Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans STEAL Ernest Jones in Trade, SHOCKING Roster Cuts & Waiver Claims to Watch

Episode Date: August 27, 2024

The Tennessee Titans finally set their initial 53-man roster and there were FIREWORKS. First, the Titans make the trade everyone has been waiting on and send a pick swap to the Los Angeles rams for young linebacker Ernest Jones. A fantastic move by Ran Carthon. Next, roster cuts have finally happened and the Titans shocked the fan base with five tight ends, four corners and seven linebackers. Finally, there are some players who got cut on Tuesday by other teams that the Titans should have their eye on.Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitansTicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=ascFollow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosFor your next listen, check out the Locked On Fantasy Football podcast. Get daily insight to the best Fantasy draft strategies so you can win your league this season. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotors.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDON today to get 10% off your first month.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms Apply.FanDuelFanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook. As playoffs wind down, the sports stop sporting like we want them to. But this summer, FanDuel is hooking up ALL CUSTOMERS with a boost or a bonus, DAILY! That’s right, there’s something for everyone, every day, all summer long! Visit FANDUEL.COM/LOCKEDON and add a big win to your summer bucket list!FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

The Tennessee Titans cut their roster to 53 players on Tuesday, but the biggest move was an excellent trade for Rams linebacker, Ernest Jones. I'll break down all the action on today's edition of Locked on Titans. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked On Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland, Titans fans.

Today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast is brought to you by GameTime. Download the GameTime app, create an account, use the code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. It was a crazy day for the Tennessee Titans. The roster has been cut from 91 down to 53. The Titans made a huge trade for linebacker Ernest Jones. I'm going to tell you all about that trade, why it turned out to be a great move for Rancar Thawne.

Also, we'll talk about some of the more shocking roster cuts and keeps that happened. And I'll even tell you who the Titans should have their eye on in the waiver claim process. Before we get into all of that, though, I do want to thank you for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen each and every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free.

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Titans are going to make waiver claims. They're going to set their practice squad. I'm going to break down all of that roster information. We're going to have some preview stuff and then the season starts next week. I am your host Tyler Roland, 25 years as a Tennessee Titans fanatic, cover the team for Sports Illustrated USA Today been the host of this podcast for five seasons running and I'm a certified film junkie ready to break down the X's and O's with you guys all year long which reminds me over on the Tic Tac Titans film channel I'm gonna have a long video on Brian Callahan's creativity on offense up on Wednesday morning I'm gonna have a Tavondre Sweat breakdown.

Might be looking at an Ernest Jones breakdown as well. So make sure you subscribe over at the Tic Tac Titans YouTube channel as well. But with all that being said, I know it's a long intro. Let's talk about this Ernest Jones trade because it was an absolute steal for Rancarthon. And let me first break down the conversation. At the end of yesterday's show, my everydayers will remember, we talked about why the Ernest Jones trade made sense for the Titans, but there were some cons to the trade. There

were some shaky fit questions. Where is he going to line up with Kenneth Murray, obviously, being a guy with a very similar skill set. But then you look at the trade that happened and what it actually cost the Titans. And of course they're going to make that trade. So the Titans acquire Ernest Jones, linebacker from

the Los Angeles Rams. For a pick swap in 2026, the Titans are giving up their 5th round pick and they're going to get back a 6th round pick and get Ernest Jones. So literally they go from the 5th round in 2026 to the 6th round in 2026 and they get get Ernest Jones. So literally they go from the fifth round in 2026

to the sixth round in 2026 and they get back Ernest Jones who has been one of the better blitzing linebackers in the NFL since he came into the league three years ago. So Ernest Jones has played three seasons for the Rams, 47 games. He started 33 of those games. for the Rams, 47 games. He started 33 of those games.

He has 320 career tackles, 5.5 career sacks. And get this, in last season, in 2023, he played in 15 games, had 145 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Do you know how many linebackers in the NFL last year had 145 tackles and over four sacks? How many? Anybody know? The answer is one. It's Ernest Jones.

