The Tennessee Titans have officially made decisions on their restricted and exclusive-rights free agents ahead of the new league year on March 15 at 4 p.m. ET.
The team announced it has placed tenders on Aaron Brewer and Teair Tart at a second-round level, while also placing a tender on defensive lineman Naquan Jones, who is an exclusive rights free agent.
The second-round tenders for Brewer and Tart will pay them $4.3 million in 2023 if they play on them.
However, another team can still make them and Jones offers, and if they sign an offer sheet the Titans will have a chance to match. If Tennessee doesn’t match offer sheets for Tart and/or Brewer, they’ll receive a second-round pick for whichever leaves, or both, if that happens.
The most interesting thing about these tenders is the price tag for Brewer, which I think indicates the plan is to start him at center if he isn’t poached.
While these three were tendered, wide receivers Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Cody Hollister were not. NWI was apparently made a contract offer by Tennessee but turned it down in order to test the market.