A Letter of Thanks to Kevin Byard

In partnership with United Way of Greater Nashville, the Titans held the annual Stuff the Bus back to school event at Nissan Stadium. Altogether, Titans staff, United Way, and community volunteers joined to package 15,460 total backpacks filled with school supplies for students in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

The Tennessee Titans hosted the Diversity Coaching Summit presented by Gatorade at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. Coaches representing over 20 high schools across the state of Tennessee were invited to the facility to spend the day learning from Titans coaching and support staff.

The Tennessee Titans kicked off the first Youth Football Camp of the summer at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. Participants learned proper football fundamentals, skills, and position techniques, as well as teamwork skills and the value of good character. Instruction was led by Tennessee high school football coaches, with additional support from Titans RB Tyjae Spears, DB Mike Brown, and Coach Lori Locust.

The Tennessee Titans worked with Hands on Nashville for a Titans Together presented by Gallagher project at Piccolo Farms Animal Sanctuary in Whites Creek, TN. Over 25 staff members spent the morning helping Piccolo Farms recover from the recent flooding.

The Titans teamed up with Hands On Nashville for a Titans Together presented by Gallagher packaging event at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Altogether, 25 students packaged 1,200 snack packs to be distributed to the Metro Nashville Public Schools Community Achieves program.

The Tennessee Titans, along with the Tennessee Football Coaches Association hosted its 8^th Annual High School Recruiting Fair at Nissan Stadium. This year's event welcomed 127 Tennessee high schools and 45 colleges and universities across 22 states.

The Titans partnered up with EVERFI and the Nashville Predators to host a field day for 150 students at Goodlettsville Middle School to support the curriculum-aligned digital courses that are co-created by EVERFI and the professional sports leagues. Students rotated through stations that introduced them to skills in football and hockey, while also exploring the concepts behind the EVERFI curriculum.

TSSA makes Tennessee the 10th state to officially sanction Girls Flag Football as a high school varsity sport via and unanimous decision.

Titans staff partnered up with Hands on Nashville and the Nashville Tree Foundation to host a 'Titans Together' presented by Gallagher volunteer project at Hadley Park. Volunteers participated in a variety of tree maintenance and cleanup projects around the park for members of the Nashville community to enjoy.

The Titans hosted the Special Olympics Music City Blitz at Nissan Stadium. The flag tournament kicked off with Special Olympics athletes taking the field alongside Titans Head Coach Brian Callahan and the Titans coaching staff.

The Tennessee Titans teamed up with Hands on Nashville and Friends of Shelby Park to host a 'Titans Together' presented by Gallagher service project at Shelby Park. Together, over 200 volunteers joined to perform various landscaping and restoration projects around the park.

The Tennessee Titans partnered with American Red Cross to host a Blood Drive at Nissan Stadium. Altogether, 81 units of blood were collected, and 243 potential lives were saved.

Honored at the Titans vs Jaguars game as the Wesley Mortgage Community Hero, Susan McCormack is a true river steward. A kayaking hobbyist, she has cleared over 3,000 lbs of metal debris and over 4,000 lbs of trash debris from the waterways around the Stones River Greenway.

Honored at the Titans vs Seahawks game as the Wesley Mortgage Community Hero, Kristin Mejia runs a non-profit organization, Homeland Heart Birth and Wellness Collective, a program that allows her and her team to improve Black maternal and infant mortality statistics in the Nashville area. Considering the social determinants of health that are affecting the Black birthing community, she and provides services that are necessary to improve the health of families during this crucial time. She trains and deploys doulas to women regardless of their financial standing, and advocates for these women and their partners.

The Titans teamed up with Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee to help make 6-year old Mason's wish of having a Tennessee Titans experience come true.

The Titans hosted a Christmas party for kids and families from Youth Villages. Guests played Christmas games and crafts, opened gifts, and received a special visit from Titans wide receivers Colton Dowell, Kyle Philips, and Chris Moore.

Tennessee Titans staff and players joined Gallagher staff at Nissan Stadium to package a record 51,066 meals for the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities. The food items were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and will be distributed to those in need during the holiday season. The food packaging event is facilitated in partnership with Meals of Hope, a nonprofit organization aiming to fight hunger in communities in need across the world.

Honored at the Titans vs Texans game as the Wesley Mortgage Community Hero, Anthony Poteet spends his free time enriching the lives of foster families and children in foster care, as well as educating the community about their needs and the systemic struggles of the foster care system. Since beginning his own 501c3 Foster Family Assistance Network, Anthony has impacted the lives of 10,000+ individuals in the fostering community.

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Oilers legend, pioneer of the touchdown celebration is the newest Titans Ring of Honor inductee. Johnson was a 15th round pick (365th overall) in the 1974 NFL Draft, a small, little-known player from tiny Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. He embarked on his playing career with the Houston Oilers as an underdog, but he became a star. His rich history with the Oilers was celebrated at the 2023 Titans vs. Texans game at Nissan Stadium.

On December 17, Members of the Tennessee Titans, Tennessee State University, and Nashville community gathered to recognize the communal contributions of Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, President of Tennessee State University and the 2023 NFL Inspire Change Changemaker.

The Titans honored 10 Coach of the Week award recipients, as well as the Coach of the Year honoree, Tony Brunetti of Pearl-Cohn High School with a group breakfast, awards ceremony and opportunity to be honored on-field at the Titans vs. Texans game. The Coach of the Week and Coach of the Year programs are presented by Whataburger.

Titans staff partnered up with Hands On Nashville to provide relief and support to those affected by the tornados in Madison, Tennessee. Altogether, volunteers delivered hot meals, hauled trash and tree limbs, and removed debris.

The Tennessee Titans hosted the annual Mr. Football Awards at Nissan Stadium to celebrate the accomplishments of Tennessee's best high school football players for the 2023 season. Hundreds of people, including the honorees, their families, coaches, school administrators and members of the media from all parts of the state, attended the 2023 luncheon.

Considered one of the league's most prestigious honors, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field.

This year, fans are once again encouraged to participate in Nationwide's annual Charity Challenge, a social media and online contest that allows fans to show support for their favorite Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee. Fans can vote on X (formerly Twitter) by posting #WPMOYChallenge along with the last name/X handle of their chosen nominee or by voting directly on NFL.com/ManOfTheYear

Honored at the Titans vs Colts game as the Wesley Mortgage Community Hero, Greyson Walker is an eight year old boy born with Larsen's Syndrome who has already endured 18+ surgeries. Greyson was surprised with the news that he was the Wesley Mortgage Community hero at open practice at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park by his new friends, Head Coach Mike Vrabel and Derrick Henry.