matakevich).2-4-TEN 14

(7:29) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass short left to A.Barnes to TEN 17 for no gain (M.Allen).3-1-TEN 17

(6:52) (Punt formation) A.Barnard punts 53 yards to PIT 30, Center-B.Brinkley. D.Spencer to PIT 32 for 2 yards (J.McNichols).4-1-TEN 17


(6:37) (Shotgun) D.Spencer right end pushed ob at TEN 39 for 29 yards (M.Jordan).1-10-PIT 32 R12

(6:02) Tr.Edmunds right end to TEN 38 for 1 yard (I.Mack).1-10-TEN 39

(5:23) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass incomplete deep left to T.Griffey [L.Lewis].Pittsburgh challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass deep left to T.Griffey ran ob at TEN 15 for 23 yards [L.Lewis].

2-9-TEN 38 P13

(4:57) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass incomplete short left to Z.Gentry.1-10-TEN 15

(4:53) (Shotgun) Tr.Edmunds up the middle to TEN 13 for 2 yards (D.Bates).2-10-TEN 15

(4:12) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass incomplete short left to Tr.Edmunds.3-8-TEN 13

(4:06) (Field Goal formation) M.Wright 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-I.Berryman.4-8-TEN 13


M.Wright kicks 65 yards from PIT 35 to end zone, Touchback.


(4:02) L.Woodside pass incomplete short right to C.Hollister (J.Layne).1-10-TEN 25

(3:57) A.Barnes right tackle to TEN 25 for no gain (T.Skipper).2-10-TEN 25

(3:21) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass short middle to T.Taylor to TEN 36 for 11 yards (J.Layne).3-10-TEN 25 P8

(2:36) A.Barnes left tackle to TEN 41 for 5 yards (D.McCullers).1-10-TEN 36

(1:49) L.Woodside pass short right to T.Taylor to TEN 44 for 3 yards (K.Kelly).2-5-TEN 41

(1:10) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass short middle to K.Raymond to TEN 49 for 5 yards (U.Gilbert).3-2-TEN 44 P9

(:38) A.Barnes right end to PIT 48 for 3 yards (J.Layne, U.Gilbert).1-10-TEN 49

END OF QUARTER



Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Fourth QuarterPlay By Play 8/25/2019

Tennessee Titans continued.

(15:00) A.Hunt right end to TEN 48 for -4 yards (T.Skipper).2-7-PIT 48

(14:22) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass incomplete short left to A.Hunt.3-11-TEN 48

(14:19) (Punt formation) A.Barnard punts 52 yards to end zone, Center-B.Brinkley, Touchback.4-11-TEN 48


(14:10) J.Dobbs pass short left to Z.Gentry to PIT 35 for 15 yards (M.Jordan).1-10-PIT 20 P14

(13:33) M.Williams right end to PIT 38 for 3 yards (M.Jordan).1-10-PIT 35

(12:55) M.Williams up the middle to PIT 39 for 1 yard (F.Herron).2-7-PIT 38

(12:13) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass incomplete short right to T.Jones (L.Lewis).3-6-PIT 39

(12:08) (Punt formation) I.Berryman punts 54 yards to TEN 7, Center-C.Kuntz. K.Raymond pushed ob at TEN 19 for 12 yards (J.Samuels,Z.Gentry).

4-6-PIT 39


(11:57) L.Woodside pass short middle to P.White to TEN 43 for 24 yards (J.Layne).1-10-TEN 19 P10

(11:14) A.Hunt left tackle to TEN 45 for 2 yards (T.Mathis).1-10-TEN 43

(10:39) A.Hunt left end to PIT 46 for 9 yards (U.Gilbert).2-8-TEN 45 R11

(9:56) A.Hunt right guard to PIT 36 for 10 yards (S.Smith). PIT-I.Buggs was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.1-10-PIT 46 R12

(9:14) L.Woodside pass deep left to K.Raymond ran ob at PIT 13 for 23 yards.1-10-PIT 36 P13

(8:45) A.Hunt left tackle to PIT 15 for -2 yards (R.Spillane).1-10-PIT 13

(8:12) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass short middle to A.Barnes to PIT 10 for 5 yards (R.Spillane).2-12-PIT 15

(7:31) (Shotgun) L.Woodside scrambles up the middle to PIT 8 for 2 yards (C.Sayles).3-7-PIT 10

(7:31) (Field Goal formation) PENALTY on PIT, Defensive Too Many Men on Field, 4 yards, enforced at PIT 8 - No Play.4-5-PIT 8

(6:37) (Field Goal formation) R.Succop 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Brinkley, Holder-B.Kern.4-1-PIT 4

PIT 18 TEN 6, 9 plays, 77 yards, 1 penalty, 5:24 drive, 8:27 elapsed

A.Barnard kicks 65 yards from TEN 35 to end zone, Touchback.

PENALTY on TEN-A.Hunt, Offside on Free Kick, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 25.


(6:33) (Shotgun) T.McMillian left end to PIT 28 for -2 yards (Q.Sapp).1-10-PIT 30

(5:53) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs scrambles right end pushed ob at PIT 35 for 7 yards (K.Durden).2-12-PIT 28

(5:17) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass deep left to B.Reilly to TEN 35 for 30 yards (M.Jordan).3-5-PIT 35 P15

Penalty on TEN-B.Hoyett, Defensive Offside, declined.

(4:58) (Shotgun) D.Spencer left end to TEN 45 for -10 yards (F.Herron).1-10-TEN 35

PENALTY on TEN-F.Herron, Face Mask (15 Yards), 15 yards, enforced at TEN 35 - No Play. X16

(4:54) J.Dobbs pass deep left intended for Z.Gentry INTERCEPTED by M.Jordan (L.Wiley) [Q.Sapp] at TEN 2. M.Jordan to TEN 3 for 1 yard(D.Spencer).

1-10-TEN 20


(4:45) A.Barnes up the middle to TEN 6 for 3 yards (J.Elliott; W.Craig).1-10-TEN 3

(4:10) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass short left to C.Wick to TEN 10 for 4 yards (R.Spillane).2-7-TEN 6

(3:45) (No Huddle, Shotgun) L.Woodside pass deep middle to K.Raymond to TEN 31 for 21 yards (R.Spillane).3-3-TEN 10 P14

(3:27) (No Huddle, Shotgun) L.Woodside pass incomplete deep left to T.McEvoy (T.Mathis).1-10-TEN 31

PENALTY on PIT-J.Elliott, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 31 - No Play.

(3:22) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass incomplete short left to C.Wick.1-5-TEN 36

(3:17) (No Huddle, Shotgun) L.Woodside sacked at TEN 32 for -4 yards (T.Scales).2-5-TEN 36

(2:54) (No Huddle, Shotgun) L.Woodside pass incomplete deep left to P.White.3-9-TEN 32

(2:51) (Shotgun) L.Woodside sacked at TEN 23 for -9 yards (R.Spillane).4-9-TEN 32


(2:46) (Shotgun) M.Williams left guard to TEN 22 for 1 yard (Q.Sapp).1-10-TEN 23

Timeout #1 by TEN at 02:41.

(2:41) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass short left to B.Reilly to TEN 11 for 11 yards (D.Payne).2-9-TEN 22 P17

Two-Minute Warning

(2:00) J.Dobbs kneels to TEN 11 for no gain.1-10-TEN 11

(1:19) J.Dobbs kneels to TEN 12 for -1 yards.2-10-TEN 11

(:38) J.Dobbs kneels to TEN 13 for -1 yards.3-11-TEN 12



END OF QUARTER



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Miscellaneous Statistics Report

Ten Longest Plays for Pittsburgh Steelers

Ten Longest Plays for Tennessee Titans

VISITOR Pittsburgh Steelers 2 0 0

HOME Tennessee Titans 0 0 0

Offense Defense Special TeamsTouchdown Scoring Information

Player Scoring Information

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

1-10-TEN 41 (2:00) M.Rudolph pass deep right to J.Washington for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN.141

3-5-PIT 35 (5:17) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass deep left to B.Reilly to TEN 35 for 30 yards (M.Jordan).Penalty on TEN-B.Hoyett, Defensive Offside, declined.

430

1-10-PIT 32 (6:37) (Shotgun) D.Spencer right end pushed ob at TEN 39 for 29 yards (M.Jordan).329

2-9-TEN 38 (5:23) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass incomplete deep left to T.Griffey [L.Lewis].Pittsburgh challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass deep left to T.Griffey ran ob at TEN 15 for 23 yards [L.Lewis].

323

1-10-PIT 20 (10:53) (Shotgun) J.Conner right tackle pushed ob at PIT 41 for 21 yards (K.Vaccaro).121

1-10-TEN 17 (4:36) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep right to J.Smith-Schuster for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.117

1-10-PIT 20 (14:10) J.Dobbs pass short left to Z.Gentry to PIT 35 for 15 yards (M.Jordan).415

1-10-PIT 48 (2:37) J.Samuels left tackle pushed ob at TEN 41 for 11 yards (A.Hooker).111

3-12-PIT 28 (11:29) (Shotgun) M.Rudolph pass short right to E.Rogers to PIT 39 for 11 yards (L.Sims).211

2-9-TEN 22 (2:41) (Shotgun) J.Dobbs pass short left to B.Reilly to TEN 11 for 11 yards (D.Payne).411

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

3-1-PIT 40 (:39) R.Tannehill pass short left to C.Davis to PIT 15 for 25 yards (Te.Edmunds).125

1-10-TEN 19 (11:57) L.Woodside pass short middle to P.White to TEN 43 for 24 yards (J.Layne).424

1-10-TEN 35 (2:44) J.McNichols left tackle pushed ob at PIT 42 for 23 yards (Te.Edmunds).223

1-10-PIT 36 (9:14) L.Woodside pass deep left to K.Raymond ran ob at PIT 13 for 23 yards.423

3-3-TEN 10 (3:45) (No Huddle, Shotgun) L.Woodside pass deep middle to K.Raymond to TEN 31 for 21 yards (R.Spillane).421

2-6-TEN 39 (13:56) L.Woodside pass short middle to C.Hollister to PIT 46 for 15 yards (J.Layne).315

3-10-TEN 25 (3:21) (Shotgun) L.Woodside pass short middle to T.Taylor to TEN 36 for 11 yards (J.Layne).311

3-12-TEN 42 (6:38) (Shotgun) R.Tannehill pass short right to A.Brown to PIT 49 for 9 yards (K.Kelly). FUMBLES (K.Kelly), and recovers atPIT 48. A.Brown to PIT 48 for no gain (C.Sutton).

210

1-10-TEN 25 (15:00) A.Barnes left end pushed ob at TEN 35 for 10 yards (U.Gilbert).310

1-10-PIT 46 (9:56) A.Hunt right guard to PIT 36 for 10 yards (S.Smith). PIT-I.Buggs was injured during the play. His return isQuestionable.

410

Club Player TD RushTD

RecTD

KO TD PuntTD

Int TD FumTD

MiscTD

FG XP 2PtRush

2PtRec

PointsSfty

PIT J.Smith-Schuster 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

PIT J.Washington 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

PIT M.Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30

PIT S.Tuitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

PIT C.Boswell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10

TEN R.Succop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 60

Possession Detail First Half Second Half Game

Largest Lead

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Drives Leading

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11:25

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11:45

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18:15

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23:10

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Playtime Percentage


Percent of playtime per player on offense, defense and special teams

Offense Defense Special Teams

A Stinnie 80%52 2 7%G

H Grasu 55%36 2 7%C

L Woodside 55%36QB

C Levin 52%34 1 4%C

K Raymond 49%32 6 22%WR

C Wick 45%29 3 11%TE

T Marz 43%28 2 7%G

D Quessenberry 43%28 2 7%G

A Barnes 42%27 1 4%RB

A Pasztor 37%24 1 4%G

P Hesse 35%23 2 7%TE

R Tannehill 34%22QB

J McNichols 32%21 10 37%RB

T Taylor 32%21 1 4%WR

C Hollister 31%20 5 19%WR

K Pamphile 31%20 1 4%G

J Douglas 29%19 2 7%G

A Hall 28%18 2 7%T

T Lewan 26%17T

D Jennings 25%16 8 30%WR

A Brown 25%16WR

P White 25%16WR

R Hewitt 22%14 7 26%TE

T McEvoy 20%13 7 26%WR

J Conklin 20%13 1 4%T

R Saffold 20%13 1 4%G

B Jones 20%13C

C Davis 20%13WR

M Pruitt 18%12 10 37%TE

T Sharpe 18%12WR

A Firkser 15%10 11 41%TE

A Hunt 15%10 9 33%RB

D Kelly 15%10 1 4%T

M Mariota 11%7QB

D Lewis 11%7RB

A Humphries 9%6WR

D Walker 6%4TE

A Ratliff-Williams 5%3 1 4%WR

K Durden 35 59% 8 30%CB

T Smith 34 58% 13 48%CB

A Hooker 32 54% 14 52%DB

D Long 29 49% 13 48%LB

D Cruikshank 29 49% 11 41%FS

D Bates 25 42% 11 41%LB

Offense Defense Special Teams

F Johnson 66%39 4 15%G

C Okorafor 63%37 2 7%T

D Gray 63%37T

Z Banner 49%29 4 15%T

J Dobbs 42%25QB

J Hassenauer 42%25C

R Foster 37%22G

M Feiler 37%22G

A Villanueva 37%22T

K Rader 36%21 7 26%TE

V McDonald 36%21TE

R Switzer 34%20 9 33%WR

J Holton 34%20 6 22%WR

X Grimble 34%20 4 15%TE

D Moncrief 34%20WR

M Pouncey 34%20C

B Roethlisberger 34%20QB

D DeCastro 34%20G

J Samuels 32%19 13 48%RB

T Jones 32%19 7 26%WR

J Smith-Schuster 31%18WR

J Washington 27%16 5 19%WR

J Conner 25%15RB

J Hawkins 24%14T

M Rudolph 24%14QB

Z Gentry 20%12 5 19%TE

D Spencer 20%12 3 11%WR

T Edmunds 19%11 13 48%RB

T Griffey 19%11 3 11%WR

E Rogers 15%9WR

B Finney 15%9C

M Williams 14%8 2 7%RB

T McMillian 10%6 2 7%RB

B Reilly 10%6 1 4%WR

P Morris 8%5 2 7%C

T Wood 8%5TE

S Smith 55 85% 15 56%LB

K Kelly 41 63% 3 11%DB

M Allen 37 57% 6 22%FS

J Layne 36 55% 15 56%DB

T Mathis 30 46% 4 15%DB

A Burns 29 45% 13 48%CB

T Edmunds 29 45% 3 11%SS

S Nelson 29 45% 1 4%CB

T Skipper 29 45%LB

L Sims 25 42% 9 33%CB

K Correa 24 41% 12 44%LB

A Johnson 23 39% 2 7%NT

L Lewis 21 36% 13 48%LB

S Finch 20 34% 8 30%LB

M Jordan 20 34% 6 22%CB

F Herron 20 34% 1 4%DE

D Roberson 18 31% 3 11%DE

A Bledsoe 18 31% 1 4%DE

M Dickerson 18 31% 1 4%DE

J Brown 17 29% 4 15%LB

K Orr 17 29% 3 11%DB

B Hoyett 17 29% 1 4%DT

I Mack 16 27%DT

U Eligwe 14 24% 12 44%LB

L Wiley 14 24%DB

B Urban 12 20% 2 7%DE

R Evans 12 20%LB

W Woodyard 11 19% 6 22%LB

J Kalu 10 17% 6 22%CB

A Jackson 10 17% 2 7%CB

L Ryan 10 17% 2 7%CB

M Butler 10 17% 2 7%CB

K Byard 10 17% 1 4%FS

K Vaccaro 10 17%SS

C Wake 10 17%DE

J Casey 10 17%DT

C Nelson 10 17%DT

Q Sapp 10 17%LB

E Cotton 9 15%DE

D Jones 7 12%DE

D Payne 6 10% 1 4%DB

J Tillery 6 10% 1 4%DB

B Brinkley 11 41%LS

A Barnard 8 30%P

B Kern 7 26%P

R Succop 3 11%K

U Gilbert 26 40% 13 48%LB

S Davis 25 38% 5 19%FS

C Heyward 23 35% 1 4%DT

I Buggs 23 35%DE

M Barron 22 34% 1 4%LB

J Hargrave 21 32% 1 4%NT

T Matakevich 20 31% 15 56%LB

C Sutton 20 31% 8 30%CB

T Watt 20 31% 1 4%LB

T Alualu 19 29% 1 4%DE

D Bush 19 29%LB

R Spillane 16 25% 12 44%LB

J Elliott 16 25% 2 7%LB

H Mondeaux 15 23% 2 7%DT

D Askew-Henry 14 22% 2 7%DB

D McCullers 14 22% 2 7%NT

S Tuitt 12 18%DE

C Sayles 11 17% 2 7%DE

G Gilmore 11 17%NT

J Dangerfield 10 15% 15 56%SS

V Williams 10 15% 1 4%LB

B Dupree 10 15%LB

T Scales 8 12% 13 48%LB

M Hilton 6 9% 6 22%CB

C Sheehy 4 6% 2 7%DE

W Craig 4 6%DT

R Nix 15 56%FB

J Berry 5 19%P

K Canaday 5 19%LS

P Locke 4 15%DB

I Berryman 3 11%P

M Wright 3 11%K

C Kuntz 3 11%LB

C Boswell 3 11%K

TENNESSEE TITANS (1-1) vs. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (2-0)Sunday, August 25, 2019, 7:00 p.m. – Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.

3 Austin BARNARD .................K/P 4 Ryan SUCCOP ........................ K 5 Logan WOODSIDE ............... QB 6 Brett KERN .............................. P 8 Marcus MARIOTA ................. QB 10 Adam HUMPHRIES ..............WR 11 A.J. BROWN .........................WR 13 Taywan TAYLOR ..................WR 14 Kalif RAYMOND ...................WR 15 Darius JENNINGS ................WR 16 Cody HOLLISTER ................WR 17 Ryan TANNEHILL ................. QB 18 DeAngelo YANCEY ..............WR 19 Tajaé SHARPE .....................WR 20 Kenneth DURDEN .................CB 21 Malcolm BUTLER ..................CB 22 Derrick HENRY ......................RB 23 Tye SMITH .............................CB 24 Kenny VACCARO .................... S 25 Adoree’ JACKSON ................CB 26 Logan RYAN ..........................CB 28o Dalyn DAWKINS ....................RB 28d D’Andre PAYNE .....................CB 29 Dane CRUIKSHANK ..............DB 30o Jeremy McNICHOLS .............RB 30d LaDarius WILEY ...................... S 31 Kevin BYARD .......................... S 32o David FLUELLEN ..................RB 32d Kareem ORR .........................CB 33 Dion LEWIS ...........................RB 35 Akeem HUNT .........................RB 36 LeShaun SIMS .......................CB 37 Amani HOOKER ....................DB 38 Mike JORDAN .......................DB 39 Alex BARNES ........................RB 40 Quart’e SAPP ........................ LB 41 David LONG JR. .................... LB 44 Kamalei CORREA .............. OLB 45 LaTroy LEWIS .................... OLB 46 Joshua KALU .........................DB 47 JoJo TILLERY .......................... S 48o Beau BRINKLEY .................... LS 48d Josh SMITH ........................ OLB 49d Eric COTTON ........................DE 49o Parker HESSE .......................TE 50 Derick ROBERSON ............ OLB 52d Ukeme ELIGWE .................... LB 52o Hroniss GRASU ................... C/G 53 Daren BATES ........................ LB 54 Rashaan EVANS ................... LB 55 Jayon BROWN ...................... LB 56 Sharif FINCH ...................... OLB 58 Harold LANDRY III.............. OLB 59 Wesley WOODYARD ............ LB 60 Ben JONES .............................C 61 Aaron STINNIE ........................G 62 Corey LEVIN ........................ C/G 64 Nate DAVIS ...........................OL 66 Kevin PAMPHILE ..................G/T 68 Austin PASZTOR ...................OL 69 Tyler MARZ .............................. T 70 Chris NELSON .......................DL 71 Dennis KELLY ......................T/G 72 David QUESSENBERRY .......OL 73 A.T. HALL ................................ T 75 Jamil DOUGLAS ......................G 76 Rodger SAFFOLD ...................G 77 Taylor LEWAN ......................... T 78 Jack CONKLIN ........................ T 79 Isaiah MACK ..........................DT 80 Papi WHITE ..........................WR 81 Jonnu SMITH .........................TE 82 Delanie WALKER ..................TE 83 Anthony RATLIFF-WILLIAMS ..WR 84 Corey DAVIS ........................WR 85 MyCole PRUITT .....................TE 86 Anthony FIRKSER .................TE 87 Tanner McEVOY ...................WR 88 Ryan HEWITT ........................TE 89 Cole WICK .............................TE 90 DaQuan JONES ....................DL 91 Cameron WAKE ................. OLB 92 Matt DICKERSON .................DE 93 Frank HERRON .....................DL 94 Austin JOHNSON ..................DL 95 Amani BLEDSOE ...................DE 96 Brent URBAN .........................DE 97 Braxton HOYETT ...................NT 98 Jeffery SIMMONS ..................DL 99 Jurrell CASEY ........................DT

2 Mason RUDOLPH ................ QB 4 Jordan BERRY ........................ P 5 Joshua DOBBS ..................... QB 6 Devlin HODGES ................... QB 7 Ben ROETHLISBERGER ..... QB 8 Ian BERRYMAN ...................... P 9 Chris BOSWELL ...................... K 10 Ryan SWITZER ....................WR 11 Donte MONCRIEF ................WR 13 James WASHINGTON .........WR 14 Tevin JONES ........................WR 15 Trey GRIFFEY ......................WR 16 Matthew WRIGHT .................... K 17 Eli ROGERS .........................WR 18 Diontae JOHNSON ...............WR 19 JuJu SMITH-SCHUSTER .....WR 20 Cameron SUTTON ................CB 21 Sean DAVIS ............................. S 22 Steve NELSON ......................CB 23 Joe HADEN ...........................CB 24d P.J. LOCKE ............................. S 24o Benny SNELL JR. ..................RB 25 Artie BURNS ..........................CB 26 Mark BARRON ...................... LB 27 Marcus ALLEN ......................... S 28 Mike HILTON .........................CB 29 Brian ALLEN ..........................CB 30 James CONNER ....................RB 31 Justin LAYNE .........................CB 33 Trey EDMUNDS ....................RB 34 Terrell EDMUNDS ................... S 35d Trevon MATHIS .....................CB 35o Travon McMILLIAN ................RB 37 Jordan DANGERFIELD ........... S 38d Kameron KELLY ....................DB 38o Jaylen SAMUELS ..................RB 39d Marcelis BRANCH ................... S 39o Malik WILLIAMS ....................RB 41 Dravon ASKEW-HENRY ......... S 42 Sutton SMITH ........................ LB 44 Tyler MATAKEVICH .............. LB 45 Roosevelt NIX ........................FB 46d Tegray SCALES .................... LB 46o Micky CRUM ..........................TE 48 Bud DUPREE ........................ LB 49d Robert SPILLANE .................. LB 49o Christian SCOTLAND-WILLIAMSON .TE 51 Tuzar SKIPPER ..................... LB 53 Maurkice POUNCEY ...............C 54 Ulysees GILBERT III.............. LB 55 Devin BUSH ........................... LB 56 Anthony CHICKILLO .............. LB 57 Kameron CANADAY .............. LS 60 J.C. HASSENAUER .................C 61 Conor SHEEHY .....................DE 62 Patrick MORRIS ......................C 64d Winston CRAIG .....................DT 64o Damian PRINCE ....................OT 65d Greg GILMORE .....................DT 65o Jerald HAWKINS ...................OT 66 David DeCASTRO ...................G 67 BJ FINNEY .......................... C/G 68 Garrett BRUMFIELD ................G 71 Matt FEILER ..........................OT 72d Henry MONDEAUX ...............DE 72o Zach BANNER .......................OT 73 Ramon FOSTER ......................G 74d Casey SAYLES ......................DT 74o Fred JOHNSON .......................G 76 Chukwuma OKORAFOR .......OL 77 Derwin GRAY ........................OT 78 Alejandro VILLANUEVA ........OT 79 Javon HARGRAVE ................NT 80 Johnny HOLTON ..................WR 81 Zach GENTRY .......................TE 82 Diontae SPENCER ...............WR 83 Brandon REILLY ...................WR 85 Xavier GRIMBLE ...................TE 87 Kevin RADER ........................TE 88 Trevor WOOD ...................TE/LS 89 Vance McDONALD ................TE 90 T.J. WATT .............................. LB 91 Stephon TUITT ......................DE 92 Olasunkanmi ADENIYI .......... LB 93 Daniel McCULLERS ..............DT 94 Tyson ALUALU ......................DE 95 Lavon HOOKS .......................DE 96 Isaiah BUGGS .......................DE 97 Cameron HEYWARD .............DT 98 Vince WILLIAMS .................... LB99 Christian KUNTZ .................... LB

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALSReferee ......................Ronald Torbert (62)Umpire ...........................Terry Killens (77)Down Judge .............. Sarah Thomas (53)Line Judge ..........Mark Steinkerchner (84)Field Judge ..................Ryan Dickson (25)Side Judge ...................Scott Edwards (3)Back Judge ............Anthony Josselyn (67)Replay Official ............. Saleem Choudhry

HEAD COACH: MIKE VRABELDEAN PEES (defensive coordinator), ARTHUR SMITH (offensive coordinator), CRAIG AUKERMAN (special teams), BRIAN BELL (strength and conditioning assistant), SCOTT BOOKER (defensive assistant), SHANE BOWEN (outside linebackers), KEITH CARTER (offensive line), KERRY COOMBS (secondary), RYAN CROW (defensive assistant), TONY DEWS (running backs), TODD DOWNING (tight ends), MATT EDWARDS (assistant special teams), MONDRAY GEE (strength and conditioning assistant), CHANDLER HENLEY (quality control), TYRONE McKENZIE (inside linebackers), ROB MOORE (wide receivers), PAT O’HARA (quarterbacks), MATT PEES (quality control), FRANK PIRAINO (strength and conditioning), LUKE STECKEL (offensive assistant), MIKE SULLIVAN (assistant offensive line), TERRELL WILLIAMS (defensive line).

DT 97 Cameron Heyward 95 Lavon Hooks 96 Isaiah Buggs 65 Greg Gilmore 64 Winston CraigNT 79 Javon Hargrave 93 Daniel McCullers 61 Conor SheehyDE 91 Stephon Tuitt 94 Tyson Alualu 72 Henry Mondeaux 74 Casey SaylesLOLB 90 T.J. Watt 56 Anthony Chickillo 42 Sutton Smith 99 Christian KuntzLILB 26 Mark Barron 55 Devin Bush 49 Robert Spillane 46 Tegray ScalesRILB 98 Vince Williams 44 Tyler Matakevich 54 Ulysees Gilbert IIIROLB 48 Bud Dupree 92 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi 51 Tuzar SkipperLCB 23 Joe Haden 29 Brian Allen 31 Justin LayneFS 21 Sean Davis 27 Marcus Allen 38 Kameron Kelly 24 P.J. LockeSS 34 Terrell Edmunds 37 Jordan Dangerfield 39 Marcelis Branch 41 Dravon Askew-HenryRCB 22 Steven Nelson 25 Artie Burns 35 Trevon MathisNICK 28 Mike Hilton 20 Cameron Sutton

K 4 Ryan Succop 3 Austin Barnard 6 Brett KernKO 4 Ryan Succop 3 Austin Barnard 6 Brett KernP 6 Brett Kern 3 Austin BarnardH 6 Brett Kern 17 Ryan TannehillPR 10 Adam Humphries 25 Adoree’ Jackson 14 Kalif RaymondKOR 15 Darius Jennings 25 Adoree’ Jackson 33 Dion LewisLS 48 Beau Brinkley 60 Ben Jones

K 9 Chris Boswell 16 Matthew WrightKO 9 Chris Boswell 16 Matthew WrightP 4 Jordan Berry 8 Ian BerrymanH 4 Jordan Berry 8 Ian BerrymanPR 10 Ryan Switzer 82 Diontae Spencer 20 Cameron SuttonKOR 10 Ryan Switzer 19 JuJu Smith-Schuster 25 Artie BurnsLS 57 Kameron Canaday 88 Trevor Wood

HEAD COACH: MIKE TOMLINJOHN MITCHELL (assistant head coach), KEITH BUTLER (defensive coordinator), RANDY FICHTNER (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), DANNY SMITH (special teams coordinator), JAMES DANIEL (tight ends), DARRYL DRAKE (wide receivers), JERRY OLSAVSKY (inside linebackers), TOM BRADLEY (defensive backs), TERYL AUSTIN (senior defensive assistant/secondary), KARL DUNBAR (defensive line), EDDIE FAULKNER (running backs), SHAUN SARRETT (offensive line), ADRIAN KLEMM (assistant offensive line), BLAINE STEWART (coaching assistant), MATT SYMMES (coaching assistant), DENZEL MARTIN (coaching assistant), GARRETT GIEMONT (conditioning coordinator), MARCEL PASTOOR (conditioning assistant).

Austin BARNARD . . . . . . . . . . .BARN-ardKevin BYARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BY-urdKAMALEI CORREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAH-mah-lay corr-A-uhDane CRUIKSHANK . . . . . CROOK-shankUKEME ELIGWE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .oo-KAM-ay ee-LEAGUE-wayHRONISS GRASU . . .huh-ROW-niss GRA-sue

DAQUAN Jones . . . . . . . . . . . day-QUANCorey LEVIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LEH-vinTaylor LEWAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . leh-WAHNMarcus MARIOTA . . . . . . MAR-ee-OH-tahTyler MARZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARE-itsKevin PAMPHILE . . . . . . . . . . pom-FEELAustin PASZTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAZ-torTAJAÉ Sharpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TAH-zhay

JONNU Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JAH-newRyan SUCCOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUCK-upRyan TANNEHILL . . . . . . . . . . TAN-uh-hillTAYWAN Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . .TAY-wahnPAPI White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .POP-eeWesley WOODYARD . . . . . . wood-YARD

TITANS

WR 84 Corey Davis 16 Cody Hollister 83 Anthony Ratliff-Williams 18 DeAngelo YanceyTE 82 Delanie Walker 81 Jonnu Smith 85 MyCole Pruitt 86 Anthony Firkser 89 Cole Wick 88 Ryan Hewitt 49 Parker HesseLT 77 Taylor Lewan 71 Dennis Kelly 68 Austin PasztorLG 76 Rodger Saffold 61 Aaron Stinnie 72 David QuessenberryC 60 Ben Jones 62 Corey Levin 52 Hroniss GrasuRG 66 Kevin Pamphile 75 Jamil Douglas 64 Nate DavisRT 78 Jack Conklin 69 Tyler Marz 73 A.T. HallWR 10 Adam Humphries 15 Darius Jennings 14 Kalif Raymond 80 Papi WhiteWR 13 Taywan Taylor 19 Tajaé Sharpe 11 A.J. Brown 87 Tanner McEvoyQB 8 Marcus Mariota 17 Ryan Tannehill 5 Logan WoodsideRB 22 Derrick Henry 33 Dion Lewis 32 David Fluellen 30 Jeremy McNichols 28 Dalyn Dawkins 35 Akeem Hunt 39 Alex Barnes

STEELERS DEFENSE

TITANS OFFENSE DE 96 Brent Urban 93 Frank Herron 98 Jeffery Simmons 95 Amani Bledsoe 49 Eric CottonNT 90 DaQuan Jones 94 Austin Johnson 97 Braxton HoyettDT 99 Jurrell Casey 92 Matt Dickerson 79 Isaiah Mack 70 Chris NelsonOLB 91 Cameron Wake 56 Sharif Finch 50 Derick Roberson 48 Josh SmithILB 54 Rashaan Evans 59 Wesley Woodyard 41 David Long Jr.ILB 55 Jayon Brown 53 Daren Bates 52 Ukeme Eligwe 40 Quart’e SappOLB 58 Harold Landry III 44 Kamalei Correa 45 LaTroy LewisCB 26 Logan Ryan 25 Adoree’ Jackson 23 Tye Smith 32 Kareem OrrSS 24 Kenny Vaccaro 29 Dane Cruikshank 30 LaDarius WileyFS 31 Kevin Byard 46 Joshua Kalu 37 Amani Hooker 47 JoJo TilleryCB 21 Malcolm Butler 36 LeShaun Sims 20 Kenneth Durden 38 Mike Jordan 28 D’Andre Payne

TITANS DEFENSE

WR 11 Donte Moncrief 10 Ryan Switzer 17 Eli Rogers 82 Diontae Spencer 15 Trey Griffey 83 Brandon ReillyLT 78 Alejandro Villanueva 76 Chukwuma Okorafor 64 Damian PrinceLG 73 Ramon Foster 60 J.C. Hassenauer 68 Garrett BrumfieldC 53 Maurkice Pouncey 67 B.J. Finney 62 Patrick MorrisRG 66 David DeCastro 74 Fred Johnson 77 Derwin GrayRT 71 Matt Feiler 72 Zach Banner 65 Jerald HawkinsTE 89 Vance McDonald 85 Xavier Grimble 49 C. Scotland-Williamson 87 Kevin Rader 81 Zach Gentry 88 Trevor Wood 46 Micky CrumRB 30 James Conner 38 Jaylen Samuels 24 Benny Snell Jr. 33 Trey Edmunds 39 Malik Williams 35 Travon McMillianFB 45 Roosevelt NixQB 7 Ben Roethlisberger 5 Joshua Dobbs 2 Mason Rudolph 6 Devlin HodgesWR 19 JuJu Smith-Schuster 13 James Washington 18 Diontae Johnson 14 Tevin Jones 80 Johnny Holton

STEELERS OFFENSE

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OLASUNKANMI ADENIYI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OH-la-suhn-KAHN-mee ah-DAY-neeTyson ALUALU . . . . . . . . . AH-loo AH-looAnthony CHICKILLO . . . . . . . . Chick-il-ohMatt FEILER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fy-lerRAMON Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruh-moan

JAVON Hargrave . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay-vonJ.C. HASSENAUER . . . . . . . Haas-en-ourTyler MATAKEVICH . . . . .Matt-uh-kev-ichHenry MONDEAUX . . . . . . . . . . MON-dooCHUKWUMA OKORAFOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck-WOO-muh oh-KOR-uh-for

Ben ROETHLISBERGER . . Roth-lis-ber-gerConor SHEEHY . . . . . . . . . . . . SHEE-heeSTEPHON TUITT . . . . . . . Steff-on Too-it

TITANS COACHES STEELERS COACHES

92 ADENIYI, Olasunkanmi .........LB 29 ALLEN, Brian ........................ CB 27 ALLEN, Marcus ........................S 94 ALUALU, Tyson .................... DE 41 ASKEW-HENRY, Dravon ........S 72o BANNER, Zach .................... OT 26 BARRON, Mark .....................LB 4 BERRY, Jordan .......................P 8 BERRYMAN, Ian .....................P 9 BOSWELL, Chris .....................K 39d BRANCH, Marcelis ..................S 68 BRUMFIELD, Garrett .............. G 96 BUGGS, Isaiah ..................... DE 25 BURNS, Artie ........................ CB 55 BUSH, Devin ..........................LB 57 CANADAY, Kameron .............LS 56 CHICKILLO, Anthony .............LB 30 CONNER, James .................. RB 64d CRAIG, Winston ................... DT 46o CRUM, Micky .........................TE 37 DANGERFIELD, Jordan ..........S 21 DAVIS, Sean ............................S 66 DeCASTRO, David ................. G 5 DOBBS, Joshua ....................QB 48 DUPREE, Bud .......................LB 34 EDMUNDS, Terrell ..................S 33 EDMUNDS, Trey ................. RB 71 FEILER, Matt ........................ OT 67 FINNEY, B.J. .......................C/G 73 FOSTER, Ramon .................... G 81 GENTRY, Zach ......................TE 54 GILBERT III, Ulysees.............LB 65d GILMORE, Greg ................... DT 77 GRAY, Derwin ...................... OT 15 GRIFFEY, Trey .................... WR 85 GRIMBLE, Xavier ..................TE 23 HADEN, Joe ......................... CB 79 HARGRAVE, Javon .............. NT 60 HASSENAUER, J.C. ...............C 65o HAWKINS, Jerald ................. OT 97 HEYWARD, Cameron ........... DT 28 HILTON, Mike ....................... CB 6 HODGES, Devlin ..................QB 80 HOLTON, Johnny ................ WR 95 HOOKS, Lavon ..................... DE 18 JOHNSON, Diontae ............. WR 74o JOHNSON, Fred ..................... G 14 JONES, Tevin ...................... WR 38d KELLY, Kameron ................. DB 99 KUNTZ, Chrisian ...................LB 31 LAYNE, Justin ....................... CB 24d LOCKE, P.J. ............................S 44 MATAKEVICH, Tyler .............LB 35d MATHIS, Trevon ................... CB 93 McCULLERS, Daniel ............ DT 89 McDONALD, Vance ..............TE 35o McMILLIAN, Travon .............. RB 11 MONCRIEF, Donte .............. WR 72d MONDEAUX, Henry ............. DE 62 MORRIS, Patrick .....................C 22 NELSON, Steve .................... CB 45 NIX, Roosevelt .......................FB 76 OKORAFOR, Chukwuma ..... OL 53 POUNCEY, Maurkice ..............C 64o PRINCE, Damian .................. OT 87 RADER, Kevin .......................TE 83 REILLY, Brandon ................. WR 7 ROETHLISBERGER, Ben ....QB 17 ROGERS, Eli ....................... WR 2 RUDOLPH, Mason ...............QB 38o SAMUELS, Jaylen ................ RB 74d SAYLES, Casey .................... DT 46d SCALES, Tegray ..................LB 49o SCOTLAND-WILLIAMSON, Christian .TE 61 SHEEHY, Conor ................... DE 51 SKIPPER, Tuzar ....................LB 42 SMITH, Sutton .......................LB 19 SMITH-SCHUSTER, JuJu ... WR 24o SNELL JR., Benny ................ RB 82 SPENCER, Diontae ............. WR 49d SPILLANE, Robert .................LB 20 SUTTON, Cameron .............. CB 10 SWITZER, Ryan .................. WR 91 TUITT, Stephon .................... DE 78 VILLANUEVA, Alejandro ...... OT 13 WASHINGTON, James ....... WR 90 WATT, T.J. .............................LB 39o WILLIAMS, Malik .................. RB 98 WILLIAMS, Vince ...................LB 88 WOOD, Trevor ................. TE/LS 16 WRIGHT, Matthew ...................K

3 BARNARD, Austin ............... K/P 39 BARNES, Alex ...................... RB 53 BATES, Daren .......................LB 95 BLEDSOE, Amani ................. DE 48o BRINKLEY, Beau ...................LS 11 BROWN, A.J. ....................... WR 55 BROWN, Jayon .....................LB 21 BUTLER, Malcolm ................ CB 31 BYARD, Kevin .........................S 99 CASEY, Jurrell ...................... DT 78 CONKLIN, Jack .......................T 44 CORREA, Kamalei .............OLB 49d COTTON, Eric ...................... DE 29 CRUIKSHANK, Dane ............ DB 84 DAVIS, Corey ...................... WR 64 DAVIS, Nate ......................... OL 28o DAWKINS, Dalyn .................. RB 92 DICKERSON, Matt ............... DE 75 DOUGLAS, Jamil .................... G 20 DURDEN, Kenneth ............... CB 52d ELIGWE, Ukeme ...................LB 54 EVANS, Rashaan ..................LB 56 FINCH, Sharif .....................OLB 86 FIRKSER, Anthony ................TE 32o FLUELLEN, David ................ RB 52o GRASU, Hroniss ..................C/G 73 HALL, A.T. ...............................T 22 HENRY, Derrick .................... RB 93 HERRON, Frank ....................DL 49o HESSE, Parker ......................TE 88 HEWITT, Ryan .......................TE 16 HOLLISTER, Cody .............. WR 37 HOOKER, Amani .................. DB 97 HOYETT, Braxton ................. NT 10 HUMPHRIES, Adam ............ WR 35 HUNT, Akeem ....................... RB 25 JACKSON, Adoree’ .............. CB 15 JENNINGS, Darius .............. WR 94 JOHNSON, Austin .................DL 60 JONES, Ben ............................C 90 JONES, DaQuan ...................DL 38 JORDAN, Mike ..................... DB 46 KALU, Joshua ....................... DB 71 KELLY, Dennis .................... T/G 6 KERN, Brett .............................P 58 LANDRYIII, Harold ..............OLB 62 LEVIN, Corey .......................C/G 77 LEWAN, Taylor ........................T 33 LEWIS, Dion ......................... RB 45 LEWIS, LaTroy ...................OLB 41 LONGJR., David ....................LB 79 MACK, Isaiah ........................ DT 8 MARIOTA, Marcus ................QB 69 MARZ, Tyler .............................T 87 McEVOY, Tanner ................. WR 30o McNICHOLS, Jeremy ........... RB 70d NELSON, Chris ......................DL 32d ORR, Kareem ....................... CB 66 PAMPHILE, Kevin ................ G/T 68 PASZTOR, Austin ................. OL 28d PAYNE, D’Andre ................... CB 85 PRUITT, MyCole ....................TE 72 QUESSENBERRY, David ..... OL 83 RATLIFF-WILLIAMS, Anthony . WR 14 RAYMOND, Kalif ................. WR 50 ROBERSON, Derick ...........OLB 26 RYAN, Logan ........................ CB 76 SAFFOLD, Rodger ................. G 40 SAPP, Quart’e .......................LB 19 SHARPE, Tajaé ................... WR 98 SIMMONS, Jeffery .................DL 36 SIMS, LeShaun ..................... CB 81 SMITH, Jonnu ........................TE 48d SMITH, Josh .......................OLB 23 SMITH, Tye ........................... CB 61 STINNIE, Aaron ...................... G 4 SUCCOP, Ryan .......................K 17 TANNEHILL, Ryan ................QB 13 TAYLOR, Taywan ................ WR 47 TILLERY, JoJo .........................S 96 URBAN, Brent ....................... DE 24 VACCARO, Kenny ...................S 91 WAKE, Cameron ................OLB 82 WALKER, Delanie .................TE 80 WHITE, Papi ........................ WR 89 WICK, Cole ............................TE 30d WILEY, LaDarius .....................S 5 WOODSIDE, Logan ..............QB 59 WOODYARD, Wesley ...........LB 18 YANCEY, DeAngelo ............ WR

TENNESSEE TITANSNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE 3 Austin Barnard K/P 6-3 207 24 2 Samford 4 Ryan Succop K 6-2 218 32 11 South Carolina 5 Logan Woodside QB 6-1 213 24 1 Toledo 6 Brett Kern P 6-2 214 33 12 Toledo 8 Marcus Mariota QB 6-4 222 25 5 Oregon 10 Adam Humphries WR 5-11 195 26 5 Clemson 11 A.J. Brown WR 6-1 226 22 R Mississippi 13 Taywan Taylor WR 5-11 203 24 3 Western Kentucky 14 Kalif Raymond WR 5-8 182 25 2 Holy Cross 15 Darius Jennings WR 5-10 180 27 3 Virginia 16 Cody Hollister WR 6-4 216 25 2 Arkansas 17 Ryan Tannehill QB 6-4 217 31 8 Texas A&M 18 DeAngelo Yancey WR 6-1 220 24 1 Purdue 19 Tajaé Sharpe WR 6-2 194 24 4 Massachusetts 20 Kenneth Durden CB 6-1 180 27 2 Youngstown State 21 Malcolm Butler CB 5-11 190 29 6 West Alabama 22 Derrick Henry RB 6-3 247 25 4 Alabama 23 Tye Smith CB 6-0 195 26 4 Towson 24 Kenny Vaccaro S 6-0 214 28 7 Texas 25 Adoree’ Jackson CB 5-10 186 23 3 Southern California 26 Logan Ryan CB 5-11 195 28 7 Rutgers 28o Dalyn Dawkins RB 5-7 183 24 1 Colorado State 28d D’Andre Payne CB 5-10 188 23 R Iowa State 29 Dane Cruikshank DB 6-1 209 24 2 Arizona 30o Jeremy McNichols RB 5-9 205 23 1 Boise State 30d LaDarius Wiley S 6-1 210 23 R Vanderbilt 31 Kevin Byard S 5-11 212 26 4 Middle Tennessee State 32o David Fluellen RB 5-11 224 27 3 Toledo 32d Kareem Orr CB 5-11 195 22 R Chattanooga 33 Dion Lewis RB 5-8 195 28 8 Pittsburgh 35 Akeem Hunt RB 5-10 185 26 4 Purdue 36 LeShaun Sims CB 6-0 203 25 4 Southern Utah 37 Amani Hooker DB 5-11 210 21 R Iowa 38 Mike Jordan DB 6-1 200 26 2 Missouri Western 39 Alex Barnes RB 6-0 226 22 R Kansas State 40 Quart’e Sapp LB 6-2 223 22 R Tennessee 41 David Long Jr. LB 5-11 227 22 R West Virginia 44 Kamalei Correa OLB 6-3 241 25 4 Boise State 45 LaTroy Lewis OLB 6-3 255 25 1 Tennessee 46 Joshua Kalu DB 6-0 203 23 1 Nebraska 47 JoJo Tillery S 5-11 205 22 R Wofford 48o Beau Brinkley LS 6-4 260 29 8 Missouri48d Josh Smith OLB 6-4 240 22 R Vanderbilt 49d Eric Cotton DE 6-6 262 24 1 Stanford 49o Parker Hesse TE 6-3 261 24 R Iowa 50 Derick Roberson OLB 6-3 250 23 R Sam Houston State 52d Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 239 25 3 Georgia Southern 52o Hroniss Grasu C/G 6-3 301 28 4 Oregon 53 Daren Bates LB 5-11 225 28 7 Auburn 54 Rashaan Evans LB 6-2 232 23 2 Alabama 55 Jayon Brown LB 6-0 226 24 3 UCLA 56 Sharif Finch OLB 6-4 250 23 2 Temple 58 Harold Landry III OLB 6-2 252 23 2 Boston College 59 Wesley Woodyard LB 6-0 233 33 12 Kentucky 60 Ben Jones C 6-3 308 30 8 Georgia 61 Aaron Stinnie G 6-3 312 25 2 James Madison 62 Corey Levin C/G 6-4 307 25 3 Chattanooga 64 Nate Davis OL 6-3 316 22 R Charlotte 66 Kevin Pamphile G/T 6-5 315 28 6 Purdue 68 Austin Pasztor OL 6-7 305 28 6 Virginia 69 Tyler Marz T 6-7 316 26 3 Wisconsin 70 Chris Nelson DL 6-1 315 24 R Texas 71 Dennis Kelly T/G 6-8 321 29 8 Purdue 72 David Quessenberry OL 6-5 305 29 1 San Jose State 73 A.T. Hall T 6-4 303 23 R Stanford 75 Jamil Douglas G 6-4 309 27 2 Arizona State 76 Rodger Saffold G 6-5 325 31 10 Indiana 77 Taylor Lewan T 6-7 309 28 6 Michigan 78 Jack Conklin T 6-6 308 25 4 Michigan State 79 Isaiah Mack DT 6-1 299 23 R Chattanooga 80 Papi White WR 5-9 168 23 R Ohio 81 Jonnu Smith TE 6-3 248 24 3 Florida International 82 Delanie Walker TE 6-2 248 35 14 Central Missouri 83 Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR 5-11 195 22 R North Carolina 84 Corey Davis WR 6-3 209 24 3 Western Michigan 85 MyCole Pruitt TE 6-2 245 27 4 Southern Illinois 86 Anthony Firkser TE 6-2 246 24 2 Harvard 87 Tanner McEvoy WR 6-6 230 26 3 Wisconsin 88 Ryan Hewitt TE 6-4 255 28 6 Stanford 89 Cole Wick TE 6-6 257 25 3 Incarnate Word 90 DaQuan Jones DL 6-4 322 27 6 Penn State 91 Cameron Wake OLB 6-3 263 37 11 Penn State 92 Matt Dickerson DE 6-5 292 23 2 UCLA 93 Frank Herron DL 6-4 305 25 1 Louisiana State 94 Austin Johnson DL 6-4 314 25 4 Penn State 95 Amani Bledsoe DE 6-4 280 21 R Oklahoma 96 Brent Urban DE 6-7 300 28 6 Virginia 97 Braxton Hoyett NT 6-2 302 23 R Mississippi State 98 Jeffery Simmons DL 6-4 305 22 R Mississippi State 99 Jurrell Casey DT 6-1 305 29 9 Southern California

PITTSBURGH STEELERSNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE 2 Mason Rudolph QB 6-5 235 24 2 Oklahoma State 4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 28 5 Eastern Kentucky 5 Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 216 24 3 Tennessee 6 Devlin Hodges QB 6-1 210 23 R Samford 7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 37 16 Miami (Ohio) 8 Ian Berryman P 6-0 200 23 R Western Carolina 9 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 28 5 Rice 10 Ryan Switzer WR 5-8 185 24 3 North Carolina 11 Donte Moncrief WR 6-2 216 26 6 Mississippi 13 James Washington WR 5-11 213 23 2 Oklahoma State 14 Tevin Jones WR 6-2 225 26 1 Memphis 15 Trey Griffey WR 6-3 192 25 1 Arizona 16 Matthew Wright K 6-0 179 23 R Central Flordia 17 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 26 5 Louisville 18 Diontae Johnson WR 5-10 183 23 R Toldeo 19 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 6-1 215 22 3 Southern California 20 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 24 3 Tennessee 21 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 25 4 Maryland 22 Steve Nelson CB 5-11 194 26 5 Orgeon State 23 Joe Haden CB 5-11 195 30 10 Florida 24d P.J. Locke S 5-10 202 22 R Texas 24o Benny Snell Jr. RB 5-10 224 21 R Kentucky 25 Artie Burns CB 6-0 197 24 4 Miami (Fla.) 26 Mark Barron LB 6-2 230 29 8 Alabama 27 Marcus Allen S 6-2 215 22 2 Penn State 28 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 25 3 Mississippi 29 Brian Allen CB 6-3 215 25 3 Utah 30 James Conner RB 6-1 233 24 3 Pittsburgh 31 Justin Layne CB 6-2 192 21 R Michigan State 33 Trey Edmunds RB 6-2 223 24 2 Maryland 34 Terrell Edmunds S 6-1 217 22 2 Virgina Tech 35d Trevon Mathis CB 5-10 186 23 1 Toledo 35o Travon McMillian RB 6-0 209 23 R Colorado 37 Jordan Dangerfield S 5-11 199 28 3 Towson 38d Kameron Kelly DB 6-2 205 23 1 San Diego State 38o Jaylen Samuels RB 6-0 225 23 2 North Carolina State 39d Marcelis Branch S 5-11 180 25 1 Robert Morris 39o Malik Williams RB 6-3 221 23 1 Louisville 41 Dravon Askew-Henry S 6-0 202 23 R West Virginia 42 Sutton Smith LB 6-0 232 23 R Northern Iillinois 44 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-1 235 26 4 Temple 45 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 27 5 Kent State 46d Tegray Scales LB 6-0 227 23 1 Indiana 46o Micky Crum TE 6-4 258 23 R Louisville 48 Bud Dupree LB 6-4 269 26 5 Kentucky 49d Robert Spillane LB 6-1 229 23 1 Western Michigan 49o Christian Scotland-Williamson TE 6-9 274 26 1 Loughborough 51 Tuzar Skipper LB 6-3 246 24 R Toledo 53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 30 10 Florida 54 Ulysees Gilbert III LB 6-0 230 22 R Akron 55 Devin Bush LB 5-11 234 21 R Michigan 56 Anthony Chickillo LB 6-3 255 26 5 Miami (Fla.) 57 Kameron Canaday LS 6-4 245 27 3 Portland State 60 J.C. Hassenauer C 6-2 295 24 1 Alabama 61 Conor Sheehy DE 6-4 295 23 1 Wisconsin 62 Patrick Morris C 6-3 300 24 1 Texas Christian 64d Winston Craig DT 6-4 291 24 1 Richmond 64o Damian Prince OT 6-3 280 23 R Maryland 65d Greg Gilmore DT 6-4 311 24 1 Louisiana State 65o Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 25 4 Louisiana State 66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 29 8 Stanford 67 BJ Finney C/G 6-4 318 27 4 Kansas State 68 Garrett Brumfield G 6-4 302 23 R Louisiana State 71 Matt Feiler OT 6-6 330 27 3 Bloomsburg (Pa.) 72d Henry Mondeaux DE 6-4 280 23 1 Oregon 72o Zach Banner OT 6-8 360 25 3 Southern California 73 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 33 11 Tennessee 74d Casey Sayles DT 6-3 289 23 1 Ohio 74o Fred Johnson G 6-7 326 22 R Florida 76 Chukwuma Okorafor OL 6-6 320 21 2 Western Michigan 77 Derwin Gray OT 6-4 320 24 R Maryland 78 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 30 5 Army 79 Javon Hargrave NT 6-2 305 26 4 South Carolina State 80 Johnny Holton WR 6-3 190 28 3 Cincinnati 81 Zach Gentry TE 6-8 265 22 R Michigan 82 Diontae Spencer WR 5-8 170 27 1 McNeese State 83 Brandon Reilly WR 6-2 200 25 1 Nebraska 85 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 26 4 Southern California 87 Kevin Rader TE 6-4 250 24 1 Youngstown State 88 Trevor Wood TE/LS 6-6 265 23 R Texas A&M 89 Vance McDonald TE 6-4 267 29 7 Rice 90 T.J. Watt LB 6-4 252 24 3 Wisconsin 91 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 26 6 Notre Dame 92 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi LB 6-1 248 21 2 Toledo 93 Daniel McCullers DT 6-7 352 27 6 Tennessee 94 Tyson Alualu DE 6-3 304 32 10 California 95 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 27 1 Mississippi 96 Isaiah Buggs DE 6-3 295 23 R Alabama 97 Cameron Heyward DT 6-5 295 30 9 Ohio State 98 Vince Williams LB 6-1 233 29 7 Florida State 99 Christian Kuntz LB 6-1 227 25 1 Duquesne

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TITANS FALL FLAT IN PRESEASON LOSS TO THE STEELERS BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE AUGUST 26, 2019 NASHVILLE – Three preseason games down, one to go for the Tennessee Titans. On Sunday night, the Titans didn’t exactly look regular season ready in a spotty showing against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pass protection was shaky, there were breakdowns on defense, and the overall performance failed to provide many sparks in an 18-6 loss at Nissan Stadium. But there were reasons to avoid hitting the panic button, starting with the fact starting quarterback Marcus Mariota played just two series, running back Derrick Henry didn’t suit up once again, and most of the first team defense was out of the contest midway through the first quarter. Mariota was 0-of-3 in two series before leaving the contest, and he’s now 10-of-20 for 87 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in three preseason games. Mariota was sacked in the end zone for a safety, which gave the Steelers a 2-0 lead, and one of his passes was dropped. Back-up quarterback Ryan Tannehill took the field in place of Mariota with 4:25 left in the first quarter and he played until halftime. Tannehill completed 6-of-9 passes for 62 yards, but like Mariota early, he was faced with pressure. Tannehill was sacked three times in the first half, after the Steelers decked Mariota in the end zone, and the Titans allowed seven sacks on the night. Among the positives for the Titans: Brett Kern averaged 68.5 yards on a pair of punts, rookie safety Amani Hooker had an interception, running back Jeremy McNichols continued to rip off some nice runs, rookie

receiver A.J. Brown made his first NFL catch (full disclosure: he fumbled after making the catch, and recovered it), and outside linebacker Cameron Wake suited up for the first time for the Titans. But there were way too many breakdowns on a night when the Steelers took control of the game early with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger leading the way in his first action of the preseason in 2019. Roethlisberger connected with receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 17-yard touchdown to give Pittsburgh an 8-0 lead, and then Steelers back-up quarterback Mason Rudolph found James Washington open for a 41-yard score. Two different Titans cornerbacks were beaten for the scores. Titans kicker Ryan Succop provided another positive by making field goals of 22 and 24 yards in his first kicks of the preseason. Succop was taken off the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list earlier in the week. The Titans sandwiched two field goals in between a Steelers kick but trailed 18-6 late in the third quarter. Quarterback Logan Woodside started the second half for the Titans and played the rest of the way as rain fell from the Nashville sky. Let’s hope it wiped away some of the Titans sins on Sunday night. The Titans, now 1-2 in the preseason, wrap up the preseason on Thursday night at Chicago.

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PROTECTION PLAN: TITANS PULL QB MARCUS MARIOTA AFTER JUST TWO SERIES VS. STEELERS

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE AUGUST 26, 2019

NASHVILLE – Marcus Mariota’s night was a quick one on Sunday night at Nissan Stadium.

The Titans quarterback played just two series in the team’s third preseason game against the Steelers before leaving the contest. Back-up quarterback Ryan Tannehill took the field with 4:25 left in the first quarter, as Mariota put on a baseball cap.

Titans coach Mike Vrabel indicated the team had planned to play Mariota more, but with problems protecting him, he made the decision to pull his starting quarterback.

“We want to make sure that we can protect our quarterback -- that’s important,” Vrabel said. “It’s imperative that we do that as a staff and we do that as an offensive group. … I wanted to see how the game was going, and at that point and time I thought it was in the team’s best interest and in everybody’s best interest that we get him out of the game at that point and time.”

Everyone agreed it was a forgettable night for Mariota, and the Titans first-team offense, in an 18-6 loss to the Steelers.

“Not the way we wanted to come out to play,” Mariota said. “A lot to learn from, but at the same time you have to continue to build. You can’t hang your head, you just have to learn from it and move on.”

Mariota went 0-of-3, and he was sacked in the end zone for a safety, which gave the Steelers a 2-0 lead. Mariota saw one of his passes dropped by receiver Adam Humphries, and another went off

the hands of rookie receiver A.J. Brown after he was hit as the ball reached him.

The performance came on the heels of a nice outing vs. the Patriots, when Mariota completed 6-of-9 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown – an 11-yard strike to tight endDelanie Walker.

