Titans All-Pro S Kevin Byard reworks contract

Specifically, the Titans converted $10.96M of Byard’s salary into a signing bonus. This move ended up opening $8.7M in cap space.

Byard reestablished himself as one of the league’s top safeties in 2021, earning his second career All-Pro and Pro Bowl nod. In 17 games, the 28-year-old finished with 88 tackles, 13 passes defended, and five interceptions. Byard has 23 interceptions in 97 games (88 starts), all with the Titans. He was a third-round pick by the organization in 2016.

The safety inked a five-year, $70.5M deal ($31M guaranteed) with the Titans in 2019. He restructured his deal last offseason to save the Titans some extra money, and for the second year in a row, Byard has helped Tennessee open some space.