Mike Borgonzi has already made several big moves as the new general manager for the Tennessee Titans. In his first year as the main decision-maker in an NFL front office, Borgonzi elected to move on from former Pro Bowl edge rusher Harold Landry III in an attempt to save money and get younger at the position.
While Landry was certainly the team's best pass rusher last season, his production was not high enough to warrant his projected salary cap hit. Fellow Titans star defensive lineman Jefferey Simmons weighed in on the decision to cut Landry and shared a strong response to the news.
"(Expletive) crazy," wrote Simmons in a post on X. "Going to miss playing with my brother 58!! Go continue to do work!"
Landry played in all 17 games for the Titans last season and recorded 9.0 sacks and 71 tackles, 15 of which were for a loss. In his six healthy seasons in Tennessee, he totaled 50.5 sacks and nearly 400 tackles, including 70 tackles for loss. His sack and tackle-for-loss totals are the eighth and second-most in franchise history.
He was drafted by the organization in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft and shared the field with Simmons for six seasons. Tennessee needed to sacrifice some of their luxuries in an attempt to figure out their quarterback situation, but that does not make the pain of one of the team's longest-tenured players being cut seem any less significant. Especially not for Simmons.
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This story was originally published March 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM.