NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Titans have completed their extreme makeover of one of the NFL’s worst defenses.
Gone are seven players who started at least three games last season, including three in the secondary to create salary cap space. In are free-agent signees linebacker Bud Dupree, lineman Denico Autry and cornerback Janoris “Jackrabbit” Jenkins.
The latest changes came in the NFL draft, and when the Titans were done picking Saturday, they had made five of their eight selections during the three-day event on defense, led by first-round pick Caleb Farley, a cornerback from Virginia Tech.
“I feel like we’ve got a good mix of all of that on the defensive side,” general manager Jon Robinson.
The reigning AFC South Division champs had to make changes. All-Pro and offensive player of the year Derrick Henry and quarterback Ryan Tannehill not only led one of the NFL’s best offenses, they helped carry the Titans to an 11-5 record and their first home playoff game since 2008.