Titans play questionable music

ByPaul Kuharsky ESPN logo
Sunday, September 14, 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Before the Cowboys-Titans game at LP Field, a warm-up soundtrack blared through portable speakers that the Titans wheel onto the sidelines.

"Fight Night," by the group Migos, played about 35 minutes before kickoff.

The worst of the lyrics were blotted out, but the song's themes were still questionable given the recent developments concerning the NFL's trouble with domestic violence.

"We review everything we play on game days and play radio versions, but clearly with the subject matter included, the song should have been flagged and eliminated from the play list," said Don MacLachlan, Titans executive vice president of administration and facilities.

Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was cut by the Ravens this week after video of him striking his then-fiancee surfaced.

Also, under fire regarding a pending case against defensive end Greg Hardy, the Carolina Panthers changed their stance and deactivated him Sunday.

"Fight Night" includes this passage: "Hit it with the left, hit it with the right, I'm a knock the p---- out like fight night. Beat it with the left, beat it with the right, I'm a knock the p---- out like fight night."