Indianapolis Colts safety Nick Cross (20) dives after Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears (2) on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Titans RB Honored Before Super Bowl

Originally posted on Tennessee Titans on SI
By Zach Dimmitt | Last updated Feb 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET

Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears was on site in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

A native of Ponchatoula, LA. -- a population of around 7,300 about an hour northwest of New Orleans -- Spears is being honored ahead of the big game for his work in the community. At a City Gear and Nike event this week, a mural of Spears was created by Jay McKay, a local New Orleans artist, per Titans reporter Jim Wyatt.

“I have to shout it out to God. I’ve been blessed," Spears told Wyatt.

From #SuperBowlLIX: @Titans RB Tyjae Spears @tyjae22 celebrated for his success on a day when a giant mural of him was on display in New Orleans.

“I have to shout it out to God. I’ve been blessed.”

STORY https://t.co/Sgsvg60vre pic.twitter.com/kwc7YPL5A8
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) February 8, 2025

Spears is Louisiana through and through. He played four collegiate seasons at Tulane before the Titans selected him in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

He impressed last season as a rookie, posting 100 carries for 453 yards and two touchdowns while sitting behind Derrick Henry. Spears' numbers dropped in 2024 though, as he finished the with 84 carries for 312 yards and four touchdowns along with 30 catches for 224 yards and another score.

Spears got a chance to return home when the Titans played the Saints at the Superdome during the preseason.

"It's gonna be super loud, man, it's gonna be fun, though," Spears said in August,per Titans reporter Jim Wyatt. "I feel like my best experience when I've been in the dome (is) when they turn the lights off. I feel like that's so cool. Everybody get loud, you see the fire. It's gonna be a cool experience."

The Titans will now look to take their own baby steps toward an eventual Super Bowl run, as the team holds the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft set to be held in Green Bay this April.

This article first appeared on Tennessee Titans on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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