NASHVILLE — Coming off their fourth straight losing season, the Tennessee Titans had a ton of salary cap money to spend when free agency opened this winter, which wasn’t all that surprising for a team going through another reboot.
That they also had a lot of selling points beyond those bucks might not have been such a foregone conclusion, but there they were.
Newly hired head coach Robert Saleh and new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll combined to lure at least nine players whom they’ve coached previously. And there were two big attractions on the roster already in All-Pro defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons and quarterback Cam Ward, the No. 1 pick of the 2025 NFL draft who started every game as a rookie.
“Jeffery Simmons is a dog,” cornerback Cor’Dale Flott said Wednesday as the Titans introduced a handful of their top free-agent signees.
Linebacker Jermaine Johnson, acquired by the Titans in a trade with the New York Jets in February, said Simmons can “ruin the offense’s day single-handedly.” Johnson also likes what Ward brings in leading the Tennessee offense.