Cam Ward found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after the Tennessee Titans’ 24-18 road loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and it wasn’t just because of the box score.
Moments after the game, Ward went to the podium while reporters were still talking to his teammates in the locker room. He said he would leave if the wait lasted more than three minutes, and he even tapped his fingers on the podium while making the threat.
The reaction online came fast and loud.
“He is never gonna make it. You can't be that bad and then be that arrogant too. He won't even be a backup, his career will be over in 3 years max,” one guaranteed.
“You have done ....(you want to say it with me y'all) NOTHING! This is how you get benched,” another raged.
“This is a terrible look,” another shuddered.
“What a loser,” one sneered.
“Immature... He’s weak,” one jeered.
“Not a franchise QB, play- or attitude wise,” another insisted.
Ward did stay at the podium, though, and later addressed some of what went wrong in the game. His Titans are now 0-4 after the loss.
On the field, Ward completed 20 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown to Wan'Dale Robinson, then added a two-point conversion to Gunnar Helm. He also threw an interception to Trenton Simpson on the second play of the game. Carnell Tate was his top target, finishing with nine catches for 145 yards.
Baltimore got a clean outing from Lamar Jackson, who also finished with 222 passing yards on 15 completions. One of his touchdowns went to Zay Flowers, who led the Ravens with eight receptions for 118 yards.
Asked about the interception to Simpson, Ward said:
“I just think I can make it easier for (running back Tony Pollard). Me and Tony, we’ve hit on that play a lot of times last year… I know he wants that play back.
I want it back. But if I can put it on his chest and make it easier for him, then he’ll have a chance to get upfield.”
He also pointed to the bigger picture of what the Titans need to clean up.
“(We have to) be critical on the good plays, but we have to really hone in on the bad plays and how we can limit that. That’s what’s holding us back. ...
We have to limit the bad plays on both sides of the ball. But I think once we do that, we’ll put ourselves in good situations to win games.”
The Titans head back to Nashville for their next game, a matchup with the also-winless Houston Texans next Sunday. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. CT on CBS.
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