Tennessee Titans are changing their defense with roster moves

The Tennessee Titans they still can’t free themselves from them Lost 52-14 down Detroit Lions last Sunday, but the show must go on.

The Titans were active on Monday, making several roster moves.

Tennessee moved linebacker Cedric Gray from the injured reserve list to the active roster, via Turron Davenport of ESPN. In a corresponding move, the club released defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson.

Gray was selected by the Titans in the fourth round of the NFL draft last spring and has yet to play a single regular season loss for his team.

The University of North Carolina player suffered a shoulder injury in August and has been on the bench since then, but it appears he is preparing to make his debut.

Gray had quite an impressive college career and is coming off a 2023 season in which he recorded 121 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, five sacks, an interception, a couple of forced fumbles and a pair of turnovers.

Let’s talk about filling out a stat sheet.

The 21-year-old arrived at North Carolina in 2020, but didn’t start getting significant time on the field until his sophomore season, when he recorded 100 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two picks.

Then, during his junior campaign, Gray recorded 145 receptions, 12 tackles for loss, a sack, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and two recoveries.

Meanwhile, Anderson appeared in just four games with Tennessee this season, recording no statistics. He played a total of 38 snaps.

The 28-year-old has been in the NFL since 2019 and has played for a different team each year, totaling 54 tackles and 2.5 sacks.

Titans it’s only 1-6 and will face New England Patriots next Sunday.

Tennessee appears to be make more moves before the NFL trade deadline.

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