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The Titans, who have the fourth pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, could be in the running for Love, who impressed at last week’s Scouting Combine. “Anytime you can get a running back like that, especially a three-down running back, that can play in the pass game as well and be able to take over a game, you’ve seen guys in the league now that can do that,” Borgonzi said when being asked about taking a running back in the top five. Titans head coach stressed the importance of a good run game in taking pressure off of second-year QB Cam Ward following Ward’s massive rookie year struggles. The Titans could save around $7 million in cap space if they release Tony Pollard, 29, with a post-June 1 designation. If he lands in Tennessee, Love would likely be the centerpiece of Brian Daboll’s offense, relegating Tyjae Spears to breather back status.

Robinson is expected to have a decent market when free agency opens next week, and there’s some belief he could be a fit with the Titans, who hired Brian Daboll, Robinson’s former head coach, as their offensive coordinator. Hughes notes that sources he spoke with “believed Robinson is more likely to play elsewhere” next season which could create a void for the Giants out of the slot. Over the last two seasons, Robinson has totaled 185 receptions for 1,713 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 9.3 yards per reception. He’s a low-ADOT receiver who does most of his damage after the catch and is capable of extending drives.

Normally the “permission to seek trade” line leads to a release — Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs reported that he expected a release in his Friday column — but Edmunds appears to have a real market. Perhaps the Bears could manage a late-round swap out of this. The Titans and Raiders certainly make plenty of space as they have to use their cap space somehow.

Levis is one of a quintet of backups mentioned by Fowler — Tyson Bagent, Tanner McKee, Davis Mills, and Jarrett Stidham are the others — that fall under the umbrella of “teams that have better-known backups entering the final years of their contracts.” We’ve covered a few of them over the past month — especially Bagent — but haven’t stopped for a beat on Levis for a minute. Levis missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing shoulder surgery. The GM and head coach who drafted him are gone, and Cam Ward is here. It makes all the sense in the world for the Titans to move on if they can find an interested taker.

Skoronski is entering his fifth-year option offseason off the best year of his career. The 24-year-old put up a 79.0 PFF grade — compared to 60.4 and 61.6 in his first two seasons — and turned into one of the main linchpins of the line. Given how much cap space they have and how few truly great players are in this free agent class, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Titans try to get out in front of keeping Skoronski.

Each club will get an additional $22 million in spending money for this season as a result of the increase. This marks the first time in league history that the cap has gone beyond $300 million, and it is a massive increase from the $208.2 million the league hit in 2022 after cutting back on cap space due to COVID in 2020/2021.

Johnson was believed to be a trade candidate at the deadline last year, but no takers were found. Now he lands in Tennessee with one year left on his rookie deal. The Titans have more than enough money to extend him, though Johnson is coming off a down year and may want to play out his current contract in hopes of a better deal next offseason. He broke out with 7.5 sacks in 2023, missed most of the 2024 season, and only totaled three sacks in 2025. Reunited with former Jets head coach Robert Saleh, Johnson should be in line for a bounce-back campaign in Tennessee.

As Schefter notes, the deal won’t become official until the new league year, which starts in a few weeks. Johnson was the subject of trade rumors at the deadline last year, but nothing materialized. He now gets a new home in Tennessee. Sweat, a former second-round pick, had a quiet rookie season with one sack and four TFLs. Despite appearing in five fewer games, Sweat upped his sack total to two in 2025. Pro Football Focus also charted him as a markedly improved player. He ranked fourth in run defense grade and top-20 in pass-rush grade among defensive linemen. Sweat has two more years on his rookie contract.

Ward suffered an AC joint sprain in his right, throwing shoulder late in the year. Ward has been doing “lower-body work” and is expected to resume throwing the football in March, roughly two-to-three weeks from now. Titans coaches are reportedly focused on correcting “some of the bad habits” Ward picked up last year by improving his “base.” We should have another update on Ward’s recovery in the next couple of weeks.

Smart’s hiring reunites him with Titans head coach Robert Saleh. The two spent three seasons together with the Jets from 2021-2023. Smart won over Hard Knocks viewers in his final NFL season, vying for a roster spot during the Jets’ 2023 training camp. He entered the NFL’s coaching ranks last season, signing on as a defensive quality control assistant with the Cowboys.