One Contender Out of Wide Receiver Battle

Cody Hollister, who appeared in seven games over the past two seasons, was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

NASHVILLE – Attrition is now a factor in the battle for roster spots behind the Tennessee Titans’ top wide receivers.

Cody Hollister was placed on injured reserve Saturday, one day after he was injured during practice and taken from the field on a cart. The 27-year-old was one of 13 wide receivers on the 90-man camp roster and one of eight with at least some degree of NFL experience.

In a corresponding move, the Titans signed offensive lineman Jordan Roos, who spent two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (2018-19) and failed to stick last year in brief stints with Las Vegas and New England.

Hollister has existed on the fringe of Tennessee’s roster for the past two seasons but has done enough to always stick around in some capacity. He has spent the majority of his time with the franchise on the practice squad but has appeared in seven just contests.

Undrafted out of Arkansas in 2017, he made his NFL debut Nov. 10, 2019 against Kansas City. Two games later against Indianapolis he played two snaps on offense and caught two passes for 13 yards. In 2020, he appeared in two games and caught one pass for 12 yards (vs. Buffalo).

Before the Titans signed him, Hollister spent two seasons with the Patriots (2017-18), the second on injured reserve with a non-football injury.

This year he was in the mix among a deep group of players that includes veterans Chester Rogers, Marcus Johnson, Cameron Batson, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Fred Brown as well as rookies Dez Fitzpatrick and Racey McMath for spots behind A.J. Brown, Julio Jones and Josh Reynolds.

The number of available spots for those players is limited. Now, there is one fewer contender.