After totaling 493 tackles and 51 sacks and earning five Pro Bowl nods with the Titans, Jurrell Casey was traded to the Broncos last month for just a seventh-round draft pick. That’s not exactly the way he wanted to end his time in Tennessee, which has left Casey with something to prove in 2020.
“It made me super motivated,” Casey said during a conference call with reporters on March 19. “You’re always surprised when it happens. It definitely was a shocker, but you know, it is part of the business. Would I say I expected it? No, but did I know it possibly could come? It’s just how business works.
“I’m not a stranger to it. I’ve seen it happen to plenty of guys around the building. I knew it was possibly coming soon. I didn’t think it would come this fast, but it’s all business and business has got to be done.”
The extra motivated Casey will be inserted as a starter on Denver’s defensive line, likely as a defensive end next to Mike Purcell and across from Shelby Harris. Casey is 30 years old and entering his 10th season — he’ll aim to prove this season that the Titans moved on from him too soon.
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