He had 30 pressures last year. That's number one for linebackers with a certain amount of snaps, starting linebackers, essentially. He had six quarterback hits last year to go with it. This is one of the best blitzing linebackers in the NFL. And the best part is, Ernest Jones, again, is going into his fourth season.

He's only 24 years old. So this is a guy who not only fits the Titans' ethos on defense and their blitzing nature and their downhill nature and their aggressiveness. Not only does he fit that, but he's a young player that can still develop and get even better. I want to go to a quote that was written by Jordan Dajani, who covers the Rams for CBS Sports.

He said in a recent article about Ernest Jones, quote, nevertheless, it would be a surprise to see the Rams ship off one of their young talents, who is a leader on the defensive side of the ball. Okay. He also said Jones has also stepped up his performance in the playoffs and in the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals, he recorded seven tackles and one sack with three quarterback hits last year against the lions in the wild card, he recorded nine tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble. So this is a guy who, last night in the show, I was like, hey, he basically does the same things as Kenneth Murray.

Does it fit? Do you really want to make that trade? And no lie in my head, I'm thinking, Ernest Jones is 24. He's a good player. He's a starting linebacker. The Titans are going to have to trade a third, fourth round pick. I don't know if that's worth it. But all they gave up was a pick swap for one round in 2026. For this level of player? Well, I mean, I had not considered that an Ernest Jones trade could possibly be that cheap. That is not something that had crossed my mind.

So I will gladly take the L on that with the admission that I had no idea that Rancarthon could move like this. I mean, I jokingly said that the Malik Willis trade was a Rancarthon masterclass, but this legitimately is. So now, Ernest Jones becomes a starting linebacker next to Kenneth Murray, and I talked about it. Schematically, the Titans look at their inside linebacker roles as two

different positions. They're not just interchangeable guys. They do two different responsibilities, alright? You have your hammerhead shark in Kenneth Murray that can go downhill, take on the lead blocker, and then you have Jack Gibbons who can be the guy who comes and cleans it up. Well now, okay, Ernest Jones may be better as a hammerhead shark, but he's still pretty dang good at being the other guy and cleaning it up too. 145 tackles.

You wanted the Titans to replace Aziz Alshayer if that's something you cared about, that's exactly what you got here with Ernest Jones. And he's 24. He's 24. I saw the reaction by Rams fans online, and they were salty that they traded away Ernest Jones for this little. Now, people would say, why is Ernest Jones available if he's so good? Well, the Rams have younger linebackers who they like that are on the roster,

and they don't want to pay Ernest Jones. And a lot of people ask me, well, an extension, I don't think the Titans gave Ernest Jones an extension with this trade. I think that they're saying, hey, we're going to give you an opportunity to start. And we are willing to give you an extension, but let's play out your final year on your rookie deal. He's $3.1 million, I believe is what it is on the cap. The Titans absolutely had the money to make that deal. So's $3.1 million, I believe is what it is on the cap. The Titans absolutely

had the money to make that deal. So not concerned about the money, the trade, compensation. Again, a fifth in 2026 to get a sixth back in 2026 and Ernest Jones, I mean, Rancor Thon absolutely cooking. Absolutely cooking. All right? Some other things that I want to point out here about Ernest Jones before we go anywhere, before we get into these roster cuts. All right? He was 13th among all linebackers in overall pro football focus grade. He was tied for 7th in run defense grade. Tied for 6th in pass rush grade,

tied for 4th in tackles for loss. Again, I told you he was 1st in pressures. This is a guy who gets downhill, gets to the quarterback. Now, I will say before we go anywhere, coverage is not his specialty, and one of my major concerns for the Titans this year is middle field defensive coverage. The safeties, the linebackers, that's one area of weakness that I'll be watching. But, I mean, for the time being, no way you can be anything but over the moon

about this trade for Rancar Thon considering what he paid and Ernest Jones as a player. But roster cuts, there were some shockers. Let's discuss. Before we do, do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. Look, you've heard me talk a lot about FanDuel, America's number one sportsbook. Number one for a reason, just like this podcast. But I got a little something different for you this time. Now through September 22nd, all FanDuel customers can bet $5

