NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Titans are trickling into the team’s headquarters for a training camp with their first-round draft pick Isaiah Wilson on the COVID-19/reserve list.
Coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that Wilson, the lone unsigned member of the Titans’ six-man 2020 draft class, has been placed on the list. That means Wilson, the No. 29 draft pick overall out of Georgia, either tested positive or came in close contact with someone who did.
This is the third training camp for Vrabel with his Titans coming off the franchise’s first AFC championship game appearance in 17 years. The coronavirus pandemic makes this a very different camp from Vrabel’s first two.
The coach said he’s learned he can’t eliminate distractions and must manage them the best way possible. The health and safety of the team remains the top concern.
“We’re going to navigate through a pandemic the likes of which that we’ve never seen or experienced,” Vrabel said. “So those are all going to still happen through training camp. But now we’re going to have to manage a disease that’s ravaging across the country as we enter into training camp.”