Titans Rumors & News

CBS Sports "Believe it or not, but the NFL season is already one tick away from being in late October, and that means the trade deadline of Oct. 29 is approaching with the speed of a starving shark when there's chum in the water. The Dallas Cowboys could use help at a few positions,..." October 16

CBS Sports "As the NFL trade deadline draws near on Oct. 29, the New England Patriots have areas that could use some bolstering, despite their undefeated record following Week 6. Specifically, the reigning Super Bowl champs likely need a boost in some way, shape or form when it comes to..." October 16

Pro Football Talk "The NFL wants an 18-game season. It may end up settling for 17. Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed for reporters on Wednesday that talks between the NFL and NFL Players Association have occurred regarding an expansion of the regular season from 16 games to 17. And, to no surprise,..." October 16

The Score "The NFL has no interest in overhauling its draft format and introducing a lottery, commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at the conclusion of the league's fall meeting. With the Miami Dolphins appearing to position themselves to secure the first overall pick in next year's..." October 16

Titansonline.com "Marcus Mariota got the news he didn’t want to hear. But the Titans quarterback on Wednesday vowed to be the best teammate he can be as he transitions into an unfamiliar role – as a back-up, behind new starter Ryan Tannehill. “It is going to be..." October 16

The Score "NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't too worried about the lack of successful pass interference challenges that has left coaches across the league frazzled. "The thought process was to fix the obvious and clear error," he told reporters Wednesday at the NFL owners..." October 16

CBS Sports "The 2-4 Tennessee Titans are making a change at quarterback in hopes that the switch will get this season back on track.  On Tuesday night, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported that Marcus Mariota, who was benched during the..." October 16

Pro Football Talk "NFL teams value first-round draft picks, but an increasing number of teams are showing that they’re willing to trade away first-round picks in the future to get a player they want now. In fact, six future first-round draft picks (four in the 2020 NFL draft and two in the 2021..." October 16

Larry Brown Sports "The Tennessee Titans’ decision to bench Marcus Mariota in the Week 6 shutout loss to Denver will carry over to Week 7. The Titans will start Ryan Tannehill at quarterback against the Chargers on Sunday, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero..." October 15

CBS Sports "Monday night felt like a tipping point for the NFL when it comes to officiating issues, with the Lions being robbed of a divisional road victory thanks to multiple blunders in favor of the Packers from Blake Cleteman's crew. No one thinks there were shenanigans at play here, but..." October 15

Pro Football Talk "When it comes to mistakes routinely made by game officials, the NFL is less transparent than construction paper. Fearful of the potential negative impact of admitting what is often obvious, the NFL unreasonably protects officials by never acknowledging their blunders publicly. This..." October 15

Sportsnaut "The NFL trade deadline is quickly approaching. It’s been a more active part of the year since the league moved the deadline back to about mid season. That’s not going to change ahead of Oct. 29. Multiple teams are already out of the playoff picture and are looking to..." October 15

The Big Lead "As we march towards Halloween, a clearer picture is starting to emerge of who NFL teams are and where they stand. These five coaches aren't quite dead and buried, but if their teams continue on recent trajectories it's a solid bet that change will be coming: " October 14

ESPN "There's very little settled in the NFL through six weeks. The Patriots are very good, the Dolphins are awful and just about everything in the middle seems to be up for grabs. We've seen teams like the Chiefs, Cowboys and Rams go on losing streaks, while the Panthers and..." October 14

USA Today "The 32 things we learned from Week 6 of the 2019 NFL season: 1. Shoutout to one of my esteemed former colleagues, Tom Pelissero, who continues doing stellar work for NFL Network ever since leaving USA TODAY Sports. But more important is the redoubtable character of Tom..." October 14

The Big Lead "Pat McAfee, appearing in one of his 45 jobs in a role on Get Up this morning, really lit into NFL SVP of officiating Al Riveron, calling him a terrible leader of men and saying that his incompetence is ruining the game: McAfee has been on this wavelength on his DAZN show,..." October 14

Larry Brown Sports "The Tennessee Titans have seen enough of Marcus Mariota for Week 6. Mariota was benched by the Titans in the third quarter of Sunday’s game, with Tennessee trailing the Denver Broncos 13-0. He was replaced by backup Ryan Tannehill. " October 13

