Tennessee Titans sign P Tommy Townsend

Tommy Townsend's two-year, $5M signing with Tennessee earns a B Contract Value Index (CVI)—a solid mid-market punt specialist acquisition that reflects reasonable offseason discipline from the front office. At $2.5M AAV, this deal sits squarely in the journeyman punter range, offering the Titans a dependable leg without long-term financial exposure or guaranteed money that would anchor future flexibility. Townsend's placement on the market during the offseason suggests he was available at a discount relative to what a team in playoff contention might have paid, making the two-year structure a pragmatic hedge against developmental uncertainty at the position. The contract carries minimal dead-cap risk and allows the Titans to pivot quickly if performance dips or a younger prospect emerges—exactly the kind of low-stakes depth move a 3-14 roster should be executing as it retools. For a franchise sitting at a rebuilding juncture with limited margin for error in cap allocation, this deal exemplifies value discipline: functional production without gambling away future leverage.