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Cardinals sign DL Naquan Jones to active roster

Jones was signed to the practice squad last month after he was released by the Titans.

The Arizona Cardinals announced a roster move on Tuesday, adding a defensive lineman to the 53-man roster. The team announced that defensive lineman Naquan Jones was signed from the practice squad to the active roster and that, to make room for him, receiver Dan Chisema was released.

Jones, who previously played for the Tennessee Titans, was signed to the practice squad nearly a month ago.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 313 pounds, Jones spent the last three seasons with the Titans after going undrafted in 2021 out of Michigan State.

This season, he played eight games for Tennessee and had eight assisted tackles.

In three seasons, he has 53 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 32 games (seven starts).

The Cardinals only had four defensive linemen on the roster and had been elevating defensive linemen from the practice squad to play on game days.

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Cardinals sign ex-Titans DL Naquan Jones to practice squad

The Cardinals have signed former Titans DL Naquan Jones to the practice squad.

Former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Naquan Jones has joined the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals. The move was announced via the league’s transactions wire on Friday.

A 2021 undrafted free-agent signing of the Titans out of Michigan State, Jones played in 32 games (seven starts) in Tennessee in two-plus seasons.

Jones recorded 53 combined tackles (six for loss), 3.5 sacks and a pair of passes defensed during his time in Nashville. This season, he’s tallied just eight tackles and no sacks.

After an impressive rookie campaign, Jones fell out of favor in 2022 and saw his playing time reduced. Over 19 games in the last season-plus, Jones saw nearly half the snap share he saw during his first season. He was eventually waived earlier this week.

There is already some familiarity with Jones in Arizona, as the team’s general manager, Monti Ossenfort, previously worked in the Titans’ front office over Jones’ first two seasons with the team.

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Cardinals sign former Titans DL Naquan Jones to practice squad

The Cardinals add former Titans DL Naquan Jones to the practice squad.

The Arizona Cardinals did not make an announcement about the moves but they made some practice squad additions and releases. Per the NFL transaction report on Friday, they added former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Naquan Jones to the practice squad.

He was cut by the Titans earlier in the week.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 313 pounds, Jones spent the last three seasons with the Titans after going undrafted in 2021 out of Michigan State.

This season, he played eight games for Tennessee and had eight assisted tackles.

In three seasons, he has 53 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 32 games (seven starts).

They released two players from the practice squad — defensive line Eric Banks and offensive lineman Vitaliy Gurmann.

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Titans waive Naquan Jones among 4 moves

The Titans announced four moves on Tuesday.

The Tennessee Titans announced a total of four moves on Tuesday, including the parting of ways with defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

As was reported earlier in the day, the Titans waived Jones, a 2021 undrafted free-agent signing who played in 32 games over two-plus seasons in Tennessee.

Along with that move, the Titans released defensive back Dane Cruikshank from the practice squad and added offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons and defensive back Josh Thompson.

Simmons is a new face for the Titans. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears but has played in just two games (one start) during his career, both of which came in 2021.

In 23 snaps that season (15 pass-blocking), Simmons gave up two sacks and four pressures, finishing with Pro Football Focus grades of 0.0 in pass-blocking and 64.1 in run-blocking.

Tennessee is already familiar with Thompson, who appeared in six games for the team in 2022. He was also with the Titans in training camp this year but failed to make the initial 53-man roster.

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Report: Titans waiving defensive lineman Naquan Jones

The Titans are reportedly set to waive defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

The Tennessee Titans are reportedly set to part ways with 2021 undrafted free-agent signing, defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

The news comes from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Perhaps the Titans will bring Jones back on the practice squad, but for now he’s headed to waivers. It remains to be seen who will replace him on the active roster.

Jones was on a positive trajectory after a rookie campaign in which he tallied 2.5 sacks in 13 games (five starts), but he appeared to fall out of favor in 2022 after his playing time was nearly cut in half.

The Michigan State product has played in all eight games this season as a backup, playing 20 percent of the snaps. He’s recorded just eight tackles and zero sacks.

With Jones off the roster, the Titans have Denico Autry, Jeffery Simmons, Teair Tart, Jaleel Johnson and Kyle Peko left on the active roster, along with  recently-signed Marlon Davidson and TK McLendon on the practice squad. Tennessee worked out veteran Ross Blacklock on Monday.

