The Tennessee Titans agreed on Wednesday to trade defensive tackle Jurrell Casey to the Broncos in exchange for a seventh-round NFL draft pick, according to multiple reports.
Casey, 30, has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of the last five years. In 2019, he recorded 26 tackles and five sacks.
Casey has three years remaining on his contract and is set to earn $11.25 million in base salary in 2020.
In a follow-up to a story we brought you on Monday, the Coffee County School System and Manchester City School System have suspended athletics until at least March 31st. The extension is in response to feedback from the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association(TSSAA) on Tuesday afternoon after Governor Bill Lee decreed on Monday that all Tennessee schools be closed until March 31st.
The TSSAA guidance to the schools suggested “in the interest of the health and safety of competitors, coaches, officials, and spectators, we urge every member school – both public and independent – to follow the Governor’s recommendation and suspend interscholastic athletics through March 31, 2020. This suspension should include games, scrimmages, practices, and organized workouts or conditioning.”
Dr. Joey Vaughn, director of the Manchester School System had this to say: “MCS has suspended all activities during the closure. We will continue to evaluate the situation as it evolves.” Dr. Charles Lawson, director of the Coffee County School System added that “there should be no organized activities with athletic teams until further notice or school is back in session.”
Thunder Radio will continue to monitor and report on this situation.
Upon the recommendation of the Center of Disease Control(CDC), and following the lead of the local school systems, the Manchester Recreation Department has suspended the local recreation leagues. The youth baseball, softball(fast-pitch and slow-pitch) and soccer leagues have been suspended indefinitely. The suspension includes practices, games and other team activities.
When reached by Thunder Radio on Wednesday, Manchester Recreation Director Bonnie Gamble said that while citizens are welcome to use the various ball fields, persons should remember to abide by the CDC guideline of 10 persons or less in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Thunder Radio will keep you updated on this story throughout this public health crisis.
On Monday, demolition began at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, where Nashville SC’s stadium, the largest soccer-specific venue in the country with 30,000 seats, will be located.
“In a period when there’s a lot of uncertainty, it’s great to have a little bit of positive news,” said Nashville SC CEO Ian Ayre. “This is an element of progress towards finally playing in our very own soccer-specific stadium at the Fairgrounds, an investment in our city, and a milestone in our club’s history that our supporters and all sports fans are eager to see come to life.”
The Coffee County CHS Dance team announced on Tuesday that they will postpone tryouts for the 2020-2021 dance team. The tryouts, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been moved to Wednesday and Thursday, April 15th and 16th.
Tryouts are for any student who will be in grades 9 thru 12 next school year at Coffee County CHS or the Coffee County Raider Academy. A TSSAA Physical form must be completed and brought to the tryout session. An informational meeting for parents is set for Monday, April 13th at 6:30 PM in the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym at Coffee County Central High School.
Forms and information packs, which contain the physical form, can be picked up in the main office at either CHS, the Raider Academy of Coffee County Middle School when school resumes. A clinic, to prepare the dancers for tryouts, will take place on Wednesday, April 15th from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym at CHS. Tryouts will be held on Thursday, April 16th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. If you need more information, you can contact Ashley Kraft at krafta@k12coffee.net or via her cell phone at: 901-218-8855.
With Coffee County School System closing down until March 31st due to COVID-19 virus concerns and the cancellation of all sporting events, the Coffee County CHS baseball team has been forced to postpone their Spring Baseball Clinic indefinitely. The clinic had been scheduled for this Saturday, March 21st.
In a message posted on Facebook, Coach David Martin said “we will still have the camp when things return to normal and students return to school.” Anyone having questions, or wishing to get a refund(provided they have prepaid for the class), can email Coach Martin at: martindavid@k12coffee.net
Players will utilize the facilities at Powers Field and the Crethan Hansert Hitting Facility on the campus of Coffee County Central High School. Campers will work with Red Raiders head coach David Martin and his staff along with members of the CHS varsity baseball team. Each camper will receive age appropriate, hands-on instruction in all aspects of the game. Thunder Radio will let you know when the camp is rescheduled.
Following the recent recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the NJCAA has made the difficult decision to cancel all upcoming basketball championships as well as spring competition, effective immediately. The decision ends the spring season for the baseball and softball teams of Motlow State Community College.
