Overview
- Saleh, speaking Friday, said drafted players will skip most on-field work at rookie minicamp to complete baseline strength and conditioning evaluations.
- He said extensive flights and team visits before the draft leave players taxed, so the staff will assess readiness before full-speed practice.
- Undrafted free agents will practice on the field because they had fewer pre-draft visits, while draft picks work with the strength staff.
- Tennessee arrives with eight draft picks, led by No. 4 pick wide receiver Carnell Tate and late first-round edge rusher Keldric Faulk, plus 11 undrafted signings.
- Saleh cited witnessing Dante Fowler Jr. tear his ACL on the first rep of rookie minicamp in 2015 as the experience that shaped this caution-first plan.