Colin McCarthy won’t take it easy on Cook

Rams tight end Jared Cook will square off against his former teammates on Sunday, but he shouldn’t expect his old buddies to take it easy on him.

“Obviously he played here, and he has some bitter feelings about the Titans and what they did to him I guess,’’ middle linebacker Colin McCarthy said. “But at the end of the day, it is our job to stop him … and if he comes across the middle guys will put shots on him.”

Cook, who played for the Titans from 2009-12, has 29 catches for 375 yards and two touchdowns with the Rams, who gave him a five-year, $35 million contract.

“I think he is going to come ready to play, he is going to come hungry – that is expected,’’ McCarthy said. “But beyond Jared Cook and the previous players from here than play there, this is a game we need to win.”

Cook is one of four former Titans with the Rams – cornerback Cortland Finnegan, defensive end William Hayes and linebacker Will Witherspoon are the others.

The Titans have 16 players who played for former Titans coach Jeff Fisher, who’s in his second year with the Rams.

Titans safety Bernard Pollard said no one needs to take sentimental feelings into the game: “They better check that at the door, because we have a game to go win.”


(tennessean.com)