FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. (65) lines up during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sept. 8, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, file)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are making their first big move in free agency trying to fix a porous offensive line by bringing in Pittsburgh left tackle Dan Moore, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Monday.
The Titans have agreed to a four-year deal worth $82 million with $50 million guaranteed, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the signing. Contracts cannot be finalized until the new NFL year starts Wednesday afternoon.
The NFL Network first reported the deal.
Adding Moore will allow the Titans to move JC Latham, who seventh overall pick last April out of Alabama, from left tackle where he started all 17 games as a rookie to right tackle. That was their biggest problem area where Tennessee started four different players while going 3-14.
The Titans hold the No. 1 pick in the April draft and have a new general manager in Mike Borgonzi. Tennessee allowed 52 sacks in the 2024 season with only Houston, Seattle, Cleveland and Chicago giving up more. Tennessee cleared some salary cap space by releasing outside linebacker Harold Landry III on Friday.
Moore, 26, was a fourth-round pick in 2021 out of Texas A&M by the Steelers. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Moore has started all 66 games he's played, including all 17 last season.
The Titans did announce a trio of deals keeping players off the free agent market that opens Wednesday. The biggest is five-time Pro Bowl long snapper Morgan Cox, who turns 39 in April, on a one-year deal bringing him back for a fifth season. The 15-year veteran has played 233 regular-season games with 11 playoff games.
Tennessee did not announce terms for cornerback Darrell Baker, who started nine of 17 games in 2024 after being claimed off waivers from Indianapolis, or offensive lineman Andrew Rupcich who has played 12 games for the Titans over the past two seasons. The 6-6, 318-pound Rupcich missed the final 10 games of last season after being placed on injured reserve. He signed with Tennessee as an undrafted free agent out of Culver-Stockton in 2022.
