 What about the whole situation attracted you to this franchise and what what makes this what why do you think this is going to be a great fit for you? Oh, man, you know, I just say God honestly, I love everything in God's hand You know doing the whole entire little situation where it was going on You know, I just stayed prayed up and just let God do his work It was it was kind of nerve-racking I can say because me my age is it was a whole lot of back and forth And no my age was telling me to be calm and just say everything, you know come out then I say like last Monday It's when I realized, you know, I'm gonna get the trade Is that report true and then how did you get to the 19 how did that process? I mean, I just feel like I deserve to be note to be the highest paid off of my season that I had last year You know, that's why I won't shoot that number up there high and I feel that I deserved it But you know, things worked out to me and for my family and no for the organization of the Tennessee Titans The conversation where ran, you know It's great, you know, I feel a connection already I feel like family, you know, he's making me feel comfortable already You know in this facility, and it's my first time me him and the whole organization Man, I can say, you know, we're gonna have some very special, you know, everybody's new coming into here And then you know, we've got enough time to build, you know to see what we have Definitely each year man, you know, I go back and I watch my film whatever I get better at That's what I tried to do each year each year and this year I'm gonna do the same Man, I want to follow the number one guys and the best guys on the field. That's what I want to do You know each year I try to make new challenges challenge myself Where the winning has been a part of the culture there for a while How do you feel like you can bring something right here? Oh man, just bring my swagger, you know, just bring what I learned, you know What the coaches over there installed in me and bring it here. I think we're gonna be okay Oh man, confidence, you know resiliency relentless, I'm a hell of a player, you know, I love my game, you know I don't fear anything. I'm not afraid to lose but I'm away in most of my reps When it comes to leadership, this is a corner backs room DVDs room that has been young For the last couple of years for the most part, what do you feel leadership buys you can bring to this? Oh, man, you know coming from, you know other team my but my last team and guys I played with who installed in me You know, I'm still learning myself, you know, I would never stop learning and still growing and still learning the guys Installing me what they told me I'm gonna try to start in these guys and bring you here You know what I know and what they know and put it together Said that your group last year in terms of your defense in Kansas City was the smartest He's ever worked with how important is that not just the skill part but but the you know the smarts in terms of Yeah, I can say, you know, I know what it took, you know, it's it's not only in the in the building You know, we took time out of the building coming together, you know as in praying or coming together as one as a whole And that's what I'm gonna try to bring here. Just try to pull us together And I think when we together as a whole we can play good Man, you know, I if I can eliminate one guy, you know, they best prayer on the field it helped everybody else around us You know, just like the guys on the D line, you know, he gets to the quarterback help us out on the back end And that's how I feel like on males with the corner spot Right, you know, it's it's all just a mindset really, you know, you have any of mine you could do anything you put your mind to Hopefully whatever he put me at, you know, I'm gonna tell him put me wherever you want to put me and I'm gonna give it my best Do you think that gives a defense if a guy's doing that? Oh, man, it gives the defense a whole lot, you know, if you eliminate their best player, you know They have to rearrange their offense and you know do things to that they don't do and you know, let's mess it up Yeah, man, I can't wait to get the work with Calvin man, you know, we had words during the during the game It's hello, Robin Severe, you know, I don't think nobody else's running routes like they got I can say a cold read he was testing me all throughout the week I think he was just trying to get me fired up You know, he was sending me all of the mess that was talking everything that was saying about me, you know I use that as motivation, you know, I don't be on the media looking at what people saying about me because I don't get into that But you know, cuz we were sending to me. Give me fired up and I was taking it to the heart No, sir, I haven't Know a couple guys I know Jeff, you know, I know Cheeto You want to win every rep you talked about Calvin, but who are you gonna look for every day and practice first? Deandre or Calvin both from Gregory Severe. So whoever line up in front of me, they let's who gonna get the work You ever to wear that suit in Kansas City and tell us a little bit about the colors Yeah, man, I can't wear this at Kansas City's. Yeah, you know, I have to step out No, a little bit a little bit harder than what I usually do Going from Coach Merrick to here, you know with Denar Wilson, Steve Jackson, Chris Harris What do you know about those guys? And just if you've talked to Wilson already, how do you like the energy that he? Oh, man, I love I love the energy. He seems like he's my type of coach