2017 Tennessee Titans season

2017 Tennessee Titans season
Head coach Mike Mularkey
General manager Jon Robinson
Owner KSA Industries
Home field Nissan Stadium

The 2017 Tennessee Titans season is the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League and the 58th overall. It will also mark the franchise's 21st season in the state of Tennessee as well as the second full season under head coach Mike Mularkey. The Titans will enter the season hoping to improve upon their 9–7 record from 2016 and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Offseason

Organizational changes

On January 4, the Titans fired wide receivers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant wide receivers coach Jason Tucker.[1] On January 5, general manager Jon Robinson was promoted to executive vice president/general manager.[2]

Roster changes

Reserve/future free agent contracts

Player Position
Karim Barton G
Kourtnei Brown LB
Reshard Cliett OLB
Jerome Cunningham TE
David Fluellen RB
Jonathan Krause WR
Caushaud Lyons DT
Tyler Marz T
K. J. Maye WR
Tim Semisch TE
Tye Smith DB

The first transactions of the year occurred shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 regular season on January 3, 2017, when the Titans signed offensive lineman Karim Barton, linebacker Kourtnei Brown, tight end Jerome Cunningham, running back David Fluellen, wide receiver Jonathan Krause, offensive tackle Tyler Marz, and wide receiver K.J. Maye to reserve/future contracts.[3]

On January 4, the Titans signed linebacker Reshard Cliett and tight end Tim Semisch to reserve/future contracts.[4]

The Titans signed their final two futures contracts of 2017, in defensive back Tye Smith on January 16 and defensive tackle Caushaud Lyons on January 24.[5][6]

Free agents

2017 Tennessee Titans Free Agency
Position Player Status* Date signed 2016 Team 2017 Team
RB Antonio Andrews UFA Tennessee Titans TBD
OLB David Bass UFA May 9, 2017[7] Tennessee Titans Seattle Seahawks
LB/ST Daren Bates UFA March 9, 2017[8] Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans
RT Byron Bell UFA March 24, 2017[9] Tennessee Titans Dallas Cowboys
CB Valentino Blake UFA March 20, 2017[10] Tennessee Titans New York Giants
QB Matt Cassel UFA March 2, 2017[11] Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
SS Johnathan Cyprien UFA March 9, 2017[12] Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
TE Anthony Fasano UFA March 9, 2017[13] Tennessee Titans Miami Dolphins
CB Demontre Hurst UFA April 3, 2017[14] Chicago Bears Tennessee Titans
FS Rashad Johnson UFA Tennessee Titans TBD
DT Karl Klug UFA March 9, 2017[15] Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
G Tim Lelito UFA March 22, 2017[16] New Orleans Saints Tennessee Titans
WR Marc Mariani UFA Tennessee Titans TBD
ILB Nate Palmer UFA March 9, 2017[15] Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
CB Logan Ryan UFA March 9, 2017[17] New England Patriots Tennessee Titans
C Brian Schwenke UFA March 13, 2017[18] Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
ILB Sean Spence UFA March 19, 2017[19] Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts
SS Daimion Stafford UFA May 30, 2017 Tennessee Titans Pittsburgh Steelers
TE Phillip Supernaw UFA March 10, 2017[20] Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
S/ST Brynden Trawick UFA March 9, 2017[8] Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans
G Chance Warmack UFA March 9, 2017[21] Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
WR/RS Eric Weems UFA March 10, 2017[22] Atlanta Falcons Tennessee Titans
NT Sylvester Williams UFA March 10, 2017[23] Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
WR Kendall Wright UFA March 11, 2017[24] Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
Legend:           = Addition           = Departure           = Re-signed     

Departures

Position Player Date Released/Waived
CB Jason McCourty April 13, 2017[25]
NT Al Woods March 8, 2017[26]

2017 NFL draft

2017 Tennessee Titans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 5 Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
18 Adoree' Jackson CB USC
3 72 Taywan Taylor WR Western Kentucky
100* Jonnu Smith TE FIU
5 155 Jayon Brown ILB UCLA
6 217* Corey Levin OG Chattanooga
7 227 Josh Carraway OLB TCU
236 Brad Seaton OT Villanova
241 Khalfani Muhammad RB California
* Compensatory selection

