Deadspin | Reports: Titans release sacks leader Harold Landry III

Deadspin | Reports: Titans release sacks leader Harold Landry III
NFL: Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles ChargersNov 10, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry III (58) and Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Joe Alt (76) during the third quarter at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images

The Tennessee Titans released outside linebacker Harold Landry III after unsuccessfully shopping their top pass rusher in trade talks.

Landry, 28, was the Titans’ longest-tenured player. Landry would have earned $17.5 million in base salary with a $24.05 million cap hit in 2025.

Tennessee will save $10.9 million in cap space, bypassing a June 1 designation available that would have increased the franchise’s savings to $17.5 million.

A second-round pick in 2018, Landry started all 17 games last season and made 71 tackles with a team-high nine sacks as well as 15 tackles for loss, one safety, 15 quarterback hits and four forced fumbles.

He has 397 career tackles in 98 regular-season games (79 starts) with 50.5 sacks, 70 tackles for loss, 102 QB hits, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Landry signed a five-year, $87 million deal in 2022 but tore his ACL in the preseason and missed the entire campaign.

The Titans gave Landry’s agents permission to seek a trade prior to the NFL Scouting Combine last month.

–Field Level Media

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