Steelers' Sebastian Joseph-Day: Heading to Pittsburgh
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Joseph-Day signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Steelers on Friday that includes $6 million guaranteed, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Joseph-Day spent the last two years in Tennessee, and he finished the 2025 regular season with 41 tackles (22 solo), including 2.0 sacks, and one fumble recovery across 17 games. He started in 10 games for the Titans last year but will likely operate in a rotational role at defensive end for the Steelers behind Cameron Heyward and Derrick Harmon.
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L'Jarius Sneed: Out in Tennessee
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Sneed (quadriceps) was released by the Titans on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Despite signing a four-year, $76.4 million deal with the Titans in March of 2024, Sneed has been dropped after spending just two seasons with the team. During his two years in Tennessee, the 29-year-old appeared in just 12 games, tallying 49 total tackles and three passes defensed. Despite his underwhelming stint with the Titans, Sneed was one of the NFL's top cornerbacks in 2023, recording 14 passes defensed, including two interceptions, while allowing just a 56.2 passer rating when targeted across 16 regular-season games with the Chiefs. At the scouting combine, Titans' general manager Mike Borgonzi told reporters Sneed was undergoing rehab on a quadriceps injury that held him out of the team's final 10 games last season. Once fully healthy, Sneed is expected to draw interest from teams in need of secondary help ahead of the 2026 season.
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Colts' Arden Key: Signs with Indy
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Key (hip) signed with the Colts on Thursday, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.
The linebacker missed Week 18 of last season due to a hip injury, but he appears to be healthy again. Key played in 12 games last year for the Titans, recording 22 tackles (nine solo), including 4.0 sacks. He has finished with 4.0 or more sacks in each of the last five campaigns.
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Titans' Jerrick Reed: Staying with Tennessee
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Reed signed a one-year contract with the Titans on Thursday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
The safety was claimed off waivers by the Titans from the Seahawks last November, and he appeared in three games with his new team, making six tackles (four solo). Reed saw action on 61 defensive snaps and 24 special-teams snaps after joining Tennessee. He played more on special teams than defense for Seattle last year.
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Patriots' Mike Brown: Heading to New England
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The Patriots signed Brown (ankle) to a contract Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Brown appeared in nine regular-season games for the Titans in 2025 and had two stints on injured reserve due to knee and ankle injuries. He served almost exclusively on special teams and logged three solo tackles for Tennessee last year. Brown's addition gives the Patriots added depth in the secondary and another contributor on special teams.
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Dolphins' Darrell Baker: Signing with Miami
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The Dolphins have agreed to a one-year deal with Baker, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Baker became an unrestricted free agent when the Titans chose not to tender him, leading to a signing with the Dolphins. The cornerback started the final 10 games of the 2025 regular season for the Titans, logging 97 percent or more of the defensive snaps in nine of those contests. Now proven to be able to handle a starting role, the 27-year-old will look to compete for one of the primary outside cornerback jobs in 2026.
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Darrell Baker: Not tendered by Titans
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Baker will become an unrestricted free agent March 11, as the Titans are not tendering the restricted free-agent cornerback, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Baker had 55 tackles (39 solo) and seven passes defensed for the Titans in 2025 while appearing in all 17 games. Tennessee remains interested in bringing Baker back, but he's also expected to have interest elsewhere on the open market.
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Titans' C.J. Ravenell: Staying with Tennessee
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The Titans re-signed Ravenell on Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Ravenell was an exclusive rights free agent. He appeared in 14 games for Tennessee in 2025, playing on 97 defensive snaps and 20 special-teams snaps, recording six tackles (one solo) and a forced fumble.
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Jets' T'Vondre Sweat: Being dealt to Jets
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The Titans agreed to terms Thursday on a trade that will send Sweat to the Jets in exchange for Jermaine Johnson, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Sweat and Johnson are both ascending talents on the defensive line whose talents will better suit the schemes of their new teams, especially with New York having traded former defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys midway through the 2025 campaign. A 2024 second-round pick, Sweat was productive across his 12 regular-season appearances with Tennessee in his second pro campaign, recording 34 tackles (16 solo), including 2.0 sacks, plus one pass defensed. He also tallied 18 quarterback pressures. He will pair with Harrison Phillips to anchor New York's interior defensive line in 2026.
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Xavier Woods: Stint with Titans ends
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The Titans released Woods (hamstring) on Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Unlike center Lloyd Cushenberry, who was let go by Tennessee with a failed physical designation, Woods' release wasn't accompanied by such a qualification, which implies he's past the hamstring issue that ended his 2025 campaign in December. Prior to that, the 30-year-old safety recorded 39 tackles in 11 games during his lone campaign with the Titans.
