Tag: Tre Avery

Titans’ Will Levis, Tyjae Spears practice in full, L’Jarius Sneed sits again

The Titans’ injury report after Thursday’s practice ahead of their Week 10 matchup against the Chargers on Sunday.

The Tennessee Titans have seen their fair share of injuries this season. The offensive line is in a shambles after losing Lloyd Cushenberry for the season. With Dillon Radunz also injured, it moved Daniel Brunskill to guard and Corey Levin became the center. Safety Quandre Diggs is also gone for the season, and for the umpteenth straight practice, L’Jarius Sneed continues to nurse a quad injury.

This week, though, the Titans are seeing progress with some of the nagging injuries players have been playing through. Will Levis was a full participant on Thursday, T’Vondre Sweat is not on the injury report, and Tyjae Spears practiced in full. There were a couple of new injuries, but only two players sat out of Thursday’s practice.

The Titans’ Thursday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: CB L’Jarius Sneed (quad), RB Tony Pollard (foot)

Limited participants: WR Tyler Boyd (shoulder), S Amani Hooker (groin), DT Jeffery Simmons (hamstring), G Dillon Radunz (foot), RB Julius Chestnut (foot), TE Nick Vannett (neck)

Full participant: WR Calvin Ridley (shoulder), QB Will Levis (shoulder), S Mike Edwards (NIR-Rest), RB Tyjae Spears (hamstring), CB Tre Avery (hamstring)

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Titans’ L’Jarius Sneed out, Tony Pollard questionable vs Patriots

The Tennessee Titans released their final injury report for Week 9 and see multiple starters questionable for the meeting with the New England Patriots.

The Tennessee Titans will return home to Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Sunday to take on the New England Patriots in Week 9 action. 

Coming off an embarrassing loss against the Lions, the Titans are banged up and could see multiple starters on the sideline against the Lions. 

Cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (quad) is out this week. He will be joined on the sidelines by guard Andrew Rupcich (tricep), who will likely be placed on injured reserve prior to kickoff. The Titans had hoped to have running back Tyjae Spears back this week, but he will also miss another game with his hamstring injury. 

Quarterback Will Levis will headline the list of questionable players for this week and there are a lot of them. Starters Tyler Boyd, Amani Hooker, Tony Pollard, Dillon Radunz, T’Vondre Sweat and reserve Tre Avery are all battling injury and may not go against the Patriots. Full injury reports for both the Titans and Patriots can be found below.

Tennessee Titans

Out: CB L’Jarius Sneed (quad), OG Andrew Rupcich (tricep), RB Tyjae Spears (hamstring)

Doubtful: None

Questionable: QB Will Levis (shoulder), DT T’Vondre Sweat (hip), CB Tre Avery (hamstring), WR Tyler Boyd (shoulder), S Amani Hooker (groin), RB Tony Pollard (foot), OG Dillon Radunz (foot)

New England Patriots

Out: None

Doubtful: None

Questionable: CB Alex Austin (ankle), S Kyle Dugger (ankle), LB Christian Elliss (abdomen), OG Michael Jordan (ankle), OT Vederian Lowe (ankle/shoulder), QB Drake Maye (concussion), DT Jaquelin Roy (neck), LB Sione Takitaki (knee)

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Titans’ injury report: Six starters miss practice

The Tennessee Titans returned to the practice field Thursday and saw six starters sidelined with injury.

The Tennessee Titans were back on the practice field on Thursday and again have a huge list of walking wounded as they prepare for their Week 9 battle with the New England Patriots. 

In all, six starters sat out practice due to injury and their availability for the week is unknown. Tyler Boyd, Amani Hooker, Tony Pollard, Dillon Radunz, L’Jarius Sneed, and T’Vondre Sweat all missed practice for a second day. They were joined by reserves Tyjae Spears, Andrew Rupcich, and Tre Avery on the sidelines. 

Quarterback was again a limited participant, but was seen throwing for a second straight practice. This is a positive step after not attempting a pass last week. 

Calvin Ridley and Jeffery Simmons both returned to practice in full. 

The Titans’ Wednesday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: CB L’Jarius Sneed (quad), RB Tony Pollard (foot), WR Tyler Boyd (shoulder), S Amani Hooker (groin), G Dillon Radunz (foot), NT T’Vondre Sweat (hip), OL Andrew Rupcich (triceps), CB Tre Avery (hamstring), RB Tyjae Spears (hamstring)

Limited participants: QB Will Levis (shoulder)

Full participant: WR Calvin Ridley (shoulder), DT Jeffery Simmons (NIR/rest)

Titans promote DB Tre Avery, sign RB Joshua Kelley

The Tennessee Titans made some roster moves Wednesday as the start preparations to face the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

The Tennessee Titans have made a couple roster moves as they begin preparations for their Week 7 tilt with the Buffalo Bills. 

