How are Tennessee Titans Spending Their Money in the NFL?
The Titans play their home games at Nissan Stadium in the American Football Conference (AFC) South division of the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers joined the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL-NFL merger after winning the first two AFL championships as well as four division titles.
With Hall of Famers Earl Campbell and Warren Moon, the Oilers made successive trips to the playoffs from 1978 to 1980 and 1987 to 1993, respectively. The Titans have only ever participated in one Super Bowl (XXXIV), where they fell prey to the St. Louis Rams 23-16.
The Titans had a fair deal of postseason success in the early 2000s under the leadership of Steve McNair and Eddie George, making the playoffs in all but one season from 1999 to 2003, but only twice in the next thirteen seasons. The Titans have enjoyed six straight winning seasons since 2016, which is the most since they were the Houston Oilers. During that time, they have also made four postseason berths.
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Tennessee Titans – Spending in NFL
| Positional Group | Cap Hit (in millions) | League Rank | League Average (in millions) | Differential (in millions) | Percentage of Total Cap | League Average Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | $39.5 | 2 | $19.5 | $20 | 18.6% | 9.52% |
| RB/FB | $20.4 | 2 | $11.8 | $8.6 | 9.61% | 5.76% |
| TE | $7.73 | 24 | $11.1 | $-3.37 | 3.64% | 5.42% |
| WR | $20.66 | 22 | $23.9 | $-3.24 | 9.73% | 11.67% |
| OL | $33.44 | 19 | $37.5 | $-4.06 | 15.75% | 18.31% |
| DL | $22.99 | 27 | $33.9 | $-10.91 | 10.83% | 16.55% |
| LB | $34.76 | 6 | $25.2 | $9.56 | 16.37% | 12.3% |
| DBs | $25.73 | 28 | $35.5 | $-9.77 | 12.11% | 17.33% |
| ST | $7.15 | 13 | $6.5 | $0.65 | 3.37% | 3.17% |
| Total | $212.35 | 16 | $204.8 | $7.55 | ||
| Dead Money | $14.29 | 20 | $22.13 | $-7.84 | ||
| Cap Space | $11.37 | 16 | $12.7 | $-1.33 |
The release of Julio Jones eventually took effect on June 1, giving the Tennessee Titans a significant increase in contract space. The team now has just over $11M in cap space, which is more than plenty if they want to make a move to improve their depth, according to Over The Cap.
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Given that Roger McCreary and Malik Willis are the only unsigned members of the Tennessee Titans 2022 NFL Draft class, signing them to rookie contracts should be given high priority. The Titans will still have plenty of room when those transactions are completed if they decide to make another move.
