On Wednesday, Robert Woods was introduced to the Tennessee Titans media for the first time after the team’s trade with the Los Angeles Rams became official. You can check out a full rundown of his presser here.
Woods, 29, has been a big-time producer since entering the league in 2013, spending his first four seasons with the Buffalo Bills. After the Rams hired Sean McVay, the organization saw sweeping changes and lured Woods away from the Bills on a five-year contract.
The USC product’s numbers soared in the Rams’ offense, reaching a career-best 1,219 receiving yards and six touchdowns during the 2018 NFL season. He’ll look to bring that same production to Tennessee, a team that recently released veteran wide receiver, Julio Jones.
“I am joining a great offense, a great team,” Woods said via Jim Wyatt of Titans Online. “I am really excited to get to work with Ryan Tannehill and A.J. Brown and everyone to get this thing rolling. We have a great back on the backfield, and you have to have a good running back to get the passing game going, and I think Derrick Henry will complement what I do and what we’ll do in the passing game, especially with Tannehill and T.D. (Todd Downing) calling plays, it should be an exciting group.”
When it came to being traded, Woods had a say in where he would end up, which just goes to show the respect Los Angeles had for him.
The veteran noted that his relationship with some of the Titans coaches from his days in Buffalo and the talent of the team overall played a huge factor in him ultimately deciding to come to Tennessee.
“They (the Rams) told me I’d have a say in where I’d be traded,” Woods said, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport. “I did my research and spoke with past players that were here. And just having a relationship with Todd Downing and Rob Moore already from being in Buffalo. Then Derrick Henry, Ryan Tannehill, A.J. Brown… they’re a top-performing team and the Coach of the Year [Mike Vrabel], so joining this team is beneficial for my career.”
Woods was limited to just nine games in 2021, suffering a torn ACL in practice in November. While he wasn’t on the field, he was a big part of the team’s success emotionally en route to winning the Super Bowl.
When healthy, he and Cooper Kupp made a formidable wide receiver duo, accounting for over 10,000 yards in five seasons together. Now, Woods will look to develop the same chemistry with Titans wide receiver, A.J. Brown.
“I think my game with his, being able to hit on both sides will be really dynamic,” Woods said. “His game complements mine. I think once we get the ball in our hands, I think we’re really going to be dangerous just because of how we run and attack defenders, eat up the ground.
“I think we’re going to be really, really good together.”
In typical Titans fashion, Woods would not provide any update on his timetable to return to the field, but he did say back in February that he could be ready by minicamp. In the same breath, he also noted that he wasn’t going to rush things.
Together, Woods and Brown can become what the Titans had in Corey Davis and Brown (or better), or what they hoped they’d have in Jones and Brown in 2021.
Brown was limited to 13 games last year after eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark in each of his first two seasons. Woods eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark twice during his time in Los Angeles, and three times if you count his rushing yards.
Assuming both are healthy, quarterback Ryan Tannehill will have two legitimate weapons through the air to go along with Derrick Henry.