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and why I didn't think the Titans could get him that cheap. And since they did, you can only, only think of it as a fantastic move by Rand Carthon. Let me know your guys' grade for the Ernest Jones trade. Initial, your initial reaction. What's your grade for the trade? Let me know down below. Hit me up on Twitter at TicTacTitans. Before we talk about the roster cuts and the roster keeps that really shocked me,

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so overall, the big shockers, just positionally, the Titans kept five tight ends. Chica Conquo, Josh Wiley, Nick Van Et, David Martin Robinson, and Thomas Odukoye. That is a bit of a

surprise. No way around it. Bit of a surprise that they kept Thomas Odukoye. I didn't see a lot of people who cover the team have Thomas Odukoye as a guy that was going to make it. So that is immediately a shocker. And some people have surmised that maybe a tight end could be on their way out via trade. Maybe a guy like Chigaconquo could be a guy who would be traded. I would still be shocked by that, but hey, people are talking.

I don't think that would be the right move. I don't think you need to do that unless you're trading him for another player I don't think that would be the right move. I don't think you need to do that unless you're trading him for another player that's very good, like another cornerback or maybe another offensive tackle. It's a swing tackle, something like that. But just saying five tight ends, that was a shocker. Also, only three running backs. Julius Chestnut gets the third running back spot.

No Hassan Haskins. Haskins is cut, even though he's a special teams demon, as Brian Callahan called him, he was cut. That was a shock to me. So I got a couple of these wrong. I'm still pretty happy with my performance. But Hassan Haskins was a guy that I just got wrong. I thought he was making the team and he didn't. So I'll stay accountable. Six wide receivers.

That's kind of the expectation. The five that you would expect, Jaquan Jackson. But that means Kyle Phillips was cut. Mason Kinsey, cut. Kiaris Jackson, cut. So these are guys, Bryce Oliver, cut. These are guys that everybody liked. A lot of people had fans.

And let me just clear this up to make sure that everyone's aware. So isn't Thomas Odukoye an international freebie? Not if he makes the roster. So Thomas Odukoye had an international player exemption because he came from the IPP, the International Pathway Program. So he was a 17th player on the Titans

practice squad in previous years instead of the 16th. He was the 91st player instead of just 90 that teams carry in training camp. But now that the Titans have put Thomas Odukoye on the actual roster, he is no longer eligible to be an exemption player. The Titans would have to reapply. It would likely be denied. So that's a big move for the Titans to put Thomas Odukoye on there and ruin the IPP exemption.

And I think that could be, if we're honest, that could be a reward for Thomas Odukoye on there and ruin the IPP exemption. And I think that could be, if we're honest, that could be a reward for Thomas Odukoye. He had the big effort play against the Saints. He's been fighting in Titans camps for years and not getting a real chance because he's an exemption player. So I think this could be a reward for Thomas Odukoye. Nine offensive linemen. And another one I was wrong about, Hassan Haskins. And then, Jerron Christian. I thought Jerron Christian was going to make this team

absolutely, after he was a late add to Titans, to the Titans roster in the summer. I thought it was an obvious sign that they weren't sure about Jalen Duncan or John Ajuku or Leroy Watson. And ultimately, it turns out Jalen Duncan and John Ajuku both made this team and Jerron Christian did not.

So that is a shocker to me. I would say the most shocking move of the day, other than Thomas Odukoye making this team, is Jerron Christian not making this team? I had my guy from Locked On Browns, Jeff, actually ask me, like, Christian didn't make the team? That's Bill Callahan's boy. So it is a bit of a shock to me, and those are the two on offense that I did get wrong.

