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TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY
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TENNESSEE TITANS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 | NISSAN STADIUM
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TENNESSEE TITANS VS ARIZONA CARDINALS two-time NFL rushing champion Derrick Henry; and wideout A.J. Brown, who reached the 1,000-yard receiving mark in each of his first two seasons. Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Lewan anchors an offensive line that could have four of the five starters in place that it had in Week 1 of 2020. On defense, Pro Bowl safety Kevin Byard is among the veteran leaders set to return, as is defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, outside linebacker Harold Landry III and inside linebackers Rashaan Evans and Jayon Brown. Several new additions could make their Titans debuts against the Cardinals. Wide receiver Julio Jones was acquired from Atlanta in an offseason trade, joining a crop of free agents made up of fellow wide receiver Josh Reynolds, outside linebacker Bud Dupree, defensive lineman Denico Autry and cornerback Jackrabbit Jenkins.
The Tennessee Titans (0-0) begin the 2021 regular season this week at home against the Arizona Cardinals (0-0), marking the first time since 2017 they will play at Nissan Stadium (capacity 69,143) in Week 1. Kickoff is scheduled for noon CDT on Sunday, Sept. 12. This is the first time the Titans and Cardinals organizations have faced each other on Kickoff Weekend. The Titans are 32-29 all-time in openers, including a current two-game win streak.They scored road victories to open the 2019 season at Cleveland and the 2020 campaign at Denver. Additionally, this week’s opener is the Titans’ first regular season game since Dec. 22, 2019 in front of their home crowd without any pandemic-related restrictions on attendance. From that date to this Sunday, 630 days will have elapsed.
THE BROADCAST
Sunday’s contest will be regionally televised on CBS, including Nashville affiliate WTVF NewsChannel 5. The broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy and analyst Aaron Taylor. Fans in the Nashville television market can livestream the broadcast on their mobile devices from the Titans Mobile App (iOS and Android), as well as on desktop computers and mobile web at TennesseeTitans.com. Restrictions apply. For more information on streaming options, visit TennesseeTitans.com or NFL.com/ways-to-watch. The Titans Radio Network and Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone will carry the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave McGinnis, sideline reporter Amie Wells and gameday host Rhett Bryan.
THE CARDINALS
Arizona, which makes its third regular season appearance at Nissan Stadium and its first since 2013, launches its third year under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. He directed the club to an 8-8 finish in 2020, a five-win improvement from the season before he took the job. Kingsbury’s arrival coincided with the drafting of Kyler Murray, the first-overall draft pick in 2019. Murray won the 2019 NFL Rookie of the Year Award, and in 2020, he passed for 3,971 yards and 26 touchdowns with an additional 11 rushing touchdowns.
SERIES AT A GLANCE
TITANS ENTER 2021 AS REIGNING DIVISION CHAMPIONS
Overall series (regular & postseason): Cardinals lead 7-4 Regular season series: Cardinals lead 7-4 Postseason series: None Total points: Titans 226, Cardinals 259 Current streak: Two wins by Cardinals Titans at home vs. Cardinals: 2-4 Titans on road vs. Cardinals: 2-3 Longest winning streak by Titans: 2 (1985-88) Longest losing streak by Titans: 3 (1970-79) Titans vs. Cardinals at Nissan Stadium: 1-1 Last time at Nissan Stadium: CARDINALS 37 at Titans 34 (OT) (12-15-13) Titans vs. Cardinals at State Farm Stadium: 0-1 Last time at State Farm Stadium: Titans 7 at CARDINALS 12 (12-10-17) First time: Oilers 0 at CARDINALS 44 (11-1-70) Mike Vrabel’s record vs. Cardinals: 0-0 Kliff Kingsbury’s record vs. Titans: 0-0 Mike Vrabel’s record vs. Kliff Kingsbury: 0-0
Executive vice president/general manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Vrabel lead the team into 2021 as it looks to defend its AFC South division title and return to the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Robinson can become the only general manager in franchise history to begin his tenure with six consecutive winning seasons, while Vrabel can become just the third head coach in team annals to earn a playoff berth in three of his first four years on the job. In 2020, the Titans finished with an 11-5 record to claim their first division title since 2008. They extended their streak to five consecutive winning seasons under Robinson, who was hired by controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk in 2016. The Titans, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs were the only NFL teams to finish above .500 in each season from 2016 to 2020. The Titans return an experienced offensive nucleus for the 2021 campaign, including quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who set a franchise record with 40 combined passing and rushing touchdowns in 2020; 2,000-yard running back, 2020 NFL Offensive Player of the Year and
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TITANS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT.
92 96 13 41 39 62 11 55 31 46 29 64 48 49 54 3 21 4 86 26 22 37 89 35 20 60 2 6 71 58 77 51 81 28 24 91 72 75 18 56 50 80 95 76 70 38 98 87 17 93 99 15 5
Adeniyi, Ola OLB Autry, Denico DL Batson, Cameron WR Blasingame, Khari FB Borders, Breon CB Brewer, Aaron G/C Brown, A.J. WR Brown, Jayon LB Byard, Kevin S Cox, Morgan LS Cruikshank, Dane DB Davis, Nate G Dupree, Bud OLB Dzubnar, Nick LB Evans, Rashaan LB Farley, Caleb CB Farley, Matthias S Ficken, Sam K Firkser, Anthony TE Fulton, Kristian CB Henry, Derrick RB Hooker, Amani DB Hudson, Tommy TE Jackson, Chris DB Jenkins, Jackrabbit CB Jones, Ben C Jones, Julio WR Kern, Brett P Lamm, Kendall T Landry III, Harold OLB Lewan, Taylor T Long Jr., David LB McMath, Racey WR McNichols, Jeremy RB Molden, Elijah CB Murchison, Larrell DL Quessenberry, David OL Radunz, Dillon OL Reynolds, Josh WR Rice, Monty LB Roberson, Derick OLB Rogers, Chester WR Rush, Anthony DT Saffold III, Rodger G Sambrailo, Ty T Sargent, Mekhi RB Simmons, Jeffery DT Swaim, Geoff TE Tannehill, Ryan QB Tart, Teair DT Weaver, Rashad OLB Westbrook-Ikhine, Nick WR Woodside, Logan QB
6-1 6-5 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-7 5-11 6-3 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-5 5-8 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1
248 285 175 233 189 295 226 226 212 233 209 316 269 240 232 197 209 192 246 197 247 210 255 193 190 308 220 214 310 252 309 227 217 205 192 297 310 301 196 233 250 184 361 325 311 208 305 260 217 304 259 211 213
BIRTH- DATE
9/12/97 7/15/90 12/20/95 7/1/96 7/22/95 10/28/97 6/30/97 2/26/95 8/17/93 4/26/86 4/27/95 9/23/96 2/12/93 8/15/91 11/8/95 11/2/98 7/15/92 12/14/92 2/19/95 9/3/98 1/4/94 6/14/98 2/22/97 4/13/98 10/29/88 7/2/89 2/8/89 2/17/86 6/5/92 6/5/96 7/22/91 10/12/96 6/14/99 12/26/95 1/30/99 4/24/97 8/24/90 3/28/98 2/16/95 1/8/99 11/15/95 1/12/94 9/1/96 6/6/88 3/10/92 10/8/97 7/28/97 9/16/93 7/27/88 2/28/97 11/10/97 3/21/97 1/27/95
NFL EXP. COLLEGE
4 8 4 3 3 2 3 5 6 12 4 3 7 7 4 R 6 3 4 2 6 3 1 2 10 10 11 14 7 4 8 3 R 2 R 2 3 R 5 R 3 5 3 12 7 R 3 7 10 2 R 2 2
