Murfreesboro first grader wins unique opportunity at Titans game

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Elijah Lawrence, a Murfreesboro, Tenn., first grader, stepped into the spotlight at Sunday’s Titans game against the Minnesota Vikings as the fifth winner of the Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee’s annual Tennessee Titans Kids Captain Contest. During the home game against the Minnesota Vikings, the 7-year-old joined the Titans’ captains at midfield for the pregame coin toss. The opportunity came from the Tennessee Titans Kids Captain Contest, which gives kids between 6 and 12 years old four lower-bowl tickets to the game, a chance to participate in the pregame coin toss, a parking pass, a red Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee cap, and an official Titans jersey. Elijah, who is an avid football fan and a member of the Murfreesboro Junior Patriots football team, was accompanied by his siblings and mother, Charissa Taylor. This was an especially significant moment for the family since Charissa is a United States Army veteran, and this was the Titans’ Salute to Service game. The team honored the military and veterans throughout the entire game, including a moment at halftime when the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band played a portion of each military branch’s fight song and veterans were encouraged to...