USA Today "Saturday, Oct. 12 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest trade to take place during the NFL regular season in the league's 100-season history. In 1989, the Dallas Cowboys shipped their star running back, Herschel Walker, to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a bounty of players..." October 12

Larry Brown Sports "Week 6 of the NFL sees an exciting matchup between winless teams — we had to, sorry. It compensates, though, by pairing Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes up for what could be a shootout, as well as several divisional battles that could have a key say in who gets a division title and a..." October 12

Tennessean "To this point, injuries have prevented fifth-year Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota from making it through an entire 16-game season unscathed. And after an especially injury-plagued 2018, Mariota gained as many as 10 pounds this past offseason in an effort to make..." October 11

BroBible "A new CTE study from neuroscientists at Boston University reveals just how dangerous playing in the NFL really is on the brain. While fans and players talk about the sport as being gladiator-like, given the amount of head and neck injuries that occur due to the constant..." October 11

USA Today "You can picture Colin Kaepernick dodging tacklers behind the line of scrimmage. His receivers sprinting furiously toward the end zone. His right arm launching the football skyward as the clock winds down. Because it feels like Kaepernick is attempting a..." October 11

Sporting News "Two-time World Cup winner Carli Lloyd will seriously consider pursuing a future career as an NFL kicker when she retires from soccer. Lloyd, 37, sent social media into a spin when she drilled a series of field goals, including one from 55 yards, while visiting a Philadelphia..." October 11

The Score "Representatives for quarterback Colin Kaepernick released a fact sheet on Thursday that pushes back on "false narratives" regarding his unemployment, which is approaching three years in length. According to the statement, no team has offered Kaepernick a contract..." October 10

Yardbarker "Yardbarker NFL writers Michael Tunison and Chris Mueller address some of the hottest issues in the league. This week's topic: potential deals before NFL's Oct. 29 trade deadline. Mueller: Historically, the NFL has not been a league defined by major in-season trades. The..." October 10

Deadspin "Football games don’t have to end like this. Last year in the NFL, only four onside kicks were recovered all season long, down from 12 in 2017 (with Miami having recovered four of them on their own!). So far this year, no team has recovered one. Two weeks ago, the Colts were down to the..." October 10

Complex "AJ Green has yet to play a game for the Cincinnati Bengals this season, but his name is currently in the headlines because there are plenty of trade rumors swirling around. On the possibility of being traded before the October 29 deadline, Green said, "I'm prepared for anything."..." October 10

Buffalo News "The Twitter beef between Tennesee Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan and Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phllips appears to have been put to rest. On Monday in the aftermath of the Bills' 14-7 win at Tennessee, Lewan started the feud with Lewan posting a Google search of..." October 09

CBS Sports "A new year, a new team, a new opportunity. Cody Parkey has been given another chance with the Tennessee Titans. Right now, Parkey is infamously known as the one who missed the 43-yard potential game-winning field goal for the Chicago Bears in their..." October 09

Black Sports Online "On Sunday afternoon Norman Devasure found himself behind bars not long after his departure from the Buffalo Bills/Tennessee Titans game when his car collided with an ambulance. " October 09

Heavy "The Tennessee Titans have signed former Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins kicker Cody Parkey. The Titans waived kicker Cairo Santos, who went 0-4 against the Bills on Sunday. Parkey officially signed with the Tennessee Titans Tuesday afternoon after it was announced on Monday..." October 08

Bleacher Report "Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder scheduled a 5 a.m. meeting with head coach Jay Gruden on Monday. It's the coaching version of being asked to hand in your playbook. Instead, Gruden handed in his key card. Snyder will begin his search for another new head coach after..." October 08

USA Today "The Titans released kicker Cairo Santos on Monday, one day after he missed four field goals in a 14-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Nissan Stadium. Santos, who joined the Titans in the preseason after veteran Ryan Succop was placed on injured..." October 08

Yardbarker "Cairo Santos wasn’t the only Titans player to lose their job Monday. The team announced that they’ve also waived offensive lineman David Quessenberry. Quessenberry, a 2013 sixth-round pick, spent more than three years on the Texans’ non-football..." October 08