as Of being aggressive, you know, that's what I like to do I put my hands on guys like to be in their face and just be aggressive with guys, you know I throw everything off timing at all Is really aggressive with DB Blitzing as well and trying to get after the quarterback in that way How much does that you know suit your skill set and is that something you want to do more of here in Tennessee? I know Not quite as much. Oh, yeah, just like I told spies, you know, just throw me on the field You know, just like he did he threw me at nickel. I don't know where midseason and I didn't know anything about it You know, I just executed and played my best You're a full-time pick at Louisiana Tech, you know, how did the confidence build over the years that you could become the quarterback? Yes, I say the confidence build over the years. It got better and better over the years I can say, you know, coming as a low draft, you know from a small school, you know, everybody didn't believe in me And you know, but I stayed down and kept working Was there a game or maybe a receipt where you covered where you kind of felt like you proved it to yourself that I can do this? Yes Yes, Devante Adams When I first line up against him, he was at Green Bay Was that rookie year or was that second year? That was second year Now that you've gotten paid, where does the chip come from? The money don't change anything, you know, I love this game for the game The money just for my family, you know, to get them right, take a little pressure off my shoulders, you know Now I can do what I love and play ball You talked to Kansas City when I talked to Wade about you as a teammate and as a person in the community How much are you looking to do that here, especially knowing that you're good for at least four years? Oh, definitely man, just how, you know, God used me in Kansas City I'm gonna make sure, you know, he used me here, you know, in Tennessee Giving back to the community, whatever I can do, you know Whatever God has planned for me in my life in Tennessee, that's what I'm bringing here The situation with the Needs, I mean, you played planting a snap, you didn't miss any games But how did you manage it last year and how do you look to manage that going forward? Oh man, yeah, ain't nothing wrong with my knee I'm fine, you know, I played the whole season And years before that I played as well, you know I had a couple problems, you know, I had banged up knee before But I'm good right now, nothing is really wrong with my knee So it's not a situation that you have to manage going forward? No, I know what to do with my knee, you know, I'm coming out here to play ball Would you take a lot of pride in your run-stop ability too? That's some good numbers you can throw in Definitely, I love going against the old big guys, you know They can't, you know, get low as I get Magirius, the aggressiveness that you have, like I talked to Coach Mara and he said You're the most aggressive corner he's coached in like 27 years in the NFL Where does that come from or who are maybe your biggest influences in your style of play? I actually don't know where it came from I've always been an aggressive guy But the last two years I made up in my minds that I'm going to put hands on guys You know, I've seen it that it worked, you know, so I'm going to put my hands on guys and mess timing up and, you know They can't do nothing with it, they can't do nothing But then five yards from me, put my hands on and slow down And I quarterback looking away, so, yes, it's all mental Beyond being an aggressive cover corner What kind of guy are you in terms of being a team matter? Are you a vocal leader? Yes, I wouldn't say that I'm very vocal I'm not the raw, raw guy. I'm not going to be all down your neck Or this, I might pull you to the side Say you work on this, work on that Or even work with you to get better, you know, get out the field Or call you out to practice, you know, I'm a leader like that I'm not the one that's going to be all down your neck screaming and yelling No, that's not me Your willingness to play anywhere on the field, just wanting to be out there How much does that kind of help you with your background? Having safety experience as well What did you learn from that experience? Oh, man, it's definitely, you know, helped me out along the run Playing safety, you know, in playing corner Because that safety I was coming down as a nickel spot I feel like that helped me out a lot, you know You mentioned physicality and aggressiveness What's your interest in your opinion? What else does it take to be a premier lockdown corner in this league? You got to have floor hips, you know, you can't always use your hands You know, once you get beat, you're going to get beat a couple of times You know, here and there, but, you know, you got to have floor hips How did you come about getting floor hips? Ah, little drills, you know, getting with my coaches, you know, and just work on it Were penalties a concern for you last year? Ah, I knew, I knew, I knew it was going to come, you know Years prior before that, you know, Russell told me you're a little too aggressive, you know And they tell me before games, they would come up to tell me I'm watching you, Snead, I'm watching you, I'm watching you Yeah, so even if I put my hands on guys, you know, even if it's slip and hit them in the chin And, you know, they flop, you know, I still get a flat, you know Yeah, it's part of the cause of business, so Your thought on the new rule, no hip drop tackles? Ah, I do not like that Yeah, they might only going to put flares