WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – The Titans will host the Rams this Sunday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Two hours and 45 minutes east of that stadium is Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, near the University of Tennessee's campus.
It was the latter where Byron Young emerged as a fierce edge rusher in the SEC, and later a third-round pick by the Rams in 2023. This weekend, he'll make another visit to the state that changed the trajectory of his pro football career, with a chance to play near family.
"It feels good. I like going back to the South," Young told theRams.com. "Got some family there, family nearby, family who can come to the game. (It's) kind of hard for them to come up here to L.A. but just going back, being two and a half hours away from Knoxville, it's a great feeling, ju