Tag: Alize Mack

Titans release TE Alize Mack from IR with injury settlement

On Monday, the Titans released TE Alize Mack from injured reserve with an injury settlement.

After an impressive training camp, tight end Alize Mack had a shot to make the Tennessee Titans’ initial 53-man roster but ended up suffering an injury, leading to his being waived with an injury designation on cutdown day.

After clearing waivers, Mack reverted to injured reserve with his unspecified injury, which would have forced him to miss the entire 2023 campaign.

However, according to the league’s transactions wire on Monday, Mack was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement, allowing him to sign with another team once healthy.

There is the potential for Mack to reunite with the Titans at some point, but he cannot do so until the length agreed upon in the injury settlement passes, plus three weeks.

If he never ends up back with the Titans down the road, Mack will always be remembered as the guy who caught passes off the JUGS machine from his back.

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Titans activate Dillon Radunz off PUP list among 4 moves

The Titans made four roster moves on Monday, one of which included activating OL Dillon Radunz off the PUP list.

The Tennessee Titans are getting back 2021 second-round pick and offensive lineman Dillon Radunz right before cutdown day on Tuesday.

The team announced on Monday that Radunz has been cleared to practice and is no longer on the physically unable to perform list.

Radunz, who suffered a torn ACL in December last season, was projected to start the season on the PUP list, which would have knocked him out for the first four games.

However, clearly that is not the case and instead Radunz will be ready for the start of the season after recovering in just eight months.

This figures to shake things up a bit for the offensive line room.

It’s doubtful Radunz, who can play both guard and tackle, will grab a starting spot this late in the process, but he should be able to secure a depth role. And, if all goes well with his return and someone upfront struggles mightily, perhaps Radunz can work his way up the depth chart.

Along with activating Radunz, the Titans announced three more moves on Monday. Here’s a look at them:

See it: Titans’ Alize Mack has unusual way of using JUGS machine

Titans TE Alize Mack has an unusual way of using the JUGS machine.

Tennessee Titans tight end Alize Mack is doing his best to earn a roster spot with the team after being signed in free agency this offseason, and that includes preparing for every situation.

No, really, the man is preparing for EVERY situation.

After practice on Monday, which was the Titans’ first padded session of training camp, Mack spent some extra time on the field using the JUGS machine.

But this wasn’t any old JUGS session that we see from players. Instead, Mack was catching balls while laying flat on his back. You can check out the clip posted by Titans beat writer Jim Wyatt below.

Thankfully, the Associated Press’ Teresa Walker asked Mack what the hell he was doing out there (not in those words, of course), and Mack basically said it’s about being ready for any situation and working on muscle memory.

He noted that he’s been doing it for a few years now and took the method from other guys around the league.

“Everything is all repetition,” he said. “It’s practice, that’s what we come out here to do is to practice what we’re going to do out on the field and prepare. So, I just like to get on the JUGs, and you never know what might come about out there.”

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Former Notre Dame and XFL tight end signs with Titans

Hello Nashville!

A former Notre Dame standout is headed back to the NFL after having a productive season in the XFL.  [autotag]Alize Mack[/autotag], who caught four touchdown passes as a senior in 2018 for the Irish, has signed with the Tennessee Titans.

The 6-5, 247-pounder caught 28 passes for 230 yards for San Antonio of the XFL this season.  He had been a seventh round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2019.  Mack has spent time on the practice squads of the Saints, Steelers, Chiefs, and Packers previously.

A roster spot is anything but a certainty for Mack as the Titans now employee seven different tight ends.

See some of the best photos of Alize Mack during his time at Notre Dame below!

Notre Dame offers wide receiver from national powerhouse

Notre Dame has landed a few big-time recruits from here before…

If you follow high school football on a national level at all its then almost certain that you’ve at least heard of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.  The powerhouse program won a pair of national championships in  2014 and 2015 and annually puts players in Division I uniforms.

Notre Dame has had a few players from Bishop Gorman over the years, including [autotag]Ronnie Stanley[/autotag] and [autotag]Alize Mack[/autotag].  Now the Irish are in pursuit of perhaps another.

Over the weekend Notre Dame offered a scholarship to wide receiver Derek Meadows of the 2025 recruiting class.  Meadows is a lengthy 6-5 and weighs 185-pounds.

Along with Notre Dame, Meadows has offers from BYU, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, Utah, and Washington.

