By TERRY McCORMICK
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have made clear they aren’t prepared to call a starter at quarterback regardless of taking Cam Ward out of Miami with the No. 1 draft decide. Ward has given them a glimpse at rookie minicamp at how rapidly he would possibly problem for the job.
The Titans handed Ward the playbook as quickly as he was drafted, then held a number of Zoom calls with him earlier than his arrival for rookie minicamp, which had its lone open session for reporters Saturday.
“He received a bit of little bit of a head begin, and that’ll be helpful for him,” coach Brian Callahan stated of Ward. “However on the finish of the day, it’s all about what you do whenever you get out right here and the way rapidly you’ll be able to decide it up.”
The Titans drafted Ward to be the franchise quarterback after a 3rd straight shedding season landed them the No. 1 decide. The franchise has made clear the rookie must win the job competing in coaching camp and the preseason.
His competitors options Will Levis, the thirty third general decide in 2023 who’s going into his third season and third in Callahan’s offense. The Titans even have veteran backup quarterbacks Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle on the roster.
For Ward, competing and proving himself has all the time been part of his sport, working himself from getting no stars as a recruit out of highschool to a starter in faculty first at Incarnate Phrase, then Washington State and eventually Miami.
The rookie made clear he sees the NFL as being one other alternative to show himself. Ward stated he embraces competitors with himself, different quarterbacks and large receivers.
“Something we do, we compete,” Ward stated. “It actually don’t trouble me. On the finish of the day, it’s a job. That’s the way you’ve received to method it. You’ve received to get your work in early within the morning, late at evening. It’s on daily basis for me. I do the identical stuff and attempt to get higher.”
Callahan merely needs Ward’s focus to be on studying and every day enchancment as he adjusts to life as knowledgeable quarterback. That’s why rookies get their very own minicamp earlier than the 9 draft picks and 16 undrafted rookies combine into offseason exercises Monday with the Titans’ veterans.
“An important half is simply preserve your focus small,” Callahan stated. “Don’t fear about September. We’re frightened about as we speak’s apply and this afternoon’s movie session, after which take the following day. Cam isn’t any completely different. Day by day you attempt to get a bit of bit higher than you have been the day earlier than.”
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