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Former Michigan State football players in the XFL for 2023 reboot

Check out which Spartans will be playing in the 2023 reboot of the XFL:

The XFL has rebooted and started a new season. The professional football league now under the control of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson looks to gain popularity and success in its 2023 reboot.

The XFL will provide many players the opportunity to continue playing pro football and potentially earn an NFL contract. Several Michigan State football alumni are looking to jump-start or reboot their professional football careers with the new league.

Check out which former Spartans are playing in the new reboot of the XFL:

Titans waive Shakur Brown off IR with injury settlement

The Titans removed CB Shakur Brown off IR on Thursday with an injury settlement.

Earlier this week, the Tennessee Titans waived cornerback Shakur Brown with an injury designation before placing him on injured reserve, which normally would have ended his season.

However, according to the league’s transactions wire, the two sides agreed to an injury settlement, which removes Brown from IR and allows him to go to another team.

While Brown can’t re-sign with Tennessee right now, there is an avenue for him to do so down the road, according to Russell Street Report.

If a player is released with an Injury Settlement, he can not be re-signed by that team until after the term of the Injury Settlement (the number of weeks used to calculate the Injury Settlement), plus three (3) additional weeks (in 2016, this was changed from 6 weeks to 3 weeks).

The injury is a tough break for Brown, who had a good shot to make the Titans’ roster after standing out in training camp. He should latch on someplace else once he’s cleared to return.

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Former MSU cornerback Shakur Brown waived by Tennessee Titans following injury

Shakur Brown waived by Tennessee Titans following injury

Shakur Brown has had a rough go of it since leaving Michigan State. The former Spartan cornerback has been unable to find a long-term home in the NFL since going undrafted in 2021.

Recently, he was making progress towards a roster spot with the Tennessee Titans, but it appears that a recent injury derailed that opportunity, and it was announced on Monday that Brown is no longer with the team.

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Titans waive four players ahead of second cutdown day

The Titans waived four players ahead of the second cutdown day on Tuesday.

The Tennessee Titans parted ways with four players on Monday, the day before the team has to trim its roster down to 80 players.

The four players getting the boot are outside linebacker Justin Lawler, wide receiver Terry Godwin, defensive back Shyheim Carter and cornerback Shakur Brown. Brown and Carter were waived with injury designations.

The injury to Brown is extra unfortunate, as the former USFL standout had a great shot to make the roster after showing out upon arriving in Nashville. In fact, we had him on our latest 53-man roster projection before news of him being waived came out.

With the moves, the Titans’ roster now sits at 81 players, which means they have one more player to cut. Rosters must be trimmed down by 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.

After their preseason Week 2 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night, the Titans will be back on the practice field on Monday.

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Watch: Ben Jones dumps baby powder on Mike Vrabel for birthday prank

Titans head coach and birthday boy Mike Vrabel was pranked by center Ben Jones on Sunday.

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel’s birthday was on Sunday, and center Ben Jones celebrated it with a little prank after practice.

Vrabel, who turned 47, was signing autographs for fans after the 12th session of training camp when the veteran offensive lineman snuck up behind him and dumped baby powder on the head coach’s head.

That wasn’t the only funny moment at practice on Sunday, though.

Defensive back Shakur Brown, who has been a standout since signing with the Titans, ran into Vrabel during an individual period and was knocked to the ground by the head coach.

“It was like running into a brick wall,” Brown said.

 

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7 under-the-radar Titans to watch during the preseason

Shaun Calderon lists seven under-the-radar Titans players to watch during the preseason.

Although it’s only the preseason, the Tennessee Titans finally play football this week when they travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens on Aug. 11 at M&T Bank Stadium.

These exhibition games are largely seen as irrelevant to the casual football fan; however, the preseason has several intriguing storylines that go well beyond the scoreboard.

This article is going to identify seven players who aren’t exactly stealing the headlines, but may end up stealing a roster spot when it’s all said and done.

The majority of the players on this list will likely be playing a ton in the coming weeks. Truth be told, a lot of these players are probably competing to stick around via a spot on the practice squad more than anything else.

Nonetheless, there are always those hidden gems every year who sneak their way onto the final 53-man roster.

It should be noted that rookies who were recently selected in the 2022 NFL Draft were excluded from this list since they naturally garner a ton of attention in the preseason.

With all that said, let’s take a look at which under-the-radar players we should be keeping a close eye on in preseason games over the coming weeks.

Former Michigan State football DB Shakur Brown signs with Tennessee

Shakur Brown has a new NFL home

Shakur Brown was a standout defensive back during Mel Tucker’s first season at the helm of Michigan State. After a breakout 2020 season with the Spartans, Brown caught on with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent, but eventually got waived and became a free agent.

Brown has now caught on with a new NFL franchise this offseason, agreeing to terms on a deal with the Tennessee Titans.

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Titans agree to terms with DB Shakur Brown

The Titans have added DB Shakur Brown.

The Tennessee Titans added a defensive back to their offseason roster on Friday, agreeing to terms with defensive back Shakur Brown, who the team recently brought in for a workout.

A former undrafted free agent signing out of Michigan State by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021, Brown was cut prior to the season.

He would then latch on to the practice squads of the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, but failed to see the field in a regular season game during his rookie campaign.

Most recently, Brown played with the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL. He finished fifth on the team in tackles with 36 (one for loss) over nine games, but failed to record an interception.

Brown, who was a college teammate of Titans defensive lineman and fellow 2021 UDFA, Naquan Jones, led the FBS in interceptions per game and tied for third in total interceptions during his final season with the Spartans.

For his efforts, Shakur earned first-team All-Big Ten honors by the coaches and second-team All-America accolades by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Shakur figures to have an uphill climb in terms of making the roster out of training camp, but he’ll have as good a shot as any to stick on the practice squad.

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Former Michigan State football CB Shakur Brown signed to Detroit Lions practice squad

Shakur Brown has been re-signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad

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Former Michigan State football cornerback Shakur Brown is back on the Detroit Lions’ practice squad. This will be Brown’s second stint on their practice squad, following a run he had with the group back in October.

After that first stint, Brown was released on October 30. This will be his third opportunity on a practice squad this season. He also spent a week with the Chiefs in September.

Brown was originally signed back in May by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent but was released just before the season.

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Detroit Lions sign former Michigan State football CB Shakur Brown

Shakur Brown has been signed by the Detroit Lions

It is no secret that the Detroit Lions have been hammered by injuries during the 2021 football season, especially to the defensive backfield. That has opened the door for some spots within the organization to become available.

With one of those spots, the Detroit Lions are bringing back Shakur Brown to the Mitten State. Brown was a standout cornerback for the Michigan State Spartans over the past few seasons, before going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Brown will start on the practice squad, but with the multitude of injuries in Detroit, I would not be surprised if he were to get the promotion to the active roster at some point.

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