Credit Jon Robinson for his willingness to admit a mistake.
The Tennessee Titans general manager made an unscheduled appearance before reporters Wednesday, the first day of training camp, and briefly addressed a couple of personnel matters. The big one was his decision a day earlier to release 2016 second-round pick Kevin Dodd.
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