Titans Name Just Three Captains for 2026: Ward, Simmons and Cox
Concentrating leadership to one player per unit signals the coaching staff’s trust in established veterans as the team opens the season.
Overview
- The Tennessee Titans announced Wednesday that quarterback Cam Ward, defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and long snapper Morgan Cox will serve as the club’s three captains for 2026.
- Each will wear the captain patch representing offense, defense and special teams after teammates voted them into the roles.
- Simmons is a sixth consecutive-year captain, Cox is a fourth-year captain and Ward is a captain for the second straight season.
- The three-person slate departs from the team’s recent practice of naming five or more captains each season dating back at least to 2012.
- The choice follows Simmons’s All-Pro 2025 season and June contract extension and Ward’s full rookie year as the 2025 No. 1 pick, and coach Robert Saleh plans to add one offensive and one defensive weekly captain alongside the trio.