Titans President of Football Operations, Chad Brinker, & GM Mike Borgonzi kick off 2025 Training Camp

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Tennessee Titans President of Football Operations, Chad Brinker, & General Manager Mike Borgonzi kicked off Training Camp with a press conference today; providing some key updates regarding the team. Borgonzi commented very positively on rookie S Kevin Winston Jr., saying that "he has been here all summer, watching film". There was also a not so positive update on C Lloyd Cushenberry and CB L'Jarius Sneed.

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00:00Welcome back, kicking off the 2025 season.

00:04We're excited about our off-season program we just went through with our players,

00:08obviously draft class and some of the veterans that we added to the roster.

00:13I thought Coach Callahan and his staff did a good job this off-season,

00:17just helping this football team grow.

00:20Mike worked with our nutrition staff and strength coaches and sports scientists

00:25and even challenged these players a little bit from a body composition standpoint.

00:30And these guys came in in shape.

00:32Some guys changed their body comps, they look great, they're ready to go.

00:36I know I saw a lot of guys coming in out of this building throughout the summer even,

00:39so they're excited to be here, and we are too, and we look forward to what's ahead of us.

00:45Obviously, we've got a lot of work to do as a football team over the next five weeks.

00:50It's going to be really, really important to us,

00:52and it will continue not up to the first game of the season in Denver,

00:55but even really the first four games of the season,

00:57and really finding out what kind of football team we do have.

01:01And that's always exciting for us as personnel men to really see what we got,

01:05and we're just excited about it.

01:07So I appreciate everybody being here.

01:10I just want to echo a lot of stuff that Chad said,

01:13the excitement that we have here coming into camp.

01:16I thought we did some really good things in the spring,

01:19and it's going to be really good to build upon that,

01:21and it's going to be important.

01:22You know, our work is never done, though.

01:25You know, we're always going to be looking to improve this roster wherever we can.

01:29You know, I think we added some good players in the offseason here

01:33to help the competition here on the roster,

01:36whether that's in free agency or the draft.

01:38I think it's a good mix of vets and young guys right now,

01:42and you can see in the spring, too,

01:44these vets are pulling along these young guys and really helping them out,

01:48so it's a good thing to see in terms of the team-building aspect.

01:53So, you know, we're looking forward to, you know, training camp here

01:56and really to make improvements every day, and that's what we're trying to do.

02:01Just a few rostered updates.

02:04Lloyd Cushenberry will start on PUP.

02:07He's making good progress right now.

02:08He's just not there yet.

02:09I would say he's week-to-week right now.

02:12Same thing with LJ.

02:14LJarius, he's going to start out on PUP.

02:17LJ's been working really hard here in the offseason to get back,

02:21and he's week-to-week as well right now.

02:23Will Levis, we put out a statement on him yesterday

02:26that he will have shoulder surgery and be out for the remainder of the season.

02:30And the other one is Lorenzo Carter,

02:33who notified us yesterday that he will be retiring.

02:37So we wish him well.

02:38About one person's decision, you know, I think it's really important.

02:41I emphasize this in the meeting the other day with the coaches is the communication.

02:45I want it daily, you know, not just in meetings.

02:48I want it on the field, in the building, when we're passing.

02:50It's really important that we obviously get this right here at the end.

02:54And so communication will be vital between the coaching staff and the personnel staff.

03:01Yeah, Kevin's worked really hard here in the offseason,

03:04and, you know, he's ready to hit the ground running.

03:06He's in great shape right now.

03:09You know, he's been here like the whole summer, you know,

03:12watching film in the building and working out.

03:15And so we're really excited to see him.

03:19You know, they have game reps.

03:22They have starter reps.

03:24You know, I think Brandon, you know, obviously was with Brian in Cincinnati.

03:28He has a really good understanding of the offense.

03:30And, listen, he had a really good offseason here, too.

03:33I was impressed with him.

03:35So, you know, I've watched Brandon over the years,

03:39and, you know, every time he comes out there, he competes hard.

03:43So, you know, we're going to continue to evaluate that position,

03:48like every position in training camp.

03:49With the patience, then?

03:51There's a lot of new pieces in there, right?

03:53There's some veterans.

03:54It's a good mix right now of vets and young guys, some unproven guys.

04:00But I think it's really good.

04:01You saw during the spring some of those, you know,

04:05especially guys like Ridd, who I've never really been around.

04:07I always knew he was a really good player.

04:08But, you know, the way that he takes his time out to teach these young guys

04:14is really important.

04:15And they look up to him and the way he works.

04:19So, you know, I'm excited to see how it plays out.

04:21I think we have some talent in that room.

04:24Like I said, there's some veterans.

04:25There's some young, unproven talent.

04:27So, you know, we're excited to see how this is going to unfold.

04:31Where's the confidence in Allen?

04:33Yeah, nobody wants to hear that word, patience.

04:36I get that.

04:37But the reality is we understand where we are as a roster.

04:42We've got a lot of work to do.

04:44And we're going to be relying on a lot of young players this season

04:47to carry this football team.

04:49And we need those veteran players as well to help those young players grow.

04:55So there will be some challenges.

04:57But I do want to see our football team improve from day to day to week to week

05:02to where by the end of the season, you know, we'll see what we look like.

05:06Hopefully we're healthy.

05:06This is a game.

05:07It's a war of attrition.

05:09So you've got to be healthy.

05:10And there's just a lot of work to do.

05:12So it's hard to really define, you know,

05:14if you're asking me what does success look like in 2025, you know,

05:18I think that's for you guys to write about.

05:21I mean, I'm just – I just want to see this team get better.

05:24And we'll go through another, you know, season this year, acquisition.

05:29You know, we got the first waiver claim.

05:31We're going to constantly be looking to upgrade this roster.

05:35You know, if guys aren't getting the job done,

05:37then we'll get guys in here that will.

05:40So the top of the roster is just as important as the bottom.

05:43What do we feel?

05:44We feel good with the room right now.

05:46I mean, obviously we had a dream on.

05:48You know, we drafted Femi Yardins here.

05:50You know, there's a chance we could add somebody here at some point.

05:54I guess both of you like him.

05:56You know, we have had conversations.

05:57He's been very transparent with us.

06:00We knew there was a possibility that he could have this surgery.

06:04But just out of respect with Will, to him,

06:07I'd like to keep those medical conversations private.

06:10But we were aware of it, though.

06:12Can you explain how does the timing fit for him, fit for you?

06:18Yeah, you know, we knew after the season, you know,

06:21rest and rehab was the recommendation from our staff

06:24and from the second opinion staff that he sought information on.

06:30And there was an option that, you know,

06:32they recommended that he push through the offseason, which he did.

06:35Had a really good offseason.

06:37And if he felt discomfort, that he would proceed with the surgery.

06:42And that's what he did.

06:43With Lorenzo retiring.

06:46With Lorenzo retiring.

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