{"id":693528,"date":"2026-06-09T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693528\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:21:14","slug":"observations-from-mondays-titans-ota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693528\/","title":{"rendered":"Observations From Monday&#8217;s Titans OTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASHVILLE \u2013 The Titans hit the field on Monday for their seventh day of organized team activities.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s OTA was open to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some observations from today&#8217;s session:<\/p>\n<p>-One of the biggest highlights of the day once again involved rookie receiver Carnell Tate. During the first team period of the day, Tate got behind the defense and caught a deep ball from Ward, with cornerback Micah Robinson defending. It was a gain of 50-plus yards, and it would have been a touchdown in a game. Tate caught two passes on the day, and he has a team-high 12 grabs in the three open OTAs so far.<\/p>\n<p>-Quarterback Cam Ward went 9-of-18 on the day, including 4-of-6 in 7-on-7 and 5-of-12 in the team periods, with an interception. In the three open OTAs so far, I have Ward at 37-of-66 in 7-on-7 and team drills combined. Ward had a number of throwaways on Monday, and he also threw his first interception of camp, albeit on a 4th and 15 play when he was trying to make something happen. It was part of a tough ending to practice for Ward and the first team offense.<\/p>\n<p>-It was safety Kevin Winston who picked off Ward, on a pass intended for tight end Gunnar Helm.<\/p>\n<p>-Edge rusher Jermaine Johnson made his presence felt right out of the gate, breaking up a Ward screen pass on the second play of practice. On the next play, Johnson ran down a Tyjae Spears after he made a catch. (More on Spears to come).<\/p>\n<p>-Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky missed the previous two open OTAs after his wife gave birth to the couple&#8217;s second child last month. Trubisky had the best day of all the QBs, as he completed 13-of-15 passes in the 7-on-7 and team periods combined, including 10-of-12 in the team periods. It was an impressive outing for Trubisky, was who 5-of-5 in a late red zone period.<\/p>\n<p>-Receiver Bryce Oliver was on the receiving end of a Trubisky touchdown pass in the red zone period, as he got two feet in the corner of the end zone while being defended by cornerback Latrell McCutchin Sr.<\/p>\n<p>-All the quarterbacks worked on the basket drill, from 40, 30 and 20 yards away. Will Levis put four in the basket, which led all the QBs. I wish I could post the video right here, but the platform where I usually post practice videos is having issues. Here&#8217;s hoping the problem will be resolved soon.<\/p>\n<p>-Linebacker Shad Banks Jr. intercepted quarterback Will Levis on a ball intended for receiver K.J. Osborn.<\/p>\n<p>-Levis connected with rookie tight end Jaren Kanak on a nice ball downfield, and he also found rookie receiver Hank Beatty for a score in the red zone period. I had Levis 6-of-10 on the day in the 7-on-7 and team periods combined, including 3-of-3 during the 7-on-7 period that ended with the play to Kanak.<\/p>\n<p>-Running back Tyjae Spears continues to turn heads this offseason. Spears had a crazy jump-cut on Monday, which resulted in a big hop from a happy running backs coach Randy Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>-Xavier Restrepo made a nice spinning catch early, one of his three catches on the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASHVILLE \u2013 The Titans hit the field on Monday for their seventh day of organized team activities. 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