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USAT: Titans Wire

Jan 20, 2022

The Tennessee Titans are bringing back one of their franchise greats for the divisional-round game against the Cincinnati Bengals after naming Jurrell Casey the Honorary 12th Titan. - Casey, who spent nine years with the Titans and became one of the best defenders in team history, will be responsible for planting the sword in the ground at midfield prior to kickoff. - - “I’m stoked about it,” Casey said, per Jim Wyatt of Titans Online. “It’s an honor, because you see all the people who have represented the Titans and the city in so many different areas, whether it’s legends of the Titans or artists from music or people who have done great things in the city. To be there as the 12th Titan, that means a lot to me. - - - “I will be there for the fans who supported me, and for the players, my former teammates, my buddies. I can’t wait to see them, and they can feel my presence a bit I hope.” - Casey reflected on his time with the Titans, while also touching on what this year’s team has been able to do. - - “I’m super-proud,” Casey said. “These guys know what it means to be a Titan. The goal is to win a Super Bowl, and I obviously didn’t get to get it done in my years, but we set a good foundation, and coach (Mike) Vrabel brought the mindset of being physically prepared, and also being mentally ready. He always preached that, and he’s done a great job of getting guys to perform at a high level. - - - “I put my all into the team and the organization, and busted my tail every week to lay it on the line. I hope a lot of the younger guys recognized it, and they bought it to what we were preaching. … The way the Titans have played this year, they took all their wins this year. The way they were beat up, they weren’t supposed to win this many games. But guys were physically prepared, mentally prepared, and they’ve dominated.” - Casey went into detail about the Titans’ vaunted front four, saying the group reminds him of when he, Derrick Morgan and Brian Orakpo were causing havoc for opposing offenses. - - “That front four is unreal,” Casey said. “It kind of reminds you back in 2014 when me, Rak (Brian Orakpo) and Morg (Derrick Morgan) were going crazy, getting sack after sack. - - - “To see those guys come together, a mixture of veterans and young guys, it’s great. Jeffery Simmons has taken over that d-line room and got those guys with the right mindset. They are attacking across the board, and getting it done. I love watching those guys and can’t wait to see them play on Saturday.” - Tennessee and Cincinnati will meet at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. CST. - - RelatedDivisional playoff preview: How the Titans can beat the BengalsTennessee Titans gear featuring the 'Tennessee Collection' with Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry, and Julio Jones NFLPA officially licensed gear by BreakingTTennessee Titans' practice squad protections for Divisional Round - - List - - 11 things to know for Titans-Bengals divisional-round matchup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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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