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Titans Cut Ropati Pitoitua, 11 Others

August 28th, 2016 at 6:16pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The Titans have made 12 roster moves today, moving their roster to 77 men, the club announced. Tennessee has until 3pm CT Tuesday to get to 75 players.

The Titans have made the following transactions:

Cut:

Lamarcus Brutus, S
Will Campbell, OL
Donte Foster, WR
Amarlo Herrera, LB
Reece Horn, WR
Deiontrez Mount, LB
Tyler Patmon, CB
Ropati Pitoitua, DL
Nick Ritcher, G
Mike Smith, DE
Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB

Waived/Injured:

Andy Gallik, C

Pitoitua, 31, seemed liked one of the likeliest cuts in the entire NFL. Pitoitua only played 31 defensive snaps last season, but was scheduled to count more than $3.8MM on the Titans’ salary cap. By releasing him, Tennessee will save $3.078MM.

Gallik, meanwhile, will revert to the Titans’ injured reserve list if he clears waivers.

Titans Cut Damaris Johnson, Add 11 UDFAs

May 9th, 2016 at 11:34am CST by Luke Adams

The Titans, one of the last teams in the NFL to formally announce their undrafted free agent class, have done so today, confirming in a press release that they’ve agreed to terms with 11 rookies who weren’t selected in the 2016 draft. The team announced that it has reached deals with six members of its ’16 draft class as well.

In addition to bringing in 11 undrafted free agents and locking up six draftees, the team also announced that it has waived two veteran players — wide receiver Damaris Johnson and cornerback Steven Clarke. A former Vanderbilt CB, Clarke spent last summer with the Dolphins but has never appeared in an NFL regular season game. Johnson, on the other hand, has played in 44 career contests, most notably catching 31 balls for 331 yards and a touchdown during the 2014 season for the Texans.

Here’s the complete list of the Titans’ 11 incoming UDFAs:

DE Mehdi Abdesmad (Boston College)
S Lamarcus Brutus (Florida State) ($5K bonus, per Aaron Wilson)
T Sam Carlson (Colorado State)
WR Rashon Ceaser (Louisiana-Monroe)
TE Alex Ellis (Tennessee)
DE Iosia Iosia (West Texas A&M)
DE Terrell Lathan (TCU)
T Tyler Marz (Wisconsin)
T Nick Ritcher (Richmond)
K Aldrick Rosas (Southern Oregon) ($1K bonus, per Wilson)
NT Antwaun Woods (USC)

And here’s the list of Titans draft picks who have agreed to terms with the team so far:

2-43: Austin Johnson, DL (Penn State)
2-45: Derrick Henry, RB (Alabama)
5-140: Tajae Sharpe, WR (Massachusetts)
5-157: LeShaun Sims, CB (Southern Utah)
7-222: Aaron Wallace, LB (UCLA)
7-253: Kalan Reed, DB (Southern Mississippi)

First-round tackle Jack Conklin and second-round edge defender Kevin Dodd are among the draftees who have yet to finalize contracts with the club.