The Tennessee Titans have been under siege since it was discovered that they could have violated the NFL's protocols pertaining to COVID-19. Despite the rumors surrounding the Titans, Ryan Tannehill criticized the league's testing guidelines, per NFL Network's Mike Giardi.
Following Tennessee's Week 3 win over the Minnesota Vikings, it was revealed that the Titans had multiple players test positive for COVID-19. The NFL would force the Titans to close their team facility until further notice and postponed their Week 4 contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Since the Monday where they revealed their first positive tests, the Titans have been unable to practice as a team. Nevertheless, the number of cases of positive tests has continued to grow exponentially in the past week.
Given the increase in cases in the past week and a half, the NFL is looking into the situation. The league wants to make sure the Titans followed the COVID-19 guidelines and refrained from holding private gatherings that could cause an outbreak.
Even though some believe Tennessee did violate the protocols, Tannehill believes everyone should be hesitant to pass judgment until they gather all of the details.
If the NFL believes the Titans did violate protocols, then Tennessee could face stiff punishments from the league. In all likeliness, fines and possible removal of draft picks could be levied by the NFL.
On top of that, the Titans would likely be forced to forfeit their game against the Steelers that has already been postponed. While the league continues to look into the matter, Tannehill doesn't seem fond of the testing measures and how the Titans have been portrayed in the media.