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USAT: Titans Wire

Mar 6, 2022

The Tennessee Titans have met with several 2022 NFL draft prospects at the NFL Combine, and in those interviews they aren’t wasting any time. - Titans general manager Jon Robinson revealed that the team isn’t spending time on “icebreakers” when interviewing prospects, and instead is getting right to the meat and potatoes, according to Jim Wyatt of Titans Online. - - “I think we’ve tried to spend more time this year – less with the icebreakers, and more of ‘Let’s just get straight to football,'” Robinson said. “We are hiring them to be football players; that is going to be their primary job. They have hobbies outside of football, maybe (they like) to play disc golf or collect wrestling cards. That’s their prerogative, but as long as it doesn’t impact their ability to play football, I think that is where our focus has been. What is their football acumen? How much is football important to them? Can they articulate in that energy setting? - - - “Now there’s some spawn off questions. If they want to talk about their dog Fluffy, they can talk about Fluffy. But we are not going to spend 14 minutes of a 20-minute interview talking about their Peekapoo. We are going to talk about football.” - Teams get 45 18-minute interviews with prospects, as opposed to the 60 15-minute meetings they used to get. Head coach Mike Vrabel says the meetings can often help the team whittle down its list of draft targets. - “I think it’s a good starting point,” Vrabel said. “I think you can figure out if you want to follow up, if you want to try to have a second date. You can eliminate. I probably eliminate more than I should here just based on personality, fit, just my own personal feelings. Then maybe those get resurrected after watching the tape. But this is just a first step in a process in the evaluation.” - The NFL Combine will run through March 6, and then teams will have another chance to look at prospects at their respective pro days. - The 2022 NFL draft will begin on Thursday, April 28, and will run through Saturday, April 30. Tennessee is projected to have seven picks if compensatory selection estimates come to fruition. - - RelatedAre Titans finalists for a potential Aaron Rodgers trade?Vols WR Velus Jones on possibly playing for Titans: 'That would be amazing'Titans' Mike Vrabel reacts to Jon Robinson getting emotional at combine - - List - - 11 AFC South stories from last week for Titans fans to know - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Titans Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Titans Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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