Training camp is nearly here, and the Tennessee Titans are about to start sorting out a roster that looks a lot bigger now than it will by the time Week 1 rolls around.
The rookies are scheduled to report exactly one week from today, with the veterans arriving shortly after. For now, the Titans are sitting at the full 90-man limit, and that means a lot of names to track before the first major round of cuts.
That number won’t last. Teams can carry 90 players until after the third preseason game, then they have to trim all the way down to 53 by August 30. In other words, there’s a lot of sorting still to come, and the final preseason game will set off a flurry of transactions.
A few players have already given themselves a better shot earlier this summer. Others are going to have to fight uphill just to stay in the conversation.
The spots worth watching most closely are up front and in the back end of the defense. The offensive line still has real questions at starting right guard, center, and swing tackle.
At receiver, there’s still a final spot to be won. And in the secondary, there are a couple of openings that could come down to the wire.
A few names stand out in that bubble mix: Keydrain Calligan, Micah Robinson, Michael Carter, Xavier Restrepo, and James Williams Sr. And then there’s Will Levis, whose situation will be one of the more interesting decisions the team makes.
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