The Titans have added some beef – and an experienced veteran — to their defensive line in former Falcons defensive lineman Jack Crawford.

The Titans and Crawford have officially agreed to terms on a one-year contract.

Titans General Manager Jon Robinson first mentioned the development during a conference call last week.

Crawford (6-5, 274) is an eight-year veteran who has played with the Raiders, Cowboys and Falcons since entering the NFL in 2012.

In 93 career games, Crawford has recorded 132 tackles and 16 sacks. He recorded a career-high 35 tackles and six sacks during the 2018 season with the Falcons, where he played for the past three seasons. In 16 games with the Falcons in 2019, Crawford tallied 24 tackles and a half-sack. In his first season with the Falcons in 2017, Crawford suffered a torn biceps injury in Week 4.

In eight seasons, Crawford has started 26 games.

A fifth-round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 2012 NFL Draft, Crawford was born in London, England. He moved to the United States in 2005 and attended St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richland, New Jersey.

Crawford, who is 31, played his first two seasons with the Raiders (2012-13) before playing three seasons with the Cowboys (2014-16). He’s played at defensive tackle and defensive end during his NFL career.

Crawford played collegiately at Penn State, where he was a two-time Honorable Mention All-Big Ten performer.

The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club announced plans today to continue virtual entertainment for fans with the “Safe and Sounds at Home” campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic and suspension of Minor League Baseball games being played.

“Safe and Sounds at Home” will begin Thursday, April 9 in place of the originally scheduled Opening Day contest against the Iowa Cubs. The engaging creative campaign will continue until Minor League Baseball announces the start of the 2020 season and baseball returns to First Horizon Park.

“During this extremely difficult time for people around the world, we want to do our part to encourage everybody to stay home if at all possible,” said Sounds General Manager Adam Nuse. “Safe and Sounds at Home gives our fans the feeling of being at First Horizon Park as much as possible until we get started. We want to encourage our fans to interact as much as possible and help make the best out of this unfortunate situation.”

In place of every originally scheduled game, the Sounds will participate in MLB The Show simulations complete with highlight reels and Player of the Week awards.

The “Safe and Sounds at Home” campaign will allow fans to participate in their favorite First Horizon Park in-game entertainment options with virtual showings of the First Horizon Country Legends Race, First Horizon Kids Run the Bases and FOX 17 News Friday Fireworks shows.

Other elements to be included are Tito’s Tail Waggin’ Tuesdays and Winning Wednesdays presented by Pepsi, among others.

Media entities wishing to speak with Nashville Sounds General Manager Adam Nuse about the “Safe and Sounds at Home” campaign can contact Director of Media Relations, Chad Seely, (ChadS@nashvillesounds.com) to schedule a time.

The Nashville Sounds are the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play at First Horizon Park. The 2020 season will begin at a date yet to be determined by Minor League Baseball.

The Coffee County CHS Quarterback Club invites you to take advantage of the final week of their online team store.  The team store features apparel and equipment for all the Red Raider fans in your family including caps, sweatshirts, men’s and women’s shirts and even cleats.  The team store is powered by SportsPlus and a portion of the proceeds go to benefit the Coffee County CHS football program. 

And between now and Sunday, you can get great discounts on all the merchandise found at the team store.  You can check out the great selection at: https://ccchsfb.itemorder.com/ and much of the merchandise can be personalized.   Shop from the safety and security of your own home and help support Red Raider football. 

No one can say when – or even if – the National Hockey League will resume play in 2020, but John Hynes will have his team ready to go, just in case.

Entering his third month as head coach of the Nashville Predators, with the calendar flipped to April, Hynes spoke to the media on Monday for the first time since his second month on the job. Plenty has changed since that March night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a night when Hynes fielded questions on the stellar play of Juuse Saros and his team’s overall effort during a three-game winning streak.

Less than 48 hours later, instead of facing the Maple Leafs in Toronto, Hynes and the Preds were on their way back to Tennessee, unsure of what was next.

Over the past three-plus weeks, Hynes has still been fulfilling plenty of the job requirements, just not in the traditional sense.

Instead of meeting face-to-face with the rest of his staff, Hynes holds conference calls and video meetings throughout the week from the comfort of his new home in Nashville. Hynes has a phone call with Preds General Manager David Poile just about every day to discuss a little bit of everything during these uncertain times.

The bench boss has also been in touch with his players – not every day, as he wants them to have some space – but still with some amount of regularity, just to keep the line of communication intact, no matter what happens next.

“The thing that’s most important is the League will make the right decision as far as what’s the most equitable, fair and what makes the most sense for the League,” Hynes said Monday afternoon. “I’m not sure what that is. I just know that for the Nashville Predators, if [hockey] does come back, we’re going to play some high-stakes hockey… The most important thing for us as coaches, and obviously our players, too, is just understanding that whatever the League decides is going to be the right thing and the right way to go about it, we just need to make sure that we’re prepared to get back… and play some high-stakes hockey.”

For Hynes, that preparation comes throughout the day, often in the morning, as his three daughters go to school virtually. Like most, spending extra time with family has been a bright spot to arise in the course of the pandemic, and time outside, usually followed by a family game night or movie has been a welcome addition at this time of the year.

