You can take a potential landing spot for Tom Brady off the board. According to a report from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Tennessee Titans and quarterback Ryan Tannehill agreed to a contract extension:
The report from Rapoport matched reporting from earlier in the day, and really through the off-season, from ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini:
ESPN’s Jeff Darlington had the terms of the extension:
And the quarterback himself took to Twitter with a rallying cry for the Nashville faithful:
Last season Tannehill took over for an ineffective Marcus Mariota and led the Titans to a berth in the AFC Championship Game. During his ten regular season starts last year, Tannehill guided the Titans to seven victories and a Wild Card berth. The Titans won back-to-back upsets on the road, defeating the New England Patriots in the Wild Card Round and the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round.
Tannehill was extremely efficient last season, completing over 70% of his passes for 2,742 yards and 22 touchdowns, with just six interceptions. His Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt of 8.52 was tops in the league, beating out both Patrick Mahomes and Drew Brees.
This extension gives Tennessee the chance to use the franchise tag on running back Derrick Henry. Under the terms of the league’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was narrowly approved by the players this weekend, each team can use just one tag (either the franchise or transition tag) each season.
As for Brady, his possible landing spots might be down to a few teams: The New England Patriots, the Los Angeles Chargers, the Las Vegas Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
