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Titans GM Jon Robinson uses Jay Z, music to help connect with players

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When Jon Robinson passes a guy in the hallway after a bad day, the player is more likely to hear the Tennessee Titans general manager quote Jay Z than Knute Rockne.

The Titans' 40-year-old general manager isn't hunting for ways to appear cool and connect with the pieces on his football chessboard.

"I'm an eclectic music guy, I listen to rap, I listen to country, I listen to rock, I listen to everything," he said. "I try to stay hip on all of the stuff. So that when I walk by somebody and they had a bad practice, I might say, 'Hey, it's like Jay Z, we're 'On to the Next One.