But nine offensive linemen, five tight ends, a bit of a shocker. On defense, only four interior defensive linemen. And I've continued to tell you guys that I think this is a place where the Titans need to look at the waiver wire. And we're going to talk about the waiver wire at the end of today's show. And guys, the Titans should keep their eye on for waiver claims that will hit tomorrow. And then we'll talk about it tomorrow. So stay with me here. Come back tomorrow. I'll tell you exactly what you need to know. All right. So anyways, only four.

That means Quentin Bohanna didn't make it. TK McClendon out with injury. And TK McClendon is a guy that I missed on. I thought that TK McClendon would make the roster, but then he got turf toe and he got put on IR and he's out for the season. So he got injured. I think he would have made the roster

if he didn't get injured, but he got injured. But only four interior defensive linemen and seven inside linebackers. So Ernest Jones has to pass a physical before he can officially join the roster. I'm sure that'll be happening, uh, happening in the next few days, but seven linebackers initially make it. And it's not the seven that you would necessarily think because chance Campbell out for the season, ACL injury. Sucks for Chance Campbell, it does. But that's another guy I had making the roster, and he got injured. So, anyways, moving right along.

That means that the Titans have Kenneth Murray, Ernest Jones, Jack Gibbons, that's a good top three, man. Good top three. Otis Reese, James Williams, Cedric Gray, and I still think Gray could end up on IR with his shoulder injury and the nerve issues. And then Luke Gifford made it. Luke Gifford was injured for most of camp. You didn't hear

anything about him, but the Titans signed him last year from the Dallas Cowboys as purely a special teams dynamo. I think a guy like Luke Gifford getting healthy is the reason Hassan Haskins didn't make the team. Because Luke Gifford is a special teams demon as well. So I think they're like, hey, we might as well, instead of keeping a running back who's essentially a linebacker, why don't we just keep a linebacker who's a linebacker who's also very good on special teams? I can understand how that works. So only four cornerbacks. Four cornerbacks.

No Gabe Judy Lawley. No Trey Avery. Trey Avery's been cut. That's my final miss. I missed five spots. I thought Trey Avery would make it. I didn't think that they would only keep four cornerbacks. That's another spot where I think the Titans could add somebody.

But that's my final miss. I missed five guys. Trey Avery is the final one. No Eric Guerrero either. The Titans just go with the four cornerbacks that are NFL caliber and cut everybody who's not. So Snead, Chito, also a good sign that Chito should be healthy. Roger McCreary and Jarvis Brownlee Jr.

Again, I think the Titans could look to waivers there. But five safeties? I am the only Titans content creator who got the safeties right. Mike Brown. I've been trying to tell everybody. Mike Brown is a good player. He could be an essential player on special teams too. No. 44, Mike Brown.

He's good. He could be a dime package linebacker. He's not bad as a back deep safety. Like, is he a starter? No. But he's just a could be a dime package linebacker he's not bad as a back deep safety like is he a starter no but he's just a nice solid depth player everybody had Matthew Jackson making it and I'm like no it's Mike Brown Mike Brown is the fifth safety it was clear to me from watching the tape I like Mike Brown last year too anyways uh so five safeties there so I think a guy like Jabari Small at running back should be a practice squad option. I think Bryce Oliver should be a good practice squad option

at wide receiver. Cole Spencer on the interior offensive line, a good practice squad guy. Isaiah Iton on the interior defensive line, good practice squad guy. Khalid Duke, edge rusher. Gabe Judy Lawley, cornerback. Matt Jackson, safety.

Brayden Narveson, kicker. Eric Garrewer, and Kiaris Jackson. I think all of those guys, that's 10 guys. I think those 10 guys should be practice squad options for the Titans. But I think the Titans, oh, Caleb Farley got cut. I got to mention that. I got to mention Caleb Farley. So sad. So sad what's happened to him in his life.

