Jason Wolf

jwolf@tennessean.com

Titans coach Mike Mularkey is all about competition, on and off the field. And so it’s little surprise the team recently had its rookies participate in an in-house spelling bee.

“That was fun,” veteran linebacker Brian Orakpo said. “Some of these guys, all they know how to do is play football. School wasn’t their forte. It was pretty fun to watch some guys miss some easy words.

“It was so fun to watch. It was very funny,” he said. “It was very entertaining to watch guys miss simple words, man, just words you see on a daily basis.”

The easiest word missed?

“Physical,” Orakpo said. “It was embarrassing.”

Former Arkansas guard Sebastian Tretola won the contest, with former Alabama running back Derrick Henry finishing second.

The winning word?

“Acceptable,” Tretola said.

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