Legend has it, there are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and the Tennessee Titans struggling to find a viable, long-term kicking option.
After going with a safe veteran such as Randy Bullock for the last few years, Tennessee finally tried to find a young kicker to develop this offseason, ultimately settling on Caleb Shudak and Trey Wolff.
Unfortunately, neither of the two made the cut, and both were released before the conclusion of training camp.
The Titans then tried to bring back a familiar name in Michael Badgley, who seemingly turned the corner in his career ever since being let go by the Titans following a disastrous Week 1 performance in 2021.
Sadly, that didn’t work out too well, either, as Badgley was cut after his lone preseason outing in which he missed one field goal and luckily made the other thanks to a lucky bounce.
This means the Titans are not only currently without a kicker on their active roster, but they are already looking for their fourth different kicker before Week 1.
While that’s obviously not an encouraging development, Tennessee does have some viable options to choose from in free agency, and more kickers will become available as teams cut their rosters down to 53.
Let’s take a closer look at 11 kickers who are either available now or could be available by Tuesday that Tennessee could target.