Tennessee Titans practice updates Day 2: Latest news, highlights from NFL training camp
The Tennessee Titans take the field for their second day of training camp practices on Thursday, giving players like quarterback Will Levis, running backs Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard, receivers DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley, defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and cornerback L'Jarius Sneed another chance to show out.
Media are on hand for Thursday's practice, which begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 10:30 a.m. Media are not permitted to post practice updates save for during select early periods until the end of the session.
Sneed and Hopkins are two of the prominent players expected to speak after practice, along with several of the team's other important contributors. Coach Brian Callahan will also address the media for the first time this training camp, recapping what he's seen from the first two practices.
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Thursday's session was the second of nine training camp practices the Titans have scheduled before their first preseason game on Aug. 10 against the San Francisco 49ers. The Titans will play two additional preseason games against the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints, as well as hold joint practices with the Seahawks, ahead of cut day on Aug. 27 and the start of the regular season on Sept. 8 against the Chicago Bears.
Here are highlights from Thursday's practice, as well as everything the Titans players and coaches said after Day 2 of training camp.
Tennessee Titans practice updates
Titans news from Thursday's practice
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ROSTER MOVES: Titans add OL Corey Levin, OLB Shane Ray to roster
L'Jarius Sneed: 'My knee feels great'
L'Jarius Sneed, who was in and out of different drills and practice periods on Thursday, said after practice that his knee "feels great" but is sticking to the plan of limiting himself to be ready for the start of the regular season. He also said he went through a similar plan and process last year ahead of his best NFL season with the Chiefs.
.@Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/FQpmBPm5U7
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) July 25, 2024
DeAndre Hopkins happy in Nashville ahead of contract year
Titans receiver DeAndre Hopkins is heading into the second year of his two-year deal that he signed prior to the 2023 season, and he said Thursday that "this is the happiest I've been in any organization."
The three-time All Pro receiver spent seven years with the Texans and three years with the Cardinals ahead of last year's move to Nashville.
.@DeAndreHopkins said he’s very happy in Nashville, with @Titans. pic.twitter.com/Xv7ZDcw1PO
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) July 25, 2024
Titans injury updates: Chidobe Awuzie will miss time with calf injury
Brian Callahan said after practice that cornerback Chidobe Awuzie will miss time in training camp with a calf injury. He missed Thursday's work.
Harold Landry also missed Thursday's practice with an illness.
Will Levis getting comfortable with Calvin Ridley, others
Source: Dillon Johnson released by the Titans
Source: #Titans released former Mississippi State and Washington RB Dillon Johnson.
— Nick Suss (@nicksuss) July 25, 2024
Titans add two players to the roster, including familiar name
The Titans added two veterans to the roster ahead of Thursday's practice -- offensive lineman Corey Levin and outside linebacker Shane Ray.
Levin has been a comer-and-goer on the Titans roster since he was drafted in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by Tennessee. Brian Callahan will be his third Titans head coach that he will play under, should he make the regular season roster.
Ray is a former first-round pick of the Denver Broncos in 2015 who has not played in the NFL since 2018.
Video of Shane Ray, the newest #Titans OLB, at training camp this AM pic.twitter.com/zydqFKWMEa
— Nick Suss (@nicksuss) July 25, 2024
Tennessee Titans training camp schedule
The Titans kicked off training camp on Wednesday. They will have seven more practices before the first preseason game on Aug. 10 against the San Francisco 49ers. Joint practices and a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks follow, and the preseason finale comes against the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 25, just a few days before cut day.
When are Titans open practices?
The Titans' first practice open to fans is on Saturday at Nissan Stadium. Two other practices will be open to the public on Aug. 8 and Aug. 15, but those sessions are already sold out.
When are Titans joint practices?
The Titans' joint practices against the Seahawks are on Aug. 14 and 15.
Titans preseason schedule 2024
The Titans game against the 49ers is on Aug. 10 at Nissan Stadium at 6 p.m. The game against the Seahawks is on Aug. 17 at Nissan Stadium at 6 p.m. The game against the Saints is on Aug. 25 at the Superdome in New Orleans on Aug. 25.
Titans 2024 schedule
The Tennessee Titans begin their 2024 NFL season on Sept. 8 in Chicago against the Bears and hold their home opener the following Sunday at home against the New York Jets. They play just one primetime game this season, a Monday Night Football matchup against the Miami Dolphins. See the Titans' complete schedule here.
Titans predictions 2024
Predictions for the Titans in 2024 aren't particularly strong. Given Levis' lack of experience as a starting NFL quarterback and the Titans' first-year men in the roles of head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, coupled with the emergence of the Houston Texans in the AFC South, the Titans' playoff hopes aren't particularly strong. That said, adding veterans like Sneed, Ridley and center Lloyd Cushenberry does give the Titans a little better roster than last season. See our game-by-game predictions for the Titans' 2024 season here.
Titans odds 2024
BetMGM gives the Titans +15000 odds to win the Super Bowl, tied for the second worst in the league. They have +900 odds to win the AFC South, +400 odds to make the playoffs and the over/under for wins this season is 6.5.
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Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.
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