Last year, Mike Vrabel & Co. named seven captains for the Tennessee Titans. If you think that’s excessive, remember that the New York Giants had 10 captains last season. This year, though, the Titans have trimmed it down a bit. Brian Callahan has named a much more reasonable number of captains for 2024: Five.
⚔️ 2024 Titans Captains ⚔️
⭐️ @KennethMurray
⭐️ @GrindSimmons94
⭐️ @will_levis
⭐️ @LCush79
⭐️ @morgancox46 pic.twitter.com/RBTLGSWi5c— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) August 28, 2024
They also announced that wide receiver Calvin Ridley will serve as a bonus sixth captain during Week 1.
#Titans 2024 captains as voted by the players.
QB Will Levis (unanimous)
C Lloyd Cushenberry
DT Jeffery Simmons
LB Kenneth Murray Jr.
LS Morgan CoxWR Calvin Ridley is a bonus 6th captain for Week 1. pic.twitter.com/dHIQ9uqMMy
— AtoZ Sports Nashville (@AtoZSports) August 28, 2024
Inside linebacker Kenneth Murray, Jr., defensive end Jeffery Simmons, quarterback Will Levis, center Lloyd Cushenberry III, and long snapper Morgan Cox were all named Titans captains for 2024.
Murray joined the Titans this year after his rookie contract with the Los Angeles Chargers expired. Given his newness to the organization, he is demonstrating enough leadership skills to be granted this honor.
Simmons has been with the Titans since he was drafted in 2019 and has long been a leader on the defensive side of the ball.
It’s pretty standard for the quarterback to be named a captain, and Levis is no exception. He’s taken full control of the offense since he became the starter in the middle of 2023 and is the clear leader of the offense.
After spending his first four seasons in Denver, Cushenberry also joined the Titans this offseason and has proven to be an offensive leader.
Cox has 15 years of NFL experience, 11 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and four with the Titans. He knows the game as well as anyone else.
These five players are responsible for exemplifying the Titans way, modeling appropriate behavior on and off the field, and showing the rest of the team what it takes to win. With these five at the head, Callahan has a solid group of players to help him keep the rest of the team on track.