on this, man And you thinking about that, yeah Right, like, am I doing this? Am I going to get called? I mean, how does that, does it affect, how can you, how can you say? Ah, me, me, ah, me, I don't care, me personally I'm going to go make the tackle, whichever way, if it's that way, I'll take the flag Whatever, yeah, make sure I get them down, though No, I just want to, you know, obviously it's a really good day for us As Titans to officially announce Lagerius and have him here So we're extremely excited about that Just getting him here in the building, getting him with, you know, Coach Wilson And Chris and Steve has been good, the energy's been great And we were talking, you know, with his mom Mama Snead and kind of telling her how small the football world is And an example was her best friend knows Chris Harris from college You know what I mean? So our football world is really small But looking forward to having him in the building on a regular basis With all the rest of the guys But more than anything, just wanted to get up here and speak to you guys a little bit about free agency You know, and we haven't had a chance to speak And I spoke with Paul 101, Jim 101 about free agency Just overall, man, we came in with a targeted plan And, you know, an idea of what we wanted to do And that was, you know, started by our pro department You know, and those guys led by Brian Gardner As well as our coaching staff being able to come in, hit the ground running And one thing I want to say, and I don't think we do this enough I want to thank Miss Amy, you know, for allowing us to do the things that we've done This doesn't happen, you know, without her approving it And being okay with it as well as Kenneth and Barkley It was a lot of conversations with them We had a meeting to let them know what our targeted plan was How we were going to go about it And she was on board, 100% supportive And even when we had the pivot, you know, making her aware of what we were doing And so, you know, I want to thank her for allowing us to do that You know, also, Anthony Robinson, you know, lead in our personnel department You know, Chad Brinker, Ven Moreno You know, Ven is a stud I know Ven walks around pretty unassuming most days But Ven is the magic that allowed these deals to come to fruition Him and his relationships, Chad and his relationships My relationships, A-Robs relationships, our pro department We really lean on everybody And it's not just myself, you know, leading the charge on getting players in here It's wherever we have an advantage or a relationship We like to take advantage of that So, you guys are aware of, you know, everybody we signed Glad to talk about those guys And, you know, in particular, if you guys have questions So, just open it up to you guys How much does signing there, does the trade and signing of sleep move the needle for you this year? That seems to be a very large piece of the situation Yeah, I mean, it helps us tremendously out from a covered standpoint on the back end And, you know, if you guys know Denard and what he wants to do I think the guys that we signed in Cheeto and LJ I think they both, you know, fit what he wants to do from a covered standpoint And then having Roger here You know, Roger's played outside, he's played inside And so he fits as well So it gives us, you know, a legitimate, you know, top three out of the gate And we're going to continue to add guys I'm going to expect guys that were here last year to step up, you know, and earn those other spots But we're bringing in scheme fits for what we're going to do defensively Do you expect this group to be the best and secondary in the league? That's up for them to decide You know, we paid a lot of money to get those two guys on the outside So I expect those guys to play, you know, really well But I know one thing is that they'll be coached extremely hard They'll be really detailed in the way they approach it So I expect those guys to play well this year How has defense been built? How are you looking at the pass rush? Is this a situation where it's like the secondary, they're going to have to Going to be strong from the back end to the front end How do you address that? No, we want to build a complete defense You know, in the past we've had our strength be up front You know, and that's kind of shifted right now But we're still looking to address those positions as needed From a free agency standpoint Free agency is open, it's not over So we're going to continue to look and then obviously we got the draft Which is taking our focus now So we're going to continue to look to add, you know, up front On all sides of the ball But we're still working on that You said that, I think you told Jim and Paul about You wanted to resign to Nico And wanted to resign to Al Shire, I'm assuming at the right price But once you didn't get those guys, you went out and got rid Is that what you're talking about as a pivot Or could you have made all of that happen? There was a scenario that Van and Chad put together Where we could have assembled the Avengers But we wouldn't have had money to sign our draft class Or do anything else, so those were scenarios But Danico and Aziz were two vital members You know, of our team Aziz was an official captain And Danico was an unofficial captain, as you guys know So those guys played huge parts for us And it was going to suck to see them leave And have to play them twice a year But we feel like we'll find ways to get better And replace those guys Is your starting right tackle on the roster right now? Is your starting left tackle in the