In hopes of reversing their recent fortunes, the Titans will take a team full of new faces into Sunday’s season opener against the New York Jets (Noon CT, CBS).
Almost half the team’s roster — 26 of 53 players — is made up of additions made since the end of last season, a group that includes 18 veterans of at least one year as well as eight draft picks.
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