Marc Mariani, Titans' Unknown Rookie, Helping Revive Art of Kick Returns

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Whispers whip around the league. Players in NFL locker rooms and fans everywhere quietly notice ... "Wow, the Titans have one fast white dude returning kickoffs! Where the heck did he come from?''

Marc Mariani says to stop murmuring. He acknowledges that "white guy," "fast'' and "kickoff returns'' may be an uncommon blend in the league.

But this Tennessee Titans rookie brings it.

He is currently the most dynamic, aggressive, intriguing kickoff return specialist in the NFL.

A fresh face, a remarkable spirit, a gotcha-grabbing football player.

"Without a doubt, I get the white-guy-runs-fast thing in the locker room, and I get it other places, and I guess it comes with the territory,'' Mariani said of those now-routine, playful exchanges. "Not only that, but a white guy that runs fast from Montana? We have fun with it. The way I look at it, if I keep doing it well, I'll give them more to talk about. And that's not a bad thing.''

Not for Mariani. Not for the Titans.

 

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