ground? We'll answer draft questions at a later date Because again, this is more about free agency And to say is our starting right tackle We got more than five offensive linemen on us On the roster So we can roll out any five and column starters If you want to at this point But again, like I just told TD We're going to continue to look to bolster up front We've added weapons around Will Still got to be able to protect them Got two good backs out of backfield That can make explosive plays So we want to continue to balance this thing out And make this a balanced football team So the safety position Are you still possibly looking to add something For agency there? What would that be? The amount of safeties that are on the street right now It's a plethora of guys that have played A ton of ball in the league We visited some guys And we're going to continue to do our due diligence On those guys and see where the market brings us But right now, like I said We start draft meetings next week And so that'll be what is it We're going to start with April 2nd So the draft is 24 days away And so I think that takes precedent right now To fine tune that plan And bring everybody together on that So really looking forward to that part of it But there are a lot of good players Still on the street that can help us The market shifts at that safety Pre-draft? Or do you think something like that Likely sells down to post draft? Well, I think just the way the league goes I mean everyone is going to be excited That is the draft class And once we get through the draft And we see where teams have made their needs Because there are other teams that need safeties I think it could take the safety market either way Depending on who's available at that time And we've been well positioned And well thought out in our plan Of still being able to attack post draft Kind of like we did with DeAndre last year To be in position to sign a player if we need to Looking at that inside backer position How do you rate that free agency Against rookies? Whereas like, you know, a rookie He has to come and learn his own job And that's tough, but then Telling everybody else their job Like how do you rate that against each other? I think it's all about the person And the type of player I've been my first year in Atlanta We had a rookie second round Pink and Curtis Lofton That was our Mike Backer But he was lying next to a veteran And Keith Brooking As our Will Backer And Keith was the communicator That first year And then Curtis took it over that second year So, you know, for It's about the person You have some rookies Fred Warner That was a part of drafting His, what was it? His first year He was the Green Dot So it's all about that person What that person's comfortable with And if they're able to handle the communication And they're a three down player Then they'll be out there I've seen teams I want to say it was Eric Weddle You know, when he was with the Chargers And when he was with the Rams He wore the Green Dot So it doesn't necessarily have to be A linebacker that does the communication It's just about finding that person That's going to be able to do that And still effectively do their job Is there consideration for Kenneth Murray To wear that? No, we hadn't crossed that bridge yet Honestly, we don't even have Canine in the building right now So, he'll be here next week And once they're able to get with our coaches You know, I totally trust Coach Bush And Denard to figure out who's going to be the best To lead that group and get them lined up What's he saying about his own safety market That are still out there Thoughts on the tackle market What are your thoughts on? No, they're still good players Players have played, you know A ton of snaps in this league But, you know, not to get too far ahead But this tackle draft class is pretty deep And so we're going to, you know Like we always do We're going to find the best option for us And hopefully we make the right decision We're changing the return rule Does that make you more inclined To look for somebody who can specifically do that role? Well, this league is all about the more you can do And, you know, taking those You only get 53 roster spots And you get the two elevations So whoever we decide to be our returner Hopefully they can bring more than just returning Unless they're just flat out dynamic If they're Devin Hester or Dante Hall Or one of those guys would gladly take them But we love for them, you know To do a little bit more And I think with the new change of the kickoff rule It's going to be an adjustment period for everybody Because, again, we got to figure out How this thing is going to be policed, you know Throughout the league It's a, in my opinion, it's different from Saying we're going to be an emphasis on the hip drop tackle Or, you know, holding or, you know Illegal contact, those are things that have Traditionally been policed in this league But we're changing the structural way In which you do a play That we've never had before in our league So we see it's going to be very important For us, more than anything To figure out how we're going to be able to execute You know, that play for us to start the game Because it's really going to be the first offensive snap It's been a shift, kind of the techniques That go into kick blocking as well Or two more of an offensive line technique Is Bill Callahan an asset in that area As well, and do you think he can get involved In the special teams to help you yourself Well, that's going to be between Coating big coats to figure out, you know Where he's going to be able to