Titans Place CB Malcolm Butler On IR, Re-Sign CB Tye Smith

The Tenessee Titans announced Tuesday that they’ve placed CB Malcolm Butler on injured reserve and re-signed CB Tye Smith.

• The Titans also signed WR Rashard Davis to their practice squad and released OL Daniel Munyer.

Here’s the Titans updated practice squad:

1. DL Amani Bledsoe
2. TE Parker Hesse
3. WR Cody Hollister
4. QB Logan Woodside (Injured)
5. DE Jamal Davis
6. G David Quessenberry
7. LB Nigel Harris
8. LB Derick Roberson
9. RB Dalyn Dawkins
10. DB Kareem Orr
11. WR Rashard Davis

Butler, 29, wound up signing on with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of West Alabama back in 2014. He played out the final year of his rookie contract before signing a one-year restricted tender worth $3.91 million for the 2017 season.

From there, Butler agreed to a five-year contract worth more than $61 million to go along with over $30 million guaranteed with the Titans last year. 

In 2019, Butler appeared in nine games for the Titans and recorded 32 tackles, two interceptions, one defensive touchdown and nine pass defenses.