The Tennessee Titans are heading into their 20th season with that nickname sporting a new look that wound up more of an update featuring some subtle changes.

And the Titans themselves love the redesign.

”This is that fierce Richard Sherman Jersey , tough, Titan look that we all wanted,” linebacker Brian Orakpo said decked out in the all-white road uniform. ”I was kind of skeptical at first with the whole new uniform change and things like that because you got so accustomed to the old ones. But these, we’re going to love them. I know the rest of the guys are going to love them too.”

The Titans unveiled the first major redesign of their uniforms in two decades Wednesday night with quite a party of a fashion show. An estimated 20,000 fans packed shoulder to shoulder over two city blocks blocked off on Nashville’s famous honky tonk row for the event being capped with a concert by popular country pop duo Florida Georgia Line and fireworks.

”Man, it was electric,” All-Pro safety Kevin Byard said. ”I didn’t realize how many people were out there until I actually got on stage and it was stretching out so far back on Broadway man it was excellent man just to see so many fans excited to see this jersey even though the leak and things like that it’s definitely great.”

Quarterback Marcus Mariota, Byard, Orakpo, tight end Delanie Walker and Pro Bowlers in left tackle Taylor Lewan and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey showed off the variety of options on a stage across the river from Nissan Stadium.

Controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk gave some tips at the NFL owners meetings, noting all her friends in Tennessee and Texas have been trying to get her to spill what the uniforms will look like. She had promised a ”significant” change to what was first introduced in April 1999 as part of the franchise’s switch from the Tennessee Oilers and the old Houston logo and uniforms.

The Titans’ uniforms went through very minor tweaks in 2012, with Nike unveiling some new technology, but essentially the look remained the same.

The biggest switch comes with the helmet as the Titans are going from white with two navy blue stripes to navy blue with one stripe in two-toned silver for a sword. The fireball remains on the sides.

For the jersey Melvin Ingram Jersey , the Titans will wear navy at home, white on the road and light blue as the color rush option. The change comes on the shoulders with a two-toned silver mimicking the sword in the team logo along with a new light blue insert under each arm. There’s also a two-tone silver stripe on the outside of the pants.

The numbers feature a point in honor of the state’s northeast corner, with red stars from the Tennessee flag inside the back neckline.

Tennessee has been teasing the new uniforms for weeks after the franchise was routed by New England in the divisional round of the playoffs before firing coach Mike Mularkey and then hiring new coach Mike Vrabel .

Eddie George, who helped introduce the original uniforms in 1999, was on hand with Frank Wycheck, Blaine Bishop and Craig Hentrich. George said he was a bit jealous of the upgrade and noted that the Titans went to their lone Super Bowl in Atlanta the last time the team unveiled new uniforms.

”So hopefully the signs are all heading toward having a great year for the Titans and ending in Atlanta with us crossing over the 1-yard line for a win, a Super Bowl win,” George said. ”So I’m hoping it all leads to that great outcome.”

The big show and turnout should only help Nashville’s bid to host the NFL draft in either 2019 or 2020, a decision being made at the spring NFL owners’ meetings.

”I think Nashville needs to host the NFL draft,” Adams Strunk told fans.

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett has shredded Ben Roethlisberger. It’s time to tear up the real Big Ben.

If he can get his hands on him.

Cleveland’s defensive end, who playfully destroyed a photo of Roethlisberger as part of a video parody during the offseason, gets his first crack at Pittsburgh’s star quarterback in a game on Sunday when the Browns host the Steelers.

Garrett missed last year’s opener as a rookie against Pittsburgh with a severe ankle injury Anthony Sherman Jersey , and Roethlisberger skipped the season finale to be ready for the playoffs.

They’ll finally meet on the field, and Garrett hopes to make his formal introduction in the Steelers’ backfield.

“I plan to get back there a little bit,” he said.

Garrett has had an eye on sacking Roethlisberger almost since the moment the Browns selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft. Not long after arriving in Cleveland, the 6-foot-4, 272-pounder vowed he’d go after Roethlisberger and “chop him down,” something the Browns have rarely done while going 2-21 against him as a starter.

Finally, Garrett is going to get some whacks at Pittsburgh’s extra-large QB, who can be a handful to topple.

He has a plan of attack.

“You’ve got to use your whole body,” said Garrett, who was voted a captain by his teammates. “You can’t try to arm tackle him, where you just try to grab him by his arm or his side. You have to lean into him a little bit, try to torque him.

“Otherwise, he’s just going to strike you off or spin out of the tackle. He just has that way where you’re on him Calvin Munson Jersey , but he’ll just step up while you’re flying by, so you have to make sure you’re directly on him.

“If you’re leaning any kind of way, he’ll just slip out of there.”

Roethlisberger’s size allows him to ward off would-be sackers, and his ability to sense pressure in the pocket gives him other escape routes.

As he gets ready for an opener in which he’ll be without star running back Le’Veon Bell, Roethlisberger knows Garrett has him in his sights.

“What an animal, a guy that just gets after the quarterback,” he said. “We are really going to have to keep two eyes on him. There’s really not much I can do with Myles. It’s not like I can speed option at him and give him a fake or something so it’s up to the line to block him and those guys.”

Roethlisberger was sent the 61-second video produced by the Browns in July that featured several players including quarterback Tyrod Taylor, wide receiver Jarvis Landry and others in a spoof of “The Office,” the popular TV series.

Toward the end of the video, Garrett, dressed like nerdy character Dwight Schrute, complete with wire-rimmed glasses, feeds a photo of Roethlisberger through a paper shredder while offering a blank expression to the camera.

Garrett said he willingly participated in the gag.

“It’s just a joke Dan Fouts Jersey ,” he said. “I’m here to have a little bit of fun and play some football. It goes along with what I’m trying to do, so I had no problem doing it.”

All kidding aside, Garrett has major respect for Roethlisberger, one of eight quarterbacks in NFL history to pass for more than 50,000 yards.

‘He’s a Super Bowl champion,” Garret said. “A multiple-time Super Bowl champion, so you know he’s played on a high level consistently for years, so you have to be able to respect greatness when you see it, but you also have to seize the opportunity of being able to usurping that position.

“You have to be able to respect it, but don’t be afraid of it and don’t be afraid of that moment.”

NOTES: Coach Hue Jackson isn’t ready to divulge his starting left tackle for Sunday. Jackson may move Joel Bitonio back to left guard and start undrafted rookie Desmond Harrison at tackle. “I just want to get through practice and kind of go from there before I make that choice,” Jackson said. “I owe it to the football team. I owe it to all involved to make sure we make the right choice to start the game.” … Garrett, Bitonio and Taylor were named captains along with P Britton Colquitt and LB Christian Kirksey. … QB Baker Mayfield was named the team’s top rookie in training camp by the local media.

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