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Getty Images One of the most talented players in this draft was a pleasing choice for the crowd in Nashville tonight. The Tennessee Titans took Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons with the 19th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. Simmons is an outstanding talent whose stock...

Getty Images The Titans made defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons the 19th overall pick of the draft on Thursday night and that choice was questioned on a couple of fronts. One was the fact that it’s uncertain whether he’ll play as a rookie after he tore his ACL working out ahead of the draft. The...

Getty Images Chris Johnson insists he can still run with any back in the NFL. He’s not going to try to be one anymore, however. According to Jim Wyatt of the team’s official website, Johnson is signing a one-day deal to retire as a member of the Titans today. “I feel like if I trained the...

Getty Images If you get a lot of prime-time games, it’s usually because you’re good, interesting, or at least from a city with a lot of people. So it’s worth noting the teams on the other end of the spectrum, who are hidden away from public view. While the Bills are the only team shut out of...

Getty Images Odell Beckham might have seen a schedule, but it doesn’t appear he saw the correct schedule. The Browns will host the Titans in the season opener at 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 8, Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports. A previous report has the Browns playing the Jets on Monday night...

Getty Images With the draft a week away, much of the attention focused on the NFL is on that event but there are still veteran free agents looking for places to play in 2019. Defensive tackle Damion Square is one of those players and Field Yates of ESPN reports that he had a visit with the...

Getty Images One of the 13 unattached players on PFT’s Free Agent Top 100 is visiting with a team on Tuesday. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that defensive end Brent Urban is meeting with the Titans. Urban is No. 76 on the Free Agent Top 100 list. Urban was a 2014 fourth-round pick in...

Getty Images The Titans are closing out pre-draft visit season by hosting prospects on both sides of the ball. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is hosting former Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown and former Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell on Wednesday. The Titans used...

Getty Images So if the deadline imposed by quarterback Russell Wilson on the Seahawks comes and goes without a new contract, what happens next? Here’s one thing that should happen: Other teams without short-list franchise quarterbacks should call the Seahawks to inquire regarding what it would...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston revealed last month that he plans to play at a higher weight this season and the player who went one pick after him in the 2015 draft is doing the same thing. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota met reporters on the first day of the team’s...

Getty Images Well, that didn’t last long. Offensive lineman Jeremiah Poutasi became the first former Alliance of American Football player waived by an NFL team. He lasted a week with the Cardinals, with Arizona waiving him Monday, according to the NFL’s official transactions report. Poutasi...

Getty Images Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota‘s first order of business this offseason was to recover from the elbow issues that plagued him at the end of the 2018 season, but he’s moved on to other things. Mariota went home to Hawaii to concentrate on the rehab before returning to Nashville...

Getty Images If you’re familiar with PFT Live, you’re aware that shows broadcast during the Stanley Cup playoffs include highlights from Stanley Cup playoffs games. Thursday’s show covered in less than three minutes the five games played on the opening night of the 2018-19 postseason. So from...

Getty Images UNC Charlotte offensive lineman Nate Davis is generating plenty of attention in the days preceding the 2019 draft. Per a league source, Davis will rack up a total of 10 pre-draft visits. He either has visited or will visit the Rams, Vikings, Panthers, Titans, Bills, Bears...

Getty Images BYU linebacker Sione Takitaki is finishing a visit with the Dolphins and then headed to the Titans, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The Titans worked him out last week. Takitaki has had seven workouts and several other visits. Takitaki played 41 games at BYU and made 241...

Getty Images Notre Dame defensive tackle Jerry Tillery had shoulder surgery last month, and he’s now healed and ready for the draft. Per a league source, Tillery’s recent return to Indianapolis for a medical recheck went well. He had played eight games last year with a torn labrum. His...

Getty Images Quarterback Logan Woodside was able to parley starting experience with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football into a spot on the Titans’ roster. The Titans announced Woodside’s signing on Monday. They also signed tight end Keith Towbridge, who played for...

Getty Images Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, a member of the NFL’s Hall of Fame committee, hinted at an expanded class of Hall of Famers for the 100th anniversary of the league. It’s unclear whether the class would include only seniors candidates, or contributors and modern-era...

Getty Images Louisiana Tech pass rusher Jaylon Ferguson is collecting the frequent-flier miles this month. He will visit more than half of the teams in the NFL before draft day. Ferguson is in Buffalo today, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports, with the Giants up next, followed by the Colts and...

Getty Images The NFL released the preseason schedule on Tuesday and it includes a matchup between the Patriots and Titans in Nashville during the second week of exhibition action. It looks like the two teams will also be practicing together in the days leading up to the game. Titans head coach...