Former Titans strength and conditioning coach Steve Watterson was presented with the NFL Strength and Conditioning Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday evening.
He received the award at the NFL Strength and Conditioning Coaches banquet at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis.
Watterson, who retired in April of 2018, was the longest tenured NFL assistant coach with consecutive years working for the same franchise. He was with the Titans for 32 years.
Past and present Titans players alike have had nothing but high praise for Watterson and his efforts in Nashville.
“I am very humbled by it,” Watterson said in a report by the team’s Jim Wyatt. “To be recognized by my peers, it means so much to me. … It’s a little bit of a closing of the door.”
While Watterson did enjoy his time with Tennessee, he assures those around him that he won’t be coming out of retirement.
“One comedic comment I made, was there was one guy who was retired (when he received the award), and after six years he came back. I guaranteed them they would never have to worry about that with me. All the juice was out of this grape.”
