Titans | Cam Ward thrilled to have Calvin Ridley on his side

Tennessee Titans WR Calvin Ridley moves and cuts in a way that rookie QB Cam Ward has never seen any receiver move and cut before.

‘(Ridley is) different. How he moves, everything. Now that I see what a receiver is supposed to be like, that’s why I’m glad that Eli (Elic Ayomanor), Chim (Chimere Dike), Strep (Xavier Restrepo), Bryce (Oliver), all the guys in that room, I’m glad they got him because I ain’t never threw to no receiver like him, who move like him, can cut like him … he ain’t selfish either. He wants the rookies, all of us, to do better than him because he’s gonna end up getting his one-on-ones,’ Ward said recently.

Ridley’s career has become a bit of an odyssey in recently, most of which is through no fault of his own. The primary thing that held him back last year was lackluster quarterback play. In 2023, he was forced into more of an X role due to injuries when his skill set is a better fit as a ‘Z.’ He missed 2022 due to a gambling suspension and only played five games the season before, making his 90-1,374-9 season in 2020 a bit of a distant memory. With Ward expected to raise the level of quarterback play in Tennessee, Ridley could easily be a top-20 receiver in fantasy this season.