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Getty Images Emory University Goizueta School of Business professor Mike Lewis sought to use statistical analysis to determine the NFL’s “best” fans. The study used the hard-core, religiously devoted fan as well as the casual fan, so those at the top of the list have more of the latter and...

Marcus Mariota is headed into his fifth season with the Titans and he’s doing so without a contract beyond the current year. That makes the coming year a crucial one for Mariota as he tries to show that he can both lead the offense to better results and stay healthy enough to remain in the...

Getty Images The Bills claimed tight end Keith Towbridge off waivers Friday. The Titans waived him Thursday. Buffalo announced it cut tight end Mik'Quan Deane in a corresponding move. Towbridge spent most of last season on Buffalo’s practice squad and was originally signed by the Bills as an...

Getty Images The Tennessee Titans three-day mandatory mini-camp became as two-day mini-camp as head coach Mike Vrabel decided to scrap the final practice of the offseason and take the team for a day at Topgolf instead. According to Teresa Walker of the Associated Press, Vrabel decided he...

Getty Images Tight end Ryan Hewitt will need to brush up on the Titans playbook in the coming weeks. Hewitt signed with the team on Thursday, so he won’t have the benefit of any work in the offseason program before he gets to training camp. The Titans announced that they waived tight end Keith...

Getty Images The Tennessee Titans are retiring the numbers of two of the greatest players in team history. Steve McNair’s No. 9 and Eddie George’s No. 27 will be retired this season, the team announced today. McNair was the Houston Oilers’ first-round draft pick in 1995 and George was the...

Getty Images The Titans have signed receiver A.J. Brown, their final draft choice to agree to terms. The team previously signed Jeffery Simmons, Nate Davis, Amani Hooker, D’Andre Walker and David Long Jr. Tennessee selected the Ole Miss receiver in the second round, making Brown the 51st...

Getty Images The Titans selected defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in the first round of this year’s draft despite knowing he might not play at all during his rookie season. Simmons tore his ACL while working out in February and the usual recovery timeline for that injury would carry him...

Getty Images Minicamp might be as rigorous as training camp, but for the Titans, it’s no day at the beach. The team did bring the sand in, however. According to Erik Bacharach of the Nashville Tennessean, the team has installed a sand pit at their training facility to supplement the workouts...

Getty Images The Titans defense will have a different look on the edges this season. Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan are gone, Cameron Wake has joined the team and Harold Landry has changed things up heading into his second NFL season. Landry has put on weight after a 4.5-sack rookie season...

Derrick Henry enters the final year of his rookie contract, but the Titans running back has no interest in looking ahead. He wanted to change the subject when a reporter broached the question about his future. “It’s football,” Henry said, via Jim Wyatt of the team website. “I fell in love with...

Getty Images The Titans will take a cautious approach with receiver A.J. Brown, sitting him out during team periods this week, Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports. Brown tweaked his hamstring during an organized team activity last Tuesday. Later that day, the second-round draft pick...

Adam Humphries could have played with Tom Brady this season. He chose the Titans instead. The slot receiver signed a four-year deal with Tennessee, spurning the Patriots’ late push to sign him. Brady’s age factored in Humphries’ decision-making: How long does the soon-to-be 42-year-old...

Getty Images Colts safety Malik Hooker is feeling better than he’s felt in a long while, but Clayton Geathers is on the mend after having his knee cleaned up and the team is looking at another veteran safety on Monday. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Johnathan Cyprien will be working out...

Spring practices are often a chance for players to get used to new systems or unfamiliar roles. For Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, it’s as close to a dress-rehearsal as he’ll get to call plays. While he’s the longest-tenured Titans assistant, he’s never called plays before, which...

Getty Images The odds of making it to the NFL are incredibly slim. But not for the kids who 13 years ago belonged to the Cali Rising Stars track team. As explained by Jay Skurski of the Buffalo News, six of those 11- and 12-year-olds have made it to the NFL. One of the former Rising Stars is...

Getty Images Vince Young may still be unemployed, but at least he got the most recent set of charges against him reduced. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the former quarterback had his driving while intoxicated charges reduced to a misdemeanor obstruction of a highway...

Ryan Tannehill is getting used to a new city, a new team and a new role this offseason. The Dolphins traded Tannehill to the Titans in March and he said on Thursday that he’s enjoying living in Nashville. Getting comfortable as the backup quarterback behind Marcus Mariota has been a bit more...

Getty Images The Titans have five of their six draft picks under contract. Third-round pick Nate Davis is the latest to agree to his rookie deal. It’s a four-year contract for Davis. Davis made 37 starts while playing guard and tackle at Charlotte, although the majority of his time was spent...

Getty Images The Titans just cut a guy with the perfect name for the job. Via Jim Wyatt of the team’s official website, the Titans have waived defensive lineman Dee Liner. Liner played at Arkansas State after transferring from Alabama, but was undrafted last year. He spent time last year on...