Cam Ward led a touchdown drive in his preseason debut, a 29-7 Titans loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 9 at Raymond James Stadium. Ward was 5-for-8 for 67 yards, with all the completions coming in the second drive (following an opening drive three-and-out). Tennessee scored on the drive via a Tony Pollard 1-yard touchdown run.

The Tennessee Titans are the first to point out that rookie Cam Ward has room for improvement even as the No. 1 overall draft pick provided plenty of optimism.

This year's No. 1 overall pick made his preseason debut Saturday. It wasn't splashy, but it was a first step in his NFL growth.

The Tennessee Titans will miss RB Tyjae Spears for a couple weeks with an ankle injury, plus updates on L'Jarius Sneed, Lloyd Cushenberry and T'Vondre Sweat.

Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears is expected to miss a few weeks with a high-ankle sprain, head coach Brian Callahan told reporters Sunday. Spears sustained the injury during Saturday's 29-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a preseason game.

Tony Pollard ran well, as did Tyjae Spears, until he went down with an injury. Spears was carted back to the locker room, leaving the rest of us with furrowed brows, wondering just how bad it was. It was finally reported last night that Spears suffered a high ankle sprain.