CB Roby, Texans strike 3-year, $36M deal
The Texans have agreed to terms with their top cornerback, Bradley Roby, according to league sources not authorized to speak publicly.
Roby landed a three-year contract with a maximum value of $36 million, with guaranteed money in the range of $18 million to $19 million range, according to sources.
The agreement is the largest of the offseason since coach Bill O’Brien was formally given the additional general manager title by chairman and chief operating officer Cal McNair. O’Brien has been operating with that authority since last year, executing a series of trades and contracts since the Texans fired general manager Brian Gaine last year.
When the Texans signed Roby to a one-year, $10 million contract a year ago, it was the equivalent of a prove-it deal.
An athletic former Denver Broncos first-round draft pick from Ohio State, Roby was the Texans’ most effective outside and inside corner when he was healthy last season.
Although limited to 10 starts due to a Grade 1 strained hamstring that sidelined him for six games, Roby finished with 38 tackles, two interceptions, including picking off New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, one sack and one forced fumble.
Roby would have had options as an unrestricted free agent one year after declining a three-year, $30 million contract from the Steelers and a one-year, $9 million contract from the San Francisco 49ers and drawing interest from the Cleveland Browns.
Roby had always expressed positive feelings about staying with the Texans.
“I’m very hopeful,” Roby said at the close of the season. “I really love this team, I love this city and coaching staff. I love everything about being here. I feel like I was meant to be here.
“I have a lot of relationships with the guys. I’m looking forward to working it out. I definitely feel like it’s home.”
Tannehill, Titans agree on extension
The Tennessee Titans are keeping the quarterback who led them within a victory of the Super Bowl, agreeing to a fouryear, $118 million extension with Ryan Tannehill.
The Titans announced the deal Sunday, hours after the NFL Players Association approved a new collective bargaining agreement.
“Tennessee let’s run it back,” Tannehill wrote on Twitter.
After being traded by Miami to Tennessee last March, Tannehill went 9-4 overall as a starter, 7-3 over the final 10 games of the regular season after the Titans benched Marcus Mariota in mid-October. Tannehill led the NFL with a career-best 117.5 passer rating, the fourth highest in NFL history and a franchise best.
Tannehill threw for 2,742 yards with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions during the regular season. His 9.6 yards per attempt also led the league as another team record. He also set a team mark for completion percentage, completing 70.3% of his passes for third overall in the NFL. He also ran for 185 yards with four TDs on 43 carries.
He helped lead the Titans to their first AFC championship appearance in 17 years as the No. 6 seed with road wins at New England and Baltimore. They lost 35-24 at Kansas City one win short of the Super Bowl.
Tannehill earned his first Pro Bowl nod and was the Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
This extension now allows the Titans to either franchise tag NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry or sign him to an extension.
Henry led the league with 1,540 yards on 303 carries and became the first in the NFL to run for at least 180 yards in three straight games over the regular season or postseason. Henry had seven 100-yard games over his final nine games, and he ranks third in NFL history averaging 126 yards rushing for his career in the playoffs.
The Titans cleared up more salary cap space by waiving linebacker Cameron Wake and running back Dion Lewis on Thursday before waiving threetime Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker and kicker Ryan Succop on Friday.
Ravens set to acquire Jaguars’ Campbell
Baltimore has agreed in principle to acquire Jacksonville Jaguars star defensive end Calais Campbell in a trade that would send Jacksonville a 2020 fifthround pick, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Sunday.
Campbell, 33, was due a $15 million base salary this season, the last year of his Jaguars contract. But the Ravens are finalizing a new two-year deal through 2021 worth $27 million, including $20 million guaranteed.
Odds and ends
Falcons defensive tackle Tyeler Davison has agreed to a threeyear contract extension. Davison, 27, had a career-high 55 tackles, including four for losses, with one sack and one fumble recovery last season. … Veteran tackle Anthony Castonzo has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Colts