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Titans sign former XFL TE Alize Mack

The Titans have signed former 2019 seventh-round pick and XFL tight end Alize Mack.

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The Tennessee Titans have signed yet another player who took part in a tryout during rookie minicamp over the weekend.

According to his agent, the Titans signed former New Orleans Saints 2019 seventh-round pick and San Antonio Brahmas tight end Alize Mack. The terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Mack caught 28 passes for 230 yards and one touchdown in 10 games in the XFL last season. Prior to that, he spent time in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers and Saints, but never played a snap in the NFL.

Along with Mack, the Titans also inked receivers Kearis Jackson (Georgia) and Gavin Holmes (Baylor), cornerbacks L.J. Davis (Northern Arizona), Eric Garror (Louisiana) and Armani Marsh (Washington State) and center James Empey (BYU) after rookie minicamp tryouts.

With rookie minicamp in the books, the Titans will turn their attention to organized team activities, which begin on May 22.

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Coan throws three TDs in first XFL win

Former Badger quarterback Jack Coan got his first win of his XFL career Sunday as the Brahmas defeated the Orlando Guardians 30-12.

Former Badger quarterback Jack Coan got his first win of his XFL career Sunday as the Brahmas defeated the Orlando Guardians 30-12. The quarterback was able to throw for 165 yards and three touchdowns.

Coan was able to connect with tight end Deon Yelder for a three-yard touchdown in the first quarter, giving the Brahmas an early 6-0 lead.

His next passing score came in the following quarter when he was able to hit another tight end Alize Mack for a 19-yard touchdown.

Finally, he delivered a 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jalen Tolliver in the third quarter to get his third score of the day.

After not being selected by the Brahmas and subsequently assigned to their team, Coan seems destined to hold onto the starting role after the franchise’s first ever victory Sunday.

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Tracking all former Lions now playing in the XFL

How many of the 19 ex-Lions do you remember?

The new season the XFL kicks off this weekend. Fans tuning into the spring football league will recognize many of the names, including several former Lions.

There are ex-Lions dotting the rosters of the eight XFL teams. Many were only in Detroit for a quick stop, be it a training camp or draft pick or practice squad stint. But they still earned recognition as Detroit Lions at some point.

Here are the players in the XFL with Lions ties.

24 former Saints players getting another shot in the XFL spring league

7 of the 8 XFL teams have rostered former Saints. Some were only here long enough to pour a cup of coffee, but we’re rooting for all of them in their next opportunity:

The XFL is returning for its 2023 season, with opening day rapidly approaching. And there will be a lot of former New Orleans Saints players crowding the sidelines in Saturday’s kickoff game between the Las Vegas Vipers and Arlington Renegades — it’ll be broadcast nationally on ABC, beginning at 2 p.m. CT.

Seven of the spring league’s eight teams have at least one former Saints player on their roster. Some of these players were only in New Orleans for a few weeks, just long enough to learn the playbook and pour a cup of coffee. Others were draft picks, free agent signings, and fan-favorites.

But at some point they all walked onto the practice field on Airline Drive in a helmet with a fleur-de-lis on it, and we’re rooting for them as they chase their second shot at playing pro football. Here’s the full list:

What former Lions were selected in the XFL draft this week?

The XFL held its draft this week and some former Lions were among the players selected

The XFL is back for another go-around. The league is slated to play its second season in 2023 after the first season of the XFL reboot was crushed early by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The upstart league held its player draft this week. The XFL does things a little differently, with the quarterbacks all going first, followed by the rest of the offensive skill positions, then the defensive backs and pass rushers, followed by the linemen. It’s an eight-team league that uses a snake draft format like your typical fantasy football league.

There were quite a few players with ties to the Detroit Lions selected in the XFL draft. Most of them were from Lions training camp or preseason rosters.

These XFL players all have some Lions experience.

Arlington Renegades

QB Kyle Sloter

LB Jesse Lemonier

DT Bruce Hector

Their offensive coordinator is former Lions QB Chuck Long

D.C. Defenders

CB Parnell Motley

The Defenders head coach is one-time Lions coach Reggie Barlow

Houston Roughnecks

LB Tavante Beckett

Orlando Guardians

CB Dee Virgin

San Antonio Brahmas

TE Alize Mack

St. Louis Battlehawks

None

Seattle Sea Dragons

QB Steven Montez

Vegas Vipers