Brian Callahan comments on Titans DeAndre Hopkins, Ernest Jones trade
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Brian Callahan comments on Titans DeAndre Hopkins, Ernest Jones trade

Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan expressed his thoughts, or at least the thoughts he could share right now, about Titansa flurry of recent moves at a press conference on Wednesday.

The Titans are in the process of trading star receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs, a source confirmed to The Tennessean, and the team is also reportedly set to trade linebacker Ernest Jones IV to the Seattle Seahawks. Neither of those trades have yet been made official by the team, so Callahan addressed the issue in his press conference.

Callahan said he can’t comment on the specifics of trades but expects there to be roster changes in the next “period.”

“That’s the reality of the NFL business,” Callahan said Wednesday. “When you’re in a place that we’re in, one that we didn’t want to be in or didn’t expect to be in, but when you’re in those places, these are the things that come with it. It’s part of our life in the league.”

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The Titans (1-5) visit the Detroit Lions (5-1) at Ford Field on Sunday (noon, FOX). Without Hopkins, the Titans have just four receivers on the active roster: Calvin Ridley, Tyler Boyd, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Jha’Quan Jackson. After Jones, the Titans return linebackers Kenneth Murray Jr., Jack Gibbens, Luke Gifford, Otis Reese IV and James Williams. Fourth-round pick Cedric Gray is on injured reserve but has practiced fully the past two weeks.

“You’re always trying to win the day and win right now, and there’s always a part of your football business that’s looking toward what’s next and what’s to come,” Callahan said. “You try to balance those things as best you can.”

“… There’s always these moments where you get an interjection of something with an eye toward what’s next. It can sometimes be hard to handle. There’s a human element to all of this.”

Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at [email protected]. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @nicksuss.