Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey clarified his remarks Tuesday after stating Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles would "choke" during the playoffs.
Although the Jaguars square off against the Buffalo Bills and the Titans face the Kansas City Chiefs, Casey couldn't help but take a shot at his divisional rival.
"As long as Bortles is back there, if the ball game is in his hands, he’s going to choke,” Casey said on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville via Pro Football Talk's Charean Williams.
Although Bortles played some of the best football of his career in 2017, it's not an uncommon sentiment.
Casey later clarified that he was merely trying to get his teammates excited:
Chill, y’all. I was just hyping our defense. If we put the pressure, some QBs will choke.#OnToKC#TitanUp https://t.co/tWnuLPXK2X
— Jurrell Casey (@Jurrellc) January 3, 2018
In the seemingly unlikely event that the Titans and Jaguars meet in the playoffs, the AFC South conflict just added another layer.
