Burks heads into the final year of his contract in his last season to save his Titans career. “He’s got to come in and make some plays," Callahan said.

Fortunately for Burks, that's the Sunday of the Titans' bye week. "I’m just ready for her to get here," Burks said. " (My teammates have) given me some (advice). You take what you want from it.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks (16) during training camp at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park in Nashvillet, Tenn., Wednesday, Aug. 21 2024.© Denny Simmons / The Tennessean ...

Burks, who caught one pass for 12 yards in the Titans' preseason opener against the 49ers, is playing with renewed confidence. The coach is seeing that manifest through Burks' route technique ...

On Thursday at Titans training camp, Treylon Burks and the Titans WRs (minus DeAndre Hopkins), worked on exploding off of the ball, under the shoot, and bursting in and out of their breaks.

The Titans want Burks to play, as indicated by offensive coordinator Nick Holz. "We want Treylon to play," Holz said, via the Nashville Post. "We want him to go out there and make plays.

Any way you slice it, Burks has been one of the least valuable wide receivers in the NFL to start the season. The Titans coaching staff has said that they have graded Burks very highly internally.

Titans HC Brian Callahan says WR Treylon Burks is going to have to be a contributor on special teams to justify a game day roster spot. Everybody who isn’t a starter needs to do that, he explains.

According to multiple media reports, including Tennessee Titans on SI, Burks is one of the most likely trade options. He has been throughout much of the off-season but nothing has happened.

As a first-round pick out of Arkansas in 2022, Burks was expected to replace A.J. Brown in Tennessee, but he hasn't come anywhere close to producing at the same level as Brown did with the Titans.