Titans Sign Hooker, Carter, Osborn, McCutcheon

The Tennessee Titans bolstered their roster depth on Wednesday by signing four free agents, including quarterback Hendon Hooker, running back Michael Carter, and wide receivers K.J. Osborn and Lance McCutcheon, as the team prepares for the 2026 season.

Hooker, a former third-round pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, returns to his home state after a journeyman career. The Tennessee native, who starred at the University of Tennessee in college, completed 6 of 9 passes for 62 yards in three appearances with the Lions during the 2024 season. An ACL injury limited his rookie year, and he was waived by Detroit in August 2025 before joining the Carolina Panthers' practice squad, then moving to the New York Jets' squad in December. The 27-year-old adds to a crowded quarterback room that already features starter Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2025 draft, along with veterans Mitchell Trubisky and Brandon Allen, and Will Levis, who missed all of last season recovering from shoulder surgery.

Carter, 26, reunites with Titans head coach Robert Saleh, under whom he played his first two-plus seasons with the Jets after being selected in the fourth round out of North...