Overview
- The Titans declined offers and retained running back Tony Pollard at the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline on Tuesday, leaving him on the roster for the rest of the season.
- Multiple teams including the Denver Broncos and New York Giants made inquiries about Pollard but Tennessee’s reported asking price of at least a fourth-round pick and more likely a third-round pick kept talks from advancing.
- General manager Mike Borgonzi publicly said the team would “love to have” Pollard back in 2027, signaling organizational interest in negotiating an extension after the season.
- Pollard has led Tennessee this year with 595 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns in eight games and is in the final season of a three-year, $21.75 million deal, making his impending free agency the key unresolved issue.
- The Titans did trade other veterans at the deadline, including Amani Hooker to Buffalo and earlier Jeffery Simmons to Chicago, a pattern that left analysts debating whether keeping an expiring 29-year-old back was the right move for the club’s rebuild plans.