It’s nearly football time in Tennessee.
Before the Vols take the field this college football season, the NFL will hold its annual preseason. This means it’ll be the first look we get at Tennessee football’s former stars with their new professional franchises.
Here’s how to watch and what you need to know about the Vol rookies’ preseason slates.
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ED James Pearce Jr. – Atlanta Falcons
- Aug. 8 (Friday): vs. Detroit Lions – 7 p.m. ET, Local TV
- Aug. 15 (Friday): vs. Tennessee Titans – 7 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 22 (Friday): at Dallas Cowboys – 8 p.m. ET, NFL Network
DT Omarr Norman-Lott – Omarr Norman-Lott
- Aug. 9 (Saturday): at Arizona Cardinals – 8 p.m. ET, Local TV
- Aug. 15 (Friday): at Seattle Seahawks – 10 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 22 (Friday): vs. Chicago Bears – 8:20 p.m. ET, Local TV
WR Dont’e Thornton Jr. – Las Vegas Raiders
- Aug. 7 (Thursday): at Seattle Seahawks – 10 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 16 (Saturday): vs. San Francisco 49ers – 4 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 23 (Saturday): at Arizona Cardinals – 10 p.m. ET, NFL Network
RB Dylan Sampson – Cleveland Browns
- Aug. 8 (Friday): at Carolina Panthers – 7 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 16 (Saturday): at Philadelphia Eagles – 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 23 (Saturday): vs. Los Angeles Rams – 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network
DT Elijah Simmons – Arizona Cardinals
- Aug. 9 (Saturday): vs. Kansas City Chiefs – 8 p.m. ET, Local TV
- Aug. 16 (Saturday): at Denver Broncos – 9:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 23 (Saturday): vs. Las Vegas Raiders – 10 p.m. ET, NFL Network
DT Omari Thomas – New Orleans Saints
- Aug. 10 (Sunday): at Los Angeles Chargers – 4 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 17 (Sunday): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network
- Aug. 23 (Saturday): vs. Denver Broncos – 1 p.m. ET, Local TV
Other Vols in the NFL
- WR Josh Palmer – Buffalo Bills
- OL Cade Mays – Carolina Panthers
- DT Shy Tuttle – Carolina Panthers
- OL Darnell Wright – Chicago Bears
- WR Cedric Tillman – Cleveland Browns
- TE Princeton Fant – Dallas Cowboys
- QB Joe Milton III – Dallas Cowboys
- QB Hendon Hooker – Detroit Lions
- RB Jabari Small – Detroit Lions
- CB Kamal Hadden – Green Bay Packers
- DE Derek Barnett – Houston Texans
- FB Jakob Johnson – Houston Texans
- DE Darrell Taylor – Houston Texans
- OL Trey Smith – Kansas City Chiefs
- S Jaylen McCollough – Los Angeles Rams
- OLB Byron Young – Losa Angeles Rams
- DE Matthew Butler – Miami Dolphins
- RB Jaylen Wright – Miami Dolphins
- S Theo Jackson – Minnesota Vikings
- QB Josh Dobbs – New England Patriots
- RB Velus Jones Jr. – New Orleans Saints
- RB Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints
- CB Alontae Taylor – New Orleans Saints
- WR Jalin Hyatt – New York Giants
- CB Dee Williams – New York Giants
- WR Jauan Jennings – San Francisco 49ers
- LS Morgan Cox – Tennessee Titans
- CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally – Tennessee Titans