Hynes has also found time to read – he’s currently immersed in “The Splendid and the Vile,” a biography focused on Winston Churchill – but he’s leaving the TikTok videos to his daughters for the time being.

There’s a different kind of virtual interaction Hynes is focused on – one with those throughout the hockey operations department of the organization, including in Milwaukee with the Admirals, Nashville’s primary developmental affiliate in the American Hockey League.

Those discussions, Hynes says, have been enlightening as each and every player in both Nashville and Milwaukee have been evaluated and reviewed, not only by what they do on the ice, but as people, too. It’s given Hynes an opportunity to not only take a deeper dive on those who could be helping his club in the years to come, but also those who are relied upon right now.

Hynes believes his team was trending in the right direction at the time of the pause, which undoubtedly makes it frustrating from a hockey standpoint to have to put everything on hold. There are more important things in life at this juncture, of course, but Hynes can’t help but think of what could happen once the games return, whenever that might be.

“A couple of things that helped us get in the right direction, get on a winning record and put ourselves in position to be in the playoffs was our mental toughness, our team camaraderie and our team togetherness,” Hynes said. “It was better, and it grew over the course of time together, whether it was handling adverse situations, whether it was a real strong belief… in what we’re doing and that we do have a good team and a good group of players, but we’ve got to be more focused and more consistent.

“I really liked the direction that the team was going. You can see that the guys were in together, they were playing for each other… There was a really strong cohesion starting to build [with a] belief, and that’s unfortunate we weren’t able to finish it off yet. We need to make sure we stay connected and stay prepared, so when we do get back, we’re ready to play the right game the right way and give ourselves the best chance to win.”

Whenever that day comes, Hynes is confident in the work the Predators are doing now to prepare for whatever’s next. For now, there’s nothing more to do than to be ready.

That day will come eventually, and when it does, Hynes knows his club is going to do so much more than just play a hockey game – it will be a return to a sense of normalcy. And even if it’s just a drop in the imagination for now, it’s something.

“We miss having fans around, and our players miss having the opportunity to perform in front of them,” Hynes said. “I want to let them know that we really appreciate everything that they do for us… I know as coaches, players and management, as an organization, we’re trying to make sure that we’re utilizing this time to [get ready]. When we do have the opportunity to play and perform in front of you, we’re certainly going to be ready to make you proud. Please stay healthy, stay safe and we’ll get out of this together. When we do, we’ll have some fun times.”

Nashville Soccer Club introduced Tuesday the club’s television broadcast talent for its inaugural Major League Soccer campaign. Tony Husband will take on play-by-play duties with Jamie Watson as the color analyst and Lori Lindsey between the benches as the club’s sideline analyst when the team returns to action.

As MLS has suspended play due to COVID-19, Husband, Watson and Lindsey will be active contributors to Nashville SC’s creative content team during the playing hiatus. Fans will be able to see content produced by the trio over the course of the coming weeks. Visit NashvilleSC.com and follow @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter to stay up to date with their content.

Husband joins Nashville after spending two decades with the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), covering soccer’s biggest competitions and leagues as we as some of the most iconic BBC Sports programs and major events including the Olympics, the FA Cup Final, Champions League football, World Athletics Series and Wimbledon.

He joined the ranks of the iconic TV sport’s show BBC Match of the Day in 2013 and is also part of the Final Score crew watched by millions of UK television viewers every Saturday afternoon on BBC1. He presented every night across the south of England on the BBC1 show “South Today”. Tony has a deep connection with American sports and has hosted coverage of both the NFL and MLB for BBC network radio.

After completing a 12-year professional playing career that saw him play for Real Salt Lake, FC Dallas, Orlando City SC and Minnesota United, Watson transitioned into a TV analyst role with Minnesota United in 2017. He was also the host of the Minnesota United Coaches Show on the ESPN radio affiliate in Minneapolis through 2019.

Watson has done regular TV work with MLS, International Champions Cup, USL Championship, Big East Network, Big 10 Network, FS2 and was a part of the 2019 MLS Cup playoff coverage on ESPN. His enthusiastic approach to covering the game and his work in the community with organizations like Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish, Big Brothers Big Sisters and others have helped intertwine himself into the community in which he lives and works.

Lindsey completes the team as a former professional soccer player who has represented her sport on both a national and international level. Her professional playing career spanned 13 years, with her most notable accomplishment representing the United States Women’s National Team at the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany, and helping the team earn the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal in London.

Lindsey is one of only four players to have played in all three U.S. professional women’s soccer leagues. She finished her career in December 2014 with Canberra United of the Australian W-League where she played two seasons. Lindsey was a two-time All-American at the University of Virginia and was twice named ACC Player of the Year, joining Mia Hamm as the only two players to accomplish the feat.

In addition to her work with Nashville SC, Lindsey is also a soccer analyst for the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and ESPN. She also travels the globe speaking, raising awareness and advocating for women’s equality and the LGBTQ community.

Complementing the TV broadcast talent, Nashville SC announced in February the club’s radio talent which includes John Freeman, Wes Boling and Kelly Glendenning as the primary voices of the action over the airwaves in English.

Visit NashvilleSC.com to stay up to date with all the club’s news and updates and follow @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify to stay connected with the players, staff and the broadcast team.