So much for all those trade rumors ā hereās the latest indication that Ryan Tannehill is planning to stay on the Tennessee Titans for at least the 2023 season.Ā
The Tennessee Titans quarterback position is looking a little clearer after a direct statement from general manager Ran Carthon, who shared his very brief two cents on the Ryan Tannehill trade rumors.
In the last week, the Titans have been busy trying to free up cap space for the upcoming season, even if that means dropping former Pro Bowl players like breaking up with a long-time beau. Left tackle Taylor Lewan, who was recently cut by Tennessee, posted a picture of garbage bags holding his belongings that the team presumably dumped on his porch after Lewanās release. Thatās one surefire way to get closure, all right.
Lewan was just one of a handful of Titansā cap casualties this offseason, joining Robert Woods and Randy Bullock in free agency limbo hoping to find a more loving home.
Whereas Lewan and others got booted to the curb pretty quickly, quarterback Ryan Tannehill appears, at the moment, immune to trade talks and will be part of the Titansā plans moving forward.
Ran Carthon stated in a Tuesday presser at the NFL Combine that Tannehill āis a Titan and will be a Titan,ā vanquishing any potential rumors of a trade for the 34-year-old quarterback.
Titans GM swats away any potential trade rumors surrounding Ryan Tannehill
Tannehill will enter his fifth season in Tennessee in 2023 with no obvious successor in place. 2022 rookie Malik Willis played in eight games and started three, posing as a worthy candidate to supplant Tannehill in the future. But as everyone in the league (and especially the NY Jets) knows, rookie quarterbacks donāt always pan out.
Following news of the Titansā ruthless roster cuts, many around the league were likely keeping a close eye on Tannehill, who could serve as a sturdy stopgap for a number of quarterback-needy franchises.
The former Miami Dolphins quarterback has one year remaining onĀ his four-year, $118 million contractĀ with the Titans and has helped build a respectable legacy in Tennessee. In his Titansā tenure, Tannehill owns a 36-19 record in the regular season and reached the playoffs three straight times from 2019 to 2021.
With a new general manager and offensive coordinator running the show, Tennesseeās offense could undergo a drastic makeover in the wake of Robert Woodsā exit along with last offseasonās A.J. Brown trade.
Is Carthon just blowing smoke at the Tannehill situation, preparing for a potential trade up for the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2023? Possibly. For now, his words will offer brief solitude for Tannehill supporters in Tennessee, wherever they may be hiding.