Tag: Jurrell Casey

Titans great Jurrell Casey names his top 5 QBs to sack

Titans great Jurrell Casey recently shared the five quarterbacks he liked to sack the most.

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It’s no secret that former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey was a stud during his time in the NFL.

The USC product was a perennial Pro Bowler during much of his career in Tennessee, earning the All-Star nod a total of five times from 2015 through 2019, while also earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2013.

Casey was never the most aesthetically imposing athlete on the field, but he was always a disruptive defender on the defensive line who could really do it all despite his physical limitations.

During his time in the NFL, the Pro Bowl defender faced more than his fair share of top quarterbacks around the league. However, Casey always held his own individually even if the team’s collective effort wasn’t always up to par, especially early in his stint in Nashville.

The now-retired Casey recently reflected on his NFL career with Yahoo Sports, and he was asked to name the five quarterbacks that he enjoyed sacking the most.

Casey does list some obvious ones, but some might surprise you. His list included:

  • Blake Bortles
  • Tom Brady
  • Ben Roethlisberger
  • Colin Kaepernick
  • Tyrod Taylor

I can’t say those would be my five if I had the career he had, but Casey did provide some valid explanations as to why those were his personal choices.

You can find the video in its entirety posted below:

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Kevin Byard, Jurrell Casey get into friendly bidding war at charity event

Kevin Byard and Jurrell Casey got into a little bidding war for a great cause on Thursday night.

The Rally Foundation held a charity event to raise money on Thursday night and one current and one former Tennessee Titan got into a friendly bidding war for one particular item.

And it was for a great cause, as the Rally Foundation works to “fund better treatments with fewer side effects, and ultimately, cures for all pediatric cancers,” per its Twitter bio.

It isn’t clear exactly what they were bidding on, but safety Kevin Byard and retired defensive lineman Jurrell Casey went back and forth, with Byard ultimately securing the item for a whopping $9,500.

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Included in the bidding was defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, who tapped out fairly early. The trio shared a table with former Titans center Ben Jones, also. Check out the clip below.

Here’s some more highlights from the event.

The Rally Foundation does great work and it’s awesome to see the Titans helping out in any way they can. For more on the Rally Foundation, including how you can donate, check out their website right here.

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Chargers RB Austin Ekeler helps renovate weight room at Long Beach Poly

Austin Ekeler’s foundation teamed up with the Chargers and Long Beach Poly alumni to renovate the school’s weight room.

While the Chargers’ 2022 season may have ended in disappointment, running back Austin Ekeler teamed up with the franchise to help renovate the weight room at Long Beach Poly, a local high school.

The renovation was also made possible by Poly alumni Jurrell Casey and Juju Smith-Schuster, whose donations helped fund the upgrade.

According to The 562’s Mike Guardabascio, the weight room at Long Beach Poly hasn’t been renovated in more than 70 years, so this much-needed update should be particularly helpful for the school’s athletic programs.

The room is getting a new concrete floor poured to allow modern equipment, as well as new paint, 11 double-squat racks, medicine balls, and a ton of other state-of-the-art equipment. Over 70 teams and close to 2,000 athletes have been using the old facility, which was severely limited in terms of how many athletes could use it at the same time. The football team, for example, needed to cycle four or five groups through when factoring in the lower levels and varsity players. Now the entire varsity team will be able to lift in one session, instead of being split in half.

The Chargers and their players have always prided themselves on the work that they’ve done in their communities over the years, and this latest project is sure to be the first of many to take place over the course of the 2023 offseason.

As the league turns its attention to the NFL Draft and free agency, Ekeler and his foundation will continue finding good deeds to do around Southern California that will make a lasting impact on the area.

Jurrell Casey to serve as Honorary 12th Titan for game vs. Bengals

Casey will serve as the Honorary 12th Titan for the divisional-round game versus the Bengals.

The Tennessee Titans are bringing back one of their greats for what is the most important game of the year.

The team announced on Monday that former defensive lineman Jurrell Casey will serve as the Honorary 12th Titan for the divisional-round game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.

This will be the first time Casey returns to Nissan Stadium in an official capacity since he held his retirement press conference there back in September.

A former third-round pick of the Titans in 2011, Casey spent nine years with the team and is considered one of the best defenders in franchise history. His 51 sacks are tied for fifth-most in team history, and he was voted to five Pro Bowls.

