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Marcus Mariota: 'I'll hand the ball off 40 times' if Tennessee Titans win

By The Sports Xchange
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) went 28 for 39, for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans November 8, 2015. Photo by AJ Sisco/UPI
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) went 28 for 39, for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans November 8, 2015. Photo by AJ Sisco/UPI | License Photo

Quarterback Marcus Mariota said he's happy to hand the ball off 40 times per game next season if it means the Tennessee Titans are winning football games.

The Titans traded for 2014 NFL rushing champion DeMarcus Murray over the offseason and added Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry in the second round of the NFL Draft.

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"I told Coach Mike (Mularkey) that I'll hand the ball off 40 times a game if we win games," Mariota said, via The Daily Press in Virginia while at the Colonial All-Pro Football Camp at William and Mary. "That's what's important to me, to giving us an opportunity to win. Having those two workhorses back there should help us out."

The Titans finished 25th in the NFL in rushing last season while averaging 4.0 yards per carry, but that number was inflated a bit by Mariota's 7.4-yard average on 34 carries.

The Titans' main ballcarriers were Antonio Andrews (3.6 yards per carry), Bishop Sankey (4.1 on just 47 carries) and rookie David Cobb (2.8). Dexter McCluster (4.5 ypc) finished the season on injured reserve.

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