Tennessee Titans DL coach: T'Vondre Sweat 'not where I want him to be'

One of the concerns about Tennessee Titans defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat upon coming out of college was his ability to be and stay in shape, and that was a concern entering training camp as the second-round pick missed significant time during the offseason program.

When asked about Sweat's status on Monday, Titans defensive line coach Tracy Rocker revealed that the rookie is not where he wants Sweat to be as far as being in shape is concerned, but he has the right mindset, which is certainly important.

Rocker added that he does see the rookie making improvements every day and he is putting forth the effort to get better.

"Not where I want him to be, but he wants to be in great shape, he's doing everything we ask, and he's putting forth the effort, and he wants to," Rocker said, according to Paul Kuharsky . "So, for us, it has been great. The deal is, is just in practice everyday, we're getting better and better, but he wants to do it, so it's good."

Sweat has taken part in every training camp practice thus far, and he has heard it from his teammates in regard to his conditioning when he looked a bit tired during Day 1, as Jim Wyatt of TennesseeTitans.com noted in his observations article.

All eyes were on defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat at the start, considering we didn't see much of him in the offseason. The team's second-round pick showed some pretty good footwork on the bags, and he said afterward he felt good. Some of Sweat's offensive teammates razzed him a little bit at one point later in practice about being tired, but there were several guys feeling it on the first day back.

By all accounts, Sweat is doing just fine at training camp and has plenty of time to get himself in game shape and acclimated to the NFL. The hope is that he'll be ready to make a significant impact in Year 1.