NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson has been hearing about Kevin Byard for years.
Middle Tennessee State defensive coordinator Steve Ellis played for Robinson when he was linebackers coach at Nicholls State, and the two have maintained a close friendship over the years.
And from the time Byard arrived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Ellis was telling Robinson -- then in the front office of the New England Patriots -- about the Blue Raiders safety.