Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks has drawn early concerns after he had apparent conditioning issues earlier in the offseason, but he answered the bell in a big way in his first training camp practice on Wednesday.
According to multiple beat writers, Burks looked very good in his first camp practice, and it was clear he had lost weight since the last time we saw him on the field at rookie minicamp.
Per Ben Arthur of The Tennessean, Burks took on a full load and made two notable grabs during the session, including a deep ball from Ryan Tannehill.
Treylon Burks looked great on Day 1 of Titans training camp. Took on full load in individuals, made two nice catches in 7s (including deep ball down the sideline) and was active in team drills. Looked slimmer, too. Really positive signs.
— Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) July 27, 2022
After practice, Burks revealed he has indeed lost weight, and he admitted he wasn’t totally ready conditioning-wise earlier in the offseason.
“I would say yeah,” Burks answered when asked if he could have done more to prepare, per Paul Kuharsky. “That’s just being accountable; I should have taken a better attack on that and now that I am, you can tell a big difference.”
Treylon Burks says he has dropped about five or six pounds since minicamp. He admitted that he didn’t approach things right initially but vows to attack things going forward. #Titans
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) July 27, 2022
A recent report from ESPN’s Dianna Russini suggested Burks was righting the ship ahead of training camp, and today we saw that in the flesh. Also, it was a great sign of maturity for Burks to take accountability for his issue.