NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A new regime brings new standards and expectations.
In lockstep, Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson and coach Mike Mularkey have spoken about team-first, tough, dependable, smart, coachable football players.
Through free agency, the draft, undrafted free agency, a waiver claim and a trade, the Titans have added 21 guys who fit the mold.
With organized team activities underway and training camp ahead, veterans who have been comfortable have to show they, too, fit into the framework.
Not every guy in the 2016 team’s final 53 will. In instances where the Titans have a close choice, they are likely to lean to the player who can be described in those terms.