Players report: July 23 (rookies); july 26 (veterans)
first practice: July 27 (full schedule)
Location: Saint Thomas Sports Park | Nashville, Tennessee
Notable acquisitions/re-signings:
Notable departures:
Sublots to track:
- Following the surprising AJ Brown trade and Julio Jones not being brought back, wide receiver might be the most immediate question-mark position on the roster. Help is on the way in veteran Robert Woods and first-round pick Treylon Burks. However, Woods is coming off a torn ACL suffered last November, and Burks got off to a slow start in offseason workouts, battling asthma and not practicing during mandatory minicamp because he was “unavailable,” per head coach Mike Vrabel. There are other WR options in Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, a possible starter, along with recent picks Dez Fitzpatrick, Racey McMath and Kyle Philips, but there are major changes afoot at wideout in Tennessee and a lot of projection along with them.
- Ryan Tannehill remains the starting quarterback following a rough performance in the Titans’ home playoff loss to the Bengals. But in addition to losing Brown, Jones, tight end Anthony Firkser and some offensive line pieces, Tannehill also now has long-term competition in the building. Malik Willis slipped to Round 3, but he undoubtedly will be one of the must-see players this summer. His preseason performances will be appointment viewing for Titans fans and coaches alike, each group curious whether Willis can one day wrest away a starting spot.
- The Titans’ defense, which is expected to return 10 starters after finishing in the top half of the league in most of the major statistical categories a year ago, appears to be in good shape. But many eyes will be on 2021 first-round pick Caleb Farley as he attempts to win the starting job that opened when the team let Jackrabbit Jenkins walk. Farley flashed top-10 talent in his final college season in 2019 but hasn’t played much since, opting out of the 2020 college season and playing only 56 regular-season snaps before suffering a torn ACL last October. Injuries have been a problem for Farley, so the Titans must identify other CB options to play outside if he can’t stay healthy. Tennessee did spend a second-round pick on former Auburn CB Roger McCreary this spring.