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The Tennessee Titans have competed in every game this season except for a blowout loss versus the Cleveland Browns in Week 3, but they sit in last place in the AFC South at 2-4. This is a results-oriented business, and a scrappy effort is not enough to win over ownership and fans. Although Tennessee has […]

Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard is one of the best players in the NFL, not just at his position. Despite this, the two-time All-Pro selection made a crucial and mature decision to restructure his contract in order to help facilitate the signing of five-time Pro Bowl selection DeAndre Hopkins. With Byard’s help, Titans were able […]

The Tennessee Titans and Pro Bowl safety Kevin Byard have agreed to a restructured contract before training camp, a league source told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Byard, a two-time All-Pro, is set to make $11 million in base salary and can stand to earn as much as the $14 million he was due to […]

Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon is a busy man this offseason. There is just a lot on his plate right from the start of his tenure as the team’s new GM, and among the major decisions Tennessee’s front office has to make concerns star safety Kevin Byard, who’s been rumored to have asked the […]

Stuck in no man’s land, the Tennessee Titans desperately need to create some direction moving forward. No longer the clear-cut best team in the AFC South division, the Titans need to figure out what kind of team they want to be this next season, and that includes working the trade market this offseason. With starting […]

The Tennessee Titans approached Kevin Byard about taking a pay cut and the Pro Bowl safety shut it down, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports per sources. Byard has expressed interest in retiring with the Titans, but is now at a critical point in determining his future in Tennessee. Kevin Byard believes his play does not warrant a […]

More on more athletes are becoming owners and investors in other sports leagues. This time, Jalen Ramsey, Kevin Byard and Derwin James joined the list with their investment on the National Cycling League. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Ramsey, Byard and James are part of a group of investors backing the newly announced NCL. […]

The Tennessee Titans agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Rams last week to acquire wide receiver Robert Woods. However, that trade hasn’t yet been finalized because of salary cap issues, so the Titans are working on making Woods fit under the cap. To do that, ESPN’s Field Yates says Tennessee has converted nearly […]

Kevin Byard and the Tennessee Titans have the luxury of taking a longer rest between the end of the regular season and their first game in the playoffs, thanks to them managing to notch a top seed in the AFC. The extended rest is certainly a big plus for Tennessee, which enjoys a bye in […]

The Tennessee Titans took a loss in Week 15 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game they probably should have won. If you ask Titans DB Kevin Byard, he feels the blame should fall upon the officials. Via Turron Davenport, after the game, Byard was heated when talking to the media, going as far as […]

The Tennessee Titans Week 15 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers should be a great game. These teams have a history and the playoffs are on the line. We go over this Titans-Steelers game with some of our Titans Week 15 predictions in mind. After enjoying a much-needed bye week, the Titans came back and dominated […]

Each NFL team has plenty of what-ifs over draft selections, and the Pittsburgh Steelers may have one in regard to one pick they made several years ago. The Steelers aimed to revamp the secondary in the 2016 NFL Draft. They drafted cornerback Artie Burns with their first-round pick and later elected to take safety Sean […]

With the NFL season quickly approaching, the Tennessee Titans are ready to take the league by storm. After a busy offseason, the front office managed to vastly improve the receiving room while making necessary changes on the defense. The Titans are shaping up to be serious Super Bowl contenders but will need to prove it […]

Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard is putting in some extra work this offseason, and it’s not just the physical aspect of his game he’s been focused on. The 2017 Pro Bowler has included some brain workouts to his quarantine regimen to help him comprehensively upgrade his skill set. “When I first heard about it, it […]

It’s been nearly three months since free agency started and defensive end Jadeveon Clowney still remains a free agent. However, there have been numerous teams that have recently expressed interest in Clowney, and one of those teams is the Tennessee Titans. Titans All-Pro safety Kevin Byard has even advocated for the Titans to sign Clowney […]

The Tennessee Titans have actually drafted well over the years, while some of that success has finally started to help the once lowly AFC South franchise improve drastically over the years. However, it is also worth noting that the Titans have been put in position to draft talented players early on in the opening rounds […]

The Tennessee Titans have quickly become one of the more relevant teams in the AFC after years of losing and falling far short of expectations. Despite the team’s interesting history as the Titans were of course formerly known as both the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Oilers, it has mostly been a rollercoaster ride of seemingly […]

The Tennessee Titans came to the M&T Bank Stadium ready to play a gritty game against the Baltimore Ravens. Kevin Byard, for instance, is focused on making Lamar Jackson as uncomfortable in the pocket as possible. Byard did just that, hauling in a rare interception against the second-year quarterback during their divisional-round game. It was […]

Lamar Jackson is playing fantastic football for the Baltimore Ravens. Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard is expecting the impressive quarterback to play unstoppable football against his own team this weekend. The 26-year-old safety and the rest of the defense is preparing to face Jackson and his multi-faceted game. Byard is so impressed with what the […]

The Tennessee Titans were able to pull off quite the upset over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 10 thanks to the heroics of quarterback Ryan Tannehill. It seems his performance has made quite the impression on safety Kevin Byard. Despite his modest numbers, Tannehill was nothing short of spectacular in the clutch 35-32 win […]

Kevin Byard is showing why the Tennessee Titans made him the highest-paid safety in NFL history over the offseason (five years, $71 million). He is a playmaker. In the third quarter of Tennessee’s Week 6 tilt with the Denver Broncos, Byard made a wild play: an interception off of an underthrown Joe Flacco pass intended […]

CLUTCH Summary: The NFL Top 100 list this season had some glaring snubs Several players around the league still aren’t getting the credit they deserve San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle DeForest Buckner was the biggest snub  The NFL Top 100 List doesn’t always get it right. It’s not a slight on the placing of the […]

Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard agreed to a five-year deal worth over $70 million, and for some players, there is a concern that a player will take a step back after earning such a big contract. For Byard, that isn’t something he is concerned about and says the only thing that has changed is the […]

The Tennessee Titans just made Kevin Byard the highest-paid safety in NFL history. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Titans have agreed to a five-year, $70.5 million contract extension with Byard, a deal that will pay him $31 million in guaranteed money. Funny enough, Byard has the same agent (David Mulugheta) as fellow safeties […]

In a game that had plenty of playoff implications hanging in the balance on both sides, the Tennessee Titans were able to squeeze out a 25-16 win over the Washington Redskins on Saturday night. It was a tightly contested game throughout that came down to the final minutes of the fourth quarter with the Redskins […]

Apparently, Week 9 of the 2018 NFL season won’t end without former Dallas Cowboys star Terrell Owens getting paid homage to just like what New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas did to Joe Horn. Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard made sure of that on Monday, when he ran to the midfield star at AT&T […]

Back in late March, Tennessee Titans star safety Kevin Byard and Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders both got into it on Twitter. Byard, who asked why he wasn’t considered to be one of his top safeties in the NFL, got dismissed as just another ordinary “fan” by Sanders. That’s pretty cold, Deion. At least […]