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Former Michigan State football DT Naquan Jones makes Tennessee Titans roster

Naquan Jones has made the Titans active roster:

Naquan Jones was a solid defensive lineman throughout his career with Michigan State. Unfortunately, Jones was not able to get drafted into the NFL, but that didn’t stop the former Spartan from carving out a career for himself in the league.

Jones latched on with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2021 and has eclipsed 40 tackles and 3.5 sacks over the past two seasons. Now, Jones has once again made the active roster for the Titans after a great training camp.

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Report: Titans’ Naquan Jones had arthroscopic knee surgery

Titans DL Naquan Jones reportedly had arthroscopic knee surgery recently.

Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Naquan Jones has missed extensive time during training camp and both preseason games due to injury, but up until now it was unclear what he was dealing with.

Well, Terry McCormick of Titan Insider reported on Monday night that Jones recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to deal with an unspecified issue. Jones is expected to be ready for the start of the season, though.

It remains to be seen if Jones will even make the roster, and the fact he’s missed significant time certainly won’t help his cause.

The 2021 undrafted free agent had a strong rookie campaign but seemed to fall out of favor in 2022 after seeing his playing time decrease despite the team dealing with injuries upfront.

With injuries to Jones, UDFA Shakel Brown and apparently Tyler Shelvin, who didn’t play in preseason Week 2, the Titans have added three veterans in the past week in Kyle Peko, Michael Dwumfour and Trevon Coley.

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1 veteran on the roster bubble at each position on defense for Titans

After going over the offense, Shaun Calderon moves to the defense and names one veteran player on the roster bubble at each position group.

If the Tennessee Titans are going to be legitimate contenders in 2023, the defense is probably going to have to lead the way.

The defense looks primed for another strong campaign as long as the group can stay on the field together, something that was unfortunately a major issue last season with the Titans being ravaged by injuries.

Outside of inside linebacker and maybe cornerback, there aren’t many real starting opportunities to be had on the defensive side of the ball. As a result, the majority of the position battles set to take place in training camp are for reserve roles.

With that in mind, I wanted to take a look at one veteran defender at each position group who figures to be on the roster bubble going into camp.

Some of these choices are by default due to the player being the only real veteran depth option of the group, while others could cause a real debate among fans.

In case you missed it, we did the same for the offense, which you can check out right here. Now, on to the defense.

Polls: Give your grades for Titans’ free-agent signings so far

Vote in our polls within the article to give your grade for the Titans’ free-agent signings thus far.

The Tennessee Titans have inked a total of eight free agents so far this offseason, with five of those players being from outside the organization.

The free agents Tennessee has re-signed were long snapper Morgan Cox, wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and defensive lineman Naquan Jones, with the NWI deal causing quite the stir.

As far as outside free agents go, the Titans have inked two offensive linemen in Andre Dillard and Daniel Brunskill, a pair of linebackers in Azeez Al-Shaair and Luke Gifford, and an edge rusher in Arden Key.

As each signing was reported, our Shaun Calderon slapped a grade on them, but now we want to hear what you think. Scroll down to vote in our polls and share the grade you think the Titans should get for each of their signings.

To keep it simple, grades go from A-F only, with no “+” or “-“. Also, we’ve included any articles we’ve written about the signings if you need more information on the players.

Titans re-signing Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Naquan Jones signs tender

The Titans have re-upped with Nick Westbrook-Ikhine one day after declining the place a tender on him.

One day after the Tennessee Titans decided not to place a tender on then-restricted free agent wideout Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, the two sides have struck an agreement.

The team announced on Thursday that Westbrook-Ikhine has agreed to a one-year deal. The financial terms of the contract were not disclosed, but one can assume it won’t be north of the $2.6 million the tender would’ve cost.

In addition to re-signing NWI, defensive lineman Naquan Jones signed his exclusive rights free agent tender, which means he’ll be back in 2023.

While the Titans did not tender Westbrook-Ikhine, they did reportedly make him a contract offer. However, the 25-year-old declined the offer in order to test the waters of free agency.

I’ve been fine with keeping NWI, but only as a No. 4 or 5 receiver. He’s a good blocker and special teams contributor, but as we saw in 2022 he isn’t really suited for a bigger role than that.

After looking like he might emerge as a starter after 2021, Jones fell out of favor in 2022. He is no lock to make the 53-man roster out of training camp.

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