Titans DE DaQuan Jones now a starter
Tennessee Titans defensive end DaQuan Jones started just one game his rookie season, but it was apparently enough to convince the team he should be given a starting job moving forward.
On Tuesday, Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt said the team views the second-year player as a starter opposite Jurell Casey. Jones made his lone start of 2014 in the Titans' season finale against the Indianapolis Colts.
"He's a starter at end, it's what we project," Whisenhunt said, via Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean. "In the last game against Indianapolis, Jones played really well."
The former fourth-round pick was inactive for nine games last season, but in that 27-10 loss to the Colts, Jones made the most of his limited opportunity, recording six tackles and a sack.
Whisenhunt said fellow defensive end Ropati Pitoitua, who started 11 games last season, will be in the playing rotation as a reserve.
"(Pitoitua) is in there,'' Whisenhunt said of Pitoitua. "He's going to play."
(h/t The Tennessean)
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