Mike Vrabel gives sales pitch for London fans to become Titans fans

NASHVILLE — Part of the magic behind playing NFL games overseas is the wave of new, international fans that are looking for a team to support. At most NFL games in London, the fans in attendance are wearing a variety of jerseys repping the most iconic teams and their favorite players. But many of these […]

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Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel speaks to the press after Tennessee Titans practice session at The Grove, Watford for their upcoming NFL London game.
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NASHVILLE — Part of the magic behind playing NFL games overseas is the wave of new, international fans that are looking for a team to support.

At most NFL games in London, the fans in attendance are wearing a variety of jerseys repping the most iconic teams and their favorite players. But many of these fans don't have a huge rooting interest or investment.

In this photo, taken last week when the Jaguars played the Bills in London, I can count up to 13 different NFL teams being represented. Majority of the fans in the picture are wearing the threads of a team not playing in the game.

Fans seen in the sunlight during the first half of an NFL International Series game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports

With all of these new eyes on the sport, Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel gave his sales pitch to British NFL fans for why they should back the Titans moving forward. 

"I would say the same thing that I say to everybody," Vrabel said at the podium in London on Friday. "We're going to try and put a product out there that plays hard, cares about each other, and has a semblance of coordination. We're not disjointed. We're not going to win every game, we obviously strive to do that, but we always say that they'll cheer for you based on your effort, playing hard, playing for each other, and celebrating as a team."

"We'll take as many fans as we can possibly get," the 48-year-old head coach concluded.

At 2-3, the Titans are certainly not the top choice for fans looking to hop on a bandwagon at this point. But Titans fans are just as gritty as the team has been with Vrabel as the head coach. 

Titans fans are loyal, passionate, and go hard 24/7. That matches the identity Vrabel describes of his team that plays for each other, cares about each other, and always gives maximum effort.