NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 There have been plenty of changes with the Tennessee Titans over the past few years. With change come exciting developments. The Titans have a new head coach, Robert Saleh, and a new Nissan Stadium is under construction right next to the old one, with the new facility scheduled to be ready for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n
This year, the Titans will also have a radio analyst as Tennessee native and former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman\u00a0Ramon Foster steps into the role<\/a>\u00a0alongside second-year play-by-play announcer\u00a0Taylor Zarzour<\/a>. Foster takes over for\u00a0Dave McGinnis, who passed away in April<\/a>. Foster served as a sideline reporter for the Titans in 2023 and 2024, then spent last season with the Vols Radio Network. He also co-hosts the morning show Ramon and Will<\/a> with Will Boling on 104.5 The Zone, the Titans\u2019 flagship radio station.<\/p>\n We recently caught up with Foster to discuss his new gig.<\/p>\n Note: This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.<\/p>\n How excited are you about starting this new chapter in your life?<\/p>\n Ramon Foster: \u201cVery excited. You\u2019re one of 32 guys across the NFL to get an opportunity to paint the picture for listeners who consume NFL football on any given weekend. And it\u2019s a big role, one I\u2019ve looked forward to since it was announced. But also, just the idea of being in the NFL again and around the game. As a former player, you usually catch yourself trying to scratch that itch to be involved. This gives me the opportunity to be in and to cover a team that seems to be very high and moving in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n Do you expect to be nervous for your regular-season debut when the Titans host the New York Jets?<\/p>\n \u201cYes, for a lot of different reasons. First time on the job, sight unseen. I think we, as people, operate in a box of comfort. And this will be a little bit different, with so many new faces and working with a new partner, Taylor Zarzour. But also following two legends who have been in this role before. Of course, Mike Keith<\/a>, former voice of the Titans, and the sudden passing of the last color analyst, Dave McGinnis. He\u2019s a legend here, as far as the way he was on air and how he approached it. But I was around both of those guys and saw how they prepared. They approached broadcasting like it was a game, and that\u2019s the same feeling I get whenever the ball is about to be kicked off or in the lead-up to the pregame show we do.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n JUST ANNOUNCED: @TheRamonFoster<\/a> rejoins @TitansRadio<\/a> \ud83d\udcfb <\/p>\n Tennessee native and longtime NFL offensive lineman Ramon Foster, who played at the University of Tennessee, will serve as color analyst alongside Taylor Zarzour, who will continue in his role as the play-by-play voice of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/3OhxwsLTwS<\/a><\/p>\n
How did you first get started in radio?<\/p>\n \u201cI remember watching Ryan (Clark)<\/a> and Larry Foote do theirs at the same restaurant I was at in Pittsburgh. After they left, I ended up getting an opportunity. So, I did that for about six or seven years every Tuesday during the season. I also did NFL sports broadcasting and boot camp, just trying to plan for life after football. From that point, I think it was about 2016 or 17, in the offseason, I came on to a local station here, our competition across the way, 102.5, and did some stuff there, mostly hockey. We talked football as well.\u201d<\/p>\n What led you to connect with the Titans?<\/p>\n \u201cI retired in March (2020). I got a call in July from someone who said, \u2018Hey, there may be an opening at the station. I\u2019m going to put your name in a hat.\u2019 I thought, \u2018OK, let\u2019s go.\u2019 I was hired in August. So I got hired here and went on the show at this station, 104.5. I planned on taking a year off, which is crazy to me. It was good fortune that it opened as soon as I retired. But I had a lot of work in it. So I did the first couple of years, and in 2023, Mike Keith asked me to come do sidelines with Titans Radio. Did that in \u201923. Glad to be on the sideline, getting a lot of reps. In \u201924, I did it again. Then last year in \u201925, Mike left and brought me to Knoxville.\u201d<\/p>\n When the analyst position became available, this wasn\u2019t something you campaigned for?