Tennessee Titans cornerbacks Coty Sensabaugh (24) and Blidi Wreh-Wilson (25) run a drill with other defensemen during NFL football minicamp on Monday, June 9, 2014, in Nashville.NASHVILLE – Tennessee had one Pro Bowl player last season – Alterraun Verner – and lost the cornerback to Tampa Bay in free agency. The Titans are looking to replace him with someone from inside their locker room.
With Verner’s departure, Coty Sensabaugh is rotating with Blidi Wreh-Wilson between the cornerback spot opposite Jason McCourty and as the fifth defensive back in passing situations. Tommie Campbell also is working in as well as he returns from a season-ending shoulder injury, so new coach Ken Whisenhunt and his assistants can get a feel for what all they all can do.
“I like the competition there,” Whisenhunt said Monday. “I think it’s making all of those players better, and we’ll see how it is when the dust settles.”
To McCourty, it’s just part of the cycle of life in the NFL. He said he and Verner seized their opportunities when Cortland Finnegan left via free agency, and now it’s happening with the competition to replace Verner.
“With Vern moving on, it gives these guys the opportunity to show what they can do,” McCourty said.