NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee rookie quarterback Malik Willis says his new teammate Ryan Tannehill is a good dude, and Titans coach Mike Vrabel dismissed any lingering issue over his veteran pointing out the obvious. So that was not any sort of issue for me.” Tannehill ticked off people May 3 when he said he didn’t think it was his job …
DENVER — Marcus Mariota was blasted, baffled and finally benched. “Obviously, that’s some of the reasons why I got pulled.” Tannehill took over with 4:56 left in the third and the Titans trailing 13-0. “We have to find a way to improve and change that because our defense is playing lights out.” Vrabel said Mariota wasn’t happy about the benching, …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Going into the final year of his rookie contract, Marcus Mariota hasn’t changed anything about how he prepares for this season. They ranked 29th in passing offense, managing a mere 189.5 yards per game after losing Mariota’s top target — three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker — in the opener. “I feel like as a team …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans’ quest for a second straight postseason ended with injured quarterback Marcus Mariota watching from the sideline. Luckily for the Titans, Mariota said a neck specialist has made clear only rest is needed — no surgery — to heal nerves frayed by injuries that knocked him out of three different games this season. And when …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans had everything they needed to cap coach Mike Vrabel’s debut season with a second straight playoff berth. “We’ll continue to evaluate him and try to worry about his health and every one of those guys’ health — Marcus included.” Gabbert said he didn’t know for certain that he would make his third start of …
The image defined the 2018 Titans. Ideally, Mariota would have put up hulking numbers in another playoff-destined season in 2018, making Tennessee’s decision easy for such a universally liked and respected person. After the loss against Indy, Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel — handed a real cluster many times in his first season as a head coach, including Mariota’s half-dozen mystery …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Mariota is hurt again, not that Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel is saying just yet just how bad his quarterback is injured. Mariota suffered a stinger when sacked inside the final minute of the first half Saturday in the Titans’ 25-16 victory over the Washington Redskins. The Titans host Indianapolis on the final day of the regular …