Tennessee Titans Have Roster Holes to Fill and Available Free Agents to Consider at Home and Around NFL

The Tennessee Titrans still need reinforcements on the offensive and defensive lines and at the safety position.

Dec 25, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed (38) is / Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

NASHVILLE — While the Tennessee Titans have made significant progress with prominent free-agent signings, they still need to fill roster holes on the offensive line, at safety, and defensive line.

Offseason workouts for the Titans under first-year head coach Brian Callahan start April 8 at the Ascension Saint Thomas practice facility. There are Titans free agents and NFL free agents with unresolved futures as the clock marches toward the start of the 2024 NFL regular season.

Titans general manager Ran Carthon re-signed kicker Nick Folk, long snapper Morgan Cox, wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, running back Julius Chestnut, and linebacker Jack Gibbens.

The team parted ways with cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting (Cardinals), wide receiver Chris Moore (Cardinals), cornerback Kristian Fulton (Chargers), center Aaron Brewer (Dolphins), defensive end Trevis Gipson (Jaguars), running back Derrick Henry (Ravens), safety K’Von Wallace (Seahawks), defensive lineman Denico Autry (Texans), and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (Texans).

Carthon signed eight free agents: wide receiver Calvin Ridley, running back Tony Pollard, center Lloyd Cushenberry, cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr., offensive lineman Saahdiq Charles, quarterback Mason Rudolph, and defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day. The Titans also traded for former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed. 

According to spotrac.com, the Titans have more than $24 million in salary cap space. Here are the free agents — in Tennessee and around the NFL — at three specific position groups.

Offensive Line

Titans free agents

Calvin Throckmorton
Position: Tackle
Age: 27
2023 AAV: $808,333

Chris Hubbard
Position: Tackle
Age: 32
2023 AAV: $1,315,500

NFL Free Agents

Mekhi Becton
Position: Tackle
Current Team: New York Jets
Age: 24
Projected contract: 1 year, $5 million

Dalton Riser
Position: Guard
Current Team: Minnesota Vikings
Age: 28
Projected contract: 3 years, $16.5 million

Andrus Peat
Position: Tackle
Current Team: New Orleans Saints
Age: 30
Projected contract: 1 year, $4 million

Defensive Backs

Titans Free Agents

Terrell Edmunds
Position: Free Safety
Age: 26
2023 AAV: $2,000,000

NFL Free Agents

Justin Simmons
Position: Safety
Current Team: Denver Broncos
Age: 30

Stephon Gilmore
Position: Cornerback
Current Team: New England Patriots
Age: 33
Projected contract: 1 year, $10 million

Steven Nelson
Position: Cornerback
Current Team: Houston Texans
Age: 31
Projected contract: 2 year, $7.25 million

Defensive Line

Titans Free Agents

Marlon Davidson
Age: 25
2023 AAV: $1,010,000

Ross Blacklock
Age: 25
2023 AAV: $1,010,000

NFL Free Agents

Teair Tart
Position: Defensive tackle
Current Team: Houston Texans
Age: 27
Projected contract: 3 years, $21 million

Calais Campbell
Position: Edge
Current Team: Atlanta Falcons
Age: 37
Projected contract: 1 year, $7 million

Carl Lawson
Position: Edge
Current Team: New York Jets
Age: 28
Projected contract: 1 year, $3.15 million

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