Titans coach calls hit by Bears
safety Xavier Woods on Wan'Dale Robinson in joint practice 'cheap'
[August 28, 2026]
By TERESA M. WALKER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Chicago Bears and Tennessee wrapped up
training camp Thursday with a joint practice highlighted late by a
hit laying out wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson in a two-minute drill
that Titans coach Robert Saleh needed only one word to describe.
“Cheap,” Saleh said.
The coach also said Robinson was being evaluated for a concussion
after the hit. Titans quarterback Cam Ward said his pass over the
middle has to be better. Chicago defensive back Xavier Woods made
the hit that brought players together yelling.
Titans left guard Peter Skoronski said he just watched the play
again before talking to reporters after practice. He said it was
unacceptable and the kind of thing that's on Tape 101 of what not to
do in a period of practice where players are not tackling. Both he
and veteran center Austin Schlottmann ran downfield after the hit.
“I get we’re being competitive, I get DBs are physical, stuff like
that," Skoronski said. “But that’s totally uncalled for in the
practice time like this. I think we’re trying to take those out or
else we could do things like cut guys or clean out the pocket or do
stuff like that if you allow that and OK, we can do that.”
Robinson was one of the Titans' biggest free agent additions this
March when they spent the most money in the NFL adding veterans. He
walked inside on his own after the play.
“I thought our guys did a good job composing themselves,” Saleh
said. “I thought they did a great job. Great job handling
themselves.”
Chicago coach Ben Johnson talked with reporters before the practice,
the second for the Bears (1-1) ahead of these teams' preseason
finale Saturday. Several of the Bears struggled with apparent
cramping in the humid conditions of a midday practice with the
temperature feeling like 95 degrees late in the session.
Caleb Williams threw the ball well against the Titans, though he was
picked off twice later with safety Tony Adams intercepting a pass
near the goal line in the two-minute drill late. The Bears did pull
off a trick play with D'Andre Swift throwing the ball back to
Williams, who found Colston Loveland for a deep completion.
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Tennessee Titans head coach Robert Saleh, right, greets wide
receiver Wan'dale Robinson (4) during the NFL football team's
training camp Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP
Photo/George Walker IV)
Asked if the Titans objected to the trick play,
Williams said no: “If they did, I didn’t hear them.”
Quarterback-to-quarterback advice
This practice featured the quarterbacks taken No. 1 overall in 2024
in Williams by the Bears and 2025 in Ward by the Titans. Williams
was 5-12 as a rookie, while Ward's Titans went 3-14.
Asked what clicked for him going into his second season, Williams
immediately mentioned Brian Daboll as Ward's offensive coordinator
with a good track record working with different quarterbacks.
“So just believing and trusting in him and what he’s coaching you
and teaching you and then I think just being able to go out there
and execute," Williams said. “I think we have some similarities in
our games and things like that of being able to make the big plays.”
Ward has spoken with Williams in the past. Their fathers also have
talked. Ward and the Titans are trying to make a similar jump in his
second season and reach the playoffs as Williams did with Chicago.
“It’s good to have another good quarterback out here on the field,”
Ward said. "That way our defense can get some good work in.”
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