Two Find Familiarity With New Teams

Right here is one for the “what else is new” file.

A former Tennessee Titans participant has signed with the Atlanta Falcons.

Broad receiver/return man Cameron Batson and out of doors linebacker Tuzar Skipper every discovered familiarity with new groups Thursday, when the NFL formally introduced the strikes. Batson turned the most recent ex-Titan to reunite with former offensive coordinator Arthur Smith as a member of the Falcons. Skipper signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a group with which he frolicked in 2019 and 2020.

Simply as Titans coach Mike Vrabel has leaned closely on connections he made in 4 seasons as an assistant coach with the Houston Texans, so is Smith counting on Titans ties as he prepares for his second season as Atlanta’s head coach. In latest weeks, quarterback Marcus Mariota, linebacker Rashaan Evans, tight finish Anthony Firkser and working again Jeremy McNichols all signed with that group.

Batson (pictured) made the Titans as an undrafted rookie in 2018. Vrabel persistently praised his toughness, however at 5-foot-8, 175 kilos, he took a beating. In 4 seasons, he appeared in simply 27 video games. He missed all of 2019 with a knee damage and spent the final 12 weeks of 2021 on injured reserve with one other knee damage.

For his profession, he has caught 22 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns, rushed seven instances for 36 yards, returned 16 kickoffs for a mean of 19.4 yards and returned three punts for 4 yards. The Titans allowed him to turn into a free agent this offseason.

Skipper spent most of 2020 on Tennessee’s apply squad however routinely was named a gameday addition to the lively roster. He appeared in 4 video games (two begins) that season. He returned to the apply squad late in 2021 however didn’t seem in a recreation.

The Titans launched him on Could 2.

Skipper first joined the Steelers through the 2019 season, his second within the NFL, and agreed to a contract extension on the finish of that season. Pittsburgh reduce on the finish of the 2020 preseason, nonetheless, and he by no means appeared in a regular-season contest for that group. Perhaps this will likely be his likelihood.