Pro Football Rumors
Vested veterans have an advantage over players exposed to waivers today, and Shy Tuttle will be an early beneficiary. The recently cut Panthers defensive lineman has already found a new home.
Tuttle is set to join the Titans, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Tennessee will bring the two-year Carolina starter in on a one-year deal, adding an experienced player to a position group that stood as ray of light during a rough 2024 slate.
The Titans ranked second in total defense but 30th in scoring, owing part of the latter total to a poor quarterback situation. They return Jeffery Simmons, Sebastian Joseph-Day and T’Vondre Sweat up front. Tuttle figures to supply depth, doing so after spending the past four seasons as an NFC South starter. The Titans only kept five D-linemen on their initial 53-man roster; Tuttle will move that to a more logical number to open the season.
A Saints UDFA during Sean Payton‘s time at the helm, Tuttle worked as a backup in 2019 and ’20 before shifting to a starter the following year. Tuttle started 29 games with the Saints from 2021-22, creating a solid free agency market ahead of a three-year, $19MM Panthers deal.
More to come.
