Elliott Released After Firearm Incident at Team Facility
The Titans released defensive tackle Jordan Elliott following a firearm incident at the team facility, the organization's second significant roster disruption in five days.
Elliott had appeared on the injury report as active heading into this stretch, so his availability wasn't the issue. The circumstances here are different from anything the Titans have navigated this preseason or early season — this is a conduct matter, not an injury or a depth calculation. Tennessee moved quickly.
The timing is worth noting. The Titans are still sorting through the defensive depth questions that have followed them since training camp. Cedric Gray's concussion situation dominated the conversation heading into Week 1, and the secondary has been operating short since Nazeeh Johnson's six-game suspension kicked in. Losing a defensive tackle to a release of this nature doesn't help a front that was already thin. Jeffery Simmons remains the anchor up front, but the depth behind him gets shorter today.
Two significant roster moves in five days, neither of them planned. That's the part Tennessee's front office will want to get behind quickly.