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Reports say Titans released Jordan Elliott after alleged attempt to retrieve gun

Reports say Jordan Elliott went to his car to retrieve a gun after a practice confrontation with teammate JC Latham, and teammate John Franklin-Myers stopped him. The Titans released Elliott after the team-facility incident, while Metro Nashville police said no incident report had been filed.

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What happened

Key facts

  • The Titans released Jordan Elliott after an incident at the team facility (per dailymail.com, New York Post, the-sun.com).
  • KPRC2 reported that Elliott and teammate JC Latham confronted each other during practice (per New York Post, dailymail.com).
  • KPRC2 reported that security cameras recorded Elliott going to his car in an attempt to retrieve a gun (per New York Post, dailymail.com).
  • Reports said teammate John Franklin-Myers dissuaded Elliott from proceeding (per New York Post).
  • The Titans said the team-facility incident involving Elliott occurred on October 15 (per dailymail.com, New York Post).
  • Elliott signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Titans in free agency (per New York Post, dailymail.com).
  • Coach Robert Saleh said Elliott was dealing with personal matters and was inactive for the game against the Colts (per New York Post).

The brief

The Tennessee Titans released defensive lineman Jordan Elliott after reports said he went to his car to retrieve a gun following a practice confrontation with teammate JC Latham. KPRC2 reported that team security cameras recorded Elliott going to his car and that teammate John Franklin-Myers intervened to dissuade him. The Titans confirmed an incident involving Elliott at their team facility, but did not describe its details in their statement. The Titans said the incident took place on October 15. The New York Post reported that Elliott and Latham confronted each other during practice that day, citing KPRC2. The account of the attempted retrieval and Franklin-Myers’s intervention also comes through KPRC2’s reporting. The reports describe an alleged attempt; they do not establish that Elliott retrieved or handled a gun. The Metro Nashville Police Department told A to Z Sports that no incident report had been filed. That police information concerns the existence of a report, while the alleged events at the facility are described in media reporting. The Titans’ public statement referred only to an incident and did not specify what happened. The New York Post said Elliott signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Titans in free agency. It also reported that he had been inactive for the Week 6 game against the Colts. The Daily Mail excerpt said Elliott appeared in the team’s first five games, started once and recorded 11 tackles; it likewise noted that the Titans’ announcement offered only a reference to an incident. Coach Robert Saleh said last Friday that Elliott was dealing with “some personal stuff,” according to the New York Post. The outlet also reported that a source told KPRC2 that family issues had carried into the workplace. Those are separate attributed accounts; neither identifies the reported confrontation’s cause. An NFL source quoted in the Post called the situation “so crazy.”

The Sun and Yahoo Sports headlines also describe Elliott’s release as connected to a gun incident, while Sportskeeda’s headline features Emmanuel Acho’s criticism and an allegation about a locker-room gun incident. Those headlines corroborate that the outlets reported the episode, but they provide no additional detail about what happened. The central account remains an alleged attempt to retrieve a gun, followed by a teammate’s intervention and the Titans’ release of Elliott.

Why it matters

  • Elliott bears the direct employment cost: the Titans released him after the team-facility incident, ending his place with the team.
  • The Titans’ facility and staff are central to the reported mechanism: KPRC2 said cameras recorded Elliott going to his car, and reports said John Franklin-Myers intervened.
  • Elliott’s reported contract was worth $8 million over two years, making the release consequential for a player who had appeared in the first five games and recorded 11 tackles.
  • The Titans’ limited public description and the police department’s statement that no incident report was filed leave the reported conduct distinct from an established police finding.

What to watch next

  • Whether the Titans provide further details about the team-facility incident.
  • Whether the Metro Nashville Police Department files an incident report concerning the alleged events.
  • Whether KPRC2 or the other outlets provide further reporting about the reported confrontation, camera footage or teammate intervention.
  • Whether Elliott or his representatives publicly address the reported incident or his release.

How it's being covered

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5 source articles · 5 unique outlets
Outlet political mix: Mixed· 2 Center · 3 Right
Where the outlets are based: US/Canada 60% · Europe 20% · Other 20%
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5 unique outletsDominant coverage: US/Canada
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How outlets' accounts compare

3 framing differences · 2 uncorroborated claims · 3 information gaps
The reports repeat the same account with different emphasis; its central claims are not independently confirmed in the reporting Updat3 read.Compared across 2 reports whose article text Updat3 read; 3 other outlets were checked by headline only.
Framing / emphasis differences
Sources emphasise different angles, actors or consequences of the same reporting.
  • The Daily Mail excerpt emphasizes the Titans’ sparse reference to an “incident” and Elliott’s season statistics; the New York Post foregrounds the reported gun-retrieval attempt and teammate intervention.
  • The Sun and Yahoo Sports headlines link the release to a gun incident, while Sportskeeda’s headline focuses on Emmanuel Acho’s criticism.
  • The Titans described an incident at their facility but gave no details; KPRC2, as reported by the New York Post, supplied the account of a confrontation and alleged gun-retrieval attempt.
Updat3: These are differences of emphasis, not disputes about what is reported. They do not show that the reported claims are true.
One-sided or uncorroborated claims
Claims that come from one party or one source family and are not independently corroborated.
  • Coach Robert Saleh said Elliott was dealing with “some personal stuff.”
  • A source told KPRC2 that family issues had carried into the workplace.
Updat3: Not independently corroborated yet — treat as a claim, not an established fact.
Not established by the reporting
Information the available reporting does not contain or confirm. This is a gap, not a disagreement.
  • The sources do not provide Elliott’s account of the incident.
  • The sources do not state whether a firearm was present in Elliott’s car or whether police conducted an investigation.
  • The reported attempt to retrieve a gun and Franklin-Myers’s intervention are attributed to KPRC2 reporting; the Titans’ statement does not confirm those details.
Updat3: Updat3 cannot conclude anything about this from the current sources.

Timeline

Developments from this story's sources, dated background we compiled and fact-checked, and our earlier coverage. Each row says which.
  1. Elliott had entered the NFL in 2020, when the Cleveland Browns selected him in the third round, 88th overall, of the draft.
    Background · from our historical context
  2. The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, ratified in 2020, governs league discipline and player conduct policies; individual teams also maintain workplace and facility rules.
    Background · from our historical context
  3. Jordan Elliott signed with the San Francisco 49ers in free agency.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  4. The Tennessee Titans selected JC Latham seventh overall in the NFL Draft.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  5. In March 2025, defensive tackle Jordan Elliott signed a two-year, $8 million free-agent contract with the Tennessee Titans, placing him on the roster before the team’s 2025 season.
    Background · from our historical context

How we got here

In March 2025, defensive tackle Jordan Elliott signed a two-year, $8 million free-agent contract with the Tennessee Titans, placing him on the roster before the team’s 2025 season. Elliott had entered the NFL in 2020, when the Cleveland Browns selected him in the third round, 88th overall, of the draft. He later played for the San Francisco 49ers before joining Tennessee.

The Titans selected offensive tackle JC Latham seventh overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. By the 2025 season, Latham and Elliott were teammates on Tennessee’s roster. The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, ratified in 2020, governs league discipline and player conduct policies; individual teams also maintain workplace and facility rules.

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