Toledo Mississippi State Texas Tech Vanderbilt Duke Texas State Mississippi UCLA Middle Tennessee State Tennessee Arizona Charlotte Kentucky Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Alabama Virginia Tech Notre Dame Penn State Harvard Louisiana State Alabama Iowa Arizona State Marshall North Alabama Georgia Alabama Toledo Appalachian State Boston College Michigan West Virginia Louisiana State Boise State Washington North Carolina State San Jose State North Dakota State Texas A&M Georgia Sam Houston State Grambling State Alabama-Birmingham Indiana Colorado State Iowa Mississippi State Texas Texas A&M Florida International Pittsburgh Indiana Toledo
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BIRTH- NFL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. DATE EXP. COLLEGE PRACTICE SQUAD (16) :
7 94 36 25 44 69 10 78 47 23 90 12 61 30 85 57
Barkley, Matt QB Bledsoe, Amani DE Boddy-Calhoun, Briean CB Carter, Jamal S Carter, Tory FB DiLauro, Christian T Fitzpatrick, Dez WR Hamilton IV, Woodrow DT Johnson, Jan LB Jones, Chris CB Jones, Naquan DT Kinsey, Mason WR Levin, Corey C/G McDougald, Bradley S Pruitt, MyCole TE Roos, Jordan G
6-2 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-3
234 280 193 215 229 300 208 315 231 200 313 198 307 215 245 302
9/8/90 2/6/98 1/21/93 4/12/94 3/16/99 11/11/94 12/17/97 12/20/92 4/9/96 8/13/95 2/5/98 8/29/98 8/12/94 11/15/90 3/24/92 7/6/93
9 2 4 4 R 1 R 3 1 3 R 1 3 9 6 3
Southern California Oklahoma Minnesota Miami (Fla.) Louisiana State Illinois Louisville Mississippi Penn State Nebraska Michigan State Berry College Chattanooga Kansas Southern Illinois Purdue
RESERVE/COVID-19 (2) :
67 Banwart, Cole 33 Breeze, Brady *
C/G S
6-4 6-0
298 197
8/21/97 10/9/97
R R
Iowa Oregon
RESERVE/INJURED (8) :
53 Bello, B.J. LB 6-3 229 10/31/94 4 Illinois State 97 Coley, Trevon DT 6-1 300 7/13/94 5 Florida Atlantic 32 Evans, Darrynton * RB 5-10 203 7/9/98 2 Appalachian State 88 Johnson, Marcus * WR 6-1 207 8/5/94 4 Texas 66 Kemp, Brandon T 6-6 317 1/18/97 1 Valdosta State 7 McCann, Tucker K 6-0 218 11/10/97 1 Missouri 49 Moore, Briley TE 6-4 240 1/13/98 R Kansas State 52 Munyer, Daniel * C 6-1 305 3/4/92 4 Colorado * - Eligible to Return From Reserve/Injured As of Sept. 8, 2021
HEAD COACH
MIKE VRABEL
ASSISTANT COACHES
SHANE BOWEN Defensive Coordinator TODD DOWNING Offensive Coordinator CRAIG AUKERMAN Special Teams BRIAN BELL Strength & Conditioning Assistant SCOTT BOOKER Safeties KEITH CARTER Offensive line RYAN CROW Outside Linebackers TONY DEWS Running Backs MATT EDWARDS Assistant Special Teams ERIK FRAZIER Offensive Skill Assistant MONDRAY GEE Strength & Conditioning Assistant JIM HASLETT Inside Linebackers
JASON HOUGHTALING
Offensive Line Assistant
ZAK KUHR Inside Linebackers Assistant ANTHONY MIDGET Secondary ROB MOORE Wide Receivers PAT O’HARA Quarterbacks FRANK PIRAINO Strength and Conditioning JIM SCHWARTZ Senior Defensive Assistant LUKE STECKEL Tight Ends JOHN STREICHER Coordinator of Football Development MIKE SULLIVAN Assistant Offensive Line KENECHI UDEZE Defensive Line Assistant TERRELL WILLIAMS Defensive Line
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THE RECOGNIZED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING THE RECOGNIZED PROVIDER OF THEDIAGNOSTIC TENNESSEEIMAGING TITANS PROVIDER OF THE TENNESSEE TITANS
TEAM STATS TEAM STATS KEY STUDIES PERFORMED ANNUALLY KEY STUDIES PERFORMED ANNUALLY MRIs MRIs CTs CTs Mammograms Mammograms X-rays X-rays Ultrasounds Ultrasounds
73,000 73,000 68,000 68,000 43,000 43,000 125,000 125,000 77,000 77,000
Tennessee’s Largest Tennessee’s Largest Outpatient Imaging Network Outpatient Imaging Network
400,000+ 400,000+
studies performed each year studies performed each year
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TITANS 2020 REGULAR SEASON STATS WON 11, LOST 5
OFFENSE
RESULTS 09/14 09/20 09/27 10/13 10/18 10/25 11/01 11/08 11/12 11/22 11/29 12/06 12/13 12/20 12/27 01/03
W 16-14 W 33-30 W 31-30 W 42-16 W 42-36 OT L 24-27 L 20-31 W 24-17 L 17-34 W 30-24 OT W 45-26 L 35-41 W 31-10 W 46-25 L 14-40 W 41-38
at Denver Jacksonville at Minnesota Buffalo Houston Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Chicago Indianpolis at Baltimore at Indianapolis Cleveland at Jacksonville Detroit at Green Bay at Houston
SCORE BY PERIODS
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS
TEAM
96 144 101 138 12 491
OPPONENTS 77 143 97 122 0 439
SCORING
TD Ru Pa Rt K-PAT FG
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Henry
17 17 0 0 0/0
0 104
0/0
Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 46/48 18/26 0 100 A. Brown 12 0 11 1 0/0 TEAM
0/0 0 72
62 26 33 3 51/53 20/28 0 491
OPPONENTS 55 18 36 1 42/47 21/23 1 439
FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Gostkowski 0/0 2/3 TEAM
4/5
TENN. OPP.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 381 391 Rushing 142 113 Passing 203 247 Penalty 36 31 3rd Down: Made/Att 84/182 111/214 3rd Down Pct. 46.2 51.9 4th Down: Made/Att 10/16 15/26 4th Down Pct. 62.5 57.7 POSSESSION AVG. 28:28 31:32 TOTAL NET YARDS 6343 6372 Avg. Per Game 396.4 398.3 Total Plays 1031 1076 Avg. Per Play 6.2 5.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 2690 1933 Avg. Per Game 168.1 120.8 Total Rushes 521 427 NET YARDS PASSING 3653 4439 Avg. Per Game 228.3 277.4 Sacked/Yards Lost 25/173 19/154 Gross Yards 3826 4593 Att./Completions 485/316 630/423 Completion Pct. 65.2 67.1 Had Intercepted 7 15 PUNTS/AVERAGE 50/45.1 45/47.7 NET PUNTING AVG. 50/40.1 45/41.8 PENALTIES/YARDS 86/783 103/840 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 15/5 21/8 TOUCHDOWNS 62 55 Rushing 26 18 Passing 33 36 Returns 3 1 2-Pt Conversions: Team 4-7, Opponents 1-8
5/10 7/8
Sacks: Team 19, Opponents 25
0/0 2/3 5/6 6/11 7/8
OPPONENTS 0/0 7/7 6/6 5/6 3/4
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TITANS 2020 REGULAR SEASON STATS PASSING Att Cmp Yds
Cmp% Yds/Att TD
TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
Tannehill 481 315 3819 65.5 7.94 33 6.9 7 1.5 75t 24/173 106.5 Woodside 3 1 7 33.3 2.33 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0/0 42.4 Kern 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 --- 0/0 39.6 Humphries 0 0 0 --- --- 0 --- 0 --- --- 1/0 --TEAM 485 316 3826 65.2 7.89 33 6.8 7 1.4 75t 25/173 105.9 OPPONENTS 630 423 4593 67.1 7.29 36 5.7 15 2.4 75t 19/154 97.5
RUSHING
Henry Tannehill McNichols Foreman D. Evans Batson Woodside TEAM OPPONENTS
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD
378 2027 5.4 94t 17 43 266 6.2 45t 7 47 204 4.3 20 1 22 95 4.3 15 0 14 54 3.9 9 0 4 20 5.0 11 0 7 10 1.4 18 0 521 2690 5.2 94t 26 427 1933 4.5 59 18
4 111 27.8 68 0 4 11 2.8 6 0 1 44 44.0 44 0 1 13 13.0 13 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 TEAM 15 189 12.6 68 0 OPPONENTS 7 81 11.6 25 0
PUNTING
RECEIVING
A. Brown C. Davis J. Smith Firkser Humphries Henry Johnson Batson McNichols Raymond Swaim Pruitt Blasingame Westbrook D. Evans Hollister Foreman TEAM OPPONENTS
Kern Allen Daniel
No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
37 8 4 TEAM 50 OPPONENTS 45
No. Yds Avg Long TD
70 65 41 39 23 19 14 12 12 9 9 5 4 3 2 1 1 316 423
No. Yds Avg Long TD
Butler Hooker Fulton Cruikshank Joseph
1075 15.4 73t 11 984 15.1 75t 5 448 10.9 63 8 387 9.9 45 1 228 9.9 23 2 114 6.0 53 0 255 18.2 55 0 100 8.3 18 1 55 4.6 9 0 187 20.8 61 0 83 9.2 16 1 49 9.8 22t 2 39 9.8 16 0 33 11.0 19 0 27 13.5 24 1 12 12.0 12 0 5 5.0 5t 1 3826 12.1 75t 33 4593 10.9 75t 36
1695 45.8 41.5 3 404 50.5 40.0 1 157 39.3 30.0 0 2256 45.1 40.1 4 2147 47.7 41.8 3
22 66 0 0 65 0 0 52 1 22 66 1 19 71 0
