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The Tennessee Titans and Quarterback Ryan Tannehill Agree to 4 Year Contract

Introduction

The Tennessee Titans and Quarterback Ryan Tannehill Agree to 4 Year Contract

Just as the free agency period in the NFL is about to begin this week, the Tennessee Titans and their talented young starting quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, agree to a four year contract worth up to approximately $118 million. This new deal will enable Tannehill to earn an average of $29.5 million every year over the duration of this agreement, and it includes $62 million that are fully guaranteed and $91 million in total guarantees to the 31 year old quarterback who was one win away from leading the Tennessee Titans to the Super Bowl last season. The Lubbock, Texas native is currently now scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent following the 2023 – 2024 NFL season.

Will Tom Brady play for the Tennessee Titans this upcoming season?

The Tennessee Titans were a team that was considered to be highly interested in the biggest free agent this NFL offseason in Tom Brady. The Titans were thought to have been a solid landing place for the six time Super Bowl Champion as he is known to be good friends with Mike Vrabel who is his former teammate with the New England Patriots and the current head coach of the Tennessee Titans.

Also, it seems like the Titans are an organization that seems to be complete, and they can obviously contend for a Super Bowl as they made it to the AFC championship game last season. The Tennessee Titans ended up losing that intense football game to the Kansas City Chiefs who were led by their young superstar MVP quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, to a Super Bowl Championship just about 6 weeks ago.

This new contract for Ryan Tannehill ensures everyone that the Tennessee Titans will not pursue Tom Brady, and that Tannehill will be their on the field signal caller for at least the immediate future. Other franchises in the National Football League that may be interested in Brady include the Los Angeles Chargers, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Indianapolis Colts, the New England Patriots, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New York Giants, the San Francisco 49ers, the Miami Dolphins, and possibly the Chicago Bears.

The Tennessee Titan’s Miraculous 2019 – 2020 NFL Season

One of the biggest surprises in the National Football League last season was how successful the Tennessee Titans were especially once they entered postseason play. They finished the regular season with a very average record of 9 and 7 for the fourth consecutive year. Their head coach Mike Vrabel and his coaching staff had a very impressive game plan for the NFL playoffs. During the wild card round of the postseason they faced the New England Patriots.

The Tennessee Titans upset the defending Super Bowl champions with a final score of 20 to 13, and this victory in Foxboro, Massachusetts matched them up against the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round of the postseason. The Titans got on top of the Ravens often and early with the same game plan of running the ball heavily and playing aggressive defense. The Ravens were heavily favored in this contest, and they were many people’s pick to win Super Bowl LIV, but the Titans won with a final score of 28 to 12.

They scored early in both of their playoff wins and then managed the games well once they established a decent lead on their opponents. In the AFC championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs the Tennessee Titans were able to take the early lead, but the Chiefs were just simply too good as they were not to be denied. Kansas City won their first Super Bowl in 50 years by defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31 to 20.

The Football History of Ryan Tannehill

Tannehill played his collegiate football at Texas A&M, and he selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 8th overall pick (1st round) in the 2012 NFL draft. He was the Dolphins starting quarterback for the first six years of his career in the National Football League. Ryan showed potential at times in Miami, but overall, he appeared to be an average passer in the NFL. He has played on some bad teams for the most part.

Following the 2018 – 2019 NFL season the Miami Dolphins traded Tannehill to the Tennessee Titans along with a sixth round pick in exchange for a fourth round selection in the 2020 NFL draft and a seventh round pick in the 2019 NFL draft. As the Tennessee Titans got off to an ugly and disappointing start to the 2019 – 2020 NFL season with a record of 2 and 6, management and their coaching staff made the decision to bench their former starting quarterback, Marcus Mariota, and named Tannehill their new starting quarterback beginning week 7.

Last year Tannehill performed extremely well. He was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl, was named the 2019 Comeback Player of the Year, and he finished the season with the highest passer rating in the National Football League at 117.5. In 2019 he threw for 2,742 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. His completion percentage was a solid 70.3 percent and he averaged 9.6 yards per pass completion. The big guy has an overall record of 49 and 49 as a starting quarterback in the NFL, but he hopes to improve that throughout his tenure with the Tennessee Titans and possibly beyond.

