Titans quarterback Cam Ward has spent a fair amount of the 2025 season on his backside.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft has been sacked a league-high 34 times through eight games, putting him on pace for 72 this season, which would be just short of the NFL record (76) set by Houston’s David Carr in 2002.
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