Jared Allen shares pass-rushing expertise with Titans

Jared Allen is making his presence felt in Nashville.

After relocating to the city last year, the retired sack master spent time with the Tennessee Titans earlier this offseason to help the team with its pass-rushing expertise.

"Anything we can get around our players that can help us, great," new head coach Mike Vrabel said. "Having an idea of things he could do to help our team and to help our players, we were able to get him out here and work with some guys in the Phase 2 program where a lot of that is individual drills and position specific development."

The Titans ranked fifth in the NFL last season with 43 sacks as a team. With the defensive-minded Vrabel now in charge, you can expect even more emphasis on that side of the football this season.

Consider veteran linebacker Derrick Morgan on board with the decision to have Allen and his 136 career sacks around the team, as the 29-year-old was quick to praise the former Minnesota Vikings star.

"He moved to the area and wanted to talk pass rush, so why not from one of the all-time greats?," Morgan said. "We looked at some film from last year, and he was able to break down things and critique different techniques. I learned a lot from him in 60 minutes."

The Titans open the season on Sept. 9 versus the Miami Dolphins.