Safety Jamal Adams signed with the Titans on Thursday and will be making the league minimum for veteran players after playing just 10 games over the past two seasons.
Adams tore his quad in his first game of 2022 and missed the other 16 games that season and then suffered a knee injury that limited his availability last year. During an appearance on The Official Titans PodcastAdams called the 2022 injury “humbling” and that he didn’t feel fully recovered when he took the field last year.
Adams said he is “in a much better place now” mentally and physically and hopes to show he can still be the type of player he was before missing all that time.
“I’ve always had a chip on my shoulder for a long, long time,” Adams said. “For me, it’s more important that I’m not trying to prove anyone wrong, I’m more trying to prove myself right. I’m trying to get back there to prove myself, that I’m still that guy and I can still play. Whether someone believes in me or not, as long as I believe in myself, that’s what matters.”
The move to Tennessee reunites Adams with defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, who was his first NFL coach with the Jets. Adams began building the resume that made him the league’s highest-paid safety under Wilson and everyone involved is hoping their second stint together can also be productive.
