This is why DE Jevon Kearse, once considered one of the NFL’s best defensive playmakers as well as one of the most popular Titans players, is still playing a decade after earning defensive rookie of the year honors. He’s playing for pride, playing so fans group his best days with his current portfolio.
“I guess I got to go out there and earn that name back and get that reputation back,” said Kearse.
Kearse returned to practice for the first time since undergoing a procedure on his knee earlier this offseason. He was limited during drills.
“He’s doing fine,” Coach Jeff Fisher said. “We’ll pick up his activity. He knows his body. … I’m not concerned with him being 100 percent for camp.”
31-year-old veteran tight end Alge Crumpler has been mentoring rookie Jared Cook. Cook said,
“Crump is like a coach. It is just great to have someone like that around, a big savvy guy who knows a lot and can teach you a lot. I learn something from him every day.”
Cook has dealt with dropped passes in practice, but has also impressed with great catches. Cook is a good athlete and the Titans intend to use his 6-5, 246-pound frame to create mismatches for opposing defenses.
Chris Johnson said Tuesday he is branching out, leaving fellow Titans running back LenDale White to find his own nickname. Johnson, in fact, has already found a new moniker – “Every Coach’s Dream.”
“Smash and Dash have had a divorce – that’s official,” Johnson said. “I have to be my own guy, so no more Smash and Dash, that was last year. Every Coach’s Dream, that’s me. Because they say every team has its own identity. I feel for me, I can’t be noticed as a group any more. I am my own guy.”
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