Titans' Wan'Dale Robinson says Carnell Tate will have rookie duties

The 2026 free agency frenzy is essentially over. The 2026 NFL Draft is in the rear-view mirror. The Tennessee Titans held their rookie minicamp last weekend, and now the players can slow down and enjoy the moment. The rookies will especially need some time to process everything that's happened over the last few months before they can truly appreciate where they are.

They'll have to lean on that appreciation a lot in their first year. Not only do they have the stress of learning a new system, learning a new city, learning a new locker room, and going through the transition to become a pro, but they'll have their "rookie duties" to handle, too. Even first-round draft pick Carnell Tate will have duties to handle.

"He's just like everybody else. Those rookie dinners and things like that, but really excited about him. I think he's going to elevate our offense and do great things, so, [I'm] ready to work with him," Wan'Dale Robinson says.

An off-camera voice reminds Robinson that he's just signed a new contract and wonders if he's still going to make Tate foot the bill.

"Oh yeah, he's gonna have his rookie duties," Robinson replies, laughing. He continues, "I don't care if I just got a new deal, he just got a new deal, too!"

NFL rookie duties may vary a little by team, but they all have things that veterans "request" (read: require) of their newly signed rookies. Paying for dinner and requiring random tasks, all in good fun. And first-round draft picks are not exempt from those duties, no matter how excited their teammates are to have them on board. You have to earn the respect of your new teammates just like you had to earn the respect of your teammates in college and before that. In the NFL, this is how it starts.

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