The Tennessee Titans kept rookie defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat sidelined for a large portion of organized team activities (OTAs) and all of minicamp, but the second-round pick returned on Wednesday as training camp kicked off.
Sweat took the field alongside his teammates and performed about as well as could be expected.
“My first day, it was great really,” he told reporters after practice, via The Tennessean. “Just coming out here and doing what I love, really. It’s great just being out here and having another opportunity.”
But why did he miss so much time throughout the spring? Sweat wasn’t keen on offering up any details.
“Ask the head coach,” he said.
Brian Callahan wasn’t available to members of the media on Wednesday, so that question will have to wait. For now, Sweat insists he’s a full go even though he appeared gassed at times, which drew some ribbing from his offensive teammates, reports Jim Wyatt of TennesseeTitans.com.
All eyes were on defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat at the start, considering we didn’t see much of him in the offseason. The team’s second-round pick showed some pretty good footwork on the bags, and he said afterward he felt good. Some of Sweat’s offensive teammates razzed him a little bit at one point later in practice about being tired, but there were several guys feeling it on the first day back.
Sweat and the Titans will return to the field on Thursday for their second training camp practice and perhaps the team’s beat writers will get a little more information out of Callahan.