In three preseason contests, Mariota has completed 10 of 20 passes for 87 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.

The Titans wrap up the preseason on Thursday night at Chicago. A year ago, Mariota didn't play in the preseason finale.

“We need better consistency,” Mariota said. “But at the same time, it is a process. It’s one of those deals we can learn from. It’s not the way we wanted to finish the preseason, if it is the last series or two, but at the same time there was a lot of good things over the course of training camp and the month leading up into the regular season. You just have to build off it and be ready to go for Week One.”

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TITANS QB MARCUS MARIOTA OUT AFTER TWO SERIES VS. STEELERS


NASHVILLE – Marcus Mariota’s night was a quick one on Sunday night at Nissan Stadium.

The Titans quarterback played just two series in the team’s third preseason game against the Steelers before leaving the contest. Back-up quarterback Ryan Tannehill took the field with 4:25 left in the first quarter, as Mariota put on a baseball cap.

It was a forgettable night for Mariota, and the Titans first-team offense.

Mariota went 0-of-3, and he was sacked in the end zone for a safety, which gave the Steelers a 2-0 lead. Mariota saw one of his passes dropped by receiver Adam Humphries, and another went off the hands of rookie receiver A.J. Brown after he was hit as the ball reached him.

The performance came on the heels of a nice outing vs. the Patriots, when Mariota completed 6-of-9 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown – an 11-yard strike to tight endDelanie Walker.

In three preseason contests, Mariota has completed 10 of 20 passes for 87 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.

The Titans wrap up the preseason on Thursday night at Chicago.

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STEELERS 18, TITANS 6: FIVE OBSERVATIONS, INCLUDING MARCUS MARIOTA FINISHING HIS PRESEASON

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN AUGUST 26, 2019

It was rainy. It was dreary. It was a mess in more ways than one.

The important thing: the Titans' 18-6 loss Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers mercifully came to an end after about three hours of uninspired football, meaning there's only one meaningless game remaining before we get to the regular season.

Here are five observations from Nissan Stadium:

Rain alters plans?

Week 3 of the preseason is typically referred to as the dress rehearsal for the regular season because it’s when starters get their most action of the preseason.

Not on this Sunday.

The Titans pulled their starters early against Pittsburgh. Marcus Mariota and the first-team offense, which played four series in Week 3 of last year’s preseason, were on the field for only two series. Same with the first-team defense.

A steady rainfall and damp field at Nissan Stadium could have had something to do with it.

Marcus Mariota’s preseason is done

Mariota had nothing to show for his two series. He was 0-for-3 passing and was also sacked for a safety.

He’ll sit when the Titans play the Bears in Week 4 of the preseason — a game reserved for players on the bottom of the depth chart vying for a roster spot — meaning we won’t see him under center again until Week 1 in Cleveland.

His final preseason numbers: 10-of-20 passing for 87 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions. He also was sacked twice.

Backup quarterback Ryan Tannehill, meanwhile, completed 6 of 9 passes for 62 yards. He also was sacked three times.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) sets up for a play during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) sets up for a play during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com)

Offensive line problems

The Titans’ offensive line crumbled, leaving quarterbacks exposed and leading to seven sacks by the Steelers.

Sound familiar?

Mariota was sacked a career-high 42 times last year. The interior of the offensive line’s porousness was the team’s Achilles heel all season.

Tennessee brought in the market’s top free-agent guard this offseason in Rodger Saffold, but he hasn’t look especially great this preseason. After getting barreled over for a sack last week, he and Ben Jones got tangled on a play in the first quarter, leading to a sack in the end zone of Mariota.

Third-stringer Logan Woodside was sacked three times.

Healthy dose of A.J. Brown

A.J. Brown got his longest look of the preseason, playing for most of the first half before donning a ball cap on the sideline.

He came up with his first catch of the preseason, a 10-yarder from Ryan Tannehill that he had punched out before falling on the ball for the recovery.

Welcome to the NFL, rookie.

Brown was targeted two other times, but couldn’t come up with either.

As for the rest of the 2018 class, fourth-round pick Amani Hooker had an interception after a miscommunication an errant throw by Mason Rudolph. Sixth-round pick David Long got a lot of playing time again, including first-team looks on special teams.

Roll call

The Titans had a few notable absences — and a few players who finally saw some preseason action.

Outside linebacker Harold Landry didn’t suit up for the Titans for the third straight preseason game. He missed all four days of practice this past week.

Running back Derrick Henry, who injured his left calf on the first day of training camp but looked good in his return to the practice this past week, didn’t play Sunday, either. And neither did third-round pick Nate Davis, though that wasn’t a surprise. The guard had missed a couple of weeks of practice before beginning to be eased back into things at practice this past week.

Ryan Succop, who was activated off the physically unable to perform list earlier this week, played in his first preseason game and hit both his field goal tries (from 24 and 22 yards out).

Cameron Wake, the 37-year-old outside linebacker whom the team signed this offseason, made his Titans debut.

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TITANS OFFENSIVE LINE STRUGGLES WITH STEELERS PRESSURE IN PRESEASON LOSS BY CLEVIS MURRAY THE TENNESSEAN AUGUST 26, 2019 The Titans' offensive line struggled against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, allowing seven sacks. Four of them came in the first half, with one resulting in a safety. The Titans lost 18-6 to the Steelers at Nissan Stadium in preseason game No. 3 and came away looking for answers with the offensive line. Marcus Mariota was sacked once for the safety, with Ryan Tannehill and Logan Woodside each going down three times. Despite the line's issues in protection, Tannehill saw it more as the entire unit, quarterback included, not reacting fast enough. Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) goes down in the endzone with a Pittsburgh Steelers safety during the first quarter of a preseason game at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) goes down in the endzone with a Pittsburgh Steelers safety during the first quarter of a preseason game at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: George Walker IV / Tennessean.com) "As an offense we didn't get the ball out fast enough, we didn't protect long enough and get open," Tannehill said. "It kind of falls on everybody. Not just the offensive line. It's on the quarterback to get the ball out. It's on receivers to get open. "It all works together; you can't just pinpoint the offensive line or anything like that. We all need to step our game up a little bit."

Mariota played two series, going 0-for-3 passing with a three-and-out and the safety. Titans coach Mike Vrabel didn't see the lack of production as an issue with the starting quarterback. Instead, he saw it as Mariota not having enough protection. "Mariota didn't struggle," Vrabel told NBC's Michele Tafoya at halftime. "We couldn't protect him." Vrabel indicated part of the reason Mariota didn't play more Sunday was due to the line's struggles. “Making sure that we can protect our quarterback," Vrabel said. "That’s important, and that’s imperative that we do that as a staff and we do that as an offensive group.” Pittsburgh was tied with Kansas City for the most sacks in the NFL last season with 52. Coming into the game, Vrabel emphasized the Steelers pass rush in the game plan. "There’s keys to the game, which there are every week, being able to block the front," Vrabel said. "Give them credit in what they did, and I’ve got to do a better job of making sure that we’re ready to go and find ways to protect the pressure and all those types of things.” Through three preseason games, Tennessee has allowed 12 sacks – with two against the Patriots and three against the Eagles in previous outings. Mariota was sacked 42 times in 2018, which had him tied with Matt Ryan for eighth most in the league.

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TITANS’ 53-MAN ROSTER PROJECTION MIDWAY THROUGH PRESEASON BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN AUGUST 26, 2019 Two preseason games down, two to go. We're still a couple of weeks away from games that actually matter, but for those fringe players looking to make a last-ditch effort to earn a spot on the Titans' 53-man roster, this is the home stretch. NFL teams must trim rosters from 90 to 53 players by Aug. 31. How will the Titans’ roster shake out? Here’s a projection ahead of the team’s Week 3 preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Nissan Stadium on Sunday (7 p.m., NBC): Quarterback (2) Marcus Mariota, Ryan Tannehill To his credit, Logan Woodside, with his gradual improvement and altogether solid preseason, gave the Titans something to think about with regard to keeping three quarterbacks — but not enough. Tennessee heads into 2019 with two QBs, including arguably the league’s top backup in Ryan Tannehill. More: Why there's no doubt Marcus Mariota will be Titans' Week 1 starter over Ryan Tannehill Running back (4) Derrick Henry, Dion Lewis, David Fluellen, Jeremy McNichols Jeremy McNichols is responsible for a number of big plays this preseason, but he’s still got work to do to convince the Titans they need to roll with four running backs after proceeding with only three last season. He’s done a good job of that though, creating clear separation between himself and the No. 5 and 6

backs on the depth chart, Dalyn Dawkins and Alex Barnes. If he can keep it up, he’ll have a spot on the 53. Wide receiver (6) Corey Davis, Adam Humphries, A.J. Brown, Tajae Sharpe, Taywan Taylor, Darius Jennings Kalif Raymond’s acceleration, speed and playmaking ability have made him fun to watch in training camp and a popular candidate to crack the roster. With the additions of Adam Humphries and A.J. Brown to the top of the receiving corps, though, it was always going to be an uphill battle for anyone at the bottom of the depth chart. Raymond deserves a lot of praise in that regard, but he still falls just short of a roster spot. Darius Jennings, the league’s top kick returner a year ago, claims the No. 6 spot. Tight ends (4) Delanie Walker, Jonnu Smith, Anthony Firkser, MyCole Pruitt When Delanie Walker and Jonnu Smith were sidelined with season-ending injuries in 2018, Anthony Firkser and MyCole Pruitt stepped up. That steadiness has carried over to this preseason, where the two have continued to show their value as depth pieces. Titans tight end Anthony Firkser went to Harvard but at one time wanted to be an actuary Paul Skrbina, The Tennessean Offensive line (9) Jack Conklin, Dennis Kelly, Rodger Saffold, Kevin Pamphile, Nate Davis, Ben Jones, Corey Levin, Jamil Douglas, Austin Pasztor Taylor Lewan is suspended for the first four games, meaning depth at the tackle position will be especially important. Austin Pasztor gets the nod over Tyler Marz, who despite being a contributor last year hasn't looked great this preseason. Jamil Douglas has gotten plenty of

playing time with the first team and earns the right to hang around. The starting right guard has still yet to be announced, but Kevin Pamphile looks like he's poised to win the role, at least for the start of the season. Defensive line (6) Jurrell Casey, DaQuan Jones, Austin Johnson, Brent Urban, Matt Dickerson, Isaiah Mack Depth here is important with Jeffery Simmons still months away from a return after February surgery on his torn ACL. The two guys who have stood out the most this offseason: Matt Dickerson, who was one of four winners of the team’s offseason awards, and Isaiah Mack, the undrafted free agent out of Chattanooga who had a sack and four tackles last week against New England. Outside linebacker (5) Harold Landry, Cameron Wake, Sharif Finch, Kamalei Correa, Derick Roberson Fifth-round pick D’Andre Walker was placed on injured reserve in early August, opening the door for others further down on the depth chart. Derick Roberson, an undrafted free agent, is the primary beneficiary. Roberson hasn’t had a spectacular preseason, but he was ultra-productive in his final season at Sam Houston State. Titans general manager Jon Robinson loves a player with a track record behind him. Inside linebacker (5) Rashaan Evans, Jayon Brown, Wesley Woodyard, David Long, Daren Bates The Titans have a good problem with three starting-caliber inside linebackers, but the preseason has shown it looks like it’ll be the younger guys, Rashaan Evans and Jayon Brown, as the top two options, with veteran Wesley Woodyard a close third. Behind them, sixth-round pick David Long

has been praised for his instincts in the preseason, and Daren Bates makes the cut as a reliable factor on special teams. Cornerback (5) Malcolm Butler, Adoree Jackson, Logan Ryan, LeShaun Sims, Tye Smith No surprises here. LeShaun Sims and Tye Smith have shown again this preseason how valuable they are to one of the strongest units on the team. Safety (4) Kevin Byard, Kenny Vaccaro, Dane Cruikshank, Amani Hooker Both second-year safety Dane Cruikshank and rookie Amani Hooker have put together strong preseasons, cushioning the depth behind one of the top one-two safety tandems in the league in Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro. Special teams (3) K Ryan Succop, P Brett Kern, LS Beau Brinkley The only position group on the roster that has been set since the final whistle of 2018

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MINOR REFLECTIONS ON STEELERS 18, TITANS 6

BY PAUL KUHARSKY PAULKUHARSKY.COM AUGUST 26, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – From inside a dry press box, I felt especially terrible for those who chose to come to Nissan Stadium. We could all join with every player, coach, executive and stadium worker to offer a prayer of thanks that lightning didn’t invite itself to the occasion.

Pile another borefest on the stack of evidence that preseason in its current form must go the way of the dodo bird, and fast. And imagine, late Thursday we will look back on Steelers 18, Titans 6 and rate it a thriller compared to preseason game No. 4 in Chicago pitting the Titans against the Bears when we are unlikely to see any Tennessee players ofconsequence.SimsBeatSteelers

The major storyline for those who watched on TV was just how bad NBC’s experimental preferred primary Sky Cam angle of the action was. You can make the “action” harder to see and the numbers harder to read but the uniforms were still tell-tale Titans and Steelers. Imagine if they’d combined the MLB weekend concept on monochromatic uniforms with player-chosen nicknames that were unreadable.

It’s the job, so I tried to find some things to dissect. [Unlocked]

Big pressure: The first-team offensive line gave up two of four first-half sacks, one an up-the-gut take-down of Marcus Mariota where Stephon Tuitt found a path between Ben Jones and Roger Saffold.

I can see the rationale for getting Mariota out pretty quickly, but the Titans’ starting quarterback played five snaps missing on all three of his passes. Not throwing a pick, however, got his passer rating all the way up to 39.6! Riveting stuff I tell you. Friend/colleague John Glennon

looked up last year’s third game. Mariota played four series and 19 snaps.

Mike Vrabel basically said he wanted to see how things were going to decide how much Mariota played, and it wasn’t going well enough protection-wise for more. The Titans knew the Steelers’ pass rush was a strength and the Titans weren’t sufficiently ready, an issue that he said starts with him.

Said right tackle Jack Conklin: “We’ve got to come out better. We can’t have the quarterback getting touched nearly that much. It’s on the O-line. It’s something that’s veryfixable. It didn’t happen tonight theway we wanted it to and we’ve gotto learn from it very quickly.”

The Steelers wound up with seven sacks, three of them of Ryan Tannehill and three of Logan Woodside.

Interesting marketing: Instead of tweeting out an apology for stealing money from people who bought tickets, used or unused, the Titans saw a sales opportunity.

It's a terrible product.

The franchise should be as quiet as possible during it unless it is issuing apologies and refunds.

Edge rushers: Harold Landry was a scratch for the third time in three games which means we probably don’t see him in the preseason. We did see a bit of Cameron Wake. He didn't make the stats sheet but I did feel like he was of some influence playing opposite Sharif Finch in the starting lineup, a nickel set.

The Titans wound up with no sacks and two hits as compared to those big numbers by Pittsburgh above.

Corner depth: I like the Titans’ corner depth and expect LeShaun Sims and Tye Smith to make it and Kenneth Durden to miss out.

Sims was beaten on a post route by JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 17-yard touchdown (pictured above) and

Durden let James Washington get behind him then slowed himself down by looking back on a 41-yard throw from Mason Rudolph TD toss.

Couple picks: Amani Hooker made a diving interception of Rudolph on a pass that was without a target while LaDarius Wiley later deflected a late pass by Josh Dobbs deep in Titans’ territory enabling an interception by Mike Jordan.

Luck reaction: The Colts were 11-0 against the Titans when Andrew Luck played quarterback for them. Things can only get better in the one-sided AFC South rivalry for Tennessee with the quarterback retired.

Special teams 1: Ryan Succop only recently came off PUP after a long offseason recovering from knee surgery.

But the Titans didn’t hesitate to get him right into game action. He hit a 24-yard field goal in the secondquarter and a 22-yarder in the fourthquarter to account for Titans’ 6points and pretty much put to restany concerns about his preparednessfor Sept. 8.

Special teams 2: I saw MyCole Pruitt on the kickoff team, the kick return team and the punt team (which I did not get in its entirety). I did not see Ryan Hewitt on any of those first units. That’s significant if they are competing for one spot at tight end.apple icon 144x144 precomposed

I also felt like rookie David Long was a bigger factor on high-ranking special team units. Vrabel pointed to Long last week when I asked about linebackers on special teams beyond Daren Bates. It's good that they trust Long to play up there, but I think it would be hard for both of them to be among the 46 players who dress on a Sunday.

Special teams 3: Adoree’ Jackson continues to look only occasionally interested in returning punts. He let his first chance bounce and while he was fortunate that it turned into a

touchback, it was an unsafe presumption. He had enough room to go get it and maybe make a play or at least ensure it wasn’t going to get downed behind him.

The second punt bounced inside the 10 and the old-school rules say let it be. But it was downed at the 4 and set things up for the safety. His coach said he should have done more with it.

Jackson was a first-round draft pick who did some incredible things as a returner at USC. It simply has not translated in the NFL and the Titans should be ready with Adam Humphries on opening day. I'd rather they'd have developed a role player for such duty over the last two years.

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AFTER AN UGLY OFFENSIVE OUTING AGAINST PITTSBURGH, REMEMBER THAT IT’S JUST THE PRESEASON … RIGHT? BY JOHN GLENNON THE ATHLETIC AUGUST 26, 2019 It’s after games like Sunday’s that fans of the losing team look at one another anxiously, then shrug and say something calming like, “Hey, it’s only the preseason, right?” That, of course, is the debate every August: How much should we read into preseason performances, when first-teamers play sparingly, coaches go vanilla, and the primary objective is to emerge as healthy as possible heading into the regular season? In the aftermath of the Titans’ 18-6 loss Sunday to Pittsburgh, Tennessee fans have to hope the answer is as little as possible. This, after all, was the third preseason game, the traditional “dress rehearsal” contest when the starters get their most extensive playing time before the regular season. So when the star of the show has to exit early because of a poor performance by his supporting cast, well, it makes you wonder. That was the case for the Titans, as starting quarterback Marcus Mariota played just two series and five snaps — compared to four series and 19 snaps in the third preseason game last year — before Titans coach Mike Vrabel sat him down. But just when all the Ryan Tannehill as regular-season starter conspiracies began to bubble once more, Vrabel explained that taking Mariota out so early was due in large part to the offensive line’s inability to protect him. Why risk injury — especially with a player prone to getting hurt –— against an active, aggressive Pittsburgh defense?

Still, this was likely the last we’ll see of Mariota and the vast majority of first-teamers in the preseason, given that the finale Thursday will come on just half a week of rest. So we’re left wondering whether it’s fair to expect much in the way of improvement from this Titans offense, which finished 27th in points per game last year (19.4) and 25th in yards per game (312.4). A closer look at why there are still plenty of question marks: Two of the top three running backs on the depth chart, Derrick Henry and David Fluellen, have yet to take a preseason snap because of injuries. Henry has been getting more and more action in practice, but will he be able to start this regular season the way he finished the last? The Titans’ top two outside receivers, Corey Davis and Tajae Sharpe, combined for two catches for 45 yards in the first three preseason games. Davis owns both of those catches. The first-team offense overall had a total of six possessions in the first three preseason games, producing just 108 yards, one touchdown and one drive of more than two first downs. Mariota put up some pretty so-so preseason numbers, completing 10-of-20 passes for 87 yards, one touchdown and a quarterback rating of 78.5. Maybe most concerning, the Titans’ first-team offensive line — operating without starting left tackle Taylor Lewan, who will be suspended for the regular season’s first four weeks — surrendered at least three sacks in limited action. Can you imagine what’s going through the minds of Cleveland’s front four, a group that includes Myles Garrett, Olivier Vernon and Sheldon Richardson? The Browns terrorized Tampa Bay last Friday, sacking Bucs starter Jameis Winston five times.

“Yeah, that’s a pride thing, honestly,” Titans starting guard Kevin Pamphile said of the first-team line surrendering two sacks in the first quarter on Sunday. “To get that many hits on Marcus and (Ryan) Tannehill, even Logan (Woodside), that just kind of sucks. That’s not what we want to give as an offensive line. We want to protect our quarterbacks as much as possible and keep (a good) pocket, and we didn’t do that. Definitely have to go back to the drawing board and figure it out.” So once again we’re left with that question: How much stock do we put in the preseason? Mariota didn’t sound as if he wanted to dwell on it for long. “Um, we need better consistency,” he said when asked to evaluate the offense to date. “But at the same time, it is a process. It’s one of those deals we can learn from. “It’s not the way we wanted to finish the preseason, if it is the last series or two (for the first team). But at the same time, there were a lot of good things over the course of the training camp and the month leading up until the regular season.” Vrabel also did his best to look at the big picture when it came to Mariota, as opposed to Sunday’s small sample size, when the fifth-year quarterback went zero-for-three and was sacked for a safety. In Mariota’s defense, the normally sure-handed Adam Humphries dropped one of Mariota’s three attempts. “No. I’ve seen a lot of good stuff,” Vrabel said when asked if he had any concerns about Mariota, assuming this was his final preseason tune-up. “I’ve seen a lot of good stuff in practice. I saw a lot of good stuff when we practiced against the Patriots. I just made a decision (to pull Mariota early) that I felt like was in the best interest of the team at that point.”

I’m not ignoring the Titans’ first-team defense, which forced Pittsburgh’s offense to punt on its first two possessions before giving way to primarily second-teamers. I just don’t think there are nearly as many questions about that unit, based on the way the defense played in 2018.

It’s the amount of improvement we see in the team’s offense that will likely determine how far the Titans rise or fall this season.

Should a poor preseason performance throw up a red flag in that regard? Or should it even matter at all?

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BIG BEN MAKES PRESEASON DEBUT, STEELERS BEAT TITANS 18-6

BY TERESA M. WALKER ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUST 26, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger needed three short series to show he’s ready for the regular season. The Tennessee Titans did their best to protect Marcus Mariota on a wet and ugly night

Roethlisberger capped his night with a 17-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster, and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Titans 18-6 Sunday night to remain perfectthis preseason.

The Steelers (3-0) came up with four of seven sacks by halftime and had a turnover as they pummeled all three quarterbacks for the Titans (1-2).

Roethlisberger made his preseason debut and was a bit rusty with two short series. After Stephon Tuitt sacked Mariota in the end zone for a safety, Roethlisberger drove the Steelers 48 yards after the free kick and finished with the TD pass to Smith-Schuster.

He nearly gave the Steelers a 10-0 lead but Jaylen Samuels fell down after catching the pass on a 2-point conversion attempt. Roethlisberger spent the rest of the night watching and was 8 of 13 for 63 yards passing.

A night after Andrew Luck retired, the Titans played safe with their starting quarterback and pulled Mariota after he was sacked for the safety on his second series. Mariota was 0 of 3, including an uncharacteristic drop by veteran Adam Humphries. That proved a smart move with backup Ryan Tannehill sacked on his third play.

Pittsburgh is still trying to figure out Roethlisberger’s backup, and Mason Rudolph helped himself with

a 41-yard TD pass to James Washington on his first throw of the game. That put the Steelers up 15-0 after the first quarter with a 159-25 edge in total offense. Rudolph finished the first half and was 6 of 9 for 75 yards.

Joshua Dobbs took over in the third quarter and didn’t get much help. One receiver was out of bounds after pushing off for offensive pass interference, and the Steelers needed review to show Trey Griffey did have control and both feet down on a catch after Dobbs scrambled to find him for a 23-yard catch. That set up a 31-yard field goal by rookie Matthew Wright.

The Titans intercepted both Rudolph and Dobbs, who was 4 of 7 for 79 yards.

TWO-SACK QUARTER

Tuitt not only got a sack and the ball back for the Steelers, the veteran going into his sixth season had two in the first quarter taking both of the Titans’ top two quarterbacks down. Tuitt smothered Mariota in the end zone for the safety, then got to Tannehill on the third play of his first series. Tuitt is coming off a career-high 5 ½ sacks last season.

SUCCOP’S RETURN

The best part of the game for Tennessee was veteran Brett Kern’s punting with a 70-yarder along with kicker Ryan Succop’s preseason debut. Succop had offseason knee surgery and wasn’t cleared from the physically unable to perform list until Monday. He kicked a pair of field goals for the Titans’ only points.

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FEATURE CLIPS

AMY ADAMS STRUNK

AMY ADAMS STRUNK BROUGHT HER FATHER'S TEAM BACK TO LIFE

BY BRUCE SCHOENFELD ESPN W NOVEMBER 5, 2018

SHE'S STUCK IN traffic, a side effect of the explosive growth that makes Nashville, Tennessee, an enticing place to own an NFL team. By the time Amy Adams Strunk arrives at Nissan Stadium, it's only an hour before kickoff, so she heads straight to the field.

Right away, it starts. "Miss Amy!"

A ruddy-complexioned man in his 30s, wearing a deep blue Tennessee Titans jersey and a lanyard around his neck, is waving like a traffic cop. One of several dozen season-ticket holders randomly chosen to spend the pregame on the Titans' sideline, he has spotted his team's owner and can't help shouting. It's like he already knew her, he'll say.

That's later, after the selfie with her arm around him and the embrace she gives his wife, two devoted Titans fans she'd never met. From there, she's on to another couple, and a 6-year-old boy she bends down to talk with eye to eye. "We love you," the wife says.

There's a man in the front row of the stands holding a sign claiming he has come all the way from France. She strides over to find out more. "Bonjour," she says. He looks at her with a quizzical expression, like, "Why is this woman talking to me?"

"That's the owner," someone tells him.

His eyes get wide. "Of the team?"

She's at the Titans' bench, visiting with Mike Vrabel, her head coach, when someone on the field shouts her name. It's kicker Ryan Succop, standing at the 50. When Succop pulls her close for a bear hug, she disappears for a moment.

From there, Adams Strunk walks toward the sideline to greet the Glazer brothers, Joel and Bryan. They own the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee's opponent on this August evening. And it seems that, like most NFL owners, they don't know quite what to make of her.

Really, who can blame them? Owners typically make a fortune, then buy a team. Or else they put in years working in football as the family business, which it has been across generations for Rooneys and Bidwills, Maras and McCaskeys, Browns and DeBartolos, and lately Irsays and Krafts and, indeed, Glazers.

Adams Strunk, instead, spent her early professional years as the owner of a few car dealerships and some oil interests that her father, former owner Bud Adams, had given her. She has a passion for horses and she's quite a tennis player. She has raised two girls and a boy, who seem like admirable people. But she hadn't worked a day in the sport when she gained control of the Titans in 2015.

"They look at me," says Adams Strunk, now 63, "and they're probably thinking, 'What does she know? She doesn't know anything. She doesn't have a business degree. She hasn't been in football. How is she going to make a go of this? We want our partners to have a certain background, and she definitely doesn't have it.'" She pauses. "I mean, I get that."

Unlike the Glazers, who apprenticed under their father, Malcolm, and inherited the Bucs when he died, Adams Strunk wrested control of this $2 billion franchise from her sister and brother-in-law because she was determined that it be run well. She did it because she felt obliged to protect the memory of Bud Adams -- even though he hadn't wanted her anywhere near his football team. Since then, the Titans have improved dramatically. From

2-14, they came within a game ofthe AFC Championship Game lastseason. Their ties to Nashville todayrun deeper than they ever have.

In just three years, Amy Adams Strunk rescued her father's legacy. And she did it by taking almost everything she watched him do as an owner and turning it upside down.

BUD ADAMS ISN'T in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he ought to be. When Lamar Hunt couldn't entice anyone to sell him an NFL team and instead started a competing league, Adams was his first call. "I'm in," said Adams, who was in the process of getting rich in oil. That was the AFL, which opened for business in 1960.

Before his Houston Oilers played a game, Adams wooed Billy Cannon, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and best-known football player in America. After dinner at the family home, Adams sent his wife and three children to bed and got down to bidness. Pouring a drink, he asked Cannon what could convince him to spurn the NFL. "That sure is a nice car out there in the driveway," the halfback drawled. He meant the white Cadillac convertible Bud had given wife Nancy for her birthday just a few days before.

Sure enough, when Nancy came down in the morning to drive the kids to school, the car had vanished. "Billy wanted it," Adams shrugged, displaying in three words both his determination to succeed and his valuation of a woman's worth in the world.

Cannon was named MVP in each of the first two AFL title games. The Oilers, not incidentally, won both.

Those were the only championships they ever won. But the franchise grew exponentially, from a shoestring startup to a valuation of hundreds of millions of dollars. "Amy's daddy was a role model and a wannabe of mine, not just a great owner but a great businessman,"

AMY ADAMS STRUNK

says Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, who used to linger in the hallways outside AFL meetings, hoping to get a word with Adams.

Adams ran his franchise like a quarterback runs a huddle. He demanded to make every decision, not just whom to draft but whether to repair the fax machine. That level of control applied even to his son and heir apparent, Kenneth III. As for his two daughters, he wouldn't let them work for the team. "He thought that women were unable to reach a serious understanding of the game," says Steve Underwood, who worked under Adams as a lawyer and team executive for more than three decades. There was a reason, Adams believed, that every general manager in the NFL was a man. "Women could never be capable of understanding things like sizing up men to be head coaches," is how Underwood characterizes Adams' thinking. "'How could a woman possibly be capable of that?'"

That was fine with Amy. "I never saw myself in football," she says, sitting in her office under an oil painting of former Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini. "It wasn't the life I wanted. My dad could be very charming, and there were times he was a great father. But he was very hard. He wouldn't have brought me along, 'Someday I want you to run the team.' Nooooo. It would have been about control."

As the years passed, Adams found ways to thwart his son's progress. Ken yearned for his approval, but Adams mistrusted most those he knew best. Amy and her sister, Susie, would get on the phone and commiserate. "We'd say, 'Poor Ken.' We were just glad it wasn't us."

Still, Amy wasn't prepared for the call one June morning in 1987. Ken's wife had come through their garage door with the couple's 3-year-old and 7-month-old children and the dog. She found her husband, then 29, in a puddle of blood, a gun beside him. "He was crushed by the pressure," Amy says.

Ken's suicide hit her hard. She plunged into depression, talking about her brother every day for years, obsessing over whether she should have seen the signs. In 1990, she and her husband divorced.

Bud reacted differently. "He shut down," Amy says. "And after Ken died, his obsession with control ramped up."

Amy stepped away. Years passed. She met and married a cattle breeder named Tim Strunk, and gave her daughter and son a half-sister. Life seemed idyllic with Tim and the little ones until the morning in 1997 when he left to take a load of cattle to auction. He was struck by an 18-wheeler three miles from home and died at the scene.

This time, family sustained her. Her sister closed ranks. Her parents did what they could. And she found solace in football, losing herself in the passion of her team. "I was Superfan," she says.

But that was changing, too.

BY 1997, BUD ADAMS had abandoned Houston's decrepit Astrodome and moved the Oilers to Nashville. In his mind, though, the Titans remained the Oilers, with different uniforms and a new stadium just a quick flight away. He made no effort to meet fans or connect with the city. "He didn't want to spend his time doing that," Underwood says. "In his mind, he had people to do that."

That was fine while the Titans were winning. But as their fortunes faded following the Super Bowl season of 1999, what had never been a torrid love affair became a marriage of convenience. As Adams grew older, and then old, he became detached. By the time he died in 2013, the Titans were in disarray. "The team was a mess," Amy says. "My dad's later years, things kind of fell off the wagon."

The Titans hadn't won a playoff game in a decade. The facilities, once state-of-the-art, were showing wear. "Nobody knew what was going on," recalls Phil Bredesen, who helped bring the team to Nashville as the city's mayor and later served as Tennessee's governor. "There was just a sense of lots of stuff not getting done. The details of that don't leak out, but the effects of it do."

Worse, perhaps, the franchise had lost relevance. Folksy Nashville, with its spicy fried chicken and throwback Grand Ole Opry, had grown into one of America's most enticing destinations. The Predators were the hot ticket, along with the country acts that played Broadway each night. Conventioneers congregated. Tourism numbers soared. The Titans seemed shabby, dated, a vestige of the previous generation. "You'd see more Vols shirts than Titans shirts at Titans games," insists Nathan Followill, drummer for the Nashville-based band Kings of Leon and a season-ticket holder, referencing the state university's Tennessee Volunteers.

"When you have so many years of going downhill, it becomes less and less important to people," Underwood explains. "Amy saw that. She wanted to change direction."

But Amy wasn't in charge. Tommy Smith, Susie's husband, had worked for the team for years. Long before he died in October 2013, Adams had created a trust that allocated a third of his assets to Susie, a third to Amy, a third to his late son's family. Tommy would run the team with the others as silent partners. "We were all on board with it," says Kenneth Adams IV, Ken's son, who also had started working for the Titans.

Following in his father-in-law's footsteps, Tommy was Bud Lite. Ownership meant absolute control. As the losses accumulated during that 2014 season, Amy made suggestions. When they were rebuffed without consideration, she

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started to wonder if there might be a better way. "We weren't working it out as a family," she says. "It was just another dictatorship."

The team finished 2-14, the worst record in Titans history. "This was our chance to start fixing everything that had gone wrong during my father's last years," Amy says. "Tommy wasn't doing that." The NFL is a league of constant adaptation, she believes. The Titans hadn't adapted. "The offenses, the defenses, the business part of it," she says. "If it ain't broke, sure, don't fix it. But if it is broke, you better get in there and figure out what to do."

That winter, Amy spent New Year's Eve at the family ranch in central Texas. Late at night, over a glass of wine that wasn't her first, she asked Barclay Adams, Kenneth IV's brother, if their family was satisfied with the way the team was being run. Barclay hesitated, and Amy wondered what she'd gotten herself into. Then Barclay said, "No, we aren't."

"Then we need to talk," Amy told him.

It turned out Kenneth had been having similar conversations with Tommy, with similar results. "We didn't see an end in sight," Kenneth says now. "'You going to move off from that coach?' 'No, I'm good with him.' 'You going to move off from that GM?' 'No, we're good.'"

"I don't want this to be a mark on our names," Amy told him. Kenneth agreed. Together, they expressed their concern to Tommy and Susie. They asked if someone from one of the other two families could have a seat at the table. "We were talking for a month or six weeks," Amy says. "I was still hopeful that Susie, as controlling owner, would come around. If it's truly a family operation, why did the other two-thirds have no say? All the power had coalesced right there in Tommy and Susie. And that was proving not to be a good thing."

Together, Amy and Kenneth knew, their shares constituted a majority. "But I don't think it ever dawned on them," Amy says of Tommy and Susie. "It never occurred to them that we were unhappy enough to do anything. Or that I had a willingness to try to make it happen if they wouldn't."

By March, Amy and Kenneth had had enough. They decided to oust Tommy as president. "I felt bad," Amy says. "But we'd given him 18 months. He'd had his opportunity." In a statement on the Titans' website, Tommy announced that he was leaving as president and CEO because juggling his family and professional duties had proved too difficult. Then he and Susie disappeared from sight.

Underwood was summoned out of retirement to run the team as president and CEO. And Amy went to work.

"YOU HAVE TO bring them along slowly," Adams Strunk explains. She's crouched in the dirt, dragging a metal bar just far enough from a jump so a horse can gauge where he needs to land. Moments later, here comes Rowan, who weighs as much as three linemen combined. He approaches the barricade and canters over. "That's g-o-o-o-d," she enthuses.

She'd returned home to Houston after college (a year at Pine Manor near Boston, the rest at the University of Texas in Austin) and worked as a travel agent. Soon enough, she abandoned city living for a 4,000-acre family ranch off a two-lane road on the edge of Harris County. She started training riders and grooming horses. Bud and Nancy told everyone she'd be back in a month. She's still there, except when she isn't. Lately that means extended time in Nashville, where she now owns a home with her husband, a retired airline pilot.

Horses and football have been the threads running through her life. She has ridden since childhood,

competing until she fell off once too often. "At my age," Adams Strunk says, "you don't want to be doing that." She made businesses out of breeding and raising horses, stabling, even staging fox hunts in the wild. It wasn't running a major corporation or a hedge fund, but there were lessons to be learned there in the dirt. "When you do horses, at whatever level, you have an ownership view," says Debbie Phillips, the widow of the former Oilers coach Bum Phillips, who met Adams Strunk while training cutting horses in the 1980s. "Bum was always surprised at how well I could assess the talent on the field. Amy does exactly the same thing. She has that ownership eye."

"I can't go back on my business experience like some owners -- you know, 'I've done it this way in the past,'" Adams Strunk says, sitting with a glass of water at a wood-block island the size of a flatbed truck in her kitchen. "But I can go back on my personal experience. Maybe it's a wild, crazy horse, and you just learn that if you work it enough, he'll come around. Whatever. What happened was, over all those years, I became confident that if something needed to be done, I could do it. I'm not afraid to make hard decisions."

It didn't take long before she needed to. When the Titans started poorly in 2015, she fired head coach Ken Whisenhunt and replaced him with assistant Mike Mularkey. "The offense was a great offense for Philip Rivers, but we just didn't have the players to make it work," she says. It wasn't the losing as much as as the need to keep franchise QB Marcus Mariota ambulatory. "I approach things practically," she says. "And the practical part of this was, in that offense, Marcus was likely to get hurt."

She knew the firing might define her as an owner into the future. "If it doesn't work out,'" she said to herself, "this will be on you forever." Underwood cautioned against it. "You make a change like

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that in the middle of the season," he'd said, "most of the time it doesn't work out well." But she had spent her life watching football, and she understood what she was watching. "I just knew somehow," she says, "that it was the right thing to do."

After that 2015 season, Adams Strunk fired GM Ruston Webster. Around the league, it was assumed that she'd use a recruiting firm or consultant to find a replacement, a practice that has become common. Instead, Underwood and Kenneth Adams helped her compile a list of possibilities. Then she researched them online.

Jon Robinson had run college scouting for the New England Patriots. He seemed unconventional, especially when he sat down to a vegan lunch during his interview. He wasn't yet 40. And he was the most candid of the candidates, insisting that minor tweaks would not reverse the decline. "The system's broken," he said. "That's the reason you're not winning. It's broke and you need to fix it."

It was what Adams Strunk longed to hear. "Everything he was saying, Kenneth and I already knew," she says. "Now here was someone who wasn't afraid to say it. By the time he left the interview, I just knew that he was our guy."

Less than a year into her first job in football, she'd fired and hired both a coach and a GM. She wasn't sure why, but the path forward seemed clear. "I'm a big believer in osmosis," Jerry Jones explains. "If you're around an activity for as long as Amy has been, you're soaking it up. You develop instincts. That's what I see in Amy. I can tell from her logic, the way she approaches problems. She knows what she's doing."

IN TWO YEARS, Robinson ran off two-thirds of the team. The Titans improved to 9-7 in 2016, then repeated that last season. They won

their playoff game at Kansas City in miraculous fashion 22-21.

That showed how far they'd come. Getting steamrollered by the Patriots the next week showed how far they had to go. It made another hard decision that much easier. "I just thought we'd reached the ceiling," says Adams Strunk, who fired Mularkey a week after the Titans' season ended. "In Nashville, people understood. Outside, it was probably like, 'She's nuts.'"

Change is the theme whenever a new a coach is hired, but players often remain dubious. "If they walk into the same building," Robinson says, "if they sit down at the same locker and everything looks the same, they look around at each other and they're like, 'What's changed?'"

The Titans arrived at their training facility this summer and found new blue uniforms in their lockers. After years of wear, the turf beneath the practice bubble had been replaced. So had the bubble itself. The locker room had been reconfigured so the entire team can see each other. "When you walk in the building now, it resonates," Robinson says. "These ain't the same old Titans. It was very cool of her to write that check."

They ain't the same old Titans because Adams Strunk isn't the same owner. "I worked with her dad for many, many years in the league," says Amy Trask, the former Oakland Raiders CEO. "Amy's style is clearly different." Bud Adams had no problem signing players to huge contracts, but considered upgrading facilities a needless expense. If a building was two decades old, well, he figured it ought to last another eight. "That's not me," Adams Strunk says. "We needed to come out of the dark ages and adapt to how things work now."

The players noticed. "Actions speak louder than words," says Taylor Lewan, the left tackle. "She put vents in here so our pads cool down and don't get all gross and moldy. It

shows that she really cares." Lewan was sure that once he reached the pros, he'd be little more than a number. "I'd already felt that in college," he says. "For her to come in and be excited to see me, to give me a hug when I'm all sweaty in my pads, it does something," he says.

But who'd guess that such warmth might pay off in tangible terms? A week into training camp, Lewan signed an $80 million contract, the largest ever for an offensive lineman. He could have cashed in most anywhere, but he decided to stay because he felt wanted. "It was the way Amy talks with my wife when she sees her," he says one afternoon after a weight-room session. "The way she takes time to show that she cares about me as a person. Every time she sees me, she'll ask, 'How's Taylin? How's Wynne?' our daughter."

He pauses and looks around the locker room. "The new facilities are great and all," he says. "But I'm a physical guy. I love to show affection. So she's the perfect owner for me."

And also, it appears, for Nashville, which appreciates connecting with an owner more than a larger market might. With the help of Adams Strunk's outreach, the Titans are hot again. A crowd of more than 30,000 attended the downtown party unveiling the new uniforms, a remarkable turnout that led the NFL to award the city its 2019 draft. For the first time, fans say, their hometown team is truly theirs.

None of it will mean much, Adams Strunk knows, if the team can't contend. "I'm warm, I like to show people how I feel, that's who I am," she says. "But I also have no problem doing whatever it takes to win. That is definitely my priority." For guidance, she consults with her inner circle: Kenneth Adams, Underwood and, increasingly, Robinson. Then she'll go outside it and hear as many relevant perspectives as she can get.

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The options will be weighed by a committee of one. In that sense, at least, she is her father's daughter.

"The final decision," she says, "is mine."

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HALL OF FAME QB WARREN MOON: TITANS OWNER AMY ADAMS STRUNK HAS MADE THE OILERS “FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PART OF SOMETHING”

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE FEBRUARY 20, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Amy Adams Strunk was an enthusiastic fan of the Houston Oilers when quarterback Warren Moon arrived with the franchise back in 1984.

The daughter of late Titans owner and founder Bud Adams, Strunk was fond of the team’s players, her heroes, and the success of the Oilers made her father happy. Led by Moon, the Oilers set a franchise record of reaching the playoffs seven consecutive seasons (1987-93) during the “Run and Shoot” era.

Thirty-five years later, the Oilers are a thing of the past, having left the city after the 1996 season. Strunk, however, is doing her part as the team’s controlling owner to keep their memory alive, and it’s something Moon appreciates.

“I really like the way she’s reached out to the former Oiler players, and tried to make them more welcome to the Tennessee Titans organization,” said Moon, who played from 1984-93 with the team. “The weird thing about the Oilers, more than other teams, is all those great players who played for the Oilers, it’s almost like they don’t have an identity any more. Every other former player has their team to look to, a team to identify with. I’ve played on other teams like the Seahawks, the Chiefs and the Vikings, and I can always go back to those alumni weekends and feel like I am a part of those teams.

“For a long time, the Oilers didn’t have that. Bud Adams wasn’t necessarily reaching out to the former players, and they had nowhere to go. Some might have been reached out to by the Houston Texans, but they weren’t Houston

Texans – they were Houston Oilers. But that’s changed. I think it is great she has reached out and done that, and made guys feel like they a part of something again.”

Strunk organized an Oilers reunion last year in Houston, an event Moon attended. Over 60 players and many former coaches attended the reunion.

In addition to Moon, quarterback Dan Pastorini attended the event, along with former Oilers Bruce Matthews, Robert Brazile, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, Kenny Burrough, Mike Renfro, Mike Barber, Gregg Bingham, David Carter, Ray Childress, Wade Phillips, Kevin Gilbride, Mike Rozier, Al Smith, Spencer Tillman, Lamar Lathon, Sean Jones, Vernon Perry, Zeke Moore, Cris Dishman, Bubba McDowell, Bo Eason, Keith Bostic, Jeff Donaldson, Lorenzo White and receivers Ernest Givins, Haywood Jeffires, Curtis Duncan. Smith has been a regular at Titans Homecoming events in Nashville.

“The guys felt like they were welcome again,” Moon said. “They felt like they were a part of something they didn’t feel like they were a part of for a long time.”

Last season, Brazile served as the Honorary 12th Titan for a game. He also received his Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence in a special ceremony at Nissan Stadium, and went into the team’s Ring of Honor, where his name is on display atop the stadium.

Strunk sent her private plane to pick up Brazile’s family in Mobile, Alabama, and brought them to Nashville. Strunk also threw a party for Brazile and his family in Canton, Ohio.

Strunk has said she wants the Oilers to feel like they have a home with the team.

“The guys in Houston, no fault of their own, kind of got left out – they kind of became NFL orphans, and it always bothered me,” Strunk said in October when Brazile was in town. “And it became important for me to

include them, and have a reunion and start bridging whatever happened in the past to get them feeling like they are part of our family.”

Moon, who is on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Trustees with Strunk, said he’s gotten to know her over the last few years.

A Hall of Famer who threw for 49,325 yards in 17 NFL seasons with the Oilers, Vikings, Seahawks and Chiefs, Moon said he feels like the organization is in good hands with Strunk. Moon made his comments leading up to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

“I really like her,” Moon said of Strunk. “I really like how she seems to be really interested and focused on the football team, with the Titans, and she wants them to be a really good football team, you can tell. She is putting out the necessary money as far as upgrading the training facility and providing the team with what it needs to improve.

“As long as you are doing that and giving the football people the resources they need to be successful, the team is going to have a chance to be good. And she is doing that.”

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CONTROLLING OWNER AMY ADAMS STRUNK CREDITED WITH CHANGING DIRECTION OF TITANS FRANCHISE

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE JUNE 19, 2019

NASHVILLE – When Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams first made plans to move his NFL franchise to Nashville, there was plenty of uncertainty surrounding how things might work out.

Among the curious was his daughter, Amy, who had never been to Tennessee.

“I knew it was a pretty city, and I knew that my dad would be drawn to a southern city, that’s just how he thought,” she said. “When we did come to visit – before the team ever moved here -- we came on the 4th of July and we saw the fireworks and did a few other things around town. I knew then this would be a great place.”

Fast-forward a few decades plus and now it’s Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk who has taken her late father’s vision and done her part to make it even grander. Today, the Titans are a team on the rise, with three straight winning seasons for the first time since the move.

And the city is in the NFL spotlight after hosting the most successful NFL Draft in league history.

Over the weekend, Strunk was recognized as the 2019 Tennessean of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, and she has plenty of folks singing her praises for her work in jump-starting a franchise that just five years ago had the worst record in the NFL.

“A lot of times, when you own a franchise, you often get taken for granted,” NFL Network analyst Charles Davis said of Strunk. “People think: ‘You’ve got money, and you can do this and you can do that.’ But what she has done in her

time at the head of the Titans organization, pulling everything together, has been impressive, and that is because of her leadership and it is because of her guidance and because of her demanding accountability.

“I think this state is very fortunate to have her leading the Tennessee Titans.”

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Charles Davis (@CFD22) with some high praise for @Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. @theTSHF @nflnetwork

In April, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell credited Strunk for her role in bringing the 2019 NFL Draft to the city. It came on the same day Strunk donated $100,000 to a pair of Nashville non-profits charged with fighting hunger in the community.

This year’s draft easily shattered records for attendance, as over 600,000 fans fill the streets of Nashville for the three-day event. This year’s NFL Draft generated a record $133 million in direct spending -- a 79 percent increase over the $74 million at the 2018 Dallas event. The economic impact was another record-breaker at $224 million, also a 79 percent increase over the $125 million in 2018.

“I’ve gotten to know Amy,” former University of Tennessee and long-time NFL quarterback Peyton Manning said of Strunk. “She has carried on her father’s legacy and done some things unique with her leadership style and has the Titans in a great place.

“Bringing the draft here tells you everything you need to know about how serious the NFL is about the Titans and their fan support here. … Amy deserves a lot of credit.”

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Peyton Manning on @Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, who is being honored as the 2019 Tennessean of the Year by @theTSHF. The former @Vol_Football QB is being inducted tonight.

Last week, when Strunk announced plans to retire the jersey numbers of Titans greats Eddie George and Steve McNair, George also praised the Titans owner, who took over as the team’s controlling owner in 2015. Back then, Ken Whisenhunt was the team's head coach, and Ruston Webster was the general manager.

George said Strunk has taken the team’s ownership to another level on the field, and off.

“She’s an amazing woman, and she’s doing it the right way,” George said. “Bud had his ways, and he did it the way he wanted to do it and he was very successful. But what she is doing and how she is investing into the players and creating a culture here, and giving back to the community of Nashville, becoming a strong pillar in Nashville.

“Bringing in former players with open arms -- you don’t get that nowadays. Most owners and most organizations and most programs around the country, including college, are really standoffish. But to constantly pull us back in and ask our opinions on certain issues or to soak up knowledge. … She is a gracious woman, a very successful businesswoman.”

Before thanking Tennesseans – from organizers to volunteers to fans – for doing their part to make the 2019 NFL Draft a success while accepting the TSHOF Tennessean of the Year award, Strunk smiled when asked about how much has changed over the years.

Strunk has not only made some big decisions on the football side – HC Mike Vrabel and GM Jon Robinson

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replaced former coaches and GMs – but she’s also changed the look inside the building at Saint Thomas Sports Park and at Nissan Stadium, with upgrades and additions. She even changed the team's uniforms.

Along the way, she’s also restored the passion and the confidence in the team’s fan base.

“It just feels great,” she said. “I know when I took over four years ago, some people were probably like: Who is she? What is she going to bring to our team? Is she capable? I just decided I was going to put my head down and go to work and hopefully get things straightened out and all that would take care of itself.”

Needless to say, those questions have since been answered.

And the appreciation is on full display as Strunk is regularly swarmed by fans when she makes her way onto the field prior to games, or at team functions.

Strunk admits, however, she still navigates through the aisles at supermarkets in town, where she owns multiple homes, undetected on most days.

“Very few people recognize me,” she said with a smile. “I bet I’ve had two people ever in the grocery story recognize me, so I am still kind of incognito.

“I think if there’s anything to do with the football, I’m recognized right away. But when I’m just grabbing oranges, limes and lemons, I’m just there as a shopper, too.”

In the future, Strunk would like to bring something else to the city.

She’d love to see the Titans on center stage.

In February.

“Who would have ever thought 20 years ago this is what (Nashville) would look like?,” Strunk, thinking back to the success of the NFL

Draft, said. “But I am so proud of it, and so happy to see the city of Nashville in the spotlight.

“This success will lead to bigger moments in the future,” she said while behind a podium over the weekend, “moments that hopefully include a Lombardi Trophy, and a championship parade sometime real soon.”

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TITANS OWNER AMY ADAMS STRUNK DISTRIBUTES $450,000 IN GRANT FUNDING TO 10 LOCAL NON-PROFITS AS "WE STAND FOR" CAMPAIGN TAKES CENTER STAGE

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE JULY 31, 2019

NASHVILLE – A year ago, the Titans launched the “We Stand For” campaign, designed to bring the public’s attention to the causes that are important to the team's players, coaches and executives.

On Tuesday, it was on full display -- along with some big checks handed out by controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk.

Several of the team’s leaders, including general manager Jon Robinson, head coach Mike Vrabel and three players – tight end Delanie Walker, linebacker Wesley Woodyard, and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey – were on hand for a community engagement panel at Nissan Stadium, where they discussed the causes that are dear to them.

Then, Amy Adams Strunk handed out $450,000 in grant funding to 10 local non-profit organizations at the end of a luncheon.

“Mike said, “We’re all family,’ and what they stand for, we stand for,” Strunk said. “We want to be a part of the community and be a part of the change, and just be good Samaritans. (Our players) take their feelings about this community (seriously) – they’re so strong. And they just want to do what they can to make it a better place. Nashville is great, but we can always be better.

“Today was fun. It was a surprise (to the check recipients) and that made it even more fun. … It just means so much that we have taken on different causes now that maybe we wouldn’t have thought about if our

players hadn’t brought them to us. I think it’s a great thing.”

The grants handed out on Tuesday ranged from $25,000 to $100,000 and support non-profit organizations in the spaces of education, African American history and culture, social justice, diversionary and re-entry programs, immigrant outreach and domestic violence and sexual assault.

The $100,000 grant recipients:

* National Museum of AfricanAmerican Music

* NAACP Freedom Fund


* Community Achieves by MetroNashville Public Schools

* Nashville GRAD


* Project Return

* Davidson County Drug CourtProgram (DC4)

* Thistle Farms

* Sexual Assault Center

* Nashville International Center forEmpowerment

* Conexion Americas

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“We Stand For” campaign takes center stage on Tuesday as HC, GM, players discuss causes dear to them on a day @Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk hands out $450,000 in grant funding to 10 non-profit organizations.

Grant recipients were selected not only on merit but also based on their affiliation with a cause identified as important to a player, coach or executive through the team’s “We Stand For” campaign.

The organization’s hope for the “We Stand For” campaign is to foster

positive dialogue around the community work of its players and executives and raise awareness for the associated causes. The campaign was launched to give Titans players, coaches and front office a platform to better showcase causes and charities that are important to them, and to foster positive dialogue around their community and the work of their associated charities.

Along with his wife Ryann, the Caseys established the Casey Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of at-risk youth as well as formerly incarcerated individuals by raising money for re-entry programs, inner-city youth programs, mentoring, and halfway houses.

Casey said the organization’s work in the community – and Strunk’s generosity – has inspired everyone to do more.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Casey, the 2018 Titans recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. “For you to have an owner and an organization to do something this incredible in the community, something we fight for all the time. … For Amy to do something like this, I am baffled, I am speechless. She has done something so amazing it touches my heart down deep.”

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TITANS GM JON ROBINSON FIGHTS HIS BIGGEST BATTLE AT HIS HOUSE

BY BRAD SCHMITT THE TENNESSEAN APRIL 19, 2018

After the Easter egg hunt a few years back, Taylor Robinson dove into a package of Peeps marshmallow candies and ate two before the 6-year-old girl bent over and announced she had a bellyache.

Her father, Titans GM Jon Robinson, was dubious.

“We thought she just wanted to skip church and eat candy all day,” he said.

Then again, Robinson thought, some other things had been bothering him and his wife, Jaimie, about their older daughter.

Taylor had been drinking a lot of water lately and using the bathroom a lot. And she’d lost six pounds in a month.

Robinson went online and put “excessive thirst,” “excessive urination” and “weight loss” into Web MD. And Google. And Yahoo.

All three websites came back with the same answer.

In 2012, then 6-year-old Taylor Robinson, looking pale

In 2012, then 6-year-old Taylor Robinson, looking pale and gaunt, just before being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (Photo: Submitted)

A few hours later, emergency room physicians confirmed the Robinsons’ fears: Taylor has type 1 diabetes. She likely would be taking insulin for the rest of her life.

The two parents stepped out into the hallway and cried.

“Here this is hitting me upside the face,” Jon Robinson said.

Scared, questions swirled around his mind – Will Taylor be able to live a normal life like any other kid? Will she be able to go to the ice cream shop? Will she be able to go to sleepovers? Will Taylor be accepted?

Since then, the Robinsons have learned how to manage the disease and – just as important – they’ve plugged into communities of families of children with diabetes.

They’re active with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the Robinsons on Saturday (April 21) are hosting the first black-tiefundraiser on the field of NissanStadium.

While manageable, life with diabetes can be challenging and, sometimes, scary.

Robinson, 42, loves overseeing the Titans battle on the field, but his biggest fight is to find a cure for his daughter’s disease.

“She’s very comfortable with it, and it’s just a part of her now,” he said.

“But we all know what she deals with, and we’re not accepting of it. We’re trying to help her beat it.”

A bouquet of positive pregnancy test sticks

The family was built on football: Jon and Jaimie met in the late 1990s at sports bar Bubba’s II, in Thibodaux, La., where Jon was a football coach at Nicholls State University.

Several years after the couple got married in 2002, Jon found out his wife was pregnant. That happened when he came home from a scouting trip for the New England Patriots, and there were a dozen positive pregnancy test sticks in a basket.

“She knows me,” Jon said, smiling. “I’d have asked, ‘Did you take more than one?’”

This 2009 picture was taken at New England Patriots

This 2009 picture was taken at New England Patriots training camp, about three years before Taylor Robinson, left, was diagnosed with diabetes. From left to right, Taylor, Jon, Jaimie and Bailey (Photo: Submitted)

A tough player and coach all his life, Jon expected to be the disciplinarian with his kids. Soon after Taylor was born, both parents realized Jon was the softie.

About five months before the diabetes diagnosis, the Robinsons started noticing Taylor asked to have water by her bed. They’d hear the toilet flush several times overnight, but didn’t think much of it.

“We were oblivious,” Jon said.

After doctors confirmed diabetes in 2012, Taylor cried during the first few insulin injections. Within weeks, though, she insisted on giving herself the shots.

The girl learned about food, sugars, portion size, controlling carbohydrates and taking care of herself. She learned how to use an app on her phone that lets her and her parents know at all times what her sugar level is.

Going back to school was, well, kinda cool for the first-grader.

“Our nurse came and talked to our class about what diabetes is and how it affects me,” Taylor said. “It felt good. I almost felt kind of proud of it because I was different.”

A year later, the tears flow

There were many sleepless nights at first, as Taylor and her parents obsessed about the numbers and the beeping alarms.

Jon was emotional at first, and he worked a lot. So Jaimie saw herself as the tough-minded caregiver who had to execute plans to keep their daughter healthy: “There was not time for tears.”

Until there was.

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Taylor Robinson, older daughter of Titans GM Jon Robinson,

Taylor Robinson, older daughter of Titans GM Jon Robinson, in 2012 just after she started taking insulin shots to treat her diabetes (Photo: Submitted)

About a year in, all the emotions of the ordeal caught up with Jaimie, and she found herself crying often, for nearly a month.

“It’s just hitting me now,” she told her husband then, “that Taylor has to deal with this her entire life.”

The most frightening moment happened in a parking lot of an outlet mall.

Taylor said she wasn’t feeling good, and she doubled up on the floor of the family SUV, in and out of consciousness.

Her parents shouted, “Taylor! Taylor!” and fed her Gatorade when she was awake enough to drink.

Eventually, the girl threw up and felt much better.

Taylor said her life is pretty normal, and yes, she has been able to go to sleepovers at friends’ houses.

