Tennessee Titans practice updates Day 1: Latest news, highlights from NFL training camp
The Titans will begin practice at 9:05 a.m. CT from Ascension St. Thomas Sports Park, with Ward, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 draft, leading the way. The team will feature several new faces acquired in the offseason, including veterans like tackle Dan Moore Jr., receiver Tyler Lockett and linebacker Cody Barton, as well as rookies such as outside linebacker Femi Oladejo, safety Kevin Winston Jr., and receivers Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike.
Callahan will address the media prior to the practice, and Ward is expected to speak to the media afterward.
This session is the first of nine before the team's preseason opener Aug. 9 against the Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida. Here are highlights from training camp, as well as updates on the Titans' season ahead.
Tennessee Titans practice updates for Day 1 training camp
Post-Day 1 notes from players speaking to the media
Jeffery Simmons said the defense did 40 up-downs before practice, an idea of defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson.
Simmons mentioned multiple times that he wanted the team to have the mentality to not have a season like 2024 happen again. "Not making the playoffs sucks," Simmons said. "That should be personal."
Cam Ward: "We were mid in practice today, offensively."
More Ward: "Just the pieces that we have, I think we are capable of being one of the top offensives in the league."
Cam Ward speaks to the media
Cam Ward will speak with the media soon. Below is the Titans' press conference feed, with other players also expected to speak:
Cam Ward in 11-on-11 work
Cam Ward and the Titans' first-team offense are working through 11-on-11 team periods right now.
First drive: Ward completes short passes to Van Jefferson and Tyler Lockett, with a couple runs in between.
Second drive: Ward is 1-for-2, with a Jarvis Brownlee pass breakup on a Van Jefferson target and a screen pass completed to Tyjae Spears
Third drive: Ward throws complete to Chig Okonkwo for a short gain, then his pass to Calvin Ridley is incomplete.
Fourth drive: Ward finds Tyler Lockett on a quick pass for a few yards, can't connect with Treylon Burks on a deep ball and has a pass batted down at the line of scrimmage.
Ward finishes 5-for-9 in the first team period of camp, all on relatively short targets besides the Burks incompletion.
Another Cam Ward practice clip
Cam Ward's first camp practice
Cam Ward opens his first training camp practice in the NFL with some tosses in front of the fans.
It cannot be understated how much this season hinges on Ward's development, good record or not.
More notes from Brian Callahan
Lorenzo Carter's retirement shouldn't impact the amount of practice reps among the edge rushers during training camp, though some younger outside linebackers may get a bit of an increased look in practice.
Callahan believes he has improved in several areas ahead of his second year as an NFL head coach. "I feel really good about where I've developed too, just like our players probably too from their first year to their second year," Callahan said.
Brian Callahan: 'Hopefully sooner than later' for L'Jarius Sneed being activated from the PUP
Titans coach Brian Callahan didn't have much of a timeline for L'Jarius Sneed's activation off of the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, but Callahan wants Sneed to get up to speed when he's ready.
"Hopefully sooner than later he'll be out here," Callahan said Wednesday. "He hasn't practiced a lot as of late, and we're going to have to get his legs back under him, get him back in shape. In football shape, that is, playing football. And so that's a process that'll start hopefully sooner than later, and we can get him back on the practice field, practicing and communicating with his teammates."
'No concrete plan' for Will Levis' rehab yet
After Will Levis' surgery next week, there is "no concrete plan" for where Levis' rehabilitation will take place and whether or not he'll be in the team facility during that time, Brian Callahan said. Levis will have the surgery in California and do some immediate post-op rehab there.
Cam Ward will take first-team reps
Cam Ward will take the first-team reps from the start of training camp, Brian Callahan confirms. That is no surprise.
Brian Callahan: Cam Ward's development is 'a daily process'
Titans coach Brian Callahan is at the podium, and his first question is about Cam Ward and what a good progression looks like through training camp.
"It's carrying over those things you've learned and applying them in a little bit more intense setting," Callahan said. "And now we get a chance to actually go play a little football, play against some different schemes. His development is a daily process, and there's going to be things that we have to correct every day, and there's going to be things he's going to do really well every day and we're going to try and continue those things."
Good morning on Day 1 of training camp
The Titans begin practice at about 9 a.m., with Brian Callahan speaking to the media at 8:45 a.m. at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park.
Tennessee Titans training camp schedule
The Titans opened training camp on July 23. They have nine practices scheduled between the start of camp and the first preseason game on Aug. 9 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Titans will match up against the Bucs and the Atlanta Falcons for joint practices before preseason games, and will end the preseason by hosting the Minnesota Vikings for a matchup on Aug. 22.
When are Titans open practices?
The open dates for fans at Titans practices throughout training camp can be found here.
When are Titans joint practices?
The Titans will battle Tampa Bay in joint practices on Aug. 7 and Atlanta Aug. 12-13. Both joint practice sessions will be on the road.
Titans preseason schedule
The Titans play at Tampa Bay on Aug. 9 (6:30 p.m. CT), at Atlanta on Aug. 15 (6 p.m. CT) and against Minnesota on Aug. 22 (7 p.m. CT). The game against the Falcons will be broadcast on NFL Network and the Vikings game will be on CBS.
Titans odds 2025
BetMGM gives the Titans +20,000 odds to win the Super Bowl, tied with the New York Giants for the longest odds in the league. The Titans have +800 odds to win the AFC South, with +425 to make the playoffs.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin' Titans newsletter for updates sent directly to your inbox.
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