Malcolm Butler | CB
With the Titans facing the prospect of losing Logan Ryan in free agency, the team would be wise to hold on to Malcolm Butler in 2020 if it doesn’t want to completely rebuild the secondary.
The only problem with that is Butler is set to make $13.3 million next season and north of $14 million in the final two years of his deal. It’s hard to justify paying that much for a good, but not great, corner.
The approach the Titans should take with Butler is simple: ask him to take a pay cut.
Butler is already 30 years old and trying to push some of his money off to later years could end up making already daunting cap hits in 2021 and 2022 look even worse.
If Butler doesn’t take a pay cut and remains with the team, he’d be as close to a lock to be cut as you can get in 2021.