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Turron Davenport
TAMPA, Fla. — Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cameron Ward made his preseason debut towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday evening, and the No. 1 choose on this 12 months’s draft confirmed promise in his first reside recreation motion.
“I believe the largest factor was simply us with the ability to play in an actual recreation ambiance collectively,” Ward stated after the Titans’ 29-7 loss. “Getting a vibe of one another. Then taking part in collectively like we did.”
Ward accomplished 5 of 8 passes for 67 yards throughout two drives. The Titans went three-and-out on his first possession, however he adopted that with an 11-play, 65-yard drive that was capped by a 1-yard landing run by Tony Pollard.
Titans receiver Calvin Ridley caught three passes for 50 yards on the landing drive. Ridley was referred to as for go interference, leaving the Titans with a first-and-20, however the offense bounced again as Ward handed to Ridley for 10 and 13 yards on the subsequent two performs.
“I believed Cam performed properly in his two collection,” Titans coach Brian Callahan stated. “He did what we might hope he would do in his first motion, and he’ll get extra of it to come back.”
Ward’s first completion was to Ridley in the course of the sphere for 27 yards. The offensive line gave Ward loads of time to attend for Ridley to get open.
Ward arrived at Raymond James Stadium six hours earlier than recreation time. He stated that is a behavior that carried over from evening video games on the College of Miami. To go the time, Ward listened to some music and watched a film. Ward was on the sphere to observe the grounds crew take the tarp off the grass so he may get an early begin on his pregame warmup.
Additionally Saturday, Titans operating again Tyjae Spears suffered a excessive ankle sprain after a 13-yard reception, sources instructed ESPN. Spears limped off the sphere and was positioned on a cart earlier than being taken to the locker room.
