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The Tennessee Titans coaching staff is not concerned about 2025 second-round NFL draft pick Femi Oladejo’s recent absences from open practice after the first day of mandatory minicamp.
“It’s been unfortunate that he hasn’t been (at practice),” Titans defensive coordinator Gus Bradley said on June 16. “But you do see it enough when you watch the tape (to) say ‘We have an idea.’”
That idea has yet to materialize in live practice reps this offseason.
The linebacker recorded 13 total tackles, two tackles for loss and two quarterback hits in 2025, before a season-ending right leg fracture against the Raiders in Week 6.
Under Bradley and new coach Robert Saleh’s leadership, Oladejo is transitioning from a 3-4 outside linebacker role to a more traditional defensive end role in the Titans' new 4-3 defensive scheme.
Previously, Oladejo’s responsibilities included dropping into coverage along with his role as a pass rush specialist. Bradley said the new coaching staff is still building the picture of what Oladejo’s return to a more rush-focused role looks like.
“Last year he was asked to drop, now it’s more wideset,” said Bradley, who was hired by the Titans from the San Francisco 49ers in February. “You may drop on occasion, but for the most part its a change of mentality of how we’re approaching it, so he’s done a good job with that.”
Oladejo dropped into coverage on slightly more than a quarter of his defense pass snaps in the 2025 season, with 36 of his 126 pass snaps being in coverage, according to Pro Football Focus.
The Titans offseason edge rusher overhaul amplified the questions about Oladejo. The team traded for former Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II in February and former Cowboys defensive tackle Solomon Thomas in mid-March and selected Auburn edge rusher Keldric Faulk in the first round 2026 NFL Draft.
Back in February, Saleh said he planned to evaluate Oladejo in different ways.
“He has all the talent in the world," Saleh said. "He has length, he has speed, he has pass rush ability, he plays with violence. He's a good football player, and for him it is just going to be transferring, getting your hand in the ground and going vertical every snap rather than having to think about coverages.”
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Femi Oladejo injury update: Titans coaches not concerned with absence
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“It’s been unfortunate that he hasn’t been (at practice),” Titans defensive coordinator Gus Bradley said on June 16. “But you do see it enough when you watch the tape (to) say ‘We have an idea.’”
That idea has yet to materialize in live practice reps this offseason.
The linebacker recorded 13 total tackles, two tackles for loss and two quarterback hits in 2025, before a season-ending right leg fracture against the Raiders in Week 6.
Under Bradley and new coach Robert Saleh’s leadership, Oladejo is transitioning from a 3-4 outside linebacker role to a more traditional defensive end role in the Titans' new 4-3 defensive scheme.
Previously, Oladejo’s responsibilities included dropping into coverage along with his role as a pass rush specialist. Bradley said the new coaching staff is still building the picture of what Oladejo’s return to a more rush-focused role looks like.
“Last year he was asked to drop, now it’s more wideset,” said Bradley, who was hired by the Titans from the San Francisco 49ers in February. “You may drop on occasion, but for the most part its a change of mentality of how we’re approaching it, so he’s done a good job with that.”
Oladejo dropped into coverage on slightly more than a quarter of his defense pass snaps in the 2025 season, with 36 of his 126 pass snaps being in coverage, according to Pro Football Focus.
The Titans offseason edge rusher overhaul amplified the questions about Oladejo. The team traded for former Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II in February and former Cowboys defensive tackle Solomon Thomas in mid-March and selected Auburn edge rusher Keldric Faulk in the first round 2026 NFL Draft.
Back in February, Saleh said he planned to evaluate Oladejo in different ways.
“He has all the talent in the world," Saleh said. "He has length, he has speed, he has pass rush ability, he plays with violence. He's a good football player, and for him it is just going to be transferring, getting your hand in the ground and going vertical every snap rather than having to think about coverages.”
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Femi Oladejo injury update: Titans coaches not concerned with absence
Continue reading...
