Titans receiver goes on IR; two join squad
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans have placed wide receiver Cam Batson on injured reserve and agreed to terms with a pair of receivers.
The Titans announced the moves Wednesday.
Batson was hurt Monday in practice and walked off with a trainer. The 5-foot-8, 175-pound receiver was named one of the Titans’ top offseason performers, and he had eight catches for 82 yards in 11 games last season.
The Titans also waived receiver Joe Parker from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and added receivers Tanner McEvoy and Papi White.
The 6-6, 230-pound McEvoy played 29 games with Seattle and has 14 catches for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He was on the practice squad with New Orleans last season. The 5-8 White signed as an undrafted free agent out of Ohio after this year’s draft. He also returned punts in college.
Owner hands out grants
Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk handed out $450,000 in grants to 10 Nashville-area nonprofits Tuesday.
The grants from the Titans’ foundation went to organizations supported by the team’s players.
The donations are part of the Titans’ “We Stand For” program started a year ago to help showcase the causes and charities important to players, coaches and officials in the front office.
The Titans gave $100,000 grants to a new National Museum of African American Music and the NAACP Freedom Fund with smaller checks for groups supporting education, social justice, immigrant outreach and diversionary and re-entry programs.
GM Jon Robinson and coach Mike Vrabel joined defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker and linebacker Wesley Woodyard for a panel discussion on why each man supports his different causes.
“I was getting kind of choked up watching them,” Strunk said. “They take their feelings about this community, they’re so strong, and they just want to do what they can to make change to make it a better place. Nashville’s a great place, but we can always be better.”
“Unbelievable for you to have the owner and the organization do something this incredible in the community, especially something that we fight for all the time to try to get out here and get involved,” Casey said. “I thank the Lord we have a great owner in Amy and GM in Jon (Robinson),” Casey said.