Notes

2017 Tennessee Titans Draft Trades
Draft Pick Year Round Overall Team Received
2016 1 1 to LA Rams Received LA's 2016 first-round selection (No. 15 overall), two 2016 second-round selections (No. 43 overall) and (No. 45 overall), 2016 third-round selection (No. 76 overall), 2017 first-round selection (No. 5 overall), and 2017 third-round compensatory selection (No. 100 overall).[28]
4 113
6 177
2016 1 15 to Cleveland Browns Received Cleveland's 2016 first-round selection (No. 8 overall) and 2016 sixth-round selection (No. 176 overall).[29]
3 76
2017 2 52
2017 3 83 to New England Patriots Received New England's 2017 third-round selection (No. 72 overall) and 2017 sixth-round selection (No. 200 overall).[30]
4 124
2017 5 164 to Philadelphia Eagles Received Philadelphia's 2017 fifth-round selection (No. 155 overall).[31]
6 214
2017 6 200 to New York Giants Received New York's 2017 sixth-round selection (No. 207 overall) and 2017 seventh-round selection (No. 241 overall).[31]
2017 6 207 to Cincinnati Bengals Received Cincinnati's 2017 sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 217 overall) and 2017 seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall).[31]

Undrafted free agents

2017 Tennessee Titans Undrafted Free Agents
Name Position School
Jeremy Boykins CB UCF
DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Bra'lon Cherry WR NC State
Tyler Ferguson QB Western Kentucky
John Green CB Connecticut
Roderick Henderson NT Alabama State
Denzel Johnson LB TCU
Akeem Judd RB Mississippi
KeVonn Mabon WR Ball State
Steven Moore OT California
Giovanni Pascascio WR Louisville
Jonah Pirsig OT Minnesota

Source:[32]

Minicamp tryouts

Name Position School
Manuel Abad CB Florida Tech
Sterling Bailey DE Georgia
Alexander Boy P Nevada
Demeitre Brim LB UCF
Jacques Bryant S Florida A&M
Brandon Burks RB Troy
Ryan DiSalvo LS San Jose State
Chris Hale OLB MTSU
T.J. Holloman OLB South Carolina
Martin Ifedi DE Memphis
Tre' Jackson G Florida State
Kody Kohl FB Arizona State
Branden Leston S Western Kentucky
Donatella Luckett WR Harding
Sean Maguire QB Florida State
Jeoffrey Pagan DE Alabama
Andrew Price TE UNLV
Johnny Ragin LB Oregon
Steven Rhodes OLB MTSU
Bobby Richardson DE Indiana
Cameron Robbins DE Northwestern
Darius Sims CB Vanderbilt
Jimmy Staten DE MTSU
Ja'Karri Thomas LB Vanderbilt
Cedric Thompson S Minnesota
Dylan Wiesman C Tennessee
Ethan Wood P Wyoming

Source:[33]

Staff

Tennessee Titans staff
Front Office
  • Owner – KSA Industries
  • President, Chairman and CEO – Steve Underwood
  • Executive Vice President and General Manager – Jon Robinson
  • Assistant Director of Football Administration – Dennis Polian
  • Vice President of Football Administration – Vin Marino
  • Director of Player Personnel - Ryan Cowden
  • Director of College Scouting – Jon Salge
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Brian Gardner
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
  
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
  • Special Teams Coordinator – Steve Hoffman
  • Assistant Special Teams – Craig Aukerman
Strength and Conditioning
  • Assistant Head Coach/Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson
  • Assistant to the Strength and Conditioning Coach – Tom Kanavy
  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant - Taylor Porter

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Current roster

Tennessee Titans roster
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Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

