Probably the non-Patriots team most closely linked to Tom Brady, the Titans may be aiming to run it back with the formula that carried them to the AFC championship game.
The Titans area focused on extending Ryan Tannehill, with Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reporting the sides continue to negotiate a deal (video link). Tannehill would like to stay with the Titans, per Rapoport.
Tannehill talks have picked back up since the Combine, Rapoport adds, but the sides have been talking since before the regular season concluded. The Titans now have four extra days to try and hammer out a deal, with the NFL moving the franchise-transition tag deadline back to March 16 after previously moving it to the 12th.
Recently, the Titans were trying to extend Tannehill and hope the CBA will not be ratified. That would allow them to use their franchise and transition tags on Jack Conklin and Derrick Henry, respectively. This remains a complex process for the resurgent team. Tennessee currently holds just more than $50MM in cap space.
Last week, a report emerged indicating the Titans were bullish on luring Brady away from the Patriots. But Tannehill talks have unfolded during this will-they/won’t-they Brady pursuit. While no door appears closed on Brady, the Titans may be intent on bringing back his longtime AFC East rival. This would certainly narrow the Brady sweepstakes, potentially helping the Patriots’ chances of retaining the all-time great.
Tannehill at 30M might as well burn that money.
Lol
Wonder how effective Henry will be if you take a key component away from the OL. Better off keeping that duo than Tannehill and Henry.
Conklin & Henry should be priorities over Tannehill.
Conklin & Henry is a great law firm
Tannehurt will be done by the 4th preseason game. They were marginal at best last year. Not going to make another run like they did by bringing back the same old gang. Sorry doesn’t work that way.
Tannehill was better than Brady in 2019, will be better than Brady in 2020, and will be better than Brady past that for however long Brady hangs on. Sure Tannehill is a big risk to get hurt or that his 2019 was a fluke but at least he has the upside that he plays close to the level he played at last year. By signing Brady, you’re betting that a 43 year old can maintain or improve upon an average level of play like he did last year which seems like a bad idea to me
I wouldn’t sign either.
I would prioritize Henry and Conklin over tannenhill right now, because they are phenomenal players while tannenhill still has lot to prove with just one good year in Tennessee
Tannehill isn’t going anywhere and the Titans would probably be about 15th on Brady’s list of teams he’d prefer to play for.