The Tennessee Titans drafted a running back in Tyjae Spears in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft in what was quite the controversial pick.
The controversy doesn’t have as much to do with the player himself as it does the Titans’ decision to avoid a major position of need in wide receiver in favor of taking a player at a position that was very far down the list.
As if that wasn’t enough to dislike this pick, we learned of troubling medicals pertaining to Spears’ knee, which has suffered a pair of torn ACLs, doesn’t have an actual ACL, and has arthritis, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
While the Titans might be “comfortable” with him physically, it’s safe to say many of us are not.
When you get past all of that, Spears is a talented player who should make an impact right away. And, it’s clear the Titans are planning for life after Derrick Henry with this pick, a life that figures to begin next season at the latest.
The day after being drafted on Friday, Spears sat down with the media over Zoom on Saturday and touched on a number of topics, including the situation with his knee and the fact that he wore Henry’s No. 22 in college.