Adam Humphries
Original contract: Four years, $36 million ( three years remaining)
2020 cap hit: $9.8 million
While he did have some big catches during the season and showed he can be of value to the Titans’ offense, there’s no doubt that Adam Humphries is not a $9 million per year receiver — at least not after his first year in Nashville in which he played in 12 games and caught 37 passes for 374 yards.
The only problem with approaching him about taking a pay cut is that the Titans don’t have much leverage to convince him to do so. Humphries’ dead cap number sits at $7.5 million, so there’s not a threat of him being cut.
Even in 2021, Humphries’ contract carries a dead cap hit of $5 million as compared to a salary of $9.7 million, so it appears they might be stuck with this contract for a few more seasons barring a trade.
The only option would be to move his 2020 salary around to a signing bonus, but I’m not sure it’s logical to push more money off to the later years of his contract. Humphries carries a dead cap number of $2.5 million in 2022, so that might be the earliest the Titans can cut him.