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USAT: Titans Wire

Feb 22, 2022

At some point during the offseason, the Tennessee Titans will cut players from their roster to free up salary cap space. - The Titans are currently over the cap by approximately $7 million. They have a number of free agents to consider retaining, and will no doubt look for help in the free-agent market. - Rodger Saffold is a player who has a strong chance of being a cap casualty this offseason. He is set to make $12.9 million in 2022, but the Titans can save $10.5 million by releasing him. - In a recent article predicting the most surprising cuts of the 2022 offseason, Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport lists Saffold, although it wouldn’t be that surprising if he was cut. - - “To be fair, Saffold had a solid season in 2021. Despite battling nagging injuries, the 33-year-old played in 15 games, surrendering a pair of sacks over 853 snaps, per PFF. It was an improvement over 2020, when Saffold gave up twice as many sacks on a similar snap count. - “But Saffold’s Pro Bowl nod was as much a lifetime achievement award as an indication of his level of play in 2021. He’s a very good, veteran guard. But he’s not a great one. - “And with Saffold carrying a cap hit of almost $13 million in 2022 and Tennessee sitting upward of $8 million in the red, paying a good guard great money may be a luxury the Titans just can’t afford.” - - Per PFF, Saffold, who earned his first Pro Bowl appearance as an injury replacement, graded well in run-blocking (73.9), but he struggled in pass protection, where he earned a grade of 46.7, the lowest of any Titans starter. - Another issue was health. He played in 15 games but was frequently being tended to by the Titans’ training staff, and sometimes multiple times per game. - At 33 years of age, combined with his regression in pass-blocking and the Titans’ need to free up more money, Saffold could be on his way out in Tennessee. - - RelatedTitans select David Ojabo in Pro Football Focus mock draftTitans' offseason resources ranked in bottom 10 of NFLB/R names Browns' Jarvis Landry as ideal trade target for Titans - - List - - Breakdown of possible Titans draft target WR Jahan Dotson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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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