Tyjae Spears

The Titans have a revamped backfield following Derrick Henry's departure, with free agent signing Tony Pollard coming in next to second-year back Tyjae Spears. Titans head coach Brian Callahan discussed how the backs will be used for the team's website. He said, "Maybe they both play at the same time, maybe one gets hot and you let him run, maybe we just rotate back and forth... they are both going to play quite a bit of football for us, and I don't view either one of them as a starter or a back-up." It is getting clearer that the Titans like both backs to see opportunity. Spears will stay involved with his pass-catching and burst while Pollard leads the way an additional year removed from a fractured fibula. Both will get opportunities, though Pollard is the pre-season preference, being the veteran free-agent signing who has seen a large opportunity share before.

Derrick Henry has been the bell cow running back for the Titans in recent seasons, but the team is taking a different approach in the wake of Henry's move to Baltimore as a free agent this offseason.

Derrick Henry has been the bell cow running back for the Titans in recent seasons, but the team is taking a different approach in the wake of Henry's move to Baltimore as a free agent this offseason.

Speaking Tuesday, Titans coach Brian Callahan said he doesn't view Pollard or Tyjae Spears as the clear-cut "starter" in the backfield, and both are "starting players," Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official website reports.