Titans offensive tackle Taylor Lewan reported to training camp today after skipping minicamp earlier this year, and his agent exchanged contract proposals with Tennessee, according to Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com.
While there has been “progress” on a new deal for Lewan, the two sides haven’t yet reached an accord, per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link). But Titans general manager Jon Robinson admitted talks have “ramped up” over the past day, tweets Terry McCormick of TitansInsider.com, so an extension could conceivably be on the horizon.
Lewan, who turned 27 years old earlier this week, is signed through the 2018 season at a cost of $9.341MM after the Titans exercised his fifth-year option. Given his age and production, any new contract will likely need to pay him near top-of-the-market value. For left tackles, that means $15MM+ per year, especially after Nate Solder reset the positional market by landing $15.5MM annually from the Giants in March.
A first-round pick in 2014, Lewan has been a full-time starter since the 2015 campaign. Overall, he’s appeared in 58 games and made 53 starts for Tennessee. Lewan graded out as the seventh-best tackle in the NFL in 2016 and placed 16th last year, according to Pro Football Focus.
Worth whatever he gets.