By MIKE HERNDON, columnist
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The 2023 Tennessee Titans begin training camp today, starting preparations for what figures to be a fascinating season. Mike Vrabel’s sixth season as head coach opens with his squad hoping to bounce back from their first losing season since 2015.
The addition of DeAndre Hopkins and the retention of Jeffery Simmons, Derrick Henry, and Ryan Tannehill make it clear that Titans brass are not viewing this as a rebuilding season. However, they laid out some groundwork for a transition from the Henry-Tannehill era by drafting Will Levis and Tyjae Spears in April.
With Henry and Tannehill both set to be free agents at the end of this season, this could be a farewell tour for the core group that appeared in the 2019 AFC Championship game and won back-to-back AFC South titles in 2020 and 2021. Maybe a successful season could push that timeline back, but the team appears to be preparing as if this is the last hurrah.