Continuing their raid on former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebackers, the Tennessee Titans on Monday agreed to terms with Ola Adeniyi on a one-year contract. NFL Network, citing Adeniyi’s agent as the source, reported the signing.
This deal, of course, pales in comparison to the five-year, $82.5 million contract that the Titans gave to Bud Dupree last week.
Adeniyi’s deal likely will be near the NFL minimum salary after the Steelers allowed him to become a free agent when they declined to tender him a contract as a restricted free agent.
Former #Steelers OLB/special teams ace Ole Adeniyi is signing with the #Titans on a 1-year deal, per @ErikBurkhardt.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 22, 2021
A three-year veteran and undrafted free agent from Toledo, Adeniyi appeared in 31 of 32 regular-season games with the Steelers over the past two seasons, making one start. He primarily played on special teams with the Steelers, playing only 14% of the defensive snaps last season. He had 16 tackles, including one for a loss, in 2020.
After earning $750,000 last season, Adeniyi was due a minimum increase to $2.133 million as a right-of-first-refusal restricted free agent. The Steelers declined to tender an offer, making Adeniyi free to sign with other teams once free agency began last week.
