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Jackrabbit Jenkins suggests Titans sign him, names price

Jackrabbit Jenkins is ready to re-sign with the Titans and even named his price.

Former Tennessee Titans cornerback Jackrabbit Jenkins was one of many watching his old team’s secondary getting torched by the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, and now he’s offering to help.

The Titans’ secondary was no match for the Bills’ high-powered passing attack to begin with, but it also didn’t help that the pass-rush chipped in almost nothing the entire game.

The end result saw Bills quarterback Josh Allen slinging it all over the field and wide receiver Stefon Diggs doing whatever he wanted en route to 148 yards and three touchdowns. Allen posted 317 yards and four touchdowns.

Jenkins, who had his own issues in his lone season with the Titans in 2021, offered his services and even named his price. By the way, the Titans have $5.6 million in cap space right now, per Over the Cap.

After what we saw from Caleb Farley and Tre Avery in particular in Week 2, this doesn’t sound like a bad idea at all.

Granted, we saw last season that Jenkins is hardly the kind of player who will save this secondary, but Tennessee should be trying whatever they can to improve things. Jenkins is a reasonable attempt at doing that.

It wasn’t all bad with Jenkins, who was ranked as the third-best cornerback in press coverage in 2021 in the eyes of Pro Football Focus’ Connor McQuiston.

Jenkins is currently not with an NFL team, and the market is unclear for the 33-year-old, who disappointed in 2021 in the eyes of some Titans writers. However, even with his future unclear after a rocky season, Jenkins still managed to be one of the more impressive press coverage cornerbacks in the league with significant volume. 

Bringing this all full circle is McQuiston linking to our article pointing out Jenkins’ bad start to the 2021 campaign in his write-up above, but I digress…

Of course, the return of Kristian Fulton is the real difference-maker, but the more the merrier as the Titans try to figure things out on defense — and pretty much everywhere else.

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Jackrabbit Jenkins ranked among best press coverage CBs in 2021

Jackrabbit Jenkins’ lone season with the Titans saw its fair share of ups and downs, but he did excel in one particular area.

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Cornerback Jackrabbit Jenkins was one-and-done with the Tennessee Titans after the team released him earlier this offseason following his lone year in Nashville.

Jenkins’ Titans tenure got off to a bad start, and while he wasn’t exactly great the rest of the way, he did post respectable numbers in coverage overall. But Jenkins was especially good in one area: press coverage.

According to Pro Football Focus’ Conor McQuiston, Jenkins was the third-best cornerback in press coverage in 2021.

Jenkins is currently not with an NFL team, and the market is unclear for the 33-year-old, who disappointed in 2021 in the eyes of some Titans writers. However, even with his future unclear after a rocky season, Jenkins still managed to be one of the more impressive press coverage cornerbacks in the league with significant volume.

Of the 10 cornerbacks in the rankings, Jenkins had the best PFF grade of the bunch in press coverage (90.3) and was tied for the second-fewest yards allowed with 17. He also broke up five of the 10 passes thrown his way.

Jenkins was a cap casualty of the Titans, which was fully expected with the team looking to transition to 2021 first-round pick Caleb Farley in 2022.

Jenkins, 33, remains a free agent nearly a month out from training camps beginning in late July, but it’s hard to imagine he’ll be without a home for much longer, assuming he plans on playing this upcoming season.

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6 Titans who saw their stock fall the most in 2021

Anthony Firkser is one of six Titans who saw their stock fall the most in 2021.

Similar to the five Tennessee Titans whose stock rose, we’ll also be breaking down several players who saw their stock drop in 2021.

Coming into the season, Anthony Firkser had the opportunity to grab regular snaps as the Titans’ No. 1 tight end. Before the season, he was one of Mike Vrabel’s four offseason award winners, earning a parking spot at training camp next to the Titans head coach.

However, Firkser failed to live up to the hype and take the next step during the 2021 season, leaving a glaring void at the tight end position all season long.

The 26-year-old played in 15 games, including one start, but saw fewer targets and, therefore, receptions than 2020. In all, Firkser hauled in 34 receptions for 291 yards and two touchdowns.

Our first player to make this list, Firkser is one of three tight ends hitting free agency this offseason. Did he do enough to be brought back next year?

Let’s look at a five other players whose stock fell the most in the 2021 season.

Which former Saints players, coaches are competing in the playoffs divisional round?

Which former Saints players, coaches are competing in the playoffs divisional round?

Need a rooting interest to keep up with the NFL playoffs? The New Orleans Saints have some connections with nearly every team playing in the divisional round this weekend, though those ties are greater with some outfits — like the Cincinnati Bengals — than others. That’s already prompted some Saints fans to throw their support behind hometown heroes. Let’s survey each remaining playoff team and their links to the Saints and Louisiana:

Titans vs. Jaguars final Week 14 injury report: 5 ruled out for Tennessee

New Titans linebacker Zach Cunningham is one of five players ruled out for Sunday.

The Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars have released their final injury report ahead of the Week 14 matchup at Nissan Stadium on Sunday.

The Titans have ruled out five players for the contest, including three defensive starters in cornerback Jackrabbit Jenkins, linebacker David Long and defensive lineman Teair Tart. Long has now missed four games in a row, and this is the second straight absence for Tart.

The good news is that defensive lineman Denico Autry, who was downgraded from limited on Wednesday to a did not practice on Thursday, was able to get in a full session on Friday and carries no designation for this game.

The team’s newest addition, linebacker Zach Cunningham, will not suit up against the Jags, as head coach Mike Vrabel stated before storming out of his presser after getting repeated questions about the 27-year-old after making it clear he wasn’t going to talk about him.

As far as wide receiver Julio Jones is concerned, he practiced all week and looks set to return in Week 14, but he still has to be activated off Injured Reserve, which has to happen by Saturday in order for him to play.

Now, a look at the full injury report for both the Titans and Jaguars ahead of Sunday’s matchup at Nissan Stadium.

* DNP = Did not participate LP = Limited participation FP = Full participation NIR = Not injury related

Report: Titans’ Jackrabbit Jenkins likely to miss time with injury

The injury hits just keep on coming for the Titans.

Tennessee Titans cornerback Jackrabbit Jenkins is just the latest player on the team who is dealing with an injury that could sideline him for at least a game.

Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Giardi, Jenkins is dealing with a foot/ankle sprain suffered in Week 12 that “likely causes him to miss some time,” although it isn’t clear exactly how much.

Rapoport notes that with the bye week this week, he may not need to be placed on Injured Reserve, which would force him to miss at least three games.

Jackrabbit had been on the injury report with a chest issue the past few weeks. He went down with the ankle/foot issue in the fourth quarter on Sunday.

After getting off to a rough start, Jenkins has been much better as the season has progressed. Tennessee is already very short-handed at the position with fellow corners Caleb Farley and Chris Jackson both on IR. Backup corner Greg Mabin has also missed the last four games.

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How are 11 recent Saints departures playing with their new teams?

The New Orleans Saints lost big names this offseason like Emmanuel Sanders, Jackrabbit Jenkins, and Trey Hendrickson. How are they doing?

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The New Orleans Saints lost familiar names this offseason like Emmanuel Sanders, Jackrabbit Jenkins, and Trey Hendrickson to an unprecedented salary cap crunch, and many of their departures have already hit the ground running with other teams.

So how are they doing? Here’s a quick survey of 11 former Saints through the first five weeks of 2021:

Titans CB Janoris Jenkins’ coverage numbers are nightmare fuel

Janoris Jenkins is not off to a good start with the Titans in 2021.

In a stop-gap effort to replace cornerbacks they released in March of this year, the Tennessee Titans signed Janoris “Jackrabbit” Jenkins to a two-year, $15 million contract. Through the first four weeks, the 32-year-old has not looked anything like the player who earned Pro Bowl honors in 2016.

Jenkins, a former second-round pick of the then-St. Louis Rams in 2012, has struggled, allowing a 66.7 percent completion rate on 30 balls thrown his way, and a 102.2 QB rating, both on pace for career-worsts.

In Sunday’s overtime loss to the New York Jets, Jenkins was allowing nearly 15 yards of cushion on a third-and-3 in the extra period. Thanks to Denico Autry, Tennessee held the Jets to a field goal.

On Monday, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said he would speak with Jenkins — and Kristian Fulton — about playing tighter coverage in these situations, but that’s something a nine-year veteran should know by now.

On Sunday, he was responsible for allowing Jets receiver Keelan Cole to haul in a 54-yard gain in the third quarter, and a 29-yard reception in overtime.

“Us as a defense, or us as team, we’re just not understanding how to play complementary football right now,” safety Kevin Byard said on Sunday. “When the offense makes a big play, we have to go out there and make a stop. When you don’t do that, things aren’t going to go well.”

The Titans have had their issues giving up big plays, and while not all of the blame falls squarely on Jenkins’ shoulders, he’s been a liability in the secondary thus far.

Here’s a complete look at his advanced statistics, per Pro Football Reference.

  • 66.7 completion  percentage allowed
  • 99.5 QBR
  • 12.1 yards per completion
  • 190 air yards on completion

All values are the worst among Titans defensive backs who have been targeted at least five times.

The Titans are not in a position for rookie Caleb Farley to take over for Jenkins, as the team’s first-round pick in this year’s draft is still getting up to speed after sitting out all of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Should he continue at this pace, the Titans can cut ties with Jenkins in the offseason, but they would carry a $3.2 million dead cap hit next season, according to Spotrac.

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