Titans agree to terms on deals with 4 of their 9 draft picks
2 years, 7 months ago

Titans agree to terms on deals with 4 of their 9 draft picks

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on multi-year contracts with four of their nine draft picks. The Titans announced Thursday they have deals with running back Hassan Haskins, wide receiver Kyle Philips, safety Theo Jackson and linebacker Chance Campbell. He played 50 games in five seasons in college and had 1 1/2 sacks, nine tackles for loss and one interception returned for a TD last season. He started 13 games last season and led the Rebels with 109 tackles and was second with 12 1/2 tackles for loss.

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Titans Make Bold Moves, Trade Two Starters for Draft Picks
2 months ago

Titans Make Bold Moves, Trade Two Starters for Draft Picks

Associated Press  

The Tennessee Titans have made two significant trades in the lead-up to the NFL trade deadline. They traded their third-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City for a conditional fifth-round pick. Then, they traded their second-leading tackler in linebacker Ernest Jones Jr. to Seattle for linebacker Jerome Baker and a fourth-round pick.

The Titans add size, speed as they use 5 of 7 NFL draft picks to boost their defense
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Titans add size, speed as they use 5 of 7 NFL draft picks to boost their defense

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ran Carthon went all offense in his first draft as the Tennessee Titans general manager a year ago. This time around, five of the Titans’ seven NFL draft picks came on defense with Carthon letting the draft board dictate the selections. The Titans took Alabama’s JC Latham and will start him out at left tackle — a …

Titans 2024 NFL Draft takeaways: First beef, then skill, for a quintet of impact players
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Titans 2024 NFL Draft takeaways: First beef, then skill, for a quintet of impact players

New York Times  

The Tennessee Titans managed to add more than 700 pounds of football player with their first two picks, then throttled down on the third day — from 234-pound North Carolina linebacker Cedric Gray to 194-pound Louisville cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. to 188-pound Tulane receiver Jha’Quan Jackson. The picks Round Pick Name Position School 1 7 JC Latham OT Alabama 2 …

The Titans use No. 7 pick in NFL draft on Alabama offensive tackle JC Latham
7 months, 4 weeks ago

The Titans use No. 7 pick in NFL draft on Alabama offensive tackle JC Latham

Associated Press  

Follow AP’s live coverage of the 2024 NFL draft. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans hope they finally have fixed at least one tackle spot by taking JC Latham of Alabama with the seventh pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Yes, Latham will start out at left tackle alongside left guard Peter Skoronski — Tennessee’s top pick …

The Titans go into the NFL draft flexible at No. 7 with lots of needs to fill
8 months ago

The Titans go into the NFL draft flexible at No. 7 with lots of needs to fill

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have been among the league’s biggest spenders in free agency, and they still won’t be able to fill all the remaining holes with only seven selections in this NFL draft. The Titans made a splash in March by signing wide receiver Calvin Ridley, running back Tony Pollard, center Lloyd Cushenberry and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie …

Titans finalizing deal with Chiefs to acquire cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, AP source says
9 months ago

Titans finalizing deal with Chiefs to acquire cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, AP source says

Associated Press  

The Tennessee Titans are finalizing a deal to acquire cornerback L’Jarius Sneed from the Kansas City Chiefs for a pair of draft picks, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal still requires Sneed to pass a physical and a new contract …

Titans hoping being home for stretch run helps salvage season
1 year, 1 month ago

Titans hoping being home for stretch run helps salvage season

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The best thing the Tennessee Titans have going for them right now might be their schedule. They finally get to stay home for five of the seven games remaining where the Titans have been a completely different team, even if it’s still not enough to salvage this season. Vrabel’s cushion comes from this being his first season …

Tennessee Titans running out of time to salvage season because of road woes
1 year, 1 month ago

Tennessee Titans running out of time to salvage season because of road woes

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are running out of time to salvage this season. They haven’t won on the road since Nov. 17, 2022, making Tennessee the AFC’s lone winless team away from home at 0-5. The Titans also are the league’s second-best unit backed up inside their 20, allowing opponents to score touchdowns on only 34.2% of trips. …

The Tennessee Titans face early gut check after ugly offensive performance
1 year, 2 months ago