“In light of the progressive evolvement of the COVID-19 situation, the NJCAA has decided to end all competition for the remainder of the academic year,” stated Dr. Christopher Parker, NJCAA President & CEO. “As an association, the NJCAA exhausted all possible avenues to potentially postpone competition for both upcoming basketball championships and spring sport competition. We believe following the recommendations of the CDC is in the best interest of our member colleges and our student-athletes.”
Spring competition includes all practices, regular season, postseason, and national championship play.
Regarding eligibility for spring sports, no spring sport student-athlete who was enrolled at a member college in 2020 will be charged a year of participation.
Along with the cancellation of competition, all on and off-campus recruiting for all sports will be halted until April 15 with further evaluation to be assessed at that point in time.
The NJCAA will explore the opportunity to expand allowable Letters of Intent for spring sports for both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years under the recommendation of the NJCAA Eligibility Committee.
The NJCAA will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as more information becomes available.
With the closing of the Coffee County and Manchester City School Systems until April 1st, sports and extracurricular activities have been suspended indefinitely. On Sunday, Manchester City Schools announced that all games and practices are suspended for the week of March 16th thru March 20th. On Monday, the Coffee County School System decided to suspend all extra-curricular activities thru Friday, March 20th as well. The Coffee County School System will meet on Thursday to discuss extending the suspension.
Thunder Radio will continue to follow this story and update you when practices and games resume. On Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show, we will talk to Coffee County CHS athletic director Rebecca Koger, Coffee County Middle School athletic director Kyle Harris and Westwood Middle School athletic director James Dobson. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast live from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln each Saturday at 10 AM. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively on Thunder Radio.
Once again, Lady Raider basketball player Bella Vinson is capturing awards. On Monday, the junior was named to the Class AAA TN Report All-State Team. This is the 2nd straight year for Vinson to be named to the state-wide squad.
Vinson led the Lady Raider team to the District 8AAA Championship in 2020. Additionally, Vinson helped lead Coffee County to the Region 4AAA Tournament for the last 3 seasons and a 24 game regular season district winning streak. Vinson was named the District 8AAA Most Valuable Player the last 2 seasons and won the District Tourney MVP Award in February. Vinson finished the 2019-2020 season averaging 17.5 points and 7 rebounds per game. Vinson scored her 1,000th career point in November.
The Titans have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
Tannehill, acquired in a trade last March, was named Comeback Player of the Year by the Associated Press following the 2019 season.
Earlier this offseason, Tannehill told Titans Online he hoped he could return to Tennessee for 2020 and beyond.
“I do know I love the (Titans) organization, I love the team, I love the guys on the team, and I love the tone coach (Mike) Vrabel sets, and the vision that he has,” Tannehill said while at the Pro Bowl. “I feel like we’re headed in the right direction.
“I’d like for things to line up and I’d like to be back (in Tennessee) if it all gets worked out. … We’ll just have to see. But hopefully we can get things worked out and keep building on what we did this year.”
Tannehill led the NFL with a 117.5 rating in 2019, and he guided the Titans to a pair of playoff wins – at New England and Baltimore – and into the AFC Championship Game.
During the regular season, Tannehill threw for 2,742 yards with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions. In 2019, he guided the Titans to a 9-4 mark, including playoffs, since taking over as the team’s starter in Week 7.
He also set the franchise mark for completion percentage (70.3%), a mark that was third-best in the NFL for 2019.
In addition to the AP award, Tannehill was also selected as both the 2019 NFL Comeback Player of the Year and the 2019 Most Improved Player of the Year by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
Tannehill became just the second player since the Most Improved Player of the Year award was instituted in 2000 to receive both the PFWA Most Improved and the Comeback Player of the Year awards in the same season, joining Bengals quarterback Jon Kitna (2003).
Tannehill spent his first seven seasons with the Dolphins.
During his NFL career, he has started 98 games over eight seasons, while throwing for 23,176 yards, 145 touchdowns, 81 interceptions and career passer rating of 89.8. He notched 4,000-yard passing seasons in both 2014 and 2015. Tannehill also has rushed for 1,396 and 10 touchdowns on 291 carries during his NFL career.