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Tennessee Titans: 3 Players whose jobs look insecure

By Nicholas Price

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: D'Andre Walker #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after sacking Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the third quarter in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: D'Andre Walker #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after sacking Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the third quarter in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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Wesley Woodyard of the Tennessee Titans
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 26: Wesley Woodyard #59 of the Tennessee Titans celebrates after a fumble recovery against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Wesley Woodyard- ILB

After coming over to the Titans from the Denver Broncos in 2014, Wesley Woodyard, now 32, has continued to enjoy a nice career holding down the middle of the Tennessee defense. In 2018, Titans GM Jon Robinson drafted Rashaan Evans to be Woodyard’s running mate and eventual replacement. However, with the recent selection of West Virginia’s David Long, his tenure in Nashville may be officially coming to an end.

The Titans are a fairly young team who were in the playoffs just two years ago. After a down year, Mike Vrabel and Co. look to be in the hunt again. This starts with getting even tougher and faster, especially on defense. So who can provide a fast, youthful toughness? Enter 2018 BIG 12 DPOY, David Long.

Now do not let a smaller frame (5-11 221) or place of selection (RD. 6, Pick 188 OVR) fool you, Long is good at football. When you watch him at West Virginia, he’s constantly making plays around the ball, predominantly against the run. During his final season at WVU, he made 108 tackles, 19.5 TFL’s and 7.0 sacks. While he may have not had any interceptions in college, Long holds up in well in coverage.

Unfortunately for Woodyard’s sake, if Long displays that kind of talent in training camp, he may be out of a job.

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