Arden Key confident in Titans’ defense ahead of joint practices with Vikings

Titans OLB Arden Key respects the Vikings’ offense ahead of joint practices but also noted, “they’ve got to deal with us, not the other way around.”

Ever since Arden Key signed his three-year deal with the Tennessee Titans earlier this offseason, he has been one of the most vocal sparkplugs on the team.

Key has constantly received praise from his teammates and coaches for his contagious energy, both on and off the field.

The LSU product is coming off the best two-year stint of his professional career, albeit in a limited role. Now he wants to take that next step in his career as a true every-down contributor for an NFL defense.

The Titans’ starting defense in general has been fantastic throughout training camp, routinely winning more than its fair share of days over these last few weeks.

That positive momentum appears to be building a lot of confidence within the unit, and rightfully so, as the projected starters absolutely have the talent and potential to be among the league’s best.

The Titans are set to practice and face off against a Minnesota Vikings team this week that has a fantastic offense on paper that includes arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL, Justin Jefferson.

Despite the talent level on the other side, the Titans certainly don’t appear to be backing down from the task at hand, nor should they.

Following Monday’s practice, Key was asked about facing the Vikings’ offense, but he believes Minnesota should be the ones who are worried about having to go up against the Titans’ defense.

“They’re going to test our defense,” said Key, per 104.5 The Zone. “Especially what we’ve been putting in, they’ve got a good offense, a high-powered offense, little Jeff (Justin Jefferson) over there, he do his thing, and they’ve got a good O-Line.”

“But it’s not about them, it’s about us,” he added. “As long as we go out there and lock our jobs [down] and keep going, then they’ve got to deal with us, not the other way around.”

Confidence certainly appears to be high heading into joint practices and the preseason Week 2 matchup. Let’s just hope the team doesn’t get served a piece of humble pie while in town.

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