After a challenging tenure, the former Titans center lands with Buffalo, aiming to solidify his NFL future.
Lloyd Cushenberry is with a new NFL team after being released by the Tennessee Titans earlier this offseason.
Cushenberry was one of the unfortunate contracts that the Titans got themselves into during the Ran Carthon era as General Manager. Carthon also brought Calvin Ridley, Tony Pollard and L'Jarius Sneed.
Sneed was also released by the team shortly after the Titans' massive spending spree in free agency.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the former Titans center signed with the Buffalo Bills on a one-year deal. The Bills also signed center Austin Corbett and receiver Trey Sherfield.
Cushenberry, Sneed and Ridley failed to live up to the massive contracts that Carthon signed them to. Ridley and Pollard are still on the team, and really only the running back has played up to the amount the franchise is paying him, securing consecutive 1,000-rushing-yard seasons in Tennessee.
Ridley had a good start in 2024, finishing with over 1,000 receiving yards. However, he then had issues with dropped passes and looked like a shell of his former self. Ridley ended 2025 shorter than expected after suffering a season-ending fibula injury.
Cushenberry also failed to stay on the field consistently.
He played in eight games during his first season with the Titans in 2024 before tearing his Achilles tendon in Week 9. The worry was that the Achilles injury would carry over into the following season, but luckily, Cushenberry recovered in time for the 2025 campaign.
However, he had more injury issues in 2025, missing multiple games due to a foot injury.
After not being able to finish out two full seasons, GM Mike Borgonzi decided it was time to get Cushenberry's contract off the books and released him.
Even though it was the right move, the Titans had a big hole at center to fill in free agency. Much like many of the free agents the Titans brought in, the one they found had a connection to either Robert Saleh or Brian Daboll.
Tennessee went with former New York Giants center Austin Schlottmann, signing him to a two-year deal worth $7 million.
Schlottmann is expected to compete for the starting center job with the Titans, but didn't have a lot of experience doing so with the Giants. He played in 18 games from 2024-25 with four starts.
At the same time, in those four starts, he didn't allow a single sack, allowed three quarterback pressures, a 70.8 PFF grade, and three penalties. Plus, he is a much cheaper option than Cushenberry was or any of the free agents at the position this offseason.
The Titans were able to get rid of a player with injury problems, and they may have found their starting center for 2026 at a much lower cost.
It'll be interesting to see how Cushenberry fits in with Buffalo.