Tennessee Titans: Taylor Lewan Could Set The Market At Left Tackle

Taylor Lewan informed the Tennessee Titans that he will hold out of the three-day mandatory minicamp as he seeks a new contract, one that could be huge.

The Tennessee Titans began their mandatory minicamp on Monday, but an important piece of their offensive line was a no-show. Left tackle Taylor Lewan informed the Titans that he will attend mini camp as he seeks out a new contract.

Now, let me tell you, Lewan is not just looking for an ordinary contract. Lewan’s new contract will probably set the market at left tackle. At the beginning of his career, Lewan was a penalty machine. He would cause penalties by false starting or holding. The offense was consistently set back because of him.

However, the many coaching staffs that Tennessee Titans has had in his time never got rid of him. They saw something in him, and now we all see it too. Once the bad penalties stopped, Lewan emerged as one of the best left tackles in the game.

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Now, he is an in-your-face type of offensive lineman with a fiery attitude. You need someone with that kind of personality on a football team.

Earlier in the offseason, New York Giants left tackle Nate Solder set the market at left tackle signing a four-year $62 million contract. That’s roughly $15.5 million a year for Solder. Lewan’s contract might be bigger.

According to Over The Cap, the Titans have roughly $35 million in cap space left this season. In the off-season, the biggest contract they signed a player to was cornerback Malcolm Butler. He signed a 5-year $61 million contract, which equates to roughly $12.2 a year.

The Titans have plenty of room this season to sign Lewan, and it can be well over $15.5 million a year. Considering they currently have a 90-man roster, and that will be cut to 52, that $35 million cap space is not fully accurate, but not too far off.

Taylor Lewan Holding Out

Lewan holding out is not terrible. We can hope he is still somewhere working out and staying in shape. But it does cause him to not be around the team, and that could hurt his chemistry with the new coaching staff.

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel spoke on the deal, simply saying the only thing Lewan is missing out on is “being coached,” which is significant as a new offensive system is being implemented.

These types of things happen when athletes want a new contract, and the Titans General Manager Jon Robinson mentioned that they have met a few times in the past few weeks. They are working on keeping Lewan around in Tennessee for a while.

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This is unfortunate, of course, but not the end of the world. Lewan and the Titans are likely to be together for the long haul. The real question is: how huge will Lewan’s contract be?

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Taylor Lewan Could Set The Market for Left Tackles

By Chris Clark | Jun 15, 2018

Taylor Lewan informed the Tennessee Titans that he will hold out of the three-day mandatory minicamp as he seeks a new contract, one that could be huge.

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Taylor Lewan Holding Out