The Tennessee Titans face early gut check after ugly offensive performance

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are about to find out just how long the NFL season can be in coming off one of the worst offensive performances in franchise history. Coach Mike Vrabel said Monday he sees a lot to fix with his Titans, and his message is simply get back to work. The loss was so ugly that …

Tennessee Titans see themselves competing to win AFC South, not rebuilding
1 year, 3 months ago

Tennessee Titans see themselves competing to win AFC South, not rebuilding

Associated Press  

TENNESSEE TITANS EXPECTATIONS: The Titans are targeting another AFC South title after missing a third straight division championship last season. He also now has three-time All-Pro WR DeAndre Hopkins to help Treylon Burks and TE Chig Okonkwo rev up a passing offense that was one of the NFL’s worst last season. Pro Bowl OLB Harold Landry III is back after …

The Titans trade draft pick to Pats for Nick Folk to try to fix kicker issue
1 year, 3 months ago

The Titans trade draft pick to Pats for Nick Folk to try to fix kicker issue

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are trying a proven veteran in their latest move to fill a big need. The Titans traded a 2025 seventh-round draft pick to the New England Patriots before the NFL’s roster cut deadline for veteran Nick Folk after trying a pair of undrafted free agents during much of the offseason and training camp before …

Titans’ new GM uses all NFL draft picks to fix bad offense
1 year, 7 months ago

Titans’ new GM uses all NFL draft picks to fix bad offense

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Improving one of the NFL’s worst offenses wound up the focus of Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon ‘s first NFL draft. But it wasn’t a designed plan or anything.” The Titans missed the playoffs for the first time since coach Mike Vrabel’s debut season in 2018, and Carthon had only six draft selections and little salary cap …

Titans trade up, end QB Will Levis’ wait in NFL draft
1 year, 7 months ago

Titans trade up, end QB Will Levis’ wait in NFL draft

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans mercifully ended Will Levis’ wait to hear his name called Friday night, trading up eight spots with Arizona to select the Kentucky quarterback with the No. That’s what we always want it to be.” Levis left Kansas City after sitting around and never hearing his name called Thursday night. Levis said he left Kansas …

GM: Titans did ask 2-time All-Pro Byard to take pay cut
1 year, 7 months ago

GM: Titans did ask 2-time All-Pro Byard to take pay cut

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New general manager Ran Carthon confirmed Monday that the Tennessee Titans did ask two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to take a pay cut earlier this year. The first-time general manager hired in January said he talked with Byard within the past three weeks and has been in constant contact with the safety’s agent. Byard goes into his …

Titans, new GM need O-linemen, pass catchers in NFL draft
1 year, 8 months ago

Titans, new GM need O-linemen, pass catchers in NFL draft

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Everyone trying to figure out what the Tennessee Titans will do with the 11th overall pick in the draft points to one position: quarterback. They took left tackle Taylor Lewan in 2014 the last time they had the 11th overall pick, and he was a three-time Pro Bowler before being cut in February as the Titans started …

Titans release C Ben Jones as O-line renovation continues
1 year, 9 months ago

Titans release C Ben Jones as O-line renovation continues

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans continued the renovation of their offensive line Friday, releasing 11-year veteran center Ben Jones a year after signing him to a two-year extension. Jones started every game he played for Tennessee with 108 games, but the 6-foot-3, 308-pound center was limited by injuries to 12 starts in 2022. The Titans released three-time Pro Bowl …

Titans sign 3rd QB with Tannehill nursing sprained ankle
2 years ago

Titans sign 3rd QB with Tannehill nursing sprained ankle

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans appear set to find out just how much rookie quarterback Malik Willis has grown since his previous NFL start. If he gets to start against a team he’s already faced, Willis said it would be a “really cool opportunity.” “I mean, yeah, my first start was against them, but not too much though matters,” …

Titans owner fires GM Jon Robinson in his 7th season
2 years ago

Titans owner fires GM Jon Robinson in his 7th season

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk has very high standards for her Titans. Strunk fired general manager Jon Robinson on Tuesday in the midst of his seventh season with the Titans off to a 7-5 start and Tennessee second only to the Kansas City Chiefs for the NFL’s longest active streak of consecutive winning seasons in his …

Titans rookie doesn’t listen to talk comparing him to Brown
2 years ago

Titans rookie doesn’t listen to talk comparing him to Brown

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Treylon Burks has been compared to former Titans wide receiver A.J. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Burks likely will be compared to Brown for the rest of their careers, tied together by the stunning draft night trade in April that sent a Pro Bowl wide receiver to Philadelphia for draft picks including the 18th selection overall. No Titans wide …

Banged-up Titans turn plug-and-play into stingy defense
2 years, 1 month ago

Banged-up Titans turn plug-and-play into stingy defense

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans keep swapping bodies in and out on defense, using 24 different starters alone midway through the season. “We’re just a plug-and-play team where it’s like everyone’s held to the same standard,” two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard said Tuesday. “Their safeties play in the box really hard as well, so they do a good job …

Titans’ timing for 1st Thursday night game couldn’t be worse
2 years, 1 month ago

Titans’ timing for 1st Thursday night game couldn’t be worse

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans face their first Thursday night game this season at the worst moment possible. It’s time for some Jedi mind tricks — beyond the usual NFL ploy of pretending Monday really is Wednesday and not the day usually spent recovering from playing a game 24 hours earlier. Somehow, someway the Titans plug and play and …

Titans get late pick to beat Commanders, win 3rd in a row
2 years, 2 months ago

Titans get late pick to beat Commanders, win 3rd in a row

Associated Press  

— A teammate yelled at David Long Jr. from a corner of the locker room, “Keep that game ball!” He wasn’t letting it out of his grasp. It just ended up being me.” The interception, Wentz’s sixth of the season, sealed a fourth consecutive loss for the Commanders and overshadowed his two touchdown passes to Dyami Brown. “There’s a lot …

Titans place wide receiver Treylon Burks on injured reserve
2 years, 2 months ago

Titans place wide receiver Treylon Burks on injured reserve

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans placed their first-round draft pick Treylon Burks on injured reserve Saturday with an injured left toe, ensuring the wide receiver won’t be back until mid-November at the earliest. Burks was carted to the locker room in last week’s win at Indianapolis, and the 18th pick overall out of Arkansas did not practice all week. …

Titans use 6 of 9 draft picks on offense to help Tannehill
2 years, 7 months ago

Titans use 6 of 9 draft picks on offense to help Tannehill

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans say they need to be excellent around Ryan Tannehill to help their quarterback take them on the deep postseason run they’ve missed since the 2019 season. OFFENSIVE HELP Even with trading away Brown and having released Julio Jones in March, the Titans appear better on offense after grabbing Brown’s replacement in Burks. They also …

Titans: Took QB Willis because he was best player available
2 years, 7 months ago

Titans: Took QB Willis because he was best player available

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, TEnn. — The Tennessee Titans capped their second night of the NFL draft by trading up and selecting a quarterback. The Titans insist making Malik Willis of Liberty the third quarterback taken in this draft was simply about picking the best player available, nothing more. They picked Ohio State offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere with the 69th overall pick for …

Titans trade Brown to Eagles to move up to 18, draft Burks
2 years, 7 months ago

Titans trade Brown to Eagles to move up to 18, draft Burks

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans began the NFL draft trying to make the best of a tough situation. “But in the end, just felt like it was at a spot we weren’t going to be able to get to.” The Titans made the move a week after Robinson said he wouldn’t trade the three-year receiver prior to the draft. …

Titans have No. 26 pick overall to give Tannehill more help
2 years, 8 months ago

Titans have No. 26 pick overall to give Tannehill more help

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ryan Tannehill has been the easy scapegoat for fans angry that the Tennessee Titans’ Super Bowl hopes ended in the divisional round. Tennessee general manager Jon Robinson has tried to give Tannehill more offensive playmakers, signing tight end Austin Hooper and trading for wide receiver Robert Woods in free agency. we’re trying to get as many good …

Titans ready to tune up offense with Jones, new coordinator
3 years, 4 months ago

