Titans Cut Taylor Lewan; Reunion With Falcons Coach Arthur Smith?

The Atlanta Falcons could use some offensive line help this offseason. Why not recently-cut Tennessee Titans free agent Taylor Lewan?

Jeremy Brener | Feb 22, 2023

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Taylor Lewan is looking for a new home after the Tennessee Titans cut him today following nine seasons with the franchise.

Lewan will have discussions with several teams throughout free agency. But could one of those teams be with the Atlanta Falcons?

From a relationship perspective, no team makes more sense than the Falcons. The current Falcons staff has plenty of people familiar with Lewan, including Arthur Smith, who coached Lewan from 2014-20.

Lewan and Smith remain good friends outside the workplace, as the Falcons head coach was one of the very first guests on the three-time Pro Bowler's podcast, Bussin' With The Boys back in 2019.

The Falcons also could be looking towards the offensive line market in free agency with Kaleb McGary's contract expiring. The Falcons could look to keep or even use the franchise tag on McGary, but it would cost more than what the team would likely have to pay for Lewan.

However, the football fit between Lewan and the Falcons isn't seamless.

Lewan, the No. 11 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, has spent his entire career at left tackle. Just five picks before Lewan in the draft, the Falcons took Jake Matthews, who remains protecting the blindside for Atlanta, and should continue to do so in 2023.

This means that Lewan, an injury-prone player that has missed 30 games in the past three years, would have to essentially learn a new position. Moving from left tackle to right isn't like teaching rocket science to a baby, but there is some re-teaching that will need to be done.

Right tackles also don't get paid as much as those on the left side because of how important it is to protect the quarterback's blindside.

This means fans should expect Lewan to seek out other left tackle openings around the league before exploring the idea of playing with the Falcons. It probably won't happen, but the connections and need for an offensive lineman are too much for the Falcons to simply ignore.

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Published Feb 22, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.