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3 months ago

The Titans are back from their bye and hoping rest helps against the battered Colts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are coming off the early bye nobody really wanted, with the NFL schedule offering a chance to start making up for their 0-3 start. “We’re 1-3, but you got a chance to quickly get back in the mix if you can win a divisional game this week,” first-year coach Brian Callahan said. “You want …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles Chargers interview former Titans coach Vrabel, ex-Stanford coach Shaw for opening

Associated Press

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel was among two candidates on Thursday who interviewed for the Los Angeles Chargers opening. The Chargers also announced earlier in the day that former Stanford University coach David Shaw interviewed, bringing the total number to 11. The Chargers have also interviewed interim coach Giff Smith and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, …

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1 year ago

Titans coach Mike Vrabel: ‘of course I want to be here’ next season

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel started off Wednesday by apologizing for using an expletive a day earlier while describing the feeling of losing 18 of 23 games. And nobody wants to be where we’re at.” The 2021 AP NFL Coach of the Year still has a 55-48 overall record even with consecutive losing seasons, and that’s why …

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1 year ago

It’s wait and see on Levis’ ankle as the Titans deal with their earliest elimination under Vrabel

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are in wait-and-see mode about how Will Levis’ left ankle feels after being bent backward during his seventh and final sack late in overtime against Houston. The bigger challenge is how Vrabel and the Titans handle three games that mean nothing beyond the franchise’s draft status for April and jobs past this season. Tennessee …

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1 year ago

Titans QB Will Levis hopes leg injury not as bad as initially feared in OT loss

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis thinks he avoided serious injury after being awkwardly dragged to the turf during Tennessee’s 19-16 overtime loss against the Houston Texans on Sunday. The key will be how Levis feels Monday when all the adrenaline wears off, especially with the Titans eliminated from playoff contention for a second straight season. But feel …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Titans finally at home for consecutive games looking for winning streak

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans hope snapping a three-game skid with a win helps get their mojo back. Staying at home for four of their final six games likely is their best chance at climbing back to.500 after a 17-10 win over Carolina that cost first-year Panthers coach Frank Reich his job Monday. They host Indianapolis on Sunday for …

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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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Ryan Tannehill remains Titans starting QB with bye week giving him time to heal

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans believe they got lucky with the timing of quarterback Ryan Tannehill spraining his right ankle in London occurring right before their bye week. Coach Mike Vrabel said Monday an MRI showed Tannehill’s ankle was similar to last season when the quarterback missed two starts after spraining the same ankle, not the second injury that …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Folk’s OT field goal in rain helps Titans snap 8-game skid with 27-24 win over Chargers

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans finally got a much-needed sigh of relief. With the ball and 2:22 left in regulation, he was sacked by Harold Landry forcing the Chargers to settle for Cameron Dicker’s third field goal of the game to force overtime. “We had a tough time protecting the passer today and just didn’t do well enough in …

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2 years ago

Titans turn from losing AFC South title to hiring new GM

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans enter the offseason at their earliest point since the 2018 season with more questions than wins, and they must hire a general manager before they can start figuring out their future. “The way we have it planned right now is we have two rounds, and we’re going to see where these interviews take us.” …

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2 years ago

Forget Titans’ 6-game skid: AFC South title on line vs. Jags

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Go ahead and forget Tennessee’s six-game skid, the franchise’s longest since Ken Whisenhunt lost his head coaching job seven games into his second season in 2015. “We’ve seen it happen in this league numerous times throughout the year, throughout this season, last season,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Friday. “There’s only one game that matters, and that’s …

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2 years ago

Dobbs or Willis? Titans must pick QB to help win AFC South

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans face a very big decision with the AFC South title up for grabs in the regular-season finale in Jacksonville. Coach Mike Vrabel said the decision to start Dobbs after barely a week of being on the team was the opportunity …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Titans owner saw no need to wait to fire general manager

