Titans leave the door open for another Dillon Radunz position change
Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Dillon Radunz may be in for another position change in what has been a roller-coaster second season of his NFL career. Radunz came into Titans training camp in 2022 as the presumed starting right tackle with Taylor Lewan opposite of him and rookie Nicholas Petit-Frere waiting in the wings. After what […]
Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Dillon Radunz may be in for another position change in what has been a roller-coaster second season of his NFL career.
Radunz came into Titans training camp in 2022 as the presumed starting right tackle with Taylor Lewan opposite of him and rookie Nicholas Petit-Frere waiting in the wings.
After what appeared to be a disappointing showing in camp, the Titans awarded the starting right tackle job to NPF. When Lewan went down with a season ending ACL injury in Week 2, Tennessee still opted to start newly acquired Dennis Daley while Radunz took his practice reps at guard.
As Daley continued to be a detriment to the Titans' offense and Radunz continued to work inside, it became rather clear that Tennessee viewed him as a guard moving forward. That was all but confirmed by offensive line coach Keith Carter last week when he said Radunz was "excelling by moving inside" after being asked why Le'Raven Clark was being given consideration to replace Daley before Radunz.
Just one week later, things may be changing again. Radunz has been working back in at tackle this week during practice, and head coach Mike Vrabel said he believes Radunz will be in the mix "playing multiple positions" on Sunday against the Chargers.
Radunz is obviously excited for the opportunity to return to his natural position.
"They're open," Radunz said about potentially transitioning back to tackle. "I'm obviously going to play wherever they need me to go. I'm open to playing tackle, obviously that's where I played in college so that's exciting for me. I've enjoyed playing guard, but being able to be versatile and play both guard and tackle, I'm definitely open to it and excited for it."
Radunz also mentioned his five years of experience in college playing tackle, saying he was "definitely more comfortable" in that role than playing inside.
Who knows what triggered the Titans coaching staff to do yet another 180 on Radunz' role with the team. Perhaps another week of Daley and Clark getting beat off the edge was the last straw.
Whatever it was, Radunz getting more chances at his natural position is exciting. That said, Tennessee needs to stop moving the goalpost and give their second round draft pick a more defined role moving forward. He's either a left tackle, or he's not. The constant back-and-forth could absolutely hinder his ability to make strides at either position.
One thing feels certain, though. Radunz is the best option the Titans have at the moment.
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