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The Tennessee Titans are entering rebuild mode for the rest of the 2025 season. Tennessee more or less threw in the towel this week, firing head coach Brian Callahan after the team’s 1-5 start to the season. Now the buzzards have already descended to pick the Titans roster clean of any tradeable talent.
Tennessee is widely believed to be open for business. In fact, the only two untouchable players on the roster are QB Cam Ward and DT Jeffery Simmons.
The Titans have already received significant trade interest ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline on November 4th.
Tennessee wants to acquire plenty of draft picks so they can surround rookie QB Cam Ward with talent for years to come. It will be fascinating to see how much the Titans are dedicated to that belief, as they have several players who could be traded over the next few weeks.
But which players make the most sense for Tennessee to trade? And what could they get in return?
Below we will explore three Titans players who Tennessee needs to trade away at the NFL trade deadline.
Ridley has played well ever since returning from his absence during the 2022 season.
The veteran wide receiver has over 60 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in each of the past two seasons. This shows just how reliable a receiver he is, even towards the end of his career.
That production has slowed down as Tennessee struggles to find itself. He only has 16 receptions for 290 yards through six games.
Ridley is a 30-year-old wide receiver whose best years are behind him. As such, he makes sense as a win-now type of player on a contending team. He is in the exact opposite situation on a rebuilding Tennessee squad.
The Titans should want to get Ridley’s contract off their books, especially if it means getting some draft picks in return.
Plus it would be nice to see Ridley play for a contender once again.
But Ridley’s contract could make that difficult. He signed a four-year, $92 million contract back in 2024 and has a large $26.75 million cap hit in 2026.
Unfortunately, I’m not confident that another team will trade for Ridley at the deadline. Ridley is currently out with a hamstring injury. That, paired with his massive contract, does not make him an attractive trade candidate in the middle of a season.
I could see another team rescuing him from Tennessee during the offseason, but not during the season.
It is finally time for someone to rescue Arden Key from the Titans.
Key has been a popular trade candidate in the past and that continues in 2025. In fact, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said that Key is one player on his radar to be traded at the deadline.
The 29-year-old linebacker has never been a hugely prolific pass rusher. But he is an excellent...