She said she just keeps her blood sugar alarm under her pillow so it won’t wake her friends up if it goes off.

Jaimie agrees that things are pretty routine now with diabetes care.

“A lot of people feel sorry for us, but I’ll be honest, once you get the swing of it, it’s not hard,” she said.

“It’s difficult to tell her, ‘No, you can’t have that second cupcake,’ because her sugar would be through the roof. But she’s amazing. That’s what makes it easy for Jon and me.”

In fact, sometimes the Robinsons consider the disease a blessing.

It has given them purpose, to raise awareness and to raise money for research.

“Fate, call it whatever you want to call it,” Jon said. “God picked us because we now by his grace are financially in the position to where we have a bigger shovel to find a cure.”

Reach Brad Schmitt at [email protected] at 615-259-8384 or on Twitter @bradschmitt.

The JDRF Promise Gala – on the field

What: A black-tie fundraiser dinner for diabetes research for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

When: 6 p.m. Saturday (April 21)

Where: Nissan Stadium, 1 Titans Way

Cost: $350

Info/tickets: JDRF.org/PromiseGala

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ROBINSON, TITANS ALWAYS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS DRAFT APPROACHES

BY TERRY MCCORMICK TITANINSIDER.COM APRIL 22, 2019

Titans general manager Jon Robinson and Coach Mike Vrabel were careful not to give away any secrets in meeting with the media to discuss the NFL Draft, which will take place right in their own backyard beginning Thursday in Music City.

While the Titans organization will make players available at certain events as they roll out the red carpet for the entire NFL, Robinson, Vrabel and the front office staff, scouts and coaches will be holed way inside Saint Thomas Sports Park, ready to add to the team’s roster.

And at Monday’s pre-draft meeting with the media, Robinson let people know that he is – as always – open for business.

“I’d love to have more draft picks. We’ll see how that goes,” Robinson said.

The Titans have six picks heading into the draft, having packaged their seventh-rounder (plus a fourth next year) to acquire veteran quarterback Ryan Tannehill.

Last year, the Titans wound up with just four picks, moving up in round one for linebacker Rashaan Evans and moving up again in the second round for edge rusher Harold Landry.

“I thought last year, we made some decisions to put ourselves in position to get those guys we ended up with. You just kind of see how it unfolds on draft night and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the value of a player versus the value of a potential trade,” Robinson said.

So that means that the Titans are open to moving from No. 19 either up or down if it makes sense to do so.

“I think we’ve shown a willingness to move around in the draft and try to do what we think is best for the team. We’re not set in stone that we’re going to do it this certain way,” Robinson said. “It’s much like a coach calling a game or a player within the game, sometimes you’ve got to audible. Do you like this call? Sometimes, I’m going to change this call and I’m going to do this, and kind of get into the flow of the game. We kind of do that with player acquisition whether it be free agency or the draft. You’re not set in stone.”

Robinson could move down and collect additional draft capital especially if there is a pool of players with similar grades when their turn comes around.

“A lot of times, you’ve got maybe a couple of guys that you’re honed in on, and I think the pool of players kind of comes into play when you’re talking about moving, if you slide up or slide back. Certainly, if you’re sliding up, it’s for one player who is there. If you’re sliding back, you’re talking about a pot of players that you would be comfortable taking and you’re evaluating that extra draft currency that you’re getting versus staying at 19 because you think that if you slide back seven, eight or nine spots, he won’t be there.”

And so the chess game begins for Robinson as he moves around the board trying to evaluate all options that could crop up this weekend.

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ROBINSON ADDRESSES TITANS’ GLARING NEEDS WITH THE ADDITIONS OF HUMPHRIES, SAFFOLD AND WAKE. NOW WHAT?

BY TRAVIS HANEY THE ATHLETIC MARCH 13, 2019

Jon Robinson and Mike Vrabel certainly didn’t lay out the Titans’ needs — or plans — when they spoke two weeks ago during the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. They didn’t provide many tea leaves to read at all, really.

But the work since then has gone to show that the team’s positional deficiencies were in line with what they thought they were.

Tennessee needed, most notably:

An experienced receiver who has produced more than the Titans’ young nucleus has.

An interior lineman to better protect Marcus Mariota after the quarterback was sacked a career-high 42 times, even given the nearly four games that he missed.

A veteran edge pass-rusher to go with the developing second-year prospects, Harold Landry and Sharif Finch.

Tennessee landed this week, in response:

Adam Humphries, one of the better third-down targets in the league in 2018. He’ll also be a red-zone asset for Mariota.

Ian Wharton ✔ @NFLFilmStudy Tampa Bay is fighting back. Adam Humphries gets a touchdown.

Rodger Saffold, a quality protector and a bulldozer in the run game — someone to aid Derrick Henry’s continued ascent. (Remember to breathe, Titans fans, after watching the clip below.)

Brian Baldinger ✔ @BaldyNFL .@RamsNFL @Rodger_Saffold keeps showing up play after play; game after game. Where would the league’s most exciting offense be w/o #76? #BaldyBreakdowns

Cameron Wake, even at 37, has some pass-rush fuel remaining. Wake’s six sacks last season in Miami would have tied him for second on Tennessee’s roster, and Wake did it in 47 percent of the Fins’ snaps. But it’s fair to wonder how the decline will continue to take shape as he nears forty years of age.

Omar Kelly ✔ @OmarKelly I hate to say this because I’m a HUGE Cameron Wake fan. But two years ago Wake would have powered through that guard and closed this play with a sack. Those days are no more. For the first time in his career he looks old. He’ll use this tweet as motivation. But so be it.

I’d like to add that I’m 37, and I can barely catch my dog — let alone an NFL QB. So, props to Mr. Wake for excelling at this stage in his career and earning an eight-figure deal in guaranteed money. That’s pretty amazing, really.

We’ll see how the moves work out in time, of course, but for now, I’d say the perceived needs were pretty well aligned with our interpretation of them. Of course, this week’s flurry doesn’t cover all concerns and assert Tennessee as a prohibitive favorite in the AFC.

Were there any lessons learned from last year’s free agency decisions? Is there anything left in the cap piggy bank? How do these moves impact the draft plans for Robinson and his front office mates?

Let’s dive in.

The offensive line is now left-leaning, and pressure’s now really on Kline and Conklin.

The left side, with Saffold and Taylor Lewan, is a beefed-up dump truck. Mariota is a huge beneficiary here, but so is Henry. So often last season he was bowled over at the line. Now he just needs to find Saffold and bounce from there.

However, from Ben Jones over to the right side? Welllllll. Pretty iffy. Two-fifths of a line doesn’t necessarily make a great line, or even a successful one.

The hope, if you’re Robinson and Vrabel, is that players who underperformed in 2018 — Josh Kline and Jack Conklin — are somehow lifted by the comparative talent level on the left side.

Conklin certainly seems to have more of a shot to return to his 2016, All-Pro form, or something close to it. If he wasn’t confident in his knee post-ACL surgery, it’s somewhat fair to write off his 2018 season. But that’s the mulligan. That’s it. The league saw what he’s capable of. He’ll likely get the fifth-year option for 2020 exercised in the coming months, but this is a massive prove-it season for Conklin.

Regarding Kline? Robinson has given him a sorta, kinda vote of confidence — and he’s still on the roster, to that effect — but that’s an accounting matter as much as anything. (His cap hit goes from $3.5 million to $1 million after this season.) Fiscally, they want to give him an opportunity to play to his potential this fall. But I imagine the leash will be rather short for Kline, considering Dennis Kelly and Kevin Pamphile are both capable of playing inside.

Sliding under the radar Tuesday, Pamphile will reportedly be back for another one-year deal. Kelly and Pamphile provide quality depth for inside and outside help, something that was quite necessary in 2018 and could be again. Their presence as contingency plans makes this a playoff-caliber line.

When Conklin was drafted, with some rumbling that he might take over the left tackle spot, it pushed

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Lewan to a level at which he’d never before performed. Perhaps the hope is the Lewan-Saffold tandem only motivates whoever is manning the right side.

As for Jones, he is who he is at this point. He’s serviceable. He’s a great team guy, a regular captain, and one of the players who is closest to Mariota. But the Titans should certainly examine drafting a guard/center prospect — perhaps even N.C. State’s Garrett Bradbury in the first round, if he’s there — and continue to carefully evaluate Corey Levin.

This would seem to be a make-or-break few months for Levin, who is entering his third season. But I feel like we said that last summer, too. At some point, the Titans have to know what they have (or don’t have) in him.

I’m curious if the Titans at least tinker in the spring and summer with Saffold lining up on the right side, just to potentially balance things out and see what it looks like. Or they could try Levin in the center spot, with Jones playing guard — as they did for a stretch during the Jets game.

This also feels like an appropriate time to celebrate Quinton Spain and his finest moment while in Nashville.

Is Tennessee’s pick at 19 now a foregone conclusion? It seemed that way until the Wake deal.

Following the addition of Saffold and before the Wake report, it appeared the Titans would almost certainly draft an edge rusher with their first-round pick. The need was too glaring to do otherwise. But Wake coming aboard quiets that notion, although more edge depth will surely be a goal in one of the first three rounds.

But the board seems fairly open for the Titans at this point, as any GM with a poker face would desire.

Further developing defensive line help around Jurrell Casey has been

the priority all along in my mind, because I did believe they’d answer some of the concerns that they did in free agency. If Clemson’s Christian Wilkins falls to 19, I’d pounce on him. His linemate, Dexter Lawrence, also makes sense.

“Helping Casey” is the defensive equivalent of “helping Marcus.” The Titans have bolstered Mariota’s surrounding cast, and now it’s time to build around Casey and extend his career.

If it’s not a line prospect, suddenly the thought of Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson — another addition that would help solve protection and run-block woes — is a pretty reasonable and viable choice. I still doubt Tennessee takes a flier on a receiver that late in Round 1, particularly given the team’s track record with the position in the draft. The risk is incredible. This fan base has been down that road many times. Take a receiver, sure, but not at 19.

I mentioned Bradbury earlier. One additional note about him: Carolina, picking 16th, has been a popular destination for him in mocks. But the Panthers will reportedly sign former Denver center Matt Paradis, negating their need at the position and perhaps leaving Bradbury on the board.

This week’s moves have put the Titans in position to take the BPA at about four or five different positions, and that’s what you want when you’re picking in the no-man’s land of the late teens.

I still think they look for a second- or third-round receiver, where there’s plenty of depth in this class. There’s no need to take a first-round skydive on D.K. Metcalf when prospects such as Hakeem Butler or Deebo Samuel will likely be around on Day 2. I’d even support moving up for the right receiver.

Wake is a good add, but doesn’t end the search for edge help.

With Wake having just turned 37, there’s still a pretty big risk in

presuming he’ll be healthy for 16 games even as a situational rusher. That still leaves a heavy burden for Landry and Finch as they continue to learn, even if I could see a precipitous jump for Landry in his second season. (Like, say, going from 4.5 sacks to nine sacks in 2019; he was really close to the QB on a number of occasions last season.)

I suppose I should include Kamalei Correa here, as well, but I’m skeptical of his viability given the number of games he landed on the healthy scratch list last season. He has a burst, but he does seem limited in the scheme.

Robinson and his staff will likely need to find one additional veteran body, in the same way that it added Will Compton a year ago as an insurance policy as Rashaan Evans was getting settled. Lo and behold, that plan was prudent as Evans was dinged-up during camp and got off to an extremely slow start.

I cannot say I know exactly who that economy addition is. Even the thought of bringing back Derrick Morgan at something close to half of what he was making in 2018 ($6.5 million) isn’t the worst idea. They need some supplemental bodies while they make sure the young guys, and particularly Finch, are ready for the steady workload.

That takes us to the remaining cap …

Whether it’s signing another receiver or pass-rusher, there’s still some wiggle room — but not a ton. After the draft money is drained, perhaps there’s $10-15 million left for additional moves. And the Titans will not use all of it; this isn’t a fantasy draft.

I’d be surprised if there are any additional moves that create ripples because there are still maintenance matters to be encountered.

I’d expect blocking tight end Luke Stocker back; he was at $1 million a year ago and would re-sign for that. He was too versatile in the system, and I imagine Arthur Smith knows

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that as much as anyone since he was the TEs coach. Perhaps the Titans’ draft plans would dictate whether Stocker ultimately returns, given the depth at the position (Walker, Jonnu Smith, Anthony Firkser, MyCole Pruitt).

And then, more importantly, there’s locking up Kevin Byard long-term, in the same way the team did with Lewan a year ago. That decision saved the franchise millions, as evidenced by Trent Brown’s four-year, $66 million deal with the Raiders to re-set the record Lewan notched last summer.

Landon Collins’ deal this week with Washington (six years, $84 million) just set the market for Byard. The Titans will try to get close to that number; Byard’s reps will be pushing to just nudge ahead of it. But expect something in the neighborhood of $14 million a year (over five or six seasons) for the team’s young defensive star. And that’ll still be wiser than waiting and letting the market creep even higher.

As much as there might be a “hometown” discount for Byard, who is from Atlanta but played in college in Murfreesboro, Byard is going to have an itch to be ahead of Collins — who is about six months younger than Byard.

The limited cash on hand likely means one other thing: When Vrabel said in Indy he thought Blaine Gabbert would again be the team’s backup QB, he meant it. I don’t know that there’s money to attract someone who would be an obvious upgrade over Gabbert.

The Titans’ plan appears pretty simple: Protect Mariota better and see less Gabbert. But Vrabel painted a rosier picture of Gabbert’s inconsistencies than perhaps Tennessee fans would, saying “there were a few plays he’d like to have back, like a lot of guys.” They like him. He’s a likable guy. But Mariota needs to play 15-plus games next season, and everybody knows it.

Robinson and his crew appear more fiscally intelligent than 2018, if we’re being honest.

Overall, the contracts appear more responsible than a year ago. Even with better play in the second half of the season, Malcolm Butler’s five years and $61.25 million ($30 million guaranteed) deal is looking like an albatross for the return on investment. Even Dion Lewis’ four years and $19.5 million ($8.25 million guaranteed) was based, really, on one season in New England — and now what is his role with Henry emerging?

The Saffold move feels extremely safe, presuming he stays healthy. Humphries has proven consistent in Tampa, even with QB turmoil and highly paid weapons demanding the ball. He’s the perfect guy to fill the Rishard Matthews void, and at about the same cost.

Wake is the riskiest of the group, presuming his $10 million guaranteed is coming this season. But when Indy is paying Devin Funchess $13 million and Nick Foles is getting $20-plus million a year from the Jaguars, you kind of re-set the bar for risky plays in the AFC South.

The dollar figures are lower for the Titans than a year ago and the risks seem lower, as well.

You can understand why the Titans pulled out of the Antonio Brown hunt now, right?

Brown will reportedly receive a bump to nearly $20 million per season. Even as talented as he is, that’s a crippling salary figure for any non-QB for 90 percent of NFL teams.

If the Titans brought in Brown, how then would they have afforded the moves for Saffold and Wake? It would have weakened the entire team, just to get someone who maybe would have worked out. I imagine Robinson & Co. tried to learn what Brown wanted in a new deal. Once they heard the figure, they probably had a laugh and

moved on to other plans. But they tried. Fans should at least give them that.

Fans are always saying “at least pick up the phone and ask.” Well, the Titans did.

Acquiring Brown also would have further impaired their ability to sign Byard in this cycle, before he commands even more money a year from now. And then there’s the Mariota quandary with which the team will soon encounter.

The Raiders had tons of cap room, a QB under contract and a stockpile of draft picks; that’s precisely the type of team and situation for Brown (and Trent Brown and others).

Don’t overlook the deal for Kenny Vaccaro; it’s critical for this team and it didn’t hurt them financially.

The headlines of the new guys quickly overtook the deal to retain Vaccaro, someone Robinson called a “priority” while in Indy.

I don’t know that the Titans necessarily got a “hometown discount” for Vaccaro, but the 28-year-old proved to be a great fit in Pees’ defense as a pure safety (as opposed to the slot corner spot he’d played in New Orleans). And on social media and with reporters, he made it very clearly known how badly he wanted to remain a Titan.

At $6.5 million per season (and $11.5 million guaranteed), Vaccaro feels like a steal. And credit should go to Robinson for identifying Vaccaro as a then-temp replacement for Johnathan Cyprien last August. It’s a wonder to me that Vaccaro was available in August, really. It doesn’t seem as if he was properly evaluated in New Orleans, where he also dealt with a few injuries.

To upgrade the position from Cyprien to Vaccaro for less than $2 million a season feels almost too good to be true. As a side note, I’m curious to see how Dane Cruikshank continues to develop in the secondary.

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While we’re dispensing credit to the front office, there’s an unsung hero.

I type Robinson’s name quite a bit, and rightfully so since he pulls the trigger on these difficult decisions, but tip your cap, too, to Tennessee salary cap whiz Vin Marino.

Marino has the task of balancing the books and helping set the table for Robinson to close deals. Marino, from all accounts in the building and around the league, is exceptional at his job. There’s a reason he’s been with the franchise for 13-plus years following a distinguished run with the league.

The accounting folks are often overlooked, but they’re integral to the team’s overall success. Taking a look at these new contracts, particularly their structuring, it appears that Marino has done some really fine work.

But here’s the big offseason question: What is the deal with Vrabel’s mustache?

We’re all thinking it. Someone had to say it. I thought maybe it was just an Indy thing, just a goof. But now? Oh, now it’s a full-blown thing. Does it have its own Twitter yet?

Emily Proud ✔ @emily_proud Well look who’s hanging at #Vandy Pro Day... #Titans GM Jon Robinson, HC Mike Vrabel, DB coach Kerry Combs and Dores HC Derek Mason.

Where does this go from here? Forget Antonio Brown. This a serious offseason distraction for the Titans. Vrabel is starting to look like a Hoboken mechanic. Or someone Liam Neeson fights on a train in a Taken movie. Or a forklift operator at a Cincinnati Costco.

Hate saying this, but Goodell may have to step in here.

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TITANS' TRADER JON ROBINSON FINDS THAT PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF

BY JOHN GLENNON TITANS ONLINE APRIL 29, 2018

Titans GM Jon Robinson knocked on plenty of doors before finding partners for three significant draft-day deals. His aggressiveness landed Titans targets and kept them from falling into the hands of rivals.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It will be months before we see linebacker Rashaan Evans slicing through the middle of the opposing offensive line, edge rusher Harold Landry swooping around the end or defensive back Dane Cruikshank shadowing rival receivers.

Until then, it's Titans general manager Jon Robinson who holds the spotlight following his performance at the NFL Draft.

The fact that Robinson was active in the draft-weekend swap fest came as no surprise, as it's what we've come to expect from Trader Jon in his two-plus years at the helm of the team. He engineered five trades in 2016 (two on draft days) and tacked on five more in 2017 (four on draft days).

But whereas a number of those deals involved moving back in the draft and acquiring picks – especially the monster trade with the Rams in 2016 that gained the Titans six selections – this past weekend showcased Robinson's ability to move forward.

The Titans jumped up three spots to land Evans, 16 spots to snatch Landry and 10 more to secure Cruikshank.

Only one man's opinion here, but I suspect it's more of a challenge to move forward than to move back on draft day. It's one thing to dangle a juicy top overall position in front of salivating teams, quite another to convince those rivals to surrender

their own advantageous spots higher in a round.

Robinson managed the latter feat once on Friday, once on Saturday and once on Sunday, prying better selections from the clutches of opponents even if it required the persistence of a good salesman.

The Titans' general manager was shooed off the porch many more times than he was greeted with open arms on the trade market.

“I've banged on quite a few doors this weekend,” Robinson said following the draft. “Sometimes they open and peek. Sometimes they open it all the way and sometimes they don't even come to the door.

“But that's part of my job is to work the draft and to try to move around on the draft board, up and down -- more up this year, obviously – and try to get players that are going to help our football team win.”

The primary reward in Robinson's moves was that the Titans got exactly who they targeted with their early selections, as opposed to hoping those players were still on the board when Tennessee picked.

In drafting Evans and Landry, the Titans secured a pair of first-round talents who should both improve a pass rush that wasn't consistent enough last year as well as better the team's pass coverage against running backs and tight ends.

In adding Cruikshank, the Titans landed what appears to be an increasingly valuable “chess-piece” player, one versatile enough to move between cornerback and safety against different-sized receivers.

It's also worth noting that the Titans not only improved themselves with their draft picks, but potentially kept talented players out of the hands of the AFC's elite rivals like New England and Pittsburgh.

A number of reports, for instance, suggested the Steelers, who sat at 28 in the first round, tried

unsuccessfully to trade up for Evans.

In addition, the Titans leapfrogged New England, which had enough reported interest in Evans that Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio was asked about Tennessee moving in front of the Pats to grab the Alabama standout.

“I mean, Jon and (Titans coach Mike Vrabel) did what they thought was best for their team,” Caserio told New England media. “We didn't like throw our pens against the wall and go Òh my gosh, what just happened?' We were just ready to move on to the next pick.”

In making the 16-spot leap from the 57th overall spot to nab Landry early in Round Two, the Titans again moved ahead of the Patriots, who surely must have seen plenty of Landry over the years at nearby Boston College.

“I think the primary focus is just to get (targeted players) on our team,” Robinson said. “That's the main goal, to not let someone beat you to a player and get him on your football team.

“I don't think we're trying to trade and move around so that Player A doesn't go to Team A. Whatever the extra, or the lagniappe as we used to say in south Louisiana, it is what it is. We just want to get (those players) on our football team.”

The only potential concern of the Titans moving up three times in the draft is that the team had to use assets in order to do so, which is why Tennessee wound up with what is believed to be the smallest draft class – four players – in franchise history.

But what Robinson is betting on is that his wheelings and dealings over the past two years – including his free-agent additions and 19 draft picks, 17 of whom are still on the roster – have fortified the Titans' roster to the point that it didn't necessarily need another huge rookie haul. not to say the team won't take a hard look at undrafted

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rookie free agents and the secondary free-agent market in the months ahead.

Expect more roster changes.

If we know anything by now, it's that Robinson doesn't sit still for long.

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HOW MIKE VRABEL BALANCES LIFE WITH A HEAD COACH'S RELENTLESS SCHEDULE

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM JULY 22, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Chinese takeout. That was what Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said he was planning to eat for Thanksgiving dinner last year.

Of course, Vrabel would have liked to have joined his family for the holiday, but he had to stay at the office to prepare for a Week 12 game against the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football. That's NFL life.

Like most NFL coaches, Mike Vrabel keeps long hours even in the offseason.

Even the offseason is demanding. Here's a sample of what Vrabel's schedule looked like during minicamp:

4:30 a.m.: Leave for the office

Coaches fitness club. They pick different things to do -- sometimes they push the blocking sled. It's another bonding opportunity for them. Vrabel makes it a point to commit to finding 30 minutes for his own health. "This is a stressful environment. I have to remind myself to take care of myself mentally and physically."

Breakfast

Plan team meeting

Meet with coordinators

Meet with director of sports medicine Todd Toriscelli to talk about the health of the team

Sit in on different position meetings

Stop by the training room to talk to players

Practice

News conference

More meetings, review practice film

6 p.m.: Leave the office

In addition to his responsibilities at the facility, the Titans' community events in the evening can keep Vrabel out later.

"If there's something going on at night, I have to get some more work done during the day so that I can get out for that appearance or event," Vrabel said.

The second-year head coach always has football on his mind, continuously evaluating ways to improve his team. But he's also a family man who strives to stay involved with his wife, Jen, and two sons, Carter and Tyler. How does he balance the two?

In short, it's maintaining priorities despite numerous demands of the job.

Staying connected

Vrabel's oldest son, Tyler, is a 19-year-old redshirt freshman offensive lineman for Boston College. Sometimes Vrabel flies up to Massachusetts to check out Tyler's games if the Titans have a bye week or a Thursday night game.

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His younger son, Carter, 17, is a pitcher on Father Ryan High School's baseball team in Nashville. Vrabel has no problem wrapping up his day at St. Thomas Sports Park to take in Carter's games, even if one of them starts at 4:30 p.m.

"You love what your family loves. There's a lot of baseball games. Carter loves baseball. When there is a baseball game, I am leaving," Vrabel said.

Since Carter is at games or practice a lot, Jen doesn't cook as much as she used to. But Vrabel said his favorite dish she makes is lemon chicken with pasta. Jen said she got the recipe from Heidi Bruschi, the wife of former New England Patriots teammate Tedy Bruschi.

"She made it the first time we went over to their house for dinner. I was like, 'I need this recipe!'" Jen said.

Staying connected with family is something Vrabel stresses to members of his staff, too, especially during the offseason.

"I tell our staff that we work too much during the season for any of our guys to miss something that their family has in the offseason. That's not healthy for their families," Vrabel said while sitting at his desk after a minicamp practice in June. "It's not healthy for them. They're not going to be productive here at work if they're thinking, 'Man, I wish I was at that game.' If their kid has a game or a dance recital, I need them to be involved in that."

Vrabel's assistants appreciate his work-life philosophy. Defensive coordinator Dean Pees was especially thankful to Vrabel for allowing him to go to Canton, Ohio, last year during training camp for former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis' Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Pees will be taking the trip once again this August when Ravens safety Ed Reed is inducted. Both players played for Pees in Baltimore.

"Coach Vrabel does a great job of giving coaches long weekends off during the offseason, along with several full weeks off during that same period," Pees said. "We have almost five weeks off in the summer. During the season, he is a head coach that doesn't watch the clock. It's get your work done and go home -- myself along with all the coaches truly appreciate that."

Navigating the season grind

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Strangely, coaching in the NFL has afforded the Vrabels more time together than when he was a linebackers coach at Ohio State.

"Fridays are always our nights because we have a teenage son that doesn't want to hang out with Mom and Dad, so he goes to high school football games," Jen said. "It's fun. He's usually home earlier, and we grab dinner. When he coached in college, he really didn't have a night like that, so we cherish that night. It was the same when he played. Fridays were always the best. It became like a date night or family night."

But on other weekday nights during the season, Vrabel can get home from the facility as late as 11 p.m. He needs time to wind down before he can sleep -- that's when he has to fight poor eating habits. Vrabel shook his head at the thought of all the late-night snacks and leftover pizza he has put away.

Eating healthy in season can be tricky. Like most team employees, Vrabel mostly eats what is provided at the team facility. He loves the Buffalo chicken wraps. "I've been hammering too many of those. They put them there, and every time you walk by, you're tempted to grab one," Vrabel said with a smile.

Despite the workaholic NFL culture, Mike Vrabel still manages to get away with his family, including his wife, Jen, and his sons Tyler, center, and Carter, right. Courtesy of Mike Vrabel

On weeks when the Titans have road games, Vrabel doesn't see his family much on Saturdays or Sundays. Vrabel and his wife primarily text each other to keep in contact. Back-to-back road games are the worst because there are times when the team returns to Nashville late at night so Vrabel might not see his family on consecutive weekends. Jen bought Mike an inflatable queen-sized mattress for the occasional nights when he has to crash at the office.

Sleeping at the facility is something Vrabel tries to avoid. But sometimes it's necessary to save time and get a jump on the next day.

Home games afford him a chance for more family time. Vrabel goes to the facility around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday but returns in time to chill with the family. "We like to sit around and watch college football," Jen said.

After a casual college football scouting session, Vrabel heads to the team hotel around 7 or 7:30 p.m. before a home game. The Sunday afternoon games allow him to get home earlier and see his family before going back to work Monday.

So what do the Vrabels do to get away from the grind? They planned an RV trip to Atlanta this summer. Vrabel laughed as he told the media that he did a good enough job on a similar trip last year to talk Jen into taking the journey again. Sitting behind the wheel on the four-hour trip gave him plenty of time to think. Although it's the offseason, the relentless pursuit of finding an edge over the opponent won't allow Vrabel to detach from football entirely, especially with training camp rapidly approaching.

"I think it all the time. You're always thinking about a play or a player throughout the course of your day or night or time off," Vrabel said.

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HOW MIKE VRABEL WENT FROM TRASH-TALKING LINEBACKER TO TOUCHDOWN-CATCHING TIGHT END

BY TRAVIS HANEY THE ATHLETIC NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It’s been more than a decade since Christian Fauria played for the Patriots, but there’s no statute of limitations for ball-busting in the world of Boston sports radio. So the former tight end is more than fair game for his daily show on juggernaut WEEI.

A regular gag from callers: How did you let a linebacker steal all those touchdowns from you?

“It became this running joke back then,” Fauria said. “And it’s still going now, only with people who call our show.”

The calls are about Mike Vrabel. We’ll call him the Original Touchdown Vulture. He leached away scores from Fauria and other New England offensive players from 2002-08.

Vrabel caught 10 passes for 10 touchdowns in his time as a Patriot. He added two more scores with Kansas City from 2009-10, as his playing career wound down.

Now in his initial season as Tennessee’s head coach, this week marks the first time that a Vrabel-led team will meet mentor Bill Belichick and the franchise with which he’s most associated. Belichick on Monday even stumped for Vrabel to be in the Patriots Hall of Fame.

“He’s one of the best we’ve ever had,” Belichick said.

Touchdowns certainly help the legacy. Touchdowns on the biggest stage help even more. Scores in New England’s wins in Super Bowl XXXVIII (vs. Panthers) and XXXIX (vs. Eagles) cemented the status of the creative formation,

throwing a 250-pound linebacker in there for goal-line situations.

And then throwing to him.

“Had it not been in the Super Bowl,” Vrabel said. “I don’t know if it would have been what it became.”

That includes people in Boston still talking about it, news that clearly delights Vrabel when he hears about it. Immediately, in a single Cheshire grin, it becomes obvious who Vrabel was as a player: He was equal parts dedicated student of the game — and notorious trash-talker.

He loved to needle anyone and everyone who came into his atmosphere, even that hooded curmudgeon in charge of the whole operation. No one was safe.

“He used to drive us crazy in practice,” said former New England offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, adding that Vrabel and safety Rodney Harrison often practiced with the scout team. Weis said it allowed them to get full-speed reps against the first-team offense, keeping them sharper.

It also made the banter more lively, especially when it came to quarterback Tom Brady.

“They would talk trash to Brady the entire practice,” Weis said. “They were always fired up.”

Switching sides: Vrabel the ‘traitor’

Ah, but that back and forth then made Fridays interesting. That’s when Vrabel, at some point during practice, would migrate from the defensive side to the offensive huddle for the team’s goal-line work. That made him something of a traitor to outspoken defenders such as Harrison, Willie McGinest and Tedy Bruschi.

He very suddenly became the target of the chatter. Instead of being in pursuit, he was being pursued.

“The worst part was when I’d have to go on the other side,” Vrabel told The Athletic last week. “The

defense would be like, ‘We’re going to freaking kill you.’ It’s Rodney and it’s McGinest. It’s Bruschi. They’re just talking. They were trying to knock the shit out of me.”

In those Friday practices, Vrabel essentially wound up on an island. Defenders were trying to hammer him; offensive players were rolling their eyes as this defector appeared in their midst.

“What’s up, fellas?” he’d say as he arrived in the huddle, ear-to-ear smile on his face.

“He came to take away our touchdowns,” Fauria said. “Look, it’s not like they’re handing those things out.

“He already had this big ego and he was already established. It was like, ‘Great, now we have to hear about him scoring touchdowns? Now we’ve got to deal with this, too?'”

Belichick was establishing his wizardry. He’d later do the same thing on the goal line with a 6-6, 305-pound offensive lineman (TomAshworth) and a 6-6, 317-pounddefensive lineman (RichardSeymour).

“I just thought, ‘Bill’s just fucking with us. This is part of his master plan to show he’s a genius and we’re getting screwed because of it,'” Fauria said. “He said, ‘I can put a linebacker at tight end, or a receiver (Troy Brown) at defensive back.'”

Fauria then imitated a Belichick-ian evil-genius laugh.

Genesis of the formation

The beginnings of the move came not with Belichick or Brady, but the quarterback who preceded Brady. As a rookie, Vrabel and his family received invites to hang out at Drew Bledsoe’s home. Bledsoe, like Vrabel, had young children. After the two became friends, Bledsoe then invited Vrabel to come out with him for pregame warmups.

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Vrabel would run tight end routes in those pregames, just messing around.

But it caught Bledsoe’s eye. Vrabel was actually quite good at it. Bledsoe passed along the recommendation to Weis.

Weis didn’t recall Bledsoe’s rec, but he did remember being shorthanded for a 2002 game in San Diego. He said there was a mini-tryout among defensive players for the role as the team’s third tight end. Vrabel easily stood out, perhaps in part because of that pregame route-running.

Against the Chargers that day, Vrabel caught the first of his 12 career touchdowns.

“It was as if he’d been playing tight end all along,” Weis said. “He was physical. He was athletic. He could really catch the ball. He wasn’t a stiff out there. He wasn’t some glorified lineman playing tight end. He was just the way he is with everything else, too: He was conscientious. Knowing what to do was important to him.

“We had confidence in him from when we first put him in there.”

Still, there was some adjustment required, particularly when it came to the sanctity of Brady’s offensive huddle.

The third day Vrabel practiced at tight end, he got open in the middle of the field. He turned into a Pop Warner player, waving his arms emphatically to get the quarterback’s attention.

“Tommy! Tommy! Tommy!” Vrabel yelled.

The ball didn’t go his way. Vrabel trekked back to the huddle, where Brady was there to meet him.

“Don’t ever do that again if you want me to throw you the freaking ball,” Brady told Vrabel.

“I thought I was open and that’s what you did. I didn’t know,” Vrabel said sheepishly. “I saw

Randy Moss do it. … I learned the Brady etiquette, I guess.”

Brady Lesson No. 2: Celebrate with the offense when you score.

As Vrabel began to score with regularity, beginning in 2004, he would sprint from the end zone to the sideline to celebrate with his defensive teammates.

“Tom would be like, ‘If you ever run off the damn field again …’” Vrabel said. “I was excited, you know? I would just start sprinting and go to the defense.

“Tom would say, ‘Don’t you ever run off.’ I said, ‘OK, I got you.’”

A natural receiver

Looking back, Vrabel thinks the best catch he had came in a 2006 game in Green Bay.

Officially, though, it didn’t count; it was one of just four times in his career that he was targeted but he didn’t make the catch. Brady was trying to throw the ball away in the back of the end zone, but Vrabel read his quarterback’s eyes and broke toward the base of the goal post. He got one foot in, and then the other — but his elbow hit before he could get the second foot down.

It was an objectively outstanding play, regardless whether it counted.

“He really had to show some athletic ability,” Fauria said. “I remember walking off the field and thinking, ‘Damn, that was a good catch.’ That was a pro catch. That wasn’t a gimmick of some tackle being eligible.”

The best official catch for Vrabel was a 2004 score in a win in St. Louis.

Current Titans tight end Luke Stocker watched a YouTube clip of that touchdown, nodding as Vrabel made a nimble grab in the back left corner of the end zone with a defender trailing him.

“The thing that impresses me is that he lines up his eyes and his hands; that’s next-level for what you’re taught as a receiver,” Stocker said.

Stocker added that he hadn’t seen much of Vrabel’s pass-catching highlights, but the Titans roster has a certain awareness of who Vrabel was — a three-time Super Bowl champ — both defensively and offensively.

Vrabel was a first-team All-Pro selection in 2007. He finished his career as a linebacker with 740 tackles, 57 sacks, 19 forced fumbles and 11 interceptions.

“Guys know his pedigree and what he’s been through, who he was in the league and where he’s been,” Stocker said. “He definitely has clout.”

But he’s remained playful as a coach, teasing players the same way he did his former teammates and coaches. He almost had a little-brother persona as a player.

Vrabel took particular delight in jabbing at Moss when the Hall of Fame receiver arrived in 2007. As Vrabel would trot in for goal-line situations, it often meant Moss was out of the game.

Vrabel would find Moss, mockingly pointing to the sideline.

“‘See ya, Moss,'” Vrabel would say, waving at Moss. “‘You’ve got to go.'”

The cantankerous Moss responded about how you’d imagine.

The Patriots had first-round tight ends in Ben Watson (No. 32 overall pick in 2004) and Daniel Graham (No. 21 pick in 2002), and yet Vrabel would find a way to squeeze them.

“He was just snatching away our freaking reps,” Fauria said. “It was such a Bill thing. One of those tight ends was coming off the field because Vrabel was going on the field.”

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The other linebackers were left somewhat jealous that Vrabel was the one who made the move. In the end, they’d live vicariously through him.

“All of us thought we could play tight end,” said Matt Chatham, a Pats linebacker from 2000-05 and a current contributor for The Athletic. “Vrabel was really good at it, really good at framing it up.

“We were all going crazy on the sideline. We loved it. It’s just funny that our guy was making plays from the linebacker group.”

Transition from huddle to sideline

Weis and Vrabel’s former teammates are not at all surprised to see him now as an NFL head coach. They’re betting on the 43-year-old fast riser, too.

“He’ll stick to a plan. He’ll produce. He’s smart, tough,” Weis said. “He won’t deviate from the plan. That’s exactly what you’re going to get. That’s why you know he’ll be successful.”

Intelligence was a recurring theme from those discussing Vrabel’s makeup. Vrabel often makes fun of himself about over-preparing.

“You knew Mike Vrabel was going to be a head coach somewhere in some form or fashion,” said Kevin Faulk, a New England running back from 1999-2011. “He just had that coach’s mentality as a player, and he used that to help himself out. He was just so smart and so intelligent. It’s awesome to see.”

Fauria compared Vrabel’s ascent to that of Red Sox manager Alex Cora, the 43-year-old whose team just won the World Series.

“Mike has a really good personality that young guys tend to follow,” Fauria said. “He’s honest. He’s direct. He has a lot of credibility. I think people respond to that. It was no surprise to me that he, one, became a coach and, two, rose as fast as he has.”

Fauria can probably expect a few calls this week about Vrabel. He’ll be ready.

“He was this snarky, condescending smartass, but he could back it up,” Fauria said. “He was always backing it up.”

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HOW MIKE VRABEL SUCCEEDED IN YEAR 1 WITH TITANS — AND WHY HE’S POISED TO DO BETTER IN YEAR 2


Mike Vrabel addresses the media before the start of training camp. George Walker, Nashville Tennessean

You go from being in charge of a small group of football players to “being in charge of a corporation,” as one former NFL head coach put it.

You go from wearing one hat to wearing countless, and with that, “something different is going to come up every day, something you didn't expect,” another former NFL head coach said.

So there was no way for anyone to accurately prep Mike Vrabel for what was to come when he was named the Titans' head coach on Jan. 20, 2018.

That didn’t stop them from trying, though.

“It’s no different than any other new opportunity,” Vrabel said Monday. “Parenting — everybody’s going to tell you what you should do for your kid when he’s crying, but I think until you have that new baby, then you figure out as parents what to do.”

So, just like any other new opportunity, there was a learning curve Vrabel had to endure — one he’s still enduring, to some extent.

He knows there’s still tons of room to grow in Year 2; he’ll be the first to tell you his “good to great” mantra for his team in 2019 applies directly to him, too.

But it’s Vrabel’s experience in Year 1 that gives his head coaching future such promise.

No CliffsNotes for head coaching

On Sept. 9, 2018, the Titans traveled to Miami to play the Dolphins in what wound up as the longest game in NFL history: 7 hours, 8 minutes. That’s including about four hours worth of weather delays.

It was Vrabel’s debut as coach.

“We didn’t cover that one in the offseason manual,” he said.

If only such a piece of literature existed, one that comprehensively touched on every potential situation a head coach might encounter.

But no, “no one has really written the book on head coaching,” said Romeo Crennel, a former head coach of the Browns and Chiefs, and the current assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Texans.

“You have to sit in the seat and have the job to totally understand that it encompasses so much.”

That much Vrabel was told ahead of taking the job — yet still couldn’t fully grasp until he was in his office at Saint Thomas Sports Park.

“You have to learn how to manage your time, how to allocate your time,” said Dave McGinnis, a former head coach of the Cardinals and the current color analyst for Titans Radio. “You have to learn which people in the building you can lean on for certain things other than football. And so, as a second-year head coach, all of those types of things, you're more firmly planted in those situations that surround you because you've experienced them once before. Now there's something new that always comes up every day, but at least you have a foundation now from your first year to know which people you can rely on.”

New Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel promised fans would enjoy the product the team will put on the field this upcoming season.

Handling the curve

There’s a learning curve, absolutely, but Vrabel was equipped for it well.

He was a championship player, winning three titles with the Patriots during a 14-year NFL career. A captain on championship teams. Then a position coach. Then a coordinator. All the while, a leader.

“I've watched Vrabel from afar for a long time," Titans general manager Jon Robinson said, "and then getting to sit down with him in the interview process (before hiring him), his leadership, his command of the room, knowing that he could stand in a room full of 100 men and present a plan and present a vision of what our football team wants to look like. He could do that with no problem and be able to balance and mix in some humor as well as some teaching moments.”

“The one thing players trust in this league, they trust somebody that has experience and somebody that's honest with them, and (Mike Vrabel) has always been that.” -Dave McGinnis, former NFL head coach

Crennel, who both coached Vrabel and later worked alongside him in Houston, remembers feeding Vrabel tidbits here and there about what it's like to run the show, about how much is demanded of a head coach.

Sometimes it was while they were on the sidelines. Other times it was in staff meetings.

"I think that he made mental notes about those conversations," Crennel said.

That doesn't surprise Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees — not when he looks over to see Vrabel bouncing around between position groups at practice, from animated interactions with the wide receivers to long chats with the defensive linemen to hands-on guidance with the tight ends.

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"I think what's unique about him is I think he programmed himself to become a head coach," Pees said. "I think all along the way he's watched everything, whether it be offense, defense or special teams, because if you watch him out here interact, I mean he's involved in everything. There's a lot of head coaches that are offensive coaches, head coaches, defensive head coaches, special teams coaches. Mike's all of them."

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A smoother, more efficient operation

Rhett Bryan, a fixture at Titans practice for around 15 years, says this is one of the smoothest starts to training camp he can recall.

"Noticing coach Vrabel in his second training camp, they're not having to take a lot of time to stop and correct things," said Bryan, the executive producer for Titans Radio. "They did all of that in OTAs and minicamp. There's been very little corrective things here. It's like guys know where they're supposed to be and know what they're going to do."

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel tosses the ball during practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park on Aug. 1 in Nashville.

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel tosses the ball during practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park on Aug. 1 in Nashville. (Photo: George Walker IV / Tennessean.com)

About halfway through training camp, "We haven't seen a bad practice yet," Bryan said. "You always say, if you have a whole bad practice, that's on the head coach for not noticing that, stopping and readjusting. They haven't had to do that. But there were a couple of times last year they did."

That's a microcosm for how much things have changed in a year.

When it comes to dealing with the media, Vrabel has shed a Belichickian approach of terse answers in favor of opening up more. When it comes to scheduling, he's adopted quirks like starting days earlier to give players more time to rest later. When it comes to the overall operation, he's able to get ahead by doing things like re-sodding the middle of three practice fields during minicamp to prep it for training camp.

“Having a desert in between fields (last year), it would have been a (crap) show, for lack of a better term," Vrabel said.

Now, it's not.

What hasn't changed is Vrabel's command and demeanor. That hasn't wavered an inch.

"When you come in every day and you're the same (freaking) guy every day, demanding greatness from everyone around you," veteran linebacker Wesley Woodyard said, "nobody can be upset because he's coming to pull the best out of you. That's him, every day, since Day 1."

He's a coach that was once a player, after all.

"The one thing players trust in this league, they trust somebody that has experience and somebody that's honest with them, and he has always been that," McGinnis said of Vrabel. "And I think he and (controlling owner) Amy Adams Strunk and Jon Robinson all trust and respect each other because trust and respect is so big. That, to me, you can just see it."

Year 2 holds promise

There have been 106 coaches to coach in the Super Bowl. Of those 106, 20 were second-year coaches, making Year 2 the most common year for a coach to earn a trip to the championship game. Each of the past three Super Bowls have featured Bill Belichick facing a second-year coach.

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel at Saint Thomas Sports Park on July 29.

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel at Saint Thomas Sports Park on July 29. (Photo: George Walker IV /Tennessean.com)

Robinson's reaction to that?

"Sign me up," he said with a smile. "I'll take that."

The Titans will have to far exceed expectations to make that type of run. But the point remains: Year 2 coaches are that much further along.

That much is evident with Vrabel already, and Robinson sees room for more. He pointed to personal example.

"I learned more in my second year as a general manager than I did my first year," he said, "because I did this, I really liked the way that worked, and then I did that, and maybe we can kind of tweak that and make that a little bit better. And I didn't like the way this went, and we're not doing that anymore. It's the same thing with Mike. He's, 'I really liked what we did here. I need to fix kind of this, and we need to get rid of that.' So with experience, there's a comfort level that you have being in that chair. I've never seen him uncomfortable in his leadership role, but there are certainly things that he has, I'm sure, picked up along the way that he wants to focus on improving."

Asked for his own assessment of his performance in Year 1, Vrabel kept it literal.

"I would say slightly above .500," he said shortly after the Titans' season finale, a loss to the Colts that dropped the team to 9-7.

But that stat about second-year coaches and their success doesn't surprise him. Looking at his own team, Vrabel knows there's something sturdy to build on.

"There’s always going to be new learning," Vrabel said, "but there’s a

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lot of carry over in everything that we do. The more comfortable that the players are and the coaches are, that could probably only help."

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DEAN OF DEFENSE: WHY TITANS DEFENDERS ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE RETURN OF DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEAN PEES, AND 2019

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE MARCH 6, 2019

NASHVILLE – Less than an hour after safety Ed Reed had been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last month, he was asked about a man who played a big role in his NFL career – Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees.

“Dean Pees is my guy,” Reed, a nine-time Pro Bowler who was coached by Pees with the Ravens, said without hesitation. “Dean Pees is like a father to me, family -- no doubt about it. The conversations we had about defense, life, family.

“He means so much to me. That’s my guy. Dean is my man.”

Many Titans feel the same way.

Pees joined the Titans in 2018, and in January he announced he was returning for the 2019 season. Pees was Reed’s defensive coordinator with the Ravens, and in three of his six seasons as DC in Baltimore the Ravens finished in the top 10 on defense. Pees helped guide the Ravens to a Super Bowl XLVII.

Speaking from Atlanta during Super Bowl LIII week, a number of Titans spoke about the significance of Pees returning to Tennessee.

“It is key,” said Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard, who led the team in tackles in 2018. “When you are able to have the same system, and you can learn and build off of that, especially with a lot of the same players, you kind of expect to take off even more.

“The trust level with the defense, and with Dean, has continued to go up with the veterans and the younger guys, and that’s important.”

The Titans ranked 3rd in the NFL in scoring defense in 2018, and eighth overall in total defense.

“I love Dean,” cornerback Logan Ryan said. “I could give a long, heartfelt message about him. I am so excited about him coming back, and super-excited to play in his defense for the second year in a row. It’s the best defense in football. I think it’s why Baltimore’s always been really good.”

Pees, who has 46 years of coaching experience, joined the Titans last offseason after coaching with the Ravens and Patriots. The Titans recorded their first shutout since 2000 in a 17-0 win over the New York Giants in December.

The Titans finished the year ranked sixth vs the pass, and 18th vs the run. In 2018, the Titans defensive backs posted the highest number of sacks in the “Titans era” (1999-present).

Pees replaced veteran defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau as defensive coordinator.

“Two legends,” linebacker Jayon Brown said. “I feel fortunate. Dean, part of what makes him so good is he trusts his players to make plays. First off, he explains the concepts on why we run stuff, so we’re not just out there running plays. So we know why we are doing it, and that helps players get a better understanding of the whole concept on what we’re doing that week. And I think that helps us play faster, because we know why we’re doing it and not just running plays that he’s calling.

“I love his defense, and love what we did. We can improve on our numbers as an overall defense and get back to being a stingy defense.”

Pees had a health concern during the 2018 season. He left the team’s November 18 game vs the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium with a “medical issue,” and he remained in an Indianapolis hospital one night for tests. Pees returned to Nashville the following day, however, and didn’t miss a game the rest of the season.

But Pees said last month he feels good, and said the decision to return was based on his love of Nashville, his fellow coaches, the fans -- and his players.

Pees said having the faith of his players is important. He was asked how close the Titans are to having a championship defense.

“I think we are very close,” Pees responded. “I don’t know where we finished this year - I know we were in the top 10 in most of the categories and we felt good about that. ... There are so many things we can do a little better. (But) the guys believe in the system now. I had a lot of players come in at the end of the season and talk to me and really felt good about everything and that is the key thing. There are so many different systems, and they’re all good.

“It has to be something you believe in as a coach, and more than that, the players have to believe in it, and I think our guys truly do. When you have those two ingredients, you always have a chance.”

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DEAN PEES, FREE OF HEALTH CONCERNS, CALLS DECISION TO RETURN AS TITANS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR A 'VERY EASY ONE'

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN JUNE 3, 2019

Happy wife, happy life.

That’s part of what made the decision for Dean Pees to remain in his role as Titans defensive coordinator a “very easy one.”

Mel Pees really likes Nashville.

“If she likes it, I like it,” Pees said on Thursday before a Titans spring practice. “But I just say it’s a lot of things. It was Nashville. It was the fans. And most of all it was the team and the coaching staff. I love it here.”

That was music to coach Mike Vrabel’s ears. After losing offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur (who became the Packers’ coach), the second-year coach gets some continuity on defense by bringing back Pees – and a whole lot of experience.

“Continue the continuity,” Vrabel said. “To have him come back has been great for me because he’s got a lot of experience. Coached me, obviously (while they overlapped in New England). Easy conversations. We talk things through. I have maybe some grandiose ideas about doing some things, and then he’ll tell me where the pitfalls are. He’ll be like, ‘Hey, remember when we did that? We run into this.’ ‘Oh yeah, you’re right.’ He does a great job of just communicating with me each and every day, and working through things that we want to put in.”

It wasn’t a foregone conclusion that Pees would return. The 69-year-old had a medical issue during the Titans’ Week 11 game in Indianapolis and had to be

transported to a nearby hospital in the first quarter. He continued to coach the rest of the season.

The good news now: no medical issues.

“That whole thing,” Pees said, “was something to do with a little bit of a nerve thing in the back of my head that kind of gave symptoms that were similar to a stroke but it had nothing to do with that. At the time, I didn’t know that. But no health concerns.”

Vrabel said he was “happy and excited for Dean personally because (the news that he wanted to return to his role as defensive coordinator) meant that he was feeling great and ready to come back feeling refreshed, that him and Mel had made a decision that was in their best interest as well as the best interest of the Titans.”

The Titans defense ranked eighth overall last season with 333.4 yards allowed per game. It was even better in preventing opponents from scoring, ranking third in the league with 18.9 points allowed per game.

“I’ve never had a job like this, to be honest with you,” Pees said. “That’s not a slight at anybody else. It’s just – I feel comfortable here. Really likethe staff, really like the players a lot.I think they really bought into oursystem and believed in it. Iappreciate that.”

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FROM QUALITY CONTROL TO OC IN THE NFL, ARTHUR SMITH WORKS HIS WAY UP

BY DON WADE DAILY MEMPHIAN FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Almost two decades earlier, Arthur Smith had been a football-crazy teenager hanging around the one-year wonder that was the Memphis Mad Dogs, a Canadian Football League team owned by his father, Frederick W. Smith, and coached by Pepper Rodgers.

Now it was Oct. 19, 2014, and the Tennessee Titans were playing in Washington at FedEx Field. Arthur Smith was on the Titans’ sideline as assistant tight ends coach. His father, the founder, chairman and chief executive of FedEx, had come to the game with Rodgers, a former Redskins executive, and still a great friend who back in their Mad Dogs days used to play tennis with Fred at his East Memphis home.

“I went down on the field with Fred and I was as proud of Arthur as I would be one of my own,” said Rodgers, now 87. “His dad wields a lot of power, but none of it has had anything to do with Arthur’s football career. Arthur has worked and earned his way.”

Most recently, Arthur Smith has worked his way into the title of Titans offensive coordinator. He succeeds Matt LaFleur, who left to become head coach of the Green Bay Packers. Smith, 36, will be the fifth play-caller in as many seasons for quarterback Marcus Mariota.

Smith’s climb with the Titans started in 2011 when he was a defensive quality control coach. It was a rung-by-rung ascent. The next season he worked in offensive quality control and then in 2013 he coached the offensive line and was also a tight ends assistant coach. He focused just on coaching tight ends in 2014-15 and was officially promoted to the lead post for that

position group for the 2016-18 seasons.

Smith, in an interview with The Daily Memphian, called the quality control positions “entry level jobs in the NFL,” adding, “when you’re a grad assistant in college, it’s almost like you’re a gopher. My number one job was to break down film and run scout team. And then as time goes on, you get more responsibilities.”

He comes to the OC position having never been a play-caller. Which might be cause for some nervousness among the Titans fan base. But if Smith has any fear, doubt, uncertainty – whatever you want to say – it doesn’t show.

“You’ve got to start somewhere,” he said.

Loving the game, learning from the game

After graduating Yale University in 1966, Fred Smith served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps until 1970. The mindset never entirely left him.

Arthur says his dad was always a huge football fan, adding, “He didn’t make us play, but he believed the discipline and life lessons in football made you tougher.”

Just 36 years old, Arthur Smith will be one of the youngest OCs in the NFL. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel believes promoting Smith will help the Titans maintain an offensive cohesiveness. (Courtesy of Tennessee Titans)

In 1995, the lone year of the Memphis Mad Dogs’ existence, Arthur was around the team a lot, around Rodgers enough that today he still calls him a “big influence.”

Steve Ehrhart, who was general manager of the Mad Dogs and now serves as executive director of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, remembers seeing Arthur working with younger brother Cannon, who would go on to play quarterback and safety at the University of Memphis.

“Arthur just has this wonderful way of guiding and leading,” Ehrhart said. “I can remember thinking, 'He’s going to be a coach.'”

Rodgers called young Arthur a “football aficionado” and older brother Richard Smith, who is an executive with FedEx, said the signs of Arthur’s future success were evident early.

“He’s got a tremendous work ethic. He has since he was a little kid,” Richard said. “He’s going to be another really bright, talented young coach moving up into those NFL play-calling ranks, which we saw most recently with Sean McVay of the Rams (who is 33). My brother’s 36, so he enters that group of young play-callers.

“He’s innovative, he’s smart, he’s strategic, he’s hard-working, he’s a player’s coach. I’m thrilled, and not just because he’s my brother.”

Titans believe he’s right fit at right time

Arthur Smith jumped into coaching after playing offensive line at North Carolina. One year as a grad assistant for the Tar Heels, then two years working defensive quality control for the Redskins, a stint at Ole Miss as defensive intern and administrative assistant, and on to the Titans in 2011.

Hired by head coach Mike Munchak, Smith stayed on under Ken Whisenhunt, and again when Whisenhunt was fired and then tight-ends coach Mike Mularkey was promoted to head coach. Mike Vrabel just finished his first season as head coach and it was his call to entrust the offense to Smith.

The modern NFL is first and foremost a quarterback’s league, so the new OC had to be someone Vrabel believed would click with Mariota. Smith and the Titans’ young QB, a player some believe still has real star potential, already have a good relationship.

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“It’s what’s best for Marcus and for a lot of guys,” Vrabel told reporters covering last month’s Senior Bowl. “The foundation (of the offense) is going to be the same. There’s going to be some things that we want to do differently.”

Vrabel envisions a smooth transition in part because terminology won’t change. But there is work to do. The Titans went 9-7 last season, just missing theplayoffs, and ranked 25th in totaloffense – 7th in rushing and 29th inpassing.

Running back Derrick Henry ran for 1,059 yards and 12 touchdowns and he recently gave his personal thumbs-up to the Smith promotion.

“He has that physical mindset, which I love,” Henry said.

Smith, likewise, sees Henry as a 6-foot-3, 247-pound asset.

“He’s a home run hitter,” Smith said. “Derrick Henry’s going to be a big part of the offense.”

Opportunity earned, not guaranteed

So, Arthur Smith is getting his big chance. Call plays in the NFL at a time when nothing is off the table. If you can imagine it, you can try it, and maybe score with it.

For most of the season, the Rams and Kansas City Chiefs, fueled by league MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes, made the numbers on stadium scoreboards dance. But as the season wore on, balance was somewhat restored.

“Kansas City and Los Angeles played wide open,” Smith said. “Early in the season, it felt like you were watching the Big 12. But as season gets later, you get a couple of injuries, and people dive so deep into film, they get an idea what you’re doing.”

The New England Patriots dived deep enough to beat the Rams 13-3 in the Super Bowl.

“You’ve got two weeks and arguably the greatest coach in Bill Beichick,” said Smith.

He may be a rookie play-caller, but Smith is under no illusions. A flashy offense that does not contribute to the bottom line might create some buzz, but won’t do anything for the greater mission or the longevity of the offensive coordinator.

“If you can look aesthetically pleasing, people like that in the short-term,” he said. “But at the end of the day, we have to win games, and it will always come down to that.”

To be sure, the NFL is not in the habit of handing out favors.

It’s something that Pepper Rodgers, who coached at Kansas, UCLA and Georgia Tech, and in the USFL with the Memphis Showboats before his time with the Mad Dogs and as a Redskins executive, knows well.

“They don’t give you stuff in coaching because your dad is a special man,” Rodgers said. “It doesn’t work that way.

“Arthur’s gotten everything on his own and he wouldn’t want it any other way. Neither would Fred.”

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‘I JUST WANT TO BE JUDGED BY THE JOB I DO’: TITANS OC ARTHUR SMITH OPENS UP ABOUT HIS FEDEX FAMILY, ROAD TO THE NEW ROLE

BY TRAVIS HANEY THE ATHLETIC JUNE 10, 2019

After just a few minutes of chatting, Arthur Smith wants to make something clear: The new Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator does not want a story written about him.

He wants to be helpful to reporters in doing their jobs — and he understands the coordinator role comes with added responsibilities — but, no, this is not something he’d choose to do of his own volition.

“I hope you guys (media) never take offense to it,” Smith said last month, sitting at a conference table inside his office at Saint Thomas Sports Park. “Some of these coaches, there’s a story about them every day or a rumor about them going here or doing this. I cringe when I see some of that. I don’t think it comes off well for some people.

