Report: Titans Not Interested in Tom Brady, Working on Ryan Tannehill's Contract

The Tennessee Titans are reportedly not interested in signing Tom Brady and are instead prioritizing getting a new contract done with Ryan Tannehill.

Dianna Russini of ESPN reported the Titans are "working hard" on a deal with Tannehill, who will become an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins March 18. Adam Schefter of ESPN later reported Tannehill and the Titans are "on the verge" of a multiyear contract extension.

The Titans had been regularly linked to Brady because he and coach Mike Vrabel were teammates with the New England Patriots.

Brady will become a free agent for the first time in his career, barring a new contract with the Patriots before Wednesday. He's coming off one of the worst individual seasons of his career, throwing for 4,057 yards and 24 touchdowns against eight interceptions. Over the final eight games of the season (including playoffs), Brady completed 60 percent of his passes just once.

Tannehill, meanwhile, is coming off the best season of his career and is the reigning Comeback Player of the Year. He threw for 2,742 yards and 22 touchdowns against six picks after taking over for Marcus Mariota as the Titans' starting quarterback on Oct. 20. While much of the heavy lifting was done by Derrick Henry, Tannehill was under center for Tennessee's run to the AFC Championship Game.

Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown acknowledged he was intrigued by the possibility of playing with Brady.

"Of course, we would want Ryan back, of course," Brown told SiriusXM NFL Radio. "I've got chemistry with him already, so, going into Year 2, I feel like it would just grow more. But unfortunately, if things don't go as planned and we get Tom Brady or whatever, like, who wouldn't want to play with Tom Brady? 

"I'm just going to be honest. He knows how to do it. He's won Super Bowls, and I really want to be around him. Even if I don't play with him, I just want to have a conversation with him and try to pick his brain and see how he does things. But if we're fortunate enough to get Tom Brady this year, that would be insane. But regardless of whoever we get, I just want them just to kinda hurry up so I can know who my quarterback will be this upcoming year."

Brady made some logical sense from a relationships standpoint, but as far as play goes, Tannehill was clearly the better quarterback in 2019. The terms of whatever contract Tannehill signs in Tennessee may ultimately decide if retaining him is the best option.