Veteran Jurrell Casey has long-been a staple of the Tennessee Titans defense, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith, who saw time for both the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins, had high praise for Casey.
“I think he’s a fantastic player – that’s what I think about him,” Smith said in a report by the team’s Jim Wyatt. “And I think what he’s been able to do, he’s put himself into a completely different category of player.”
It’s not just the fact that Casey has been dominant in recent times as the Titans have reached a new level of success on their AFC Championship Game run, but his ability to maintain a high standard of performance.
“The fact that he’s been able to sustain that level of play for an extended period of time sets him apart from guys who are able to do it once or twice, or three times.”
Casey finished out the 2019 season with 61 tackles, 30 quarterback pressures and five sacks — recording two sacks in the team’s playoff win at Baltimore on January 11.
Over nine seasons in the NFL, Casey has racked up 493 tackles, 51 sacks and 12 passes defensed.
He and the Titans will look for continued upward momentum when the 2020 season kicks off later this year.
