NASHVILLE – When the Titans selected quarterback Cam Ward in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Ward said it was one of the best days of his life.
Among the reasons:
"I (got) to go to an organization that didn't have the wins, the championships that everybody has," Ward said of the Titans, who were coming off a 3-14 season in 2024. "And I get to be a part of it when we get a chance to turn it around."
Things haven't been easy – the Titans are just 3-19 in Ward's 22 starts, and he's coming off a rookie season when his head coach was fired.
But Ward said he knew it wouldn't be easy.
"It's not going to be easy – we're in the NFL," he said. "We are the one percent for a reason. But I think it would be different if we executed plays, if I executed plays, at a high level, if everyone in the building executed at a high level. We are all in this together."
On Wednesday, Ward vowed to stay positive, and to keep working.
"We all have something to play for," Ward said. "It's bigger than ourselves – it's about the organization, it's about what we want the narrative to be about us. And we have the ability to control that each and every week. It is exciting to continue to go out here and play football. I know we are not playing our best football, but every week we get a chance to change the narrative of us as a team."
In five games this season, Ward has completed 98-of-155 passes for 896 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions.
The Titans, who are coming off a 26-3 to the Texans, return to action this Sunday at the Indianapolis Colts.
"We know what we are capable of doing, and we are not meeting our expectations," Ward said. "But we have a lot of games left. … At the end of the day, we have to play better on Sundays to get the results that we want."