“Like, I just want to do a really good job and be judged by the job that I do.”

Smith started with the Titans in 2011 as a defensive quality control assistant — an intern position, essentially. He survived three coaching changes to eventually find himself a year ago on Mike Vrabel’s staff. Vrabel retained him as the team’s tight ends coach.

When Matt LaFleur left the offensive coordinator position in early January to become Green Bay’s head coach, Vrabel felt confident in promoting Smith to the play-calling role.

Smith, 37, has expressed interest in one day becoming an NFL head coach. But that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable with the corresponding

spotlight that even a coordinator receives.

“Some of these guys, it’s comical,” Smith said. “They’re so worried about their brand or whatever. They’re so worried about trying to be a head coach that they’re bad at the job they’re hired to do. I could give a crap about that.”

And that, in essence, defines the center of Smith’s ethos. It’s one he says he’s adopted from his father, FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith.

On a recent podcast with Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan, Arthur Smith said his dad — whose net worth was estimated in 2017 at $5.4 billion — has worn the same style of plain, gray suit for decades. He said Fred Smith drives a Ford Explorer.

That’s the same relatively modest vehicle that tight end Delanie Walker believes Arthur Smith drives. Smith has worked with Walker and Tennessee’s tight ends in some capacity since 2013 — which was also the year Walker arrived.

“I was thrown off a little bit,” Walker said of the first time he heard about the link between his coach and FedEx. “I was shocked that he was working as an assistant coach. I was like, ‘Yo, you’re lying. Have you seen that dude?’ He drives a Ford Explorer — an old one, too.

“He doesn’t talk about that. He doesn’t seem concerned about that. He says, ‘Oh, that ain’t my money. That’s my pop’s money.’ To see what he’s done and the hard work he’s put in, you can’t even tell. You wouldn’t have any idea.”

Added Titans GM Jon Robinson: “That’s Arthur. He could probably very easily be sipping a mai tai in Maui right now. But he loves ball. He coaches his tail off. I’m proud he’s on this staff, really proud he’s on this staff.”

Fairly regularly, Walker will retweet an account called “Billionaire Mindset” that shares a

somewhat canned, straight-talk version of entrepreneurial wisdom.

Billionaire Mindset

@IntThings

Truth is debit card

Pay first enjoy later.

Lie is a credit card

Enjoy first and pay later #Deep

Well, his longtime position coach and now coordinator, in fact, has a “billionaire mindset.” Or at least he’s been privy to it. It’s an irony that makes Walker laugh when he’s asked about it.

“That’s real talk right there,” Walker said, continuing to laugh.

But you learn, at least in Smith’s case, that deflecting from the family’s fame and money is how he has gotten where he is. That’s the true “billionaire mindset” for the Smith family.

He’d rather be an anonymous Smith. He’d rather work.

Hal Hunter was Smith’s offensive line coach the majority of his time at the University of North Carolina.

“Of all the guys I’ve coached, he is in the top five in terms of competitiveness and toughness,” said Hunter, now the offensive line coach for the New York Giants. “And that includes guys I’ve coached in the NFL, All-Pro-level players. He practiced and played at such a high tempo. He played nasty. When he got on the field, it was a totally different level from him.”

After a year as a grad assistant at UNC and then a couple of seasons with the Redskins, Smith came with Washington assistant Jerry Gray to Nashville. Dave McGinnis was Tennessee’s defensive line coach when Smith joined the staff in 2011.

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McGinnis, now the Titans Radio Network analyst. “There was no job that was too menial or time-consuming that he wouldn’t take on. Everything that he was ever asked to do, when I was here with him — he was to the nuts-and-bolts good. To the nth degree, he would do it.”

Smith’s father and family probably would have offered similar sentiments and anecdotes, but they proved reluctant to talk for the story because they didn’t want the focus to be taken away from Arthur’s accomplishments.

Months of requests through FedEx to speak with Fred Smith, or even just have questions answered via email, went unfulfilled. Each time, the FedEx PR team was polite and prompt with its replies. There were continued promises to help. It became clear, however, that the head man didn’t want to distract from his son’s story, even though Arthur is this way because of Fred and the rest of the Smiths.

Humility runs in the family, it seems.

“I’ve never been impressed with myself. That’s just the way I was raised,” Arthur Smith told me just after his introductory news conference in January. “There’s a lot of preconceived notions about a lot of people. I guess I’m thankful to my parents that they instilled some good lessons in me.”

In a 45-minute conversation in May, Smith provided a great deal of insight into his path to football and this new role with the Titans.

(Some of the responses have been edited for brevity and clarity.)

I’m sure that this has happened quite a bit in your life, especially as an adult and working around an NFL team, but is it a compliment to you when people say, ‘Oh, I would have never known …’ when it comes to your family and the FedEx business?

Yeah, I take it as a compliment. It’s just how we were raised. We didn’t

know any differently. I remember one time I agreed to do one of these stories. Maybe it was the Durham paper or Raleigh paper. The guy wrote the story “just one of the guys.” I mean, what did he think? That I was going to get dropped off wearing an ascot?

That’s just how we were raised. My mom’s from a big Catholic family. My dad’s essentially an only child and he was an old Marine. He didn’t want us growing up to be any of that. Whatever visions people have, they stereotype you. That’s why I’ve always been affected by that. I don’t put labels on people, either. For me, it’s never “you’re from here or you did this, so you must be this kind of guy.” I’ve always been very anti that.

I think that’s always helped me here (with the Titans) because I don’t judge guys who come in from different walks of life. You prove who you are first instead of saying, “Oh, I know exactly who that guy is.” Some people look at a résumé and think, “Oh, I know exactly what that guy is like.” You could be so far from it.

But, yeah, I take it as a compliment now. I didn’t know any different, you know? It’s more of a credit to my parents than it is me.

What was it like to be part of such a big family? (Smith is one of 10 children; he’s the fourth-youngest of the 10). Does that apply at all to a life in coaching?

Awesome. I feel like I know tons of people in Memphis because we were always the house where, for better or worse, everybody would come over. My mom would always get everybody food or entertain everyone. It was like a clubhouse. I was always around a ton of people. It was like living in chaos. It was awesome. Maybe that’s why this job, it doesn’t bother me when there’s a lot of things going on.

You’ve landed in coaching. I know your sister works in Hollywood. Were you all encouraged to take whatever path you wanted and not

necessarily enter into business — or the family business?

He always encouraged us to go after your goals and find something you love to do. Maybe then you wouldn’t have to feel like it’s work.

Is it fair to say you’ve been driven by the idea of carving your own path, independent of your dad or your family’s success?

That’s why I like this profession. Hopefully, you ultimately get judged on what you do. You’re keeping score. That’s probably why I’ve always been attracted to athletics. It doesn’t matter where you’re from because you’re going to keep score.

Some people have it harder than others; don’t get me wrong. Maybe you’re from a small town or you played eight-man or seven-man football, and it was hard to get recruited. At the end of the day, when that game starts, it doesn’t matter where you’re from. They’re going to keep score and you’re going to be judged. I want that.

It definitely has motivated me quite a bit. I don’t want to say it’s proving people wrong, but you’re proving yourself through the competition of it. “Here I am. Let’s go. You give me your best shot, and I’ll give you mine.”

How did you start on a path toward sports and coaching?

Well, I fell into sports because it was probably something that gave me an identity. I started playing (football) when I was 9. We didn’t have it at the school; I was at a small Catholic school in Memphis. I wound up playing out in the county league. The county league in Memphis — it’s still going on, the Shelby Youth Sports.

You want to talk about an eclectic group. It was every walk of life in Memphis, playing in this county league. Looking back on it, there were some real beauties of coaches there. Out in the country, you’ve got everything. I made some awesome

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friends playing football. I became obsessed with it. When you’re little, you try to find something you’re good at. That’s what I found. I just kind of stuck with it from there.

I believe you had a couple of brothers who played football? And your dad played, too, right? So it had kind of been thematic for the family?

Absolutely. He didn’t have a dad growing up. His dad passed when he was 4, so he didn’t have a dad. My grandmother remarried, but his high school coach had a huge impact on him. He thought it was a great game. He didn’t push us toward it, but he definitely encouraged us if we wanted to play. It had such an impact on him.

When I spoke to Hal Hunter, your college offensive line coach, he talked about you dealing with a serious foot injury at UNC. He said you were almost forced to quit football. What happened?

I was determined I wasn’t going to let it stop me. Going into my redshirt freshman year, I’d had a good camp. I was all fired up. Because of injuries, I wound up starting Week 1, and we got our butts kicked by Miami of Ohio. It was Ben Roethlisberger. We took a lot of heat for that (loss), because no one knew who he was at the time.

We came back the next week and played Syracuse. I get to make the start. I’m so geeked up that I jump offside on the first play of the game. It was a national TV game, an ESPN game, in the Carrier Dome. I mean, I was so geeked up. I remember some of the older guys in warmups telling me to calm down.

I may have given up a quarterback hit early, too. I finally settled down. We were rotating in, and I just didn’t play very well. Come back, and I got pneumonia the next day. I don’t know how. I missed a couple of practices. I came back too early and then something happened with my foot in practice. They tape me up, do an X-ray and say it’s a mid-foot sprain. They tape it up.

During warmups — and I can’t remember who we were playing, maybe Georgia Tech — Hal looks at me. I couldn’t stop on my foot. I’d been practicing and was trying to play. He said, “You don’t look right. I can’t put you in the game.” I had no power in my foot.

That doesn’t sound like a sprained foot.

I went an got an MRI, finally, and realized I had a stress fracture in my foot. In hindsight, I should have had the surgery done right there. I didn’t. I was a young guy and thought it’d just be 6-8 weeks and a boot. But it didn’t heal. I came back from winter workouts. It didn’t feel right. Did another MRI. The stress fracture had grown. They do the surgery there at (UNC). … It was a pretty big surgery, but it just didn’t feel right when I came back.

I’m sure that was frustrating. Were you close to quitting football at that point?

I mean, I’m sure they kicked around whether I was going to have to take a medical hardship.

The doctors felt like I was done at Carolina, but I finally went down to Robert Anderson in Charlotte. I’d gone to all these other doctors. Then Anderson comes in there, all calm, and says, “Oh, we’ll fix you. You’ll be fine.” I thought, “OK, well, this is the first guy who’s said that.”

He just told me the screws were pressing down and causing inflammation. He fixes it. Six weeks later, I’m good to go. Never had a problem with it since.

Are there still screws in your foot?

Oh, yeah. I got it checked out two years ago. It’s never bothered me since.

Sounds like battling through that ate up a lot of your time at UNC?

It was my sophomore year, and then I missed all of 2003. It was a long process to come back. By the time I

did come back, they’d recruited a class and this and that. You go back to the bottom of the depth chart. They were probably skeptical, that I wouldn’t be back.

That probably changed my perspective more than anything; it changed my perspective on the entire game. It had all been taken away from me, and I felt like I had a new chance at this thing. All that stuck in my mind was that Syracuse game. It kept eating at me and eating at me. I played like shit. I thought, ‘Man, if I never play again, that would be an awful way to go out.’ That motivated me for all those years, to come back.

Thankfully, Hal and those coaches didn’t give up on me; a lot of coaches would have. They would have been like, “Hey, see you later” and take your scholarship and send you on down the road. You see that a ton in college football.

Was it gratifying to come back and go out the way that you did?

Very. Absolutely. I give Hal Hunter and John Bunting — I’m glad they stuck with me. I came back in that ’04 season. I broke my hand and was just like, “No, you’ve got to tape this up.” If it wasn’t a wheel, I was going to play. I just kept going and kept going and worked my way back in there.

(Smith started a few games his final season with the Tar Heels. Hunter on Smith’s return: “He was so respected by the locker room. They knew what he’d done, the effort he’d made to get healthy and play. I honestly think they were more excited to see him play than anything about themselves. They were so happy he got to play.”)

Hunter told me that he remembered the Monday after your last game, he walked in his office and your dad was sitting there. He said he wanted to thank him for how he coached you, not treating you any differently.

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away from any of the athletics, just because he didn’t want to be the overbearing sports dad or whatever. He didn’t want to do that.

Did you immediately want to get into coaching after graduation?

I was finishing up at the University of North Carolina. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do. I almost took an internship in Hong Kong. I called a place there, trying to figure it out.

I knew I wasn’t going to play in the pros. I’d talked to my head coach, John Bunting, about coaching. We’d had those conversations. He called me in February (2006) and said, “What are you doing?” I told him I had this job lined up, these interviews lined up, blah, blah, blah. He told me they had a spot in one of the GA roles. They’d had someone leave.

I took that job and I was so fired up. I was like, “Holy hell, here I am.” I was getting a chance to do it. And then it was a miserable year. I think we got fired with like four games to go.

(Smith said he was working with the offensive line for coordinator Frank Cignetti, who now, coincidentally, is LaFleur’s quarterbacks coach in Green Bay.)

I think UNC had won a bidding war with Ole Miss for Frank Cignetti, who was at Fresno. So, Frank comes across the country and he implements a new offense. This was his West Coast version. He was good buddies with Mike McCarthy. We ended up going through spring ball. They’d run a bunch of two-back stuff at Fresno, lead and power or bob or whatever they were calling it at the time.

He decided we were going to go full Alex Gibbs, because that’s what they were doing in Green Bay. We changed after spring ball, to all this outside zone stuff. It was an ugly transition. We weren’t very good. We lost the opener and it just didn’t go well. We got blown out on Thursday night against Virginia and

fired with like four games to go. It was just miserable, behind the scenes.

So that was your introduction to coaching, huh?

Yeah, I was like, “If this is coaching, this sucks.” (Cignetti) was an early-morning guy and the head coach was a late-night guy. You’re just trying to find your way. After that, I was like, “If this is coaching, I don’t wanna do this.” It was just bad.

Did you think that about just college coaching? Or any coaching?

Oh, any coaching. I thought, “If this is what the profession is, this is terrible.”

It definitely can be. What did you do next?

So, I was able to go to Washington as a scouting intern, doing all the scouting stuff. I loved it. I thought it was the best job in the world. You go pick up guys from the airport. You go to the combine. You’re a runner, doing the (draft) board and all that stuff. I thought it was awesome.

I went in there on Memorial Day (2007), and (Washington coach) Joe Gibbs says he wants to go talk to me. I’m thinking, “All right, he’s going to give me the ‘nice job with the draft,’ blah, blah. I was leaving to go to Charlotte for the weekend and he tells me that he had to make a change on the defensive staff.

He said, “You know how to break games down?” I told him I did. “All right, we’ll teach you the defensive stuff. Our linebackers coach, Kirk Olivadotti, he’s done the job a long time. He’ll help you out breaking the games down and running the scout team.”

(Olivadotti is also on LaFleur’s Green Bay staff now.)

I swear to you, I wanted to say no so bad. But I was looking at Joe Gibbs and just said, “Yes, sir.” I walked out of there and thought, “What did I just commit myself to?”

Hard guy to say no to.

The whole summer, I was sweating bullets. I was breaking games down and trying to learn all that stuff. That staff was awesome. (Defensive coordinator) Gregg Williams was awesome to work for. Jerry Gray was on that staff … Greg Blache, Steve Jackson, Kirk Olivadotti.

It was just such a different experience, a 180 from that experience in North Carolina. I thought then, “If this is what coaching is, then this is what I want to do.”

What were the other kinds of jobs you considered before the UNC GA job?

I had kicked around ideas, just like anyone when you’re done with college. I thought it’d be cool to go to Hong Kong. It was going to be an internship in the financial sector. I said, “All right, do I want to get into investment banking?” I thought that’d be pretty cool. I used a connection there.

The more I thought about it, it wasn’t really what I wanted to do. I had that conversation with John Bunting, it was about February; it’d been about two months (since the season). I came back kind of quick.

But I’d kicked around a thousand ideas. I can’t sit here and tell you I wanted to be this or that. I obviously ended up being a coach.

You mentioned to me after your introductory presser that you’d wanted to be a coach since you were a kid, since you were like 9 or 10. So that was always there for you, in your mind?

It was always there. I just thought since I’d just finished playing that maybe I’d do something different for a different life experience. I knew at some point I wanted to get back into coaching; it just happened quicker than I expected.

So you then almost gave up on coaching after the UNC experience?

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Oh, yeah. I just thought scouting might have been better. I thought it may have a little bit more stability than coaching.

Yeah, right. On that subject, you started on Mike Munchak’s Titans staff, then Ken Whisenhunt’s, then Mike Mularkey’s and now Vrabel’s. What’s the secret to hanging on through coaching changes?

I mean, a lot of it’s luck. It’s the jobs you’re in. If you’re a quarterback coach or a coordinator, usually those guys don’t get held over. If you’re (quality control guy) or an assistant (position coach), you’ve got a much better shot.

Last year, when Vrabes took over, I’d been in the tight end role. I felt like I had a shot. Certain spots, you almost know those guys don’t have a shot. Before that, I’d been in the QC role. Sometimes, (a new head coach) might have a guy. But sometimes if you’re under contract, honestly, in the big picture, it’s as simple as, “This guy’s pretty competent, does a good job, keeps his head down. Do we really want to fire this guy and pay him his money and bring someone else in for ‘this’ amount of dollars?” I’m not sure that’s what happened, but that helps guys a lot, too.

Still, it’s unique to be able to climb to the OC role in the same organization and despite those changes.

I’ve been really fortunate. It’s wild how it’s worked out, when you step back and take a look at it. When I took this job in 2011, you always kind of look at it, like, “OK, awesome. Get a shot to be back in the NFL. Nashville’s great,” all that stuff. In your mind, though, you don’t think you’re going to be here that long. You hope you do a good job and someone gets a job somewhere and can move up, or whatever your goals are.

Stuff kept happening. Some of it was out of my control, when you have a transition. The difference from college, you can’t leave if

you’re under contract unless they fire you or give you permission. That’s worked in my favor, too.

That worked in my favor during the Whiz transition. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. He kind of put us in limbo. We had a conversation, me and a guy named John Gannon, who’s now the secondary coach in Indy. Both of us were in those spots. We’d shared an office and he told us, ‘Hey, we may keep you. You’ve got a chance.’

He didn’t fire us that first day. We come back from Senior Bowl. John’s contract was up and he had a chance to go to Minnesota. So he weighed both. He kind of wanted to stay, but it was a better deal and so he was able to go to Minnesota. I was under contract. Whiz was like, ‘Hey, we’re going to hold on to you.’ But I couldn’t have gone if I wanted to. So it’s just worked out in my favor.

The word we’ve heard often with this staff, and particularly with the decision to promote you, is continuity. What do you think the value of that is, especially this time of the year in the spring and summer months? An outside hire would be installing a new offense right now.

It wasn’t just blowing smoke. When we come in here and go through the installs, they’re very familiar with how we call formations. What mattered to me was what the players knew. Most of these guys knew this, so (this spring) when we came in here we could focus on how to get better running these individual things.

We didn’t go through all this stuff where you decide what you’re calling a route, like a hook or a curl. For us, it was, “Here’s what we’re calling it; it’s what we called it last year.” It’s sped up their improvement cycle. The whole four weeks isn’t guys breaking the huddle and wondering the language.

Is there continuity value, too, in knowing this specific franchise? (Smith estimates he’s one of 10 to

12 football employees who have been with the Titans since 2011.)

Since I’ve been here, I’ve seen a lot of change in the franchise. But there’s a lot of familiarity. In talking to Matt (LaFleur), that was a tough job for Matt to take. I only say that because, when you’re putting in a brand-new offense and you don’t know the building; you’re trying to move your family; you’re trying to learn everybody’s name in the building.

And every building is run differently between the personnel and the coaches. That’s 32 different ways, the power dynamics from one building to the next. Then you’re trying to get a feel for what these guys can do. At least I’ve been here. I’ve been with Delanie going on seven years … Marcus (Mariota), since he’s gotten here. It just makes the transition a lot easier. This job would be a lot harder if I had to move to a new city and I didn’t know the team. There’s no doubt about that.

I imagine a lot of this time (in early spring, before OTAs and mini-camp) is spent envisioning what you want this offense to look like and be. Do you feel like there’s a higher ceiling than what we saw a year ago, when the offense was ranked in the 20s in most categories?

We have high standards, but if you start worrying too much about stats and the rankings — it’s like listening to criticism. Some criticism you need. You need constructive criticism. But if you start playing to always appease everybody or you’re playing for (statistical) rankings, that may not be the best way to play team football.

Last year was unusual. We had a lot of random things happen, going back to the Miami game. To Matt’s credit, we go and win those next two games — we knew we were going to sacrifice some numbers. We went into those games knowing there was only one way we could win those. Obviously, we called the fake punt against Houston. We made a couple

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of plays on that fourth-quarter drive and made it as ugly as possible. We called 43 runs.

Are you a numbers guy, generally?

There’s some good analytics out there. Don’t get me wrong. The way the NFL’s covered and loud, minority voices grow on Twitter, and you see, “Well, he went run-run.” Well, that was the plan. That’s what we had to do those two weeks.

We couldn’t throw the football, for different reasons. Blaine (Gabbert) gets knocked out of the Jacksonville game, Marcus comes in there and he can’t throw the ball down the field. So you’re going to have to call the run. It wasn’t because we disregarded some obvious tendencies. Yeah, pretty much everybody in the stadium knew we were going to run most of the time in Jacksonville.

(The Titans won 9-6 in Week 3 to get to 2-1 despite a rash of injuries.)

That game was ugly as hell. It wasn’t aesthetically pleasing to the fans, but we did what we had to do, which ultimately set us up at the end of the year. The ones you want to have back are like the Buffalo game, where we turned it over a couple of times on the road. Missed some huge opportunities in that game. That game, to me, is, for sure, we deserve all the criticism in the world for that one.

To defend Matt a little bit, those two games (Houston and Jacksonville) can skew some of the end-of-year statistics. As the year went on, we had a run on injuries — we had tight end after tight end having to play. I don’t think we — rarely did we ever go into the game with the same starting lineup at O-line. Blaine came in a decent number of times to finish games, started a couple. So, it was a very interesting year.

I say that in defense to Matt. You’re right. I’ve seen some of the stuff; we were ranked in the high 20s. Now we’ve got this personnel and we should be a lot better.

The whole focus, what it boils down to, is whether we can get better as an offense. We’ll see where those numbers are by the end of the year, but ultimately what matters is whether we can win enough games to win the division and get in the playoffs.

I remember Vrabel saying that you all had a conversation when he got here and you expressed your career goals to him. What do you remember about that meeting?

I remember it very well. I was down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl. (Special teams coach) Craig Aukerman and I drove down there to go interview with him. He asked me that question. I just answered him as honestly as possible.

He said, “What are your goals?” I told him I hoped to one day be a head coach. But I told him, “To get there, I’ve got to be a really good tight end coach and a really good offensive coach and play-caller.” But long-term, being a head coach, that would be the goal.

Having said that, and I still feel the same way, I’ve got to do a damn good job at this job. I could give a crap about all the other stuff that comes along with it.

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TITANS LONG SNAPPER BEAU BRINKLEY KEEP THINGS LIGHT WHILE KEEPING SNAPS TIGHT

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE OCTOBER 4, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Many scores and seven years ago, the Titans were looking for a new long snapper.

Titans punter Brett Kern still remembers being called in by former special teams coach Alan Lowry to watch tape of a rookie by the name of Beau Brinkley, and then giving his endorsement.

Brinkley ended up being signed in May of 2012, and he’s played in every game for the Titans over the past seven seasons. This past Sunday, Brinkley played in his 100th career regular season game.

Over the years he’s been a teammate, a friend, a jokester, a golf partner, and a reliable pro in the eyes of Kern and Titans kicker Ryan Succop. In Brinkley’s mind, the 100 games went by in a snap. He's had a ball, he said.

“It has definitely flown by,” Brinkley said. “It seems like just yesterday when I came in. … But it’s been great. And I thank the good Lord for every time I get the opportunity to play this game. We all know that on any given play something could happen and it could all be over. So I try and take advantage of every game I get.”

Brinkley, whose father, Mike, was an All-American defensive end and long snapper at Missouri Valley College, learned the skill of long snapping from his father at the age of seven. Growing up, he watched others at the position – his idol growing up was Chiefs long snapper Kendall Gammon.

After making Missouri’s football team as a walk-on, Brinkley earned the job as long snapper. He appeared in 50 games at Missouri before arriving in the NFL, where he’s

started every game of his career. In addition to handling all of the team’s long snapping duties, Brinkley has also been credited with 40 special teams tackles since 2012.

“Just watching him grow on and off the field and seeing how he’s gotten better every year -- he’s so consistent,” Kern said of Brinkley. “I think he is the best long snapper in the league.”

Brinkley’s consistency helped Kern set franchise records for both gross and net punting average in 2017, and he helped the late Rob Bironas (2012-13) and Succop (2014-18) combine to make over 86 percent of their field goals. In addition to the 100 regular season games, Brinkley has also played in two playoff contests.

“He continues to get better and better on the field, which is hard to believe because he is already so good,” Succop said. “I am super proud of him. … I really believe he is the best long snapper in the league, and I have thought that for a while. He does everything so well.”

Brinkley said he treasures his friendship with Kern and Succop, two guys he said are like brothers. He credits the veteran specialists for inspiring him, and making him better on the field and in life.

Brinkley, Kern and Succop are deeply religious, and regularly take time to pray on the sideline. They spend time with one another off the field. Kern took Brinkley on an all-expenses paid trip to the Pro Bowl last season in Orlando. Kern said his kids think it’s a treat to FaceTime with Brinkley.

“Just being around them has made an impact on me,” Brinkley said of Kern and Succop. “You see their families -- they are great husbands and great fathers and they are good around other people. They treat others with respect, and are very Christian based and I am happy to have been around them and learn from them and pick up what they do and put my own twist on things.

“They have brought me back on my Christian roots, and they’ve been really key people to me, really like older brothers to help me develop as a person on and off the field. I don’t think I could ever repay Brett or Ryan for that.”

Brinkley also credited Kern and Succop, both scratch golfers, for also helping him improve on the golf course, where he’s gone from a “18 to 20” handicap to an “8 or 9.”

Brinkley has bragging rights over Kern and Succop when it comes to hole-in-ones, however – he aced the par-3 eighth hole at Gaylord Springs Golf Course back in 2015 -- and he’s not afraid to bring it up.

“Sometimes when we all go out there (on the field), he’ll make a joke about how he’s the only one who’s gotten a hole-in-one,” said Kern, shaking his head. “He won't let us forget about it.”

Kern and Succop credit Brinkley for bringing humor to the group.

“He definitely keeps it light, even on game days,” Succop said of Brinkley. “It is not unlike him at all to crack a joke or something, even as we are running on the field. That is just his personality, and it has been great for all of us. It helps take the pressure off.”

Said Brinkley: “I guess I am kind of the goofball of the group.”

One-hundred games into his NFL career, Brinkley said he feels blessed, for a number of reasons.

It’s safe to say Kern, Succop and the Titans feel the same way.

“It has been cool to see Beau grow as a player, and grow in his faith,” Succop said. “He has just improved in all areas of his life, in my opinion. He has grown in his faith, and he is a great teammate. And he continues to get better and better on the field, which is hard to believe because he is already so good.

“I am super proud of him.”

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5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TITANS RECEIVER A.J. BROWN, INCLUDING TRAINING WITH JERRY RICE

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN APRIL 28, 2019

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Marcus Mariota has a new, dynamic target.

And A.J. Brown gives Titans fans another reason to be optimistic about an offense that last season was among the worst in the league in passing. The Ole Miss product, whom the Titans drafted in the second round (51st overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, joins a receiving corps that includes Corey Davis, Tajae Sharpe and Taywan Taylor.

Here are five things to know about the Titans' new wideout:

Prolific at Ole Miss

Titans general manager Jon Robinson continued his streak of drafting wide receivers with a proven track record.

Brown left Ole Miss as the program’s all-time leading wide receiver with 2,984 yards. As a junior this past season, he had 85 catches for 1,320 yards and six touchdowns.

Since Robinson took over as GM in 2016, he’s drafted four wide receivers – Davis, Taylor, Sharpe and Brown – and all four had at least two 1,000-yard seasons in college.

The Titans chose Brown over his teammate at Ole Miss, D.K. Metcalf, whom many analysts had ranked ahead of Brown but who had only 1,228 yards in his collegiate career.

Versatile wideout

Brown is versatile enough to play inside or outside, he said.

"Whatever Tennessee needs," the wide receiver said on a conference call. "At Ole Miss, I was a slot guy when D.K. got hurt, so I could do both. I could play inside and outside; it really wasn’t a problem. I can run any route, so, I mean, it wasn’t a problem. Got to have the best people on the field any time. At the next level, I’m trying to be able to be versatile."

The Titans think he can be.

"Really productive in a strong football conference," Robinson said. "Has played a couple of different positions. Has played outside receiver, has played inside receiver. He's got good size. He's got strong hands, good route-running. And he's got good play speed. Really felt like he fit what we were looking for in a player."

And at 6-foot, 226 pounds, he gives the Titans another big-bodied option.

He trained with Jerry Rice

During his pre-draft training regimen, Brown was guided by a pretty good player to model himself after as a wide receiver.

He went through endurance training with Jerry Rice, going through the Hall of Fame wide receiver's famous Hill workout.

"He was just telling me how he liked to play in the games," Brown said. "His first quarter was his best. Running the hill and getting in shape, he’s still going like it’s the first quarter. You have to stay ready and train hard for those big moments."

High school rivals with Jeffery Simmons

Brown, a native of Starkville, Miss., said he grew up "30 minutes" away from Jeffery Simmons, whom the Titans drafted in the first round.

The two played each other in high school, and Robinson even said he asked Simmons about Brown before he drafted the wide receiver.

Jeffery Simmons ✔ @GrindSimmons94 Congrats bro! Went from high school rivalry to college rivalry, now teammates! @Brown1arthur #TitanUp

"He won," Brown said. "I think it ended up being 2-1. He beat me twice, and I beat him once.

"He’s a great guy and dominant and force to be reckoned with. We are from the same place, basically down the street."

Drafted to play baseball

Brown is – or at least was – a two-sport athlete.

He was drafted in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres. He played outfield for Starkville High.

Brown was asked about his baseball career on Friday.

"No baseball, no baseball," he said. "I am locked into football."

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TITANS ROOKIE A.J. BROWN HAS ADMIRER IN FELLOW MISSISSIPPIAN JERRY RICE

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM MAY 13, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When Mississippi native A.J. Brown flew to the Bay Area before the draft, he didn't just meet with San Francisco 49ers brass -- he got to meet a Hall of Famer who grew up not far from Brown's hometown of Starkville.

Jerry Rice, the wide receiver who redefined the position as a perennial MVP candidate in the 1980s and '90s, is from Crawford, Mississippi. That's just a 30-minute drive from Starkville, where Brown -- the wide receiver the Tennessee Titans selected at No. 51 in the second round -- was a high school star.

Brown often mentions current pro receivers such as Julio Jones as players he modeled his game after, but he has no hesitation pointing out that Rice is the greatest of all time.

"I watched Jerry Rice. I go on YouTube and watch his routes. Even though he played back then, he still offers things that I can put in my toolbox," Brown said after the Titans' second rookie minicamp practice. "We're from the same area, Oktibbeha County. We connected. That's the GOAT. My people got in touch with him, and he was down from there."

Rice took Brown on the infamous horse trail at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve in Redwood City. The trail is known as one of Rice's primary training grounds.

"When I got drafted by San Francisco, I thought about Mississippi," Rice said during the run via a video on NFL.com. "I said if I have success in the NFL, that will open the door for so many other guys. Look at your opportunity right now. You're getting ready to live your dream."

In the video, Rice emphasized the endurance benefits he reaped from running the hill, crediting it for his ability to excel in the fourth quarter and function at his best despite being tired during his career.

If getting to work out with the greatest wide receiver ever wasn't enough, Brown even got the opportunity to wear Rice's Hall of Fame ring and his three Super Bowl rings.

Rice is proud to see another wideout make it to the NFL from the 662 area code.

"He's from my hometown and represents it the way I did," Rice said of Brown. "This kid has an amazing work ethic. I am so glad I got to spend time with him and can’t wait to watch him do work," Rice said on Instagram after running the hill with Brown.

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PROUD “UNCLE”: FORMER NFL GREAT WILLIE MCGINEST PROUD OF JAYON BROWN'S SUCCESS WITH TITANS


NASHVILLE – Willie McGinest is able to say he knew Titans linebacker Jayon Brown way back when.

And because of it, he smiles when talking about Brown’s success.

“He has always had the mentality, and the work ethic, from youth football to high school, all the way up,” McGinest said of Brown. “He’s a guy who never gave up on himself. He always worked. He always walks around with a smile, but he will work his butt off. I’m really proud of Jayon.”

McGinest, an analyst with NFL Network, played from 1994-2005 with the Patriots before playing three more seasons with the Browns (2006-08). McGinest played in two Pro Bowls while in New England, and won three Super Bowls with the Patriots, where he was teammates with Titans coach Mike Vrabel. He’s in the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.

McGinest is also close with Brown, who just finished his second season with the Titans.

Brown said he wears No.55 because it’s the number McGinest wore during his playing days.

Like McGinest, Brown is from Long Beach, California, and he went to Long Beach Poly High School. McGinest has been close friends with Brown’s father, Jason, since they were youngsters.

“Willie has always been around my family growing up, so he’s pretty much my uncle,” Brown said. “He’s helped me out throughout my

career, and even today we’ll go over film.

“He gives me tips when I need them, when I ask for them. Even when I don’t ask for them, he’ll give them to me,” Brown continued, smiling. “He’s a guy who has tried to help me throughout my career, and he's helped me a lot.”

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports .@WillieMcGinest raves about @Titans linebacker@JayonBrown12.

Brown, a fifth round draft pick from UCLA in the 2017 NFL Draft, made a big leap for the Titans in 2018.

He was second on the team with 107 tackles, and he also racked up six sacks and 18 quarterback pressures. He was one of the team’s most consistent players.

In the team’s finale against the Colts, Brown was a one-man wrecking crew, returning an interception for a touchdown before forcing another fumble – and recovering it – a little later.

“He can be really good,” McGinest said of Brown. “He is still learning the game. They ask him to do a lot – he’s a cover guy, he can play the run, he can cover a tight end and a back if you need him to. He never has to come off the field, so he is still growing, and he is still learning. I think the sky is the limit.”

Seeing Brown excel has been fun for McGinest to watch.

Watching how he’s done it makes him even prouder.

McGinest and Brown both made their comments from Super Bowl LIII earlier this month.

“A lot of people always identify players just because of the football side of it,” McGinest said. “But this kid has a great personality. He has a great outlook on life, he’s happy,

and he loves doing what he is doing. And he’ll grind - he’ll work. I think when you have special guys like that you know they are going to have a bright future, and I kind of knew that with him.

“He’s just a great kid, on and off the field.”

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LB JAYON BROWN MIGHT BE SMALL, BUT HE MORE THAN MEASURES UP FOR THE TITANS

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE MAY 3, 2019

NASHVILLE – Jayon Brown has made a name for himself in his first two seasons with the Titans, earning snaps and recognition along the way.

It’s safe to say Brown is exceeding expectations for his work at linebacker, even if the first reaction he gets from most fans is about his size.

“When they do recognize me, the first thing I get is: 'I thought you were bigger',” Brown said with a smile while on the Titans Caravan this week. “They’ll say: You’re kind of a slim guy.’ I’ll be like, ‘Yeah, I’m not the biggest. But I get the job done, though.’ Hey, I just laugh. I’ve been hearing that my whole life. It’s all good.”

Brown, who’s 6-foot, 226 pounds, has proven to be more than big enough in a league where small and speedy linebackers are becoming more and more common. In the NFL Draft, the Titans selected former West Virginia linebacker David Long, who’s 5-11, 227 pounds.

When Titans coach Mike Vrabel was asked about Long’s size, he brought up Brown, which is a good thing.

“The size of linebackers has really diminished over the past 10 years,” Vrabel said. “Most recently it is what is playing in college football. The more that offenses become spread out, the more that college defenses recruit athletic, quick, smaller (linebackers). We are very comfortable with where we are with Jayon Brown and his development as a linebacker. I would say that David would probably fit similar to Jayon’s size. As long as you give the guy, the player, enough tools in his tool box to play with his skillset and

then try to develop some other things around it, I think that is always something that we are trying to do.”

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports .@JayonBrown12 makes a new friend on the @Titans Caravan.

Brown has more than held his own with the Titans. In 2018, he was second on the team with 107 tackles, and he also racked up six sacks and 18 quarterback pressures.

He was one of the team’s most consistent players.

In the team’s finale against the Colts, Brown was a one-man wrecking crew, returning an interception for a touchdown before forcing another fumble – and recovering it – a little later.

Brown played 979 snaps in 2018, including 850 on defense (81.3 %), while also playing 129 more on special teams. He earned nearly a half-million additional dollars in addition to his regular salary as part of the NFL’s performance-based pay program, which rewards players based on playing time and salary levels.

Brown didn't hate getting the bump in pay. He was also happy about his jump in play, although he’s not too interested in talk about exceeding expectations already.

Heck, he's just two years into his career.

“I am just getting started,” Brown said. “It has only been two years of film, so to be back in Nashville again and be able to go into my third year, some guys haven’t made it this far. It is a blessing and I just want to keep improving my game and keep on contributing and help us win. But to be able to be on the field and contribute as much as I do as a late-round guy, it’s nice I guess.”

A fifth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft out of UCLA, Brown spent the early part of the offseason in

California training with NFL players like Kenny Clark, Caleb Benenoch, Malik Jackson, Malcolm Smith, David Bakhtiari, and Lance Kendricks, in addition to Titans teammate Matt Dickerson, his former teammate at UCLA.

One of his missions is to improve his stamina, so he’ll be able to do even more.

“Just being able to just go hard and full speed every play when I am on the field,” Brown said. “It just gives me the ability to make more plays and keep longer focus.”

More than anything, Brown just wants to keep getting better.

He’s already looking forward to Year 3.

“I just want to keep getting better and improving on my skills and each and every weekend I want to help the defense,” he said. “I just want to keep doing me. Keep on doing what I do in this defense, and keep making plays and being a great teammate to my guys in the locker room.

“And hopefully we can keep winning games and this year get back in the playoffs.”

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STATUS SYMBOL: TITAN KEVIN BYARD'S CONTRACT IS MAKING PEOPLE TAKE NOTICE

BY DAVID BOCLAIR NASHVILLE SCENE AUGUST 22, 2019

The MTSU grad from humble beginnings has fought hard to get where he is — but that’s not the end of his story

Well-deserved.

Last month as teammates and others reacted to Kevin Byard’s record-setting contract extension with the Tennessee Titans, the same sentiment was expressed over and over again — this was well-deserved.

A five-year, $70.5 million pact is something unimaginable to many, based solely on the numbers — Byard will earn close to an average of $1 million per game over the course of the contract. Others might question the sanity of franchise officials who signed off on such a deal. There are those who certainly will see green in one manner of speaking (a desire to cash in on another’s success), but seemingly no one was green with envy.

Good luck finding anyone anywhere to question whether Byard, a 26-year-old safety out of Middle Tennessee State University, toiled hard for the sizable stack of money he will earn beginning with the 2020 season, or whether he should have been rewarded for all he did to get to this point in his life and his career.

Never has he benefited merely from his reputation. Byard has always fought to be noticed — and has performed in a way that he can’t be ignored. Somehow he never complained or wallowed in self-pity. Every step of the way, the only thing he knew to do was work harder.

With the 2019 NFL season set to open in two weeks, a guy who has been overlooked for virtually all of

his football life — which dates back to when he was 8 years old — is suddenly the player his teammates look to as an example. He’s an example of what is possible, and the one his fellow Titans see as the standard for professional conduct. Names like Mariota, Lewan and Henry are better-known, but Kevin Byard is now the face of a franchise that constantly fights for recognition amid 31 other franchises — many of which are in bigger media markets, and nearly all of which have been rooted in their current homes much longer than the Titans have been in Tennessee.

“That was definitely well-deserved by K.B.,” says wide receiver Corey Davis. “He’s a phenomenal player. He’s a great dude. And he comes to work every single day.”

Byard himself heard the same thing many times on the day he put pen to paper (July 25) and those that followed. There is no reason for him or anyone else to think it’s hollow praise rather than genuine respect.

After all, Byard wasn’t a high school phenom awash in scholarship offers. He didn’t play college football at a school that routinely sends players to the professional game, and NFL scouts weren’t overly impressed by his body of work during his college days. He didn’t enter the league with any sort of guarantee that he’d one day be in this situation. Yet here he is.

“The main thing a lot of guys have been saying is it’s well-deserved,” says Byard. “It makes me feel good to know that my hard work [paid off] and they’re seeing it. But I want to continue to do it. That’s the main thing: You see a big number — you see a big contract, but my whole mindset is, ‘I’m going to earn every single dollar, every single penny.’ ...

“Really, nothing’s changed but the change.”

It sounds nice, but the reality is that much is different now.

This season, Byard will play out the four-year contract he signed as a rookie. But beginning in 2020, he will earn an average annual salary of $15.1 million, the highest of anyone who plays his position. It will make him one of the highest-paid players among the Titans, a team that has increasingly handed out some sizable contracts in its three-plus seasons under current general manager Jon Robinson and his staff.

With money comes status. It’s true in the NFL as it is in pretty much any walk of life — and status is something Byard has rarely known, and certainly hasn’t enjoyed for any extended period of time.

“There’s a lot of guys in that locker room that work hard, that show up, that were probably told at some point in their football careers that they couldn’t do something, and they’ve overcome those odds, and they’re on an NFL roster,” says Robinson. “[Byard] has earned everything he’s gotten, and we’re proud he’s a Titan. … To have him in a Titans uniform for several years to come was pretty important.”

Byard was a standout player at Martin Luther King High School in Lithonia, Ga., and a Class 5A all-state selection as a senior. But college recruiting services rated him as a two-star prospect (on a scale of five), which did not exactly open doors to a lot of the top programs. There was some interest from Kentucky, but no scholarship offer.

Byard ultimately made his way to MTSU, where — after a redshirt season — he was a four-year starter at safety and set program records for interceptions, interception return yards and touchdowns on interception returns. He also ranks among the top 10 in career tackles.

It was enough to earn Byard an invitation to the 2016 Senior Bowl, where he more than held his own against players from more prominent programs. Several outlets that reported on the events of that week identified Byard as a player who had greatly improved his prospects for the draft, yet

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inexplicably the NFL didn’t invite him to its annual scouting combine in Indianapolis — a snub that suggested he might not get drafted at all.

But the Titans called Byard’s name on the second day of the 2016 NFL Draft, a three-day affair. He was the 64th overall choice among the 253 players selected that year. It was a satisfying result, but one that also motivated him to live up to — if not surpass — the expectations that came with his draft position. In 2018, during Byard’s second season in the NFL, he tied for the league lead in interceptions, and earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl recognition. More than a year later, the money followed.

“Being in my dorm room or my student apartment down at Middle Tennessee, I honestly never imagined I could be in this position,” Byard says. “Don’t get me wrong — I prayed for it, for sure, and I sat there and I envisioned it. But to see it happen and see this moment come to fruition, it’s just a testament to hard work. It’s a testament to, honestly, just believing in yourself and staying humble and understanding to keep working, keep working — keep your head down and everything will work itself out.”

Of course, even at the pinnacle of his athletic success (to date), Byard had at least one doubter. Months after the 2018 season, he attracted attention when he got into a Twitter spat with Deion Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Fame member and current television analyst who didn’t mention Byard as someone he thought was one of the NFL’s best current safeties. The most maddening part? Sanders’ response to Byard’s protest suggested that the former assumed the latter was a fan, not a player — let alone a player who believed he belonged in the discussion.

These days, Byard politely declines to discuss the back-and-forth. He is quick to recognize Sanders’ place in the history of the game and notes that he ultimately would like to

accomplish as much, or close to it, in his own right.

“You play this game long enough, you’re going to be able to do a lot of things that other people can’t,” says Titans coach Mike Vrabel. “But it’s about coming to work every day, staying consistent in that attitude and your desire to improve. Your leadership can’t change because you got a couple extra zeros at the end of your paycheck.”

But Byard’s salary and reputation aren’t the only things expanding. Somewhere around the start of the season, he and his wife Clarke will welcome their first child. It promises to be a significant life moment, particularly for someone like Byard, one of the oldest of seven children whose parents divorced when he was in high school. The time spent wrangling his younger siblings while his mother, who had custody of the children, was at work helped hone his sense of responsibility and the idea that there is always work to be done — even when it seems like everything is in place.

Byard now has the accomplishments and the contract that will have a locker room full of professional athletes looking to him for guidance and inspiration. Before long, there will be a tiny person in this world counting on him for everything.

Money. Responsibility. Expectations. Those are things that change many people, often not for the better. The contract, Byard acknowledges, means he will encounter people with their hands out — and not with the offer of a congratulatory handshake. Having an infant at home will mean sleepless nights throughout the coming season. The professional standard he has set on the field only means that coaches, teammates and fans will expect even more.

Byard seems uniquely equipped to handle it all. He’s never traveled on Easy Street. Whatever challenges he faces in the coming weeks, months and years — on and off the field —

his instinct will be to work harder to make it right.

“[We’re] just really proud of certainly the player he is on the field, but more importantly the person he is in this community, the husband he is, and the soon-to-be father he will be,” Robinson says. “Nothing here is given. Everything here is earned.

“He came in as a rookie and was a special teams player, and a role player defensively. Earned a starting spot second year, was a starter and a Pro Bowl player, and then last year really matured, became more of a vocal presence for us, and still a really good playmaker back there.”

Not many people — who Byard knows, at least — thought he could do it. That includes college recruiters and NFL scouts. Doubters and detractors were with him every step of the way, but he never carried their skepticism with him. Few told him he could do it. Yet here he is, the NFL’s highest-paid safety with seemingly the majority of his career still in front of him. That’s a lot of time to add to everything he has already accomplished and to further convince those who were unconvinced at so many points along the way.

Byard, however, doesn’t seem to plan on saying, “I told you so.” He’s got more of an “I knew I could” mentality, because that was the internal dialogue he maintained every step of the way. To look back at those who doubted is to miss the view on the way up.

These days, he gets to see a whole lot of things from an entirely different perspective.

“Coming from humble beginnings, every next step for me was a blessing,” Byard says. “I always looked at it like a blessing. So I never really looked at it like, ‘Oh, they doubted me.’ … Most success stories you hear, it’s always a humble beginning. You always hear that people go through different tests and trials, and I understand that when you’re trying to make it to a

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great destination that you have to go through tests and trials. The road is not going to be straight, it’s going to be crooked. So I always understood that, and I kept working.

“This is not the end, where just because I signed my contract this is where it’s all downhill. No. My whole mentality is to keep elevating, to keep going higher and higher.”

It’s the only direction he knows.

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TITANS SAFETY KEVIN BYARD GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITY WITH FREE FOOTBALL CAMP


NASHVILLE – As a youngster, Kevin Byard never had an opportunity to attend a football camp.

When the Titans safety embarked on his NFL career, Byard set a number of goals for himself on and off the field.

Among them: Byard wanted to host his own camp, for kids.

On Friday night, Byard’s dream became a reality as 200-plus youngsters turned out for the first annual Kevin Byard Football Camp and Ensworth School.

“That’s something I always envisioned when I first got into the NFL -- I wanted to throw a football camp,” Byard said. “To be able to throw it in Nashville in a community that loves me and I love them as well, it’s just a beautiful thing all around.”

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Byard smiled when he looked down at the camp’s t-shirt, featuring an image of his end zone interception in a Monday Night Football game at Dallas last season.

He also smiled as he encouraged kids in drills, rooting them on.

Several of Byard’s teammates – defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, cornerback Logan Ryan, cornerback Malcolm Butler, cornerback Joshua Kalu, cornerback Tye Smith and cornerback Kenneth Durden – showed up to help run drills.

Byard’s personal trainer, Jason Spray, told campers about the young Kevin Byard he first met when he was the strength and conditioning coach at MTSU. Years later, Byard is heading into his 4th NFL season, with a Pro Bowl appearance, an All-Pro selection and 12 career NFL interceptions already among his accomplishments.

“His work ethic from when he was 18 years old to where he is today has never changed,” Spray said of Byard. “He is a true self-made guy and that’s why he is where he is.”

Byard talked to the kids about the importance of hard work, before watching them work.

“No matter what circumstances you come from -- if it’s good, poor, rich, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to,” Byard said. “Just to see these kids running around, the smiles on their faces, it does everything for me.”

Byard said he plans to hold the camp - which was free -- every year.

He promised even bigger and better things ahead.

“This is an unbelievable experience,” Byard said. “It means everything to me, from the bottom of my heart. It is an incredible response from the community, the kids. People came from Memphis, my family came from Philadelphia, for this. It’s awesome.”

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TITANS' KEVIN BYARD, KENNY VACCARO TRAINING WITH SOME OF NFL'S BEST DBS


You can't pass up working with talent like this.

Tennessee Titans safeties Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro and CB Joshua Kalu traveled to Austin, Texas, to meet up with other players for what they're calling "DB Week." The group includes some of the league's top defensive backs: Ravens safety Earl Thomas, Chargers safety Derwin James, Redskins safety Landon Collins , Colts safety Malik Hooker, Cardinals safeties Budda Baker and Deionte Thompson and Lions CB Quandre Diggs.

Vaccaro, Diggs and Thomas played for the University of Texas, right by where the defensive backs have been training all week. The group arrived on Monday and started working with performance coach Jeremy Hills -- a former Texas running back who put the group through a series of grueling workouts in a sandpit, on the field and in the weight room. They also incorporated an intense Pilates workout for recovery.

DB Week is a great opportunity for elite players to come together and push each other and take their training to another level. Byard didn’t get to attend last year’s workouts because he had something bigger on his hands: He got married . But he was excited to meet with the group this year.

"The kind of work that we are doing down here, a lot of guys aren't working like this ... two-a-days every day," Byard said. "Seeing how these guys have worked so hard to maintain an All-Pro level for so many years, that's the main thing I got from this so far. I am working out with guys like Earl Thomas. We have so many great safeties here,

some elite players. These guys are out here going to work. It's the work ethic."

College teammates Thomas and Vaccaro got together in Austin to train with other safeties before, but they decided to expand things this year to include other defensive backs. This year's group even had a weight room session that included rookie defensive linemen Christian Wilkins (Miami Dolphins) and Charles Omenihu (Houston Texans).

The players will wrap up the week this Saturday with a "Bowl with the Pros" charity event.

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KEVIN BYARD IS STILL THE NFL’S BEST-KEPT SECRET

BY ANDY BENOIT SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MAY 28, 2019

NASHVILLE — Kevin Byard plays an often-overlooked position in an relatively small market and hails from a college program most casual football fans have never seen live. So it’s fitting that the most famous moment of his career was when a prominent TV personality didn’t know who he was.

A few months after Byard received his 2017 first-team All-Pro honor, he tweeted at NFL-legend-turned-TV-star Deion Sanders, questioning how Sanders could name Tyrann Mathieu the game’s best safety and “not include the two first-team AP All Pro safeties” (the other 2017 All-Pro safety was Minnesota’s Harrison Smith). Upon firing back, Sanders referred to Byard as “a fan,” a past great failing to recognize one of football’s current greats.

“[Byard is] probably the most complete safety I’ve played with,” says fellow Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro, who quickly follows with an homage to a college teammate, “[future] Hall of Famer” Earl Thomas. “But Kevin Byard, as far as in the box, man coverage, ball skills back deep, he’s probably the best I’ve played with.”

Last season, Byard’s numbers dipped from eight interceptions to four, 16 passes defensed to eight, and two fumble recoveries to none. He missed out on the 2018 All-Pro team. But the decline in numbers is further evidence that stats—especially for a safety—are finicky. Most football people, especially within the Titans building, believe Byard was better in 2018, and by a significant margin.

“He was,” says Titans cornerback Logan Ryan. “You’re not going to get eight interceptions every year … Plus, when you go All-Pro, offenses then know who you are and they’re

going to try to find ways to factor you out. I talked to guys who played us this year, they said, ‘We saw Byard back there [in centerfield], we were not throwing anything deep. We’re going to go [to an empty formation] and throw quick game, you have too good a free safety.’”

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Taking Byard out of games is difficult because he’s so much more than just a free safety. “Kevin, to me, is like a younger Eric Berry,” Ryan says. “He’s the best openfield tackler of our safeties, he covers man-to-man if we’re facing the best tight ends. He has the most interceptions out of centerfield. And he’s smart on a level that lets us communicate and change blitzes. And he is becoming a better blitzer. He was doing all that by Year 2 in his career.”

Byard took it to another level in Year 3 when the Titans overhauled their defensive approach, replacing previous coordinator Dick LeBeau’s system with a mix of new head coach Mike Vrabel’s scheme from Houston and defensive coordinator Dean Pees’s scheme from Baltimore—two of football’s most complex schemes to begin with. Titans defensive backs are quick to point out that their secondary, in terms of coverages, disguises and especially blitzes, does more schematically than any in the league. There are two keys: 1) corners like Ryan, Malcom Butler (expensive free agents), and Adoree' Jackson (first-round pick) who can each play man or zone and, 2) versatile safeties like Vaccaro and especially Byard.

“I pride myself on being able to play deep, being able to come in the box and play good run defense, being able to blitz,” Byard says. “And having the versatility to play the slot and cover tight ends—that's one thing you don't see a lot of safeties do consistently.”

Byard laughs when asked if he sent his agent, David Mulugheta, a gift

basket back in March. Mulugheta also represents former Giant Landon Collins, who signed a six-year, $84 million deal ($44.5M guaranteed) in Washington, raising the high-water mark for guaranteed money in a safety’s contract by a staggering 11.25 percent.

“Going into this offseason, I didn't know the safety market was going to jump up that high,” Byard says. “So it’s like, ‘Ah man, that’s super good’—especially for Landon, [new Raven] Earl Thomas, those boys deserve it. I was definitely excited.”

His teammates leave no doubt as to whether they think Byard deserves it. “As far as being able to do everything, Kevin is the best safety in the league,” Vaccaro reiterates, adding that Byard should be the highest-paid at his position. “And when you’re paying Kevin, you’re paying a leader, you’re paying a good father, you’re paying a great teammate.”

Adds Ryan: “He’s always thanking his teammates. He wants a new contract and that’s going to probably have to wait, and I think he’s handling that very well. He’s here [in the offseason program], he’s being a leader, he’s even helping out potential replacements. His attitude is, ‘Whatever man, at the end of the day I’m going to be a good teammate.’ That’s where we have a special group [in this secondary]. It’s not built to last forever, obviously. Contract-wise, you can’t keep paying everyone forever. But we’re excited for this year, it’s maybe our last run.”

Indeed. Ryan himself is in the final year of his deal. And Malcolm Butler, one figures, could be on the outs in 2020 if he has another up and down season. (According to OverTheCap.com, the Titans can tear up his pricey contract for a $7.6M cap savings in 2020.) As for Byard? “I’m taking it day by day,” he says. “I understand it’s a business. It can go either way. They can pay this offseason, they can play this year out and try to franchise me—I try to just keep my mind off

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that stuff because I feel like it can almost drive you crazy.”

Watching film with Byard, it’s easy to understand how he has become such a versatile ball hawk. Besides strong playing speed and fluid change-of-direction prowess, he understands the game from a quarterback’s perspective.

In Week 1 against the Dolphins, he made one of last season’s most impressive pass breakups from centerfield, swatting away a deep shot to speed-receiver Jakeem Grant. “I wish I could have one-hand picked it,” he says with authentic ruefulness as the film rolls. “One thing I learned about playing [centerfield] is if the quarterback’s shoulders open, say to the right, then that quarterback is not getting back to the left. If the quarterback is going to throw to the left, at the top of his drop, his shoulders would be more squared. So I could immediately feel this throw, and as soon as I saw the QB take that hitch step, I just turned and went. It helped that I was already anticipating it, knowing that at that time of the game the Dolphins needed a big play, and that [Jakeem] Grant runs nothing except stop routes and Go balls.”

Watching his interception against Eli Manning in Week 15, he talked about the importance of a free defender in two-deep man coverage getting 22 yards from the line of scrimmage after the snap, which he says is the perfect landmark for defending any route. “Every third down in this game they kept throwing this ‘sail’ route concept, so I was already anticipating this one. As soon as I saw the receiver break out, I just took off because Eli Manning just kept throwing that ball. I don’t know why he threw this one, he definitely didn’t read it right.”

On another snap, Byard perfectly disguised a blitz, creating a sack opportunity for someone else—something, teammates note, he does regularly. “One thing that I learned more from Dean Pees is understanding how offensive lines

block and make their calls,” Byard says. “That’s how we’d like to manipulate guys with our disguises.” Ryan raved about this with Byard, citing it as the biggest reason Titans had more sacks by defensive backs (9) than any team last year. “Stats and Pro Football Focus equate to what you do individually, but they don’t show what you sacrifice for your teammates,” he says.

Byard’s football IQ, you could say, launched his NFL career. Incredibly, he was not invited to the 2016 combine. A four-year starter at Middle Tennessee State (located just 30 minutes from Titans headquarters), he performed well at the Senior Bowl, the highlight being an interception against Jacoby Brissett in practice. But while fellow Senior Bowlers would talk about their combine invites, Byard was left out and baffled as to why. “I didn’t understand why I wasn’t getting an invite,” he says. “Nobody really gave me an answer. My college numbers were off the charts. I broke pretty much every school record: 19 interceptions, four pick-sixes, 300-plus tackles, a bunch of different stats. Maybe because I was a small-school guy, but I was still accomplished at a D-I program.”

Of course, Byard wasn’t going completely unnoticed. In the early 2000s, Titans general manager Jon Robinson coached at Nicholls State where one of his players was Steve Ellis, Middle Tennessee’s defensive coordinator while Byard was at MTSU. “Steve raved about Kevin,” Robinson says. Steve would text Robinson updates on Byard every few weeks, and eventually Robinson put on Byard’s film. “He was a willing tackler and extremely productive on the ball. I think he had 19 interceptions in college. You don’t just stumble into 19 picks, whether it’s college, pro, high school, whatever.”

