On Thursday morning, the Tennessee Titans announced that they had agreed to terms with kicker Stephen Gostkowski — and now we know what the contract entails.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Gostkowski’s deal is for one year and is worth $2.75 million, but can go as high as $3.25 million if he hits incentives based on field goal percentage.
In kicker news: The #Titans are giving K Stephen Gostkowski a 1-year deal worth $2.75M with a max value of $3.25M with incentives based on field goal percentage. Solid.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 3, 2020
Per Over the Cap, Gostkowski’s contract ranks 15th among NFL kickers based on annual average. Not a bad deal for a kicker who has been one of the elite players at his position during his 14-year career.
Signing the 36-year-old was a move the Titans had to make.
After seeing lackluster performances from kickers Greg Joseph and Tucker McCann during their training camp competition and coming off a season in which Tennessee had the worst field goal unit in the NFL, the Titans needed to shore up the position with a more experienced option.
Gostkowski certainly qualifies as such. After all, he has made several big kicks in huge spots during his career and his 87.4 percent success rate ranks fifth in league history.
The Titans will get their first look at Gostkowski in a real game when Tennessee heads to Denver to take on the Broncos in the season-opener on Sept. 14 at Empower Field at Mile High.
