With all of the youth and new players being added to the Tennessee Titans’ roster in 2021, veteran leadership is as important as ever, and to no one’s surprise safety Kevin Byard is stepping up.
Rookie cornerback Elijah Molden recently explained how Byard is already rubbing off on him despite the pair only having a short time together, according to Ben Arthur of the Tennessean.
“So far, he’s taught me a lot, just about how to approach the game,” Molden said. “He’s staying after and doing stuff in between practice and it’s just the attention to detail. I’ve only been with him for a couple weeks, but I’m learning a lot from him.”
Elijah Molden explains the photo of him looking at Kevin Byard in awe, what veteran safety has meant to him transitioning to the NFL:
“I’ve only been with him a few weeks, but I’m learning a lot from him.” #Titans pic.twitter.com/4enZXZJOne
— Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) June 21, 2021
Molden had his first opportunity to work with Byard during OTAs, and that continued during the team’s mandatory minicamp, which wrapped on June 17.
Now, the Titans will have more than one month off before the start of training camp on July 27, where Molden will have an opportunity to compete for the starting slot cornerback job.
Meanwhile, Byard, who says he wants to be more of a leader for the whole team and not just the secondary, is looking to prove that his down year in 2020 was just an outlier.
