NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A position by position review of the Titans first 53-man roster:

Quarterback: It’s Marcus Mariota and Matt Cassel. Alex Tanney goes to IR with what we think is a left ankle injury.

Running back: DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry are backed up by David Fluellen, who, when active, will play a lot of special teams and could even return kickoffs. Jalston Fowler remains the fullback. I think they would love a third back who’s more explosive and more different from Murray and Henry stylistically. But Khalfani Muhammad didn’t pan out. Might there be someone like him on waivers?

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