Titans ready to tune up offense with Jones, new coordinator

Associated Press  

TENNESSEE TITANS CAMP SITE: Nashville, Tennessee LAST YEAR: Derrick Henry carried the Titans once again, this time to the franchise’s first AFC South title since 2008. IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: WR Julio Jones, LB Bud Dupree, CB Janoris Jenkins, DL Denico Autry, CB Caleb Farley, WR Josh Reynolds, LB Rashad Weaver, OT Dillon Radunz, LS Morgan Cox, OT Kendall Lamm. IMPORTANT LOSSES: …

Titans’ top draft pick rehabbing, working to learn playbook
3 years, 7 months ago

Titans’ top draft pick rehabbing, working to learn playbook

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Top draft pick Caleb Farley is busy learning the Tennessee defensive playbook, then he heads off to rehabilitation as he recovers from surgery while his rookie teammates hit the practice field. “I’m dying to get back on the football field,” Farley said Saturday. “And yeah, so that’s why I’m just waking up every day and putting everything …

Titans’ best pick, big head-scratcher and full picture: 2021 NFL Draft takeaways
3 years, 7 months ago

Titans’ best pick, big head-scratcher and full picture: 2021 NFL Draft takeaways

New York Times  

Titans general manager Jon Robinson entered Saturday with four NFL draft selections made and six in his pocket, which would have tied for the largest class of his six-draft tenure — he took 10 in his first, in 2016 — but he quickly cut into that quantity for what he deems quality at a position of need. Titans fans, confused …

Tennessee Titans draft Elijah Molden: Corner from Washington could be an immediate starter in the slot
3 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee Titans draft Elijah Molden: Corner from Washington could be an immediate starter in the slot

New York Times  

The Titans selected Washington cornerback Elijah Molden with the No. 100, and it makes clear the Titans’ intended cornerback group of the future — Caleb Farley and Kristian Fulton on the outside, and the 5-foot-9, 192-pound Molden in the slot. Molden isn’t a burner, but The Athletic draft analyst Dane Brugler said his “instincts, competitive nature and read/react skills are …

Titans releasing 2 starters in Adoree Jackson, Dennis Kelly
3 years, 9 months ago

Titans releasing 2 starters in Adoree Jackson, Dennis Kelly

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are busy remaking their secondary, releasing Adoree Jackson and agreeing to terms on a deal with cornerback Janoris Jenkins. That came a couple of hours after the Titans announced they were releasing Jackson, the 18th overall pick of the 2017 draft. The Titans also released starting cornerback Malcolm Butler and safety Kenny Vaccaro last …

AP source: Titans trade 2020 first-round pick to Dolphins
3 years, 9 months ago

AP source: Titans trade 2020 first-round pick to Dolphins

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have found a team in the Miami Dolphins to take their 2020 first-round draft pick off their hands, trading offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson after his rookie season. The trade agreed to Monday night sends the 29th overall pick in 2020 out of Georgia to Miami after Wilson played only four snaps as a rookie, …

Short-handed Ravens face Henry and Titans in playoff rematch
4 years, 1 month ago

Short-handed Ravens face Henry and Titans in playoff rematch

Associated Press  

Embarrassed by the fashion in which Derrick Henry shredded their defense for 195 yards rushing in the playoffs last January, the Baltimore Ravens worked during the offseason to improve their ability to stop the run. “You better be coming downhill and hit him every time.” Even without Campbell and Williams, the Ravens’ defense has enough hard hitters and Pro Bowl …

Titans try to repair struggling defense with flurry of moves
4 years, 1 month ago

Titans try to repair struggling defense with flurry of moves

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans made very clear they have no time to wait for their defense to improve, with the NFL’s worst unit on third down contributing to a two-game skid. “We don’t make moves to send messages,” general manager Jon Robinson said Wednesday. “We make moves to try to help us win football games.” Beasley is the …

Titans’ Davis healthy, receiver ready to earn new contract
4 years, 4 months ago

Titans’ Davis healthy, receiver ready to earn new contract

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nobody expects more of Tennessee wide receiver Corey Davis than Davis himself. Brown, the 51st overall pick in the second round, showed immediate chemistry with Tannehill and wound up as the Titans’ leading receiver with a team-high 52 catches for 1,051 yards and eight TDs. He does a good job with the ball in his hands, getting …

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