Tennessee Titans head coach Robert Saleh has defended “great man” Jordan Elliott after the defensive tackle was released by the NFL franchise following an incident involving a gun.

The Titans confirmed on Tuesday that Elliott had been released following “an incident at our team facility” on Thursday, October 15.

According to several reports, Elliott went to his car to retrieve the firearm after getting into an altercation with a team-mate at practice.

Saleh was adamant that he would still recommend Elliott to another franchise. Saleh confirmed that a gun was at the centre of the incident.

He raised concerns about the player's mental health and believed he “had a terrible lapse in judgement that I recognize as a call for help more than a criminal act”.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Saleh said: "First I want to say I think the organization and the NFL did an outstanding job with regards to pausing it, which I think everyone needs to do in this situation is pause, with regards to the news…