The Latest Tennessee Titans Trade Rumor Ahead of Week 9

The Tennessee Titans have had around a week to recover since trading away Pro Bowler Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears. 

In their first game since the trade, the Titans looked good against a very solid Cincinnati Bengals team. The Titans were still able to get after the quarterback without Simmons. 

Jacob Martin led the way with three sacks. When the Titans weren't sacking Joe Burrow, they were forcing him into mistakes. Burrow threw three interceptions, all to Amani Hooker. 

The Titans are holding onto Tony Pollard for now. The latest trade rumor involving the Titans doesn't include him. 

It actually has to do with a player whose production has decreased significantly over the last couple of years. 

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler believed that receiver Calvin Ridley could be on the move. What would the Titans want in return? Fowler thinks that a Day 3 pick would suffice based on how lucrative Ridley's contract is. 

"Wide receiver Calvin Ridley," Fowler said. "Ridley is considered a backup plan for a few teams in the receiver market. The sense I get from talking to teams is the Titans would need a quality Day 3 pick to part with Ridley, whose $13 million in 2026 cash could be a hurdle based on his low production (six receptions)." 

Ridley is definitely not the same player he once was. He joined the Titans in the 2024 offseason after one year with the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Ridley didn't play for the entire 2022 season after violating the NFL's gambling policy. He then went to the Jaguars and revived his career after finishing with 1,016 receiving yards in 2023. 

He continued that same production in his first year with the Titans. With all the quarterback issues the Titans had, Ridley was still able to have a 1,000-yard season in 2024. 

Then, he had a major drop-off in production last year. Ridley had drop issues throughout the 2025 season and then broke his leg, forcing him to miss the second half of the season. 

He ended with 303 receiving yards and no touchdowns. Even after all the moves the Titans made at receiver, Ridley was thought to still have a prominent role. 

The team brought in Wan'Dale Robinson in free agency and selected Carnell Tate in the 2026 NFL Draft. 

So far, Ridley has been used as a backup receiver in Brian Daboll's offense. He's played in seven games and recorded 91 receiving yards. 

It's clear that the Titans view him as a backup at this point. 

Would any teams actually give the Titans a quality Day 3 pick like Fowler says? We'll have to wait and see. It's going to be hard to convince a team to take on that contract. 

He had it restructured this offseason, but it's still not going to be easy to manage at a new team. 

Titans Roundtable will keep you updated on any other trade deadline rumors.