PUNT RETURNS
Raymond King TEAM OPPONENTS
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
23 11 208 9.0 40 6 4 17 2.8 7 23 12 208 9.0 40 20 13 171 8.6 57
0 0 0 0
KICKOFF RETURNS
Raymond Batson D. Evans TEAM OPPONENTS
No. Yds
15 11 9 38 37
Avg
Long TD
275 18.3 30 0 231 21.0 35 0 206 22.9 31 0 767 20.2 42t 1 823 22.2 49 0
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KHARI BLASINGAME FB
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TITANS PROBABLE STARTERS OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIALISTS
DE 96 Denico Autry
K
4
Sam Ficken
TE 87 Geoff Swaim
NT 93 Teair Tart
KO 4
Sam Ficken
LT
DT 98 Jeffery Simmons
P
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Brett Kern
OLB 48 Bud Dupree
H
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Brett Kern
WR 2
Julio Jones
77 Taylor Lewan
LG 76 Rodger Saffold III C
60 Ben Jones
ILB 55 Jayon Brown
PR 80 Chester Rogers
RG 64 Nate Davis
ILB 54 Rashaan Evans
KOR 80 Chester Rogers
RT 72 David Quessenberry
OLB 58 Harold Landry III
LS
WR 80 Chester Rogers
CB 20 Jackrabbit Jenkins
WR 11 A.J. Brown
S
31 Kevin Byard
QB 17 Ryan Tannehill
S
37 Amani Hooker
RB 22 Derrick Henry
CB 26 Kristian Fulton
46 Morgan Cox
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CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTERS OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIALISTS
WR 18 A.J. Green
DE 99 J.J. Watt
K
5
Matt Prater
LT
Matt Prater
NT 90 Rashard Lawrence
KO 5
LG 67 Justin Pugh
DT 94 Zach Allen
P
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C
OLB 55 Chandler Jones
H
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RG 79 Josh Jones
ILB 9
PR 13 Christian Kirk
RT 68 Kelvin Beachum
ILB 25 Zaven Collins
KOR 26 Eno Benjamin
TE
OLB 44 Markus Golden
LS
74 D.J. Humphries 61 Rodney Hudson
87 Maxx Williams
WR 13 Christian Kirk WR 10 DeAndre Hopkins QB 1
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RB 2
Chase Edmonds
CB 7
Isaiah Simmons
46 Aaron Brewer
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB 23 Robert Alford S
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CARDINALS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT.
23 94 3 27 68 26 46 25 6 81 52 91 2 95 73 45 44 32 18 86 58 10 61 74 17 55 79 42 13 90 14 12 66 4 7 71 1 98 5 67 9 15 22 34 47 51 29 28 99 84 87 20 65
Alford, Robert Allen, Zach Baker, Budda Barcoo, Luq Beachum, Kelvin Benjamin, Eno Brewer, Aaron Collins, Zaven Conner, James Daniels, Darrell Dimukeje, Victor Dogbe, Michael Edmonds, Chase Fotu, Leki Garcia, Max Gardeck, Dennis Golden, Markus Gowan, Tay Green, A.J. Harris, Demetrius Hicks, Jordan Hopkins, DeAndre Hudson, Rodney Humphries, D.J. Isabella, Andy Jones, Chandler Jones, Josh Kennard, Devon Kirk, Christian Lawrence, Rashard Lee, Andy McCoy, Colt Miles, Josh Moore, Rondale Murphy Jr., Byron Murray, Justin Murray, Kyler Peters, Corey Prater, Matt Pugh, Justin Simmons, Isaiah Streveler, Chris Thompson, Deionte Thompson, Jalen Turner, Ezekiel Vallejo, Tanner Ward, Jonathan Washington, Charles Watt, J.J. Wesley, Antoine Williams, Maxx Wilson, Marco Winters, Brian
CB DL S CB OL RB LS LB RB TE LB DL RB DL OL LB LB CB WR TE LB WR OL OL WR LB OL LB WR DL P QB OL WR CB OL QB DL K OL LB QB S S LB LB RB S DL WR TE CB OL
5-10 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-9 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-5 5-9 6-5 6-7 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-5 5-7 5-11 6-5 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-4
186 285 195 175 308 207 232 260 233 256 262 280 205 335 309 232 260 186 210 230 236 212 315 307 188 255 310 256 200 308 185 212 325 181 190 315 207 335 201 311 238 216 195 190 214 230 202 192 288 206 252 191 320
BIRTH- DATE
11/1/88 8/20/97 1/10/96 7/27/98 6/8/89 4/13/99 7/5/90 5/19/99 5/5/95 11/22/94 11/18/99 5/5/96 4/13/96 8/23/98 11/9/91 8/9/94 3/13/91 1/7/98 7/31/88 7/29/91 6/27/92 6/6/92 7/12/89 12/28/93 11/18/96 2/27/90 6/21/97 6/24/91 11/18/96 8/27/98 8/11/82 9/5/86 1/4/96 6/9/00 1/18/98 4/19/93 8/7/97 6/8/88 8/10/84 8/15/90 7/26/98 1/6/95 2/11/97 7/18/98 6/9/96 12/16/94 9/30/97 3/10/93 3/22/89 10/22/97 4/12/94 3/3/99 7/10/91
NFL EXP. COLLEGE
7 3 5 1 10 1 10 R 5 5 R 3 4 2 7 4 7 R 11 8 7 9 11 6 3 10 2 8 4 2 18 12 2 R 3 3 3 12 15 9 2 2 3 3 4 5 2 5 11 1 7 R 9
SE Louisiana Boston College Washington San Diego State SMU Arizona State San Diego State Tulsa Pittsburgh Washington Duke Temple Fordham Utah Florida Sioux Falls Missouri Central Florida Georgia Wisconsin-Milwaukee Texas Clemson Florida State Florida Massachusetts Syracuse Houston USC Texas A&M LSU Pittsburgh Texas Morgan State Purdue Washington Cincinnati Oklahoma Kentucky Central Florida Syracuse Clemson South Dakota Alabama Washington State Washington Boise State Central Michgan Fresno State Wisconsin Texas Tech Minnesota Florida Kent State
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BIRTH- DATE
NFL EXP. COLLEGE
INJURED RESERVE
69 Crawford, Jack DL 6-5 288 9/7/88 10 Penn State 30 Dennard, Darqueze CB 5-11 205 10/10/91 8 Michigan State 53 Henry, Marcus OL 6-2 303 2/11/93 1 Boise State 97 Phillips, Jordan DL 6-6 341 9/21/92 7 Oklahoma PRACTICE SQUAD 82 31 48 89 83 24 49 33 64 92 93 60 72 80 43 39 38
Baccellia, Andre Banjo, Chris Carter, Ron’Dell Doctson, Josh Dortch, Greg Douglas, Rasul Fitts, Kylie Hamilton, Antonio Harlow, Sean Ledbetter, Jeremiah Ledbetter, Jonathan Martin, Koda Menet, Michal Seikovits, Bernhard Travis, Ross Whittaker, Jace Wiggins, James
WR S LB WR WR CB LB CB OL DL DL OL OL TE TE CB S
5-10 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-6 5-11 5-11
175 207 270 206 175 209 260 195 303 299 282 304 301 262 248 185 209
1/7/97 2/26/90 7/3/97 12/3/92 5/29/98 8/29/95 10/11/94 1/24/93 3/28/95 6/12/94 9/12/97 8/21/95 8/8/97 7/24/97 1/9/93 7/16/95 4/26/97
1 9 2 5 1 5 4 6 1 2 2 1 R R 4 2 R
Washington SMU James Madison TCU Wake Forest West Virginia Utah South Carolina State Oregon State Arkansas Georgia Syracuse Penn State No College Penn State Arizona Cincinnati
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KLIFF KINGSBURY ASSISTANT COACHES JEFF RODGERS
JORDAN HOGAN Bill Bidwill Fellowship/QBs SHAWN JEFFERSON Wide Receivers VANCE JOSEPH RUSTY MCKINNEY Defensive Asst. SEAN KUGLER BUDDY MORRIS Strength & Conditioning BRIAN NATKIN Asst. Offensive Line RONALD BOOKER MARK NAYLOR Asst. Strength & Conditioning BRENTSON BUCKNER Defensive Line MARCUS ROBERTSON Defensive Backs CHARLIE BULLEN Outside Linebackers JAMES SAXON Running Backs BILL DAVIS Linebackers Offensive Asst. JIM DRAY Offensive Quality Control DON SHUMPERT JERRY SULLIVAN Offensive Asst. DEVIN FITZSIMMONS Asst. Special Teams CAM TURNER Quarterbacks ROB GROSSO Defensive Quality Control SPENCER WHIPPLE Asst. Wide Receivers STEVE HEIDEN Tight Ends
Asst. Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Run Game Coordinator/ Offensive Line Defensive Asst.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS 2020 REGULAR SEASON STATS WON 8, LOST 8
RESULTS
OFFENSE
09/13 09/20 09/27 10/04 10/11 10/19 10/25 11/08 11/15 11/19 11/29 12/06 12/13 12/20 12/26 01/03
W 24-20 W 30-15 L 23-26 L 21-31 W 30-10 W 38-10 W 37-34 OT L 31-34 W 32-30 L 21-28 L 17-20 L 28-38 W 26-7 W 33-26 L 12-20 L 7-18
at San Francisco Washington Detroit at Carolina at N.Y. Jets at Dallas Seattle Miami Buffalo at Seattle at New England L.A. Rams at N.Y. Giants Philadelphia San Francisco at L.A. Rams
ARIZ. OPP.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
381
Rushing
136 118
Passing
211 207
Penalty
34
38
3rd Down: Made/Att
80/202
80/202
3rd Down Pct.
