Every year Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel hands out offseason awards for players who have done great work, and this year he named four players who earned the honor.
After the Titans’ first training camp practice on Wednesday, Vrabel revealed that tight end Anthony Firkser, wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, and defensive linemen Larrell Murchison and Teair Tart were all standouts this offseason.
Vrabel praised Tart in particular as someone who put in extra work. With the help of Titans coaches, Tart created a routine for himself that led to his garnering extra attention from Tennessee’s head coach ahead of camp.
#Titans‘ Vrabel: Re Teair Tart, says that he visited with coaches after the season, built a very impressive routine during the offseason. Much stronger and improved.
-Tart, Firkser, Westbrook and Murchison were team’s offseason winners.— John Glennon (@glennonsports) July 28, 2021
As far as what players get for receiving this recognition, Vrabel joked, “An ‘Atta boy.’ They get to, hopefully, play. They get better. We give them a parking spot out front.”
Tart was listed as a standout at Day 1 of practice by Turron Davenport of ESPN, who noted that the 2020 undrafted free agent was disruptive and showed “swift feet” in his reps.
Titans day 1 training camp notes (3):
-They’re not in pads but DL Teair Tart disrupted multiple plays by using his quickness to knife into the backfield. The big man has some swift feet.— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) July 28, 2021
Earlier this offseason, defensive line coach Terrell Williams said he was “really excited” about Tart, according to Titans beat writer Paul Kuharsky.
“With Tart, he wouldn’t be here if we didn’t see the talent in the guy,” Williams said. “Really the biggest thing for me is seeing him continue to develop from the strength standpoint, from a learning standpoint.
“He’s another guy that I am really excited about to see what he does in training camp. He’s had really a good off-season program. When he did get in there a year ago I thought he did some really good things. So, I am really excited about him.”
While Westbrook-Ikhine is simply vying for a spot on the roster, Murchison, Tart and Firkser are all gunning for starting spots at their respective positions. So far, each appears to be off to a great start.
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