How Titans LB Anthony Hill Jr. is Spending His Bye Week

We know that the Tennessee Titans can't lose this weekend since they're on a bye week. 

It'll be a good chance for the team to reset after a brutal 43-36 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime. 

The Titans showed a lot of good things on both sides of the ball, but it still wasn't good enough to result in a win. 

Tennessee also left that game with a few key injuries. 

Kevin Winston Jr. (shoulder), J.C. Latham (finger), Marcus Harris (ankle), James Williams Sr. (groin) and Peter Skoronski (hamstring) all left the game with injuries. 

Most of those players are starters, so it's a good thing that the bye week happened when it did. Hopefully, Robert Saleh will have positive updates on them ahead of Week 10. 

For rookies like Anthony Hill Jr., this is their first chance to experience a bye week in the NFL. There are different philosophies on how to spend your bye week. 

Some players like to spend time with family or just relax and not focus on football for a change. Hill doesn't follow that line of thinking. 

Hill spoke to the media on Monday ahead of the bye week. He revealed that he will be trying to find ways to get better. 

"During this bye week, I'm going to take some time to kind of evaluate myself and see how I can get better," Hill said. "I feel like it's a few plays left on the table, so I'm always going to try to continue to get better and just making sure that I'm taking the next step forward." 

It makes sense why Hill is having the kind of season he is with this approach. Hill currently has 82 total tackles, one forced fumble and one TFL. 

He leads the Titans in tackles and is second in the entire NFL. 

Hill wasn't expected to start for the Titans as a rookie. He got his chance when Cedric Gray sustained a concussion in a UTV accident just before the season opener. Gray was ruled out, and Hill stepped in. 

Hill led the team with 16 total tackles and earned a spot in the starting rotation. He's had a significant role with the Titans ever since. 

The third-round pick is proving his worth. 

It's great to see this kind of initiative from a rookie. The team will need more efforts like this with the Jacksonville Jaguars coming to town in Week 10. 

The Jaguars are fresh off a dominant 33-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens and will be a good challenge for the Titans. 

There's also a losing streak to the Jaguars that goes as far back as 2023 that the Titans have a chance of snapping. 

We'll see if the Titans can stack up to the AFC South leaders on Nov. 15.