39.6
39.6
4th Down: Made/Att
17/25
14/21
4th Down Pct.
68.0
66.7
POSSESSION AVG.
363
28:46 31:14
TOTAL NET YARDS 6153 5631
Avg. Per Game
384.6
351.9
Total Plays
1083 1054
5.7
Avg. Per Play
5.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 2237 2008
SCORE BY PERIODS
Avg. Per Game
139.8
125.5
Total Rushes
479
436
NET YARDS PASSING 3916 3623
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS
Avg. Per Game
244.8
226.4
OPPONENTS 72 128 70 97 0 367
Sacked/Yards Lost
29/186
48/326
SCORING
Gross Yards
4102 3949
Att./Completions
575/387 570/365
Completion Pct.
67.3
64.0
Had Intercepted
13
11
58/44.8
67/44.6
NET PUNTING AVG. 58/39.6
67/40.1
TEAM
98 109 90 110 3 410
TD Ru Pa Rt K-PAT FG
S PTS
Gonzalez
0 0 0 0 38/39 16/22
0 86
K. Murray 11 11 0 0 0/0
0/0
PUNTS/AVERAGE
0 66
Drake
10 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 60
TEAM
49 22 27 0 45/46 23/30 1 410
PENALTIES/YARDS
113/868 104/841
FUMBLES/BALL LOST
22/8
TOUCHDOWNS
49 42
Rushing
22
13
Passing
27
26
Gonzalez 0/0 4/4 2/2 8/13 2/3 Nugent 0/0 1/1 4/5 2/2 0/0 TEAM 0/0 5/5 6/7 10/15 2/3
Returns
0
3
OPPONENTS 0/0
Sacks: Team 48, Opponents 29
OPPONENTS 42 13 26
3 36/38 25/30 2 367
FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
9/9
6/ 8
3/5
19/10
2-Pt Conversions: Team 0-3, Opponents 0-4
7/8
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ARIZONA CARDINALS 2020 REGULAR SEASON STATS PASSING
Att Cmp Yds
K. Murray Streveler Lee TEAM
558 375 16 11 1 1 575 387 OPPONENTS 570 365
Cmp% Yds/Att TD
3971 67.2 7.12 105 68.8 6.56 26 100.0 26.00 4102 67.3 7.13 3949 64.0 6.93
26 1 0 27 26
RUSHING
TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
4.7 6.3 0.0 4.7 4.6
Drake K. Murray Edmonds TEAM
239 955 4.0 133 819 6.2 97 448 4.6 479 2237 4.7 OPPONENTS 436 2008 4.6
69t 10 48 11 32 1 69t 22 38t 13
Lee
80t 19 26 80t 76t
27/176 2/10 0/0 29/186 48/326
94.3 81.5 118.8 94.1 91.5
OPPONENTS 67 2985 44.6 40.1 8 25 66 2
PUNT RETURNS
No. Yds Avg Long TD
Hopkins Fitzgerald Edmonds Kirk Arnold Drake Isabella K. Johnson Sherfield TEAM
115 54 53 48 31 25 21 15 5 387 OPPONENTS 365
No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
58 2600 44.8 39.6 5 21 61 0 58 2600 44.8 39.6 5 21 61 0
TEAM
RECEIVING
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
Kirk Murphy Isabella TEAM
22 10 132 6.0 24 2 1 3 1.5 3 1 4 1 1.0 1 25 15 13 5.4 24 OPPONENTS 22 20 201 9.1 58
1407 12.2 60 6 409 7.6 18 1 402 7.6 30 4 621 12.9 80t 6 438 14.1 59t 4 137 5.5 18 0 224 10.7 54 2 173 11.5 45 0 50 10.0 26 0 4102 10.6 80t 27 3949 10.8 76t 26
0 0 0 0 0
KICKOFF R ETURNS
Edmonds Foster Isabella Daniels Kirk TEAM
No. Yds
18 2 2 1 1 24 OPPONENTS 46
INTERCEPTIONS
2.2 6.3 0.0 2.3 1.9
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TD
12 1 0 13 11
No. Yds Avg Long TD
Kirkpatrick 3 13 4.3 13 0 P. Peterson 3 7 2.3 7 0 Baker 2 90 45.0 90 0 Simmons 1 12 12.0 12 0 Hicks 1 6 6.0 6 0 Joseph 1 5 5.0 5 0 Golden 1 1 1.0 1 0 TEAM 11 129 11.7 90 0 OPPONENTS 13 229 17.6 84t 2
Avg
Long TD
417 23.2 54 0 49 24.5 28 0 30 15.0 15 0 9 9.0 9 0 20 20.0 20 0 525 21.9 54 0 895 19.5 53 0
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3
4
KYLER MURRAY QB
CHASE EDMONDS RB
BUDDA BAKER S
RONDALE MOORE WR
5
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7
9
MATT PRATER K
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10
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13
14
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COLT MCCOY QB
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18
20
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ROBERT ALFORD CB
ZAVEN COLLINS LB
26
28
29
ENO BENJAMIN RB
CHARLES WASHINGTON S
JONATHAN WARD RB
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42
TAY GOWAN CB
JALEN THOMPSON S
DEVON KENNARD LB
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EZEKIEL TURNER LB
TANNER VALLEJO LB
VICTOR DIMUKEJE LB
55
58
61
CHANDLER JONES LB
JORDAN HICKS LB
RODNEY HUDSON OL
65
66
67
BRIAN WINTERS OL
JOSH MILES OL
JUSTIN PUGH OL
68
71
73
KELVIN BEACHUM OL
JUSTIN MURRAY OL
MAX GARCIA OL
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DARRELL DANIELS TE
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ANTOINE WESLEY WR
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RASHARD LAWRENCE DL
91
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95
MICHAEL DOGBE DL
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking ORGOVYX? Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: • Have any heart problems, including a condition called long QT syndrome. • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. ORGOVYX can harm your unborn baby and cause loss of pregnancy (miscarriage). • Have a partner who is pregnant or may become pregnant. ° Males who have female partners who are able to become pregnant should use effective birth control (contraception) during treatment with ORGOVYX and for 2 weeks after the last dose of ORGOVYX. • Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if ORGOVYX passes into your breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines or treatments you receive, including: prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Taking ORGOVYX with certain other medicines can affect how ORGOVYX works or may cause side effects. You should not start or stop any medicine before you talk with your healthcare provider who prescribed ORGOVYX. What are the possible side effects of ORGOVYX? Serious side effects of ORGOVYX include: • Changes in the electrical activity of your heart (QT prolongation). Your healthcare provider may check your body salts (electrolytes) and the electrical activity of your heart during treatment with ORGOVYX. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any signs or symptoms of QT prolongation, including: ° dizziness ° feeling that your heart is pounding ° fainting or racing (palpitations) ° chest pain
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AMY ADAMS STRUNK
CONTROLLING OWNER, CO-CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Championship game since 2002, and the streak of five consecutive winning seasons is the longest in the “Titans era” (1999-present). In the spring of 2018, she collaborated with Nashville city officials to secure the 2019 NFL Draft for downtown Nashville. By any measure, the 2019 NFL Draft was the most successful in NFL history, drawing a record 600,000 fans to downtown Nashville over the three-day event and setting television ratings records. The Draft resulted in $224 million in economic impact and $133 million in direct spending for the Tennessee economy, which were both NFL high-water marks. In June of 2019, Strunk was honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as the “Tennessean of the Year,” for her role in bringing the NFL Draft to Nashville and her work to transform the franchise into a consistent winner. Three years ago, the Titans launched the “We Stand For” campaign, designed to bring attention to the causes that are important to the team’s players, coaches and executives. In July 2019, Strunk presented $450,000 in grant funding to 10 local non-profit organizations to help aid their causes. Strunk also was a leader in the community following
Amy Adams Strunk assumed the role of controlling owner of the team in March 2015. She also serves as the co-chairman of the franchise’s Board of Directors. In her time as controlling owner Strunk has transformed the franchise through her vision, commitment and decisions that have set the team on an ascending trajectory. She hired Jon Robinson as General Manager and Mike Vrabel as Head Coach, while installing Steve Underwood first and then Burke Nihill to the position of President/CEO. Additionally, she has annually committed significant resources to upgrade Nissan Stadium and the team’s practice facility, Saint Thomas Sports Park. Strunk also continues to grow the administrative staff for the franchise with significant additions across all departments. All those changes translated to success on the field as the Titans went from a three-win team in 2015, to posting five consecutive winning seasons, playoff berths in three of the last four years, a trip to the AFC Championship game in 2019 and a division title in 2020. It was the franchise’s first division title since 2008, first appearance in the AFC
