The Tennessee Titans are readying the troops to embark on a journey toward redemption. After a miserable 2024 campaign exposed multiple holes and left them with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft, there really is nowhere to go but up.
New general manager Mike Borgonzi does have some assets to work with. Not only is that first pick a valuable commodity, but they also have roughly $50 million in salary cap space. They could also make a few moves to free up some more money.
Names like Harold Landry and Arden Key are often mentioned when salary cap cuts come up, but the team at The Athletic came up with a different name in their review of potential salary cap cuts.
Tennessee Titans: Treylon Burks, WR
The designated replacement for A.J. Brown, the other side of one of the worst personnel moves in franchise history and one of the worst in recent NFL memory, needs a fresh start. The Titans need to stop waiting for him to be a factor. The 2022 first-round pick has been banged up, playing in 27 of 51 possible games. He hasn’t done much with his opportunities — 53 catches for 699 yards and one touchdown. His 2025 cap hit and dead number if the Titans move on from him are the same, $4.6 million. It’s worth moving on and rebuilding the receiving corps around Calvin Ridley.
There is no doubt that Burks has been a disappointment since arriving in Nashville. Between injuries and subpar performances, he has never been able to live up to his draft pedigree and has been a complete bust. He is also coming off a knee injury that forced him to finish the season on injured reserve.
The idea of Burks and the Titans parting ways has been rumored for some time, with some analysts surprised he wasn’t dealt last offseason after the acquisition of Calvin Ridley. Burks needs a change and the Titans need a dynamic weapon opposite Ridley. Time will tell if this happens.