Michael Pittman Jr. favored to stay in AFC South with Titans over Colts

The Colts receiver is favored to join Tennessee if he doesn’t remain in Indy.

The Tennessee Titans are looking for offensive help, and Vegas seems to think they have the inside track to sign Indianapolis Colts receiver Micheal Pittman Jr. if he doesn’t stay in Indy.

The Titans are currently +400 to be Pittman Jr’s next team. The Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs have the second-best odds at +600, while the New York Jets slot in at +900.

Landing Pittman Jr. would be a coup for the Titans. He did not make a Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team, but there were not many wide receivers who played better than Pittman Jr. did this season. He finished fourth among wide receivers in receptions and fifth in the entire NFL with 109 of them. Only CeeDee Lamb (135), Tyreek Hill (119), Amon-Ra St. Brown (119), and Evan Engram (114) caught more balls than Pittman did this season.

With or without Pittman Jr., the Titans are looking to revamp their offense this season. After letting Mike Vrabel go, the team hired for Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their new head coach.

Part of Callahan’s coaching career was being an offensive assistant with the Denver Broncos from 2010-2015 where he was around Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. He would credit him as “coaching” him during that time.

“He kind of coached me. Like, here’s what I need from you,” Callahan said. “I was the one who presented the blitz problems we were facing that week, part of the protection puzzle we’d put together every week. It’s kind of still my favorite part of football to this day, and it was all off his direction.”

There was a ton that Callahan learned from Manning in that stint with the Broncos that he will be taking with them when being the head coach for the Titans. This is an aspect that should have Tennessee fans salivating at the mouth over.

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Ravens: Derrick Henry favored to sign with Baltimore if he leaves Titans

Will Derrick Henry join the Ravens in 2024?

The Baltimore Ravens had a stellar 2023-24 NFL season. However, the team wants to boost its roster to get over the hump in the competitive AFC. The Ravens have a great chance to upgrade with Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry if he leaves the team in NFL Free Agency.

Ravens lead the Derrick Henry NFL Free Agency race 

Derrick Henry is set to enter free agency after a stellar several-year run with the Titans. Henry amassed one of the most dominant rushing seasons in NFL history in 2020. The Alabama product ran for 2,027 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Unsurprisingly, Henry continues to reign as one of the league’s best rushers in 2024. He comes off a season where he ranked second in rushing yards (1,167) and tied for seventh in TDs (12). The impending star free agent RB will command a heft payday. The Titans want to keep him if the shoe fits.

However, if Tennessee and Henry cannot agree to a deal, the Ravens have the best odds of landing him, per BetOnline. In addition, teams with the next highest chance to steal Henry include the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, and Minnesota Vikings, respectively.

Henry would be a superb offensive weapon to add to an already-stacked Ravens team. The one-two punch of Lamar Jackson and Henry would be a nightmare for opposing defenses.

Regardless of whether Baltimore lands the star RB, the team will be on a mission to reach the Super Bowl in 2025. The Ravens were on the brink of glory before Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs eliminated them in the AFC Championship.

All in all, it will be interesting to see where Derrick Henry lands in a stacked 2024 NFL Free Agency class.