Mohamoud Diabate was not given a restricted free agent tender by the Browns. That led him to the open market, and a departure is set to take place. 
Diabate has agreed to terms with the Titans, Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo report. The fourth-year linebacker is the latest in a long line of Tennessee additions on the defensive side of the ball in particular this month. He has totaled 48 appearances and 18 starts in his NFL career.
After entering the league as an undrafted free agent, Diabate hardly saw the field on defense as a rookie while handling a regular special teams role. Things changed in 2024 when he became a starter, logging a 70% defensive snap share. Diabate posted 70 tackles and three pass deflections that season.
In 2025, the 24-year-old logged a full slate of games for the first time. Diabate’s playing time fell, although he still made six starts. The Browns have undergone numerous changes since the arrival of new head coach Todd Monken‘s staff; that included the decision to not tender Diabate at a cost of $3.52MM. This Titans agreement will likely check in at a lower rate.
This marks the first linebacker addition of free agency for Tennessee, a team which has made a number of investments on the open market. Incumbents Joe Bachie and Anfernee Orji remain unsigned at this point, and today’s Diabate agreement obviously lessens the chances of them returning for 2026. The Titans will again have Cedric Gray and Cody Barton as mainstays at the second level of their defense, but Diabate will offer depth along with special teams experience.
Tennessee entered Saturday with more than $63MM in cap space, easily the most in the NFL. That figure is unlikely to change much with this agreement, leaving plenty of flexibility for further moves to be made as the secondary waves of free agency play out.