Byard discovered a silver lining to his combine snub: More personal visits with teams. “I ended up taking, like, 12 visits. I was able to have some real personal time with those teams’ GMs. I was able to sit

down with DB coaches and watch film, talk ball.”

Byard’s agent, Mulugheta, told him he was being talked about as, at best, a fourth-round pick and, at worst, a seventh-rounder. “That’s not that good,” Byard remembers thinking. “But after my first week of visits, my agent was like, ‘I don’t know what you’re doing on these visits man, but you’re starting to climb up draft boards.’”

That included the Titans’. And so days before the draft, their entire brass caravanned over to Middle Tennessee State. “It was three or four to a vehicle,” Robinson recalls. “I drove and, I think, Dick LeBeau drove. We got there and Kevin was sitting in the film room waiting for us. He had everything lined up and was ready to roll.”

They had no idea that Byard had to be coaxed into taking the meeting.

“I was taking my last visit, it was in Miami. On these visits they’re wining and dining you,” he says. “You’re eating steak almost every night. So I’m not really in good shape. I get a call down there in Miami from my agent. He said, ‘Listen, the Titans want to work you out.’ This was like a week before the draft, I’d been on the road for two straight weeks. I said, ‘I’m not doing any more workouts, I’m done.’”

Other than sending a defensive assistant coach to Middle Tennessee State’s pro day, the Titans had had no contact with Byard. But shortly after the call, Mulugheta phoned again telling his client he needed to do the workout because the Titans were sending all of their big wigs and pertinent defensive coaches.

The on-field portion lasted about 10 minutes; the rest of the session was spent in the film room and at the whiteboard. The Titans had Byard take them through MTSU’s game against Alabama, Byard narrating all the calls and assignments. The Titans also installed portions of their own defense and tested Byard’s comprehension. “He nailed every call, you could see that he was a

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very cerebral player,” Robinson says.

“I’ll never forget,” Byard says with a grin, “Dick LeBeau was like, ‘This is the best meeting I’ve had with any DB [in that year’s draft process].’” Byard had wowed coaches in other meetings. They’d ask him to draw his favorite coverages and defensive plays and when he did, he’d include all 11 defenders, clear down to what specific alignments the defensive linemen were in. He didn’t realize how unusual that was.

And so the Titans took Byard with the first pick in the third round after rejecting offers to trade down. After the pick, “I got a couple of calls from teams that were trying to trade up with us,” Robinson remembers. “And they said, ‘You just took the guy that we were going to take.’”

Robinson’s next decision on Byard will be even bigger. The franchise tag for a safety is projected to cost over $13 million. A long-term deal could cost in the realm of $50 million guaranteed. Fortunately for the Titans, Byard is content to play out the final year of his rookie deal, which pays just over $2 million—greener pastures await. In the meantime, did he ever hear again from Deion Sanders?

“No, of course not,” Byard says. “I wasn’t really expecting to, though. He’s a legend, he doesn’t really have to respond. If anything, he probably feels like, ‘Hey, I’m giving this kid clout by responding.’ I just left it alone. He probably just made an honest mistake, he probably really didn’t know [who I was]. We’re a small-market team, we don’t get a lot of prime-time TV games, so he might not know. But if you work at NFL Network you should probably know who the All-Pros are. But it’s TV, man, people pick their favorites.”

Byard continues: “If you look up Deion’s stats, he was the Truth. That’s why I kind of just looked at [his tweet] like, ‘Man, he’s OG, a legend, I’ll leave it up to him.’ I felt like it would have been manning-up if he had just reached out to me, but

he doesn’t have to. I’m trying to get that gold jacket like he has—if I get that gold jacket, then I’ll be able to say something to him.”

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TITANS SAFETY KEVIN BYARD ON NEW CONTRACT: “NOTHING HAS CHANGED BUT THE CHANGE”


NASHVILLE – Titans safety Kevin Byard strolled out the door at Saint Thomas Sports Park wearing a black t-shirt shirt with the words:“PRAYED FOR THIS” across thefront.

A night earlier, Byard had agreed to a whopping new contract with the team, which gives him security on and off the field.

“I want to start everything off, first and foremost, by thanking the most high power,” Byard told reporters. “Without Him, none of this would be possible.”

Byard then thanked Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, General Manager Jon Robinson, head coach Mike Vrabel, his teammates, and his family.

A third-round draft pick by the Titans in 2016, Byard reflected on how far he’s come. But he also made it clear he plans to keep improving and “it’s just the beginning.”

“From the humble beginnings I come from, being in my dorm room or my student apartment at Middle Tennessee, I never could have imagined I’d be in this situation,” Byard said. “Don’t get me wrong: I prayed for it for sure, and I sat there and I envisioned it. But to see it happen and see this moment come to fruition, it is a testament of hard work. And it is a testament in believing in yourself and staying humble and understanding: ‘Keep working, keep working and keep your head down and everything will work itself out. It’s a blessing for sure.”

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Byard, who has 12 interceptions in the past two seasons, is considered one of the NFL's best safeties, and he'll now be paid like one.

Byard was named to the Pro Bowl in 2017, when he racked up eight interceptions and led the NFL in takeaways. He was also named All-Pro that season.

Byard had 96 tackles, four interceptions and two sacks in 2018. In three seasons, Byard has 246 tackles with 12 interceptions and 10 quarterback pressures.

Byard, whose contract was initially scheduled to expire after the 2019 season, smiled and said his teammates joked with him and congratulated him after learning of his deal.

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.@Titans GM Jon Robinson on rewarding @KB31_Era with the long term deal: He earned it.

“The main thing that a lot of guys have been saying is it’s well deserved,” Byard said. “But I want to continue to do it. That’s the main thing – you see a big number and you see a big contract and my whole mindset is: I am going to earn every single dollar, every single penny. I am going to go out there and earn it for Jon and for Amy for believing in me, and I am going to keep on doing what I have been doing, which is staying humble.

“Really, nothing has changed but the change.”

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TITANS D-LINEMAN JURRELL CASEY AIMS TO BE BIGGER, STRONGER IN 2019


NASHVILLE – As Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey prepares for his ninth NFL season, he’s looking at himself and at those around him.

Casey’s personal offseason priority is to get bigger, and stronger – and it’s working.

Speaking on the Titans Caravan recently, Casey said he weighed in at 284 pounds the other day. He’d love to play at 290 pounds this fall, but knows it could be a challenge based on the rigors of the season. But he already feels stronger than he did in the fall, when his weight dipped to 275 pounds – his lowest playing weight in the NFL.

He’s adjusted his diet and training regiment in time to help.

“I want to be a little bit stronger,” Casey said, “and a little bit stouter to help the overall team as a whole.”

Casey said another focus is on the big picture of the defense.

“The biggest thing is really getting to know the guys around you, getting to know what their jobs are, getting to know their assignments,” Casey said. “If you understand what the guys next to you are doing, and what is coming beforehand, it makes your game go to another level and I think that is what this season is going to be about – understanding what my safeties are doing, what my corners are doing, understanding where the blitz is coming from beforehand. If you do that while understanding what you can do, it can take your game to another level and you can play 10 times faster.”

Casey finished the 2018 season with 72 tackles, a whopping 50 quarterback pressures, and a team-high seven sacks.

In the midst of the team’s four-game winning streak, Casey suffered a knee injury in the team’s December 22 win against the Redskins, and it robbed him of a chance to play in the season finale vs. the Colts, a game with playoff implications. The Titans lost that contest against Indianapolis, and their season ended short of the playoffs, and their Super Bowl dream.

Earlier this offseason, Casey told Titans Online the memory of that game – and being forced to be a spectator -- will motivate him heading into 2019.

“It was definitely hard – very tough for me,” Casey said. “I probably cried the first couple of nights. I know it wasn’t too bad of a crazy injury, but just to know that I wasn’t able to help my team the following week, couldn’t participate in one of the biggest games of my career with my teammates, it hurt. It hurt me bad.

“But at the end of the day I have to get ready for another season. I have to chuck that behind me and get ready to go.”

Casey said he’s feeling good now.

He spent a lot of time rehabbing, and he’s working to be in the best condition of his playing career while also getting stronger. After being on a Vegan diet, he's switched to a Pescatarian diet to get extra protein, but is still on a plant-based diet.

Casey said he's looking forward to 2019, and being led by head coach Mike Vrabel and defensive coordinator Dean Pees.

“The biggest thing I’m looking at is trying to make it the playoffs, and trying to get to the Hall of Fame,” said Casey, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who has 611 career tackles and 46 career sacks. “I have been to the playoffs one time since I’ve been here. Our team has been good, winning nine games three years in a row. But we have to take it to another level. And I want to do my part to help get us there.

“We have a coach who understands football and understands how players should play. He’s putting is in great situations, and with two great defensive minds in Vrabel and Pees, we could be unstoppable on defense.”

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JURRELL CASEY NAMED TITANS WALTER PAYTON MAN OF THE YEAR

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE DECEMBER 6, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As a youngster growing up in California, Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey remembers how his mother always welcomed his friends, and others in the neighborhood.

It made a lasting impression on him.

“My mom taught me to always give back to others,” Casey said. “My mom was one of those people where if my friends were hanging out, she made sure she made enough dinner for everybody. It wasn’t like, ‘It’s dinner time, so you have to go home.’ If you were around my house, she made enough for everybody.

“But it was more than just that. My mom has always been a big-hearted person, and that’s something that rubbed off on me.”

Casey is the 2018 Titans recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.

Casey is now a finalist for the league-wide 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award that will be awarded during the upcoming Super Bowl week. This prestigious NFL award has been in existence since 1970 and it honors players who demonstrate outstanding balance in their lives between civic and professional responsibilities. In 1999, the NFL renamed the award after the late Walter Payton as a tribute to his greatness, both on and off the field.

A 2011 draft pick by the Titans, Casey credited the two women in his life – mom Collette Burns, and wife Ryann Gray – for inspiring him, and pushing him to help others.

“And that’s the biggest thing about it – when you have a wife that encourages you, and pushes you to

continue to do better, it inspires you,” Casey said. “And being around her and her family – her mom is one of the most thoughtful and thankful people I’ve ever met in my life. I’ve been around some great, strong women.”

A three-time Pro Bowler on the field, Casey has been a giant off the field as well during his time in Nashville. He was also the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2016 for his work in the community. He’s been a captain five years in a row.

Included in Casey’s work:

• Along with his wife Ryann, theCaseys established the Casey Fund,a nonprofit dedicated to addressingthe needs of at-risk youth as well asformerly incarcerated individuals byraising money for re-entry programs, inner-city youth programs, mentoring, and halfway houses.

• Works closely with Project Return,a local non-profit dedicated to thesuccessful new beginnings ofindividuals returning to thecommunity after incarceration

• Supports Purpose Prep Academyas host of their annual fundraiseralong with attending career fairs andhosting school supply giveaways forthe scholars

• Partners with Free Hearts tocoordinate special experiences forchildren with incarcerated parents

• The Caseys serve as chairs of theRally Foundation’s Rally on theRunway 2018, an event that raisesfunds for childhood cancer research

• Partners with the StarlightFoundation, a non -profit dedicatedto bringing joy and comfort tohospitalized children and theirfamilies, by designing a customhospital gown and pledging todonate $999 to Starlight for eachsack during the 2018 season

• Serves as spokesperson for UnitedWay of Metropolitan Nashville

• Hosts free summer football campsfor youth offensive and defensivelinemen in Nashville and LongBeach

• Recognized by You Have thePower as the 2017 PowerhouseAward winner for his continuedefforts to empower and encouragelocal youth

• Supported local students byhosting a “Shop with a Titan” eventto provide school supplies

• Selected as the Tennessee TitansWalter Payton Man of the Year in2016

Casey also helped spearhead the launch of the team’s We Stand For campaign this season, which provides a platform for players to foster positive dialogue around their community work and raise awareness and funds for certain charities and causes.

Growing up in a minority area outside Los Angeles, Casey was exposed at an early age to the effects a lack of resources can have on a community. It’s this experience that drives Casey’s commitment to his community and leveling the playing field for people in need.

“(Jurrell) does a good job to try and motivate everybody to be better in the community,” said Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard, the team’s 2017 Walter Payton Man of the Year recipient. “It is bigger than football with him, and he realizes that. I think him and his wife also realize how they can make an impact in the community. It is good that he is grinding like that, and you remember that it is always bigger than football.”

Casey said he’s honored to be chosen.

He again credited his wife, mother, and his teammates.

The winner of the award each year receives $250,000 donated to United Way in his name to expand Character Playbook across the

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country and up to $250,000 donated to the winner’s charity of choice.

All other 31 nominees will receive a $50,000 donation in their name to expand Character Playbook and up to $50,000 donated to their charity of choice. All donations are courtesy of the NFL Foundation, Nationwide and United Way Worldwide.

“It is definitely a blessing,” Casey said. “It just shows the hard work and the dedication that I’ve continued to do off the field. It makes me feel good for people to see me want to give back to the community.

“I think the biggest thing for me is understanding the world, understanding society. Growing up, understanding that everybody is going through a struggle, everybody is needing help. And my mindset was if I was ever in a position to do so, no matter what position I was in, if you have a chance to give back then you should do it.”

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JURRELL CASEY: INSPIRED BY HIS BROTHER, HE OFFERS OTHERS A FRESH START

BY JOHN GLENNON THE ATHLETIC DECEMBER 10, 2018

Jurrell Casey never bought the guilty verdict that sent his older brother to prison for first-degree murder in 2007.

There seemed to be too many holes in the prosecution’s argument.

Sure, Jurray Casey had been driving three of his friends through Culver City, Calif., in the early morning hours of Jan. 8, 2006, when someone in the car fired shots that killed Rashad Ali — a passenger in another vehicle.

But where was the definitive proof Jurray had done the shooting?

How was it that none of Jurray’s three companions was sentenced to a single day in prison?

Jurrell Casey believed — as did many others — that his brother took the rap for a friend, winding up with a prison sentence of 25 years to life.

Hard as it was to look ahead at the time, Casey realized that — one day — his brother would return to society from Calipatria State Prison in California.

That started Casey thinking: How difficult is the challenge of resuming one’s life after spending decades behind bars? How do ex-cons start again, when they have virtually nothing from which to draw?

Those were the seeds that led Casey, the Titans’ three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle, to invest so much time, effort and money in a nonprofit organization called Project Return. It’s dedicated to the successful new beginnings of individuals returning to the community after incarceration — and to lowering a recidivism rate

that sees so many wind up back in jail.

Project Return’s current focus is developing housing for those who’ve left prison.

“It’s just something that was needed,” Casey said. “It’s for felons because sometime they can’t go into certain neighborhoods. They can’t transition back into certain places because landlords don’t want them in their buildings. So Project Return is trying to find housing, and trying to buy up projects as much as they can to provide housing.”

Investing himself in Project Return is merely one example of Casey’s ongoing altruistic work in the community, which — combined with his ferocious play on the Titans’ defensive line — makes him The Athletic Nashville’s 2018 Person of the Year.

Casey and his wife, Ryann — a deputy public defender in Nashville — also run The Casey Fund, which addresses the needs of at-risk youth and the formerly incarcerated. Project Return serves as one of the organization’s cornerstones.

Since its inception, The Casey Fund has funded and hosted dozens of events such as free football skills camps, Thanksgiving food drives and giveaways, back-to-school shopping events, career fairs and more.

This year, Casey has steered The Casey Fund into partnering with Starlight Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to comforting hospitalized children by designing custom hospital gowns. In addition, Casey, who wears No. 99 on the football field, is donating $999 to Starlight for each sack that he records during the 2018 season.

“It was something I wanted to do and something that touched my heart a lot,” Casey said. “This way, those kids in the hospital don’t have to wake up to a little dingy gown every day — it’s something to put more of a smile on their face. I thought it was something I could do,

and that a sack could help thousands of kids get new gowns, so why not?”

The Casey Fund also is partnering with Free Hearts, an organization that offers support, education and advocacy for families affected by incarceration.

Once again aiding a cause that’s become especially important to him, Casey soon will be throwing a Christmas party for kids who have parents in jail.

“He took that situation with his brother, and he turned it around into a positive thing, to help people when they come out of prison,” said Casey’s mother, Collette Burns, who still lives in Long Beach, Calif.

“Because they do need help. (People) always want to turn them down because they’ve been in prison or whatever the issue may be. But still, they are human and they do need some kind of foundation when they come home. So I’m really proud of him and his wife both on that.”

Casey, 29, stays in touch with his older brother on a regular basis, more than happy to accept Jurray Casey’s collect calls, his only form of electronic communication with the outside world.

They talk football and they talk life, with Jurray, 30, offering snippets of advice from Titans games he happens to see and Casey sharing updates on his new baby boy — 2-month-old Nolan.

At least a few times a year, Casey visits Jurray at the prison in Calipatria, a 300-acre complex in south-central California near the Mexican border. One of Casey’s more recent visits, in March, was especially interesting. Jurray got married at the prison to an old high school friend.

“She’d been starting to visit him, coming to see him with my mom from week to week,” Casey said.

“Sure enough, maybe a year later, they decided they wanted to get

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married. It was amazing how family and friends were able to come and show support. To see my brother happy was definitely a blast.”

Separated by just two years, the two brothers had been close growing up, with Jurray serving as a protector for Casey, steering him clear of the kind of trouble that would follow Jurray.

Only weeks after then 17-year-old Jurray had accepted a football scholarship to Oregon, the lives of the brothers were changed forever on that January night in 2006.

It’s unclear what exactly happened between two groups of teens driving in Culver City that night.

But for some reason — there were reports gang signs were exchanged between the two vehicles — Jurray’s car made a U-turn and caught up to a pickup truck it had passed.

Someone in the Thunderbird opened fire with a 9 mm handgun, hitting Ali, also 17, who died later that day.

The Casey family acknowledges Jurray was driving the car that night but insists he was not the shooter.

“It was his (cousin’s) car and he was driving, but I know that my son did not kill that person,” Burns said in a 2015 interview with this reporter. “My son is in jail because he took a rap for someone else’s crime that he didn’t do. My son has had his name slandered and his career destroyed because nobody would step up in that car and tell what really happened.”

The Casey brothers’ high school football coach, Raul Lara, also expressed skepticism over the verdict when interviewed in 2015.

“I’ll tell you this right now — myself and a whole bunch of people in the community know (Jurray) didn’t do it,” Lara said. “A lot of people in the community know who did it, and he’s out there having fun while (Jurray) is still locked up. It’s amazing to me that loyalty code — don’t snitch and all that.”

Jurray is scheduled to go in front of the parole board in 2020.

His mother and younger brother have been working on letters of support for Jurray, the kind he’ll need when the board listens to his request for an early release. She’s hopeful Jurray, who’s served more than a decade of his sentence, will return to the family in a matter of years.

“I have no doubt in my mind that when he goes in front of the board that they’re going to give him a release day,” Burns said. “Because he’s doing good up in there. He’s staying out of the way and staying positive, doing what he’s supposed to do. He’s going to school, taking classes, all that. A lot of good things.”

In the meantime, Casey is helping pave the way for not only his brother but also for hundreds like him who eventually will face a transition back to the outside world.

He’s ably assisted in all his endeavors by Ryann, perhaps fitting since the two first met at the University of Southern California in a class called Adolescent Gang Prevention.

“Everything happens for a reason,” Ryann said. “The situation with Jurrell’s brother is definitely a really sad and negative situation from all accounts. But sometimes you kind of gain your influence through negative situations. So I’m super impressed by what Jurrell has done.

“If anything, this is going to come full circle. If Jurrell is able to help his brother to transition … Since he’s helped a lot of other people, how awesome would it be to help your own family?”

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TITANS’ JACK CONKLIN: ‘IT’S TIME TO PROVE TO EVERYBODY AGAIN WHO I AM AND WHAT I CAN DO’

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN JULY 27, 2019

Will Jack Conklin ever return to his 2016 form, when he was an All-Pro as a rookie with promise of more prestigious honors down the road?

That question has been asked since the Titans’ right tackle suffered a torn ACL during a playoff game against the Patriots in January 2018.

Conklin has heard that noise. On one hand, he says it’s motivation. On the other?

“I try not to think about it. I try to think about getting strong, getting healthy, getting back to my old self,” Conklin said. “I know I can be an All-Pro offensive tackle and it’s time to prove to everybody again who I am and what I can do.”

He’s got a long way to go to make believers out of the skeptics who watched him last season, but Friday was a good start.

After not doing much during minicamp, Conklin was a full participant at the first day of Titans training camp. On the second play of team drills, his pancake block prompted a few pats on the back.

"It feels good to be back running with these guys and be part of it," he said. "Anytime you’re not doing something, it’s tough. We’re all competitive guys and to not be out there this spring was tough, but I’m happy that I’m back."

Conklin, the Titans' first-round pick in 2016, suffered another knee injury in Week 14 last year that forced him to miss the last three games of the season. Before that, he struggled to get back to the level at which he played before his ACL tear.

He had started all 16 games in each of his first two seasons.

"Feels better than it felt since before the surgery," Conklin said of his knee. "I’m feeling way more confident in it. I’m feeling like I can sit down and take on bull rush. I feel strong, my legs are stronger than before I tore my ACL. I’m feeling good. I couldn’t be happier. I couldn’t be feeling better than I am right now."

Marcus Mariota noticed it.

"He looks bigger, looks faster, looks stronger," Mariota said. "Says a lot about what he did this offseason and it's good to see it kind of come out here to practice."

Conklin was set to compete with Dennis Kelly for the starting right tackle position, but those plans have changed. With Taylor Lewan saying he's facing a four-game suspension to start the season, Kelly will be needed to fill in as the starting left tackle.

The 6-foot-6, 308-pound lineman said his big thing this offseason was working on pass blocking. He went to Arizona to work with LeCharles Bentley, a former NFL center and college star at Ohio State who owns a training facility geared toward offensive linemen.

"I was working with him just on that, just becoming my efficient with it," Conklin said. "With injuries and growing older in the league, people start to pick up on stuff and you’ve got to change. You’ve got to either adapt and make yourself more efficient or you're going along the wayside. Worked really hard on being more efficient, staying more square and I think it’s going to really pay off."

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TITANS WR COREY DAVIS AIMS TO TAKE HIS GAME TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS IN 2019


NASHVILLE – The game slowed down for Titans receiver Corey Davis in 2018, and he was able to play faster.

As a result, Davis doubled his production output, and became the team’s top playmaker at the receiver position.

Now, he’s looking to take things up a few more notches in 2019.

“Last year I was able to catch the rhythm, and was able to go out there and be confident, play fast,” Davis said on Wednesday from the Titans Caravan. “Hopefully this year it slows down a lot more. I just have to keep working.

“I am excited to get back to it, back in the groove of things. … I feel healthy, I feel good going into the season, and just have to keep it that way.”

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Davis, the fifth overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, finished the 2018 season with 65 catches for 891 yards and four touchdowns. He caught the game-winning touchdown in overtime in the team’s win over the Eagles, and he caught another game-winning touchdown pass in the team’s win over the Jets.

Along the way, he developed even greater chemistry with quarterback Marcus Mariota.

“Me and Marcus, our chemistry is growing every day, and it’s continuing to grow,” Davis said. “Our job is to get open and catch the ball. ... Our chemistry is looking good and continuing to grow.”

Since last season, the Titans have more weapons around Davis.

The Titans signed veteran Adam Humphries, and drafted A.J. Brown in the second round of the NFL Draft.

Davis likes the looks of Brown, the former Ole Miss receiver who will take part in the team’s rookie minicamp over the weekend.

“I recently watched his highlight tape,” Davis said of Brown. “I like his game -- he’s a baller. He goes out there and gets the ball, so I am excited to work with him.”

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Davis knows tight end Delanie Walker’s return will help the offense a well.

“I feel like it is going to help us out a lot obviously,” Davis said of the new additions. “We have some weapons coming back from injury, and we’ve added some weapons. These dudes are going to go to work every single day. We added Humph, and he’s a great complement to the room.

“Iron sharpens iron. These guys, they see things that I don’t see. Humph sees something that he notices in my game and he’ll correct it, and vice versa. A lot of these things, it's just us helping each other out and getting better.”

Davis has also done his part to make sure he’s healthy, and available.

Slowed by a hamstring injury during his rookie season, Davis has done a lot of preventative work with his hamstrings while training in Arizona. He’s also worked on staying hydrated.

Davis has also recalled lessons he learned from veteran teammates Harry Douglas and Rishard Matthews earlier in his career. Davis credits the veteran for teaching him to be a pro.

Now, he wants to take his game to another level.

“Obviously I just want to get better at every aspect of the game – playing faster, (staying) healthy so I can go out there and help the team out,” Davis said. “I want to get better at hands, routes, quickness, releases -- there's a lot of things I am working on this offseason and I’ll continue to work at it.

“I am feeling good going into the season, healthy, and that’s the main thing.”

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TITANS RECEIVER COREY DAVIS PUTTING ON SHOW IN TRAINING CAMP

BY TERESA M. WALKER ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUST 2, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan turned to reporters on the sideline one day in training camp, telling them to note the one-handed catch just hauled in by Corey Davis.

The third-year wide receiver may have topped himself Thursday.

During a red zone drill, Davis leapt and stretched out his right arm to grab the ball by its point for an impressive touchdown.

That’s exactly what the Titans, and Davis, want to see more of this season. The Titans keep reminding Davis to approach each ball in the air as his.

“There’s a lot of times where we saw that, and there’s times where we need to continue to see that,” coach Mike Vrabel said. “He’s trying to take that mindset that when it leaves a quarterback’s hand, it’s his ball and everybody thought he was throwing it way and Ryan (Tannehill) couldn’t get enough steam on it to throw it away so Corey went up and made a play.”

That’s just one example of how well Davis has played in training camp, looking like the No. 1 receiver the Titans sought when drafting him at No. 5 overall in the 2017 draft. And it’s also part of the consistency Davis wants to show this season.

“It’s huge,” Davis said. “That’s one of the big things I want to come out here and work on is me being consistent, catch the ball consistently and have my teammates and coaches rely on me first, second and third down, so that’s huge.”

The first wide receiver drafted in 2017 struggled with a hamstring

injury that cost him almost all of the preseason and five games that season. The 6-foot-3, 209-pound receiver followed up by leading the Titans with 65 catches for 891 yards in his second season.

Tennessee worked this offseason to stock up the receiving corps alongside Davis. General manager Jon Robinson signed veteran Adam Humphries and then drafted A.J. Brown out of Mississippi in the second round. The return of three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker also is back from a season-ending injury.

Davis is in position to benefit most from the extra help. Despite the Titans ranking 29th averaging just 189.5 yards passing per game, Davis averaged 13.7 yards per reception last season — ninth-best in the NFL among players with at least 65 catches.

Assistant coach Rob Moore thinks Davis has grown from playing every game last season and from the extra attention from opposing defenses. Moore also believes Davis’ confidence grew from his big plays in 2018, including an overtime TD catch to beat Philadelphia in his best game as a pro with nine catches for 161 yards.

“I think what you see with him is just the natural progression of the maturity in this league and him understanding how to be a pro,” Moore said.

Davis spent lots of time this offseason working with a trainer. He has worked on his route running, getting in and out of his breaks and releasing at the top of his runs. He also spent time with Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota to sharpen their timing and chemistry.

Mariota has noticed improvement.

“His body language in and out of his routes has been impressive,” Mariota said. “It makes it easy on us, he’s creating separation. Again, he’s had a countless number of plays — something that we’ve got to continue and hopefully build off of.

Again, he’s put in the time and the work, and I’m just excited for him.”

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WHY RASHAAN EVANS COULD EXPLODE IN YEAR 2 FOR THE TITANS

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM MARCH 27, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For much of his rookie season, Rashaan Evans wasn't himself.

A severe hamstring injury kept the Tennessee Titans linebacker sidelined for most of training camp last year. Even after he returned to the field, the injury robbed Evans for part of the season of his trademark speed to the ball carrier that he exhibited as a standout at Alabama.

He was injured while covering a tight end during the first week of training camp. The Titans were tight-lipped about the extent of Evans' hamstring injury as they slowly brought along their first-round pick, whom they traded up three spots to take last April. Evans was not activated until the second game of the season. Although he was able to learn the defense in the classroom, the rookie was hindered by not getting game reps.

"You can sit in front of a whiteboard and learn a lot of things, but it's a different type of thing when you are actually in the game," Evans said. "It took me a while to get on the field to experience the speed and where I fit in certain gaps. That's what I was missing from camp with my injury."

Evans had never dealt with a hamstring injury, and the biggest hurdle was learning to trust that he was fully recovered. Evans didn't want to further postpone realizing his NFL dream, so he took the field even though he wasn't sure if he would re-injure the hamstring. He ended up injuring the other hamstring in Week 3 against Jacksonville. The experience was a valuable lesson, teaching him how to be in better tune with his body.

"I didn't care how bad it hurt me, I wanted to get out there and play," Evans said. "That was a lifelong dream. A lot of people don't know that I pulled both hamstrings. I look back on it and don't regret it at all. It taught me how to play hurt.

"The fact that I have the experience and know how to operate and go about practice -- I know my limits and how to do certain things. I know my body a lot better now and how it reacts to certain things. Little stuff, like how much water I need to drink and even changing my diet. It'll be easier for me."

The first time Evans felt back to normal last season was in Week 6 during his seven-tackle performance against the Baltimore Ravens. His signature play of the season came in Week 14 when he shot into the backfield to tackle Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette on a fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. That play provided a glimpse of what's to come for Evans.

After finishing his rookie season with 53 tackles, two tackles for loss, and a QB hit, Evans is poised to break out in his second year in the league. His sideline-to-sideline speed makes him a key defender against the run. The Titans would also like to showcase Evans' edge-rushing ability. His best pass-rushing tool is a spin move that he says comes naturally to him. Don't be surprised to see him use a fake spin move as a counter. Head coach Mike Vrabel is quick to mention Evans when he discusses players on the roster who will get to rush the quarterback. That's music to Evans' ears.

"I am excited about that," Evans said. "It's how I started my career -- pass rushing. It's funny how it panned out. The majority of my high school career I played quarterback. I switched to defense and started rushing the passer towards the end of my career in high school. Then I did it more when I got to college and I started to fall more in love with it."

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UNDRAFTED ROOKIE SHARIF FINCH TRYING TO MAKE TITANS ROSTER WHILE MOURNING FATHER'S DEATH

BY LUIS TORRES THE TENNESSEAN AUGUST 21, 2018

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Sharif Finch has a set of silver of dog tags he normally wears.

On one side, it’s a picture of Finch with his parents, Gregory and Wendy. The other one says "everything is for you" with both of their names.

It’s a something he carries with a lot of emotion — he’s had to bury both of his parents.

Gregory died of a heart attack on July 30, three years after Wendy died from breast cancer. He’s been dealing with the loss of his father while trying to carve out a spot on the Titans roster as a pass rusher.

“It’s been hard, man,” he said. “Just having the comfort of my sisters and my brothers, just an emotional roller coaster. Having to bury my dad next to my mom, so it’s hard but at the end of the day life keeps going. Obviously, they are watching over me.”

Finch made the trip to a cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, to say his final goodbye to his father. Surrounded by his family, he has 21 brothers and sisters, Finch played the piano at the funeral.

His song of choice was one Gregory used to play: "Heart and Soul." Gregory taught the song to him. Playing it at the funeral was the fulfillment of a promise he made to him.

“My grandma was there and she was like, 'It felt like my dad was playing the song,'” he said. “It just reminded everybody of his warm spirit and

how inviting he was as a person. How talented he was musically.”

His parents were his first coaches. Finch was born in Queens, New York, and when he was 6, he joined a little league team. He played quarterback and was the team MVP.

As he kept playing, he pondered the possibilities football could bring him and his family.

“This has been a dream of mine since I was a kid and this has been of theirs as well,” Finch said. “Resiliency, they instilled that in me and no matter what they made sure I kept going and working toward my goal every day. This is a dream of all of ours and I’m trying my hardest to make that happen.”

After moving to Richmond, Finch’s talent was noticed at Henrico High School. He landed a scholarship at Temple where he played from 2013-17.

He broke out in 2017, under first-year head coach Geoff Collins. The outside linebacker led the Owls with 15.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks.

However, he wasn't selected in April’s NFL Draft. The Titans signed him, and he’s been working his way into playing time.

Players like fellow outside linebacker Brian Orakpo and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey have taken him under their wing.

“(He’s) just been a pro,” Casey said. “A young guy who’s just coming in and he’s hungry. And that’s what it all takes in this game is to be hungry and definitely see that in his eyes. … I definitely can tell he’s a good kid and that he definitely wants to be here.”

Finch got his first sack during the Titans' first preseason game at Green Bay. Early in the third quarter, Finch worked inside a defender and was left unblocked. He sacked quarterback Deshone Kizer.

Afterwards, he pointed to the sky and made a symbol for both of his parents to see.

“It’s a blessing man,” said Finch, who had one tackle in Saturday's game against Tampa Bay. “If you see me come on the field or before the game I pray, I made that sack and I put two fingers in the air. One for my mom and one my pop.”

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TITANS OLB SHARIF FINCH AIMS TO EARN MORE OPPORTUNITIES - AND MAKE MORE PLAYS - IN 2019


NASHVILLE – Sharif Finch had options last May after not being selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.

But after a productive collegiate career at Temple, the imposing edge rusher opted to sign as an undrafted free agent with the Titans. After all, he’d been one of the team’s 30 pre-draft visits, and it felt like a good fit.

A year later, Finch looks back and he’s happy with his choice. He got an opportunity to play – and contribute – as a rookie after making the team, and he’s comfortable with his surroundings.

Meanwhile, the Titans are happy they got him.

“I got an opportunity to be around guys I love to be around,” Finch said while on the Titans Caravan on Tuesday. “This locker room is a great thing -- it kind of feels like I am back at home at Temple. I met a lot of great guys, and I got the opportunity to take advantage of it.”

Finch was a contributor for the Titans in 2018 after making the team's 53-man roster.

He played in all 15 games, and finished with 22 tackles, two quarterback pressures, two tackles for a loss, and 1.5 sacks. He was also a contributor on special teams, where he tallied seven tackles.

“It was a great process, just coming in and taking advantage of the opportunities that I was given, that I earned, and just getting better every day,” Finch said. “I got an opportunity to get out there and produce in the snaps that I ended up getting, and earning. It was definitely a process, and it was enjoyable.”

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Finch used the word “earned” multiple times during a five-minute interview.

The 6-foot-4, 250-pounder knows nothing is given in the NFL, and while he figures to be in a position to make an even bigger impact in 2019, he knows nothing will be given once again. He’ll have to earn a roster spot, and playing time.

“Last year was last year,” he said. “Having the experience and having the success was great, but I know this is a new year and I know last year doesn’t mean anything now. It’s about what I do this year, how I work and how I improve. That will ultimately determine my success.

“Whatever role I do earn this year, it’s going to be a testament to the work I put in during the offseason and the work I put in during camp. That is when you earn your opportunity. So I am ready to take on the challenge. I have been working all offseason so I am excited to see what I can do.”

Finch, who battled through a shoulder injury late in the season and the loss of his father during training camp, said he’s willing to put in the work.

After racking up 14.5 sacks, 32 tackles for a loss, two interceptions, five punt blocks and 144 tackles in college, he knows what it’s like to be a big difference-maker. He’d like to do even more with the Titans in his second NFL season, but he also knows he’ll have to earn his opportunities.

In addition to Finch, edge rushers Harold Landry and Kamalei Correa return, and this offseason the team added veteran Cameron Wake in

free agency and D'Andre Walker in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Finch aims to keep improving to give himself a chance. He plans to be more violent with hands while also improving in coverage, among other things.

“Just improving on the little things, improving on everything really,” he said. “Improving on my versatility, being great at different things, being a Swiss Army knife for this team, helping wherever I can, whether that be special teams, all the phases of the kicking game or spelling somebody on defense.

“It’s about just taking advantage of all my opportunities. I look back and I felt I did OK (last year), but I can improve. There’s a lot of plays I can improve. I want to be great, so I will try and improve every day.”

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DO THE MATH: LONGSHOT PLUS HARVARD EDUCATION EQUALS BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR TITANS TIGHT END ANTHONY FIRKSER

BY JOHN GLENNON THE ATHLETIC SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

When he takes the field Sunday during the Titans’ home opener, tight end Anthony Firkser will be going where few of his kind have gone in the past.

But he’ll also be heading down an increasingly well-traveled path.

If those statements sound as if they cancel one another out, let the story of Firkser — an undrafted free agent from Harvard with a penchant for problem-solving — help clear up things.

But first, his relevance:

Firkser and fellow tight ends Jonnu Smith, Luke Stocker and MyCole Pruitt have all been shoved into the spotlight over the past few days, tasked with helping to fill the gaping void left when Pro Bowler Delanie Walker was lost — likely for the season — in the Titans’ opener.

Quarterback Marcus Mariota needs new targets, and the Titans — who use two tight ends in their base offense — can’t completely overhaul the team’s offensive scheme overnight.

“If somebody goes down in front of you, that means that the next gets more opportunity,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said.

It’s the fact that Firkser may be one of those next men up, however, that’s still an eye-opener, given his status as a longshot to make the team’s 53-man roster only weeks ago.

How unlikely was he to stick?

In the long history of the Oilers/Titans franchise, dating all the way back to 1960, only one Harvard alum — current Tampa Bay quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick — has ever taken a regular-season snap for this team.

“We’ve never been known as a football factory,” Firkser said with a smile.

But perhaps it’s high time we all started paying more attention to Harvard’s players, the school’s tight ends in particular.

The last five to play the position for the Crimson are all on NFL rosters, meaning Firsker will be the latest in a lineage that reflects well on Harvard coach Tim Murphy’s system.

“I tell our (tight ends) like Anthony in the very first meeting that you kids are like the Navy SEALS of our football team,” Murphy said. “By that, I mean they have to have the versatility to play multiple positions, and they have to be able to physically and mentally handle it. They get into the idea that they’re kind of an elite group, and they take that challenge on. It’s obviously worked out very well.”

The perfect learning lab

Growing up in Manalapan, New Jersey, some of Firkser’s early interests might have offered a glimpse of the Ivy League path he one day would follow.

“I was a more reserved kid growing up, so I loved drawing art when I was younger,” Firkser said. “Puzzles always interested me, too, problem-solving and stuff like that. Maybe that’s my math

background — doing problems and drawing out equations, like Geometry.”

But Firkser was a heck of an athlete as well, one whose first loves were hockey and basketball.

In fact, even though Firsker went to Harvard as a football recruit, his

intent was to earn a spot on the Crimson basketball team — having passed on some small-college basketball scholarship offers as a shooting guard.

“I really wanted to give it a shot to play college ball there, so (Murphy) gave me that option and let me try out,” Firkser said. “But ultimately, it just wasn’t worth splitting time with that. So I just figured it was a better opportunity to play football for (Murphy).”

It proved a wise move for at least a couple of reasons.

One, Firkser joined a Harvard tight end group that included the likes of current NFLers Cameron Brate (Tampa Bay) and Kyle Juszczyk (San Francisco).

“We had a lot of older guys in the room to learn from and to help be leaders,” Firkser said. “You embrace that role as you get older and you try to help the younger guys, so it’s definitely a good environment to be in.”

In addition, Murphy doubled as the team’s tight ends/H-backs coach, helping install the kind of flexibility at the position that would work on the NFL level as well. The Crimson utilize a two-tight end attack, one that puts some of the team’s best athletes to work at multiple spots — including wide receiver and fullback.

“That way, you can play an up-tempo style of offense like we do,” Murphy explained, “without having to substitute or being predictable.”

Added Firkser: “The tight ends were kind of like the Swiss Army knife position. We were asked to do a lot of stuff, whether it was online blocking as a wide receiver, moving out in the slot or playing in the backfield as a fullback. I think that definitely helps with your transition to (the NFL).”

Harvard tight ends in the NFL

Player Team Exp CatchesYards YPC TD

ANTHONY FIRKSER

Cameron Brate Bucs 5th129 1,556 11.117

Ben Braunecker Bears 3rd4 41 10.30

Anthony Firkser Titans 1st0 0 00

Kyle Juszczkyk 49ers 6th131 1,140 8.76

Tyler Ott Seahawks4th 40, 188 00 0

‘We know he’s a smart dude’

The 23-year-old Firkser didn’t crack the 53-man roster in stints with the New York Jets and Kansas City last season, his first year out of college.

But he’s found a home so far in Nashville.

Sure, Firkser’s academic background — at this point — is still more impressive than his football resume.

He holds a Harvard degree in applied mathematics, and he’s gone so far as to take actuarial exams in pursuit of a potential post-football career. Some of Firkser’s teammates are even turning to him as an authority on questions that happen to arise in the locker room.

“We know he’s a smart dude, even though he doesn’t talk about it,” Smith said. “But we like to give him a hard time. So if we’re looking for an answer on something, we’re always like, ‘Hey, confirm that with Firk. Hey, Firk, is that right?’”

But it will be interesting to see whether he eventually contributes on the field as well.

The 6-2, 246-pound Firkser caught the eye of the Titans when he led the team with 10 preseason catches, hauling in five passes including a touchdown against Pittsburgh in the

traditional Week 3 “dress-rehearsal” contest.

“I think he can do a number of things, whether it’s a vertical threat or catching the ball down the field — I thought he did a good job blocking-wise as a tight end,” Mariota said. “So he’s very versatile and I think if we can help him out, make him feel comfortable, he’ll execute that much more.”

Murphy said Firkser reminds him of former Indianapolis tight end Dallas Clark, a lightly recruited high-school player — and somewhat undersized for his position — who would eventually catch over 500 passes during his NFL career.

“I’m not saying that Anthony Firkser is going to the Hall of Fame,” Murphy said, “but I think his skill set, his body type and his potential is similar to a guy like (Clark).

“Anthony’s just a great kid, a class kid, a high-character kid. He was somebody that was always going to find a way to reach his full potential. That’s ultimately how he got to the NFL.”

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AFTER WEIGHT GAIN, THERE'S EVEN MORE TO LIKE ABOUT TITANS RB DAVID FLUELLEN - AND HIS VERSATILITY


NASHVILLE – Since he first joined the Titans back in 2015, running back David Fluellen has been popular with his coaches and teammates because of his work ethic and team-first mentality.

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is among Fluellen’s biggest fans.

“One, he cares about the team,” Vrabel said of Fluellen. “He will do anything that anybody on this team asks him to do, whether it’s to play any position – offensively or defensively. He does his best on special teams, he’s a hard worker, he cares about his teammates, and he does a great job.”

Well, there’s now even more of Fluellen to like.

How much more?

“Probably about 16, 17 pounds,” Fluellen said with a smile.

In the team’s OTAs, Fluellen is noticeable bigger. The extra weight should allow him to show his versatility even more, whether it's lining up in the backfield on offense, or on special teams.

Fluellen has been used sparingly at running back during his career. Following the departure of tight end Luke Stocker, who lined up in the backfield as a fullback in 2018, Fluellen could be a candidate to fill that role this fall, in addition to his assignments in the past.

The additional weight should make him sturdier if needed in front of running backs Derrick Henry or Dion Lewis.

Fluellen said he worked out especially hard this offseason, in addition to “eating a lot.”

“I try to eat something every 2 ½-3 hours,” Fluellen said. “Not like bad food – some chicken, broccoli, rice, things like that. I just try to eat that as much as I can. … I think the extra weight helps me be able to do more things, wherever I’m needed, to give myself a chance to make the team.”

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A look at @DavidFluellenJr during a @Titans OTA this week. pic.twitter.com/2D0V7QMsGM

The Titans re-signed Fluellen, who initially joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent out of Toledo in 2015, earlier this offseason.

Over the past two seasons, Fluellen has played in 23 games for the Titans after spending most of his first two years in Tennessee on the practice squad.

Fluellen’s 2018 season was cut short because of an injury he suffered against the Patriots on November 11, and he ended the season on Injured Reserve. Fluellen has eight carries for 37 yards in his career, including four carries for 16 yards in 2018. He had nine special teams stops in 2017, and two in 2018 before being injured.

After talking to coaches about adding weight earlier this offseason, Fluellen said “I was willing to do whatever.” So he went to work in the weight room, and at the dinner table.

Fluellen said the OTAs have been a learning experience for him as he works at different positions, “but it’s been a good fit for both of us.”

“The more you can do, the better,” Fluellen said. “Because if you are versatile, and you can do things other guys can’t, you are going to be used more.”

After a recent OTA, Fluellen he’s still getting used to playing with the extra weight, but he’s adjusting. Fluellen was listed at 5-foot-11, 224 pounds on last year’s roster, but he’s much heavier than that now.

“It took some getting used to, and that is what these OTAs are for, to see how guys move at certain weights and that’s how we set up for the season,” Fluellen said. “As for right now I am getting used to it – some days it’s good, some days I have to pick it up. And it’s all about conditioning, too – conditioning with the weight you’ve got.”

Meanwhile, Fluellen’s teammates are getting used to seeing a bigger “Flu” around as well.

“They definitely talk about it,” Fluellen said with a smile. “They’ve asked me what I’ve been doing (to get bigger), or why I was getting bigger, those sort of things. But they know I am trying to help the team any way possible.

“They are all encouraging me, especially the offensive line. Those guys are big eaters, so they are making sure my weight is right so I can be ready to go.”

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WILL TITANS' DERRICK HENRY PLAY VS. STEELERS? ON FRIDAY, HE GAVE BACK TO NASHVILLE TEACHERS


FRANKLIN — Derrick Henry wanted to keep the conversation on the teachers.

Not about how he's feeling or how his recovery from a left calf injury has gone. Not about his status for Sunday's exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Nissan Stadium (7 p.m., NBC). Not about anything related to football.

"I really want to just keep it with this event," the Titans running back said Friday. Henry, in partnership with JCPenney, surprised 25 teachers from the Nashville Metro School District with their own back-to-school shopping sprees. Each teacher received a $300 gift card.

"This is very important to me, very important to JCPenney and I'm partnering with them," said Henry, who still had his left calf in a sleeve. "It's really all about the teachers. We'll have plenty of time to talk about football all season long. I'll be talking to y'all (the media) Tuesday so we definitely have time to talk about that."

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Derrick Henry was at JCPenney in Franklin today to surprise 25 teachers with a back to school shopping spree. Each teacher received a $300 gift card. Henry, with his left calf still in a sleeve, didn’t take any football questions: “(Today) is really all about the teachers.”

So whether Henry will play Sunday night remains a mystery — though there are certainly signs that point to him getting some snaps.

The 6-foot-3, 247-pound running back returned to practice Monday

for the first time since July 26, the first day of training camp. He looked increasingly comfortable as the week rolled on. @ErikBacharach

Big development for the #Titans: Derrick Henry, who hadn’t practiced since suffering an injury to his left calf on Day 1 of training camp (July 16), returned to practice today.

Here’s one minute, 42 seconds of his afternoon inside the bubble at Saint Thomas Sports Park:

With Friday an off day for players and Saturday a "light day," per coach Mike Vrabel, Henry also has a couple of days to rest up and get prepared for a potential return to game action.

Vrabel also shared an encouraging thought on Thursday.

"He’s continuing to work and he’s continuing to add to his workload," he said of Henry. "We still (have to) make that decision (about whether Henry plays), see how he does after (Thursday) and moving forward. We have a few days, which is nice to see kind of how he recovers, how he did. I thought he probably looked a little better (Thursday) than he did (Wednesday), for what it’s worth."

Henry is entering the final year of his contract after running for 1,059 yards and 12 touchdowns last year. He was especially explosive in December, when he turned 97 carries into eight touchdowns and 625 yards, the most by any NFL player in any calendar month in 2018.

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I DID IT, GRANDMA

BY DERRICK HENRY THE PLAYERS TRIBUNE MAY 4, 2018

Sometimes I can still hear you singing. I’ll just be hanging out at home, or grabbing my stuff in the morning and rushing out to practice, and I’ll see the two pictures I have framed on my kitchen island — one of you around the time you first started to get sick, and one of you and me together when I was young — and I’ll just … hear it. Out of nowhere, pulled up from somewhere in the back of my heart, your voice will just come rushing into my head, and I swear I can hear you singing church songs to me like you did when I was a kid.

You did everything for me, Grandma. You sang to me. You sat with me on Saturday mornings and watched cartoons — Arthur, Clifford the Big Red Dog … whatever we could get, because you know we didn’t have cable. You’d cook me food. Watch me while I was outside riding my bike.

You even gave me my nickname, “Shocka,” because my parents were so young when they had me — Mom was 15 and Dad was 16 — that when I came along, you said that I had “shocked the whole family.”

You and me, we were just … attached, you know?

You were my best friend.

Even when I left Yulee, Florida, for Alabama, you called me all the time, telling me how much you missed me.

“When you comin’ home, Shocka?”

I’d be like, “Grandma, I miss you, too … but I can’t come home. I got football. I got school.”

“You doin’ your lessons?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“You better be.”

Courtesy of Derrick Henry

You always made sure I understood the importance of education. “Football ain’t gonna last forever,” you’d say. So I always told you that no matter what else happened in my life, I would make sure that I got my college degree. I made that promise to you.

Well, Grandma … I want you to know that I did it.

Today, I’m going to walk across the stage and receive my degree from the University of Alabama.

Graduating is something that I’ve wanted to do for myself, but also, for you. I always wanted you to be proud of me, and I know that you are. I just admired you so much growing up. I mean, you and Granddaddy raised 14 kids. Now, I wasn’t around for all that, and I can’t even imagine how hard that must have been. But I can definitely see how you did it, because I know how hard you always worked. I remember you leaving early in the morning to go clean rooms at the Holiday Inn, and then coming home at night and cooking and cleaning, and yelling at me and all my cousins for being bad … you never turned it off. You were always working. Always looking after us, providing for us.

You taught me what’s important. You knew I loved sports and that I was gonna be good. But remember how mad I used to get? I hated losing so much. If I was out in the yard playing football with my cousins and I lost, I would get so frustrated that I would cry.

And there was that time when I was like nine years old playing basketball with Cousin Karris out in the driveway — we were playing 21, and he beat me. So we played again. And again. And again. We started at like three o’clock in the afternoon, and even after I finally beat him a couple of times, we kept on playing because I wasn’t gonna stop until I felt like I had beaten him enough. We played till like 10 at night. We could barely even see the

ball anymore it was so dark out on that dirt road. But I just wanted to keep playing. I was so competitive. I wanted to win so bad.

Even when I played against the computer on the NCAA video game, I was competitive. I’d be in the back room of your house on the PS2 and I’d create Derrick Henry — the biggest, baddest player in college football — and play dynasty mode. And when a season ended and Derrick Henry didn’t win the Heisman, I’d play again. I’d just keep on playing until I won the Heisman.

I’d always hear you yell from the front of the house, “Booooy, you better get off that game and go do your lessons!”

You were always telling me to go do my lessons because I would always delay doing my homework so I could go out and play football or basketball or whatever, or just sit on that back porch on the PS2, trying to win the Heisman.

You were always there to remind me what was most important.

Later on down the road, when I eventually lived my dream and won the Heisman in real life, you were too sick to be there with me. The bad cough that first put you in the hospital turned into a respiratory infection that just continued to get worse. By that time, you had a breathing tube in your throat and you weren’t able to talk. So when I got back to Yulee, you couldn’t even tell me how proud you were, or remind me to do my lessons.

But you didn’t have to tell me all that.

I already knew.

Since you weren’t able to speak, we wrote a lot of notes to each other. I remember the last time I came and saw you at the hospital, right before I reported back to Tennessee for the 2016 season. We just sat there together, passing notes back and forth like two kids in the back of class, just saying how much we

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loved each other. You kept telling me how you wanted to get out of that hospital — just get in the car and go for a ride. And even though you stayed strong throughout everything, it killed me to see you like that — hooked up to all those tubes and machines. I wanted to get you out of that place, too … just bring you home and take care of you.

But I couldn’t. I went back to Tennessee and went back to work. And a few weeks later, when Aunt Latrease called me up and told me things didn’t look good, it killed me that I couldn’t be there with you.

Then, when I got the call on September 13, 2016 that you had passed, it was like my whole world crashed down.

You took a piece of me with you when you passed, Grandma. Life just hasn’t been the same since you left. I know you were tired and you were ready to “go home,” as we’d always say. I just wish we would have had more time. I wanted to take care of you. Do things for you. Show my appreciation for everything you did for me.

But life doesn’t always work that way, and you don’t always get those chances.

I’m just glad you’re not hurting or suffering anymore.

I guess I just want you to know that I love you and I miss you, and I’m doing all the right things. I’m keeping God first, like you always told me to. I’m working hard every day. I’m being respectful to my elders. I’m doing my lessons, Grandma — I promise I am. And when I walk across that stage in Tuscaloosa today and get my degree, I know I won’t be walking alone. You’ll be right there with me, the same way you are every day, inside my heart. I can feel your spirit. I can hear you singing.

You did a good job raising me, Grandma.

Thank you.

I love you.

— Shocka

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ALABAMA BACKS DAMIEN HARRIS, JOSH JACOBS SAY TITANS RB DERRICK HENRY HAS BEEN A “ROLE MODEL”


NASHVILLE – As a freshman at the University of Alabama, running back Damien Harris watched Derrick Henry work – in the weight room, in practices, and in games.

Harris was Henry’s back-up in 2015, and he had an up-close look at his Heisman Trophy-winning season. Harris then saw Henry get drafted to the Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft, and has followed his success since.

But the contact never stopped when Henry’s playing days at the school ended. Harris credits Henry for supporting him, and showing him the way. The same can be said for Alabama running back Josh Jacobs, who never played with Henry, but has spent time with him when he’s returned to campus.

Harris and Jacobs are now gearing up for this year’s NFL Draft, where they’ll join Henry in the league.

“Derrick has been a tremendous role model for me,” Harris said. “My freshman year, seeing the things he did and accomplished was unbelievable. It kind of set a pretty high standard after he left. Derrick has always been a great player, a great person and a great mentor so I’m thankful for that.

“I’ve talked to Derrick a lot since he left. He’s always been there to give us advice. During the season he always gave us advice. Once the season ended as far as things like picking an agent or the NFL combine or what the transition is like, he’s (been there).”

In three seasons at Alabama (2013-15), Henry played in 39 games and totaled 602 carries for a school-

record 3,591 yards and 42 rushing touchdowns.

Henry’s now three years into his NFL career, but he’s been back on campus in Tuscaloosa on a regular basis. Henry returned to campus last offseason, and graduated from the school. He’s worked out in the training facility at Alabama in each of the past three offseasons, including this year.

“He’s like a big brother,” Jacobs said of Henry. “He makes a lot of jokes but his work ethic, when he comes back and works out with us, is different. It shows me the level of competition I need to be at, and he gives me great tips about life and even during a game when he sees me, like “you need to slow down on the run or anything like that.

“I talk to Derrick all the time. He gives all the running backs advice, just about the league and how to go about playing the game the right way, and about working hard. He’s one of the hardest workers that I know.”

Harris totaled 3,070 career yards at Alabama, and registered nine 100-yard performances at the school.

Jacobs led Alabama with 1,315 all-purpose yards in 2018, when he scored 15 touchdowns (11 rushing, three receiving, one kickoff return).

Harris said the backs are appreciative of Henry’s influence.

He plans to lean on him moving forward as well.

“Derrick always has been a guy who was there to help us out and help us improve as players and people,” Harris said. “And I know I appreciate it.”

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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HERE AND NOW FOR TITANS RB DERRICK HENRY


NASHVILLE – Titans running back Derrick Henry isn’t worried about the past. As he looks ahead to the 2019 season, he knows his production at the end of the 2018 season means nothing now.

“It’s starting over,” Henry said following a recent OTA. “We’re not worried about last year – last year is in the past. You have to start over.”

As he heads into the final year of his contract, he’s also not concerned with 2020, and beyond. He changed the subject with a “next question” when the topic came up.

“It’s football,” Henry said. “I fell in love with it before the money. I love football.”

This offseason, it’s all about the here and now for Henry. The Titans wrapped up OTAs last week, and they’ll kick off a three-day minicamp on Tuesday at Saint Thomas Sports Park.

Henry is focused on getting better now, so he’ll be ready come fall under offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, who was promoted from tight ends coach earlier this offseason.

“I love Arthur, so it has been fun,” Henry said. “I have known Arthur going on year 4, so I am excited, and now it’s about building team chemistry when we’re out here. You build on the positives and try to improve on the negatives. …

“Just continue to get good at things you were really good at, and make them great. That’s what every player out here is trying to do, and we’re trying to do that as a team collectively.”

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.@KingHenry_2 in today’s @Titans OTA.pic.twitter.com/G1AYMF1S0c

Henry was great at the end of the 2018 season.

In five games in the month of December, Henry’s rushing totals included 97 carries for 625 yards and eight touchdowns. Henry set a franchise record with 238 yards in a game vs. the Jaguars, and he piled up 170 yards a week later in a win over the Giants. His 625 yards were the most by any NFL player in any calendar month this season. Henry was named the AFC's Offensive Player of the Month for December.

Henry’s final numbers for 2018: 215 carries, 1,059 yards and 12 touchdowns, with a 4.9 yard average.

Smith said the team hopes to build off the success.

“Just taking from what we did at the end of the year,” Smith said of Henry. “Any back in there… We come up with a plan for all these guys in the offseason, what we want to see and realistically what you can develop in the spring. You can have all these grand goals and there are certain things you can’t see out here in the spring.

“(But) he certainly did a nice job at the end of the year, and we just hope to build on that.”

Smith mentioned a combination of things – perimeter blocking, up front blocking, Henry’s comfort level in the system -- when asked why Henry was so much more effective in the second half of 2018 compared to the first half of the year, but he didn't pinpoint the turnaround to anything in particular.

Henry acknowledged during the 2018 season he was more decisive during the latter part of the year,

citing a midseason pep talk from Titans great Eddie George.

“Obviously something broke through where we were hitting on different cylinders,” Smith said.

Henry said he’s trying to improve on everything to get ready for camp.

His goal has nothing to do with personal goals.

“Being efficient, being consistent and making big plays,” he said. “I want to be a playmaker for this team, in this offense.”

