Tennessee Titans: Cameron Wake talks his injury, future beyond 2019
Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Cameron Wake spoke about what his future holds after being placed on Injured Reserve last month.
Cameron Wake‘s first year with the Tennessee Titans got off to a great start, but ended prematurely after he was placed on Injured Reserve with a knee injury at the end of November.
In his first game with the Titans in Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns, Wake notched 2.5 sacks and wasted no time becoming a disruptive force for the defense.
In the games that followed, Wake didn’t total a single sack and dealt with injuries that forced him to miss multiple games before his season-ending issue. When he was healthy, Wake was still able to be disruptive force by creating pressure.
Now that the 37-year-old didn’t make it through the season, the natural thought is that his days with the Titans and quite possibly the NFL might be done.
Well, Wake has no plans to retire after this season and says that he wants to return to the team in 2020, as he told Jim Wyatt of Titans Online.
"“I don’t have any plans of giving it up,” Wake, 37, said. “As long as there is a mutual desire from myself and the organization obviously as well, I’d look forward (to playing here again).”"
Wake then went on to say that Tennessee “checks all the boxes” for him and that he loves it here.
"“It is not even a ‘like’ it here – I love it here. In the past I knew of guys who had passed through this organization, and now having come here myself, it’s an understatement to say how much I enjoy it. I’ve kind of had the appetizer version of what it is.”"
One of the things that will help Wake’s prospects with the Titans, or any other team that might be interested in him should he and the Titans part ways, is the fact that Wake didn’t suffer a knee injury that requires surgery.
"“Fortunately, I didn’t get injured in a way where I need to go have surgery or crutches or a cast, things that make you less able to do the normal things. So I want to help the other guys any way I can, and the type of injury I had allows for that. And I want to help any way I can.”"
Wake will be 38 in January and is set to make $8.58 million in the second year of the three-year, $23 million contract he signed this past offseason. His contract also carries a dead cap number of $2.66 million in 2020 should the Titans let him go.
Tennessee about two dozen free agents to address during the upcoming offseason, so it remains to be seen if Cameron Wake is in their plans for the future. Whether they bring him back or not, general manager Jon Robinson should be looking for another edge-rusher who can lineup opposite Harold Landry more often, as Wake’s snaps were limited when he did play.