{"id":880041,"date":"2026-05-02T01:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/880041\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:24:20","slug":"titans-draft-picks-react-to-ramp-up-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/880041\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans draft picks react to ramp-up period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) &#8211; The Tennessee Titans rookie minicamp opened on Friday, but the team\u2019s eight new draft picks were not on the field for any of the drill work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Instead, head coach Robert Saleh had them spending their time with the strength and conditioning coaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYeah, I feel good about it,\u201d said receiver Carnell Tate. \u201cThose guys have a program for me. I trust and believe they\u2019re going to put me in the best position. It\u2019s just mainly about all getting acclimated. Catching the guys up from the draft up to the speed the team is at right now. So just not trying to rush into anything and risking the injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fellow first round pick, Keldric Faulk, agrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYeah, I did at Auburn,\u201d said Faulk. \u201cWe kind of like slowly got guys into programs just to not just throw them in the fire right away, but to slowly get them back up to speed. That happened with transfer guys that first come in, with the freshmen that first come in with us. It happened with me my freshman year, just getting acclimated to all the new things I had to learn. But I feel like it\u2019s a good thing, just getting us up to speed with the vets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/page\/our-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WSMV\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777685060_628_WCZWEBRKNJC6BHZCWR4ZBCEHIA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m trusting the staff,\u201d said second round pick, Anthony Hill, Jr. \u201cSo if the staff\u2019s saying we need to slow it down and do some of the stuff, they\u2019ve been in the NFL a long time, they\u2019ve been doing this for a long and I\u2019m trusting them. I\u2019m a rookie, so I\u2019m learning the ropes and if they tell me I need to step back a little bit, I\u2019m going to step back and do what they tell me to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Saleh\u2019s reason for the ramp-up goes back to his days with the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYeah, I\u2019ve called it a scar,\u201d said Saleh. \u201cI was on the staff that saw Dante Fowler tear his ACL on the first rep of rookie minicamp. So, I\u2019ve just taken the philosophy these guys have had a lot, they\u2019ve had a lot of stress over the last month, their bodies aren\u2019t ready for football. And so, we\u2019re just trying to see where they\u2019re at so we can properly get them acclimated once they get here with the veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Titans rookie minicamp continues through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Next week, the veterans join the fold for more off-season work.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 WSMV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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