The 2025 NFL draft is over and some undrafted free agents are remaining, while others were signed or invited to minicamps.
The free agency frenzy in March has stagnated as most teams are settling in with the roster they have. For now.
However, all 32 NFL teams still have holes to fill, not everything has been addressed. To that end, Pro Football Network recently named one free agent each team should sign. For the Tennessee Titans, their suggestion is inside linebacker C.J. Mosley.
The Tennessee Titans addressed a lot of their roster holes in free agency and the draft, but weren’t going to fix last year’s 3-14 roster in one offseason. A spot that still looks like a major weakness is at linebacker. Free agent signing Cody Barton will start, but there’s no clear second starter after the Titans passed on the position entirely in the draft.
The Titans could elevate former fourth-rounder Cedric Gray, who played just 48 snaps as a rookie last season. A safer solution would be signing a veteran like Mosley, who can soak up starter snaps next to Barton, but wouldn’t necessarily block Gray should he prove capable of occupying a much larger defensive role.
The Titans allowed the most receiving touchdowns to running backs last year (seven), a reflection of their coverage weakness at the linebacker level. Mosley has largely been an above-average coverage linebacker when healthy (7.6 yards per target allowed from 2021-23), and he could help address that weakness.
Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson overlapped with Mosley on the Jets from 2019-20, though the latter played only two games between a groin injury and COVID-19 opt-out.
Dennard Wilson's familiarity with Mosley aside, if the Titans are going to sign a defensive free agent, it should absolutely be on the line. Of the 17 undrafted free agents the Titans signed after the draft, only four play on the offensive side of the ball. Five of those players play on the defensive line as the Titans search for depth in that area.
Mosley wouldn't be a bad signing for the Titans; he's certainly one who could mentor the younger players and show them what it takes to be successful in this league. But if they don't add depth on the defensive line, it's going to be a very long season in Nashville.