help him And the structure of how we're going to do that That's not for me to speak on But I'm sure if there's anything That has to do with blocking up front And being able to keep people off of Whether it's our quarterback, our kicker, our punter If Coach Callahan has a technique I'm sure we'll use it When you watch video of Snead What specifically jumps off? It's funny you say that they You know, we were just touring him And his family through the building In the cafeteria to get his son a drink And you look up on the screen And playing on the network was The Philly, Kansas City Super Bowl And as soon as you turn your eyes up It was him coming up making a tackle You know, knocking the ball loose And Mama Snead, she was like, oh, these guys are good They had this queued up for as soon as you walked in And I was like, Mama, I promise You were not that good It was just luck of the draw But he covers people, we know that And you guys have talked about it Him being able to match, you know And go on the slot, play outside And take away the other teams number one But again, the physicality The willingness to come up and make tackles A lot of the greats in the game We know Coach Prime was probably Arguably the best cover corner ever But people always criticized him For his quote-unquote lack of tackling If you will But what he brings to us in LJ And what Cheeto is going to bring On this side are two guys that Like I said before, I can remember If it was with Jim or with Paul A lot of the run game is this toss-crack game Because now these corners can't come And cut the linemen underneath You have to be physical and be able to set the edge And force it back to the stack And we have two corners now That are physical that will put their face On people setting the edge And send it back to guys like Jeff And Kenneth and all our guys Coming in running, chasing the ball You know, about his game that I think That really stands out. That tree, it took a little over a week To be official What was the hold up there? It was really logistics Because you get the trade done And because he was franchised It was the way you have to go about Getting the contract executed And all those things And we literally left the next day Or maybe a day or two later going to owners meetings And we had other options that we could have done But it was more of a logistical thing It had nothing else to do with anything Other than us not all being in the same spot Kansas City not all being in the same spot So it was more logistics than anything One more question about Cal Cal and Ridley You missed a lot of ball previous two seasons Before last year, what did he do last year To convince you that he was worth the investment? I mean, Calvin, you know, I think L.J. said it, you know He's one of the better separators in the league I had a moment Last, it was last offseason In our courtship You know, of Hop And a bunch of those guys were out in Arizona Working out and it was Ridley And it was Deebo Samuels And it was Dee Hop And so all these guys were working out And the consistent thing you heard out of Arizona Was everybody was still in tricks from Calvin You know, a guy that had been out You know, a year and everyone was Talking about how legit that he looks And how they were, you know, these are all Pro Bowl players and they were taking Tools out of his bag You know, to help their game and then you To actually see that translate In the season, you know, him being able to Get open, separate, you know, his speed You know, his ability to track the ball Like those things stand out And so the to actually have the opportunity To even consider Him was something that we had A part of our plan, but it was Really, it was more of a pipe dream You know, like can we afford these guys And get, you know, Ridley And it initially started with a conversation With myself and Chad And I won't go into the details Of how that conversation started I'm laughing because Chad's over here And he knows it But it was one of those things When we agreed to talk the next day You know, let's just say it that way Like let's just talk about it in the morning And then it led to a conversation with myself The same night and on my drive home I talked to Miss Amy about it You know, because again, we like to keep her in the loop Of all things and so We Came in the next morning and everybody Kind of had that look like let's do it You know, let's try and we did And you know, we were able to pull it off And show you how this world works Now Legitimately, we get the deal done The deal gets agreed to So we're in the office In this moment, in this particular moment It was myself, it was Chad, it was Cali And Nick Holtz, so we're high fiving And bro-hugging and doing all of that And so we're like, hey, let's get Calvin On the phone, let's congratulate him So we, literally, this is all happening And within 90 seconds We call Calvin, we're FaceTiming him And we're excited And he's excited And then my phone beeps And it's Miss Amy And I'm like, hello? And she's like, is this true? And I'm like, is what true? And she was like, did we just get Calvin Ridley? And I'm like, what the hell? Like, is it out already? I was like, we're on the phone with him right now You know, congratulating him that we got this done But it just kind of shows you just The level of our teamwork You know, and making it happen And getting it done Like I said before, it's not about me It's not about Cali, it's not about It's about who gives us the best advantage To get something done that's going to make us better And that's the route we go Thank you