After being elevated from the practice squad for the last two games, the team promoted CB Tre Avery to the 53-man roster. In those games, Avery saw time on both defense and special teams, with starting CB Chidobe Awuzie on injured reserve. 

The Titans also added RB Joshua Kelley to the practice squad to add depth to the team, as RB Tyjae Spears is dealing with a hamstring injury. 

Kelley entered the league in 2020 as a fourth-round selection by the Las Angeles Chargers. During his career, the former UCLA Bruin has played with both the Chargers and New York Giants and has rushed for 1,148 yards and six touchdowns. 

The Titans will return to the practice field on Wednesday.  

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Titans elevate DL Abdullah Anderson, CB Tre Avery

The Titans have elevated Abdullah Anderson and Tre Avery from the practice squad ahead of their Wek 6 matchup with the Colts.

The Tennessee Titans are less than 24 hours away from hosting the Indianapolis Colts after an early Week 5 bye. The bye seemed to come at a good time for the Titans as starting quarterback Will Levis injured his shoulder in Week 4 and needed time to recover.

As the week has worn on, we’ve learned that Levis will indeed start tomorrow, and Mason Rudolph will be back on the sideline.

The Titans have dealt with other injuries, mostly on the defensive side of the ball, too. This is why it’s no surprise that for the second week in a row (minus the bye), both defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson and cornerback Tre Avery are being elevated from the practice squad.

In Week 4, Anderson was in on 24 defensive snaps but didn’t record any stats. Avery was in on 17 special teams’ snaps.

While neither Anderson nor Avery recorded any stats against the Dolphins, their presence was still helpful. They are capable of giving breaks to the starters in their respective positions so that the more impactful players get a rest. Plus, the Indianapolis Colts’ offense is incredibly banged up, so Dennard Wilson might be inclined to give them extra snaps to get some much-needed in-game experience. [lawrence-related id=151877,151842,151865]

Titans elevate DL Abdullah Anderson, CB Tre Avery from practice squad

The Tennessee Titans have elevated defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson and cornerback Tre Avery for their Monday night match-up with Miami.

The Tennessee Titans dipped into their practice squad Monday afternoon in preparation for their match-up with the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, elevating defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson and cornerback Tre Avery from the practice squad for Monday Night Football. 

The addition of Anderson may signal that defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons is out. Going into the weekend, he was doubtful with an elbow injury. A late training camp addition, Anderson made the most of his opportunity, as was quickly re-signed to the practice squad after being one of the final cuts. 

While he is not Simmons, Anderson does have some experience. In his career, he has eight starts in 33 appearances, accumulating 54 tackles and 2.5 sacks with the Bears, Commanders, Falcons, Packers and Vikings. 

With Chidobe Awuzie on injured reserve and L’Jarius Sneed battling a hamstring injury, the Titans needed some cornerback depth and called  up a familiar face. Avery, who is in his third season with the Titans, has played in 29 games with five starts during that time.

This is the first elevation of 2024 for both Anderson and Avery. 

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Titans’ Awuzie could land on IR, Simmons day-to-day

Titans’ cornerback Chidobe Awuzie could miss weeks and land on IR with a groin injury while defensive end Jeffery Simmons is day-to-day.

The Tennessee Titans lost more than the game in Sunday’s 30-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie is likely to miss several weeks with a groin injury, something that could land him on injured reserve, and defensive end Jeffery Simmons suffered an elbow injury.

Brownlee was drafted by the Titans in the fifth round of this year’s draft and the rookie typically lines up on the right side of the field. Stepping in for Awuzie would see him switch sides of the field. In three games he’s recorded six tackles (all solo) and two stuffs.

Another option for the Titans is elevating Tre Avery from the practice squad. Avery appeared in 14 games in 2022 and 15 games in 2023 for the Titans, recording 62 tackles (51 solo) and 11 passes defensed.

As it stands, L’Jarius Sneed is starting right corner with Brownlee backing him up. Awuzie starts at left corner with Darrell Baker Jr. backing him up. With Awuzie injured, the Titans will ask more of both Brownlee and Baker, but it also wouldn’t be surprising to see Avery back on the sideline.

The only other injury of note was an elbow injury for Jeffery Simmons, he is officially listed as day-to-day.

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Tre Avery named a Titans player who could get cut in 2024

In an article naming one player on every team who could get cut in 2024, CB Tre Avery was the choice for the Titans.

In a recent article naming one player on every team who could get cut in 2024, cornerback Tre Avery was the choice for the Tennessee Titans.

The article comes from David Kenyon of Bleacher Report, who had this to say about Avery possibly getting cut:

Over the last two seasons, Tre Avery has collected 62 tackles with five starts in 29 games. Tennessee needed to upgrade the unit, however, and added both L’Jarius Sneed and Chidobe Awuzie. Roger McCreary is the third starter, while releasing Caleb Farley saves no money and keeping Eric Garror and rookie Jarvis Brownlee Jr. is sensible. Avery should catch on somewhere if the Titans move on.

