NASHVILLE – Harold Landry smiled when wished a happy birthday.
It's today, in fact.
"How old am I?," Landry said. "28."
The Titans edge rusher seemed to bristle a bit seconds later on Wednesday when asked about his knee, which he now considers a thing of the distant past.
"I don't even know how long it's been (since surgery), it's been so long," he said. "That's an afterthought. It's all good."
It's been nearly two years since Landry suffered a torn ACL just weeks before the 2022 season, a year he spent on Injured Reserve.
Heading into 2024, Landry said his focus is on having the best season of his NFL career.
A second-round pick of the Titans in the 2018, Landry is now the longest tenured Titan, something he can hardly believe.
"It's crazy," said Landry, smiling again. "Obviously it's a great thing when you can be with one organization for that period of time. I am really just taking it one year at a time. I feel that is a pretty cool achievement, to be the longest tenured Titan.
"But I am just focused on trying to go out there and have a career year this year."
Landry tallied 10.5 sacks and 48 quarterback pressures in 2023, after spending the entire 2022 season on IR. Prior to the injury, Landry recorded 12 sacks and 49 pressures in 2021.
This offseason, Landry said his training has been great, and he's on the same page with his new coaches and teammates.
"Play in and play out," Landry said, "I want to be a consistent, impact player, and that is what I am focusing on this year, going out and cutting it loose and trying to make an impact day in and day out."
Landry made it clear the locker room is in a good place as well.
"I'll just say I feel like the energy right now is at an all-time high, whether that's in meetings or on the field," Landry said. "There's a lot of excitement in the building with all the new faces. I feel like we have so much talent, and that's what I feel like the excitement is around – the potential.
"The energy is at an all-time high and we're just focused on getting all the details down and going out there stacking days. … This could be an awesome year."
