Cam Ward Makes Titans Debut at Rookie Minicamp

Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi has made it clear that Ward hasn't earned the starting job yet with much of the offseason still to go, a discussion he expanded on during a recent appearance on The Rich Eisen Show.

"I think the expectation is, you take a quarterback No. 1 overall, that he's going to uplift your franchise and be that guy," Borgonzi said. "But part of our job here is to manage expectations as we go through the process here. Eventually, that's what we want it to become. But we want to take the proper steps to make sure he's ready to go out there and play, whether it be Week 1, or Week 2, or Week 3.

If everything goes to plan, Ward will obviously be the new franchise quarterback from Day 1.

"If he hits the ground running here in training camp, he'll be out there Week 1," Borgonzi told Eisen.

Though it wasn't his official game threads, Ward sported the red Titans No. 1 quarterback practice jersey after being personally gifted the number to him by Oilers legendary quarterback Warren Moon.

Ward admitted that he had been lobbying for the No. 1 jersey "about a month ago" likely knowing that the Titans were going to take him with the first pick. He added that he would probably have worn No. 7 if Moon declined his request.

"I called him about a month ago, and so, I didn't know this was going on," Ward said of Moon's surprise appearance. "But you know, I knew this was gonna happen. I'm excited that Mr. Moon was able to bless me with giving me this number."

Ward and the Titans will find out the 2025 slate during the league's schedule release on May 14.