But it needed to happen. It needed to happen. So the Titans need to go out and get some people on waiver claims. They need to add some players from other people's rosters, I think. So I'm going to tell you who on the Titans roster I don't think should unpack their bags anytime soon. They should probably just keep them packed by the door. And also, who are some guys who got cut on Tuesday who I think the Titans should be looking at? We're going to talk about all of that right now.

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and at the price that the Titans traded for him, I don't think you could do anything but love that trade from Rand Carthon. The roster moves, though, there were some shockers. Jerron Christian didn't make the team. Thomas Odukoye did make the team. Five tight ends, seven linebackers. A lot of crazy stuff. Kyle Phillips, Caleb Farley cut.

I mean, absolutely crazy. But with all these roster moves, it is important to keep in mind, Titans fans, that the roster is not done. They set the initial 53-man roster. The initial 53-man roster. The Titans are still going to make waiver claims. They're still just going to sign guys off other people's teams

who make it through waivers. The Titans may make another trade. The Titans have a general manager now who is incredibly active and who is looking for all of the margins and looking for all the little spaces and the little crumbs around the edges that he could take advantage of. So the Titans could make a lot more moves

still throughout the week till they get to their actual 53-man roster for the day one game against the Chicago Bears. I think there are people that could go on IR, like a Cedric Gray. So with that in mind, who are some players that got cut by other teams that the Titans should be looking at?

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But for your second listen, check out Locked On Fantasy Football. It's that time of year you want to win your league. Check out Locked On Fantasy Football. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team, every day. So, looking at cuts from other teams, all right? There were some crazy cuts. Noah Brown, wide receiver for the Texans got cut he's an excellent player I mean he saved them in some games last year that was pretty surprising

Tim Patrick from the Denver Broncos another guy got cut maybe not as surprising but definitely a name that you didn't think would be out there. But the Titans have enough wide receivers. I don't need the Titans to go after either of those guys. I wouldn't be mad if they went after Noah Brown for more depth. I wouldn't be mad, but I don't expect it. They have enough wide receivers. But at some positions that I am looking at, I think the Titans could look for an offensive tackle,

but I literally did not see any good offensive tackles that I'm interested in get cut, and it makes sense. The Titans are keeping guys like Jalen Duncan and John Ajuku because offensive tackles are so hard to find. I don't think there are a lot of teams out there giving up offensive tackles that are worth taking a look at. I think a team will pick up Jerron Christian and Leroy Watson that the Titans got rid of.

So other positions outside of offensive tackle and wide receiver, Samaje Pirine got cut by the Denver Broncos. I think Julius Chestnut is a better runner, but Samaj P. Ryan obviously has the experience with Brian Callahan. I think that he's a better pass protector than Julius Chestnut, so the Titans could look to add a fourth running back in Samaj P. Ryan who gives him a little more value with Julius Chestnut being a guy who can play on special teams more now and fill that Hassan Haskins role, plus what he was doing before.

I think that's something to keep in mind. Backup quarterbacks, like third string quarterbacks for the practice squad. C.J. Beathard. I've liked C.J. Beathard for a while. I wanted him to get the job over Logan Woodside for so long. P.J. Walker is a guy that was cut by the Seattle Seahawks, I believe, who I think could be a good fit, but he's got a similar skill set to Malik Willis, so I don't know if that's something the Titans are looking for. But I do like P.J. Walker as a player, so I'm in. I'm down.

Mike White, I think he played for the Dolphins last, but he had a good run with the Jets and won some games. Hey, if you can lead your team to some wins, especially a team like the Jets, they have a good roster, but still the Jets, you can lead the Jets to a few wins as a third-string quarterback, I'll check you out. Bailey Zappi, waived by the Patriots. So those are some guys who I think could make sense.