While Avery is certainly a possibility to miss the cut after all of the additions the Titans have made to the cornerbacks room, a list that includes L’Jarius Sneed, Chidobe Awuzie and draft pick Jarvis Brownlee Jr., he wouldn’t be my first choice at the position.

That goes to 2021 first-round pick Caleb Farley, who recently had his fifth-year option declined following three very disappointing seasons.

There’s no question Farley has been dealt a terrible hand, with injuries and the tragic loss of his father last summer. However, he also hasn’t been effective when on the field.

The Titans would have to absorb a dead-cap charge of $4.2 million if Farley is cut, but I don’t think that’s enough to stop them from letting him go in favor of someone else who deserves a roster spot more.

Sneed, Awuzie, Roger McCreary and Brownlee Jr. should make the cut, leaving two or three spots at cornerback, at most. If the Titans carry six, I’d be more comfortable saying Avery and Eric Garror will make the roster over Farley.

I truly hope I’m wrong and Farley gets his career on track in some form or fashion, but he just hasn’t shown enough to suggest that will happen.

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Titans’ Mike Vrabel talks Nicholas Petit-Frere at LT, Kristian Fulton and Tre Avery

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel touched on the two notable changes the team made in Week 6.

The Tennessee Titans made two notable changes to their lineup during the Week 6 game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Tennessee replaced Andre Dillard at left tackle with Nicholas Petit-Frere, and the team deployed a combination of Kristian Fulton and Tre Avery at cornerback.

On Monday, head coach Mike Vrabel noted he was pleased with the effort Petit-Frere gave after the Ohio State product was inserted in the second half following Dillard giving up a sack.

“We’ll still evaluate that,” Vrabel said of the position, per Jim Wyatt. “But what I did appreciate is that Nick was into it, he acted like he wanted to be out there. He acted like he loved it, and was pushing piles, jumping over the pile. Squeezing the last couple of yards out of every run, he was down there. (He was) doing things we feel like are critical.”

I’m not sure if that’s a shot at Dillard’s effort, but it can certainly be construed as such. Whatever the case may be, the Dillard experiment on the left side may be over, at least for now.

According to Pro Football Focus, Petit-Frere (17.4) actually posted a worse pass-blocking grade than Dillard (20.7) and gave up two sacks to Dillard’s one. Both players surrendered four pressures.

Fulton, who had been struggling mightily going into Week 6, started for the Titans but was pulled from the game temporarily for Avery before being re-inserted. Fulton still played 55 snaps (77 percent) and Avery contributed 18 (25 percent).

Vrabel said the move was not because of an injury and that the team “wanted to try and give Tre a little bit if work and see how that went,” per Wyatt.

The Titans head coach said he was happy with Fulton’s showing, but noted the embattled cornerback was not challenged as much as he was against the Indianapolis Colts. Vrabel added there is no concrete plan for the position moving forward.

Fulton posted a PFF coverage grade of 54.6 and gave up four catches on five targets thrown his way for 24 yards. Avery notched a 76.0 coverage grade, the second-best on the team, and allowed one catch on the lone target he faced, which went for four yards.

Tennessee will have the bye week to figure out their approach at both positions ahead of the Week 8 contest against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Titans’ best undrafted free agent signings of 2022

The Titans 2022 UDFAs who stood out the most this past season.

It’s no secret that the Tennessee Titans’ 2022 season was rather disappointing.

On top of missing the playoffs in an embarrassing fashion, several of their top players missed significant playing time throughout the year, ultimately robbing fans of seeing their favorite players compete.

However, if there’s one positive in the situation,  the Titans were essentially forced to give playing time to several younger players and got to see who would sink or swim.

This forced said players to either prove they could handle the life of a backup in the NFL, while others simply couldn’t hack it. One of them even had a historic season and looks every bit like a generational talent at his position.

This article is going to highlight four undrafted rookies who not only made the team, but found a way to positively impact the squad throughout the year.

Before we go forward, here’s a look at the 17 UDFAs the Titans signed last offseason: OLB David Anenih, CB Tre Avery, RB Julius Chestnut, DT Haskell Garrett, ILB Jack Gibbens, S Michael Griffin II, G Hayden Howerton, WR Brandon Lewis, OT Jalen McKenzie (Southern Cal), C/G Xavier Newman-Johnson, DT Sam Okuayinonu, DE Jayden Peevy, WR Reggie Roberson, OL Andrew Rupcich, K Caleb Shudak, P Ryan Stonehouse, CB Tre Swilling.

Now, let’s dive right into the three undrafted rookies (and one honorable mention) who impressed most in 2022.