ESPN "Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips found another opening to beat Taylor Lewan -- this time on social media. Lewan, the Titans' three-time Pro Bowl left tackle, tweeted a mock shout-out Monday to Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson -- a..." October 07

Wall Street Journal "Tom Brady passed Brett Favre on the NFL’s career passing yards list Sunday, placing him only behind Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. It’s a testament to one of the best players ever, his unprecedented durability—Brady is 42 years old, you might have heard—and a career that..." October 07

CBS Sports "The seemingly inevitable has occurred, and head coach Jay Gruden has been given his walking papers by the Washington Redskins following an abysmal 0-5 start to the 2019 season.  His decision to start Colt McCoy over both Dwayne..." October 07

ESPN "As recently as five years ago, a column about midseason trades would have been more of a wish list than anything else. NFL teams rarely traded veteran players at all, let alone in the middle of campaigns. Last season alone, though, we saw Amari Cooper, Eli Apple, Damon..." October 07

ESPN "The Tennessee Titans left points on the field in their 14-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday as kicker Cairo Santos missed three field goals and had another attempt blocked. However, the team is not blaming him solely for the loss. Head coach Mike..." October 06

Yahoo! Sports "As the Scale of Sympathetic figures go, Antonio Brown falls far closer to O.J. Simpson than Homer. But this doesn’t mean that the former Steelers, Raiders, and Patriots receiver doesn’t have rights. He does, as eventually will be evidenced by the umpteen..." October 06

The Big Lead "Only four games into the the 2019 season, and the Denver Broncos already look doomed. They've lost their first four games, and while Joe Flacco hasn't looked like an ideal fit at quarterback, he's the least of the team's problems. The Broncos are an organizational..." October 06

Pro Football Talk "Last week, it appeared that the NFL and NFL Players Association wouldn’t resume bargaining talks on a new labor deal until later in October. But they did. In secret. Well, not really secret, since the media outlet owned and operated by the NFL has disclosed the not-so-secret..." October 06

Yardbarker "Taylor Lewan is back on the Titans’ 53-man roster. Tennessee activated its left tackle starter on Friday, placing running back David Fluellen on IR in a corresponding move. Tennessee’s sixth-year cornerstone blocker failed a PED test, causing him to miss his..." October 05

Tennessean "For the first September in as long as he can remember, Taylor Lewan was off. It was “weird,” the Titans left tackle admitted Wednesday. But he stayed busy. He trained at Vanderbilt, crediting Commodores football coach Derek Mason and strength..." October 03

Sporting News "Ashley Cockrell carries her equipment bag through a hallway toward her designated area beneath the 15,000-seat Burgess-Snow Stadium at Jacksonville State. "Hey don't walk in here. I'm in here changing," she shouts out into the hall. "Nobody wants..." October 03

Sportsnaut "Things have apparently spiraled out of control in Minnesota. At 2-2 on the season, the Vikings are in the midst of yet another disappointing season. It’s led to questions about Kirk Cousins’ future in Minneapolis. Star wide receiver Stefon Diggs has also grown..." October 03

Pro Football Rumors "The Titans will meet with wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. It’s yet another audition for the 24-year-old, who has been on the circuit since missing the Jets’ cut in late August. Adeboyejo showed his stuff for..." October 02

Yahoo! Sports "The Titans were never seriously challenged by the Falcons in a 24-10 road win in Week Four, but their head coach left the door open for a comeback a little longer than necessary. Mike Vrabel opted to go for it on 4th-and-1 from the Falcons’ 10-yard-line with just over 13..." October 02

Pro Football Rumors "Marcus Mariota is coming off one of his best starts of the season, that didn’t stop the Titans from auditioning some quarterbacks today. Veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer tweets that the Titans worked out signal-callers Joe Callahan and Taylor..." October 01

Titansonline.com "The demise of Marcus Mariota has been greatly exaggerated. A week after facing harsh scrutiny, the Titans quarterback came out firing here on Sunday. Mariota completed 18-of-27 passes for 227 yards and three touchdowns in the team’s 24-10 over the Falcons – good..." September 30