John Campbell Jr. will enter the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Tennessee offensive lineman, who began his career at Miami before playing the last two seasons with the Vols, declared for the draft on Saturday night.

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Campbell made the announce on his Instagram.

“I am could not be more proud to be a Volunteer and a Hurricane,” Campbell penned in the post. “I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to represent both programs…With sincere gratitude and anticipation for what lies ahead, I am officially declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft.”

The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Campbell was a four-star prospect out of Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida in the 2018 class when he signed with Miami.

After red-shirting his freshman year, Campbell played in 11 games for the Hurricanes in 2019 and in seven games with four starts as a redshirt sophomore in 2020 before leg surgery sidelined him for the 2021 season.

With a medical redshirt, Campbell played one more season at Miami in 2022 and then transferred to Tennessee ahead of the 2023 season. He initially played at left tackle, earning a starting spot there but missed the last three games with injury.

After the Vols brought in LSU transfer Lance Heard, Campbell moved to right tackle in 2024, starting in 13 games and playing 500 snaps. He earned an position grade of 48.3, according to Pro Football Focus.

Campbell is one of a number of veteran players that Tennessee will lose off of its offensive line from this season. Fifth-year seniors in center Cooper Mays and guard Javontez Spraggins are out of eligibility.

Tennessee added former Arizona guard Wendell Moe out of the transfer portal and signed five-star tackle David Sanders in its 2025 recruiting class, who will compete for Campbell’s vacant spot in the spring.

The Tennessee Titans continue to play out the string of the 2024 season with Sunday’s Week 17 game at the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Tennessee’s 38-30 loss at Indianapolis last Sunday was the team’s fourth straight defeat, the last three against teams with a losing record.

Jacksonville (3-12) was one of those losses, with the Jaguars winning 10-6 on Dec. 8 in Nashville. Mac Jones continues to be the team’s starting quarterback as it sputters to the finish.

Here’s how The Tennessean’s experts pick Sunday’s Week 17 NFL game:

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Titans vs. Jaguars picks

Nick Suss, Titans beat reporter

Titans 27, Jaguars 13

Yes, it’s a little bit crazy to think these Titans can beat anyone by 14 points. But look: They had ample opportunities to beat Jacksonville a couple of weeks ago. The Titans’ offense has looked better in the red zone these past two weeks, and if they can actually finish off some of the drives they stalled in last time, this should be a winnable game. 

Gentry Estes, columnist

Jaguars 17, Titans 10

The Jags may not have much, but their pass rushers were a problem for the Titans last time. No reason to expect that’ll be any different.

Nick Gray, trending reporter

Jaguars 6, Titans 3

Nothing would surprise me, except a clean, flawless Titans victory.

Tom Kreager, sports director

Jaguars 28, Titans 17

Titans are doing their part to help themselves with their 2025 NFL Draft first-round pick.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Starting in 2025, bartenders and servers in Tennessee will be required to take part in trainings with the goal to make everybody feel safe while out on the town.

“Requirement for these server permits to holders to be trained in understanding the role of alcohol and sexual assault and harassment and recognizing the role of drugs and assault and strategies that can hopefully help prevent patron drugging and establishments,” Russell Thomas, the Executive Director of Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission said.

The trainings will teach servers what signs to look out for, as well as what they need to do whenever they notice something that doesn’t look right.

“To identify people that might be in distress or how to deal with conflict resolution as far as customers being inside your establishment and needing some assistance to feel safe,” Yee-Haw Brewery General Manager Charles Ellis said.

Places such as Yee-Haw Brewery have a safe bar initiative. This means they train their staff to look out for those signs and have measures in place for anybody who feels unsafe at the bar.

“All of our staff has been trained on how to spot somebody in need of assistance,” Ellis said. “If there seems kind of fishy, or if they need some help with some domestic issues, we’re trained to be able to help them out.”

One of the big changes this year will be the length of how long one can hold a serving license. The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission says instead of every five years, they will need to renew every two years.

“By increasing the frequency of training that would increase the focus on preventing some of these things from occurring,” Thomas said.

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