Casey’s time in Nashville came to an end in 2020 after he was traded to the Denver Broncos for a seventh-round pick. Casey was understandably upset by the deal at the time, but both sides have patched things up since then.

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Titans great Jurrell Casey ‘excited’ to watch Jeffery Simmons in 2021

“It’s his time to go shine,” Casey said of Simmons.

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Tennessee Titans fans and one of the greats the franchise has ever seen, Jurrell Casey, have something in common: they are all excited for what defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons will do in 2021.

Simmons has shown plenty of flashes of having elite potential during his first two seasons. Now that he’s had his first full offseason since entering the league, Simmons is expected to take that next step.

During his retirement press conference on Thursday, Casey said the 2021 season is Simmons’ “time to go shine,” per David Boclair of Sports Illustrated.

“It’s his time to go shine,” Casey said. “It’s his time to get the job done. I left some big shoes out there for him to fill. So, I hope he goes out there and handles it.

“From his first two years now, he’s definitely been doing it. I’m definitely excited to see how he comes [along].”

Simmons is in phenomenal shape, and he’ll have much more help around him after the additions of defensive lineman Denico Autry and outside linebacker Bud Dupree.

Far too often last season, Simmons was limited because teams were able to focus extra attention on him. If all goes well with the new additions around him, that’ll be much more difficult to do.

The rest of the league is starting to take notice of the 2019 first-round pick, as he was recently listed on the NFL’s “Top 100 Players of 2021” list, coming in at No. 78. We have a feeling he’ll be higher on that list in 2022.

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Watch: Tennessee Titans release video tribute for Jurrell Casey

The Titans paid tribute to Jurrell Casey with a video tribute on Friday.

One of the great players in Tennessee Titans franchise history, Jurrell Casey, decided to call it a career after 10 seasons in the NFL, which he made official during a press conference on Thursday.

Casey spent nine seasons in Tennessee, and in that time he became one of the best players at his position in the NFL, while also making significant contributions off the field.

The former third-round pick received five Pro Bowl nods, was a multi-time defensive captain, and was the Titans’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee twice. His 51 sacks are seventh-best in franchise history.

On Friday, the Titans released a tribute video remembering his sensational career. Check it out:

While things didn’t end so well in Nashville for Casey, who was traded for a seventh-round pick in 2020 that understandably angered both he and fans alike, the former defensive lineman has since let bygones be bygones.

“But the Titans, they gave me the blessing to be here. … I was upset at the time (when I was traded), but that doesn’t change the fact I love the Tennessee Titans and I will always love them. I will be a Titan forever.”

There’s no doubt we would have liked to see things end differently, but nothing can change the indelible mark Casey has left on the franchise forever.

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Titans great Jurrell Casey begged Jon Robinson not to trade him

Titans great Jurrell Casey wanted to finish his career in Tennessee.

While Thursday was a special day for the Tennessee Titans and one of their franchise greats, Jurrell Casey, who retired, there was one thing Casey admitted that no doubt made us sad.

During his retirement press conference, Casey admitted that he begged Titans general manager Jon Robinson not to trade him to the Denver Broncos, as he wanted to finish his career in Tennessee.

At the time, the trade, which netted the Titans a seventh-round pick in what was a pure salary dump, angered both Casey and fans alike. The former lineman equated the deal to being discarded “like a piece of trash.”

Of course, in situations like these you’ll always hear that “the NFL is a business,” and while that’s certainly true, it never makes it any easier.

We can’t totally fault Robinson for making the deal, though. The Titans needed cap space and had an up-and-coming player in Jeffery Simmons ready to take Casey’s spot. We weren’t thrilled, but understood it.

On the bright side, Casey says things have since been patched up between he and Robinson, and he was nothing but grateful for the franchise giving him an opportunity to play all those years.

“I love the Titans organization – that was never a doubt in my mind,” Casey said, via Ben Arthur of The Tennessean. “They drafted me, and they gave me an opportunity in life. You sometimes have bad feelings about things, but like I told (GM) Jon Robinson when I told him I wanted to retire a Titan, I told him I apologize for the comments I made, those were my feelings at the time, but not every feeling needs to be said to the public. I should have held on to it, knowing this is a business. It wasn’t personal, and they did me a favor at the end of the day by trading me and giving me a chance to keep playing and making money for my family.

