Cam Ward says Titans players support Jordan Elliott after his release
The Tennessee quarterback said players remained with Elliott after his release over an incident at the team facility. Former player Breiden Fehoko separately questioned the team’s handling of the case.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward said on October 21 that players remained supportive of Jordan Elliott after the team released the defensive lineman following an October 15 incident at its Nashville facility. Ward said he was satisfied with how the Titans handled the matter, according to The Tennessean.
“I think we handled it well,” Ward said. “We know the situation that it is, but at the end of the day we're all human. We're all with (Elliott), and I mean he's a great person in the locker room, outside of the locker room.” The comments add a player’s perspective after NewsJaws reported coach Robert Saleh’s defense of Elliott.
What happened at the Titans facility
The Titans said an incident involving Elliott took place at their facility on October 15 and that they released him after reviewing it, NBC News reported. The Times of India attributed reports of an argument with offensive tackle J.C. Latham during practice and Elliott’s subsequent attempt to retrieve a firearm from his vehicle to A to Z Sports and KPRC. NBC reported that Nashville police said officers were neither called nor sent to the scene.
Elliott had played in Tennessee’s first five games of the season before the team listed him as inactive for its October 18 game against Indianapolis for a personal, non-injury reason, NBC News reported. Tennessee won that game 26–20. Elliott was off the team by October 20.
The NFL told NBC News that its policy bars personnel from bringing firearms to club facilities, stadiums and team hotels, or onto team planes and buses. The league said the Titans promptly notified it and that the matter was under review.
Fehoko questions support for Elliott
Former NFL defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko separately criticized the league and Saleh over their handling of Elliott’s reported personal difficulties, The Times of India reported. In a post on X quoted by the outlet, Fehoko asked why Elliott had not been given time away if, as Fehoko said Saleh had indicated, he had been dealing with personal matters for weeks. Fehoko also said Elliott’s reported actions were wrong.
Fehoko argued that players may fear losing their jobs if they disclose mental health struggles. That is Fehoko’s criticism of how teams respond to players, not an established account of Elliott’s private circumstances. Ward’s comments, meanwhile, described his own view of Elliott and the Titans’ response; they did not settle the questions raised by Fehoko.
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Sources and context
- What Cam Ward said about Jordan Elliott, Titans players responseThe Tennessean, republished by Yahoo Sports
- Breiden Fehoko calls the NFL “so fake” as Robert Saleh faces questions over Jordan Elliott’s personal strugglesThe Times of India
- Tennessee Titans cut DL Jordan Elliott after he allegedly brought a gun to team facilityNBC News
AI-assisted article checked against the listed sources. NewsJaws did not conduct interviews or attend the reported events.