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the tornado which struck Nashville and Middle Tennessee in 2020, stepping up to donate $1 million from the Titans Foundation to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to help those affected by the disaster. In 2019, the team broke ground on a significant addition to Saint Thomas Sports Park, which doubles the facility footprint and will allow all departments to be under one roof, after spending many years spread out over multiple locations. Additionally, the team has refurbished a number of football areas that previously were untouched since the building opened in 1999. One of the daughters of Titans franchise founder K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr., Strunk was raised on football and is proud of her father’s role in founding the American Football League as well as the decades of leadership he provided not only to the Titans franchise, but also to the National Football League. Her goal is to build upon that legacy and establish the Titans as one of the league’s elite franchises. An independent businesswoman for more than 30 years, Strunk is the owner and president of both Kenada Farms and the Little River Oil and Gas Company. She has been significantly involved in the family’s farming and ranching businesses, including serving as the vice president of Bud Adams Ranches, Inc. These ventures provided her valuable knowledge about customer service as well as the opportunity to manage a diverse range of employees and business operations, and these experiences have shaped her management style. “I believe in hiring good people and letting them do their jobs,” said Strunk. “Everything should revolve around what’s best for the Titans and not around the owner. While I talk frequently with the leaders of the Titans as I do with all of our family’s companies, the people in our football operations need the control and latitude necessary to create an exciting and competitive team. “Our business staff needs the same freedom in order for our organization to reach its full potential and to continue to create a first-class fan experience at Nissan Stadium. Decisions will always be made based on what is the best for the team to reach our goals of becoming one of the elite franchises of the NFL and enriching the communities of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. “Nashville is one of the most dynamic and rapidly
growing cities in the nation with a very promising future,” said Strunk. “We are proud to be a part of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, and we want the Titans to be a leader in providing opportunities for people and businesses in the city and the region to achieve their dreams.” Engaged in the process of improving all aspects of the franchise, Strunk has the best interest of the football team and the fans on her mind as she makes her decisions. As evidence of that engagement, the Titans have become one of the best home teams in the NFL, posting a 25-11 home mark in the last 36 games leading into the 2021 season. In 2016, Strunk was appointed to the NFL’s Hall of Fame Committee. Her appointment continues a family legacy, as her father was a long-time member of the committee. Additionally, in 2017, Strunk was named to the Board of Trustees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2018, she added an appointment to the NFL’s Super Bowl and Major Event Advisory Committee. A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in history, Strunk is an avid horse enthusiast whose other interests include farming, ranching, tennis and a variety of other outdoor activities. She also served as a volunteer coach of both the boys and girls varsity tennis teams at her daughter’s high school. Never one to turn down a challenge, during the 2017 offseason, Strunk accepted an invitation to skydive with members of the Army’s Golden Knights to kick off draft week. Strunk is married to her husband Bill. She has three children — Tracy, Tommy, and Blanche, who are all avid sports fans and outdoor enthusiasts.
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BURKE NIHILL PRESIDENT AND CEO
Burke Nihill is in his sixth season with the Titans and his second as the team’s President and CEO. Prior to becoming President and CEO in May of 2020, he was elevated in February to Senior Vice President-Business Operations & Chief Legal Officer. He originally joined the organization as General Counsel in 2016 and was elevated to Vice President and General Counsel in 2019. His first season as the team President and CEO was one of change and progress on many fronts. Taking over as President in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, he guided the franchise through a variety of challenges. The Titans were one of only 14 NFL teams to host fans for the majority of their games and it was the culmination of months of preparation to host fans safely. His work on the future for the franchise overlapped last year’s specific challenges, as he oversaw the work on the new expansion to the team’s practice facility and the remodeling of existing spaces in the original building. Additionally, Nihill has been at the forefront of the discussions with Metro Nashville government and the State of Tennessee about a potential development around the stadium campus and a re-imagined Nissan Stadium.
In his previous roles with the team, Nihill oversaw the club’s legal and human resources functions and worked on club initiatives related to state and local government, company culture, and general business planning and strategy for both the Titans and Nissan Stadium. During his time with the Titans, he has participated in the negotiation of club contracts with team sponsors, media rights partners, stadium vendors, and major concert and event promoters. Nihill was instrumental in Nashville’s effort to secure and execute the 2019 NFL Draft. Before joining the Titans, Nihill gained 15 years of professional experience in several industries. He held legal and management roles at VMware, an international software company based in Silicon Valley. Prior to VMware, he served as Associate General Counsel at OfficeMax Incorporated and as a private attorney at a Chicago law firm. Nihill received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University and his law degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Nihill resides in Franklin,Tenn., with his wife, Holly, and their three children, Emma, Jack, and Chase.
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offense (396.4 yards/gm) and fourth in scoring offense (30.7 points/gm). The Titans yardage total was the most in franchise history and Henry became just the eighth player in NFL history to surpass 2,000-rushing yards in a season (2,027). In the 2019 offseason, Robinson added key veterans to bolster the roster, engineering a trade with Miami that brought Tannehill to the team, while also adding guard Rodger Saffold, wide receiver Adam Humphries and outside linebacker Cameron Wake. Robinson also was able to keep two key contributors on the roster, resigning safety Kenny Vaccaro and punter Brett Kern. On draft day, Robinson added Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons in the first round and wide receiver A.J. Brown from Ole Miss in the second round. Early in the 2018 unrestricted free agent signing period, Robinson targeted a pair of former New England Patriots: cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis. During the 2018 NFL Draft, Robinson used trades to move up three times as he selected linebackers Rashaan Evans and Harold Landry. During the 2017 offseason, Robinson used free agency to address needs on defense and special teams. Most notably, he spearheaded deals for cornerback Logan Ryan (New England), safety Johnathan Cyprien (Jacksonville) and special teams Pro Bowler Brynden Trawick (Oakland). In the 2017 NFL Draft, Robinson spent first-round picks on wide receiver Corey Davis (fifth overall) and cornerback Adoree’ Jackson (18th overall). It marked the first time the franchise had a pair of first-round draft selections since 1987. Overall, the members of the 2017 draft class combined for 76 games played and 42 starts as rookies.
