The Tennessee Titans finally found some success in Week 6. Tennessee got their first win of the season on Sunday, defeating Indianapolis in a 26-20 upset victory. Unfortunately, those happy feelings have been marred by a bizarre situation at the team facility on Tuesday.
The Titans released defensive tackle Jordan Elliott citing an incident at the team facility. Further reporting has revealed the shocking details that led to Elliott's release.
Elliott reportedly got into an argument with teammate JC Latham after the pair got heated during a play at practice, per Austin Stanley and Easton Freeze of A to Z Sports.
That interaction turned into an argument that carried over into the locker room following practice. Multiple sources saw Elliott storm out of the locker room and immediately head to the players' parking garage. He intended to retrieve a firearm from his vehicle, presumably to confront Latham following their disagreement.
NFL insider Aaron Wilson reported that Titans defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers talked Elliott down and de-escalated the situation.
Elliott has apparently been dealing with problems away from the team. That seems to have played a significant role in Tuesday's practice altercation.
“This was so crazy,” an NFL source told Wilson. “Jordan has been having a lot of problems away from the building and obviously he brought it to work with him. There was no reason for him to go off like that. Everyone thought that was wild. To overreact like that is absolutely crazy. We're just glad that no one got hurt and it's over.”
As for the Titans, they only released a brief statement after the incident to announce that Elliott was released.
Article Continues Below“On Thursday, October 15th, there was an incident at our team facility involving Jordan Elliott. Following our review of the incident, we have made the decision to release Elliott from our roster. We will have no further comment on the matter.”
Hopefully Tennessee is able to rally together and move past this incident quickly. They have little time to waste before their next game.
Next up for the Titans is a home game against the Browns.