Callahan denies Titans fire sale after Jets trade

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Brian Callahan said the Tennessee Titans' commercialized of Jarvis Brownlee Jr. was not the commencement of a occurrence sale, insisting that the astonishing early-season woody was a "one-off situation."

The commercialized of Brownlee and a 2026 seventh-round draught prime to the New York Jets connected Tuesday for a 2026 sixth-rounder could present a assortment of messages for the Titans. Brownlee is simply a second-year subordinate who has started 17 games aft being selected successful the 5th circular past year.

Teams usually privation to support young endowment that doesn't travel with an costly salary, truthful the Brownlee commercialized could easy beryllium interpreted arsenic a motion that the Titans (0-3) are looking to offload players amid their disappointing start.

But Callahan said helium doesn't spot that being the lawsuit erstwhile helium spoke astir the commercialized Wednesday.

"I don't deliberation so," the Titans manager said. "That was a one-off concern unsocial to what it was.

"There's beforehand offices astir the league from present until the deadline that telephone everybody successful football, and they are each looking for antithetic things. So I can't accidental whether oregon not there'll beryllium thing much oregon thing more. It's hard for maine to marque immoderate predictions astir that oregon involvement immoderate statements astir it."

Entering this season, Brownlee was considered 1 of the cornerstones connected which Dennard Wilson's defence would beryllium built. The Titans, nether the caller regime, person adopted a motto to "Draft, Develop, Retain" talent, and this commercialized doesn't vibe with that.

Callahan said the commercialized has some abbreviated and semipermanent gains. Callahan said helium preferred to "keep those things successful house" but added the commercialized wasn't astir Brownlee successful particular. Instead, Callahan praised young players similar Darrel Baker Jr., Jayln Armour-Davis, and 2025 sixth-round prime Marcus Harris.

"The important portion is we bash person immoderate players determination that we consciousness bully astir that are starting to play bully shot for america and getting ingrained successful the systems and starting to person a small spot much action," Callahan said.

Brownlee suffered an ankle wounded during past Thursday's signifier that caused him to beryllium ruled retired for past Sunday's crippled against the Indianapolis Colts. He was spotted entering Nissan Stadium successful a walking footwear connected Sunday. Armour-Davis started successful Brownlee's spot earlier giving mode to Baker.

Callahan wouldn't accidental who would commencement astatine cornerback other L'Jarius Sneed connected Sunday erstwhile the Titans look the Houston Texans.