The Tennessee Titans will face joint practice sessions against NFL opponents this preseason — a format the league has leaned on increasingly as teams look for live competition without the injury risk of a full preseason game.
The Titans confirmed the schedule ahead of the 2026 season. Joint practices pit two teams against each other in a controlled setting, running 11-on-11 drills and situational work. They’re demanding. Players go against an unfamiliar defense, coaches get a read on the depth chart, and the coaching staff can evaluate roster battles that a padded scrimmage against your own guys simply can’t replicate.
Tennessee hasn’t disclosed which franchises it will work against. That’s the part that matters most to the fan base — the opponent determines the level of competition — and the Titans haven’t filled in that blank yet.
For a team in the middle of a rebuild, the preseason carries more weight than usual. Roster spots are unsettled. Joint practices, more than any exhibition game box score, tend to expose which players are ready and which aren’t.
