According to Ian Rapoport, former Titans QB Ryan Tannehill is essentially waiting for the perfect opportunity to sign.
A source told Rapoport that Tannehill is waiting for a call from a playoff contender in need of a quarterback with a strong offensive line and weapons, along with meeting Tannehill’s salary desires.
While Tannehill has made $195 million in career earnings, Rapoport notes he’s not going to play for the minimum and it will take a substantial offer to get him to sign.
Rapoport cites the one-year deal worth up to $13 million that QB Jay Cutler signed with the Dolphins back in 2017 when Tannehill got hurt as a comparison point, just adjusted for salary cap growth.
Tannehill has been staying patient and waiting to sign all offseason. But he also said in an interview back in July that he’s at peace if his career ends up being over.
“Nothing really felt right through free agency and through that, I had a lot of peace with it,” Tannehill said, via John Glennon of the Nashville Post. “Nothing outstanding jumped up, so I just said, ‘Hey, I’ll take a step back, and if something comes up on down the road.”
“Whether that’s training camp, maybe a guy goes down on a team and [the team] gives me a call, you never know what’s going to happen. So, just keeping the options open. But at the same time, not waiting on pins and needles for that call, right? I’m enjoying where I’m at, enjoying where my feet are at, where my family life is. If something comes up, then fantastic, I’ll jump wholeheartedly into it. But at the same time, not clearly just waiting on that.”
We took a look at potential landing spots that could make sense for Tannehill earlier this summer.
Tannehill, 36, is a former first-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2012. After six seasons, Miami traded Tannehill to the Titans in 2019 for draft compensation.
As a part of the trade, Tannehill reworked his contract to a one-year, $1.875 million deal with the potential for more incentives. He then signed a four-year, $118 million deal in 2020.
Tannehill was set to make a base salary of $24.5 million in 2021 when he restructured his deal. He made $27 million in the final year of his deal in 2023 and became an unrestricted free agent in 2024.
In 2023, Tannehill appeared in 10 games for the Titans and completed 64.8 percent of his passes for 1,616 yards, four touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also added 74 rushing yards on 14 carries and an additional touchdown.
We have him included in our Top 100 Available Free Agents list.
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