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USAT: Titans Wire

Feb 21, 2022

The Tennessee Titans’ brass and players have publicly displayed their support for quarterback Ryan Tannehill as the right guy to lead the team under center. - We recently discussed several ways the organization can set the 33-year-old up for success next season. One of those methods would be adding talent at the wide receiver position. - In an article naming the ideal trade scenario for each team this offseason, Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine suggests the Titans trade for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry, who was a teammate of Tannehill’s during their time with the Miami Dolphins. - - In recent years, they’ve drafted A.J. Brown and traded for Julio Jones. That gives them two big-bodied receivers who can win on the outside and down the field. The final piece they are missing to round out the unit is a chain-mover who can win in the slot.  - Jarvis Landry fits that bill, and some of his most successful seasons have come with Ryan Tannehill as his quarterback. - - Landry, 29, was hampered by a knee sprain in Week 2 of the regular season and was limited to 12 games. - When healthy, the LSU product is one of the best slot receivers in the NFL, but he was not targeted as much in 2021 as in previous seasons, registering career-lows in catches (52), yards (570), and touchdowns (two) in 2021. - The Metairie, Louisiana native is set to enter the final year of his contract in 2022, with a cap hit of $16.4 million, but there is a strong feeling out there that Landry will be a cap casualty, which would free up approximately $15 million for Cleveland to use how they see fit. - Under that umbrella, the Titans wouldn’t need to package a trade together to acquire Landry. If he remains on the Browns’ roster, Tennessee would have to tread carefully in terms of the financials and draft capital if interested. - Titans general manager Jon Robinson gave up a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft to get Julio Jones. The team is also over the salary cap by about $7 million heading into the offseason, although there are avenues to clear cap space. - At any rate, if the Titans were to acquire Landry, Tannehill would have three legitimate weapons on offense, with Landry, Jones and A.J. Brown. - Again, the Browns may attempt to find a trade partner this offseason for Landry, but if the league knows Landry is trending towards being released, any interested parties will wait it out and try to sign him instead. - - RelatedTitans' Ryan Tannehill lands in top half of starting QB rankingsHow much cap space can Titans create with contract restructures?Dolphins beat writer predicts Titans sign TE Mike Gesicki - - List - - 9 AFC South stories from last week for Titans fans to know - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Titans Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Titans Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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