Tannehill: Titans 'ticked off' about outbreak fallout

Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill isn't happy about how the team has been covered during its COVID-19 outbreak. Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

Ryan Tannehill: Titans 'ticked off' about how they've been treated since COVID-19 outbreak

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 10/14/20

The past two weeks certainly haven't been easy for the Tennessee Titans, who were dealing with a coronavirus outbreak. Tennessee could face some sort of punishment from the NFL, but that's not what is bothering Ryan Tannehill.

The veteran quarterback revealed that the Titans aren't too happy with how they've been treated the past two weeks. Criticism from not only the fans and media, but from players and teams around the league certainly hasn't sat well with Tennessee.

Ryan Tannehill didn't like the barbs being shot the #Titans way. "Yeah, we are a little ticked off about how we've been treated, looked at over the past couple weeks. We've really just stuck together through that process and believed in each other..." @nflnetwork
— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) October 14, 2020

Despite Tannehill's words, the team arguably deserves every bit of backlash they've received. It was reported recently that a number of members of the team worked out at a local high school in Tennessee when their practice facility was closed due to COVID-19, and that's likely only one of the number of protocols they broke in their two-week hiatus from football.

It was also reported that the NFL's investigation into the Titans has focused on linebackers coach Shane Bowen, who was the first person within the organization to test positive, and a lack of mask usage, among other things.

The Titans played their first game since Sept. 27 on Tuesday and stomped the Buffalo Bills 42-16 behind a hot Tannehill, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns. Tennessee will play again on Sunday against the Houston Texans, provided they continue to return negative coronavirus tests.

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