NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Before this season, inside linebackers coach Tyrone McKenzie was the only position coach that Tennessee Titans inside linebackers Rashaan Evans and David Long ever knew. Evans was entering his second season last year and ready to take over as the leader of the defense. Long was a rookie sixth-round pick that was looking to find his way in the NFL.
McKenzie will get to see firsthand how two of his young inside linebackers have developed since he moved on to become the inside linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions, who will be facing the Titans on Sunday (1 p.