Tramaine Brock: 4 things to know about new Tennessee Titans CB
Here are four things to know about new Tennessee Titans cornerback, Tramaine Brock.
The Tennessee Titans have claimed cornerback Tramaine Brock off waivers after the Arizona Cardinals released him on Monday.
The move makes a ton of sense for the Titans, as their secondary has been ravaged by injuries of late and their final four games are against teams that can throw the football.
Here’s some more background information on Brock.
1. Brock played at multiple colleges
The veteran cornerback played his first two years of collegiate ball at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and was part of a team that went 12-0 in his sophomore year.
In 2008, Brock transferred to Minnesota and played in 13 games for the Golden Gophers, totaling 73 tackles (53 solo, 2.5 for loss) and one interception. He then played his senior year at Belhaven in 2009, finishing with 51 tackles, 2.5 sacks, six interceptions and 10 passes defensed.
2. Brock was on Niners’ Super Bowl XLVII team
Brock broke into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers in 2010. He had arguably the best season of his career in 2013 when he totaled 37 tackles, five picks and 13 passes defensed.
He also had solid years in 2015 (53 tackles, three picks, 11 passes defensed) and in 2016 (58 tackles, one pick, 14 passes defensed). Brock was on the Niners in 2012 when they lost Super Bowl XLVII to the Baltimore Ravens and spent seven years in total with the team.
I remember covering Tremaine Brock w/the 49ers. He was an UDFA in 2010 and become a key special teams contributor in 2012. The dude is fiesty. He became a starting CB in 2013. He had 5 INTs and started vs. Seattle in the NFC Championship. #Titans
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) December 3, 2019
He has spent one year apiece with the Minnesota Vikings (he was acquired in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks in 2017), Denver Broncos (2018), and most recently, the Arizona Cardinals (2019) before being released this week.
3. He was the Cardinals’ highest-graded corner in 2019
It was a bit of a surprise to see Brock get released by the Cardinals, as he was the team’s highest-graded corner in coverage with a mark of 66.6, per Pro Football Focus, which is impressive when you consider he was on the same team with Patrick Peterson.
As John Glennon of The Athletic pointed out, that is a higher grade in coverage than Logan Ryan (65.2), Malcolm Butler (64.2) and LeShaun Sims (44.3). By that measurement, he should be an upgrade for the Titans in the last four games of the season.
4. Brock had a domestic violence charge against him that was later dropped
In June of 2017, Brock was charged with felony domestic violence, but the charges were later dropped because of insufficient evidence.