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TITANS RB DERRICK HENRY READY FOR TRAINING CAMP, BUT FIRST ... A BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING SPREE WITH KIDS


MT JULIET – Titans running back Derrick Henry will report to training camp on Thursday, and a day later he’ll be on the field for the team’s first practice.

The start of the 2019 season is on the horizon.

“I am definitely ready,” Henry said on Wednesday morning. “It’s time to get this thing going. I am excited, and ready to get back with the guys. All the guys are excited to be back. It’s time to put the pads on and get this thing going.”

Before Henry turned his complete attention to football, however, he spent Wednesday morning in the community, with children.

Henry teamed up with Academy Sports + Outdoors to get local Nashville children prepared for the upcoming school year with a back-to-school shopping spree at Academy in Mt. Juliet. He made his way through the aisles as 35 children from Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee shopped for new back-to-school products such as backpacks, apparel, footwear, team sports equipment, and more with a $200 gift card.

“It’s always fun to get time to get a chance to spend time with kids in the community, and let them get some things that they need,” Henry said. “I am glad to do it. It puts a smile on my face just as much as it does theirs.

“I just want to be a great influence in the community, especially for the youth. … I want to be a blessing to all these kids. I am fortunate and happy to be in a situation to do this and I will continue to do it as long

as I am living, as long as I am playing this sport, having this platform.” @jwyattsports

.@Titans RB @KingHenry_2 is at @Academy this morning for a back-to-school shopping spree with 35 children from @BGCMT. All received a $200 gift card for school products thanks to Henry and Academy. @AlabamaFTBL

Henry is in the process starting his own foundation (Two All) to “help people who need help.”

LaQuinta McGhee, COO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, said the shopping spree with Henry was a surprise to the kids. Henry also helped with a back-to-school shopping spree for children last year before training camp.

“I could see in their eyes – and how all of them borrowed a phone from their parents – how excited they were to see Derrick when he came in here,” McGhee said. “This is exciting for them, and it’s something they’ll always remember. When it comes time for Show and Tell, or a conversation to talk about their summer, they can definitely say they had a great summer because they were able to meet Derrick Henry of the Titans.”

Henry, who is coming off a 1,059-yard season, hopes to start off the 2019 season the way he finished in 2018 when he hits the field later this week.

Henry ran for 625 yards and eight touchdowns in December in 2018.

“Get better,” Henry said. “Get better each and every day and compete, learn, and grow, develop even more. I want to get better (in camp) and be ready for the season.”

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NEW TITANS WR ADAM HUMPHRIES MAY NOT LOOK THE PART, BUT HE SURE PLAYS IT

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE APRIL 29, 2019

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Adam Humphries put on a Titans uniform on Monday and made his way into the Post Exchange here on the Fort Campbell military base.

The Army officers at the entrance seemed to know him as he posed for pictures with Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans out front, and if the fans waiting inside didn’t, the name plate in front of him as he sat down helped.

Those who follow the NFL know Humphries – he’s an accomplished receiver who earned a lucrative contract with the Titans in March after four years in Tampa Bay.

But he’s not necessarily the most recognizable guy, and he knows it.

“I’ll be sitting on a plane and someone will ask: What do (you) do?,” Humphries said with a smile. “And they don’t believe (that I play in the NFL) until they get off the plane and Google me. That’s always funny. It comes with it, 5-11, short white dude claiming he plays in the NFL. I have to (convince) people I actually play in the NFL.”

Heck, as Humphries made his way through the streets of downtown Nashville during NFL Draft weekend, he said more Tampa Bay fans recognized him than Titans fans.

“As I start to play on Sundays,” Humphries said, “hopefully my face will be out there with my name as I make some plays.”

In 2018, the 25-year-old Humphries had a career high in receptions (76), receiving yards (816) and receiving touchdowns (five) with the Buccaneers. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder became Tampa Bay’s top

slot receiver while catching 219 passes for 2,329 yards and nine touchdowns over the last four seasons.

Humphries joined a Titans receiving corps that was led by receiver Corey Davis last season. Davis had 60 catches for 843 yards and four touchdowns, while receiver Taywan Taylor was second among receivers with 35 catches for 458 yards and a touchdown. Tajae Sharpe (26-316-2), Darius Jennings (11-101-0) and Cameron Batson (8-82) all had their moments as well.

Over the weekend, the Titans drafted former Ole Miss receiver A.J. Brown in the second round.

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports .@adamhumphries13 on new @Titans teammate@Brown1arthur, the team’s second-round draft pick from @OleMissFB.

Humphries likes the group.

“It’s a bunch of guys who are humble and ready to work,” he said of the Titans receiving corps. “They all have that chip on their shoulder trying to prove a lot of people wrong and that is my kind of group.”

Humphries also likes his new quarterback – Marcus Mariota. He said he’s humble, athletic, and a hard worker.

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports .@adamhumphries13 said @Titans QB Marcus Mariota has made a great impression on him already. #TitansCaravan.

During the course of the offseason program, Humphres said he’s concentrating on being dependable, and trust-worthy. It’s not about making one-handed catches at this point, he said.

It’s about developing chemistry, and trust.

“There’s not better way to bond with your teammates than conditioning and lifting weights and just grinding it out with them,” Humphries said. “We’ve made some good connections in the locker room and in the receiving room as well. The past couple of weeks have been awesome and Phase 2, being on the field with coaches today went really smoothly and you can tell a lot of guys are hungry and ready to win some games.”

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SLOT MACHINE: HOW NEW TITAN ADAM HUMPHRIES WENT FROM OVERLOOKED RECRUIT TO ONE OF THE NFL’S MOST COVETED WRS

BY TRAVIS HANEY THE ATHLETIC JUNE 3, 2019

As Adam Humphries plunged this past winter into the deep end of the NFL free agency pool, his agents threw him a life preserver.

The value of a slot receiver had risen significantly, his reps at MGC Sports told him. Humphries, who had proven himself in four seasons with Tampa Bay, could be looking at upward of $10 million a year on the open market.

The Clemson product went undrafted in 2015 and improbably made the Buccaneers’ roster after a rookie mini-camp tryout. His odds of sticking were so minuscule that Tampa had included his return flight as part of the initial invite.

A few years later, and he was looking at the possibility of an eight-figure check? For one season?

“I thought, ‘Dude, that’s ridiculous,’” Humphries told The Athletic in May. “I never thought there was a chance I could make that much. It was kind of mind-blowing, to go from making minimum wage in the NFL to this.”

It wasn’t just about the money; it was the statement behind it. The South Carolina native had spent his entire football career laboring for visibility and opportunity. In a reversal, being an NFL team’s priority in free agency would show just how badly he was wanted.

There would be a fight for a player who’d spent his life in the sport undersized and overlooked.

Fending off the Patriots, Saints and others, the Titans on March 14 signed the 25-year-old Humphries to a four-year, $36 million deal.

“It’s a testament to him and how he’s worked,” Tennessee GM Jon Robinson said.

It’s not a future that he could have ever imagined when he was at Dorman High, just outside Spartanburg, S.C.

Well, no one could have.

“He just wasn’t a guy you’d look at and say, ‘OK, this guy will be a millionaire in the NFL,’” longtime Dorman coach David Gutshall said. “Nobody would have bought that.”

For one thing, Humphries only occasionally played receiver; he was the team’s best defensive back. And he was perhaps best known at Dorman for his role as the star point guard on the basketball team.

The way he had it figured, he’d most likely follow his father’s path. Bill Humphries was a standout basketball player at USC Upstate (then USC Spartanburg).

“I was planning on trying to get a scholarship for basketball. Get a scholarship. Go to school. Get a degree. Maybe coach. Get a normal job,” Adam Humphries said. “I never really had aspirations to play football at the highest level, because I didn’t really think that was even possible.”

In fact, he nearly quit football after his sophomore season in high school to focus on hoops. Coaches and friends talked him into continuing to play both.

“I realized, ‘Why not try to make the most of football right now? I’m not going to get to play it the rest of my life,'” Humphries said. “I could go play pickup basketball the rest of my life and get competitive juices from that.”

Now entering his fifth NFL season, and his first in Nashville, Humphries’ rec league basketball career is still on hold.

Dave Gutshall was reduced to begging.

Colleges from all over the country were coming to see uber receiver prospect Charone Peake at Dorman. When they’d stop by, Gutshall, the school’s head coach since 1993, would tell them about Humphries.

Humphries appeared strong and athletic. He was versatile, too, capable of playing four or five different positions.

But he was 5 foot 10. He failed recruiters’ eye test.

“When you tell somebody you’ve got a skill kid, that’s not what they’re looking for,” Gutshall said inside his office, across from Dorman’s palatial weight room. “I guess they’ve got this person in their mind, like it’s got to be Dez Bryant or Calvin Johnson or something like that. All of a sudden, there’s Adam Humphries.

“I used to tell Adam that his biggest problem was that he was a little white boy.”

The seeming lack of interest didn’t stop Gutshall’s efforts to shine a light on Humphries.

“It was killing me, because I knew he belonged and could play at that level,” Gutshall said. “I’ve never worked any harder with one of my players to get a scholarship than I did Adam. I mean every time someone would talk to me, I was pushing him, telling people about him.

“I felt like he was going to get left behind.”

One time, a Penn State assistant coach was watching Humphries during a basketball practice. Humphries was knocking down 3 after 3.

“The Penn State coach turned to me and said, ‘Oh, well, we’ve got all kinds of kids like this in Pennsylvania,'” Gutshall said.

As the Penn State coach left, Humphries threw down a couple of thunderous dunks. Despite his

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height, or lack thereof, he can dunk flat-flooted.

“I called him over and said, ‘Adam, when there’s a college scout here looking at you, don’t be shooting 3’s. They need to see what kind of athlete you are,'” Gutshall said.

Asked about that, Humphries laughed and said he didn’t really want to go to Penn State. Too far away, he said.

One school far closer, Clemson, had always been aware of Humphries — because Gutshall never missed a chance to sell him on Dabo Swinney and his staff.

Clemson receivers coach Jeff Scott said he’d recruited Humphries’ teammate, Peake, since the ninth grade, often traveling the hour-plus to see a Dorman basketball or football game. Each time Scott was there, he heard about the “other kid” he should be recruiting.

“Their coaches were adamant that Adam could play at our level,” Scott said. “I mean, we get that a lot on the recruiting trail. Every coach has a kid that they like and maybe they don’t translate to the college level based on their size and speed. We definitely take those comments, but we have to see it for ourselves.”

What schools mostly saw was Humphries excelling on defense.

There was the time Dorman took a 7-on-7 team to Nashville. Playingagainst a talented team fromArkansas, Gutshall was standingnear a Vanderbilt coach as thescrimmage wound down.

“We’re up by four with three seconds left to go in the game,” Gutshall remembered. “(The Vandy coach) walks over to me and and points and says, ‘They’re going to go to that receiver over there. They’re going to just throw the jump ball to him.’ I looked out there at corner to see who was covering him. It was Adam.

“I kind of looked at him and said, ‘Well, they picked the wrong

corner.’ And Adam intercepted it. I’m sure they looked out there and their guy was 6-4 and they said, ‘Well, that’s the one to go after.’ Nobody understood what an athlete he was.”

Humphries had a similar, acrobatic interception to seal the 2009 state title against Byrnes High, a team that included future South Carolina star Marcus Lattimore at running back.

“We were playing against a team that, if they beat us, might have not only won the state championship but the national championship,” Gutshall said. “They threw at the wrong guy. Humphries, he looked like he was at least 11 feet in the air — at least.”

There was also the time Humphries was selected for the Shrine Bowl, the annual postseason exhibition between high school stars from North Carolina and South Carolina. The South Carolina staff told Gutshall they planned to play Humphries at safety.

Gutshall asked why they wouldn’t play him at corner.

“Well, he’s not as athletic as we want our corners to be in this game,” the coach told Gutshall. “We need our corners to be a little more athletic.”

Gutshall attended a practice the following week. Humphries was lined up at corner.

“They looked at me and said, ‘He’s the best damn corner we’ve got,'” Gutshall said with a laugh.

Adam Humphries at Dorman High School (Courtesy of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal)

Eventually, Gutshall had to figure out a way to show colleges what Humphries could do offensively.

He estimates that 40 schools came to Dorman’s spring game prior to Humphries’ senior year. Most of them were there to see Peake.

“I told Charone, ‘Every one of these colleges in this stadium has offered you. Adam has no offers. Understand that tonight’s going to be the Adam Humphries Show,'” Gutshall remembered.

Scott, the Clemson assistant, thinks Humphries touched the ball on the first 11 plays of the spring game. He was sensational, electric as he broke tackles and made moves in the open field. Humphries was essentially putting together a live highlight tape for all of those college recruiters.

After one of those early, game-breaking plays, Gutshall turned around from the sideline and made eye contact with Scott.

“You seen enough or do I need to keep giving it to him?” Gutshall asked Scott.

Scott laughed.

“No, Coach,” he said. “I’m good.”

Scott fished the phone from his pocket and called Swinney. The scholarship offer — the only one Humphries would ever receive from an FBS-level school — came later that day.

Humphries committed to Clemson a few weeks later. Peake, the reason Clemson ever saw Humphries, also committed to be a Tiger.

The decision still didn’t create a sense of certainty about Humphries’ future, however.

Later that year, Scott and Swinney were visiting Dorman for a basketball game. Bill Humphries, Adam’s dad, pulled Scott aside.

“Coach Scott, I need to ask you a question,’ Scott remembered. “‘Do you truly believe that Adam can play football at Clemson?’”

“‘Absolutely, I do,’” Scott told Humphries’ dad. “‘We wouldn’t have offered him if we didn’t think he could.'”

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before the scholarship offer was extended.

“When I saw him play basketball, I thought, ‘This guy’s got something to him,'” Swinney said. “He’s just a winner. He’s just one of those guys. He’s going to be the best. He’s the guy who, on the playground, somebody’s picking him first — because they know they’ll win with him on their team.”

Clemson saw Humphries as a possible replacement for slot receiver Tyler Grisham, who went on to play a couple of seasons in the NFL. He’s now back at Clemson as an offensive assistant coach.

Between Grisham, Humphries and the most recent slot standout, new Oakland Raider Hunter Renfrow, the Tigers have started a New England-esque trend on the college level of unearthing unheralded talent at the position.

Perhaps by no coincidence, Swinney was a walk-on receiver at Alabama.

“I think Dabo feels for those guys,” Gutshall said. “He knows that they can play. He’s willing to take a chance on them.”

Furthering the point, Scott said Clemson is one of the only schools he knows that doesn’t do any testing at its summer camps for high school prospects.

“It’s not all about how fast you run, how big you are,” Scott said. “Within our program, the best players are going to play. We’re not going to get caught up in all the measurables.”

Humphries arrived as the lowest-rated recruit in the 2011 class. Some assistant coaches in the room even wondered why the Tigers were taking this smallish 2-star instead of a stud from elsewhere. Scott and Swinney asked for some faith.

The presumption was that Humphries would redshirt, especially considering the receiver room included future NFL players

Grisham, Sammy Watkins and Martavis Bryant.

But Scott saw enough from Humphries in that initial preseason camp to call him into his office before the season began. He told him that he would play as a true freshman.

Humphries was shocked.

“Do you really think I’m ready to play?'” Humphries asked Scott.

“Absolutely,” Scott said. “Not only are you going to play but you’re going to help us this year.”

Humphries caught just 15 passes his first year, but he played in all 14 of the team’s games. The coaches saw his potential — not just for his time at Clemson, but beyond the college game.

After the season, he was riding in a golf cart with Chad Morris, Clemson’s offensive coordinator at the time.

Morris told Humphries that he’d play 10 years in the NFL.

Humphries laughed.

“I thought, ‘There’s no way. I had like 12 catches last year. I’m just happy to be on the field at Clemson,”” Humphries said.

Morris repeated it. He said he’d have every bit the pro career that the team’s star receiver, Watkins, would.

“I would just tell him, ‘Man, you’re going to play longer than all of them. Just trust me,'” said Morris, now the head coach at Arkansas.

Playing with that talented receiver group, one that eventually also included DeAndre Hopkins, served as a confidence-builder for Humphries.

“I think just being around them, that’s what helped me the most,” he said. “I was learning from the best dudes to do it. We were close and we helped each other grow and

worked together. It gave me the confidence and the swagger to know that I could perform at that level and contribute.”

Clemson’s wide receivers from 2012. Six of them have gone on to play in the NFL. In the top row, No. 19 is Charone Peake (Jets), No. 18 is Jaron Brown (Seahawks), No. 2 is Sammy Watkins (Chiefs), No. 1 is Martavis Bryant (Raiders) and No. 6 is DeAndre Hopkins (Texans). Humphries is No. 16 in the bottom row. (Mark Cramer)

At the time, Humphries set the record for number of games played by a Clemson receiver (52). He caught 112 passes his final three seasons, also returning punts.

“He was dependable,” Hopkins said last fall. “You had Sammy and myself, but he was one of those guys who got slept on in the slot, and he made a lot of plays for us. He was consistent. He’d go back to catch a punt and might return it for a touchdown.

“It was about hard work, and he was a good route runner, studied hard. He knew every position, so if somebody went down, he could play that spot. It was hard to keep him off the field.”

During Humphries’ sophomore year, the Clemson staff even tried him at cornerback, just in case the team needed an emergency defensive back.

He had two tackles in 11 snaps at corner in a game at Wake Forest.

“You think about all the receivers we had there,” Morris said, “but there was no job too big or too small for Adam Humphries.”

Despite proving himself capable and versatile in helping Clemson ascend to the power it is now, Humphries’ phone didn’t ring during the 2015 draft. He did not get an undrafted rookie deal, either.

If his football career was to continue, it would come down to a rookie tryout. He had two invites:

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One was in Detroit, the other in Tampa. They coincided, so had was forced to choose one.

His agents felt as if the situation with the Bucs might be a bit more suited for Humphries, so he flew to Tampa. And, yes, the invite did come with the return flight home already booked.

“They were expecting to send me home,” Humphries said. “I was like, ‘Well, OK, that’s cool.’ That just kind of added to a little chip on the shoulder. It’s fun proving people wrong.”

During the two-day tryout, a Bucs staffer came over and encouraged Humphries. It was Jon Robinson, then an assistant GM in Tampa.

“In my mind, I didn’t think I was doing very good at all,” Humphries said. “I didn’t know the plays. I guess I ran a couple of good routes, had some good one-on-ones.”

Following the rookie mini-camp, Tampa’s front office huddled. GM Jason Licht told the scouting staff to pick two of the tryout players for an extended look.

Humphries was one of them.

He went on to catch nine passes for 139 yards and a touchdown in the team’s preseason games, hauling in a touchdown in the final one, to earn a roster spot. He played in Tampa’s opener against the Titans, his debut coinciding with the first games for both Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota.

He had two receptions against Tennessee, but was then held without the catch the following three weeks. The Bucs actually cut him at that point. He cleared waivers and was assigned to the practice squad.

Three weeks later, though, Humphries was promoted back to the active roster. After 25 catches in the final 10 games for Tampa, he never looked back.

With an evolving rapport with Winston, Humphries saw his production increase each of his four seasons with the Bucs.

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YEAR Targets Rec YardsYPC YPG TD

2015 40 27 2609.6 20.0 1

2016 83 55 62211.3 41.5 2

2017 83 61 63110.3 39.4 1

2018 105 76 81610.7 51.0 5

“He’s where he is because he became a master of the details,” Scott said. “It’s his commitment to doing the little things.”

He showed toughness, too. Last season, Humphries had 423 yards after the catch — 11th-most among NFL receivers.

“As his position coach, I could turn my back when he was in the game,” Scott said. “I could focus on coaching someone else and not watch the play because I knew he was going to do it exactly right. There’s been very few of those guys in that category. He graded out at like 97 percent on a consistent basis. That’s really who Adam was, and still is.”

Flourishing last season also allowed Humphries leverage in free agency. Teams were lining up to add his services.

He’d always liked Nashville and he recognized the Titans’ need for a proven slot receiver. That made Tennessee an instant contender for him.

Robinson was perhaps what separated the Titans most. After all, he was part of a front office that believed in Humphries when no one else did.

“The thing about free agency is the uncertainty of where you’re going,” Humphries said. “That can add to the pressure of your decisions. ‘They’re going to do this with you. They’re going to use you like this. You’re going to lead the NFL in third-down receptions.’

“You hear all that from teams, but you don’t know the guys. You’ve never met them. You don’t know anything about them. So, knowing Jon and knowing that he knew exactly what I was capable of doing, being with me for a full season in Tampa, knowing how I approached every day of practice and game days, there was some comfort there.

“I knew I wasn’t going to a place where someone had watched my highlight tape and they think I can do whatever. (Robinson) knows everything about how I prepare and what I do and all that. That was definitely an extra, added level of comfort in making the decision.”

The Titans had one final test, though.

Humphries had agreed to come to Nashville when New England called. The Patriots — coming off their sixth Super Bowl win since 2001 — were making a push to add another slot receiver, a valued position in their storied run.

Gutshall had long joked around Dorman High that Humphries would be the NFL’s leading receiver if Tom Brady were throwing to him. But it wasn’t a joke any longer; it was a real possibility.

“Obviously, he’s the G.O.A.T. That’s that simple,” Humphries said of Brady. “But there’s so much that factors into a decision. It was a four-year deal. Who knows how many (years) he’s got left? There’s a lot that goes into it.

“Obviously the chance to play with him would have been awesome, but a lot of things factor into that decision. Ultimately, I thought this was coming here to a team that was on the rise and with young talent on the offense and a really good

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defense. They’d had a taste of the playoffs. I felt like my need at the slot position was great. I felt like I could really contribute and start something new here.”

Still, Humphries admits it was a tricky day or two. He wanted to remain true to his commitment to Robinson. But, well, the Patriots are the Patriots. They’d made stars of once-overlooked slot guys such as Wes Welker (undrafted) and Julian Edelman (seventh-round pick).

“There were a ton of pros and not a lot of cons,” Humphries said. “You have to look at both situations and a quality of life and where you’re living, state taxes. A lot of things go into it when you’re talking with your agents and families and stuff about it. At the end of the day, my heart wanted to be in Tennessee. I was happy to finally have that all over with and have a team I could commit to and try my best for them.

“I felt like my talents would be used best here. And New England was the same way. That would have worked, too, but at the end of the day, it was a good decision to come here.”

His family being able to drive to home games in Tennessee was also a factor. It’s a little more than five hours from Spartanburg to Nashville. The Humphries crew wasn’t exactly going to be able to make weekend road trips to Massachusetts.

In the end, the decision was sort of like making — and sticking to — a commitment to a college.

“A little bit. You make a verbal commitment,” Humphries said. “Everyone’s excited for you. Parents are buying shirts online and all that. I already had my mind made up to come here. I felt like I had to honor my word.

“I didn’t feel like I had to, I guess, but as a man, you want to honor what you believed in originally and stick to it. I’m glad I did.”

It would only be natural if Humphries experienced self-doubt — or self-pity, at least — as he encountered roadblocks in trying to continue his football career in college and then the NFL.

Instead, he maintained an air of positivity amid what even he describes as “shitty situations.”

“I always thought if I just had one more play, that meant I had a chance to make something happen,” he said. “I thought maybe another school would come in and offer. Even as a tryout guy, I thought ‘I’ve got two days to make the most of it.’ I wasn’t really worried at all. I had an opportunity, so I thought I might as well not hold back and make the most of it.”

When no one expects anything from you, he said it has a way of actually minimizing pressure.

“The way I calculate it in my mind is there’s nothing to lose,” Humphries said. “I’m blessed to have a family that loves me and cares about me and friends who are the same way.

“I mean, if nothing worked out for me, I’d be fine. I’d go back home and be surrounded by people who support me. I could definitely make the most of it doing something else. … I was going to do my best and that was all I could ask for.’”

For now, his football career continues to trend upward. The salary just made a huge jump, sure. But so did expectations.

“It’s not a big deal,” Humphries said. “I know where I came from, how I got here. Not going to change anything now.”

Swinney said Humphries will always be one of his favorite recruiting stories — and the story’s just getting better.

“So he goes from the little guy at Dorman High School that no one wanted to making, what, $9 or $10 million a year? Yeah, I’d say that’s a pretty good story,” Swinney said.

“It’s kind of cool to see him earn his way to this place. That’s what he’s done. So many guys get somewhere based on potential. He’s where he is based on performance.”

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SOURCE: TITANS CB JACKSON PAYS FOR TEEN'S BURIAL


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans cornerback Adoree' Jackson and his business partner James Moore paid for the burial expenses of Jaylon McKenzie this past weekend, a source close to Jackson's family said.

McKenzie was a promising eighth-grade football player at Mason-Clark Middle School in East Saint Louis, Illinois. He was killed by a stray bullet while leaving a party on May 5.

McKenzie was also featured in Sports Illustrated and said Jackson, a fellow Belleville native, was someone whose path he wanted to follow to the NFL.

Despite his young age, McKenzie was already receiving college scholarship offers, one of which was from the University of Illinois. He was selected to compete in the All-American All-Star Game in Canton, Ohio, during the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend last August.

McKenzie's mother, Sukeena Gunner, said her son was trying to leave a party in Venice, Illinois, when a fight broke out. According to Illinois State Police, McKenzie was struck by a stray bullet and died at a local hospital. A 15-year-old girl was also hit and remains in critical condition.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott grew up in St. Louis. Elliott and Jackson made arrangements to cover the expenses for the family. Elliott paid for the funeral services, while Jackson and Moore paid for the burial, the source said.

NFL Network first reported on Jackson's gesture.

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ADOREE' JACKSON IS SHARPENING HIS MIND TO MATCH HIS PHYSICAL SKILLS

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM JUNE 13, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cornerback Adoree' Jackson is one of the Tennessee Titans’ most athletically gifted players. He was clocked at 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. But the 2017 first-rounder also has taken his share of criticism for up-and-down performances on Sundays.

As he enters his third NFL season, Jackson is working on blocking the outside noise and becoming more mentally sharp. He is taking a big-picture approach, because he knows if he gets better, the team also will get better.

"I want to be more mentally sharp and physically be at peace with myself and do everything that I want to do," Adoree' Jackson said. Jim Brown/USA TODAY Sports

"Physically, I will take my tangibles over anybody. I mean every athlete will say that," Jackson said Tuesday after practice. "I am trying to better myself mentally. It's something that has always been in my mind. I want to be better. I have to figure out what I don't do well and how I can do it better to help myself, this secondary, the defense, and it will trickle down."

Through two seasons, Jackson has two interceptions, both of them coming last season. But the 2018 campaign had its share of highs and lows. Jackson's best performance was when he limited Patriots wideout Josh Gordon to two receptions for 14 yards (Gordon had a total of four receptions for 81 yards) in a 34-10 win over New England. But he struggled to contain Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton (nine receptions for 155 yards, two TDs) in a 38-10 Week 11 loss at Indianapolis.

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The uneven performances aren't unusual at cornerback. As Titans defensive backs coach Kerry Coombs pointed out, "The corner position in the NFL is a very, very challenging position. You're going to go against the other team's best players, best athletes week in and week out." The best cornerbacks are the ones who can quickly get over a bad result and move on to the next play or day. Staying positive during the down times helps block out the criticism.

Part of Jackson's new approach involves getting to the facility earlier. He is taking advantage of the experience he has at his disposal by asking veteran defensive back Logan Ryan a lot of questions. The two are spending more time together, since neither is participating in team or 7-on-7 periods as they rehab from injuries. (Jackson had offseason foot surgery but is expected back for training camp, while Ryan is recuperating from a broken fibula suffered in December.) It allows Jackson to pick Ryan's brain while they're watching plays unfold. It also is giving Jackson a chance to show off his colorful personality.

That's what he did during a 7-on-7 period on the first day of minicamp. Cornerback Tye Smith had just broken up a pass from Marcus Mariota intended for WR Tajae Sharpe. Jackson flashed a smile and made sure Sharpe heard him congratulate Smith for making the play. Jackson could be heard after most of the reps, telling the defensive backs what they did well or offering pointers. Being a leader is important to Jackson.

"I want to be more mentally sharp and physically be at peace with

myself and do everything that I want to do," Jackson said. "If I can be the best me I can be, I know it will be beneficial to the team. I did it before in college and high school. I am trying to develop and get better."

Jackson is working to be more at peace during tough times, knowing that he did everything he could to get better and put forth his best effort. His family and faith play a big part in his ability to stay positive. They helped him get through real-life issues, such as when his mother beat breast cancer while Jackson was in college.

"Praying is one of the key things in keeping yourself sane and going. Every day is not going to be a good one. You won't feel your best every day, but I keep praying, and I understand that I woke up this morning, so I am blessed. Some stuff may go bad and go downhill, but it's not always going to be like that," Jackson said.

Head coach Mike Vrabel offered some old-school wisdom when asked about how to ignore the critics.

"Everybody has an opinion. That's this business, but we have to focus on what we can control," Vrabel said. "I've learned that you try to live your life like a river. On one bank is the future. On the other bank is the past. When you worry about the future, it's called anxiety. When you worry about the past, it's called depression. We have to try to stay focused on what's happening now."

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DARIUS JENNINGS HAS HAD A WINDING CAREER, BUT HE MIGHT FINALLY HAVE FOUND A HOME WITH THE TITANS

BY TRAVIS HANEY THE ATHLETIC AUGUST 21, 2018

There’s a piercing honesty in Titans receiver Darius Jennings’ voice when he talks about where he was 18 months ago.

“I was on my couch,” Jennings told The Athletic.

He said that on Aug. 11, two days after he caught a touchdown from Marcus Mariota against Green Bay. It was the Titans’ first time in the end zone this preseason.

Jennings also said it was his first professional score, in a preseason or regular-season game.

“I don’t want to say it was a moment where I thought I belonged, because I feel like that every day,” he said. “It was nice to get back in the end zone, but I think I’ll treasure it a little bit more once I do it in a real game.”

That quest, including the stop on the sofa, continues to be a long, winding road.

Since signing as an undrafted free agent with Cleveland on May 11, 2015, the 26-year-old’s page-long transaction log reads as if you’re tracking a terribly lost package.

The Virginia product has been moved on and off rosters and practice squads 21 different times in just four seasons. Jennings plays receiver, but he moonlights as a yo-yo.

The Browns gave him some late-season run in 2015, when he caught 14 passes for 117 yards and returned seven kicks. Since then, it’s been only a grind to get back to Sundays.

That pursuit seemed as if it might be over when the New York Jets cut

Jennings in April 2017. After a month wondering about his future, Jennings signed with the Titans in late May.

He spent time on the active squad last fall – failing to touch the field – and then hung on through the coaching change; Mike Vrabel’s staff now makes five different offensive staffs in four years for Jennings.

But really, despite the revolving door, this may be his most promising situation since that first season in Cleveland. A mysterious, lingering injury to veteran Rishard Matthews may open a receiver spot on the 53-man roster; it seems likely at this point. Michael Campanaro, who had game action last season in Baltimore, has also been limited during August with some sort of injury.

The door is open, and Jennings would rather avoid having transaction No. 22 be another move to the practice squad.

“Just having that mindset, having something taken away from me, it’s kind of fuel to my fire,” Jennings said. “I’ve started games, and I’ve been on my couch; I’ve seen the highs and the lows. I’m just coming out here, fighting every day, and making sure I put my best foot forward. I count it as a blessing.”

That life experience can sometimes separate players in the preseason, Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel said Monday when asked about Jennings.

“Sometimes, these guys that have been released play a little harder than the guys who haven’t,” Vrabel said. “It’s not hard to figure out why they do that: It’s because they don’t want to have that feeling again. They’re trying to do everything they can to avoid that feeling.”

Halfway through the preseason schedule, and halfway to the final cut date, it’s clear that Jennings and Nick Williams – another journeyman who has been steady in

August – continue to show up. Literally.

Injuries become a recurring storyline during the preseason, but Vrabel pointed out that No. 14 (Williams) and No. 15 (Jennings) have had perfect attendance. Beyond mere presence, it seems as if one or both do something that stands out in each practice and preseason game.

It was a Williams’ block that sprung Jennings for the touchdown at Green Bay. And he did it again on Taywan Taylor’s 47-yard score last weekend against Tampa Bay.

Vrabel also singled out Williams making a tackle on a kickoff against the Packers. He was fast enough to get the returner down on the 10-yard line.

“It’s some of the extra things that may help guys and help our team, which is critical,” Vrabel said Sunday.

Vrabel was never released as a player, but he is sensitive to the tenuous nature of that final roster.

“I think the worst thing you can do is start looking around and counting,” he said. “We’re looking for guys who love football and want to be around this organization. Chances are, if they love football, they’re going to remain as a Tennessee Titan.”

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TITANS CENTER BEN JONES GATHERS TEAMMATES FOR CLAY SHOOT TO HELP AT-RISK YOUTH


NASHVILLE – Growing up in the small town of Brent, Alabama, Ben Jones loved being outdoors.

The Titans center has spent many offseasons Quail hunting with his grandfather.

On Friday, Jones took his teammates into his world during the third annual Ben Jones Celebrity Clay shoot, an event that benefits area nonprofits dedicated to enriching the lives of at-risk youth.

Roughly 20 of his Titans teammates turned out for the shooting tournament at the Nashville Gun Club, including coach Mike Vrabel and General Manager Jon Robinson.

“It’s something different for my teammates to come out to,” Jones said. “Instead of doing a dinner or a golf tournament, I wanted to do something special for them, to give them an opportunity that not every person has. It’s just something different, and the guys have been amazing – they always come out and support me, and I can’t thank those guys enough.”

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports .@Titans center Ben Jones hosted the third annual Ben Jones Celebrity Clay Shoot today at the @NashGunClub. The event benefits area nonprofits dedicated to enriching the lives of at-risk youth.

Cornerback Logan Ryan was there, outfitted in a throwback Oilers uniform of Earl Campbell.

It was Ryan’s first time out, but he hit the flying targets on back-to-back shots on one of his first stops on the course.

Ryan said the event is a continued effort for players to support one another. A night earlier, he was at a fundraising event for defensive lineman Jurrell Casey.

“When your best players, your most known players, are so conscious about giving back on our off days, I think it just shows good leadership on the team,” Ryan said. “I just think Jon Robinson has built a good nucleus of guys that are not only good players, but good family men who are good in the community. And Ben is definitely one of those guys.”

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports .@RealLoganRyan looking like a real sharp-shooter at the #BenJonesCelebrityClayShoot. � @Titans

Tight end Delanie Walker brought his own gun.

It turns out he’s a pretty good shot.

“I am not going to say I’m the best, but I hold my own when I’m out there,” a smiling Walker said of his marksmanship. “My team doesn’t have to worry about me – you can count on that.”

Walker said the fundraising event fits Jones perfectly because of his hunting background, and he said the players love it. Each Titans player is on a team with sponsors and others who signed up for the event.

“All the guys here are really excited to come here and support Ben and be a part of something special,” left tackle Taylor Lewan said. “It’s not a surprise (it’s here) – the guy grew up in the South and spent his whole life on a cow farm pretty much. Things like this are a fun time. A lot of guys do golf charities and things like that, but this is a cool opportunity just outside Nashville to … get people from all walks of life to have a little fun.”

Jones stayed at one location on the course, and chatted with teammates

and others as they made their way from station to station.

As part of his charity, the Jones Mission, Jones said he and his wife, Alex, want to give kids a better opportunity to succeed in life.

The Jones Mission provides at-risk youth with opportunities they might otherwise not have through grants, additional resources, and educational opportunities.

“Every kid might need just a little more, and if we are able to give them that opportunity we are happy to do it,” Jones said. “It’s just what we can do for this community, and that’s my passion. When I am not working for the Titans in football, I want to be able to impact kids’ lives.”

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TITANS, FORMER BIBB COUNTY PLAYER HOLDING FREE FOOTBALL CAMP

BY EDWIN STANTON TUSCALOOSA NEWS MAY 30, 2019

Ben Jones knows what it’s like to have support.

The Tennessee Titans center had an entire community come to his aid when he was a kid growing up in Centreville.

When Jones was 10 years old, his dad died in a helicopter crash. His mom was always a big part of his life, but losing his dad at such a young age was tough. Fortunately, Jones had a support system of extended family and friends in the community to help him.

“Where I am today, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for my hometown and my whole community,” Jones said.

It’s a big reason that Jones is heavily involved in charity work. On June 7 at Bibb County High School, Jones and a few of his NFL and college football friends will conduct a free football camp for kids 8-14. The camp is supported through a grant from the NFL Foundation.

“I’m trying to give back to my hometown an opportunity for kids who don’t usually get a chance to attend football camp and be around guys who played in college,” Jones said. “I’m also bringing some guys from the Titans with me.”

Jones has been a part of several other charitable deeds during his time in Nashville., including the Ben Jones Celebrity Clay Shoot, which benefitted programs that deal with at-risk kids.

“We have a fund in Nashville and we’ve given around 400 thousand over past three years combined,” Jones said. “It helps with after-school programs, mentor programs, sending kids to camps, grief

counseling. We want to give them the next step in life that not everyone is able to help them with. So if we can help them in any way that’s been our mission.”

Jones plans on bringing Titans teammates Ryan Succop (kicker), David Quessenberry (OL), Beau Brinkley (LS) and a few more. Also, Jones’ former Bibb County teammate and former NFL player Zac Stacy will attend, as will former Alabama football player Brad Smelley.

Jones grew up just a short drive from Tuscaloosa, but chose the University of Georgia over Alabama. He was a four-year starter with the Bulldogs and was drafted in the fourth round by the Houston Texans in 2012, where he played left guard before moving to center in 2015. He was traded to the Titans in 2016 and has started every game.

The Titans missed the playoffs last season but Jones has reason to be confident for the 2019 season.

“Last year we had a new head coach (Mike Vrabel) and we were trying to learn a new offense and a new defense and we actually had a pretty good year,” Jones said. “Now we are trying to take the next step and go from good to great.

“Every game comes down to a couple of plays and we are trying to find those details so that we know the ins and outs of the offense and defense. So when it comes down to those couple of plays we are able to execute and make the playoffs. That’s the mission – just get in. Anything can happen after that.”

A big piece of the Titans’ offense is running back Derrick Henry, the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Alabama. The former Crimson Tide back had a career night during a game last season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, rushing for 238 yards with four touchdowns, including an NFL record-tying 99-yard run.

“Derrick is one of my closest friends. We talk just about every

day, even during the offseason,” Jones said. “He’s the first guy to come in and say ‘Roll Dawgs’ every day because he was committed to Georgia for a while. But he bleeds crimson through and through. We have that relationship that we want each other to do well. When it comes down to that last game of the year we just say anything that week.

“He’s a heck of a guy, tough player, good team guy. If you have a guy like that you can really lay it on. It wears a defense out and as an offensive line we really love blocking for a guy like that.”

It was the Crimson Tide that handed Jones’ alma mater two of the most devastating losses in the program’s history – last year’s SEC title game and the 2017 national championship game. Fortunately for Jones, he didn’t have to witness the defeat in Atlanta.

“Last year, I missed the game because of meetings,” Jones said. “I went into meetings and we were up like 20-7, and I got out and we had lost the game, so I was like, ‘Oh my goodness.’

“I’m happy they turned it around and hopefully they can take the next step.”

For more on Jones’ camp or to register, go towww.thejonesmission.org.

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BEN JONES

TITANS PUNTER BRETT KERN WANTS TO LEAVE A LEGACY


NASHVILLE – As Brett Kern watched the NFL Draft in Nashville last month, it took him back to 2008.

“It was kind of surreal,” the Titans punter said. “I remember draft day like it was yesterday, and just thinking: If I can get picked up by a team to try and play for maybe one or two years I’d be so thankful for that.”

Kern wasn’t selected in the draft back then. Instead, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos. Halfway through his second NFL season, Kern was waived, and was claimed by the Titans.

While on the Titans Caravan last week, Kern reflected on just how far he’s come -- while also looking at what's ahead.

“When I came to Nashville, after being cut, I never wanted to experience that feeling again,” he said. “I just knew that I was going to do whatever it took to keep my job, to work harder than the next guy to save my job and to try and play here as long as I can. Looking back from being not drafted and now going into my 12th year after just signing a new contract, it is just a huge blessing and I am thankful for it.”

Yes, Kern is still going strong. And he wants to keep going, and going.

Kern is coming off his second straight Pro Bowl appearance, and this offseason he signed a new long-term deal with the team. Kern averaged 47.1 yards a punt in 2018, including a 41.7-yard net. He pinned 39 punts down inside the 20, with only three touchbacks.

It followed a year when Kern led the NFL and set a franchise record in punting average (49.7) and net

average (44.6), with 28 pinned down inside the 20 and only five touchbacks. The 49.7-yard average ranked eighth in NFL history and was the highest of any player since 2012.

Kern owns the top seven net punting seasons in franchise history and eight of the team’s top 10 net punting seasons.

Kern has used the first part of this offseason to relax his punting leg, while spending time with his family. He’s been working out, but just recently starting punting footballs again as he gears up for 2019.

“I know I can always get better, really in everything that I do,” Kern said. “I go back and look at the directional punting that we do … and I look at my tendencies. I try and mix it up. I don’t want to be just going right or just going left. There’s always something I can get better at. If it’s trying to get a team inside the 7 or 8-yard line instead of last year it might have been at the 12-yard line, that would be animprovement. Four or five yards isreally big, so there is alwayssomething I can get better at andimprove upon going off of lastyear.”

As Kern looks ahead to 2019, he looks back to when he first entered the league.

After initially hoping he’d play a year or two in the NFL, he now sounds like a guy who’d love to play forever.

“I feel great, being done with my 11th year,” Kern said. “I feel really good, my body feels good, I still feel like I have some really good pop in my leg and I feel like I am playing better than I ever have.

“I just want to keep that going, and I want to be one of the best punters ever to punt in the NFL, be one of the best directional punters ever to play in the NFL. But also I want to be known as a great guy in the locker room, a man of faith, and have people know what I stand for: The family man and the husband

that I am. I am just trying to leave a legacy, and I am going to play as long as the Lord allows me to play.”

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HAROLD LANDRY ENTERED TITANS TRAINING CAMP WORKING HARDER THAN EVER. DAQUAN JONES HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN JULY 31, 2019

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Titans defensive lineman DaQuan Jones and outside linebacker Harold Landry discovered they share the same mindset about working out.

The workouts helped develop an off-the-field friendship.

The goal is to surround yourself with wolves.

“With guys that are just as hungry as you,” Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry said.

DaQuan Jones, Landry learned, was exactly that.

The two had gotten to talking during spring practices.

“Where are you going to train this summer?”

“I’m staying in Nashville.”

“Me too.”

It made sense, the two concluded, to work together during the 41-day hiatus between the end of minicamp and the start of training camp, which began late last week.

They quickly learned they were ideological doppelgangers.

“You kind of subconsciously realize you have the same mind-set,” Jones said. “And our mind-set is having a wolf mentality. You know what I mean? Having a pack mentality. We're trying to carry it into the camp and trying to get that going with the front seven, just kind of keep enforcing that and be able to go out

there and really attack anybody and they'll be afraid.”

So Landry, the second-year linebacker who the Titans hope will develop into a game-changing force on the edge, and Jones, a six-year veteran and starter on the defensive line, would meet at Saint Thomas Sports Park at 6 a.m.

“Every day,” Jones said, “even the weekend. I mean one day we were here for like five hours. We would come on the field and we'd work out for an hour and a half, just really get the cardio going, work on technique stuff, and then we'd go in the weight room and just grind it out and really push each other and try to get the best out of each rep.”

Landry said they focused a lot on working on their punch – when a defender jabs both hands simultaneously.

“I would say that’s the main thing we worked on,” Landry said. “Being able to use our punch more, even in pass rush or obviously playing the run. And then also just working on getting bigger, stronger, faster.”

Landry certainly showed up to Titans minicamp in June looking bigger and stronger. He said he had gained 5 pounds, and it showed.

The goal in the lead-up to training camp was to keep that momentum going. Jones helped ensure it did.

“We started working together (and) we kind of just realized that we have a lot of the same philosophies in how we train, how we want to train and stuff we need to work on and stuff like that,” Jones said. “Just having him being smaller and fast, he pushed me with conditioning, and then in a way I pushed him after being bigger in size. It was just a good balance of work, and we definitely made each other better.”

Landry agreed.

Titans linebacker Harold Landry is entering his second season in the NFL.

Titans linebacker Harold Landry is entering his second season in the “This is the most work I feel like I’ve put in in a while,” he said, “and that’s why I’m just so excited about the season."

A strong off-the-field friendship was a natural extension of so much time spent together working on football.

Landry and his wife, Danielle, and Jones and his wife, Alexis, began to hang out often.

Most recently, the Joneses went over to the Landrys’ house, where Danielle made them lunch.

“Chicken,” Jones said. “It was pretty good.”

From there, things took a turn. The couples like to play board games, card games, anything to get the competitive juices flowing.

“We’re actually very competitive when it comes to games like that,” Jones said.

Yes, the wolf mentality even applies to games like Taboo.

Who’s better?

“C’mon now,” Landry said with a smile. “Me and wife be whupping them.”

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HAROLD LANDRY III

TITANS' HAROLD LANDRY EAGER TO UNLEASH FULL PASS-RUSHING SKILL SET

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM AUGUST 3, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Von Miller, Khalil Mack, and Dee Ford combined for 40 sacks last season. Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry has a way to go before he's mentioned along with those names, but they are some of the edge defenders the Titans asked him to study closely.

"Our coaches did a great job putting clips of Khalil Mack, Von [Miller], Dee Ford ... all of these different types of moves that I can start putting into my game on my iPad. Being able to watch them every single day and go out on the field to work them live has really helped my game," Landry said.

Despite starting only three games last season, Landry had the third-most sacks on the team (4.5) and his 14 QB hits were a team high. Most of sacks and pressures came from sheer athleticism and beating opponents with speed.

The strength of the Titans' pass rush could depend heavily on Harold Landry's development in Year 2. Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire

Landry is a lot like a phenom pitcher who generated a lot of strikeouts with his fastball as a rookie. The pitcher has to find a complementary pitch to catch batters off-guard. Likewise, Landry relied last year on his speed to the outside to generate pressure, so now he's working on broadening his pass-rush moves -- specifically, a countermove to the inside that could make him a lethal pass-rusher. It's something Landry sees in the endless iPad cutups of Miller, Mack and Ford.

The team signed 38-year-old free agent Cameron Wake in the offseason to help with the pass rush. But after finishing with 39 team

sacks last season (Ford's Chiefs led the NFL with 54 sacks), the Titans will be relying heavily on Landry in 2019.

Being called upon to be his team's top pass-rusher doesn't faze Landry because he has higher expectations for himself than anyone else. Having a plan is an area where Landry feels he's matured entering his second season. He is learning to study his opponents and figure out different moves that will work against his opponent's weaknesses.

"The game speed has slowed down," Landry said. "Last year was a big learning experience for me. I am much more relaxed, and it's much more reactionary; flying off the ball it's a lot more read-and-react. I am developing these moves so when I am preparing for a game and see a guy that's a low puncher, that's good for a chop. When I see a high puncher, that's good for a dip. I can get under him. I want to go into a game and be able to use more than one move that I know will work. It might not be the best time to go to a dip and corner on him. I might have to stab him or do something else. Building my overall repertoire of moves helps me go against the tackles or tight ends."

When asked if he is experimenting with new moves during training camp, Landry smiled. He's been working on perfecting his new moves during the offseason after testing them during OTAs and minicamp. He can't wait to unleash them.

"It's time to make those things [new pass-rush moves] my thing," Landry said. "I've worked on them so much, and now it's time to perfect it and make it ready to go."

Landry dealt with a mild ankle sprain during camp last year. It kept him from being able to go full speed through drills which was a setback early in his rookie season. "I get better at my moves when I am doing drills full speed in live-action and team period," Landry said.

A noticeably more defined Landry stepped to the podium and spoke to the media on the first day of training camp, saying he regularly weighs in around 255 pounds after hovering around 250 pounds during his rookie season. The second-year pass-rusher stayed in Nashville this offseason and spent a lot of time with veteran teammate DaQuan Jones working on strength training. He was also reunited this summer with his college strength and conditioning coach, Frank Piraino, who took on the same role with the Titans. Landry called his summer of training with Jones and Piraino "the most work he's done in a while." His work in the weight room should help with the kind of ferocious punch that is needed to go against bigger offensive linemen.

Added Jones, “Just the lifts alone, man, that was an animal. After the lift, you’re spent. Then we went out to the field and did our thing. You put all of them together, it’s tough. If you’re not mentally strong, that will break you.”

Landry's confidence continues to grow in his second year in defensive coordinator Dean Pees' elaborate scheme. He is ready to be a difference-maker.

"I just want to do my part. Make plays, create turnovers and get the ball to my offense as much as I can," Landry said. "I am excited. I feel like we've been away from football for so long."

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HAROLD LANDRY III

TAYLOR LEWAN IS MORE THAN JUST MARCUS MARIOTA'S BODYGUARD

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN AUGUST 1, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- If you look at the biggest contracts on each NFL team, the list often starts with a quarterback. That could be the case for the Tennessee Titans in the near future if Marcus Mariota lives up to expectations in his fourth season.

For now, though, left tackle Taylor Lewan is Tennessee's top dog after he signed the richest contract for an offensive lineman in NFL history. His five-year, $80 million contract extension that guarantees him $50 million is about more than his being selected to two consecutive Pro Bowls at a coveted position. And it's about more than his starting every game the past two seasons.

It's about energy and leadership.

Mariota is the cornerstone of the franchise, and the team picked up his fifth-year option in April, which is worth $20.9 million for the 2019 season. But he isn't much of a "rah-rah" guy. He lets his play and work ethic do the talking.

However, football is an emotional sport, and someone among the veterans has to bring the energy to the facility every day to break up the monotony. That's where Lewan brings added value. It is not uncommon to see him singing along to a country song playing over the speakers at practice. He flashes a big smile when fans in the stands call him "Deebo" to get him to sign autographs.

Highest Paid By Position

The highest-paid NFL player at each position in terms of guaranteed money:

POS. PLAYER, TM. GTD $

QB Matt Ryan, ATL $100M

RB Todd Gurley, LAR$45M

WR Mike Evans, TB$55.008M

TE Charles Clay, BUF$24.5M

OL Taylor Lewan, TEN$50M

DL Fletcher Cox, PHI$63.299M

LB Von Miller, DEN $70M

CB Josh Norman, WSH$50M

S Eric Berry, KC $40M

Source: Roster Management System

The 6-foot-7, 309-pound left tackle is always upbeat and talkative during practice. Lewan won't hesitate to congratulate a defensive player on a good play. He'll also talk trash to a defensive lineman before driving him to the ground during a pass-blocking drill.

The energy Lewan brings is contagious, and other players feed off it. Lewan is one of the players who will raise the intensity level, especially during the muggy summer days of training camp. That's good news for new Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who is looking to establish a resilient culture in Tennessee.

"What it comes down to is how our football team works when times are bad," Vrabel said Monday. "When something bad happens, you define what your culture is, how competitive you are, how tough you are and if you're conditioned to do it every single day, no matter how good or bad things are."

Vrabel pointed to Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells' approach as an example of refining a team: Losers sit around and complain. Winners get together and find ways to win.

Players such as Lewan can help establish a team-wide mindset of

being resilient and bouncing back when challenging times arise.

"Leadership is always important. You gotta have someone you can point to that does it the right way, someone that has been through the fires and came out on the other end," wide receivers coach Rob Moore said during minicamp.

Some players elect to hold out of training camp in hopes of getting a new contract. Lewan reported to camp and participated in practice while awaiting his extension.

Sure, there was an injury risk, but Lewan felt it was what he needed to do.

"It's my obligation to be out here and sharpen my tools to get ready for a strong season," Lewan said. "I know I'm on the team this year and want to do whatever I need to make this team successful."

Vrabel summed up what it means to have players such as Lewan in the building: "Leaders bring people along and make people better."

For general manager Jon Robinson, ensuring that Mariota's personal protector is in place was a smart decision. Lewan has allowed just five sacks the past two seasons, but he brings more than pass protection. Last season, Tennessee produced 24 of its 41 rushing first downs and 23 runs of 10 or more yards when running left.

Mariota might be the most excited to have Lewan in the lineup for the long haul.

"I am happy for him and glad that's all taken care of," Mariota said. "Taylor [Lewan] has done such a great job for us. It's well-deserved, and I'm looking forward to having him here for years to come."

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TAYLOR LEWAN

TITANS LEFT TACKLE TAYLOR LEWAN BUYS GROCERIES FOR FAMILY IN NEED

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN OCTOBER 11, 2018

Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan saw a family in need and felt compelled to act. And one Facebook user witnessed the whole thing.

Larry Kloess, who recently recounted Lewan’s act of kindness in a 325-word post on Facebook, headed to the Target store on Charlotte Avenue on Tuesday night. As he pulled into the parking lot, he saw a family of three holding a sign that expressed some sort of need. Kloess wrote he felt a “tinge of shame” that he didn’t approach the family himself to see what help they needed, but was grateful someone else did.

“While coming down the dairy aisle to get some creamer for coffee,” Kloess wrote, “I heard a guy ask ‘Do you all need any milk?’ and looked up to see Taylor putting a gallon into the family’s cart along with a bunch of other items.”

Lewan, the Titans’ Pro Bowl left tackle whose status for Sunday’s game (3:25 p.m., CBS) against the Ravens is up in the air because of a right foot injury, signed a five-year, $80 million contract extension in training camp. It marked the richest contract for an offensive lineman in history.

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After grabbing a few more items himself, Kloess made his way to the checkout area where only one lane was open and wound up right behind Lewan and the family.

“I got to witness his generosity firsthand as he paid for everything the family needed and laughed with the couple’s young daughter, asking what grade in school she was, joking around and keeping a smile on their faces,” Kloess wrote. “As I walked outside after checking out, I saw the back of the family’s van packed to the brim with a car-full of blessings from their Good Samaritan.

“In the end I was so blessed to witness such a beautiful random act of kindness. Thank you, Taylor. I’m grateful to have seen your giant heart on display. Consider me an even bigger Titans fan after this chance crossing-of-paths. It was a much needed reminder that life isn’t all about us, but is about the greater impact we have on the world around us.”

Lewan out, Dennis Kelly in?

Lewan's right foot injury forced him to leave Sunday's game against the Bills in the second quarter. He said after the game that he experienced something similar in Week 1 of the 2017 season .

"I feel like I know what it is," said Lewan, who cited trouble with pushing off with his right foot. "It shouldn’t be a long-term thing."

On Wednesday, though, Lewan did not participate during practice. Offensive tackle Dennis Kelly, meanwhile, was a full participant.

Kelly returned to practice last week after a lengthy absence. A mysterious illness — Kelly said on Wednesday that doctors still are not sure exactly what he is dealing with — has forced him to miss the past four games.

"There's been progress," said Kelly, who traveled to Buffalo for the Titans game last weekend and was seen running sprints pregame before

ultimately being labeled inactive. "Not knowing exactly what it is, I don't know if it's just progressively getting better or if it's fully good yet. Compared to last week, I'd say it's making progress."

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#Titans inactives include Austin Davis, Kenny Vaccaro, Dalyn Dawkins, Wesley Woodyard, Aaron Stinnie, Matt Dickerson and Dennis Kelly.

Kelly is trending the right way (was a full participant at Friday’s practice), but still not quite ready. Did some running earlier:

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Kelly added that he is still without a definitive timetable and is unsure of his status for Sunday's game. If the Titans are indeed without Lewan, they would sorely need him.

"It's all just trying to see how much more I can handle every day and making sure there's no after-effects or issues that pop while kind of pushing myself," Kelly said. "Right now I'm hoping to be ready for Sunday but at the same time, it's not necessarily up to me."

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TAYLOR LEWAN

TAYLOR LEWAN'S NEW PROJECT? BUY A BUS AND START A PODCAST WITH WILL COMPTON

TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM JULY 23, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Some NFL players travel the world during the offseason. Former Tennessee Titans linebacker Will Compton and current left tackle Taylor Lewan decided to do something different. They got on a bus and started a podcast. Their podcast -- called "Bussin' with the Boys" -- is literally recorded on a bus.

Why a bus? Lewan wanted it after he spotted it sitting outside the production company's office. He bought the old bus covered in Budweiser logos for $2,000 and teamed with his interior designer to convert it into a studio.

Titans OT Taylor Lewan (left) and free agent Will Compton (right) have been spending a lot of time on their bus with guests like CrossFit athlete Rich Froning. Courtesy of Will Compton

It's not often that an NFL team's most prominent personality belongs to an offensive lineman, but that's precisely the case with the Titans and Lewan, who bonded with Compton after the veteran linebacker signed with the Titans last year. Doing a podcast together is something that Compton contemplated during the season.

"I've always wanted to do a podcast, personally," Compton told ESPN. "Around December, I did a radio show, and I was like, 'I am going to do it. I'm pulling the trigger.' Taylor [Lewan] was like, 'Yo, let's go all-in on this.' He's an awesome dude, and we wanted to find an avenue to use our personalities. I was fired up because there's a part of you that's nervous to do something like this on your own."

Encouragement from teammates Logan Ryan and Derrick Morgan

cemented Compton's commitment to the show. Lewan and Compton did their first podcast in May. The show already has seen some success, having moved up to the No. 10 spot among Sports and Recreation podcasts on iTunes.

"Bussin' with the Boys" gives Compton and Lewan an opportunity for unfiltered talk with guests who have ranged from Titans head coach Mike Vrabel to Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Guests of the show come on the bus and sit on a couch with nearby access to a bottle of Tennessee's finest whiskey if they'd like to pour a drink. That loosens things up for what has become one of the funniest podcasts available.

The podcast is hosted on its own platform which allows "The Boys" to ask the most off-the-wall questions without worrying about pushback. Lewan asking Coach Vrabel if he would cut off a particular body part in exchange for a Titans Super Bowl win is a good example.

With training camp around the corner, all of Lewan's focus will return to his day job as a Pro Bowl left tackle. Compton is a free agent and staying ready in case he gets a call to report to a team. That doesn't mean there won't be more episodes of "Bussin' with the Boys." They're putting extra hours in on the bus to get as many episodes recorded as possible so the show can go on through the regular season.