Tannehill’s NFL Career Statistics

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% 1D Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD AV
2012 24 MIA QB 17 16 16 7/9/2000 282 484 58.3 3294 12 2.5 13 2.7 151 80 6.8 6.1 11.7 205.9 76.1 48.4 35 234 5.9 5.23 6.7 1 1 10
2013 25 MIA QB 17 16 16 8/8/2000 355 588 60.4 3913 24 4.1 17 2.9 204 67 6.7 6.2 11 244.6 81.7 49.3 58 399 5.44 5 9 4 3 10
2014 26 MIA QB 17 16 16 8/8/2000 392 590 66.4 4045 27 4.6 12 2 225 50 6.9 6.9 10.3 252.8 92.8 59.3 46 337 5.83 5.83 7.2 2 1 14
2015 27 MIA QB 17 16 16 6/10/2000 363 586 61.9 4208 24 4.1 12 2 195 54 7.2 7.1 11.6 263 88.7 46.3 45 420 6 5.91 7.1 2 2 11
2016 28 MIA QB 17 13 13 8/5/2000 261 389 67.1 2995 19 4.9 12 3.1 134 74 7.7 7.3 11.5 230.4 93.5 49.4 29 216 6.65 6.27 6.9 3 3 10
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11 5/6/2000 176 274 64.2 1979 17 6.2 9 3.3 92 75 7.2 7 11.2 179.9 92.7 31 35 279 5.5 5.29 11.3 3 3 6
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 7/3/2000 201 286 70.3 2742 22 7.7 6 2.1 126 91 9.6 10.2 13.6 228.5 117.5   31 212 7.98 8.52 9.8 2 3 11
Career         100 98 49-49-0 2030 3197 63.5 23176 145 4.5 81 2.5 1127 91 7.2 7 11.4 231.8 89.8   279 2097 6.06 5.85 8 17 16 72
6 yrs   MIA     88 88 42-46-0 1829 2911 62.8 20434 123 4.2 75 2.6 1001 80 7 6.7 11.2 232.2 87   248 1885 5.87 5.58 7.9 15 13 61
1 yr   TEN     12 10 7/3/2000 201 286 70.3 2742 22 7.7 6 2.1 126 91 9.6 10.2 13.6 228.5 117.5   31 212 7.98 8.52 9.8 2 3 11

Advanced Passing

          Games   Passing                  
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Cmp Att Yds IAY IAY/PA CAY CAY/Cmp CAY/PA YAC YAC/Cmp
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11 176 274 1979 2233 8.1 908 5.2 3.3 1071 6.1
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 201 286 2742 2715 9.5 1494 7.4 5.2 1248 6.2

Playoffs Passing

Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% 1D Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
2019* 31 TEN QB 3 3 1-Feb 36 60 60 369 5 8.3 1 1.7 21 45 6.2 7.1 10.3 123 98.5 5 40 5.06 5.91 7.7
Career       3 3 1-Feb 36 60 60 369 5 8.3 1 1.7 21 45 6.2 7.1 10.3 123 98.5 5 40 5.06 5.91 7.7

Adjusted Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
2012 24 MIA QB 17 16 16 7/9/2000 484 93 93 92 92 91 80 101 97 89
2013 25 MIA QB 17 16 16 8/8/2000 588 89 82 91 87 95 96 95 79 93
2014 26 MIA QB 17 16 16 8/8/2000 590 92 89 99 96 116 101 109 93 106
2015 27 MIA QB 17 16 16 6/10/2000 586 99 91 101 96 96 96 106 92 99
2016 28 MIA QB 17 13 13 8/5/2000 389 113 107 105 102 117 106 87 93 107
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11 5/6/2000 274 100 85 99 89 103 118 85 64 103
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 7/3/2000 286 145 130 142 131 123 133 104 77 135
Career         100 98 49-49-0 3197                  

