Where have you gone, Samari Rolle?
You remember Rolle, of course? He was the lanky, soft-spoken, hyper-athletic Tennessee Titans cornerback with the million-dollar smile during the days (which seem ever further away) when this team and its fans had plenty of reasons to smile.
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