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Okonkwo was arguably the biggest standout from mandatory minicamp, which was highlighted by a handful of touchdown catches from different Titans quarterbacks.
Rookie TE Chig Okonkwo was the biggest standout at practice today. Had three touchdowns in 7-on-7 work. Strong day from WR Josh Malone as well.
— Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) June 14, 2022
Thought rookie TE Chig Okonkwo had another strong day. Beat Buster Skrine on an in-breaking route for a touchdown in 7s. #Titans
— Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) June 15, 2022
“I think I’ve progressed a ton, especially when it comes to the other things, the not-physical part of the game where you’ve got to learn, you’ve got to think, you’ve got to see fronts, you’ve got to be able to know the play because there’s different conversions on certain plays against certain coverages,” Okonkwo explained.
During the break between mandatory minicamp and training camp, Chig plans on attending Tight End University, where he hopes to pick up more knowledge from other tight ends around the NFL.
“That’s going to be a great experience for me, just getting to see literally the best tight ends in the league and to pick their brain for three days and just learn what they do, what they’re looking at in the passing game and the run game,” Okonkwo said, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport. “I definitely feel like that’s going to be a little quick getaway for me to learn a lot of football.”
The difference between Okonkwo being a part-time player and having a more significant role could be determined by how well he blocks. However, as of right now, he’s doing what he needs to in order to earn a big role in 2022.
