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Nicked Titans' rookies miss annual dizzy race, get it worse
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky NASHVILLE -- It started years ago as a simple right of passage for Titans rookies: a dizzy bat race at the end of the last practice of camp. In a relay, they each run a sprint, get spun around with their forehead on a bat handle, run back, falling all over the place and drawing riotous laughs. In recent years veterans have added to the degree of ...
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Titans Add Insult To Injuries
RealClearSports - Blog — ... The Titans have a tradition of having their rookies compete in a dizzy bat competition. The rookies sprint, pick up the bat and with their forehead on the bottom, they spin around, then sprint back. If you've never seen this done before, you're missing out. It's nearly impossible to remain standing, especially when attempting to sprint. But this year, two Titans were injured and unable to compete. Obviously they weren't going to get off that easily. ...

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