Titans Veterans Excessive on New QB Cam Ward

NASHVILLE – One week in the past at present, the Titans picked quarterback Cam Ward with the primary general decide of the NFL Draft.

Among the Titans have already met Ward, whereas others have solely seen him from afar.

On Thursday, 4 Titans veterans spoke to reporters through the early levels of the staff’s offseason program.

All had been requested about Ward, from their ideas on his play, to his potential.

Guard Peter Skoronski was requested what Ward must do to win over the offensive line.

“Nothing however his job,” Skoronski stated. “It is easy, simply do what he has to do. We place confidence in him clearly – he was picked No.1 for a purpose. We place confidence in him, and if he simply works onerous, which I belief he’ll, there’s nothing magical (he has to do). Simply doing all of your job and being accountable and being constant, and that is all it can take. We have now belief in him and that may solely proceed to construct as we get to do stuff and get into camp.”

Skoronski stated he is watched Ward’s highlights, and he is been impressed.

“The arm,” Skoronski stated of Ward. “Clearly he has a ton of expertise below his belt, 5 years, which I believe is a superb factor. … He did an unbelievable job at Miami. So, excited to see how that interprets and what he can deliver to us and make us higher.”

Whereas enjoying at Incarnate Phrase, Washington State and Miami, Ward developed into one of many nation’s prime gamers, and finally the highest decide of the draft.

Ward traveled to Nashville final week for an introductory press convention, when he met extra coaches and teammates, and familiarized himself extra with the staff.

He’ll be again in Nashville on the finish of subsequent week for rookie minicamp.

Tight finish Chig Okonkwo stated the staff is hopeful about what Ward can do for the staff for years to come back.

“You see all the nice groups, they’ve quarterbacks who’ve been there for a very long time,” Okonkwo stated. “With Cam coming in, we count on that from him, and he’s undoubtedly going to do it for us.

“He brings that aspect of a dawg – you have got a dawg at that place. I’ve seen the viral video of him and Shedeur (Sanders) coaching and also you see the issues he says, the best way he carries himself, he simply has all of the intangibles that you really want at that place. And people are the issues that basically carry you at that place, as a result of that is the toughest place to play within the league. So, you actually must have the thoughts for it.”

Skoronski and Okonkwo stated they’ve each met Ward briefly, Okonkwo within the cafeteria the day after Ward was drafted.

“Only a actual chill, calm character,” Okonkwo stated of Ward. “Calm dude. I believe it is good to guide a staff … We’re all very excited for him to come back in.”

Veteran receiver Tyler Lockett, who signed with the Titans final week after enjoying his first 10 NFL seasons with the Seahawks, stated he is adopted Ward intently.

Lockett is sweet associates with former Seahawks and Titans security Quandre Diggs, Ward’s cousin.

Lockett known as Diggs Ward’s “No.1 fan.” Lockett stated Diggs put him in a bunch message with Ward, and he is been capable of speak to him.

“I’m very enthusiastic about Cam having the ability to come on board,” Lockett stated. “Once I was in Seattle, I bought an opportunity to observe him loads when he was at Washington State. Me and Quandre Diggs are finest associates, and have been finest associates for some time, and he all the time used to speak to me about his cousin, even when he was leaving Incarnate Phrase, and going to Washington State, earlier than Miami. Clearly being in Seattle, I bought an opportunity to see his highlights on a regular basis and noticed him do superb issues there after which at Miami. So, simply having the ability to staff up with him and do my half, I’m undoubtedly excited for that.”

“He is undoubtedly a cool dude, and tremendous keen,” Lockett stated of Ward. “He cares loads about being nice, and cares loads about soccer.”

New Titans security Xavier Woods, who signed with the staff in March after enjoying beforehand with the Cowboys, Vikings and Panthers, was in Carolina when the staff drafted quarterback Bryce Younger with the primary general decide.

Woods stated the state of affairs in Tennessee is totally different with Ward.

“Right here, Cam is coming to a training employees that has been right here, … with a plan already in place since (Brian Callahan) has been right here,” Woods stated. “He has guys that know the system already.

“He’s going to have some consistency, and he has a training employees that has been right here. So, (he has to) depend on that, and depend on the vets that you’ve got within the quarterback room, the receiver room.”