Tennessee Titans edge rusher Arden Key reportedly is facing a six-game suspension by the NFL for a violation of the rules against performance-enhancing drugs.
When asked about the report from the website of veteran Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky at paulkuharsky.com, Titans coach Brian Callahan told reporters on Tuesday that he was willing to let the league respond before he does.
“I’m aware of the news,” Callahan said. “It’s a league thing, I don’t really have much to comment on until that comes out from the league. We’ll see, I don’t know. It’s not something you wanted to hear. We don’t really have a choice, we gotta go play football with who we have. If we can find someone else, we will. If we can’t, we have to play with what we have. So that’s sort of where we’re at.”
Key, 28, recorded 30 tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles in 17 games (nine starts) last season. Harold Landry, Rashad Weaver and seventh-round pick Jaylen Harrell are available options to replace Key in the early season for the Titans.
Key has totaled 128 tackles, 20 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 88 career games (22 starts) with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2018-20), San Francisco 49ers (2021), Jacksonville Jaguars (2022) and Titans.
–Field Level Media