The Tennessee Titans are set to add to their linebackers room after news broke on Tuesday that the team is expected to sign former San Francisco 49ers linebacker, Azeez Al-Shaair.
This type of move was necessary for the Titans to make after they parted ways with both of their starting linebackers from the 2022 season (David Long and Zach Cunningham).
Al-Shaair is another high-upside player who was simply stuck behind two talented studs in Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw in San Fran.
The former 49er is coming off a season in which he produced a total of 44 tackles (20 solo) over 313 defensive snaps on the year.
Despite his limited playing time, Al-Shaair made an impact when he was on the field. The Florida Atlantic product finished the season with an impressive pass-rush grade of 83.0 and a run-defense grade of 79.7, per Pro Football Focus.
this is so perfect from Azeez Al-Shaair (51) I could cry pic.twitter.com/By0WGxWlYV
— Derrik Klassen (@QBKlass) January 25, 2023
As you would imagine, this type of move brought the fanbase some much-needed joy and optimism after the departures of some key players and a relatively slow start to free agency overall.
Let’s take a closer look at how fans and media reacted to today’s news.