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Amy Adams Strunk’s evaluation of Jon Robinson’s performance as the Titans’ general manager never stopped, and the Tennessee controlling owner said Friday she saw no reason to wait once she decided her franchise needed a change. There could be a lot more hopefully in our season, and it just didn’t seem like the right thing to do …

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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 …

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2 years, 1 month ago

4 Titans out on defense, Tannehill chance to start vs Denver

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill has a chance to start Sunday after practicing all week on his sprained right ankle, and Tennessee likely will need the veteran since four defensive starters were ruled out Friday against the Denver Broncos. Yet he practiced some each day this week after missing two straight games with an ankle injury suffered in …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Titans confident they can compete vs. AFC’s influx of talent

Associated Press

The Tennessee Titans have noticed the influx of talent from the NFC into the AFC. The Titans started their offseason program Monday, and All-Pro safety Kevin Byard said adding talent to win championships is more prevalent in basketball. The biggest move was a trade for seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones, and that didn’t work out with the Titans …

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3 years ago

Titans can clinch AFC’s No. 1 seed with Henry’s return near

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The resilient Tennessee Titans now are two-time AFC South champs and just one victory away from making the AFC playoffs come through Nashville. Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Monday they’ve been discussing when to open the 21-day practice window for Henry, who still ranks sixth in the NFL with his 937 yards rushing despite a broken right …

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4 years ago

Henry runs wild, Titans hand Jags 12th straight loss, 31-10

Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Derrick Henry never asked to stay in the game. It was Henry’s fourth game with at least 200 yards and two scores on the ground, breaking an NFL record he previously held with Hall of Famers Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and LaDainian Tomlinson. Most career games with 200+ rush yards & 2+ rush TD in NFL history: …

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4 years, 8 months ago

Draft breakdown: 10 takeaways from the Titans’ 2020 class

New York Times

Hurry up and wait? “But we like the athletic skill set, like the arm, and coach O’Hara and, they do a great job with those quarterbacks and feel confident we’ll be able to hopefully mold his tools.” Added McDonald: “I have a long windup so in terms of this offseason, just limiting that long winding loop and being more proficient …

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6 years ago

Titans QB Mariota needs rest, not surgery for latest injury

Associated Press

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 …

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6 years ago

Titans’ season ends shy of postseason with Mariota sidelined

Associated Press

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 …

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6 years ago

Titans QB Marcus Mariota knocked out of game vs. Redskins

Associated Press

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 …

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The Titans are back from their bye and hoping rest helps against the battered Colts

Los Angeles Chargers interview former Titans coach Vrabel, ex-Stanford coach Shaw for opening

Titans coach Mike Vrabel: ‘of course I want to be here’ next season

It’s wait and see on Levis’ ankle as the Titans deal with their earliest elimination under Vrabel

Titans QB Will Levis hopes leg injury not as bad as initially feared in OT loss

Titans finally at home for consecutive games looking for winning streak

Titans hoping being home for stretch run helps salvage season

Ryan Tannehill remains Titans starting QB with bye week giving him time to heal

Folk’s OT field goal in rain helps Titans snap 8-game skid with 27-24 win over Chargers

Titans turn from losing AFC South title to hiring new GM

Forget Titans’ 6-game skid: AFC South title on line vs. Jags

Dobbs or Willis? Titans must pick QB to help win AFC South

Titans owner saw no need to wait to fire general manager

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

4 Titans out on defense, Tannehill chance to start vs Denver

Titans confident they can compete vs. AFC’s influx of talent

Titans can clinch AFC’s No. 1 seed with Henry’s return near

Henry runs wild, Titans hand Jags 12th straight loss, 31-10

Draft breakdown: 10 takeaways from the Titans’ 2020 class

Titans QB Mariota needs rest, not surgery for latest injury

Titans’ season ends shy of postseason with Mariota sidelined

Titans QB Marcus Mariota knocked out of game vs. Redskins