Early-season trades are always somewhat of a surprise in the NFL, but the Titans’ decision to trade Jarvis Brownlee to the Jets was shocking to the second-year cornerback and his teammates in Tennessee.
Titans linebacker James Williams said (via Terry McCormick of Main Street Media) that he was with Brownlee when he learned of the trade, adding that both were taken aback by the unexpected news. Veteran cornerback L’Jarius Sneed called the move “unfortunate,” but admitted, “It’s the NFL and things happen.”
Williams said that he didn’t know why the Titans made their decision, though McCormick offered his own explanation.
“The Titans had seemingly become disenchanted with Brownlee’s approach and fit in the locker room as the team tries to build a culture around a certain type of desired character that Brownlee in their estimation must have fallen short of,” wrote McCormick.
Titans head coach Brian Callahan said that there were “short-term” and “long-term” reasons behind the move, though he declined to elucidate further. He did say that the trade was a “one-off situation,” per McCormick, though Tennessee’s 0-3 start may loosen the team’s grip on some of their players as they near the trade deadline.
Brownlee’s new team seems ecstatic to have him. Jets head coach Aaron Glenn (via Brian Costello of the New York Post) said that the deal was a “no-brainer” and revealed that he liked Brownlee as a prospect in the 2024 draft.
“Approach and fit in the locker room” … whatever … one of the toughest players on the team. I hope he plays well for the Jets.
And I’ll bet they never even communicated their issue with him. Another reason why they still suck.
“Titans head coach Brian Callahan said that there were ‘short-term’ and ‘long-term’ reasons behind the move.”
Uh, when Callahan looks into the long-term future of the Titans, does he see himself there?
He won’t know til the day lame Amy lets it leak to the press first.
Sometimes you can do everything right or approach things with the best attitude and outlook and people can just not like you for absolutely no reason. I hope this trade comes back to burn the Titans so much so that they constantly regret this move until the day he’s out of the league. I also hope this move motivates this young man to another level. It’s better to be where you’re wanted anyways ✌️
And sometimes players can have a bad attitude or be disruptive and that can rub off on other players.
I have no idea what the case is here but sometimes there are good reasons to send good players off to another team.
That is true as well.