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Titans' Jaylen Harrell: Role increases late in 2025
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Harrell recorded 25 tackles (14 solo) with 4.5 sacks and one forced fumble across 17 games with the Titans in 2025.
Harrell played exclusively on special teams for the first five games of the season, but his role increased from there. He ultimately played over 50 percent of defensive snaps for most of the second half of the campaign, and he accounted for 4.0 sacks across his last five contests. Harrell could continue to serve as a solid pass rusher while seeing the field primarily on passing downs in 2026.
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Titans' L'Jarius Sneed: Minimal impact in 2025
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Sneed (quadriceps) recorded 26 tackles (18 solo) with three passes defensed across seven games in 2025.
Sneed was expected to become a key part of Tennessee's defense when he signed a four-year, $76.4 million contract ahead of the 2024 season. Instead, he's combined to appear in only 12 games across two campaigns while failing to record an interception. Sneed missed the Titans' last 10 games of 2025 with a quad injury, and he's very likely to be cut before the new league year.
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Titans' T'Vondre Sweat: Solid sophomore season
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Sweat recorded 34 tackles (16 solo), 2.0 sacks and one pass defensed across 12 games with the Titans in 2025.
Sweat missed five of Tennessee's first six games, primarily due to an ankle injury. That led to a downturn in his overall statistical output, though he remained strong against the run and also tallied 18 quarterback pressures -- a much higher rate than his rookie campaign. Sweat will pair with Jeffery Simmons in 2026 as a formidable duo along the Titans' defensive line.
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Titans' Jihad Ward: Tallies 5.0 sacks
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Ward recorded 31 tackles (15 solo) with 5.0 sacks across 17 games with the Titans in 2025.
Ward joined the Titans on a one-year contract in the offseason and served as one of the team's top pass rushers. He logged a career-high 22 quarterback hits and matched his career-best sack total. Ward will be a free agent in March and should be able to land another short-term contract.
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Titans' Darrell Baker: Steps into expanded role
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Baker recorded 55 tackles (39 solo) with seven passes defensed across 17 games in 2025.
Baker served as Tennessee's top corner for much of the season due to the absence of L'Jarius Sneed (quadriceps). He was picked on by opposing quarterbacks and surrendered a poor 135.4 passer rating and a 72.9 completion percentage when targeted, per PFF. Baker is an unrestricted free agent, and he'll likely have to settle for a modest, short-term deal.
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Titans' Sebastian Joseph-Day: Remains solid run stuffer
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Joseph-Day recorded 41 tackles (22 solo) with 2.0 sacks and a recovered fumble across 17 games in 2025.
Joseph-Day has never provided much as a pass rusher, but he's served as a solid run stuffer. That continued in 2025, as he was credited with 28 run stuffs by PFF and was charged with only a 9.1 percent missed tackle rate -- his best mark since 2020. Joseph-Day will become a free agent this offseason, and he should land a new deal, whether in Tennessee or elsewhere.
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Titans' Cody Barton: Step back in 2025
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Barton recorded 81 tackles (37 solo) with 1.0 sacks and three interceptions across 17 games in 2025.
Barton signed a significant three-year deal with the Titans prior to the 2025 season with the idea that he'd lead the linebacker corps. However, Cedric Gray instead emerged into that role, while Barton disappointed. He was fairly effective in coverage --his three picks were a career high -- but he struggled in run defense and logged his lowest tackle total since 2021, when he played primarily on special teams.
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Titans' Jeffery Simmons: Racks up 11.0 sacks
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Simmons recorded 67 tackles (39 solo) with 11.0 sacks and three forced fumbles across 15 games in 2025.
Simmons has been a key member of the Titans' defense since 2020, his second season, and he showed a newfound ability to get after the quarterback in 2025. In addition to his career-high 11.0 sacks, he also set a new best mark of 21 quarterback hits. Simmons remains a steady run defender, and he'll almost certainly be back with the Titans in 2026, as his most recent extension has two years remaining.
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Titans' Cedric Gray: Elite production in 2025
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Gray recorded 164 tackles (97 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one recovered fumble across 16 games in 2025.
Entering the season, it was unclear whether Gray or James Williams would start at inside linebacker alongside Cody Barton. Gray ultimately provided an emphatic answer, logging less than an 80 percent snap rate in only one of his 17 games. He ultimately finished fourth in the league with 164 tackles and will almost certainly carry over a significant role into the 2026 season.
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Titans' James Williams: Suffers injury in Week 18
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Williams suffered an AC joint injury in his right shoulder during Sunday's matchup against the Jaguars, Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com reports.
Williams was seen wearing a sling Monday after the Titans' season finale versus Jacksonville. The severity of his injury is unclear. The 22-year-old played in 16 games during the 2025 season, accounting for 26 tackles (22 solo), including 1.0 sacks.
