The Tennessee Titans had an aggressive offseason knowing they needed to build around whichever player they selected with the No. 1 overall pick.
That player wound up being quarterback Cam Ward out of Miami, a move that has given some new hope to a franchise that hasn’t reached the playoffs in three consecutive seasons. However, the offseason also included some questionable moves. With Mike Borgonzi taking over as the general manager for the first time in his career.
When looking at the worst contracts across the NFL, the Titans were featured twice on the list from Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report.
Cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, with his four-year, $76.4 million deal, came in at No. 9 on the list.
It’s easy to understand the rationale behind the Tennessee Titans’ 2024 trade to acquire cornerback L’Jairus Sneed. Good cornerbacks are hard to find, and Sneed had excelled in Steve Spagnuolo’s defense with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Still, it was odd to see Tennessee immediately give a 27-year-old corner who had never been to a Pro Bowl a deal worth $19.1 million annually—which has him as the league’s 11th-highest-paid cornerback a year later.
Borgonzi inherited that contract, so it’s difficult to hold that deal against him. However, coming in at No. 3 on the list was arguably the biggest move Borgonzi made during free agency: signing Dan Moore Jr. to a four-year, $82 million deal.
The Titans entered free agency knowing that they were likely to use the No. 1 overall pick on Miami quarterback Cam Ward. Therefore, aggressively addressing the offensive line was logical.
However, there isn’t a world in which Moore should be the league’s 10th-highest-paid tackle in terms of annual salary, which he currently is.
Fortunately for the Titans, they have a quarterback on a rookie contract so they can afford to overpay right now for some lesser-tiered players. With that said, there’s a good chance these deals will become even more of a talking point in the future.
