Music City Miracles
The Tennessee Titans are preparing for Sunday’s Week 1 opener versus the Denver Broncos. Brian Callahan’s team is practicing and getting ready. Though the first official injury report will arrive on Wednesday, the Titans appear incredibly healthy heading into Sunday’s showdown at Empower Field at Mile High.
T’Vondre Sweat is practicing in full after missing an extended period of time with tonsillitis. Sweat was sidelined for multiple padded practices towards the conclusion of training camp. Defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson refused to discuss a snap-count plan in detail, but he is expected to be generally healthy.
Center Lloyd Cushenberry is practicing in full. His recovery from a season-ending Achilles injury has been pretty remarkable. It’s looking likely that Cushenberry will start at center. He’s probably very motivated to play since he previously played for the Broncos. The Titans have Corey Levin at center on the practice squad just in case, and he’ll probably be a standard gameday elevation regardless of Cush’s status.
L’Jarius Sneed has also been a full participant at practice. It appears the Titans approached him with more caution than necessary this offseason. Perhaps Sneed won’t play 100 percent of snaps at cornerback, with Darrell Baker Jr. and Marcus Harris among the options to occasionally spell him.
JC Latham also returned to practice after missing a few sessions with hip soreness. Callahan was never concerned about his availability. Latham and the new-look Titans’ offensive line will face a massive challenge against the Broncos’ stout defensive line.
Rookie safety Kevin Winston Jr. is also practicing. The Titans spent the previous few weeks managing his return from a partially torn ACL suffered at Penn State last season. Fans were concerned because Winston went from practicing to resting. But it appears the Titans were following a carefully laid out approach.