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DION LEWIS HAS ARRIVED: THE NEW TITANS RUNNING BACK, AFTER YEARS TRYING TO PROVE HIMSELF, FINDS VALIDATION IN TENNESSEE

BY JOHN GLENNON THE ATHLETIC AUGUST 30, 2018

Only a couple of days after signing with the Titans, running back Dion Lewis stepped to the podium at the team’s facility, answering his first round of questions from the Nashville media.

One query, in particular, hit home.

Asked about his long, arduous road to the present, Lewis caught the eyes of his parents – mother Linda and father Leroy – in the back of the room before answering. His voice cracked as he began to talk, tears sliding down Lewis’ cheek for the first of several times during the press conference.

It was a shocking sight for cornerback Malcolm Butler, Lewis’ friend and teammate of three years in New England before both players signed with the Titans in March.

“It was most definitely stunning,” Butler said. “In all of my years knowing Dion, I never thought he’d ever cry about anything. He’s so tough on and off the field, a stand-up guy. That just let me know the moment really touched his soul.”

The episode was a memorable one for Linda Lewis as well, but Lewis’ mother – as mothers always do – had a clearer understanding of what was going through her son’s mind.

This was the moment Lewis had finally arrived, even more so than when he helped the Patriots capture a Super Bowl following the 2016 season, even more so than when he tore through the NFL during the second half of last season.

This was Lewis finally realizing his dream of a big NFL contract —

shunning the naysayers who’d said he was too small, commemorating his victory over an assortment of brutal injuries, and celebrating the comeback he’d earlier made after missing a full two seasons.

“I think in his mind, everything that had happened to him over the years just came flooding to the front of his brain,” Linda Lewis said. “He was just overcome with everything at that moment.

“It was like, Ì really am a professional football player and I have a team that appreciates me for me, and wants me for my abilities and who I am.’ That’s how he felt. He was just so grateful.”

Turkeys and reindeer

Lewis first told his parents he was going to be a professional football player when he was just five years old. His belief hadn’t changed by the time he reached junior high, when Lewis delivered an intriguing answer to the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Writing in his junior high yearbook for all to see, Lewis responded, “I want to be a running back in the NFL and always eat chocolate-chip cookies.”

Lewis’ mother didn’t discourage his ambitions in the least, but made sure Lewis knew it took more than athletic talent to reach his goals.

“We always believed in him. He knew he always had us,” Linda Lewis said. “But I said to him, Ìf you’re serious about the NFL, the most important thing right now as a 13-year-old is your grades. So whenall your friends are going out to themall or going to the movies, youneed to stay back and study,’ and hedid. He did. He listened to us.”

Linda Lewis was equally adamant that her son was a good member of their Albany, New York, community.

A service director for the non-profit Unity House of Troy – where she helps provide work for people living

with mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence and AIDS – Linda Lewis found plenty ofopportunity for Dion.

On snow days and holidays, Lewis would often head to work with his mother, helping unload hundreds of frozen Thanksgiving turkeys from a truck, for instance, and then delivering food baskets to community members.

He also volunteered for the Police Athletic League in Albany, even when the job assignments were a little out of the ordinary.

“He came home one night from a holiday celebration we call `Lights in the Park,’ and he said, `They made me dress up as a reindeer and greet people tonight,’” Linda Lewis said. “I told him, `You’ll always remember that, Honey.’”

Lewis learned a lot from both his parents over the years, as his father labored in the construction field, often working with asbestos and other hazardous materials. Leroy Lewis recently retired after back problems forced him to undergo extensive surgery.

“Growing up, my parents were always tough on me, real strict,” Lewis said. “They told me they knew I wanted to play football, so they just pretty much told me what it was going to take and I just listened. All the hard work, not hanging around the wrong people and things like that, I just listened to what they told me and worked hard.”

Two years without football

Lewis and his family might have been convinced he was on his way to becoming a pro, but the rest of the world needed convincing.

Only one college, Pittsburgh, offered the 5-8 Lewis a scholarship, and that only came after the Panthers happened to notice him on tape while recruiting another player. But Lewis made an impact right away, topping 1,000 yards in both of

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his seasons at Pitt and producing a combined 31 touchdowns.

Convinced he would be a second- or third-round pick in the NFL Draft, Lewis chose to turn pro, only have to wait through the event’s first two days without hearing his name. On the final day, Philadelphia finally called, notifying Lewis the Eagles had picked him in the fifth round.

“It was really difficult walking around my house those first two days because he just had that look of such heartbreak on his face,” Linda Lewis said. “Then when Andy Reid called him on the phone and he came downstairs, came over to me and gave me a huge hug. I’ll never forget it. He was sobbing.”

Lewis found himself stuck behind LeSean McCoy during his two seasons in Philadelphia, carrying the football just 36 times in 24 games. The Eagles traded him to Cleveland in 2013, but things would get worse before they would get better for the 195-pound back.

Over the next two years, Lewis played a grand total of zero games, missing the first season with a broken leg, getting cut by Cleveland, and then missing the following year after Indianapolis cut him early in 2014.

“I watched my professional football player on my couch, watching all of his peers play football,” Linda Lewis said. “That was hard. That was very hard. But he kept strong, he kept practicing, he kept working out.”

Added Lewis: “I just believed in myself. I know what type of football player I am and I know what I’m capable of. I wanted to make sure I always stayed ready. I knew I would get another opportunity. I just had to be ready for it.”

Okay, kid, you’ve got it now

That opportunity came in New England, but after a promising seven-game start to the 2015 season, injury derailed Lewis’ career once again. This time it was a torn ACL

that sidelined Lewis after seven games.

Once again, he was forced to watch his teammates, eventually undergoing two knee surgeries that kept him out of action until late November of 2016. It was Lewis’ sixth year out of college at that point, and only twice had he managed to play in more than half the games of a season.

Some might have seen the recurring injuries as a sign that the football life wasn’t to be, but Lewis said he never stopped believing.

“I just kept getting back up,” Lewis said. “Life is about a lot of ups and downs. Football is the same. You just take the good and the bad, stay the same person throughout it all. That’s what I did. I knew I was going to do whatever it took to get back.”

Lewis’ patience and perseverance was first rewarded in that 2016 season, when he helped guide the Patriots to a come-from-behind Super Bowl win over Atlanta. He scored two postseason touchdowns and accounted for 274 all-purpose yards during the playoffs.

“Seriously, to be on the field and watch your kid holding the Lombardi Trophy after the Super Bowl – with his face beaming – that was so much fun,” Linda Lewis said. “I took his picture with my cell phone and put it on Facebook, and the next thing I knew, it was in every newspaper and everything else. I guess they liked what I took.”

Lewis’ production improved that much more last season in New England, as his 625 rushing yards over the second half of the season led the league. Pro Football Focus named him a second-team All-Pro running back behind Todd Gurley, grading him as the NFL’s most elusive back, meaning he piled up yardage even when his blockers weren’t able to help.

Those kinds of numbers led to the NFL beating a path to Lewis’ door in free agency, delivering the kind

of attention he’d never before received.

“He called me up and said, `Mom, now I know what it’s like to be in high school and to have colleges coming after you with scholarships,’” Linda Lewis said. “I felt like, Òkay, kid. You’ve got it now.’”

Sky is the limit

Lewis said he chose the Titans – signing a four-year, $19.8 million deal – for a few reasons: the relationship he formed with general manager Jon Robinson and coach Mike Vrabel, the feeling he had that the Titans were a team on the rise, and the opportunity to be part of a one-two punch with Derrick Henry in the backfield.

His two former teammates now in Tennessee, Butler and fellow cornerback Logan Ryan, couldn’t have been happier Lewis joined them in Nashville. They were excited not only for what Lewis’ talents would mean for the offense, but also for the ways that Lewis would improve the Titans’ defense in practice.

“I always try to go against him in the tackle drills,” Butler said. “I want to make it as hard as possible, so in games it won’t be that hard. Dion will make sure you make the right move because he can cut on a dime.”

Added Ryan, who’s known Lewis since high school: “He’s extremely elusive. He’s made his career out of making people miss. I pride myself on being one of the better tacklers, and I try to go up against Dion every day because he makes me better. He’s really, really hard to tackle.”

Though Lewis ran for more yards last season (896) and scored more touchdowns (nine) than he had in all his previous years combined, he’s confident his best years are still ahead of him.

He’ll turn 28 in September, but Lewis would seem to have plenty of treads left on his tires, having

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carried the football just 329 times in his career.

“My body feels young,” Lewis said. “I’ve learned how to take care of myself over the years, just from certain players I’ve been around. So if I can keep doing that, the sky is the limit.

“I want to show people that last year wasn’t a one-time thing, that it wasn’t just because I was with the Patriots that I had a good year. It’s because I’m a good player. I want to go out and prove that.”

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DION LEWIS STILL MATTERS TO TITANS IN THIS DERRICK HENRY ERA

BY JOE REXRODE THE TENNESSEAN AUGUST 1, 2019

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A change of pace for $5 million sounds about as cost-effective as a beer for $11, and you can find both in Nashville these days.

Savor that beer. Remember that back. Dion Lewis still matters to the Titans, and in this league – especially at that position – it’s unwise to make long-term assumptions. Around midseason 2018, this looked like an offense made for Lewis and a bench reserved for Derrick Henry. He was the change of pace.

By the end of December, Henry was a third-year star coming into his own and … what was that deal for Lewis again? Four years, $19.8 million? Sound a bit steep right now? Maybe, but maybe December Derrick Henry was the exception and not the rule. Maybe the lucrative long-term deal that Henry has put himself in position to earn will not materialize, either because he fades again or because that’s simply the plight of the NFL running back and the Titans have other costs.

A year from now, the Titans might not be able to do without Lewis, or they might not be able to afford him anymore. There are talented young guys at the position in Titans camp now, preparing to make bids. Lewis just knows he has to take advantage of whatever opportunities he gets, understanding they might be limited as the Titans give Henry every chance to resume trucking.

“Everybody knows what I can do, so I’ve just got to come out here and try to show leadership by working every day, try to be consistent,” Lewis said. “This team wants to be a great team, so we’ve got to be consistent every day. I try to show

that and work hard and just let the game come to me. I don’t have to force anything. The plays are going to be made. When they’re there, I’ve got to make them.”

The difficult thing, for some, would be looking too hard for them amid rep restriction.

“Oh no,” Lewis said when asked about pressing, “because it’s all about the team. It’s not about one player. It’s about what’s best for the team. So whatever role I get, I’m going to do it to the best of my ability. Go out there, stay in the game plan and do what my team needs me to do.”

These are the right words. At age 28, the 5-foot-8 Lewis still has good feet, too. He was effective in 2018, rushing for 517 yards (though just 3.3 per carry) and finishing second on the team with 59 catches for 400 yards. He had one touchdown each way.

He also looked more like a third-down back down the stretch while Henry took over the lead role. Lewis had 20 carries for 53 yards in the final four games; Henry had 87 for 585. Lewis did have 14 catches for91 yards in those games, and that’shis major this fall.

When he gets carries, he vows to stop searching too hard for a home run and striking out instead, which is actually something Henry was doing at midseason when this backfield was flip-flopped. Lewis had 52 carries for 210 yards and 12 catches for 135 in a trifecta of games against the Chargers, Cowboys and Patriots – the last two season-turning wins.

Lewis had nearly double Henry’s touches in those games, 64 to 33. Henry had a 1-0 edge in ESPN reports that the Titans had shopped him at the trading deadline. Life moves pretty fast for NFL running backs. Just ask former Titan DeMarco Murray, who was the best running back in the NFL in November 2016 and out of the league 14 months later.

There’s talent behind Lewis in camp, some fresh blood with David Fluellen bulked up and doing the fullback/H-back thing. The 5-7 Dalyn Dawkins brings Lewis to mind. Kansas State rookie Alex Barnes (6-0, 226) isn’t quite Henry (6-3, 247), but he’s also big, fast and impressive. Jeremy McNichols, a former Boise State star who was on Denver’s practice squad last season, is impossible to miss.

“Excited about Jeremy McNichols,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. “Dawk, we know how quick and how hard he can run. Not a big back, but he hits the hole hard … Barnes is a bigger back that is in great condition, that can run through some arm tackles and is learning how to play special teams.”

Every season has surprises. Did anyone have Rishard Matthews disappearing and Cam Batson emerging on the radar a year ago? Maybe 2019 will see Lewis reclaim some of his touches, or get seriously pushed by a young guy, or neither.

He is getting first-team reps right now while Henry nurses a minor lower-leg injury. Frankly, Henry can take a few weeks off, have a couple of $11 beers and be the guy when the Titans open the regular season Sept. 8 at Cleveland. That still leaves room for another.

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WHY MARCUS MARIOTA'S EGGS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MAY THINK (IT'S NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT EGGS)

BY PAUL KUHARSKY PAULKUHARSKY.COM JUNE 12, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Reporters used to hang out at least once a week around the quarterbacks’ locker, and it wasn’t all notebooks and microphones. It certainly wasn’t all live streamed as a TV show.

The official stuff would be over, the cameras would be down, the tape recorders off.

Then, as with some of the sorts of conversations that still exist with lower-profile players, sometimes even one-on-one, you could bullshit about stuff – the NBA finals, the success or failure of alma mater, the headlines in or out of the world of sports, a good restaurant, a funny joke or – even – the menu helping a guy who’s offseason focus was bulking up 12 or 13 pounds maintain the weight.

Player-reporter relationships aren’t like a typical office, but some of these conversations are actually like those that take place in a typical office.

The elevation of quarterbacks to once-a-week talkers who often hit bullet points, say as little as possible and get the hell out of dodge has decreased the opportunity for such connections in some places with some guys, certainly the Titans' private and reserved one.

Marcus Mariota is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet and squeezes in a question about people’s kids or engages in quick banter about beaches in quick interactions when he crosses paths with some of us.

We also know next to nothing about him. Honestly, in four-plus years covering him the top thing I’ve unearthed about him is that he

makes his bed when he stays in a hotel and can’t stand a mess.

The second most interesting things I’ve learned about him? Honestly, I’m hard-pressed to think of it.

Now he’s not obligated to be interesting or to reveal much, but I’m obligated to try to find out interesting things about him and to try to connect with him.

So I’m not apologizing for a conversation the press core had with him about eggs on Tuesday, and from the chats I’ve had with colleagues about it after who also heard some of the Twitter complains, they won’t be either.

My Midday 180 co-hosts Jonathan Hutton and Chad Withrow absolutely crushed me for it. They said I’ve become who I hate and said this conversation was the same as the “What’s your favorite Thanksgiving dish” piece I mock local TV stations for doing annually.

That’s not at all the same as the Thanksgiving dish question, sorry.

And I’m not pretending it’s revolutionary or even particularly important info and I’m not breathlessly broadcasting it.

But it was the starting quarterback actually providing some detail and texture and having some fun with it, which helped us connect with him and it was well separate of the earlier part of the press session about the terrible team period where he threw awfully.

I don’t think any of us would choose for it to be broadcast by the team or radio stations, but that’s the way of the world now. You see more of the whole ecosystem than you used to and that's a good thing in a lot of ways for a fan, and it's a good thing in a lot of ways for businesses like this one and The Midday 180. But it's not all good.

You get to hear it all when it comes to us chatting with the quarterback, even when we start out by asking

something that’s not unimportant – how have you changed your diet to keep your weight on.

In a good piece about that metamorphosis being able to write or say he’s doubled his egg consumption and he eats them scrambled with tomatoes and onions and a little ham, rarely cooking them himself. That’s a nice detail. It’s not earth-shattering, of course, but a nice detail of the sort it’s hard to get into many pieces on Mariota.

It's the sort of detail a good reporter wants to include and a good reader wants to read.

And if you judge the subsequent conversation to be hollow and insignificant, that’s fine.

Guess what? It serves a purpose and it wasn’t for you.

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TITANS QB MARCUS MARIOTA RESTED, REJUVENATED -- AND READY FOR 2019


NASHVILLE – Marcus Mariota showed up for the first day of the offseason program on Monday rested, and rejuvenated.

The Titans quarterback, who spent most his offseason back home in Hawaii, got away from football, by design – for his mental and physical health. He also added some weight to his 6-foot-4 frame, also by design.

Now he’s ready to turn his sights to the 2019 season.

“It is exciting to be back in the building,” Mariota said. “Some new faces, but it’s always a good time to be able to come back, get ready to go. I am looking forward to it.”

Mariota said he’s a little bit heavier, and he looks it. He didn’t provide any specifics, only replying “something in that range” when asked if his weight gain was in the “5-to-10” pound range.

Mariota, who was listed at 222 pounds last season, said he wanted to add bulk to help him with his durability. Mariota said he focused on his diet to add “good weight,” while also on his training regiment. He said he could add additional weight as long as he can continue to feel comfortable on the practice field.

His plan this offseason was to get healthy. Now, his plan is to stay healthy.

“I think when it comes down to it, just being able to absorb the hits, being able to be healthy for a full ... year,” Mariota said. “Those things haven’t really happened yet. So I am doing my best to be able to be on the front of it, and allow myself the opportunity to play all 16.”

Physically, Mariota is feeling good, he said. He threw some passes to tight end Delanie Walker on Monday. Last week, Mariota organized throwing sessions with at least seven of his teammates at a football field in Nashville.

“I am feeling better,” Mariota said. “I don’t know an exact number (percentage-wise), but I am pretty close to being fully healthy, and as every single day goes on, we have a plan to get more and more healthy. I think this athletic training staff has done a great job and I look forward to continuing to work with them.

“I (don’t) necessarily have limitations – just trying to be smart. If there is something that is lingering or something doesn’t feel right, just being able to communicate with everybody.”

Mariota started 13 of the team’s 16 games in 2018, and he played in 14 of 16. He finished the year with 2,528 passing yards with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He set the franchise record with a completion percentage of 68.9 %.

In his first four NFL seasons, Mariota has played in 58 of a possible 66 games, with 57 starts.

Mariota on Monday said he’s looking forward to working with new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, the team’s tight ends coach last season. He already has several new teammates on offense, from receiver Adam Humphries to guard Rodger Saffold to back-up quarterback Marcus Mariota.

As a team, the Titans want to go from good to great after finishing 9-7 in each of the past three seasons.

“Really, it just starts off with trust,” Mariota said. “Coach (Mike) Vrabel talked about it a lot today, just being able to trust one another, trust the coaches, and trust what is going on in the process. And from there, just go out there and play. We had an opportunity to get in the playoffs (last year) – we were in it a couple of years ago.

“If we just take our time and trust each other, build off what we’ve already done, I think we’ll have a chance.”

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Mariota said his time away in Hawaii “was very important to me.” Now, he’s ready to do his part.

In previous offseasons, Mariota split time between Hawaii, Oregon, California and Nashville.

“It was nice to be home with family and friends, it was nice to really not do anything for a little bit,” Mariota said. “It gave me an opportunity to get healthy, it gave me an opportunity to catch up with old friends, just sit down and have conversations with your family. During the season it is such a hustle and bustle, you don’t really get time to spent quality time. … So it was nice to be home, and it was well needed.

“It is different. It is kind of strange. I’ve always kind of been one of those guys where you are in the weight room the next week, there is no really time off. So it was different for me to take a step back and take some time for me to get healthy and really just kind of focus on getting my body right. I thought it was well needed. What I was able to do when I got home I was able to accomplish and I feel good now.”

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6 HAWAII PRO ATHLETES UNITE IN CHALLENGE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ISLE DISASTER AREAS

BY NINA WU HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER JULY 12, 2018

Six pro athletes, including Tennessee Titans Quarterback Marcus Mariota, have launched the “Be A Hero for Hawai‘i Challenge” to raise funds for communities affected by recent disasters, particularly the Kilauea Volcano eruption.

The challenge, launched in partnership with the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, pits local athletes from three different sports against each other to see which one can rally fans, teammates and rivals to raise the most money for the cause. Pro baseball, pro football and pro mixed martial arts are represented. Donors get to choose which sport they support when they donate, but regardless of which team wins, all of the funds raised through the challenge will go to Hawaii Community Foundation’s Hawai‘i Island Volcano Recovery Fund to help cover long-term recovery efforts, particularly housing needs for those displaced by the eruption.

The six participating professional athletes are:

>> Kamu Grugier-Hill, linebackerfor the Philadelphia Eagles, thereigning Super Bowl championfootball team.

>> Marcus Mariota, quarterback forthe Tennessee Titans.

>> Max Holloway, UFCFeatherweight Champion.

>> Yancy Medeiros, UFC fighter.

>> Kolten Wong, second basemanfor the St. Louis Cardinals.

>> Isiah Kiner-Falefa, infielder forthe Texas Rangers.

Grugier-Hill said his sister-in-law lost her home to the Kilauea eruption, so he wanted to help, and thought bringing everyone together could help the cause.

“It is going to take a long time to rebuild and they will need a lot of resources,” he said. “I had to do something to help and was looking for a way to bring people together around it. So I called other pro athlete friends who were from Hawaii to join in. These guys didn’t hesitate and were immediately on board. That’s just how Hawaii rolls. And being the competitors we are, we thought it would be great to see which one of our sports could raise the most money.”

Wong, who had also launched a GoFundMe campaign when the eruptions began, said he wanted to give back to his hometown.

“Being from the Big Island of Hawaii, using this platform and trying to raise money for these people to restart their lives again and the process to get them into new homes was a no-brainer,” he said. “Giving back is always number one. We always want to take care of our family, take care of our ohana. Hawaii is definitely part of our ohana.”

Said Hawai‘i Community Foundation president and CEO, “Both on and off the field, or octagon, Kamu and the other athletes epitomize what true heroes are. Through their hard work, commitment and dedication they have all found success in their chosen careers but when called upon, they give back to their community and help others — they are setting a great example to the young local kids in our community who look up to them.”

Donations for the challenge can be made at Heroes-forHawaii.org or by mail to Hawai‘i Community Foundation, 827 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Those mailing donations should note which sports team they support.

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TITANS QB MARCUS MARIOTA FOCUSED ON HEALTH, SUCCESS -- NOT CONTRACT


PHOENIX – Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has spent most his offseason back home in Hawaii, getting his mind and body right in preparation for the 2019 season.

During Mariota's Motiv8 Foundation golf tournament and fundraiser on Monday in Honolulu, the quarterback sat down with KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello and discussed his mindset.

After dealing with injuries in 2018, Mariota said he’s feeling much better.

"I'm getting close. It's been awesome to actually be here at home recovering. I think this has been the longest stint I've been home since high school," Mariota told KHON2. "It's good to be around people that genuinely care about you, that want you physically healthy. So, it's been a blessing to be able to work with all the people here at home and I'm definitely feeling a lot better."

In a separate interview with the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Mariota said he’s looking to add some weight to help him with his injuries.

“I’m trying to get little heavier for this year,” Mariota told the newspaper. “I think it would help me absorb some of the hits. Durability is the (key). I haven’t been able to play a full season yet.

“I don’t have a (weight) number in mind right now. If I can be a little heavier, move around and feel good, that’s what I’d like. I’ll have to see how I feel.”

The Titans are scheduled to report for the start of the offseason program on April 15.

Mariota, heading into the final year of his contract, told KHON2 he is not concerned with any added pressure that might come with a contract year.

Mariota, the second overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, started 13 of the team’s 16 games in 2018, and played in 14 of 16. Mariota finished the year with 2,528 passing yards with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He set the franchise record with a completion percentage of 68.9 %.

Mariota has completed 1,015-of-1,605 passes for 12,004 yards and 69 touchdowns, with 42 interceptions in his career. His career completion percentage is 63.2 percent, and his career passer rating is 89.4

"My mentality as a competitor never changes. I'm going to do my best to be at my best when the season comes and do my best to win games. All that other stuff will take care of itself," Mariota told DeMello.

"Obviously I love Nashville, I love Tennessee. It's a great organization to play for. With that being said, it's a business and you can't take any of that stuff personal. You just got to go out there and do your thing. No matter what, my number one goal is to get healthy and from there just become a better football player and do my best to be my best when the season comes so we can win games."

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TRIP TO OREGON DAYS BEFORE TRAINING CAMP STRENGTHENED BOND BETWEEN TITANS QB MARCUS MARIOTA, WR ADAM HUMPHRIES


NASHVILLE – If Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota and receiver Adam Humphries look like they already have a great rapport, it's because they do.

And there’s a reason.

Mariota invited Humphries to Oregon just days before the start of training camp and the two spent a lot of time together. They threw passes on the field, played golf, had meals together, and really got to know one another. This on top of the time they spent together during the offseason in Nashville.

During the first three days of training camp, Mariota and Humphries have been on the same page. Humphries attributes it to the work they’ve put in – including his trip out West.

“Obviously we spent a lot of time together in the spring working but going up to Oregon and spending on-on-one time with Marcus, meeting his girlfriend and some of the people he grew up with at Oregon, it was huge,” Humphries said. “And it was cool to see the type of guy he is and how he handles his stuff.

“It was just a good time to build chemistry and find out what type of person he is. I think that definitely helps. And he's obviously a great guy.”

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Humphries, who signed with the Titans in March after playing his first four NFL seasons with Tampa

Bay, traveled to Oregon, where Mariota played his college ball, on July 18-19. Mariota reported to training camp with the team's quarterbacks on July 22, just a few days before the entire team. Prior to working with Humphries, Mariota also worked in California in July with a number of the team's other receivers, including Tajae Sharpe, Taywan Taylor, Cameron Batson and A.J. Brown.

Receivers Corey Davis, Darius Jennings and Humphries also had a throwing session away from Saint Thomas Sports Park earlier in the offseason before the start of the offseason program.

In Oregon, Mariota took snaps from center Hroniss Grasu, his teammate with the Titans and at Oregon, and then dropped back to throw passes to Humphries, who ran routes. They talked football, life and more.

During the course of one of their workouts, they also discussed a hand signal Mariota planned to give Humphries if the defense gave the offense a certain look. On the second day of training camp, when the defense lined up a certain way, Mariota and Humphries made eye contact.

“He looked out at me, and gave me the signal we’d talked about,” Humphries said with a smile, “and it helped out.

“The chemistry is something that we'll continue to build.”

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Humphries said the time the two players spent in Oregon was well worth the trip.

Humphries, who played at Clemson, had never been to Oregon before taking Mariota up on his invitation.

“Just being able to sit down and eat breakfast and dinner with him, play golf, you know him a lot better than just walking around in meeting

rooms and the locker room,” Humphries said. “It was good to share that experience with him and really get to know him.”

Earlier this offseason, Mariota discussed the impact Humphries could have on the team on the field, and in the locker room while working with younger players.

In 2018, the 25-year-old Humphries had a career high in receptions (76), receiving yards (816) and receiving touchdowns (five). The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder became Tampa Bay’stop slot receiver while catching 219passes for 2,329 yards and ninetouchdowns over the last fourseasons.

"I think having conversations with him, being around him now, you understand how savvy and smart he is as football player,” Mariota said of Humphries. “I think that presence for that young group of receivers will benefit all of those guys. But I think Adam does a great job of just coming in, learn the offense as much as he can so that he can hopefully lead those guys and do his best."

Three days into training camp, Mariota-to-Humphries has been a nice combination.

Humphries looks around and sees a lot of options for his quarterback, in addition to himself. The transition to Tennessee, he said, has been great so far.

“We have a ton of playmakers all over the field and I am excited to see what we can do when the season comes,” he said. “It’s been great here. Everyone on this team is fun to work with. The transition has been smooth, and obviously the city is awesome. I am looking forward to the future.”

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TE MYCOLE PRUITT HAS PAID HIS DUES, AND NOW HE’S REWARDING THE TITANS

BY JIM WYATT TITANS ONLINE DECEMBER 27, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tight end MyCole Pruitt had bounced from practice squads to active rosters during his career, and in 2017 he found himself paying his dues with the Houston Texans.

Pruitt did his part to help the Texans during the week, but as a practice squad player, he wasn’t dressing out on game days.

It was tough, Pruitt admitted. But encouraging words helped him, including some from then-Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel.

“I was going against his defense every day on the practice squad, and he saw some of the things I was able to do,” Pruitt said of Vrabel. “He pulled me aside one day because he knew I was kind of down about not being (on the 53-man roster), and he gave me some encouraging words. And I’ve always appreciated that.”

When Pruitt was signed by the Titans in September – off Houston’s practice squad -- he suspected Vrabel, hired in January as head coach of the Titans, had something to do with it.

“I believe that was a big factor in why I’m here,” Pruitt said. “We had some conversations back on Houston, and he just told me to keep my head up and keep going. When they needed somebody to fill in (here) I feel like he remembered some of those conversations we had, and what he saw from me in practices, and he was able to bring me over.”

Pruitt has been rewarded with playing time since being signed by the Titans on September 10. Injuries to tight ends Delanie Walker and Jonnu Smith paved the way for more opportunities.

And Pruitt, who also spent time with the Vikings, Bears and Bills earlier in his career, has rewarded the Titans with his play. Pruitt scored his first career touchdown in Saturday’s win over the Redskins, and it was a big one – a two-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass from quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

Pruitt, who played in 16 games for the Vikings in 2015 but in only five games the next two seasons before this year, has seven catches for 76 yards in 14 games for the Titans this season.

“MyCole has been here and he’s done a good job for us,” Vrabel said. “He’s taken advantage of the opportunities that he’s basically earned. By playing better, he’s earned more opportunities. We unfortunately lost Jonnu (Smith), so he’s played more. He’s done a good job. He’s trying to help us in the run game, then he had two big catches there for us the other night.”

The Titans face the Colts on Sunday at Nissan Stadium.

It’s a win-and-in playoff scenario for the Titans.

The opportunity is also what Pruitt’s been working for since entering the NFL in 2015.

“It has been fun, and I am grateful that they believed in me and gave me this opportunity. It has been a great time. Everybody here has welcomed me in and I have stepped in and played my role,” Pruitt said. “It’s been a long time coming, and I just want to keep building off this.

“They flexed the game to a Sunday night game, it’s primetime, and it’s for a playoff spot. It don’t get much better than that. Emotions will be high, and the team that plays the best through those emotions will win.”

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AN UNDERDOG STORY: UNDERSIZED WR KALIF RAYMOND MAKING MOST OF OPPORTUNITIES IN TITANS CAMP


NASHVILLE – There’s a small and shifty receiver making plays for the Titans in training camp, and we’re not talking about Adam Humphries this time.

This story is about Kalif Raymond, who has consistently managed to get open and catch passes in practices. Last week, Raymond was rewarded with a good number of first team reps.

“I just got thrown in there with the big dogs to see if I can handle it,” Raymond said with a smile, “and those are opportunities right there, opportunities to make plays and show what you can do.”

Consider Humphries, a top free agency acquisition by the Titans this offseason, among those who’ve been impressed.

“Kalif has looked amazing,” Humphries said.

Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Raymond has earned his chances.

“He’s got good speed, good quickness, and he plays hard,” Vrabel said of Raymond. “His speed gets him opportunities and we keep putting him in there.”

So, who is Kalif Raymond?

Well, he’s actually been around a bit.

The 5-foot-8, 182-pound Raymond was signed to the team’s practice squad during Week 17 of the 2018 season – his second stint with the team last year -- to add speed to the receiving corps as well as return ability.

He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft, and appeared in four games as a rookie. He’s also spent time with the New York Jets and New York Giants, bouncing back and forth on active rosters and practice squads. He’s played in 12 games in his NFL career, and has one catch for 12 yards, along with 29 career punt returns (7.2-yard average) and 20 career kickoff returns (20.4-yard average).

Raymond, who grew in Atlanta, played collegiately at Holy Cross, where he appeared in 40 games with 23 starts over four seasons (2012-15) as a wide receiver and returnspecialist. He was productive,totaling 155 receptions for 1,683yards and 14 touchdowns while alsoreturning 62 punts for 464 yards anda score as well as 80 kickoffs for1,809 yards and two touchdowns.

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“The more experience you can get, the more things you can learn that you need to work on,” Raymond said of his prior experience. “During the course of the last four years I’ve learned a lot of things that I can do to improve my game.”

Raymond said he grew up a fan of Steve Smith, another small receiver who enjoyed a long career with the Panthers and Ravens.

He's followed other smaller receivers in the NFL, and has been motivated by their success. He mentioned Patriots receiver Julian Edelman when rolling off a list of players he admires.

“I know I am not the only small guy in the league,” Raymond said. “Steve Smith, he was a very strong-minded person. He was tenacious and he went out there and balled, and that’s what I try to do. It's what

you have to do. You want to go out there and ball, and always try to make a statement.”

Raymond, who has been waived eight times overall, knows if he’s going to make the team’s 53-man roster he’s going to have to keep it up.

The Titans have solid depth at receiver, but an injury to Cameron Batson (who was placed on Injured Reserve) has potentially opened up a spot for someone to grab.

Preseason games, beginning with Thursday’s game at Philadelphia, will provide more opportunities.

“Camp has been going well, but there’s some things I definitely want to work on – that’s what camp is for. So I want to come out here and be as consistent as I can,” Raymond said.

“It is one thing to do it in practice, but under the lights is big – everyone has four very important opportunities. I just have to stay in the moment, and if you make plays you are supposed to it will take care of itself.”

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TITANS CB LOGAN RYAN INFLUENCES STUDENTS AT 6TH ANNUAL NISSAN RESUME CHALLENGE AT NISSAN STADIUM

BY LYNNE MCCRACKEN TITANS ONLINE FEBRUARY 15, 2019

NASHVILLE -- Partnering with six chapters of 100 Black Men of America, Nissan North America, Inc., hosted its sixth annual Nissan Resume Challenge on Feb. 14, 2019 at Nissan Stadium.

With the tagline of “what they see is what they’ll be,” 100 Black Men of America is a men’s civic organization founded in 1963 to educate and empower African American children and teens. Since then, it has formed more than 100 chapters around the country. Nissan is partnering with chapters in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Jackson (MS), Nashville, and Washington D.C. to identify students toparticipate in this year’s ResumeChallenge and Summit.

The students taking part in the summit first participated in a resume and interview challenge with representatives from their local chapter of 100 Black Men of America. Those students with strong resume and interview skills were invited to attend the 2019 Nissan Resume Challenge and Summit at the automaker’s expense.

“Today we are a part of the 2019 Nissan Resume Challenge. The 100 Black Men of America and Chicago took us to Nashville to see some new opportunities,” said Brett Harris, 17, who attends Kenwood Academy in Chicago. “We are getting to take a personal tour and have the opportunity to talk to Logan Ryan. It’s a great experience for the 100 Black Men to expose African American youth to new things.”

Harris plans to major in business and finance when he starts college in the fall.

Titans CB Logan Ryan was guest speaker led with a one-on-one discussion by Titans Radio Executive Producer & Gameday Host, Rhett Bryan.

Ryan said part of why he wanted to reach out to these students was to show them someone who looks like them in a successful position.

“One thing I told them is that no matter what team or name or company you work for on the front, you have a name on the back,” said Ryan. “I wanted to bring integrity to the Ryan name like my father did and I wanted to carry that. I wanted to explain that to them that their name will be carried when they have a family one day. I also told them to give max-effort. If you give your all in what you want, you may not always get it. You may not get what you want all the time and in life we don’t always get what we want all the time. It’s not the end of the world. You can handle things a lot better if you give things your full effort.”

Over their two days in Nashville, the young men participated in leadership and development workshops and toured Nissan’s North American headquarters, as well as the Nissan Smyrna Manufacturing & Assembly Plant.

“Nissan is big on investing in their future and we look at the 100 Black Men as the future for people that could be employed at Nissan,” said Jeffrey Webster, Nissan’s director of Diversity & Inclusion. “They get to go through different developmental programs and they get to hear from others like Logan Ryan who have gone through their careers and get some tips on things that will enhance them for the rest of their life. This is a great opportunity for us to partner with the 100 Black Men, the Titans and have a good compilation once we finish.”

“When you are an African American male sometimes you will be targeted but never let that stop you. When you are educated, intelligent and persistent you will always accomplish your goal no

matter what you look like.” said Harris.

The afternoon at Nissan Stadium included lunch, fun activities, giveaways, photos with Ryan and stadium tours. T-Rac and Titans’ cheerleaders, Travona and Mari, signed autographs and posed for pictures.

Nissan supports its global vision of enriching people’s lives by offering customers unparalleled products and services and by improving the quality of life in the communities where it operates.

About Nissan North America

In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program and has been recognized annually by the U.S Environmental ProtectionAgency as an ENERGY STAR®Partner of the Year since 2010.More information on Nissan inNorth America and the completeline of Nissan and INFINITIvehicles can be found online atwww.NissanUSA.com andwww.infinitiusa.com, or visit theU.S. media sites NissanNews.comand infinitinews.com.

About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2017, the company sold 5.77 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.9 trillion yen. On April 1, 2017, the company embarked on Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, a six-year plan targeting a 30% increase in annualized revenues to 16.5 trillion yen by the end of fiscal 2022, along with cumulative free cash flow of 2.5 trillion yen. As part of Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, the companyplans to extend its leadership inelectric vehicles, symbolized by theworld's best-selling all-electricvehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF.

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Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and acquired a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors in 2016. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sold 10.76 million vehicles combined in calendar year 2018.

For more information about our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit nissan-global.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn and see all our latest videos on YouTube.

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TITANS CB LOGAN RYAN, THE “DOG WHISPERER,” LOUD AND PROUD IN RAISING MONEY FOR ANIMAL RESCUE


NASHVILLE – Titans cornerback Logan Ryan is known as the “Dog Whisperer.”

His teammates ask him about anything from tricks to behavior to potty training, or really anything to do with dogs.

“They always think I can fix all their dog’s problems,” Ryan said with a smile. “I try and send them to my wife – she does that.”

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has two dogs and yes, he’s hit up Ryan.

“He actually helped me kind of figure out potty training,” Mariota said.

Ryan and his wife, Ashley, mainly want to help animals – dogs and cats – through their work with the RyanAnimal Rescue Foundation. Andover the weekend, they took anotherbig step in doing so with their firstChowDown! Foodie Gala Event.

The event’s goal, Ryan said, was to raise $100,000 through donations and an auction. The event sold out at the Bell Tower in downtown Nashville, and it raised around $160,000, according to event organizers.

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“The South has been great to me,” said Ryan, who joined the Titans in 2017 after playing four seasons with the Patriots. “There’s a lot of great people down here. I think that’s something I worked really hard on, trying to make an impact off the field as much as I do on it. I work really hard on the field. I feel like I can always challenge myself to do more off of it and to give back, give my money back, give my time back. … Nashville has embraced me 100 percent and embraced animal rescue, and it always has. I am happy, and I feel like I am in the right place with this.”

Ryan and his wife adopted their first dog back in college at Rutgers. He said he’s always loved pets. Back then, Ashley worked at a shelter and spent countless hours with the animals, so when Ryan entered the NFL he wanted to do more himself. He’s used his platform to take picture and raise money for the Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation, which “is dedicated to supporting the animal community with financial and educational resources.” The foundation partners with animal welfare organizations around the world promoting adoption, offering grants and education to better the lives of animals.

A year ago, the Ryans donated $100,000 of their own money, and they’ve been thrilled to see the support from the community. The Ryans have three rescue dogs of their own.

“(Animals) don’t have a voice for themselves,” Ryan said. “Every cause is great, but this is a cause where they can’t speak for themselves and what they need, and I feel like I can be someone to speak for them.”

The ChowDown! Event hosted over 350 guests, and it featured a culinary competition between 16 local restaurants. Ryan, Mariota, safety Kevin Byard and center Ben Jones were among the celebrity judges. Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk presented the Chow

Down "Dog-bardi" championship trophy to Hattie B’s at the end of the event.

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Jones and Byard said they’ve been inspired by Ryan’s cause, and effort in spreading the word.

“It’s been amazing,” Jones said. “Just giving these dogs a second chance. So many times, these dogs just need a home. … I see the way his kids interact with the dogs and animals and how much they care about the animals.”

Byard has two dogs himself.

“Logan, he’s an awesome guy, an incredible guy,” Byard said. “What he is doing, and what he has done for dogs. His foundation, and what him and his wife are doing, it is incredible. I’ve talked to him all the time about the different things he’s doing. He’s just an incredible human being overall.”

Ryan plans to continue pushing his message in the locker room and in the community.

Logan and Ashley Ryan co-founded the Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation two years ago, and 100 percent of the proceeds raised Friday night by RARF went to charity.

For more information on the Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation, visit: HERE.

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.@Titans CB @RealLoganRyan shows off the “Dog-bardi Trophy,” which goes to the ChowDown! Champion. The foodie gala benefits the Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation.

“I just think that every dog deserves an opportunity,” Ryan said. “Nothing’s wrong with (adopting) a puppy or anything like that. I just think some of these animals tend to get overlooked. … These animals aren’t damaged goods. I think they deserve more attention. I think someone should speak up for them, and that’s what I’m doing. And I think they have just a huge heart and they unite families like they united mine. I have two large pitbulls and I have young kids and they’re best friends. So I just really think a lot of the stereotypes with rescue animals, pitbulls in particular, (aren’t true).

“A lot of our teammates have rescue animals. A lot of our team is huge dog and cat lovers. So it’s definitely growing on people.”

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LOGAN RYAN SHOWING OFF VALUE AS A RUN DEFENDER EARLY

BY PAUL KUHARSKY PAULKUHARSKY.COM JULY 30, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – We make the mistake occasionally, thinking of a nickel corner as a corner, whose job is to cover.

But Logan Ryan has shown us he’s an effective blitzer, with the fifth-most sacks on the team in 2018 (four). And on the first big run day of training camp on Sunday, we saw his role as a run defender show up prominently.

He burst into the backfield to hit Dion Lewis for a loss and made other plays outside, showing himself to be a big factor in the run defense.

“What they pay me to do, the salary they gave me, is to be a game-changing player,” said Ryan, who wears yellow cleats on the weekend to help his young daughter spot him. “So, I want to make it so the team has to prepare for me, neutralize what I do. I want to make an impact on every game. …

“To stop the run it takes 11 guys, it’s not just the front seven. Sometimes they are going to scheme it up where the corners have to tackle. When I am unblocked, that’s a good play for our defense, because I am going to go and make the play and try to make it a good play.”

I asked Kevin Byard about the defensive backfield’s role in run defense, and he didn’t respond broadly about the secondary, he spoke narrowly about Ryan.

“I think that’s one thing that Logan does very well, he knows how to time up the snap count,” Byard said. “Even if he’s not blitzing, he gets a good read on the offensive linemen and things like that, so when by the time the ball is snapped he’s in the backfield. So he made a good play early in team (Sunday) against

Dion. …A lot of times that nickel back is really sometimes a SAM linebacker, so he is in the run fits. Logan does a great job being where he needs to be.

For some semi-outside perspective, I went to Dave McGinnis of Titans Radio.

“He’s an excellent run defender and blitzer,” McGinnis said. “He understands anchor points from space, how to use the leverage of his other defenders. He’s an excellent run defender, a sure tackler. You don’t have to be a blow-up guy. You have to be a sure tackler. And he likes to tackle.

“As a blitzer, he understands how to set up people, use leverage, fake inside or out. I’ve seen him, when a back sets his heels, go through him.”

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NEW TITANS LINEMAN RODGER SAFFOLD IS READY TO BE BEST FRIENDS WITH TAYLOR LEWAN

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN MARCH 15, 2019

As the rumors swirled, Titans tackle Taylor Lewan appeared almost prophetic, asking a free agent via Twitter if he wanted to be best friends.

“I didn’t want to say anything,” Rodger Saffold said with a smile. “(It was) just like, ‘Wait a minute.’ He kind of knew it was going to happen before even I did.”

Lo and behold, after Lewan tweeted at Saffold on Monday, the news broke on Tuesday: Saffold, the 30-year-old offensive guard formerly of the Rams, was headed to Nashville. Finally he was able to tweet back to Lewan: "I'm ready to be best friends now! Lol We'll create something special."

The Titans officially signed the 6-foot-5, 323-pound Saffold on Thursday.

“I’ve been talking to (Lewan) and I think that relationship is going to go miles with this team,” Saffold said of the one-two punch he’ll form with Lewan on the left side of the Titans’ offensive line. “And I think the relationship with the entire offensive line will work really well for us.

“When you work next to an athletic tackle and you’re an athletic guard, sometimes you just have those freak of nature plays where things can just happen and you end up opening huge lanes in the running game and also being able to pick up different twists and different blitzes of that nature. There's going to be a little bit of time where me and Taylor are going to have to try to figure each other out, and we’re going to have to adjust based on whatever we see. There’s going to be new things that we’re going to have to learn.”

But at least there’s a foundation of familiarity. Saffold, after all, is coming from a Rams team that two years ago was led by offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur, who spent last season leading the Titans offense before being hired as the Packers new coach.

That should help ease the transition.

"It definitely (helps with) a lot of anxiety that you have, just with going to a new place," said Saffold, who Pro Football Focus graded as the ninth-best guard in the NFL last season. "You’re not quite sure how things are going to work and now knowing that the terminology is going to pretty much stay the same and working with some guys that understand how those plays are supposed to be played. It’s going to be easier talking and communicating so that we can get the highest amount of efficiency and yards out of each play that we run."

All of this is new to Saffold, though: the swapping teams, the media introduction, the adjusting to new faces and a new locker room. A second-round pick by the Rams in 2010, he had spent his entire nine-year career with them before this week.

"It’s nerve-wracking, man. It really is. You’re used to something for nine years – I shouldn’t even say that because every few years I had to change coaches. But just having the same people around as far as the strength staff, the training staff, just people that you trust and now coming out here when you’re 30 years old and trying to create new relationships and trying to get guys to trust you as well, it’s a challenge.

"But the biggest thing for me is that now that all of this is done, now that I’ve met everybody, I can basically put a plan together and we can put that into action. All I keep hearing is about how much everybody wants to be put into action and get this team back to the nostalgia that they had in the past, and I’m glad that I get to be a part of it."

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TAJAE SHARPE, STAR OF TITANS SCRIMMAGE, IS PROVING HIS VALUE IN TRAINING CAMP


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Tajae Sharpe wasn't a lock to make the 53-man roster, but he's been showing out in training camp so far.

He put up the best numbers in Saturday's scrimmage - four catches on four targets.

Taywan Taylor had a perfect pass clank off his helmet in the end zone. Even Anthony Firkser, as sure-handed as they come, dropped two wide-open balls.

For the most part, Saturday night wasn’t a great night for Titans pass-catchers.

Except for Tajae Sharpe.

The fourth-year wide receiver was everywhere, and he caught everything. On the opening drive of Saturday’s scrimmage at Nissan Stadium, Sharpe began with a 9-yard catch from Marcus Mariota. Two plays later, he caught a pass for 15 yards over the middle.

Sharpe, who entered training camp looking like the No. 5 receiver on the depth chart, then had two more catches on the opening drive: one for a gain of about 13 yards and another that capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown.

Four targets, four catches.

"I’m just trying to focus in on the details and doing my job the right way as best as I can every single snap, just so I have that trust with my teammates, my coaching staff and especially my quarterback,” Sharpe said.

That last part is key, and something he’s done well to establish. Sharpe

was an asset in clutch situations a season ago, namely on third down.

The Titans’ fifth-round pick in 2016, Sharpe had 26 catches for 316 yards and two touchdowns last season. On third down, he was targeted 20 times and had 11 catches, all of which went for first downs.

He was at it again Saturday. During third-down practice (the offense lined up in a third-and-5 situation), the Mariota-led white team converted just once in five tries. The one conversion? A completion to Sharpe, who went up high for the catch near the sideline before managing to keep both feet in bounds.

"It means everything to have the trust from my quarterbacks, for them to trust in me to get open and for them to throw me the ball to go make a play for them," Sharpe said. "But it’s a work a progress. Like I said, I’m trying to get better each and every day just so we can continue working on that continuity and just going day by day."

Sharpe was not necessarily a lock to earn a spot on the 53-man roster entering camp; offseason acquisitions Adam Humphries and A.J. Brown pushed Sharpe down the pecking order, where Darius Jennings and Cameron Batson were nipping at his heels.

But Sharpe’s offseason has been nearly flawless. Asked how Sharpe responded to the heightened competition in the receiving group, coach Mike Vrabel had this to say on Day 3 of camp.

"I would say exactly how we had hoped and how we would want all our players to respond," Vrabel said. "You come in, do your job, produce, know what to do, play as many positions as you can and be out there every time that we practice. So, that’s exactly what he’s done."

They most important thing for Sharpe will be staying healthy; he spent the 2017 season on injured reserve and was nagged for a portion

of last season by a foot injury. If he can do that, Sharpe could be an under-the-radar X-factor for an offense that has had several others generating all the hype.

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TITANS' TAJAE SHARPE READY TO 'TAKE IT TO THE TOP' WITH NEW MIXTAPE

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM MARCH 20, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville is known as "The Music City," so Tennessee Titans wide receiver Tajae Sharpe -- a budding music producer and hip-hop artist -- fits right in.

He is part of group called GMR -- short for Get Money Regardless -- that has a mixtape scheduled to be released on March 29.

"I have always been a music lover,” said Sharpe, who has 67 catches for 838 yards in two seasons. “Music can put you in different types of moods. There are so many different types of music that can match how you're feeling."

Tajae Sharpe and his group GMR produce and record their own music at a studio in New Jersey. Courtesy of Tajae Sharpe

Growing up in in Piscataway, New Jersey, Sharpe was exposed to hip-hop early and often -- particularly by his dad, who liked to play Jay-Z.

Sharpe said he started rapping during his freshman year in college. He needed something to do after summer workouts, when it was only the athletes on campus. Anyone who has taken part in summer football workouts knows freestyle rapping is ever-present in the locker room, but Sharpe took it a step further.

He remembered how various songs could be associated with different times of his life, so he bought a microphone and started recording himself. Sharpe said he started out recording with GarageBand software and worked his way up to more professional applications, falling in love with the process along the way.

"When I got back to Jersey after my rookie year, I linked up with some of my homeboys from around the way, and they were making music, as well," he said. "I saw the vision and didn't want to put myself in a box. I wanted to do multiple things and I've been having fun with it, so I wanted to see where it could go."

Sharpe’s method of writing lyrics used to simply consist of notes he would take on his iPhone. He used to look up instrumentals on YouTube while typing the words on his cellphone.

Going from listening to beats on the phone to being in the studio was a smooth transition. Sharpe's beat producer, Reem Ali, puts the beats together on the spot, and Sharpe comes up with lyrics to flow to them. While it sounds easy, putting a track together takes a lot of work.

Now, Sharpe is ready to release a self-financed project that was produced and recorded in New Jersey under a label he and his team created, Band Gang Entertainment (BGE). GMR already has two videos released called “Julius Erving” and “Blackin' Out.” The group recently finished recording two videos for the upcoming mixtape called “First Quarter,” which Sharpe is really excited about.

"I want to take it to the top just like I am working to do in football,” Sharpe said. “It's a hobby that I picked up and fell in love with. Anything that I do, I want to be the best that I can be. I want to put it out there for the fans. I think I have something that people want to hear!"

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TITANS RECEIVER TAJAE SHARPE WELCOMES NEWCOMERS, AND THE COMPETITION


NASHVILLE – Titans receiver Tajae Sharpe is headed into his 4th NFL season, and he’s seen plenty of changes around him.

There have been newcomers and departures, and through it all his approach has been the same: Keep working.

So when the Titans signed veteran receiver Adam Humphries in free agency, and then drafted receiver A.J. Brown in the second round of the NFL Draft, Sharpe didn’t pout and worry about his job security.

Instead, he welcomed them, and the competition.

“It is what this team needs, every team,” Sharpe said after Tuesday's OTA. “If you want to be great you have to have competition at every single position and that is what this league is about. There’s going to be new guys coming in at your position, and they are going to work hard to come in and try and play and you have to work hard to stay on the field. It is all part of this business, and you have to focus on things you have to get better at.”

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.@Titans receiver @Show19ine catching passes from @jugssports machine after Thursday’s practice.

Sharpe, one of the standouts of the offseason so far, does admit the new additions ramp things up a bit. He knows the Titans didn’t add Humphries and Brown to watch the returners from last year play.

“It definitely raises the sense of urgency,” Sharpe said. “Guys come in and they have a sense of urgency to want to get on the field at an early stage, and you have to work hard to stay on the field. You have to work hard on the details and the things you don’t do well you have to continue to improve on and continue to do the things that you do well.”

In 2018, Sharpe played in all 16 games, with 13 starts. He caught 26 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns, including a seven-catch, 101-yard game against the Chargers in London. The following week he turned an ankle in pregame warmups against the Cowboys, and down the stretch his production and opportunities were more limited.

Sharpe spent the 2017 season on Injured Reserve after catching 41 passes for 522 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie in 2016.

For the record, Sharpe has been impressed by Humphries, and Brown.

“It has been great having those guys here,” he said. “Adam is a veteran guy, and he can bring a lot to the table with the leadership role, too. And A.J. is a great young talent. So we are excited and we want to work hard every day and we are going to compete. We are a group, but we are a team and we do everything for each other to make each other better.”

And Titans coach Mike Vrabel said he’s been impressed with Sharpe, who caught a pair of touchdown passes in Tuesday’s OTA.

In addition to Humphries, Brown and Sharpe, receivers Corey Davis, Taywan Taylor, Darius Jennings and Cameron Batson are among a big group of receivers catching passes from the quarterbacks in OTAs.

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“He’s embraced the group,” Vrabel said of Sharpe. “You’re going to make changes every year. … He’s a long target, got a good catch radius, quarterback trusts him. So, those are all real positive things. (He) just needs to continue to work and try to improve him every day. But he’s been focused, been locked in, and doing everything that we’ve asked him to do.

“We’re going to bring guys in at every position,” Vrabel said. “It’s your job to understand that, and to withstand that, and carve out a role for yourself through practice, and eventually preseason games, and then once we determine a roster. Whether that’s Tajaé, or Taywan, I mean, you know how I feel about those guys. They come here to work every day, they work hard, and the quarterback – they’re dependable. Taywan (Taylor) helped us at times, and Tajaé (Sharpe) helped us a lot of times last year. That’s just the nature of the NFL, is that you’re going to have to stand up to competition and find a role for yourself, and carve one out through the course of time.”

Sharpe said his focus his offseason was to get back to work even earlier than in the past.

He regularly spends extra time catching passes from the JUGS machine after practices, and he’s focused even more on his work in the classroom.

The work will continue in next week's minicamp, and in training camp.

“I am just out here trying to focus on getting better every single day, just learning from any mistakes the previous day and trying to be better than I was,” Sharpe said. “Just taking to coaching and watching the film, and trying to hone in on details. That’s what we are doing as a group, trying to hone in on details. It’s all about focusing on getting better.”

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TITANS' JEFFERY SIMMONS LEARNS FROM JURRELL CASEY AS HE REHABS

BY TURRON DAVENPORT ESPN.COM AUGUST 22, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jeffery Simmons is running a race without a defined finish line. The Tennessee Titans rookie defensive tackle, drafted at No. 19 in the first round, is rehabbing after tearing his ACL while training in February. Given the typical recovery period of eight to nine months, Simmons could potentially be back as early as October.

On the other hand, there's a chance he won’t play a snap this season. The Titans seem content with bringing him along gradually and not pushing him to play during his rookie year. They already have veteran defensive lineman Jurrell Casey to play the 3-technique and DaQuan Jones to play nose tackle. Tennessee signed former Ravens defensive lineman Brent Urban to round out the starters up front.

With his return timetable up in the air, Simmons focuses on controlling what he can control -- starting with his rehab.

“I’m not rushing anything. If I don’t play this year, I’m fine with it,” Simmons said in June. “But my goal is to get healthy on my time and on this team’s time. There’s no time limit on when I can come back. Every day I come to work, and I’m putting my mindset at ‘I want to get back today.’ That’s how I come to work every day and try to get better.”

Jeffery Simmons tore his ACL in February while training, but the Titans still took him at No. 19 in the first round.

The 6-foot-4, 301-pound Simmons was cleared to run in June. Once training camp started, he worked out on a side field with the team’s training staff during practice. He

would begin by doing various stretches before loosening up through light jogging without a knee brace on. Once the brace went back on for added support, Simmons would perform a drill that simulates getting to the quarterback. He would get into a 3-point stance and work on firing off the ball and shooting his hands against a tackling dummy.

Simmons has been working with Casey, who was on the physically unable to perform list up until last week. Casey's presence is already paying off for Simmons, according to head coach Mike Vrabel.

"I think it’s really positive that Jurrell’s with them to be able to explain the technique when [Simmons] hears a coach say it, and also show him the technique, because Jurrell’s been with us, and he’s doing it, and does it pretty naturally," Vrabel said.

"It's huge when you get an older guy to go in front of you and show you the techniques they are looking for and show you the things you need to work on," Casey said. "That's always big for a young guy, to be able to go out there for a few days and show him a few tricks and tips, to be able to talk to him and not just show the reps. That's the best part about it. When we get to sit there and talk about it, we can go into the training room and talk about it a little more to go over a few things that he needs to adjust."

Simmons said he was mostly in the weight room while the team practiced during OTAs and minicamp, but he's also been making the most of the classroom experience he's had with Titans coaches and has been doing what he can to prepare mentally. Defensive line coach Terrell Williams credited Simmons with doing an excellent job of staying involved in the meeting room by watching tape and asking the right questions.

Simmons is making an impact with veterans, too. Casey said he got motivation from Simmons to push himself more and joked that the

trainers have to tell Simmons to slow down.

"I’m grateful for this opportunity, that they trusted me that I’m going to come in and get the work done off the field," Simmons said. "I’m trusting the process. It’s not too frustrating right now. My goal is to get healthy, and when I get back on the field, it’s full go. I’m just trusting the plan, coming to work every day, just getting better every day. Whenever that time comes, I can’t wait."

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AN EMOTIONAL JEFFERY SIMMONS VOWS TO REWARD TITANS AFTER HEARING WORDS OF SUPPORT FROM OWNER AMY ADAMS STRUNK


NASHVILLE – The introductory press conference for Jeffery Simmons got emotional on Friday after Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk pledged her support and trust in the team’s first-round pick.

Simmons, sitting two seats down from Strunk, tucked his head and shed tears when Strunk spoke about her faith in him while welcoming him into the organization.

