After this year, players linked to the fifth year options will be protected from free launches. But the Titans will take advantage of this opportunity in their final year. They must release the previous choice of the first round Adoree ‘Jackson.
The Titans are cutting Jackson and starting to attack with the right Dennis Kelly, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets. Jackson’s options season was set to cost the Titans $ 10.2 million. They will transform all that value into cap space, a luxury that will not be available to teams starting next year.
This is certainly not a surprise, however. Jackson played only three games last season; a knee injury cost him the choice of the first round of 2017 for most of his season. The Titans filed Jackson in the IR before Week 1, and although he was removed from the injured list in early November, Jackson continued to waste time. He will enter the free agency at a bad time, coming out of his worst season and doing so after the salary cap fell by $ 16 million. Some figures of interest will come towards Jackson, however. He was classified as Pro Football Focus on the 8th overall corner in 2019 and was among the top 40 curves on the advanced metrics site on 17 and 18.
Tennessee will reveal a new set of curves next year. The Titans have now cut Jackson and Malcolm Butler. They will also have a new right-wing tackle.
After the Titans passed away Jack Conklinfifth year option, they wrote Isaiah Wilson in the first round of 2020. After a disastrous debut year, Wilson is now with the Dolphins. The Titans used Kelly in the right tackle over the last season, elevating him from the swing role he previously held. Kelly’s most recent extension was until the 2022 season.
Overall, the Titans will create more than $ 17 million in maximum space when making these moves. This will bring the team’s total to almost $ 30 million, over OverTheCap. They will also have to replace two main gears.
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