Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson addressed the team’s moves to cut Dion Lewis, Cameron Wake, Ryan Succop and Delanie Walker over the past few days.
According to Jim Wyatt of Titans Online, Robinson released a general statement thanking all of the players who the team has parted ways with.
“Over the last two days I have had the difficult task of informing a number of our players they are being released,” Titans General Manager Jon Robinson said. “These aren’t easy conversations, but I want to thank each of them for the significant contributions they have made to our organization both on and off the field. They each played a part in our success last year in ways big and small.”
No cut was bigger than that of Walker, who had spent the last seven seasons with the team and gave the franchise an identity, on top of being its best player for much of his tenure.
Robinson addressed Walker specifically.
“In particular, I would like to address Delanie Walker and his impact,” Robinson continued. “In my time here with Delanie, he has been an absolute pro on the field, in the locker room, and his production speaks for itself. He was a leader, a captain, and a highly respected member of this team. His toughness, competitiveness, attitude and professionalism are what we expect from our players. I want to wish him all of the best moving forward and he will forever be a Titan great.”
The writing was on the wall that each of these players could be cut, but it’s still almost surreal that Walker won’t be a Titan in 2020 after all he has contributed to the team over the years.
Despite all that, the Titans made the right move. The 35-year-old had played in just eight games over the past two seasons as a result of an ankle injury he suffered in 2018, and per Wyatt he had “failed physical” attached to his designation, which might mean he still isn’t fully recovered.