“But the Titans, they gave me the blessing to be here. … I was upset at the time (when I was traded), but that doesn’t change the fact I love the Tennessee Titans and I will always love them. I will be a Titan forever.”

We wish things could have ended differently, but that doesn’t change what Casey meant to this franchise for nine years, and what he will continue to mean to it forever.

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Highlights from Titans great Jurrell Casey’s retirement press conference

Titans great Jurrell Casey made his retirement official on Thursday at Nissan Stadium.

Tennessee Titans great and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey made his retirement official during a press conference at Nissan Stadium on Thursday, ending what was a sensational 10-year career in the NFL.

A third-round pick of the Titans in 2011, Casey’s mark on the franchise will live forever. Not only did he make a lasting impact on the field, his contributions off of it were equally impressive.

Over nine seasons in Tennessee, Casey became one of the best players at his position in the NFL. He got the nod for five Pro Bowls, was a multi-time defensive captain and a two-time Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.

Casey’s 51 sacks ranks seventh in franchise history and second in the Titans era. When the Titans were going through their down years as a franchise, Casey was one of the few bright spots to speak of.

When we look back on his career, Casey will go down as one of the best players in franchise history. We have no doubt he’ll be inducted into the Ring of Honor at some point down the road.

Check out all of the highlights of what was a special day for No. 99, and the Titans as a whole, below.

Titans players, Twitter react to Jurrell Casey announcing retirement

Titans safety Kevin Byard and left tackle Taylor Lewan reacted to Jurrell Casey announcing his retirement.

The Tennessee Titans announced that franchise great, Jurrell Casey, has decided to retire, which he will make official during a press conference on Thursday at 1 p.m. CDT at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

Casey will go down as one of the best Titans players in franchise history after making such an incredible impact over nine seasons with the team. He made five Pro Bowls, was a six-time defensive captain, and ranks seventh in franchise history with 51 sacks.

Casey’s ending with the Titans was a rough one, though, as he was traded to the Denver Broncos for a seventh-round pick in 2020, a move that was a surprise to most of us, including Casey, who was understandably upset.

However, Casey made it clear that the past is past and that he “will be a Titan forever.”

“But the Titans, they gave me the blessing to be here,” Casey said. “I was upset at the time, but that doesn’t change the fact I love the Tennessee Titans and I will always love them. I will be a Titan forever.”

We fully expect Casey to be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor at some point in the future. Here’s a look at how some of his former teammates and the rest of Titans twitter reaction.

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Former Tennessee Titans DL Jurrell Casey announces retirement

Casey will make it official during a press conference on Thursday.

Former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey has decided to retire after 10 seasons in the NFL, the team announced on Thursday.

Casey, who was originally a third-round pick of the Titans in 2011 and spent his first nine seasons with the team, will make it official during a press conference at 1 p.m. CDT at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

“My career, it was amazing, just to have the opportunity to play this game. It was beautiful,” Casey said, via Jim Wyatt of Titans Online. “I always tried to play to the best of my ability, and always considered it an honor.

“To be able to get drafted by Tennessee, and to be able to live out a lifetime dream is everything a young man from Long Beach, California could dream of. All the relationships that I made along the way, we had a brotherhood. And Tennessee, it was a great place to call home for me and my family.”

Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk had this to say about Casey’s retirement:

“This is a proud day for Jurrell, his family and the Titans family,” Strunk said. “There is no greater model for what a player can achieve both on the field and in the community than Jurrell. His five Pro Bowls and two Community Man of the Year awards are part of a tremendous legacy for others to follow. He has a passion for improving the lives of others that shines through in big ways with his work with multiple organizations in our community but also in the quieter, day-to-day interactions on a personal level. On the field, he was a force and helped establish a standard as we rebuilt a culture of success during his tenure, ultimately serving as a captain on the 2019 team that advanced to the AFC Championship Game. On behalf of our entire organization, I congratulate him on a fantastic career, and we will always consider him part of the Titans family. I look forward to seeing what is next for him because I know that no matter what is in store he will continue to make those around him better.”

Casey was traded by Tennessee to the Denver Broncos in 2020. He played in just three games before suffering a season-ending torn bicep injury. He was released by Denver during the 2021 offseason.

During his stint in Nashville, Casey not only emerged as one of the best players at his position in the NFL, but he also became a fan-favorite. He’ll no doubt go down as one of the best defenders in Titans franchise history.

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