Jon Robinson enters his sixth season as the team’s general manager. He was hired in January of 2016 and was promoted in 2017 to executive vice president/ general manager. Robinson’s work in his first five years helped the team go from three wins in the season prior to his arrival to five consecutive winning seasons, earning playoff berths in three of the past four seasons, a spot in the 2019 AFC Championship Game and an AFC South division title in 2020. Robinson also is the only general manger during the “Titans era” (1999-present) to oversee five consecutive winning seasons. Currently, the Titans, Seattle and Kansas City are the only NFL teams without a losing season from 2016 to 2020. In re-constructing the roster during his tenure with the team, Robinson has selected 43 players in the draft, engineered 26 trades, made 11 waiver claims and hundreds of free agent signings. In preparing for the 2021 season, Robinson made key additions to bolster both sides of the ball by signing free agents outside linebacker Bud Dupree, defensive lineman Denico Autry and cornerback Jackrabbit Jenkins, and trading for wide receiver Julio Jones. The draft saw the addition of cornerback Caleb Farley and offensive lineman Dillon Radunz in the first two rounds. In 2020, Robinson assembled a team that captured the first division title (11-5 record) and hosted their first home playoff game since 2008. Tennessee did so while navigating the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming off a successful 2019 campaign, Robinson locked up running back Derrick Henry and quarterback Ryan Tannehill to long-term contracts headed into the 2020 season. Those two keyed an offense that ranked second in the NFL in total
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In his first year as an NFL general manager, Robinson’s leadership and decision-making helped the Titans triple their win total from the previous season, finishing 9-7 in 2016 after a 3-13 finish in 2015. The six-win improvement tied for the most in franchise history (1967 and 1974) and doubled the previous club benchmark for the most wins in the first year under a new general manager (three by Bum Phillips in 1975). Within the first four months at his post, Robinson pulled the trigger on several key personnel decisions. On March 9, 2016, he made his first major acquisition, swapping fourth-round draft picks with the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for running back DeMarco Murray. The trade provided major dividends in 2016, as Murray led the AFC and ranked third in the NFL with 1,287 rushing yards. Around the same time, Robinson began to work the free agent market. Ben Jones and wide receiver Rishard Matthews highlighted the haul, and both were instrumental in helping to transform the Titans offense into the 11th-ranked unit in the NFL in 2016. Jones started all 16 games and keyed a rushing attack that ranked third in the league, while Matthews set career highs with 65 receptions (tied for the team lead), a team-high 945 receiving yards and a team-high nine touchdown receptions.The latter number tied for sixth in the NFL and tied for ninth in franchise history. On April 14, 2016, two weeks before the NFL Draft, Robinson and the Titans dealt the first overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams in one of the biggest trades in recent NFL history. The Titans gave up the No. 1 pick and a fourth-rounder in order to receive the 15th overall pick, two second-rounders and a third-rounder in 2016, plus the Rams’ first- and third-round picks in 2017. From 1990–2015, there were seven trades involving the No. 1 overall pick, but this was the first since 2004, when the San Diego Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first pick and dealt his rights to the New York Giants. The Titans had their hands at one point or another on 17 selections in the 2016 draft due to five different trades (including one trade in 2015), and in the end, they ended up with a class of 10 players, including four of the top 45 picks. Robinson swung a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Browns to move back up to the eighth slot to choose Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin. All 10 members of Robinson’s first draft class played in at least one game in 2016. They accumulated a total of 110 games played and 38 starts, including 16 starts at right tackle by Conklin. The eighth-overall pick capped his successful rookie campaign by being named first-team All-Pro by Associated Press. Other rookies in 2016 who made significant contributions included
Henry, safety Kevin Byard and fifth-round wide receiver Tajaé Sharpe. Byard earned first-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl berth in his second season. Robinson arrived in Tennessee with a wide range of experience from working his way up on the personnel side of the NFL. From 2014–2015, he served as director of player personnel for the Buccaneers and oversaw both college and pro departments as the team rebuilt its roster. The 2015 Buccaneers draft class made a significant impact, including four rookie starters: quarterback Jameis Winston, tackle Donovan Smith, guard Ali Marpet and linebacker Kwon Alexander. Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Robinson spent 12 years with the New England Patriots, including his last five years (2009-13) as the director of college scouting. In the five years heading up their college scouting, the Patriots added a number of key components to their roster that won the Super Bowl in 2014, including wide receiver Julian Edelman, defensive back Devin McCourty, tight end Rob Gronkowski, tackle Nate Solder and defensive end Chandler Jones. He joined the Patriots as an area scout in 2002, a role he served for four seasons. Robinson then spent two years (2006-07) as a regional scout, before being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in 2008 and then director of college scouting in 2009. In his time scouting for the Patriots the team won 10 division titles, four conference titles and two Super Bowls (2003, 2004). Robinson played three years at Southeast Missouri State as a defensive lineman after starting his college career at the Air Force Academy. Following his college career as a player, he spent one season (1998) coaching at his alma mater and three years (1999-2001) coaching at Nicholls State. A native of Union City, Tenn., Robinson and his wife, Jaimie, have two daughters, Taylor and Bailey. He and his wife are deeply involved in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), as the disease affects their oldest daughter, Taylor. In 2018, the Robinsons chaired the JDRF Gala in Nashville which raised over 1.8 million dollars for diabetes research.
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of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to secure his MBA from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ CHIEF MARKETING & REVENUE OFFICER Gil Beverly enters his third season with the Titans and his second as Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer. In his role, he directs Ticketing, Marketing, Corporate Partnerships and Digital Communications. He joined the team in 2019 as team’s Vice President of Brand, Marketing & Communications. Working with local and national health experts, the Titans were one of a handful of NFL teams to host fans for the majority of the 2020 season at limited capacity. With the challenges associated with a season being played during a pandemic, Beverly’s team found new ways to connect with fans at home. The team hosted a Virtual Draft Party around the NFL Draft and launched a variety of content series that gave fans an inside look at players’ lives away from the football field. The organization also debuted a brand campaign called “Tennessee Tough” that illustrated the resiliency, unity and hope of Tennessee community. The campaign featured video assets as well as a new downtown mural spanning over 130 feet. As COVID-19 restrictions eased, the Titans hosted several in-person ‘Celebrate 615’ events in tribute to the city of Nashville. In his first season with the Titans, Beverly challenged and guided departments to find innovative ways to engage with fans. Highlights on the marketing side included a joint venture with Lipscomb University on the development and launch of the cartoon character “Titan Man,” a series of Pop Up Shop parties to introduce new merchandise to a younger demographic and “Titans Art Rush,” an art show that featured Titans-centric photos and artwork. On the ticketing side, the team introduced a digital season ticket for new fans, the “Fireball Fast Pass,” and a season ticket member reward program, “The 22nd Element.” Before joining the Titans, Beverly worked as Vice President, Partnership Solutions for Learfield IMGCollege. In this role he oversaw the development of marketing & sponsorship programs across over 200 collegiate athletics departments and other related sports properties. In doing so, he helped to create and drive partnerships with a range of Fortune 500 companies including Allstate, Nissan and State Farm, among others. Prior to his experience at Learfield, Beverly served as Vice President College Sports Marketing for ESPN. In doing so, he was involved in development of sponsorship architecture and promotional strategy around various media properties including the College Football Playoff, SEC Network, College GameDay and Tournament Challenge, among others. A native of Evanston, Ill., Beverly graduated from the undergraduate division of the Wharton School
ADOLPHO BIRCH III
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Adolpho Birch III is in his second season with the Titans as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & Chief Legal Officer. He joined the organization in 2020 after spending 23 years at the NFL headquarters in New York. Birch’s responsibilities with the Titans include legal affairs, government relations, community impact and business planning and strategy. In his first season with the team, he took on an important role in the organization’s on-going discussions with Metro Nashville government and the state of Tennessee on the potential development of the stadium campus and a re-imagined Nissan Stadium. He also has been a catalyst on re-defining priorities for the team’s Community Impact department moving forward. As an advisor to Commissioners Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell, Birch served in many senior-level roles throughout his time at the league office, prior to joining the Titans. From 2015 to 2020, Birch served as the NFL’s Senior Vice President of Labor Policy & League Affairs. His broad range of duties covered labor negotiations, litigation matters, government relations, player engagement, employee development and the league’s critical response team. He helped develop, administer and enforce policies respecting the integrity of the game and the reputation of the league, including those on substances of abuse, performance-enhancing drugs, gambling and criminal misconduct. Working with government officials, he also advanced the NFL’s legislative, political and regulatory interests on key issues such as youth concussion laws, the league’s tax status and the FCC’s blackout rule. In supervising the NFL’s player engagement efforts, which encompass a number of programs to support player and employee off-field success, he helped improve access to continuing education, financial education, career development and clinical assistance. Additionally, he served on several executive working groups and cross-organizational committees including those related to sponsorship, legalized sports betting, media advertising policy and disaster relief. Birch began his career with the NFL as Labor Relations Counsel from 1997 to 2007. His primary responsibility in that role was the enforcement of the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, including player and club contract and injury grievances, benefit matters and salary cap disputes. He later was
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EXECUTIVES promoted to Vice President of Labor Policy and Player Development (2007–2010), Senior Vice President of Law and Labor Policy (2010–2012), and Senior Vice President of Labor Policy and Government Affairs (2012–2014). Prior to his work in the league office, Birch clerked for the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He then worked in private practice in Houston as an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski and later a labor and litigation boutique. A Nashville native and graduate of Father Ryan High School, Birch attended Vanderbilt University Law School as a Patricia Roberts Harris Scholar, serving on the Editorial Board of the Vanderbilt Law Review and earning his juris doctorate in 1991. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard University, where he graduated with honors in government. Birch is involved with several professional and philanthropic organizations, including Vanderbilt University Board of Trust (Secretary); Sports Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); Partnership for Clean Competition (Board of Governors); Business of Sports School, New York City (Industrial Advisory Board); and Why Not Sports? (Advisory Board). In May 2021, he was elected to the Board of Directors for Ingram Industries. That same month, he was elected to serve as a Director for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. His father, A.A. Birch, Jr., was the first AfricanAmerican Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and became the first judge to serve at every level of the Tennessee judiciary. In 2006, the city of Nashville named its new criminal justice building after him.
