NFL: Wave of layoffs at the Titans – numerous stars have to go

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The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl success was almost two weeks ago. While the team around superstar Patrick Mahomes were still being celebrated and honored a few days after the triumph over the Philadelphia Eagles (38:35), other teams have started planning for the next NFL season.

Before the NFL draft begins on April 27, the teams are currently sorting out their rosters, parting with professionals who they no longer trust to play in the NFL, who no longer fit into the team or who are injured.

The Tennessee Titans have been particularly active over the past few days when it comes to letting players go.

Titans fired four players at once

The Titans only had seven wins last season, missing out on the playoffs. Now they separated from four players within a very short time. Linebacker Zack Cunningham, left tackle Taylor Lewan, wide receiver Robert Woods and kicker Randy Bullock had to pack their bags.

The dismissal of Woods in particular caused a stir. The wide receiver came from the LA Rams as a Super Bowl champion just before last season. In Los Angeles’ successful season, he only played in nine games, but still contributed four touchdowns. He wasn’t that effective in his year with the Titans. Although he was allowed to play in all 17 games of the regular season, he only celebrated two touchdowns.

After his split from the Titans was official, he tweeted the easily interpreted words: “Free!”. Apparently, he didn’t feel too comfortable with the AFC South team either. Then he wrote: “Where should I go now?” The 30-year-old has probably not ruled out the end of his career.

The Titans’ separation from their left tackle, Taylor Lewan, was more emotional. The 31-year-old was picked by the Titans in the first round of the draft in 2014 and played for Tennessee for nine years. He tore his cruciate ligament last season, so he only played in two games. Now his franchise didn’t consider him fit enough to play.

He knew beforehand that he would have to come to terms with the end of his time with the Titans. He said: “Then I have to put myself in a situation that I haven’t been in my whole life: I have to weigh the pros and cons of playing football again.”

In the past three years he had two cruciate ligament surgeries and only played 20 games during this time. Overall, he started 106 times for the Titans.