Titans' Ward already showing he's 'great leader'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans backmost Cam Ward is already making an content connected his chap teammates. The rookies reported to the installation connected Thursday earlier taking the tract this weekend. Ward has begun the process of getting to cognize everyone successful the gathering conscionable similar helium did successful erstwhile stops astatine Incarnate Word, Washington State, and Miami.

"It is maine much opening up to my caller teammates," Ward said. "Them getting accidental to cognize me. I already cognize X [former Miami and existent Titans teammate Xavier Restrepo] and person a transportation with him. I got to link pieces with my different guys."

Ward is aggressively attacking the playbook which he's had for a period and moving to make chemistry with the rookie walk catchers. Titans rookie choky extremity Gunnar Helm said Ward and the young radical get to the installation aboriginal successful the greeting to ticker movie together.

"He's conscionable a large leader," Helm said. "Super casual to speech to, ace casual to link with, ace casual to pass with connected the field."

Saturday's signifier was the archetypal clip the section media saw Ward connected the field. It didn't instrumentality agelong to for Ward to uncover his enactment qualities. Ward and rookie receiver Elic Ayomanor failed to link connected an in-breaking way during a rep successful practice.

The shot was a small debased and down Ayomanor causing the walk to autumn incomplete contempt hitting his hands. Ward instantly signaled Ayomanor to travel backmost and get different rep which resulted successful a cleanable connection.

"You've conscionable got to get it portion it's blistery truthful if there's thing incorrect with the rep you conscionable person to tally it backmost and get it right," Ayomanor said. "He gets the shot retired truly accelerated which is large and thing helium has to get utilized to."

Titans manager Brian Callahan said the enactment facet comes people for Ward. Callahan expects it to amusement much arsenic Ward gets much comfy with his caller surroundings. Judging by the absorption from his rookie teammates, Ward is disconnected to a bully start.

"Cam's been large moving with america receivers," rookie wideout Chimera Dike added. "He's a truly bully person and has that beingness connected the tract and throws the shot truly well."

Ward volition get to conscionable the seasoned teammates erstwhile they travel to the gathering connected Monday.