RYAN COWDEN
VICE PRESIDENT OF PLAYER PERSONNEL Ryan Cowden is in his 22nd NFL season and his sixth with the Titans. In 2018, he was promoted to Vice President of Player Personnel. He originally joined the franchise as the Director of Player Personnel. Cowden oversees all areas of the scouting department, both college and pro, including advance scouting, free agency preparation, and evaluation of players in the NFL and all other professional leagues. In addition, he assists with college scouting and preparation for the NFL Draft. He joined the Titans in 2016 after 16 years with the Carolina Panthers. In Carolina, Cowden last held the title of Assistant Director of College Scouting, a position he held for two years. Prior to that role, he served as the team’s National Scout/Senior College Scout for two years (2012-14) and was a national scout from 2008-12. Cowden originally joined the Panthers as a scouting
assistant in 2000. He became an area scout in 2001 and was responsible for the southeast area from 200107. During his time in Carolina, the franchise won two NFC titles, five division crowns and advanced to the playoffs six times. Cowden and his wife, Dana, have a son, Noah, and a daughter, London.
VIN MARINO
VICE PRESIDENT OF FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION Vincent Marino is in his 15th season with the Titans and 11th as Vice President of Football Administration in 2021. He originally joined the organization in 2007 as the Senior Director of Football Administration after spending 18 years at the NFL offices in New York. Marino’s primary responsibilities include the management of the Titans’ salary cap and player contract negotiations. He interacts closely with Titans General Manager Jon Robinson on numerous football-related issues. Marino also serves as the Titans liaison with the NFL office regarding labor and contract issues as well as player personnel matters. In 2014, he was selected to participate in the prestigious NFL’s Career Development Symposium at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia. Currently, he is a member of the NFL Player Insurance Trust; and additionally, he sits on the appeals panels for the NFL Player Tuition Assistance Plan and the NFL Severance Pay Plan. During his time with the NFL’s Management Council, Marino spent eight years in the Player Personnel Department (Analyst, 1990-95; Manager/Player Personnel, 1995-98) and eight years in Labor Operations (Sr. Manager of Labor Operations, 1998-03), the last three as the Director of Labor Operations (200306). Marino gained expertise in various capacities and his experience includes: being a primary club contact for player contract valuations, enforcing the rules of the CBA (collective bargaining agreement), salary cap regulation and participating in a strategic group related to forming the CBA between the league and the players. Additionally, he has assisted the league in Super Bowl game operations and has served as a replay communicator at numerous games during his tenure. He originally joined the NFL as an assistant in the Public Relations department, where he spent two years. Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Marino graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and went on to earn summa cum laude honors from Fordham University. While at Fordham, he earned a communications degree and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Marino and his wife, Nikoleta, have two sons: Nikolas and Alexander.
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MIKE VRABEL HEAD COACH
in three-point games (9-5), good for fifth in the league. The Titans and Saints were the only clubs to win at least three overtime contests in the regular season from 2018 to 2020, and neither suffered a loss. The Titans were called for 267 penalties from 2018 through 2020, which was the second-fewest total in the NFL. Only the New England Patriots (249) fared better. Also from 2018 to 2020, the Titans were a top-10 team in scoring defense.They allowed opponents to score 22.4 points per game during that time period, the eighth-lowest average in the NFL. In 2019, Vrabel led the franchise to the AFC Championship game for the MIKE VRABEL’S COACHING TIMELINE: 2018-21: Head Coach, Tennessee Titans first time since 2002, after posting his 2017: Defensive Coordinator, Houston Texans second consecutive 9-7 mark in the 2014-16: Linebackers, Houston Texans regular season. His 20 wins over the 2012-13: Defensive Line, Ohio State first two seasons were the second 2011: Linebackers, Ohio State most in franchise history (Pardee, 21 MIKE VRABEL’S PLAYING TIMELINE: wins) and he became the first head 2009-10: Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs coach to win multiple playoff games 2001-08: Linebacker, New England Patriots within the first two years. The 2019 1997-2000: Linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Vrabel is in his fourth season Titans became just the third team 1993-96: Defensive End, Ohio State with the Titans after being named head since 1990 to start the season 2-4 or coach on Jan. 20, 2018. He became the 19th head coach in worse and reach the Championship Game (2002, Titans and franchise history. 1996, Jacksonville). In 2020, the Titans made their second consecutive playoff The 2019 squad ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in scoring appearance under Vrabel, who tied Jack Pardee (1990 to margin (eighth, +71), turnover margin (sixth, +6), offensive 1992) for the most wins (31) and best winning percentage yards per play (fourth, 6.12), rushing offense (third, 138.9 (.596; 31-21) in franchise history over a head coach’s first yards per game), red-zone efficiency (first, 75.6 percent), three seasons with the organization. The Titans won the 2020 total touchdowns (tied for third, 54) and third-down defense AFC South title with an 11-5 record in the regular season, (eight, 36.3 percent). Individually, Derrick Henry led the NFL claiming their best record and first division title since going in rushing, Ryan Tannehill was the league’s highest rated passer 13-3 in 2008. They finished with a 5-1 record within the and A.J. Brown was the NFL’s leading rookie receiver. division and a 6-2 mark in road games, all while navigating the In his first season as a head coach,Vrabel guided the Titans challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. to a 9-7 record and to within one game of a playoff berth, The Titans led the NFL in 2020 with a plus-11 turnover all while navigating one of the NFL’s toughest schedules. The differential. Their 23 takeaways ranked seventh in the NFL, Titans played a league-high nine games during the regular while their 12 turnovers were the second-fewest in the season against seven eventual playoff teams, and their four league and tied for the ninth-lowest number since the NFL wins against playoff clubs tied for the most in the league. Only went to a 16-game schedule in 1978. New England, the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina had as many. The Titans tied for second place in total offense (396.4 The Titans committed only 82 penalties in 2018. Not only yards per game) and ranked fourth in scoring offense (30.7 was that number the best in franchise history over a 16-game points per game) in 2020. They became the first team in season, it was the lowest total by an NFL team since 2014. NFL history to generate at least 2,500 rushing yards (2,690) The Titans improved from having the 13th-ranked NFL and 3,500 net passing yards (3,653) while surrendering 25 defense in 2017 to an eighth-overall ranking in 2018 (333.4 or fewer sacks (25). Their 6,343 total yards and 381 first yards allowed per game). They finished third in scoring downs established franchise records, while their 491 points defense at 18.9 points allowed per game, recording their best amounted to the organization’s second-best total. The Titans mark since 2008. The 2018 Titans defense also ranked second joined the 1997 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL in the red zone (44.7 touchdown percentage), 10th on third history to feature a 2,000-yard rusher (2,027 by Derrick down (36.6 percent), sixth in passing defense (216.9 yards per Henry), a 3,000-yard passer (3,819 by Ryan Tannehill) and a game), second in touchdowns allowed (32) and first in fourth1,000-yard receiver (1,075 by A.J. Brown). quarter defense (65.9 yards per game). Situationally, Vrabel’s teams fared well among the NFL The 2018 Titans offense relied heavily upon a strong leaders in his first three seasons as head coach. From 2018 to running attack. Averaging 126.4 rushing yards per game, the 2020, their .935 winning percentage (29-2) in regular season team upgraded from the NFL’s 15th-ranked rushing offense games in which they had a fourth-quarter lead ranked second the year before Vrabel arrived to the seventh-ranked rushing in the NFL behind the New Orleans Saints (.974). In the offense in 2018. same time period, the Titans had a .643 winning percentage Vrabel ascended quickly to his position as a head coach
