# JC Latham on Jordan Elliott incident

> Latham calls Elliott's gun incident 'unfortunate situation' after release.
- Title: JC Latham on Jordan Elliott incident · NBC Sports | Shortify
- Summary: Latham calls Elliott's gun incident 'unfortunate situation' after release. Titan's Jordan Elliott was released after arguing with teammate JC Latham over a…
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- Source: NBC Sports — https://nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jc-latham-on-incident-with-jordan-elliott-it-was-just-an-unfortunate-situation
- Published: 2026-10-22T02:51:05.157+00:00
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- Topics: jordan elliott, jc latham, titan, nfl, gun incident, defensive lineman, sports
## Jordan Elliott released
The Titans released defensive lineman Jordan Elliott on Tuesday after an incident at the team facility.
## Elliott retrieved gun
An argument with teammate JC Latham last Thursday prompted Elliott to retrieve a gun from his car.
## Latham's response
Latham said it was just an unfortunate situation, heat of the moment, and shit happens.

> It was just an unfortunate situation,” Latham said, via Terry McCormick of titaninsider.com
## Elliott's mental health
Latham stated mental health is extremely important and there was no bad blood between them.

> There ain’t never been no bad blood between us two. We were here on the summer getting treatment. Before that, we hung out whenever we were in the same city together. We actually had never had an argument leading up to it
## Franklin-Myers de-escalated
Teammate John Franklin-Myers followed Elliott and got him to put the gun away.
## Latham thanked Franklin-Myers
Latham said he appreciated Franklin-Myers for de-escalating the situation.

> I told him I appreciate it
## Key takeaway

Titan's Jordan Elliott was released after arguing with teammate JC Latham over a gun incident.