<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t, as you said, campaign for it. I wasn\u2019t pushing the narrative that this should be me. My whole thing in the world of sports is this. If you do good work, people will find it. My job and role have always been\u2014and this is probably my football mindset as an undrafted guy\u2014to just grind. Keep your head down. If you\u2019re good enough, people will take notice. That\u2019s the same way I approach sports broadcasting. I didn\u2019t want to get into this industry as a former player and treat it as if I knew everything, or as if I didn\u2019t respect the job that guys like yourself, who are traditionally journalists, do. I take this very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Titans choose Ramon Foster as radio analyst replacement for Dave McGinnis https:\/\/t.co\/0sNjkyUdm9<\/a><\/p>\n
What was your reaction to some of the criticism<\/a> about you getting the job?<\/p>\n \u201cShocked but understandable. \u2026 Coach Mac was in that role before, and Frank Wycheck was in this role, just guys who had been here before. But I was a little taken aback because, technically, I\u2019d been under the Titans umbrella for about five-plus years, worked for Titans Radio, worked for one of the legendary guys here, have a good relationship with the front office here as well, and I\u2019ve always been above board with it. But people protect what\u2019s theirs in sports, and as tragic as it was for Coach Mac to pass away at that time, I think everybody was just throwing stuff out, and it landed on me. For a little while, I\u2019ll be honest with you, I was taken aback by it. And honestly, it just kind of fueled me a little bit more as to why I want to be really good at this.\u201d<\/p>\n As someone who was an undrafted player and played 11 years in the NFL, what\u2019s your mentality on this?<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just like draft picks or head-coaching hires. Not everybody\u2019s going to be on board, and I can\u2019t fault them for that. My job is to go out there and do the best version of this era of Titans Radio I can. If I\u2019m not good enough, this is a performance-based league, and I\u2019ll be out.\u201d<\/p>\n Were you surprised that some of the criticism stemmed from your time with the Steelers?<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I saw (Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk) at Coach Mac\u2019s Memorial, I said, \u2018Now you make sure you tell me if I\u2019m bad.\u2019 She was like, \u2018You\u2019re fine, you\u2019re good,\u2019 and we joked about it. But I\u2019ve been nothing but respectful to this franchise, and I understand where I played in Pittsburgh and what this franchise has as a rivalry from the AFC Central<\/a> days. Some people hold on to that, and I don\u2019t fault them for it. But I\u2019ll put it this way. I\u2019ve been retired for going on six years now. I get called out more here in Tennessee for my voice than I did playing 11 years in Pittsburgh. I\u2019m more known for that now, which shows you how embedded I am in this community and for their team. But yeah, that week or two, it was interesting, and it was fascinating to see where most of that came from; that\u2019s all I will say.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \u201cI put so much time into watching tape, because I didn\u2019t know how to.\u201d@Titans<\/a> QB Cam Ward shares why watching tape is so valuable to him after he got a late start learning how to do it early in his career.<\/p>\n Quarterback Season 3 is now playing. pic.twitter.com\/OFyCQog8yZ<\/a><\/p>\n
What\u2019s your impression of Cam Ward so far?<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if there\u2019s a bigger critic of himself than Cam Ward right now in football that fully expresses it. There\u2019s a docuseries, Quarterback<\/a>, and it just shows you his mind. How he approaches the game. And just him not being satisfied until you get to a point where you\u2019re winning or you have the ability and opportunity to raise up that Lombardi Trophy. So, I think he\u2019s the right guy for the Titans with where they are as a franchise right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n What will success in your new job look like to you in the first season?<\/p>\n \u201cBeing willing to adjust. Being able to get critiqued. Understanding where I need to be better at and how I need to be better\u2026 I do a morning show from 6 to 10 every day. So, if I\u2019m bad, they\u2019ll tell me. I have no problems with critiques or anything else that goes with being in a public space. I do believe there\u2019s a high standard with Titans Radio, and I truly believe that if it goes sideways, I\u2019ll hear about it.\u201d<\/p>\n \t
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