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Special teams

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Rookies in italics

Roster updated August 6, 2017
Depth chart • Transactions
90 Active, 1 Inactive

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Schedule

Preseason

The Titans' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 10.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 August 12 6:30 p.m. CDT at New York Jets MetLife Stadium
2 August 19 2:00 p.m. CDT Carolina Panthers Nissan Stadium
3 August 27 12:00 p.m. CDT Chicago Bears Nissan Stadium Fox
4 August 31 7:30 p.m. CDT at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 September 10 12:00 p.m. CDT Oakland Raiders Nissan Stadium CBS
2 September 17 12:00 p.m. CDT at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field CBS
3 September 24 3:05 p.m. CDT Seattle Seahawks Nissan Stadium Fox
4 October 1 12:00 p.m. CDT at Houston Texans NRG Stadium CBS
5 October 8 12:00 p.m. CDT at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium CBS
6 October 16 7:30 p.m. CDT Indianapolis Colts Nissan Stadium ESPN
7 October 22 12:00 p.m. CDT at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
8 Bye
9 November 5 12:00 p.m. CST Baltimore Ravens Nissan Stadium CBS
10 November 12 12:00 p.m. CST Cincinnati Bengals Nissan Stadium Fox
11 November 16 7:25 p.m. CST at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field NBC/NFLN/
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12 November 26 12:00 p.m. CST at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
13 December 3 12:00 p.m. CST Houston Texans Nissan Stadium CBS
14 December 10 3:05 p.m. CST at Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium CBS
15 December 17 3:25 p.m. CST at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium CBS
16 December 24 12:00 p.m. CST Los Angeles Rams Nissan Stadium Fox
17 December 31 12:00 p.m. CST Jacksonville Jaguars Nissan Stadium CBS

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Lambert, Terry A. (2017-01-04). "Titans Part Ways with Receivers Coach Bob Bratkowski and Assistant Receivers Coach Jason Tucker". Music City Miracles. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  2. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul (2017-01-05). "Promotion for GM Jon Robinson makes him second-highest-ranking Titans employee". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  3. ↑ Cotton, Dan. "Titans sign seven players to futures contracts". cbssports.com. CBS. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Wolf, Jason (2017-01-03). "Titans sign tight end Tim Semisch, linebacker Reshard Cliett". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Titans sign cornerback Tye Smith to futures contract". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Cotton, Dan. "Titans sign DT Caushaud Lyons to a future contract". cbssports.com. CBS. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Crabtree, Curtis. "David Bass agrees to deal with Seahawks". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. 1 2 Alper, Josh. "Titans sign Daren Bates, Brynden Trawick". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Wells, Adam. "BYRON BELL AGREES TO 1-YEAR CONTRACT WITH COWBOYS AFTER 2 YEARS WITH TITANS". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Giants' Valentino Blake: Added to Giants defense". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Titans sign QB Matt Cassel to two-year, $5.25M deal". nfl.com. NFL. March 2, 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul. "Titans add physical safety Johnathan Cyprien to help run defense". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Dolphins sign TE Anthony Fasano to return to team". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Agree to Terms with CB Demontre Hurst". titansonline.com. Tennessee Titans. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  15. 1 2 Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Agree to Terms with Karl Klug, Nate Palmer". titansonline.com. Tennessee Titans. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  16. ↑ Triplett, Mike. "Tim Lelito signs with Titans". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  17. ↑ Florio, Mike. "Logan Ryan heads to Titans". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  18. ↑ Crabtree, Curtis. "Colts sign center/guard Brian Schwenke". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  19. ↑ Shook, Nick. "Colts agree to one-year deal with LB Sean Spence". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  20. ↑ "Titans Agree to Terms with TE Phillip Supernaw". titansonline.com. Tennessee Titans. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  21. ↑ Florio, Mike. "One-year, $1.51 million contract for Chance Warmack". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  22. ↑ Gantt, Darin. "Falcons wideout Eric Weems heading to Tennessee". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  23. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul. "Titans add Sylvester Williams to play nose tackle". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  24. ↑ Dickerson, Jeff. "Bears add another weapon in former first-round WR Kendall Wright". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  25. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul. "Titans releasing veteran cornerback Jason McCourty". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  26. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul. "Titans cutting Al Woods prevents $1.25M guarantee from kicking in". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  27. ↑ Parr, Dan. "Compensatory picks to be tradable beginning in 2017". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  28. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul. "Rams picking first overall after major trade with Titans". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  29. ↑ "2016 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves". NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  30. ↑ Wolf, Jason. "Titans trade up, draft Western Kentucky WR Taywan Taylor, FIU TE Jonnu Smith". tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  31. 1 2 3 "2017 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves". NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  32. ↑ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Agree to Terms with 12 Undrafted Free Agents". titansonline.com. Tennessee Titans. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  33. ↑ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Invite 27 Players to Rookie Minicamp on Tryout Basis". titansonline.com. Tennessee Titans. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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