The Titans picked Simmons, a defensive lineman who played at Mississippi State, with the 19th overall in the NFL Draft.

Simmons is recovering from an ACL injury. The injury, paired with an ugly off-field incident Simmons was involved in back in high school, led the Titans and other NFL teams to do extra homework on the big defensive lineman. The well-publicized incident has also resulted in heavy scrutiny since the pick was made.

"Coming from a woman,” Simmons, fighting back tears, said of Strunk. “Like I said, I made a mistake, and I regret it. To hear her say (what she said), I am grateful. The key word she said was trust. And I’ll tell her in front of you guys that she can trust me. I won’t let her down. I won’t let either one of these guys and down. I am grateful.”

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Strunk said she spoke with Titans General Manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Vrabel months ago about Simmons, and watched the video of the incident together.

“It was a process, but it did not take me long to see that this young man had an incident when he was in high school, and we can all look back on our lives in high school and wish we’d done things differently,” Strunk said of Simmons. “But you can talk, ‘I’m sorry.’ But the best thing is he’s lived the life of ‘I’m truly sorry and I am going to be a good man.’ So that made it really easy for me to become comfortable with Jeffery.

“We are getting a great football player, that goes without saying, but we are getting a great man. … We are a nation that gives second chances, and this young man, Jeffery Simmons, he deserved that second chance.”

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Simmons, who racked up 163 tackles, seven sacks, 32.5 tackles for a loss and four forced fumbles in three seasons at Mississippi State, began the offseason as a potential top-10 pick.

The Titans will monitor his progress as he works his way back onto the field in 2019.

Simmons vowed to do his part on the field, and in the Nashville community.

“These people trust me to come in here and do what I need to do on and off the field,” Simmons. “This organization here stuck with me, and I will not let this organization down. I am proud to be a Tennessee Titan.”

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TITANS FIRST-ROUND PICK JEFFERY SIMMONS FOCUSED ON REHAB, PLAYBOOK


NASHVILLE – Jeffery Simmons doesn’t have a return date marked on his calendar.

Right now, the Titans first-round pick is focused on rehabbing, working, learning the playbook and getting himself ready to go as soon as possible.

Of course he'd love to play in 2019, but right now he's focused on what has to come first. Plus, he knows that decision will be up to the medical staff.

“I’m not rushing anything,” Simmons said on Tuesday following the team’s minicamp. “If I don’t play this year, I’m fine with it. But my goal is to get healthy on my time and on this team’s time. There’s no time limit and when I can come back. Every day I come to work, and I’m putting my mindset at ‘I want to get back today.’ That’s how I come to work every day and try to get better.”

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Simmons, the 19th overall pick of the NFL Draft, suffered a torn ACL during a workout in February. After he was picked, the Titans said they’d let the big defensive lineman rehab with the team, and chart his progress.

So when the Titans have been practicing, Simmons has been working inside on his rehab and in the weight room.

"I knew coming in this was the plan,” Simmons said. “I’m grateful for this opportunity, that they trusted me that I’m going to come in and get the work done off the field. I’m trusting the process. It’s not too frustrating right now. My goal is to get healthy and when I get back on the field, it’s full go."

Simmons was a beast at Mississippi State, racking up 163 tackles, seven sacks, 32.5 tackles for a loss and four forced fumbles in three seasons. He began the offseason as a potential top-10 pick.

He wants to be an impact player for the Titans, in time.

“While they practice, that’s when I’m in the weight room,” he said. “I get here in the morning, do my rehab, stay here after and do rehab. Like I said, whatever the plan they tell me to do, that’s what I follow. … And the playbook, I am attacking the playbook just like I am attacking the rehab.

"I am just coming in here and following the plan, and doing what they ask me to do. Honestly, I’m not sure (when I’ll be allowed to jog). I’m just trusting the plan, coming to work every day, just getting better every day. Whenever that time comes, I can’t wait.”

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TITANS TE JONNU SMITH RETURNS TO PRACTICE, AND HE WAS ALL SMILES


NASHVILLE – Tight end Jonnu Smith returned to Titans practice on Monday, and we all found out just how much he missed it.

Smith got down on one knee and said a long prayer immediately after practice. Earlier in the day he was taken off the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list.

“It was like the first day of Pop Warner, like I was five years old again,” Smith said of his return. “Coming out here running, sweating – all those feelings came back. Ireminds me how much I still lovethe game. I am going on 24 years old and to have the same feeling as I didwhen I was 4-5 years old is kind ofunbelievable.”

It was Smith’s first practice since suffering a season-ending knee injury in the team’s December 6 contest against the Jaguars. Smith credited “hard work and dedication” for his earlier-than-expected return. Smith was wearing a brace on left knee on Monday, but said he plans to ditch it soon.

Smith caught 20 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns in 2018, including a 63-yard touchdown when he showed off his speed on a Monday Night Football grab and go in Houston. His return bolsters a tight end unit led by veteran Delanie Walker.

Titans coach Mike Vrabel let it be known how happy he was too see Smith back in uniform. Smith said he felt good on his first day back.

“Jonnu is one of my favorite players on this team,” Vrabel said. “I don’t have like ‘favorites,’ but he is one of my favorite players on this team. I just love him to death. I love the way he works, I love his attitude. So when he is ready to go in there we’ll

see what he can handle and try and get him going.”

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TITANS TE JONNU SMITH AIMS TO TAKE NEXT STEP IN YEAR 3


NASHVILLE – Titans tight end Delanie Walker worked himself into a lather when the subject of NFL mock drafts came up last week.

Walker was irritated some “experts” had the Titans taking a tight end in the 2019 draft – the team didn’t, of course.

But Walker’s frustration was as much about fellow tight end Jonnu Smith as it was about his own standing with the team.

“People tend to forget about Jonnu Smith,” Walker said. “He was just drafted, so it’s not even me – it’s him. He’s going to replace me when I leave, and that’s what makes me upset, that we just drafted a tight end. But that’s another story…”

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Walker, a three-time Pro Bowler, is expected to pick up where he left off after suffering a season-ending injury in Week One of the 2018 season.

Smith, a third-round draft pick by the Titans in the 2017 NFL, is looking to take another big step in his career this fall himself.

“There’s definitely some things that I want to improve on and want to build on, but there’s also some things I thought I did pretty good,” Smith said while on the Titans Caravan this week. “The mindset

that I’ve got is just about getting better. So that’s the approach I am going into Year 3 with – I want to carry some of the good things from Year 2, as well as the bad things, so I can correct them and just perfect my craft.

“I want to be more polished in everything that I do. Since I have been playing football, I've never focused on one specific thing I was required to do as far as my position goes. It was always whether to run block or route running. Whatever it may be, you just have to perfect everything in your craft. So I am trying to focus on everything.”

Smith caught 20 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns in 2018, including a 63-yard touchdown when he showed off his speed on a Monday Night Football grab and go in Houston. As he heads into year 3, players like Walker and fellow tight ends MyCole Pruitt and Anthony Firkser are around him. Tight ends Cole Wick and Keith Towbridge will also be in the competition.

Smith, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the team’s December 6 contest against the Jaguars, said he’s spent the offseason recovering from the injury. He continues to work his way back.

“It’s been a process,” Smith said. “I don’t know a timetable or anything like that. I am just being positive and I feel great -- I am just working.

“But I feel confident, and now that I have a few years under my belt, I am going to continue to build this confidence.”

Smith said he appreciates Walker having his back. And yes, he saw those mock drafts himself.

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“Delanie, I am just blessed to be around a guy like that,” Smith said. “As polished as a player he is, and as good a person as he is -- I am glad I have a guy like that to look up to.

“And half of those guys that write these things and do these (mock drafts), they have never played football in their lives. So I don’t worry about that. I don’t play to impress any of them. That’s not what we are out here for, and if it was, we probably shouldn’t be here.”

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HOW FOOTBALL CHANGED TITANS KICKER RYAN SUCCOP’S LIFE


NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As a kid, Ryan Succop didn’t dream of playing in the NFL.

Growing up in Hickory, N.C., Succop played soccer, basketball, baseball and golf. As he got older, he spent his summers cutting grass, spreading mulch and pulling weeds for a landscaping business in town.

It was at the start of Succop's freshman year in high school when his soccer coach convinced him to try out for the football team. And, as they say, the rest of history.

Succop on Tuesday signed a five-year contract extension with the Titans. The 2018 season will be his 10th in the NFL.

With a smile, Succop recalled his introduction to the sport, and how being “Mr. Irrelevant” – the last player picked in the 2009 NFL Draft – helped motivate him to be theplayer he is today.

The journey began when Succop went to his first football practice, just a few days before the varsity team’s first game.

“And they said to me: “Hey bud, you’re suiting up on Friday night,” Succop said. “I’ll never forget going to that first football game on Friday night. I had never put on football pads. I had no idea where all these pads went. I had to ask one of my buddies: ‘Where does all this stuff go?’ I was putting butt pads where the knee pads go. I didn’t know. But I ended up having a lot of fun. I figured out, ‘This is kind of fun, kicking this football.’ It is really cool how it all worked out.”

Succop became a two-time all-state performer at Hickory High School, and from there he went to play at

South Carolina. Succop played in 50 games for the Gamecocks, where he racked up 251 points, the second-highest total in school history.

After four seasons, he was selected 256th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2009 NFL Draft, which made him “Mr. Irrelevant.”

Succop found humor in the moniker, but he also used it as motivation.

“For me, I always looked at it as an opportunity,” he said. “I think some people could look at that, the name Mr. Irrelevant, and you could take that as a little bit of a negative or a slap in the face. But for me, I looked at it as ‘Hey, only two kickers were drafted that year.’ So I looked at it as an opportunity to chase my dream to play in the NFL. It was an opportunity and you take them and run with them no matter what they look like.”

David Buehler was the other kicker drafted that year. He was selected in the fifth round by the Dallas Cowboys. Buehler spent three seasons in the NFL, the final one in 2011.

Succop, meanwhile, is still going strong.

During his time in Tennessee, Succop has appeared in every game, and made 90 of his 104 field goal attempts, ranking ninth in the league with a success rate of 85.5 percent.

Succop ranks 12th among all active players with 913 career points. He has made 209 of his 251 career attempts on field goals, as well as 286 of his 292 career extra point attempts.

In 2017, his ninth NFL season, Succop made 35-of-42 field goals, and he set an NFL record by connecting on 56 consecutive successful field goals from inside 50 yards (2014-17). During his career, Succop has made seven career game-winning field goals, including one from 47 yards in an overtime win at Cleveland in 2017.

On the night before signing his new deal, Succop talked to his family about his career. He joined the Titans in 2014 after being released by the Chiefs just prior to the start of the season.

“It’s been really cool to see God’s hand in it, and the plan He’s had for my life, and for my family,” Succop said. “He’s blessed us in ways more than we could ever imagine when we came here. We found a home here in Nashville. We love our teammates and the organization and we love the city of Nashville. So this is great for our family and we couldn’t be happier.”

After signing the deal, his wife, Paige, and young son, Cooper, by his side in his No.4 Titans jersey, Succop reflected even more on his life, and what’s ahead. The couple's second child is due next month.

Succop said he’s thankful to the organization for believing in him, and he said he’s happy to “keep the band together” with punter Brett Kern and Beau Brinkley. Kern serves as Succop’s holder on kicks, and Brinkley is the team’s snapper. He’s looking forward to working more with new special teams coach Craig Aukerman, who was promoted this offseason under new head coach Mike Vrabel.

After taking some time off at the end of the 2017 season, Succop is gearing up for 2018.

Heading into Year 10, he continues to look for ways to get better. He’s currently working on strength training, flexibility, and running, and he plans to start kicking again in May.

“Every year it seems like I learn something a little new or a little different. And it has been really fun, the process of trying to get better every year. That’s what I really enjoy and that’s kind of the challenge. I am always learning,” Succop said. “I promise you I don’t have it all figured out. I think about guys that play on (the PGA) tour for a long time. A lot of times they get better later in their career. You just

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learn more about how to handle situations. How to handle wind, all kinds of different things. And being in those situations help. And you can really have some of your best years later in your career, and that is what I want to do.”

Succop doesn’t lack motivation.

He wants to remain one of the league’s top kickers. And he wants to prove the Titans right once again.

In 2017, Succop he set an NFL record by connecting on 56 consecutive successful field goals from inside 50 yards (2014-17). Since Succop joined the Titans in 2014, he's 82-of-89 on field goal attempts below 50 yards. That 92% FG percentage trails only Justin Tucker (97%) and Stephen Gostkowski (92%) among kickers with 50 games in that span, per ESPN Stats & Info.

“When you have those humble beginnings of being Mr. Irrelevant, it makes you even more thankful I think,” Succop said. “I think that ended up being a blessing for me, really, a little bit of motivation. You get a name like that and you kind of want to prove everybody wrong.

“… I think going into my 10th year, it is something I never would have imagined. I just feel so blessed and very fortunate to be in this situation. I have certainly put the work in and will continue to do so.”

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GLENNON: RYAN TANNEHILL DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS BACKUP OPPORTUNITY

BY JOHN GLENNON THE ATHLETIC MAY 31, 2019

In each of the past eight seasons quarterback Ryan Tannehill was healthy enough to play football, he’s done so as a starter.

The most recent six came on the NFL level, where Tannehill produced 123 touchdown passes and piled up more than 20,000 passing yards in Miami.

Solid numbers, relatively speaking.

So what’s the reward this year for a 30-year-old quarterback with 72games of starting experience underhis belt?

Welcome to backup land, where Tannehill finds himself in 2019, clearly designated as the Titans’ second-in-command behind Marcus Mariota.

“It’s definitely a transition for me,” Tannehill acknowledged Thursday, “definitely tough at times.”

It’s easy to feel sympathetic toward Tannehill’s situation, considering he arrived here via trade — not through free agency — and because he’s not getting a chance to compete for the No. 1 job, despite a career statistical profile similar to Mariota’s four-year resume.

But it’s worth pointing out a few things that might alter the image:

* First, remember that Tannehillplayed a big part in facilitating thetrade to Tennessee.

He did so by restructuring his contract with the Dolphins as part of the deal, trimming what had been two years remaining on his contract to one. Tannehill had been scheduled to make $18.75 million in base salary in 2019, but agreed to

slice that figure to $7 million — with the Dolphins paying $5 million and the Titans $2 million.

Why would Tannehill agree to such changes, considering the Dolphins might have cut him and turned him loose if he’d refused to go along with all parts of the deal?

Maybe Tannehill looked at the NFL free agent market at the time, noting the two teams that had been most interested in starting quarterbacks — Jacksonville and Denver — filled their needs with Nick Foles and Joe Flacco, respectively.

But maybe Tannehill also appreciated the Titans’ interest in him, considering the Dolphins by then had already decided Tannehill wasn’t the long-term answer at quarterback.

Why not go where you’re wanted?

Sure enough, Mike Vrabel said Thursday he’s picked up on Tannehill’s enthusiasm and excitement about being a Titan, even if he is the backup.

“He came in and he learned a new offense really quick,” Vrabel said. “That’s not something that’s easy to do, so I think he studied very hard. It was important to him.

“I also get the sense he wants to be here. He wants to be part of this team and this organization. I really like the dynamic between Marcus and Ryan and Logan (Woodside) and (quarterbacks coach Pat O’Hara).”

Added Tannehill: “I’m digging in, learning as much as I can. I’m taking some bumps and bruises along the way, but I’m excited to be here and help this team win.”

* That brings us to the second point:Tannehill’s in a pretty good place asfar as backup quarterbacks areconcerned.

Mariota’s played in 56 of his 64 regular-season games for the Titans, which isn’t a bad figure. But those numbers don’t really tell the full

story regarding his health. He’s been knocked out of several games over the years, and played at less than 100 percent in some other contests.

The Titans’ backup quarterbacks have played in an average of five games per season during Mariota’s tenure, and we’re not talking just about mop-up time either. In 2018, backup Blaine Gabbert played in eight games, attempting at least 11 passes in five of those contests.

Maybe even more telling, Mariota was on the injury report in the week leading up to 10 of the Titans’ 16 games last season. A series of injuries toward the end of the year — including neck, foot, abdomen and right hand issues — meant Mariota was either limited or unavailable for practice during five of the season’s final six weeks.

Should similar situations arise in 2019, might the Titans be more willing to consider going the backup route than going with Mariota at 75 or 80 percent? One would have to think so, considering the giant upgrade Tannehill provides over the likes of Gabbert, Matt Cassel and Zach Mettenberger.

“I just work to be the best quarterback I can each and every day,” Tannehill said when asked about his likelihood of getting into games this year.

“If the time comes where I can get on the field, I want to take advantage of it. But I don’t try to think about it like that. I have way too much respect for Marcus as a player and person. I’m just working together with him right now.”

* Finally, Tannehill — by agreeingto lop one year off his contract aspart of the trade — gives himselfoptions at the end of this season.

There’s always the chance that, through injury to Mariota, Tannehill winds up playing the majority of games this season. If he seizes that potential opportunity and proves a good fit for his new team, who’s to say the Titans won’t choose to re-

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sign Tannehill as opposed to Mariota — also in the final year of his contract?

Even if Tannehill simply performs adequately in limited time this year — and even if the Titans stick with Mariota as the long-term answer — then Tannehill will surely have plenty of suitors for the 2020 season. Given the nature of this quarterback-starved league, a player of Tannehill’s stature — despite the fact he’s never guided a team to the playoffs — would be snapped up, either as a potential starter or in another backup role.

But that’s the future.

Tannehill is currently much more focused on the present, adjusting to a secondary role that — while a huge change from his past — probably isn’t as bad as it might sound.

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TITANS' RYAN TANNEHILL KEEPING STARTER'S MINDSET AS BACKUP QB


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After seven years as the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Ryan Tannehill finds himself in a new role with the Tennessee Titans, as backup to Marcus Mariota. That hasn't altered Tannehill's confidence or preparation: He says is keeping a starter's mindset, so he's ready to deliver if he gets an opportunity this season.

"My endgame is to be ready if my number is called. I am going to come out every day and compete against the defense. If my name is called, I have to be ready to go help this team win," Tannehill said Thursday in his first news conference as a Titan.

The Titans acquired Tannehill and a sixth-round selection in the 2019 draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 and a seventh-round selection in 2019. Following the trade, Tannehill signed a one-year deal with Tennessee worth $7 million, with up to $12 million in incentives.

Tannehill, 30, said he was a little shocked when he first heard about the trade.

"It's a transition for me," Tannehill said. "Some things are tough but I am trying to take it day by day. As a competitor, there are things that are tough about it, but it doesn't take the competition side of football out. You put the ball down and you play. I have a lot of competitive juices, and I want to go out and compete on the football field every day."

Given how Mariota has yet to play a full 16-game season since entering the NFL in 2015, it's likely Tannehill will get a chance. Tannehill has seen his share of injuries (missed 24 games over the

past three seasons), so he can identify with Mariota. Former Dolphins general manager and ESPN analyst Mike Tannenbaum likes Tannehill's athleticism and arm strength.

"I have a lot of respect for Marcus Mariota. He's a really good competitor, he's tough, but he's dealt with injuries in the past. It's reasonable to say that at some point Tannehill will play for Tennessee this year," Tannenbaum said. "I know they're hoping that Mariota plays 16 games and leads them to the playoffs. But if Mariota either doesn't play well or if he gets hurt again, to be able to bring in a guy like Tannehill, that was a really good move for [general manager] Jon Robinson to make."

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Having two quarterbacks who have achieved a level of success as starters could create a tense situation. New offensive coordinator Arthur Smith believes the key to keeping things in order is making sure the roles are defined. That's why the Titans have gone out of their way to make it clear that Mariota is the starter and Tannehill is the backup. Robinson noted the roles when he talked to Tannehill before the trade.

After practice Thursday, Mariota and Tannehill went over to the sand pit and had a competition. So far, the competition has been intense, but it's been friendly. Their positive attitude keeps things from being awkward.

"Ryan's been great. He's been awesome. Having a guy in that room that has played and been through some of the experiences means a lot.

If you have a great relationship in that QB room with all of your guys, that makes the season go a little bit easier," Mariota said of Tannehill.

Added Tannehill: "We are all aligned and trying to push each other to be the best QB that we can be. It's fun," he said. "Marcus likes to compete. I like to compete, so it's great having a guy that I can compete with so we can push each other. There's a lot of mutual respect between us. As long as we have that respect and know that we're aligned to help this team win, that makes all of the interaction fun."

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TITANS WR TAYWAN TAYLOR’S SPEED GOT THE ATTENTION OF LEBRON JAMES


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taywan Taylor’s blazing fast speed was on display at Nissan Stadium on Saturday night, and a lot of people noticed.

Among them: LeBron James. Yes, that LeBron James.

“When I heard that, my heart kind of dropped,” the Titans receiver said. “LeBron, that’s my favorite player there. That’s unbelievable, and that’s motivation to see he’s watching. It’s crazy …

“I want to tell myself: He must be a Titans fan.”

OK, here’s the 411 on No.13 (Taylor), and No.23 (LeBron).

After Taylor scored on a 47-yard touchdown in Tennessee’s preseason game against the Buccaneers, the NFL posted a video of the play – with Taylor racing downfield -- on its Instagram page. As of Sunday morning, the video had been viewed over 875,000 times, and there were pages and pages of comments.

One of the 1,200-plus comments was from ‘kingjames’ – the former Cavs and current Lakers star who has 40.8 million followers. The comment read: SPEED KILLS! Sheesh.

“I love King James,” Taylor said. “He is one of the reasons I played sports growing up, watching how he goes about work. His whole career is second to none. So that’s always been the guy I look up to. He was my role model growing up. I can’t believe that really happened.”

The Titans were impressed with Taylor’s jaunt – he later scored on a 3-yard touchdown catch.

“I felt him,” Titans receiver Nick Williams said of Taylor, who sped past him after he delivered a key block. “I felt the air zoom past me.”

Titans teammates were even more impressed when they heard Taylor had gotten the attention of the 14-time NBA All-Star.

“You get compliments from King James?,” receiver Tajae Sharpe said. “That is big time right there.”

“That’s pretty neat -- the King himself commenting on it,” defensive lineman Jurrell Casey said. “That’s pretty awesome.”

Taylor, a former star at Western Kentucky who is headed into his second NFL season, smiled big in the locker room after the game.

Taylor, who ran an unofficial time of 4.39 in the 40 in college and ran a 4.45 and 4.5 at the NFL Combine, joked when asked if he’d hook James up for tickets to a Titans game this season.

With a smile, he said he’d like tickets to see James play as well.

In 2018, Taylor hopes to provide more plays worthy of a comments from James.

“I just want to show my coaches and my teammates what I can do,” Taylor said. “But to have LeBron James notice, that’s pretty cool, too.”

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TITANS SAFETY KENNY VACCARO EVEN MORE MOTIVATED AFTER OFFSEASON OF 2018


NASHVILLE – As the months passed, and safety Kenny Vaccaro remained without a team all of last offseason, he found himself thinking back to his humble upbringings.

Vaccaro, a first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, had played four solid seasons with the New Orleans Saints. But when his contract expired in March of 2018, he remained unsigned for five months -- until the Titans signed him in August 2018 after Johnathan Cyprien went down.

“What I went through last year, it was tough,” Vaccaro said after signing a contract extension last week. “I was thinking: 'I know I am a starter. I know I should be on a team, but I am not.' It was tough for me, but I think it made me better not only as a player, but as a man.

“It reminded me of growing up in my hometown of Brownwood, Texas, being dead poor, not thinking we’re going to ever made it out of that city. It kind of brings you back. Then I go on to be a first-round pick. It kind of resets you. Not humble you, but resets you and takes you back to square one. I’m glad it all worked out here.”

Yes, it all worked out.

In another span of five months -- August to December -- Vaccaro established himself on a defense that finished third in the NFL in points allowed, and eighth overall in yards allowed. Vaccaro started 13 games for the Titans, and he finished with 70 tackles, two sacks, and an interception.

Most important, he found himself as part of a team again, with teammates who made him better, he said.

Vaccaro praised fellow safety Kevin Byard, and the rest of his secondary mates, from Logan Ryan to Malcolm Butler to Adoree’ Jackson.

“KB is the best safety in the league,” Vaccaro said of Byard. “Logan is the best nickel in the league, and I have the two best corners in the league. So my job is pretty easy. They make me want to elevate my game.

“That’s my biggest thing -- it is not just competing against my opponent. I want to make sure I don’t let Kevin Byard down, Logan Ryan, Malcolm Butler, Adoree’ Jackson (down). That’s what drives me, not necessarily who we are going against. I am not going to let them down at any point in the game. That is where my passion comes from. Besides having my back against the wall, when I look to my left and right and you have that level of competition, not just the other team but within your room, that makes you elevate you game.”

Looking ahead to 2019, Vaccaro has high hopes for a defense that will have even more chemistry.

Remember, Vaccaro just joined the group in August. He missed all of the offseason work as the rest of the team prepared for the season.

Vaccaro said he can be even better personally, following a year when he played the traditional safety position for the first time in the NFL. With the Saints, he played nickel, around the line of scrimmage, instead of being 10 yards off the ball.

He believes it’s a position that fits his skill-set.

“I still think I have a lot of work to do,” Vaccaro said. “I want to earn the team’s respect with these workouts coming up, not just on the field but how hard I grind, my work ethic. ... You should see a big leap, as far as from myself, and for our secondary.”

Plus, he expects a leap from a defense that’s already added former Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake, who has 98 career sacks.

More additions could be coming in free agency and/or the NFL Draft.

“I am excited. More pass rush means more picks for us, it all works hand in hand,” Vaccaro said when asked about Wake. “We cover and they can get to the quarterback, and if they get to the quarterback we don’t have to cover as long. Rush and coverage, that’s what makes a great defense and it’s all about team.

“(As a defense) we could be great. I don’t want to give out any predictions at all. We were the No.3 scoring defense last year. We are all coming back together, and that continuity is a big thing, especially in the secondary. … The sky is the limit. It is on paper right now, but we’ll grind together in the summer and training camp and we’ll see what happens.”

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TITANS SAFETY KENNY VACCARO BECAME A FAN FAVORITE IN NASHVILLE

BY ERIK BACHARACH THE TENNESSEAN MARCH 22, 2019

In the sewers of the Twitterverse, haters and criticizers and doubters run rampant. Anonymity has a way of bringing out the ugliest in people, and Kenny Vaccaro is well aware of it.

But that’s precisely why Vaccaro was a bit taken aback these past few months, after the Titans’ 2018 season ended and the issue of re-signing the Titans safety was a popular discussion topic among Titans fans. On Twitter, Vaccaro’s own supporters-versus-haters ratio was off the charts… in a good way.

“Usually you're going to get at least a couple trolls in there like, ‘You suck.' But there wasn't," Vaccaro said on March 14, three days after the team re-signed him to a four-year deal worth $26 million (with $11.5 million guaranteed). “Titans fans were great. I couldn't find too many trolls.”

So Vaccaro’s Twitter feed became a running testament to the phenomenon. He’d retweet all the positive sentiments thrown at him by fans. He also said he was prepared to do the same for any negative jabs taken at him – he just couldn't find any.

"It really wasn't a campaign," Vaccaro said, "like, 'Sign me, sign me, sign me.' I was really like, this is me just retweeting everything I'm getting. There was just no negativity in the tweets."

It was a marvel on a social medium that serves as a home for trolls. But really, it was no wonder Vaccaro emerged as a fan favorite, and no wonder he had throngs of fans clamoring for his re-signing.

There was the crushing hit Vaccaro laid on James White for a loss of three yards on the New England

Patriots’ opening play from scrimmage on Nov. 11, a tone-setter of sorts in the Titans’ 34-10 pummeling of the Super Bowl champs.

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There was the time when Giants tight end Rhett Ellison laid an impact block on Vaccaro on Dec. 16, causing the safety to lose his helmet but failing to stop him from helping gang tackle running back Saquon Barkley in the Titans’ first shutout in 18 years.

Brian Baldinger ✔ @BaldyNFL .@titans defense “Siempre’” starts with stuffing the run and when @KennyVaccaro4 loses his “bucket” it doesn’t deter him from the mission. #BaldysBreakdowns

There were a ton of those types of instances scattered throughout the 2018 season, when Vaccaro’s physicality played a key part in a big defensive play. They added up, and by the time 2019 hit, fans wanted No. 24 back.

The feeling was mutual.

"I wanted to be back, I'll say that," Vaccaro said with a smile during his press conference last week. "It was always an easy decision for me."

Vaccaro first was brought to Nashville on a one-year deal in August. After Johnathan Cyprien went down with an ACL tear in training camp, Titans general manager Jon Robinson brought in Vaccaro as a replacement.

A season later, it’s easy to call the move a success.

"I appreciate it. I'm thankful for the opportunity," Vaccaro said. "I want to give a shout out to Cyp, too. He text me yesterday. I'm going to get emotional. Him getting hurt ... He's just a good dude."

Vaccaro stumbled through that unprompted shout out to Cyprien. He clearly wanted to say more, but emotions prevented him from doing so until he was asked again about the player he replaced.

"Him kind of welcoming me with opening arms, being the stand-up class act he is, it's tough," Vaccaro said. "Because he kind of knew. The writing was on the wall after the season, but (at) the same time he's just a great dude. I appreciate the way he handled the situation. (With) a lot of people there's going to be jealousy. There's going to be praying for somebody's downfall almost. But I never felt that (from him). I just appreciate him."

Yet another instance of Vaccaro giving Titans fans a reason to have his back.

"I saw the clip where he kind of got a little choked up yesterday and thought that was really cool," Robinson said. "Kind of speaks to his passion for football and the camaraderie in that room. Kenny's a real passionate football player. We were fortunate that he was available last August when Cyp went down. He did a great job coming in and acclimating himself to our football program and earned it."

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TITANS' KEVIN BYARD, KENNY VACCARO TRAINING WITH SOME OF NFL'S BEST DBS


You can't pass up working with talent like this.

Tennessee Titans safeties Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro and CB Joshua Kalu traveled to Austin, Texas, to meet up with other players for what they're calling "DB Week." The group includes some of the league's top defensive backs: Ravens safety Earl Thomas, Chargers safety Derwin James, Redskins safety Landon Collins , Colts safety Malik Hooker, Cardinals safeties Budda Baker and Deionte Thompson and Lions CB Quandre Diggs.

Vaccaro, Diggs and Thomas played for the University of Texas, right by where the defensive backs have been training all week. The group arrived on Monday and started working with performance coach Jeremy Hills -- a former Texas running back who put the group through a series of grueling workouts in a sandpit, on the field and in the weight room. They also incorporated an intense Pilates workout for recovery.

DB Week is a great opportunity for elite players to come together and push each other and take their training to another level. Byard didn’t get to attend last year’s workouts because he had something bigger on his hands: He got married . But he was excited to meet with the group this year.

"The kind of work that we are doing down here, a lot of guys aren't working like this ... two-a-days every day," Byard said. "Seeing how these guys have worked so hard to maintain an All-Pro level for so many years, that's the main thing I got from this so far. I am working out with guys like Earl Thomas. We have so many great safeties here,

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some elite players. These guys are out here going to work. It's the work ethic."

College teammates Thomas and Vaccaro got together in Austin to train with other safeties before, but they decided to expand things this year to include other defensive backs. This year's group even had a weight room session that included rookie defensive linemen Christian Wilkins (Miami Dolphins) and Charles Omenihu (Houston Texans).

The players will wrap up the week this Saturday with a "Bowl with the Pros" charity event.

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NEW TEAM, SAME MINDSET FOR TITANS VETERAN CAMERON WAKE


NASHVILLE – This time last year, veteran defensive end Cameron Wake was in Miami, getting ready for the season opener against the Titans.

Today, he’s a Titan, preparing for the 2019 season.

Ten seasons into his NFL career, Wake is adjusting to a new city, a new team, new teammates, and new coaches. After signing as a free agent in March, it’s been so far, so good.

“I’ve definitely enjoyed it,” Wake said. “Breath of fresh air. I think it was time, obviously. So, being around not only players, the city, I’ve gotten the chance to kind of go out and spend some time around town, the people, the fans – been nothing but warm wishes, a lot of healthy welcomes. I’ve definitely enjoyed it, not only just in this building, but the city as a whole.”

Wake downplayed putting on a different helmet and uniform when the Titans kicked off OTAs at the start of this week. The team will be back on the field for OTA No.3 on Thursday.

“Just a different color, that’s all,” Wake said with a smile. “Same number (91), same guy doing in essence the same thing. Ball is ball, as they say. It’s just wearing a different color in a different city.”

Wake, 37, has played ball very well during his career. He posted double-digit sack totals in five of his 10 NFL seasons in Miami, including a 10.5-sack season in 2017. Wake recorded six sacks in 2018 while playing limited snaps. He recorded 360 total tackles, one interception, and 22 forced fumbles in addition to his 98 sacks during his time with the

Dolphins. Wake’s 98 sacks are the second-most ever by a player in a Dolphins uniform, behind only Jason Taylor.

Wake (6-3, 263) played in 146 games with 125 starts with the Dolphins. He’s a five-time Pro Bowl selection (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016) and a four-time Associated Press All-Pro (first team 2010 and 2012; second team 2014 and 2016).

Now he’s learning a new defense in Tennessee, led by defensive coordinator Dean Pees.

“Bit of a learning curve, a little different than what I’m used to,” Wake said. “I think when you look at the big picture, all the players, all the pieces are put in position to make plays. You’ve got the fast guys where fast guys need to be, the big, strong guys where they need to be, and he puts everybody in position to help the team out as a whole. When your number is called, sort to speak, you get to have kind of the whole team behind you. But, you have to make that play and we all hold each other accountable, so that’s a lot of fun as well.”

Already this offseason, some of Wake’s younger teammates have praised him for his leadership, from linebackers Rashaan Evans to Jayon Brown to Sharif Finch.

During Tuesday’s OTA, his leadership was on full display as he worked with some of the rookies during a break in the action.

In Miami, Wake was twice named the winner of the Don Shula Leadership Award, and he was the 2016 recipient of the Dolphins Ed Block Courage Award after he tore his Achilles’ tendon midseason in 2015.

He said he’s more than willing to help those around him, even if it’s being a leader by example. Wake knows they're watching, because he's always done so himself.

“I’ve always been a guy who takes a lot of pride in my craft and what I

do,” Wake said. “I’ve always been a guy to look around and see other guys who I respect in this league, or other teams, wherever it is. You obviously look and see some of the things that you can maybe pick and choose, and take from their game. I think any player or any guy who is serious about what they do, they’re going to do the same.

“I think on this team we have a lot of guys who are serious about what they do, so I wouldn’t expect anything less. Again, since I am serious, I don’t have to – it’s not a show, it’s not an act. It’s just you do what you’ve been doing. It’s obviously allowed me to play here in this league for a long time, and if I can continue to do the same I think that should continue, and hopefully I can help out some of the guys that are on that same journey.”

The Titans signed Wake, of course, to get after the quarterback.

A season after Jurrell Casey led the team with seven sacks, the team is looking to get more pressure from the outside. In addition to Wake, outside linebackers Harold Landry, Kamalei Correa, Finch and fifth-round pick D’Andre Walker will be in the mix to make things happen.

Wake wants to keep on keeping on.

Wake’s six sacks in 2018 came despite playing less than 50 percent of the team’s defensive snaps. Since 2006, Wake has posted the second highest pressure percentage (16.7 %) in the NFL, behind only Von Miller (17.1), according to Pro Football Focus. Wake generated 54 pressures on 313 pass rushes in 2018, per PFF. On 517 defensive snaps last season, Wake recorded an overall grade of 81.6 and was among the league’s most productive pass rushers, per PFF.

“I’m confident that as it stands now, we’re putting in the work,” said Wake, who tallied 36 tackles, 17 quarterback hits, six sacks, five tackles for loss, and a pass deflection in addition to his six sacks in his 14 starts in 2018.

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“I’ll let you guys (do) predictions and all the crystal balls, but we’re just out here working every day. I think that’s the main focus, is wherever you are in your journey – some guys are here, some guys are there – wherever that is, improve. If you do that, then you’re going to help the team as a whole. What’s going to happen? The proof is in the pudding. We’ll worry about that when the real bullets get flying. For now … everybody is putting in the work to make sure that when they do snap that first ball we’ll be ready.”

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OUTSPOKEN, COOL, COMMUNITY-COMMITTED AND A BIT ‘WEIRD,’ DELANIE WALKER IS THE TIGHT END THE TITANS NEED RIGHT NOW

BY JOE REXRODE THE ATHLETIC AUGUST 23, 2019

Social media has so distorted how we view things that life experiences are interrupted to document confirmation of the best time ever, and things that used to be private and earnest are grand productions.

And that puts authenticity in question. Charity work, for example, is something professional sports teams and athletes should do. Some do more than others, some with pure intentions, some for selfish reasons or out of obligation. What matters is that it gets done. If a sick kid gets a happy moment or an impoverished family a bit of support, this is good. Yet the constant need to tell us, tell us, tell us about it triggers our cynicism. Everyone has a camp, everyone has a foundation, just as everyone on Facebook is happy and secure and thrilled to be doing whatever they’re doing at the moment. Delanie Walker thinks about these things, as if coming back from a fractured and dislocated ankle at the age of 35 to revive the Tennessee Titans’ offense and re-establish himself as one of the best tight ends in a Gronk-less NFL isn’t enough to occupy his mind.

“Sometimes I feel like the message ends up going the wrong way with this stuff,” Walker said. “Like athletes only do things in the community to be liked. Or for the ‘likes.’ Social media is a big nemesis of mine.”

That’s not to say he shuns it altogether. Walker has use for it, especially now that he is ramping up a philanthropic presence in Nashville that fellow citizens and Titans say has been personal for years. When the Titans do

something, you can usually find Walker in the middle of it. And sometimes he’ll jump into the discussion on his own. This happened in December of 2017 when an 11-year-old boy from Knoxville, Keaton Jones, went viral with a tearful video about bullies at his school. Walker was one of several celebrities who reached out, offering a motivational message and tickets to an upcoming Titans game to Keaton and his family.

And then, in a perfect summation of this world, sympathy for Keaton quickly turned to controversy as racist posts from his parents were unearthed.

“You know,” Walker said Wednesday when reminded of that situation, “the internet is a terrifying thing.”

And Walker has been burned by it, and he’s careful about what he puts on it. That was apparent in several interviews with him for this, an attempt to find out more about Walker than the fact that he’s a 6-foot-2, 248-pound nightmare for defenses — “an unbelievably deceptive route runner, and so strong that he just manhandles you,” Titans safety Kevin Byard said — who brings 483 career catches, three Pro Bowls and two healthy legs into his 15th NFL season. He’s still an elite tight end in the league and has looked like one during camp. He’s perhaps the best player on his team and certainly one of the most important (just ask Marcus Mariota how much he missed Walker after the gruesome injury ended his 2018 season in the opener at Miami). But there isn’t much out there about him.

His coaches rave, Titans offensive coordinator and former tight ends coach Arthur Smith crediting Walker with “setting the example” on that side of the ball and Mike Vrabel saying: “Delanie’s answer to everything is ‘Anything you want, coach.’ And that really is the standard answer. As truthful as I can say it, deadpan answer: ‘Anything you want, coach.’”

His teammates marvel, at the physical gifts and longevity of course but also at the other aspects of Walker’s life they see. He is much cooler than the average 35-year-old father of three. His fashion sense and extensive vinyl collection were featured in a 2015 piece in The Tennessean, and his car collection is a popular topic in the tight ends room. The Lamborghini gets a lot of attention, but Walker favors the Rolls Royce, 1964 Chevy Impala and 1972 Buick Skylark among his current roster of 13. He loves motorcycles, too. He’s the Titans’ resident Bruce Wayne.

“He’s a different dude, in a good way,” said Titans tight end Jonnu Smith of Walker, who is vocal and jovial with his teammates but mostly keeps his professional and private lives separate.

“He’s a weird guy,” Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan said of Walker. “And I mean that as the biggest compliment in the world. No one in this world wants to be normal, man. He doesn’t fit in, he’s his own unique person, and I have so much respect for him. He lives so many different lives. If you dial in where he grew up, how he grew up and how he had to grow up, it’s hard to come out of that and not be jaded. But people can learn a lot from him.”

On that childhood in Pomona, Calif., 30 miles east of Los Angeles, Walker offers few specifics. Asked if he has friends from that time who would be willing to talk, he said: “They probably wouldn’t talk to you, just because they still live that life, you know what I’m saying? I’m pretty much the only person that got out.”

Asked about his mother, Vicey Walker, and the prospect of an interview, Walker said the longtime nurse is busy right now caring for her mother and his grandmother, who is battling cancer.

“She’d probably keep it real and say, ‘Delanie was a sneaky little dude,’” Walker said of his mother. “She worked two jobs, left at 6 a.m.

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and got back at midnight. Every day. She didn’t know exactly what the hell I was doing, unless I was getting arrested and they were calling her. That’s pretty much the truth.”

And so is this:

“One foot in the streets and one foot out, a lot of times that doesn’t end the right way,” said Leonard Hudson, Pomona High’s head football coach and athletic director. “But Delanie figured it out and now you look at him, he wants to come back and talk to our kids all the time.”

Walker is always willing to talk to reporters, win or lose, the mark of someone who understands that shrinking away puts more burden on teammates. Walker also offers media critiques regularly. Last week he was asked about the ESPN-inflated hot air balloon of buffoonery titled “Ryan Tannehill might beat out Marcus Mariota before the opener” and he blamed the industry at large for the endless pursuit of “clicks.” More than once this offseason, he has ripped analysts for disregarding him and projecting the Titans to take a tight end in the draft.

And this was all before a Bleacher Report piece including Walker among its list of big-name players in danger of being cut, which makes “Tannehill over Mariota” sound like high-level analysis.

Walker has cause to be wary of the microphone. But did you know he was once a member of the media? A standout receiver and linebacker for Pomona High — a Nebraska assistant coach told the Pomona staff he had never seen a better linebacker prospect — Walker was kicked off the team early in his junior season. He blitzed when he wasn’t supposed to blitz on a play, got chewed out by assistant coach Johnny Brown on the sideline and responded with such venom that then-head coach John Capraro intervened and told him he was done.

The team later voted to reinstate Walker, but the coaches stuck with the initial decision. They had seen Walker’s anger bubble before, including when one of the coaches called him by his given first name, Hubert. Hubert Delanie Walker Jr. was named after his estranged father and had been teased by kids in elementary school about the name. That was an understandable sore spot, but Walker’s attitude in general needed fixing.

“It was kind of like, if we didn’t put our foot down then, Delanie was never going to learn,” said Hudson, who was offensive coordinator at the time.

“I told you I was a knucklehead back then,” Walker said. “I thought I was bigger than the school, bigger than the team.”

To prove his commitment, Walker joined the Pomona High yearbook staff. He took pictures and videos on the sidelines of games. He put together a highlight package of the team at the end of the season. He liked it so much, video production was later his major at Central Missouri. And to further make amends with Brown, who also coached the baseball team, Walker played baseball that spring. He was back on the football field as a senior, a star whose talent did not go unnoticed by the college game’s top coaches.

“I remember (then-USC coach) Pete Carroll saying, ‘What can we do to get him here?’” Hudson recalled, but the answer was nothing because Walker didn’t qualify academically.

He committed to Arizona State while playing at Mt. San Antonio Community College in Walnut, Calif., but he didn’t have the core classes he needed to transfer and play as a junior. At community college, Walker said, he was “still choosing my friends over school, slacking when football season ended.”

Willie Fritz had seen situations like this countless times as a football coach at two junior colleges. As

head coach at Division II school Central Missouri at the time, he took advantage. He got Walker to visit a nice campus far from home, showed him an academic path, showed him that he had produced NFL players and got him to commit.

Walker dominated far from home, broke records as a receiver and returner and snuck into the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft as a choice of the San Francisco 49ers. Hudson said the discipline of Fritz’s program was “major, major in Delanie’s life,” though Fritz recalled a young man who was ready to embrace that structure when he arrived.

“I still follow him on social media,” Fritz, now Tulane’s head coach, said of Walker. “I’m proud of the man he’s become.”

Walker is back on the field this preseason.

Fritz reconnected with Walker after the tragedy of Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. A few hours after the 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens on Feb. 3, 2013, Walker’s aunt and uncle Alice and Bryan Young were killed by a drunken driver. That prompted Walker to get involved as spokesman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving around the same time he signed as a free agent with the Titans. He was the franchise’s Community Man of the Year in 2013 and 2015 largely because of his work with MADD.

He has been involved with countless other organizations and founded the Delanie Walker Gives Back Foundation in 2015. The foundation just published a website at delaniewalkeronline.com and there’s a steak dinner fundraiser planned for Oct. 7 at STK Nashville. This was at the urging of Walker’s publicist, Lauren Renschler, Walker said, because she believes he has massive potential as a fundraiser and can do more with his foundation as a result.

These are all good things. Yet the eyes glaze over quickly, don’t they? Walker is almost apologetic as he

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says: “I didn’t really want to do it and the cameras and all that isn’t my thing, but I think we can raise a lot of money.” And if you ask around the Titans locker room and beyond, there are stories of Walker spending his own cash on kids. And joining random pickup basketball games. And hanging out at Rocketown, a faith-based youth outreach center with a skate park in downtown Nashville. And pulling teeth. He has partnered with Dr. Michele Blackledge, a Nashville dentist, on events for at-youth children at her practice. But it started with her reaching out to him on Facebook. She said she had tried other Titans and members of the Nashville Predators, but Walker was the only one to respond. He showed up. He told a kid who badly needed a tooth removed that if he let the doctor do her work he would give the kid whatever cash he had in his wallet. “He’s just one of those people you can ask anything and he’ll say, ‘When?’” Blackledge said of Walker. “There aren’t a lot of people like that.” Walker picks a Nashville school each year for an event in which he gives students brand-new backpacks. This year it was Napier Elementary School. Napier was the lowest-performing school in the state a few years ago and was just given “reward status” by the Tennessee Department of Education, an annual measure of student improvement and the highest status a school can earn. This happened on the watch of principal Watechia Lawless, who said Walker had visited the school several times on his own before putting together the formal backpack event. He manned the football toss at the school’s spring event, asking only that the adults lay off the autograph requests. “He said, ‘I just want to hang with the kids. I want them to know I’m pulling for them. I don’t want any recognition and I don’t want you to say anything,’” Lawless said. “I’ve never seen anything like it. He’s got

to be the nicest, most down-to-Earth Pro Bowler in the world. No pay, no recognition, no entourage, just him.” Walker lending at a hand at the dentist’s office. (Courtesy of Dr. Michele Blackledge) Walker’s first encounter with Napier happened while taking part in a Titans-led United Way event a few years ago. It reminded him of his elementary school as a kid. He stayed in touch and saw signs of transformation on each visit. “To see a place right in the middle of the hood and to see what the teachers and principals do to teach those kids, to make sure they have food on the weekends, make sure they come to class, that’s big,” Walker said. “I grew up in a neighborhood like that and the teachers didn’t care if we came to school or not, they were gonna get paid. They didn’t care if we had food on the weekends. (Napier teachers) don’t have a lot of help, they do it on their own and they do it because they care. That goes a long way when it’s genuine. Everything doesn’t have to be put out for the world on Instagram.” And everything on Instagram isn’t positive. The mother of Walker’s two daughters, Racine Lewin, blasted him on his account in 2015, saying he had strayed, and you can bet that got trending. Walker and Lewin have a 4-year-old, Erra, and a 6-month-old, Petra. He has a son, 15-year-old Delanie, who is a sophomore tight end for St. John Bosco High in Bellflower, Calif. “They mean everything to me,” Walker said of his family. “This is why I play the game, so I can support their mother and my kids, make sure they have a successful life growing up. My main thing is to make sure my kids get educated and have opportunities I never had.” That’s a reward of this life and it comes with tradeoffs at times. After the Titans and Seattle Seahawks opted to not take the field for the national anthem in 2017, amid

various protests around the league, Walker was asked about the prospect of fans boycotting the games and said among other things: “No one’s telling you to come to the game. It’s your freedom of choice to do that.” The resulting backlash included death threats for him and his family. The intensity of that conversation faded quickly, though some may forever hold grudges. A few weeks later, Walker saw the Keaton Jones video and reacted to it. Then, more controversy. Keaton’s family eventually told Walker they wouldn’t be able to make the game. He said he still feels the same about Keaton and what he encountered. “If the kid was being bullied, he was being bullied,” Walker said. “He can’t help what his family was into. I think a lot of people in the South have Confederate flags.” On the video he posted for Keaton, Walker read a quote from Buddha: “Our life is shaped by our mind. We become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.” “Always remember that,” Walker said after reading the quote. “You can be whoever you want to be.”

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TITANS TE DELANIE WALKER FEELING “GREAT,” AND READY FOR “GROWN VERSION OF BACK TO SCHOOL”: TRAINING CAMP


NASHVILLE – Titans tight end Delanie Walker suffered a season-ending injury in the team’s season opener last season, so you won’t find him complaining about training camp.

When players report on Thursday – the team’s first practice is on Friday – Walker will be ready to go.

“That’s the grown version of back to school – training camp,” Walker said on Wednesday night from his fifth annual ‘Back to School Blitz’, where he handed out backpacks and school supplies to kids. “I am excited to be back – I missed the whole year, and I missed a lot of football. I have been back (rehabbing and working), so I am excited to see all the other guys so we can hit the ground running.

“I had a lot of doubters, but if I tell you one thing, I am telling you the truth: I knew I was (going to be ready) when the time came, and everyone else couldn’t believe it.”

The good news is Walker feels good.

After being limited this offseason with the ankle injury, Walker was not put on the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list earlier this week. He expects to practice when camp begins.

Walker worked in OTAs, but he was held out of the minicamp in June.

“I feel great,” Walker said. “The type of injury I had, I still have to be smart. But I feel great. I am out there running, and I did the conditioning test – no problems there. I feel good. You are still going to have some swelling and some soreness but that

is part of it. As a football player, you are never 100 percent. … I am glad I am able to be back on the field and play with the guys.”

@jwyattsports

.@Titans tight end @delaniewalker82 is spending Wednesday night at Napier Elementary School in Nashville giving out backpacks 🎒🎒 and school supplies to children during the his fifth annual ‘Back to School Blitz.’

Walker, a three-time Pro Bowler, visited Napier Elementary School in Nashville on Wednesday night, an annual event through his Delanie Walker Gives Back Foundation.

Through the Delanie Walker Gives Back Foundation, Walker aims to provide inner city and low-income children “with the educational opportunities and resources to reach their full potential and beat the odds.” The major community outreach programs of Delanie Walker Gives Back include Back to School COOL, Delanie’s Imagination Stations, and College Bound.

Walker handed out 200 backpacks and school supplies on Wednesday, and talked to the kids about listening to their parents, and working hard in school.

“You see the smiles on their faces, and that’s all I care about,” Walker said. “I tell these kids to take school seriously. Some of them always tell me they play sports, but I always tell them to get their education first because sports doesn’t last that long, but an education goes a long way.”

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TITANS TE DELANIE WALKER MOTIVATES STUDENT-ATHLETES AT PLAY FOOTBALL DRAFT HIGH SCHOOL DAY


NASHVILLE – Two days before the NFL Draft, Titans tight end Delanie Walker told the story of his climb to the NFL, and he hopes it will motivate others.

His audience: High school student-athletes from the Nashville area.

Walker was among the speakers at Play Football Draft High School Day on Tuesday at Nissan Stadiium.

The program assists preparing high school student-athletes for their transition into college and beyond. Roughly 200 high school athletes were on hand for the event, hosted by the NFL and Titans.

“I want to inspire these kids, and let them know if they work hard, they can be like me,” Walker said. “It’s hard work. My road wasn’t easy. For me to get to the NFL and to be successful, it wasn’t easy, and you have to always keep fighting.

“I want to let them know what I had to endure to get to this level and share my story. It’s fun. I love the kids, and I am interested in hearing what they have to say, getting feedback. I let them ask me questions and I try and answer them the best that I can.”

NFL Legends Mark Brunell, Trent Dilfer, Maurice Jones-Drew, Jordan Palmer, Chad Pennington, Michael Robinson, and Bobby Taylor were also on hand for the event, which also hosted high school coaches.

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports “I’m a fighter.”@Titans tight end @delaniewalker82 knows he’s facing doubters in his recovery. He tells high school students at the Play

Football Draft High School Day @NissanStadium to never give up.

The event consisted of a forum featuring NFL executives, current NFL players and the NFL Legends. Moderators lead breakout sessions with participants discussing important values on and off the field, the role of athletes in the community and career opportunities in the sports industry.

Fairview High School, Gallatin High School, Hunters Lane High School, Maplewood High School, Oakland High School, Overton High School, Ravenwood High School, Stratford High School and Whites Creek High School were among the Nashville-area schools who took part in the event.

Walker led two different sessions, and he stuck around to answer questions about the Titans and himself. He discussed his recovery, quarterback Marcus Mariota, his own personal achievements, and the roadblocks he’s cleared to get to where he is as he heads into his 14th NFL season.

He also stressed the importance of making good grades.

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports .@Titans tight end @delaniewalker82 tells his @NFLDraft story at the @nfl’s Play Football Draft High School Day @NissanStadium.

The NFL on Tuesday announced the NFL Legends Youth Advisory Committee to assist and guide efforts to preserve and grow youth and high school football through peer-to-peer engagement.

“I think some of those kids understand what I am saying,” Walker said. “They are not going to say they have bad grades or that they are not doing what they need to do in the classroom. But I think it touches them because deep down inside they may be in the same boat that I was once in.

“So if I can share that message and let them know even though I was in the same situation they might be in, I still made it because I never gave up.”

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PRO ATHLETES FORM COUNCIL PROMOTING GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS

BY KAELEN JONES SPORTS ILLUSTRATED JUNE 6, 2019

Five athletes are taking the next step in promoting gun violence awareness in the United States.

Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation's largest gun violence prevention organization, announced that players from the NBA, NFL and WNBA are partnering to form the Everytown Athletic Council. The council's founding members include the WNBA's Devereaux Peters, NBA's Joakim Noah and NFL's Xavier Rhodes, Delanie Walker and DeAndre Washington.

"I’m thrilled to be one of the founders of Everytown’s Athletic Council. The movement to end gun violence is really important to me and my family,” said Noah. " ... Through this Council, we will be able to build on this work and raise even more awareness that the current situation is not acceptable and that we each can play a role in ending gun violence.”

The group's first form of action will be to wear orange on Friday, June 7 in observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Additionally, WNBA players have been given "Wear Orange" t-shirts and orange shoelaces to wear over the Wear Orange weekend in solidarity with the movement.

In the NBA, the Golden State Warriors will host 20 survivors of gun violence and Moms Demand Action volunteers during Game 4 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Warriors coach Steve Kerr will also wear orange during his pregame press conference in support of the Wear Orange campaign.

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PAYING IT FORWARD: TITANS LB WESLEY WOODYARD CREDITS HALL OF FAMER BRIAN DAWKINS FOR SHOWING HIM THE WAY TO SUCCESS


NASHVILLE – Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard made the rounds on Radio Row during Super Bowl LIII week, and at the height of the day he probably felt like he was walking through Times Square in New York City.

In the middle of the madness, the sight of someone stopped him in his tracks.

Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins was that someone.

“That was my mentor, and teammate right there,” Woodyard said following a long embrace, and chat with Dawkins. “That’s one of those guys that I say if you are not changing the game for a positive, then you are doing the game a disservice. Dawk taught me a lot about the mental part of the game. I learned so much trying to play like him, tackle like him.

“He made such a great impact on my game, and my life.”

Woodyard and Dawkins were teammates for three seasons, from 2009-11, with the Broncos. Dawkins was at the end of a 16-year career that started back in 1996, while Woodyard was just getting started, signed as an undrafted free agent by the Broncos in 2008.

Woodyard, who just finished his 11th NFL season, and his fifth with the Titans, credits Dawkins and fellow Hall of Famer Champ Bailey for showing him the way. Their influence on the young linebacker helped make him the player, and leader, he is today, Woodyard said.

“For them to come and find the last guy on the roster and just mold him -- and I’m talking about myself -- and take me in as their little brother,” Woodyard said. “B-Dawkins, I’ll never forget he would say: ‘Wood, I see greatness in you, and I am going to pull it out of you.’ I was like, ‘Man, this is Brian Dawkins, I grew up watching him. This is Champ Bailey, I grew up playing tag football saying I am Champ Bailey.’

“People often ask: Why are guys not taking the next step in their career, or why are their careers so short? It is because most guys are blessed to have guys like that in their locker room, who teaches them and shows them the way on and off the field. As a professional, you are not a little kid any more. You have to be able to be a true professional on and off the field. What Dawkins showed me was how to be a family man. How to get my prayer life together, how to be that true role model for everybody in the community that looks for you to be great. And to learn that at an early age, I am truly grateful for that.”

Brian Dawkins ✔ @BrianDawkins So proud of this cat!! #Leader #BBTB

Jim Wyatt ✔ @jwyattsports The coolest thing I saw today @SuperBowl: @WoodDro52 of @Titans seeing @ProFootballHOF safety @BrianDawkins, his mentor with @Broncos.

Titans second-year linebacker Jayon Brown said Woodyard is paying it forward.

Brown said Woodyard has been that guy for him in Tennessee, where the team has a number of young linebackers who can learn from the veteran. During his rookie season, linebacker Rashaan Evans also praised Woodyard for his leadership.

“Wood helps me out so much with just little techniques and tips,” Brown said. “He is so smart, and he helps me out so I can better my game each and every week whenever he sees I can improve on something.

“When we are watching film, “He’ll say, 'Hey Jay, next time try this out in practice and see how it works.' Just tips on blitzing from different angles, stuff like that.”

Woodyard, who led the Titans with 124 tackles in 2018 while also posting 4.5 sacks and 12 quarterback pressures, vowed to continue being a leader moving forward.

Woodyard has been a captain every season in the NFL. He’s been a Community Man of the Year four times in his career, including in 2017 in Tennessee.

In his mind, he learned from the best.

“After guys like Dawk helped me,” Woodyard said, “I could never be that guy in the locker room who is not going to be pouring into the younger guys.”

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