Safety Kevin Byard is a present day Titan and so he will be super easy for me to write about! It won't simply be easy just because he's a present day Titan, it's going to be easy because Kevin Byard is arguably the most important Titan the franchise has drafted in the past ten years. I highly doubt there's a single Titans fan that doesn't like this man.
Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft and he has not missed a single game since.
Talk about a tremendous Draft pick! In 2017 he became a full time starter and the man has started ever since, never missing a game. That's pretty unheard of.
Combine that exceptional reliability with Byard's unquestioned leadership, team first attitude and his overall high level skill, you've got a recipe for legendary Titan.
Even recently, for the Titans to sign star wideout DeAndre Hopkins, Byard took a pretty decent paycut/money shuffle in order for the Titans to have the funds to sign him. That speaks volumes to how much he wants to win, and hopefully that type of attitude can infect the rest of the team down the road.
If D-Hop helps the Titans win a Super Bowl this season, that will just speak even more volumes.
But yes, Byard is not just simply a cool guy and a good leader, the guy is a high level safety in this league, easily top five in the NFL. He's been a 2x First-Team All-Pro and a 2x Pro Bowler. He had a league leading 8 interceptions in 2017 and he's got 27 overall in his career. He's also got 627 combined total tackles.
Byard is simply a beast. He even went to college in Tennessee, so I mean the man is always going to be remembered in the state.
I need a Byard jersey one day. I wouldn't even mind if the Titans retired his number. Perhaps a few more years of top level play, but heck, I think he's earned it already. Hopefully he never plays for another team and retires in two tone blue.
Can't wait to watch him have another big year in 2023, the Titans need him to have one!
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