Zappi, in particular, could be a developmental guy for the Titans to have on their practice squad, and maybe he could take over for Mason Rudolph as the backup in a few years. Interior defensive line is a spot that I have been dying for the Titans to go out and get some help in. Marcus Harris is a rookie from the Houston Texans. Had some good moments in the preseason.

I think Marcus Harris cut by, and man, I forget who tipped me off to this. Somebody tagged me in it. Sorry that I forget. A lot of Twitter activity today. It's hard to remember everything. But Marcus Harris is a good defensive tackle from the Texans who I think could be a good option for the Titans. Edge, Carl Lawson.

We've been asking about Carl Lawson. He got cut by the Cowboys. I think that's probably an indication that he's cooked, most likely, after the injuries and being close to 30. That could be trouble. But another guy, Andre Carter, the guy who played for the Army Black Knights. I liked Andre Carter coming out of college.

I was shocked that he dropped as far as he dropped. I would love to bring in Andre Carter. Absolutely love to bring in Andre Carter as an edge project for the Titans on the practice squad or straight to the roster. Quite honestly, they only kept five edge guys. They could keep six.

So wouldn't be shocked there at cornerback CJ Henderson, former first round pick flunked out with the Texans flunked out with the Jags flunked out with the Panthers. I believe too. Maybe it's just a lost cause, but Hey, he's a young talented guy. I thought maybe the Titans would take a chance on him in free agency for cheap,

but he's available now. You can check that out. And then finally, Trey Flowers at cornerback, former Bengal, played with Brian Callahan for a long time. He's more of like a dime linebacker, big slot cornerback, can maybe play against tight ends as a tight end stopper. I think he had his best moments with the Bengals as a tight end stopper. That could make some sense. Luis Sine, former first round pick from Georgia, got cut by the Vikings. Maybe the Titans take a

chance there. I think bet on the talent, see if Denard Wilson could get the best out of him as a defensive back guy. And then Josh Proctor from Ohio State. I like Proctor as maybe a seventh round pick for the Titans play special teams. I'm not, you know, I like Mike Brown, but I'm not so in love with Mike Brown that I wouldn't want to take a chance on another young guy. So those are some guys that I think, those are some guys that I think could make a lot of sense.

So anyways, wanted to quickly just take a moment overall. I think the Titans are going to make a lot of moves. I think guys like John Ajuku, Caleb Murphy, Julius Chestnut, even I would say Luke Gifford especially, and then Mike Brown, all of those guys, I think they should keep their bags packed. I think the Titans can make a lot of moves at the end of this roster. And those are the five guys, five or six guys that I think, I think personally, they're not locks to stay on the roster.

Like the Titans are still going to make a lot of moves overall. We're still going to see some activity here. So I like the Ernest Jones trade. I had some people ask me again about why I said I didn't like it yesterday. If you listen to what I said, I said I wouldn't want the Titans to give up anything of value because he has a similar skill set to Kenneth Murray. Well, for what the Titans paid, I don't care what his skill set is.

He's a way better player than what they have. So if you're only going to cost me a pick swap in 2026 in the fifth and sixth round, then whatever. And you look at the totality of the moves that Rancarthon's made here, trading Malik Willis for a seventh round pick, and then getting Ernest Jones, he gave up a fifth round pick in Malik Willis, and he got back a sixth, a seventh, and Ernest Jones.

So in totality, that's pretty great. That's pretty great movement. Went over the surprises again. On the roster, you guys can say what you want about me, but Nick Suss, who covers the Titans, put out a little chart of which beat reporters did the best. And he won with 48. And I got 48 right too.

And I was the only person who had two of my missed cuts be injuries. So, call it what you want, but yeah, I'll just say that. So, anyways, tomorrow we're going to talk about the Titans practice squad. We are going to talk about the waiver claims that the Titans made. More roster

moves coming. I'm going to be breaking them down. Thank you guys so much for tuning in. Tighten up down in the chat. Thumbs up on the video. That's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.