The Tennessee Titans actually find themselves in a rather solid financial situation heading into the NFL offseason, as they are projected to have around $50 million in cap room.

Still, that does not mean the Titans will not try to trim some salary.

Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine ran through a few potential cut candidates for Tennessee, and edge rusher Harold Landry made the list.

“Harold Landry’s nine sacks this season obscured the waning production that more advanced stats show,” Ballentine wrote. “In his second full season back from a torn ACL, Landry actually registered a career-low 9.2 pressure rate, per Sports Info Solutions. His final pre-injury season saw him rack up 62 total pressures as opposed to the 33 he had this season. Those underlying numbers point toward a player who is slowing down.”

Cutting Landry would save the Titans a hefty $24.9 million in cap room, so it’s certainly possible that this is an avenue they could pursue. There were even rumors back at the trade deadline that Landry could be moved.

As Ballentine noted, Landry posted some impressive surface-level stats this season, racking up 71 tackles, nine sacks and four passes defended. However, he logged a subpar 49.6 pass-rushing grade over at Pro Football Focus, indicating that the veteran may be declining.

The 28-year-old, who played his collegiate football at Boston College, was selected by the Titans in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

It didn’t take Landry long to establish himself as one of Tennessee’s premier defenders, as he posted 68 tackles and nine sacks as soon as his second season.

Landry also made the Pro Bowl in 2021 after racking up 75 stops and 12 sacks, but tore his ACL the following year. He bounced back nicely in 2023, finishing with 70 tackles and 10.5 sacks, but the rebuilding Titans may want to part ways with Landry to save a nice wad of cash.

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Former Tennessee football quarterback Harrison Bailey is transferring to Florida, he announced Monday.

Bailey is heading for his fourth school. He spent the past two seasons at Louisville after playing for UNLV in the 2022 season after leaving Tennessee in the middle of the 2021 season.

Bailey has completed 63.2% of his passes for 1,190 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions in four seasons across three programs. He capped his Louisville career by starting in a 35-34 win against Washington in the Sun Bowl after starter Tyler Shough opted out. Bailey completed 16 of 25 passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns in the bowl victory.

He has one season of eligibility left as a graduate transfer and likely is a depth addition for Florida, which returns star freshman DJ Lagway at quarterback.

Harrison Bailey is a former Tennessee football quarterback

Bailey entered the transfer portal in October 2021 after sitting as the third-string quarterback behind Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton in 2021 under coach Josh Heupel. He played in one game in the 2021 season, completing 3 of 7 passes for 16 yards and rushing for a touchdown against Tennessee Tech in September before entering the portal.

The Marietta, Georgia, native started the final three games as a freshman in the 2020 season, which featured a revolving door of quarterbacks under fired Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt. He was 48-for-68 passing for 578 yards and four touchdowns in six games in 2020.

He signed with Tennessee as a four-star recruit and the No. 99 overall prospect in the 2020 class, according to the 247Sports Composite.

Florida is Harrison Bailey’s fourth school after playing at UNLV and Louisville

Bailey landed at UNLV after leaving Tennessee. He played in six games, with one start, in 2022, completing 30 of 58 passes for 318 yards and two touchdowns. He threw for 209 yards with two touchdowns on 16-for-27 passing in a win over Nevada in the season finale.

He entered the portal again in April 2023 and transferred to Louisville in May 2023.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Bailey threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns in two seasons with the Cardinals.

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The state of Tennessee is not a traditional hotbed for big-time basketball recruits, however, there are some exceptions along the way.

One such exception is Cleveland High School star guard Maguire Evans, who has over 1,000 career points and is well-known across the state as a sniper and a three-point shooter.

Evans has been a big part of Cleveland’s basketball success inside the state and he talked about it during a recent conversation with High School On SI.

“I feel like my season has gone pretty well,” said Evans, a deadly three-point shooter. “We are winning some games but also losing some games we should be winning. I just feel like in the second half of this season.”

Cleveland has a goal of going to states, but first things first.

“I would think my goal and our team goal is to get to Murfreesboro, but before we do that we gotta take care of our district and region, which I think we have a really big shot and winning both of those,” said Evans.

Evans has started picking up some attention from schools across the state and the nation who want him to come play for them. This process has been a “blast,” but if he continues at this rate the attention will only grow. 

“This recruiting process has been a blast, and I’m keeping all my options open right now. All the schools that have reached out to me and extended offers have definitely stood out. I really appreciate them believing in me and my basketball ability to help their programs succeed.”

Shooting isn’t something that you just wake up with talent-wise. You have to work and continue to learn every single day. That’s what separates the Stephen Curry and the Lamelo Ball type of athletes from others who don’t succeed as much.

However, for Evans, it is an obsession.

“My shooting ability definitely separates me from others in the state. Shooting has been my obsession with the game ever since I was in elementary school, and it’s something I take pride in, and making sure I do it every day with consistency.”

College is coming up fast for the Cleveland High School athlete. What will his future college team be getting?

“My future college is going to get an unselfish player, a dog on the defensive end, a knockdown shooter, a kid who just wants to win and doesn’t care who gets the credit. Whatever my coach needs me to do I’m going to do it.

“Something I tell coaches all the time that reach out to me is fit. I’m not worried about the level I play at in college. I’m just worried about the fit and making sure I fit what they are trying to do on and off the court so that we can win games. I also just want to say thank you to all the coaches who have reached out to me from all levels. Wherever I end up, I just want them to know I’m going to impact them immediately by being a vocal leader on and off the court and being a great teammate. So thank you again to all the coaches who believed in me and are still continuing to reach out to me and yes, my recruitment is still 100% open.”

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