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following a 14-year playing career as a linebacker with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1997-2000), New England Patriots (200108) and Kansas City Chiefs (2009-10). He spent three years as an assistant coach at Ohio State (2011-13) and four years on the Houston Texans staff (2014-17), including 2017 as the defensive coordinator, before he was hired to his current post by Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. Vrabel’s accomplishments as a player included three Super Bowl wins (2001, 2003 and 2004), one Pro Bowl selection (2007) and an All-Pro honor (2007). He appeared in 206 NFL games and totaled 57 sacks, 496 tackles, 11 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 20 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries. A cerebral and versatile athlete, he also saw action as a tight end and totaled 10 touchdown receptions. Additionally, his teams advanced to the playoffs eight times (20 postseason games), with Vrabel recording eight postseason sacks and two additional postseason touchdown receptions. Vrabel has spent his football life around accomplished leaders. After entering the NFL as a player in 1997, he played or coached under Bill Belichick, Bill Cowher, Romeo Crennel, Urban Meyer and Bill O’Brien. He gleaned attributes from each that helped form his philosophies as a head coach. Upon arriving in Tennessee, Vrabel stated: “We want to build a culture around winning, competitiveness and toughness. Everything we do is going to be geared towards winning and being physical. We want to prepare our players so they know what to do, which will allow them to play fast and aggressive.” Vrabel likewise made his own indelible impression on the same group of coaches. Upon the trade of Vrabel from the Patriots to the Chiefs in 2009, Belichick, who coached Vrabel his entire time in New England, made this comment: “Mike Vrabel epitomizes everything a coach could seek in a professional football player: toughness, intelligence, playmaking, leadership, versatility and consistency at the highest level. Behind the scenes, Mike’s wit and personality is one of the things we have all enjoyed about coming to work every day. The toughest aspect of my job is the day I stop coaching people like Mike, who did everything in his power to contribute to team success. Of all the players I have coached in my career, there is nobody I enjoyed working with more than Mike.” Vrabel joined the Titans after four seasons with O’Brien at the Houston Texans, spending the first three seasons (2014-16) coaching linebackers and one year (2017) as the team’s defensive coordinator. During his time in Houston, the Texans built one of the top defenses in the NFL and experienced tremendous success as a team, earning division titles in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Vrabel’s first year as a defensive coordinator, the Texans finished the campaign with 19 players on injured reserve. Despite the setbacks, he led the defense to the fifth-best third-down percentage in the NFL and a franchiserecord 3.97 yards per carry by opponents. Houston also had 18 different players record at least half a sack and 26 players tally at least one tackle for loss. As the Texans linebackers coach from 2014-16, Vrabel helped mold several top-notch performers within his position group, including Jadeveon Clowney, Whitney Mercilus, Benardrick McKinney and Brian Cushing. During those three seasons, the Texans defense ranked third in the NFL in yards allowed per game (319.9) and net passing yards (218.4).
Houston also ranked first in third-down defense (33.6 percent), fourth in opponent completion percentage (59.5) and sixth in points allowed per game (19.8). The 2016 Texans ranked number one in the NFL – for the first time in franchise history – in total defense, surrendering only 301.3 yards per game. The defense also gave up the fewest first downs per game (17.0) and second-fewest net passing yards per game (201.6) in the league. Clowney, Mercilus and McKinney all earned second-team All-Pro honors, while Clowney was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career after posting then personal bests with 52 tackles, six sacks, 16 tackles for loss and 17 quarterback hits. Mercilus led the team in sacks for the first time in his career with 7.5 quarterback takedowns and tied for the NFL lead with four defensive fumble recoveries. McKinney led the team with a then career-high 129 tackles and became the second player in franchise history with over 100 tackles and five sacks in a season. The 2015 Texans had the top third-down defense in the NFL, allowing a 28.5 percent conversion rate, which was the lowest percentage in franchise history and the lowest by any NFL team since the 2003 Titans (27.7 percent). The 2015 defense also set a franchise mark with 45 sacks – 22.5 of which came from Vrabel’s linebacking corps. The 2015 squad also finished third in the NFL in net yards per game (310.2) and net passing yards allowed per game wand tied for seventh in points allowed per game (19.6). Cushing’s 110 tackles led the linebacking corps and were the third-highest mark of his career. Mercilus enjoyed the best year of his career as he set a personal high with 12 sacks. Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks,Vrabel transitioned immediately from an NFL player to college coach. He started as the linebacker coach at Ohio State in 2011 and coached the defensive line from 2012–2013. In 2012, the Buckeyes finished the season undefeated at 12-0, and Vrabel was named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by ESPN.com. That same season, he coached four Ohio State defensive linemen who were either drafted into the NFL or signed free agent contracts. Vrabel was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft after playing four years at Ohio State (1993-96). With the Buckeyes, he was a dominant performer, earning back-to-back All-American honors and becoming the first two-time winner of the Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year Award (1995 and 1996). He graduated from Ohio State with a degree in exercise science. A native of Akron, Ohio, Vrabel attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons: Tyler and Carter.
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2021 TENNESSEE TITANS
CHEERLEADERS
BRENNA
AMY
BRANDEE
AUGGIE
ANNA
BECKY
BRENAN
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DONIVOUS
BRITTANY
COLIN
CHELSEA
COURTNEY P
COURTNEY C
DERECK
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2021 TENNESSEE TITANS
CHEERLEADERS
HEATHER
MORGAN
KITTRELL
KAYLEY
MCKENNA
MARK
MELANIE
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ZEPHANIE
ROBB
SAM
RYAN
TALOR
SUSANNA
TYLAR
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2021 TENNESSEE TITANS
BLUE CREW
GARRET
ADAM A
ANDREW
COREY
ADAM S
DAN GREG
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JACK
T-RAC
KEVIN
NOAH
JOSH
JON NOT PICTURED: NEAL, DUSTIN, AJ, SAM B
KAITLYN
SAM K
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2021 TENNESSEE TITANS
T-RAC
WHERE CAN YOU FIND T-RAC? FROLICKING IN
HEIGHT: REAL TALL
THE BEAUTIFUL TENNESSEE STATE PARKS
WEIGHT: HEAVY
FAVORITE COLOR: TITANS BLUE
AGE: YOUNG AT HEART
FAVORITE TEAM: THE TITANS!
BIRTHPLACE: THE PARTHENON, NASHVILLE
(DUH, DO YOU EVEN HAVE TO ASK!)
COLLEGE: TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF
FAVORITE NUMBER: #00
FINE ARTS AND HYSTERIA HOMETOWN: NASHVILLE, TN
(T-RAC’S NUMBER)
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