Reports detail firearm incident preceding Titans' Jordan Elliott release
New reporting says an altercation involving Jordan Elliott and JC Latham preceded Elliott's release; John Franklin-Myers intervened after Elliott went to his car for a gun
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After a practice altercation with JC Latham, Jordan Elliott went to his car for a gun before the Tennessee Titans released him. Veteran defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers spoke with Elliott after he went to the car and talked him down. The team's security cameras captured the entire sequence.
Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL): The peacemaker, per sources, #Titans veteran defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers. He talked Jordan Elliott down after he went to his car to get his gun following a practice field altercation with JC Latham, per sources. The entire situation was captured by security cameras.
The new information materially changes the picture and severity from Tuesday's team statement about the release, which did not specify the conduct behind Elliot's release.