One of the biggest storylines coming out of the Tennessee Titans’ season-opening matchup against the Denver Broncos will be Jurrell Casey’s debut with his new team coming against his old one.
Casey, who was a third-round pick of the Titans in 2011 and spent nine seasons with the franchise, was traded to the Broncos for a seventh-round pick early in the offseason in a salary-dump move that was surprising to many, including the veteran, who wasn’t thrilled about what transpired.
As you’d expect, Casey is quite excited to take the field against his old team, as he told the media on Thursday.
#Broncos @Jurrellc on facing the #Titans. "Emotions will be high. First game will be hype. I am going to be making a lot of plays." #Denver7
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) September 3, 2020
Jurrell Casey getting ready to play his former Titans. “It’s going to be a little more juice going into the game.” #9sports pic.twitter.com/xxAVpGAAqW
— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) September 3, 2020
Aside from being a top-notch defender, Casey is also valuable in the sense that he can give insider information on the Titans to the Broncos — and it’s something Casey definitely plans on doing.
.@Jurrellc to #Broncos reporters: "First meeting in the week we’re going to sit down and start hammering out things, what they need tips on, what they need help on. Whatever they ask me for, the knowledge I remember, I’ll make sure I give it to them.” #Titans
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) September 3, 2020
One thing Casey will have to get used to is defending against his former teammate in running back Derrick Henry, who won the rushing title last season with 1,540 yards.
Casey has a plan of attack for Henry in Week 1, but as the veteran and the rest of us know, pregame plans to stop or slow the Alabama product don’t always pan out once it’s time to hit the field.
#Broncos @Jurrellc said key with #Titans Henry is making him go East to West. When he "gets rolling (downhill), he's tough to stop." #Denver7
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) September 3, 2020
The Titans and Broncos will meet on September 14 at Empower Field at Mile High in the second game of a Week 1 “Monday Night Football” doubleheader. Kickoff will take place at 9:10 p.m. CT.
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