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Wednesday NFL Transactions: AFC South

August 28th, 2024 at 7:10pm CST by Sam Robinson

Following the 53-man roster cutdown deadline Tuesday, many teams will make slight tweaks to their rosters. In addition to waiver claims, teams can begin constructing their 16-man practice squads today. These Colts, Jaguars, Texans and Titans moves are noted below.

Houston Texans

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

DE Solomon Byrd, OT Cameron Erving, DE Malik Fisher, FB Troy Hairston, DT Marcus Harris, WR Johnny Johnson, T David Sharpe, RB J.J. Taylor, LB Max Tooley, LB Zeke Turner, OL Kilian Zierer

Reverted to IR:

DL Pheldarius Payne, TE Teagan Quitoriano

Indianapolis Colts

Signed:

Claimed:

CB Samuel Womack

Waived:

CB Darrell Baker Jr.

Signed to practice squad:

LB Austin Ajiake, LB Liam Anderson, DE Genard Avery, QB Jason Bean, S Marcel Dabo, RB Evan Hull, CB Chris Lammons, WR D.J. Montgomery, CB Jaylin Simpson, CB Ameer Speed, WR Laquon Treadwell

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed:

Claimed:

Signed to practice squad:

TE Shawn Bowman, CB Christian Braswell, WR Joshua Cephus, DE D.J. Coleman, WR Elijah Cooks, TE Josiah Deguara, S Terrell Edmunds, CB Tre Flowers, DE Joe Gaziano, RB Jalen Jackson, OL Steven Jones, LB Tanner Muse, QB E.J. Perry, RB Louis Rees-Zammit, WR Austin Trammell

Tennessee Titans

Signed:

Claimed:

DE Ali Gaye, DB Julius Wood

Waived:

TE Nick Vannett, OLB Rashad Weaver

Signed to practice squad:

DT Abdullah Anderson, DB Tre Avery, DE Khalid Duke, DT Isaiah Iton, DB Gabe Jeudy-Lally, DB Anthony Kendall, WR Mason Kinsey, C Corey Levin, WR Bryce Oliver, RB Jabari Small, G Cole Spencer, T Leroy Watson

Titans Release T Geron Christian, Reduce Roster To 53

August 27th, 2024 at 8:46pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here is how the Titans trimmed their offseason roster to the regular-season limit:

Released:

Waived:

DB Tre Avery
DT Quinton Bohanna
DB Shyheim Carter
DE Khalid Duke
DB Keaton Ellis
DB Caleb Farley (story)
DB Eric Garror
RB Hassan Haskins
DT Isaiah Iton
WR Kearis Jackson
DB Matthew Jackson
DB Robert Javier
DB Gabe Jeudy-Lally
DB Anthony Kendall
WR Mason Kinsey
K Brayden Narveson
WR Bryce Oliver
RB Jabari Small
G Cole Spencer
T Leroy Watson

Waived/injured:

WR Kyle Philips
G Lachavious Simmons

Placed on IR:

LB Chance Campbell (story)
DE TK McLendon

Placed on reserve/PUP list:

WR Colton Dowell

The Titans cut a player they acquired in an offseason trade. Watson played for new O-line coach Bill Callahan in Cleveland, but Tennessee could not find room for the former seventh-round pick. Watson must pass through waivers before a practice squad invite can be extended. Christian will head straight to free agency as a vested veteran. The former Washington and Houston starter did not make Tennessee’s roster as a swing option. Christian (25 career starts) finished last season as the Browns’ left tackle under Callahan, as injuries ravaged Cleveland’s O-line. With Christian also playing for Callahan in Washington, he could be a player to monitor for a veteran practice squad slot.

Once a Titans slot receiver hopeful, Philips is off the roster with an injury designation. Philips saw shoulder and hamstring trouble derail his route to Tennessee’s starting lineup as a rookie, and he returned for nine games in 2023. Tennessee made some key additions to its receiving corps this offseason, signing Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd to join DeAndre Hopkins and former first-rounder Treylon Burks. Another hamstring issue limited Philips ahead of this season.

Campbell suffered a torn ACL, while McLendon also did not receive a return designation. That will put the second-year player out of the mix for the 2024 Titans.

Titans Sign 16 Undrafted Free Agents

May 11th, 2024 at 7:50pm CST by Adam La Rose

The Titans have a seven-man draft class, some of whom have already inked their rookie deals. Their draftees will be joined in minicamp by the following UDFAs:

Brian Dooley, OL (Eastern Michigan)
Khalid Duke, DE (Kansas State)
Keaton Ellis, S (Penn State)
X’Zauvea Gadlin, OL (Liberty)
Rod Gattison, CB (Western Carolina)
Isaiah Iton, DT (Rutgers)
Robert Javier, DB (Towson)
Dillon Johnson, RB (Washington)
Gabe Jeudy-Lally, CB (Tennessee)
Brayden Narveson, K (NC State)
Bryce Oliver, WR (Youngstown State)
David Martin-Robinson, TE (Temple)
Sam Schnee, WR (Northern Iowa)
Jamari Small, RB (Tennessee)
Cole Spencer, OL (Texas Tech)
Steven Stilianos, TE (Iowa)

Spencer is one of three O-linemen the Titans have brought in, and he has received a notable financial investment. Tennessee has given him $75K in guaranteed money, Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 reports. Spencer spent considerable time at left tackle when he was at Western Kentucky, but he moved to guard with the Red Raiders. A leg injury limited him to just six games in 2023, but he will look to parlay a return to health into at least a practice squad spot.

The Titans were among the teams to move quickly on the running back front in free agency, signing Tony Pollard as part of a depth chart already featuring Tyjae Spears. Both Johnson and Small will look to join them in a rotational capacity. The former led the Pac-12 in rushing touchdowns last season (16), helping him earn second-team All-Conference honors. The latter, meanwhile, led the Volunteers in rushing during the 2021 season and ranks 12th in school history with 24 career rushing touchdowns.

Veteran Nick Folk was the Titans’ lone kicker on the roster prior to the addition of Narveson. Folk, 39, led the NFL in field goal percentage (96.7%) in his debut Tennessee campaign and he is under contract for one more year. Narveson will look to provide competition during training camp or at least insurance by taking up a taxi squad slot. After spending time at Iowa State and Western Kentucky, he went 18-for-23 on field goal attempts in 2023.

Ben Levine contributed to this post.