Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Vic Beasley is off to a rough start in Nashville, but thankfully his teammates are still ready to welcome him with open arms.
Beasley, who signed a one-year, $9.5 million deal with the Titans earlier this offseason, reported to training camp late and will now have to pay $500,000 in fines, or $50,000 per day he missed.
While this is no doubt a frustrating beginning for a player the Titans are counting on to improve their pass-rush, some of the team’s veterans have already made it clear they won’t hold it against him.
Safety Kenny Vaccaro, defensive lineman DaQuan Jones, and left guard Rodger Saffold all held Zoom calls with the media on Friday and all had positive things to say about Beasley, who reported on the same day.
Here’s Vaccaro’s take on things.
.@kennyvaccaro on Vic Beasley: Looking forward to meeting him. Whatever was going on before camp has nothing to do with me. I am not judging anyone for when they show up to camp. @Titans
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 7, 2020
More @kennyvaccaro on advice for Vic Beasley as he comes into @Titans locker room: Be yourself. Whatever got you here, don't change that. He was brought here because GM/HC thinks he's a good fit
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 7, 2020
Jones is ready to embrace Beasley.
.@RiDQulous_98 on welcoming Vic Beasley: We'll catch him up as fast as he can. We'll embrace him and help him learn the playbook as fast as we can and get rolling@Titans
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 7, 2020
Saffold echoed Jones’ sentiments, while also praising Beasley’s skill set.
.@Rodger_Saffold on Vic Beasley: "We're going to support him, and love him."@Titans
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 7, 2020
.@Rodger_Saffold on Vic Beasley: He ha such great speed off the edge. He's athletic and he's strong@Titans
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 7, 2020
Before he can join his teammates, Beasley will have to test negative for COVID-19 three times over the next four days, so there’s still a process to go through before he can get started.
If there’s one thing the Titans have that can help Beasley, it’s a great culture, as evidenced by the responses from these players. The team is filled with a lot of responsible veterans and great coaches who can help Beasley turn things around and move forward from here.
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