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Titans RB Honored Before Super Bowl

A Tennessee Titans running back has returned home ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
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Indianapolis Colts safety Nick Cross (20) dives after Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears (2) on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Colts safety Nick Cross (20) dives after Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears (2) on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. | Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears was on site in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

A native of Ponchatoula, LA. -- a population of around 7,300 about an hour northwest of New Orleans -- Spears is being honored ahead of the big game for his work in the community. At a City Gear and Nike event this week, a mural of Spears was created by Jay McKay, a local New Orleans artist, per Titans reporter Jim Wyatt.

“I have to shout it out to God. I’ve been blessed," Spears told Wyatt.

Spears is Louisiana through and through. He played four collegiate seasons at Tulane before the Titans selected him in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

He impressed last season as a rookie, posting 100 carries for 453 yards and two touchdowns while sitting behind Derrick Henry. Spears' numbers dropped in 2024 though, as he finished the with 84 carries for 312 yards and four touchdowns along with 30 catches for 224 yards and another score.

Spears got a chance to return home when the Titans played the Saints at the Superdome during the preseason.

"It's gonna be super loud, man, it's gonna be fun, though," Spears said in August,per Titans reporter Jim Wyatt. "I feel like my best experience when I've been in the dome (is) when they turn the lights off. I feel like that's so cool. Everybody get loud, you see the fire. It's gonna be a cool experience."

The Titans will now look to take their own baby steps toward an eventual Super Bowl run, as the team holds the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft set to be held in Green Bay this April.

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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