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Mike Moraitis

Titans’ David Long: Rashaan Evans, Jayon Brown stepping up as leaders

One of the themes of the Tennessee Titans’ 2020 season will be players stepping up as leaders after the team lost some key veterans during the offseason.

Two players who appear to be doing just that are inside linebackers Jayon Brown, who is going into his fourth season, and Rashaan Evans, who is entering his third.

After practice on Sunday, 2019 sixth-round pick and inside linebacker, David Long, explained how Evans and Brown are becoming leaders and helping out with the rookies.

Going into Year 2, Long says he’s trying to build off the experience he gained after getting some significant playing during the playoffs. Long saw 87 snaps over three contests, mostly due to Brown being injured.

Long’s relationship with inside linebackers coach Jim Haslett seems to be strong early on, as the second-year linebacker called the veteran coach “my guy.”

With an impressive trio of Brown, Evans and Long, the Titans look to be solid at the inside linebacker position for 2020.

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