The NFL has handed out billions in guaranteed money since the new league year began and free agency got underway.
Several teams have made moves that could have immediate impacts, while others might be left regretting some of their big-money signings at the top of the market.
However, one contract might be the riskiest handed out during the first week of free agency, when some of the most massive deals of the offseason are signed.
According to NFL Media’s Kevin Patra, the $80 million the Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with offensive lineman Dan Moore may be the riskiest signing of the offseason, so far.
“I want to trust offensive line guru Bill Callahan can make anything work,” Patra writes. “But with the Titans coming off a woeful 2024 campaign up front, they responded by making Moore a top-10 offensive tackle by salary. Tennessee is paying $20.5 million annually over four years for a man who Steelers fans wanted to run out of town for years.
“There is something to be said for the fact that Pittsburgh always turned back to Moore in times of need, and his durability is not in question. But we currently live in a world where Dan Moore makes more than Lane Johnson ($20 million per year). That’s livin’ in The Upside Down. The Moore signing makes the Ravens locking up Stanley for $20 million per year even better.”
There is no question that the Titans needed to do something along the offensive line, especially after quarterbacks Will Levis and Mason Rudolph were sent running for their lives, bruised and battered for much of last season.
However, signing Moore, coming off his most consistently dominant season to date in his career may wind up being a move Tennessee regrets, paying on past performance rather than banking on future success.
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