THE DOG WHISPERER Titans CB Logan Ryan Loud and Proud in Raising Money for Animal Rescue By Jim Wyatt
TITANS CORNERBACK Logan Ryan is known as the “Dog Whisperer.” His teammates ask him about anything from tricks to behavior to potty training, or really anything to do with dogs. “They always think I can fix all their dog’s problems,” Ryan said with a smile. “I try and send them to my wife – she does that.” Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has two dogs and yes, he’s hit up Ryan. “He actually helped me kind of figure out potty training,” Mariota said. Ryan and his wife, Ashley, mainly want to help animals – dogs and cats – through their work with the 28
Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation. And over the offseason, they took another big step in doing so with their first ChowDown! Foodie Gala Event. The event’s goal, Ryan said, was to raise $100,000 through donations and an auction. The event sold out at the Bell Tower in downtown Nashville, and it raised around $160,000, according to event organizers. “The South has been great to me,” said Ryan, who joined the Titans in 2017 after playing four seasons with the Patriots. “There’s a lot of great people down here. I think that’s something I worked really hard on, trying to make an impact off the field as much as I do on it. I work really hard on the field. I feel like I can always challenge myself to do more off of it and to
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