Titans’ Mason Kinsey is proving he belongs despite the doubters

Titans WR Mason Kinsey has already begun proving the doubters wrong.

Coming from a Division III school, Tennessee Titans wide receiver Mason Kinsey faced his fair share of doubts about his ability to make it to the NFL.

Kinsey, who was originally a 2020 undrafted free agent signing of the Titans before ultimately getting cut, has done a great job proving he belongs in 2021.

Not only has he regularly stood out in practice, but Kinsey has also led the team in receptions and receiving yards in each of the first two preseason games.

The Berry College product had his best showing in preseason Week 2, where he tallied five catches for 56 yards and a touchdown in a 34-3 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After practice on Monday, Kinsey shared a story about how his professor had doubts about his dream of playing in the NFL, but that didn’t deter him in the least, according to Jim Wyatt of Titans Online.

“I actually had a professor in my sophomore year of college, first day of class, they said ‘what’s your name, your major and your dream job.’ So I told her, and I said ‘I want to be an NFL football player.’ She said, ‘well, how about you pick a real job,’ and I was like, ‘that is a real job.’ And she said, ‘you know you’re at a D3 school, right?’ And I said, ‘you asked what my dream job was and that’s what I want to do,’ Kinsey shared.

“You hear about people saying certain things or you see things on Twitter or you see things everywhere, but I just stay committed…”

While Kinsey has done enough to make the cut on the Titans’ initial 53-man roster (we have him making the cut in our latest 53-man roster projection), there is still a chance he doesn’t get the nod.

That’s because Tennessee has a logjam of sorts at the position, mostly thanks to several players standing out in training camp and the preseason. As a result, a deserving player like Kinsey might get left out in the cold.

At the very least, Kinsey has earned the right to get a shot somewhere in the NFL, whether it be with the Titans or another team. If he does get cut and somehow goes unclaimed on waivers, there’s no doubt he’ll end up on Tennessee’s practice squad.

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