Rushing and Receiving

          Games   Rushing               Receiving                     Total Yds        
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rush Yds TD 1D Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD 1D Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb
2012 24 MIA QB 17 16 16 49 211 2 16 31 4.3 13.2 3.1                       49 4.3 211 2 9
2013 25 MIA QB 17 16 16 40 238 1 12 48 6 14.9 2.5                       40 6 238 1 9
2014 26 MIA QB 17 16 16 56 311 1 18 40 5.6 19.4 3.5 1 1 -4 -4 0 0 0 0.1 -0.3 100.00% -4 57 5.4 307 1 10
2015 27 MIA QB 17 16 16 32 141 1 8 28 4.4 8.8 2 1 1 9 9 0 1 9 0.1 0.6 100.00% 9 33 4.5 150 1 10
2016 28 MIA QB 17 13 13 39 164 1 11 18 4.2 12.6 3                       39 4.2 164 1 9
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11 32 145 0 9 20 4.5 13.2 2.9 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 0.1 0.3 100.00% 3 33 4.5 148 1 5
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 43 185 4 14 25 4.3 15.4 3.6                       43 4.3 185 4 6
Career         100 98 291 1395 10 88 48 4.8 14 2.9 3 3 8 2.7 1 2 9 0 0.1 100.00%   294 4.8 1403 11 58
6 yrs   MIA     88 88 248 1210 6 74 48 4.9 13.8 2.8 3 3 8 2.7 1 2 9 0 0.1 100.00%   251 4.9 1218 7 52
1 yr   TEN     12 10 43 185 4 14 25 4.3 15.4 3.6                       43 4.3 185 4 6

Advanced Rushing and Receiving

          Games   Rushing                 Receiving                    
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rush Yds 1D YBC YBC/Att YAC YAC/Att BrkTkl Att/Br Tgt Rec Yds 1D YBC YBC/R YAC YAC/R BrkTkl Drop Drop%
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11 32 145 9 133 4.2 12 0.4 1 32 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 43 185 14 156 3.6 29 0.7 1 43 0 0 0 0 0   0   0 0 0

Playoffs Rushing and Receiving

        Games   Rushing               Receiving                     Total Yds        
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rush Yds TD 1D Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD 1D Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb
2019* 31 TEN QB 3 3 13 35 1 5 9 2.7 11.7 4.3                       13 2.7 35 1 2
Career       3 3 13 35 1 5 9 2.7 11.7 4.3                       13 2.7 35 1 2

Defense and Fumbles

          Games   Fumbles          
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk
2012 24 MIA QB 17 16 16 0 9 1 0 0 0
2013 25 MIA QB 17 16 16 0 9 3 0 0 0
2014 26 MIA QB 17 16 16 0 10 4 -4 0 0
2015 27 MIA QB 17 16 16 0 10 5 -15 0 0
2016 28 MIA QB 17 13 13 0 9 3 -27 0 0
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11 0 5 0 -14 0 0
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 0 6 1 -1 0 0
Career         100 98 0 58 17 -61 0 0
6 yrs   MIA     88 88 0 52 16 -60 0 0
1 yr   TEN     12 10 0 6 1 -1 0 0

Playoffs Defense and Fumbles

        Games   Fumbles          
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk
2019* 31 TEN QB 3 3 0 2 1 -2 0 0
Career       3 3 0 2 1 -2 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD AllTD 2PM Pts
2012 24 MIA QB 17 16 16 2   2   12
2013 25 MIA QB 17 16 16 1   1   6
2014 26 MIA QB 17 16 16 1   1   6
2015 27 MIA QB 17 16 16 1   1   6
2016 28 MIA QB 17 13 13 1   1   6
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11   1 1   6
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 4   4 1 26
Career         100 98 10 1 11 1 68
6 yrs   MIA     88 88 6 1 7   42
1 yr   TEN     12 10 4   4 1 26

Playoffs Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM 2PA XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G
2019* 31 TEN QB 3 3 1             1               6  
Career       3 3 1             1               6  

Snap Counts

          Games   Off.   Def.   ST  
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
2012 24 MIA QB 17 16 16 981 95% 0 0% 0 0%
2013 25 MIA QB 17 16 16 1021 99% 0 0% 0 0%
2014 26 MIA QB 17 16 16 1065 97% 0 0% 0 0%
2015 27 MIA QB 17 16 16 1025 99% 0 0% 0 0%
2016 28 MIA QB 17 13 13 758 80% 0 0% 0 0%
2018 30 MIA QB 17 11 11 580 63% 0 0% 0 0%
2019* 31 TEN QB 17 12 10 637 64% 0 0% 0 0%
Career             6067   0   0  
6 yrs   MIA     88 88 5430   0   0  
1 yr   TEN     12 10 637   0   0  

Sources:

“Ryan Tannehill agrees to 4-year deal with Titans worth up to $118 million”, espn.com, March 16, 2020.

“Ryan Tannehill”, spotrac.com, March 16, 2020.

“Ryan Tannehill”, pro-football-reference.com, March 16, 2020.

Written by: David Green