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Titans To Sign DT Jordan Elliott

Originally posted on Pro Football Rumors
By Sam Robinson | Last updated Mar 10, 2026 11:39 PM ET

More Robert Saleh connections are forming on the veteran coach’s first Titans roster. After the ex-Jets HC reunited with Jermaine Johnson and John Franklin-Myers from his Jets days, Saleh’s D-line will also include a recent 49ers charge.

Jordan Elliott will follow Saleh from San Francisco to Tennessee, ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweets. The veteran defensive tackle agreed to a two-year, $8MM deal that can max out at $8.5MM. Elliott spent the past two years in San Francisco, the second spent under Saleh’s tutelage.

Deployed as a near-full-time starter with the 49ers under Nick Sorensen in 2024, Elliott started every game under Saleh last season. Overall, the former Browns draftee started 29 games with the 49ers. He joins a Titans team that is reshaping its front around Jeffery Simmons. With Sebastian Joseph-Day a free agent, Tennessee traded two-year nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat to the Jets for Johnson.

Elliott figures to slide in as a second-string option behind Simmons and Franklin-Myers, with the latter two tied to $45MM per year combined. While Elliott has been a starter for the past four seasons, Franklin-Myers is certainly not on a three-year, $63MM deal to be a rotational option.

Also rejoining former 49ers defensive assistant Gus Bradley, Elliott is a former third-round pick with 64 career starts on his resume. Pro Football Focus has never been a big fan of Elliott’s game, but teams disagree on this point. PFF graded Elliott 97th among interior D-linemen in 2024 and 110th last season, though this will be the 303-pound player’s second veteran contract since his Browns rookie deal expired.

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