Tennessee Titans training camp: Biggest takeaways from first practice

Mike Moraitis

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The Tennessee Titans hit the practice field for their first session of training camp on Wednesday and beat reporters were on the ground to give us all the important details.

It wasn't a great day for the offensive line and the offense as a whole, which had its fair share of issues against Tennessee's defense. That is not entirely surprising at this early stage of training camp, though, as Tennessee has several new faces, on top of installing a new offense.

Two players did not take part in practice in outside linebacker Harold Landry and offensive lineman Daniel Brunskill. However, their absences were just illness-related as opposed to injury-related.

We did see the return of punter Ryan Stonehouse, who is practicing just seven months removed from serious leg injuries. We also saw the return of defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat, who missed a ton of time during the offseason program.

We'll take a look at all that and more as we go over the biggest takeaways from the Titans' first practice of training camp on Wednesday.

Titans training camp takeaways Day 1

Who didn't practice?

T'Vondre Sweat, Ryan Stonehouse return

Jim Wyatt: "All eyes were on defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat at the start, considering we didn't see much of him in the offseason. The team's second-round pick showed some pretty good footwork on the bags, and he said afterward he felt good. Some of Sweat's offensive teammates razzed him a little bit at one point later in practice about being tired, but there were several guys feeling it on the first day back."

Nick Suss, The Tennessean: "Sweat lined up one-on-one against Lloyd Cushenberry III on the third-to-last play of Wednesday's practice, shaded just over the right shoulder of the NFL's second-highest-paid center. Sweat screamed across Cushenberry's body from the snap, swimming across the veteran's body and shoving him aside to envelop running back Tony Pollard in the backfield for a loss."

L'Jarius Sneed a full-go

Offense starts out sloppy

Jim Wyatt: "Quarterback Will Levis settled in pretty nicely in the competitive periods, which included a 7-on-7 period and two long team periods. Levis was 4-of-4 in the first 7-on-7 period, and 3-of-4 in his second set of reps in 7-on-7. When the Titans went to the team periods, Levis completed 2-of-3 passes in his early reps, and after a break, he came back and completed 2-of-5 throws. Levis wasn't perfect on Wednesday, as the group worked off some rust, but I had him at 11-of-16 in the 7-on-7 and team periods combined, and I felt like he had a solid day overall."

Tough day for the offensive line

Kenneth Murray stands out

Wyatt: "I kept noticing linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. on Wednesday, perhaps because it was his first full day on the field since being signed earlier in the offseason. Murray was in the backfield on a number of plays, which would have resulted in tackles for a loss. Murray spent most the offseason working on a side field, not participating in drills."

Two rookies stand out

Wyatt: "Rookie edge rusher Jaylen Harrell was the first player out the door and on the practice field on Day 1 of camp, and he made some plays as well. I thought it was a pretty impressive start for the team's seventh-round pick."

Punt return competition

Wyatt: "In a special teams period, Jha'Quan Jackson, Kyle Philips, Eric Garror, Mason Kinsey and Kearis Jackson all fielded punts."

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Mike Moraitis

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After cutting his teeth with Bleacher Report, Mike Moraitis has covered the Los Angeles Rams and Tennessee Titans for FanSided, and the Titans and New York Giants for USA TODAY Sports Media Group. On top of his duties with Sporting News, Mike is the managing editor and lead writer for Titans Wire.