Tennessee Titans free agency primer: Free agents, team needs
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The start of the NFL’s new league year is right around the corner, and all of the speculation can come to an end when the free agency feeding frenzy gets rolling.
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The Tennessee Titans enter this phase with many questions and could add to that list in the coming days with roster moves to clear cap space as they put the final touches on their offseason plan.
There are a lot of moving parts, and even more areas that must be addressed as general manager Mike Borgonzi rebuilds the roster, and Garrett Podell of CBS Sports provided a quick free agency primer of what lies ahead.
Unrestricted free agents: C Lloyd Cushenberry, OG Kevin Zeitler, DE Jihad Ward, TE Chiogziem Okonkwo, WR Van Jefferson, S Xavier Woods, CB Kaiir Elam, CB Jalyn Armour-Davis, DT Sebastian Joseph-Day, DE Arden Key, OT Olisaemeka Udoh, DT James Lynch, P Johnny Hekker, LS Morgan Cox, K Joey Slye, C Corey Levin, WR James Proche, LB Joe Bachie, OT Blake Hance, QB Brandon Allen, RB Julius Chestnut
Projected effective cap space: $82,476,565
Team needs: C, OG, TE, DT, K, P, LS, WR
The Tennessee Titans need to upgrade the interior of 2025 first overall pick quarterback Cam Ward's offensive line. With the most cap space in the NFL entering free agency, Tennessee can make a run at Baltimore Ravens three-time Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum. If the Los Angeles Chargers or another team beat the Titans out for Linderbaum's services, Buffalo Bills center Connor McGovern would be a solid consolation prize. Guard Kevin Zeitler would be worth retaining, but there are some decent guard options out there this offseason. The Titans' entire specialists group is set to hit the open market, so that phase of their team could experience some significant change.
Reuniting New York Giants free agent wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson with his former head coach in new Titans offensive coordinator Brian Daboll would make a lot of sense, as would Tennessee making a run at back-to-back NFL yards per reception leader Alec Pierce. That would be a two-for-one signing because it would directly help them and directly hurt an AFC South rival in the Indianapolis Colts. Look for the Titans to take a page out of the defending AFC champion New England Patriots' playbook in order to launch themselves back toward playoff contention.
While most of his focus is on the offense, which makes sense given the need to build around Cam Ward, Borgonzi also has significant questions to answer on defense as the team retools the roster for Robert Saleh’s defense around Jeffery Simmons. Jermaine Johnson helps, but the Titans need more.
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