Potentially draft changing news for the Tennessee Titans if the New York Jets sign Logan Ryan.
When the postseason wrapped up, there is no way that I thought Logan Ryan would be back with the Tennessee Titans.
However, after the slot cornerback went un-signed for a few days, then a week and then a month, I started to think about how a reunion could make a lot of sense.
I’m not suggesting that Logan Ryan is just interested in money, but when he said that he wanted $10 million per year and then no one was even rumored to be talking to him, it makes you think that the NFL didn’t value him that highly.
Now he absolutely could have offers from teams worth more than that AAV, but I am going to operate under the assumption that he doesn’t, given the radio silence on that situation across the league.
As the time to the draft got closer, I just assumed that everyone had shifted their gaze to the NFL Draft, but it turns out that the New York Jets were still looking at free agents.
A recent report from Manish Mehta says that the Jets could be getting close to adding another piece to that defense:
"Although general manager Joe Douglas has placed special attention on improving the offensive line this offseason to better protect his most valuable asset (Sam Darnold), Ryan would give defensive coordinator Gregg Williams an invaluable chess piece to bolster his unit……The 5-11, 195-pound Ryan is precisely the kind of player that Williams covets: Versatile, heady and capable of making an impact in myriad ways."
This would be important because the ideal situation for the Tennessee Titans right now is to feel confident about the ability to sign Logan Ryan and Jadeveon Clowney after the draft so that they can go somewhere else with their first round pick if the value isn’t there.
If Ryan signed somewhere else or if it was even a major question then that could shift the Titans draft strategy and potentially force them to take someone early. Not only that, but they could have to double-dip considering the depth of that position right now.
Logan Ryan was great for the Titans and with cap space now, it feels like the right player to give a nice contract to, but it will be interesting to see where he lands going forward.