This Titans veteran could be a cap casualty this offseason!
The Tennessee Titans hired a new general manager on Jan.17, as Tennessee named Kansas City Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi as the franchise's next GM. Borgonzi was an integral part of Kansas City's dynasty and will now head to Nashville to collaborate with President of Football Operations Chad Brinker and rebuild a Titans team that has posted three straight losing seasons.
It is going to be a pivotal offseason in Tennessee, and some tough decisions will have to be made. One of those difficult decisions will be weighing the possibility of potentially moving on from a franchise cornerstone.
Harold Landry was drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Titans and has established himself as one of the team's better defenders over the last half-decade. The former Boston College standout has posted four seasons with nine or more sacks and has also totaled two double-digit sack campaigns (2021, 2023).
Though Landry is a solid pass rusher, he isn't an elite player, and he may have played his final game as a Titan versus the Houston Texans in Week 18.
If the Titans were to move on from Landry this offseason, they would save a good amount of money and gain some cap space. Additionally, the former Day 2 pick has the second-highest cap hit on the team ($24 million) in 2025, and a serious argument can be made that his production isn’t worth the money he is being paid. Landry totaled just 11 QB Pressures in the Titans’ final nine games.
Here is how much Tennessee would save if they were to cut/trade Landry this offseason (PER OVER THE CAP):
Cut/Trade Pre-June 1st: Save $10.9 million in Cap Space
Cut/Trade Post-June 1st: Save $17.5 million in Cap Space
As you can see, the Titans would save a ton of money if they were to move on from Landry, which would improve their already decent cap situation.
Though gaining all that cash from cutting or trading Landry seems like a no-brainer, we must realize that the 28-year-old is still an adequate starting-level player, and the Titans are already thin at edge rusher. But with a new general manager coming to town and Chad Brinker ready to get to work with full roster control, there's definitely a possibility that Harold Landry won't be a Tennessee Titan in 2025.