Overview
- Cushenberry, a 2024 signing on a four-year, $50 million deal, was released with a failed physical designation, while veteran safety Xavier Woods was also let go.
- Combined savings from the moves are roughly $7.1 million, including about $3.4 million tied to Cushenberry, with Tennessee already projected near $100 million in cap space.
- Cushenberry missed most of 2024 with a torn Achilles and logged 15 games in 2025 with uneven results, and reports differ on his current medical issue.
- The depth chart at center is thin with Corey Levin set for free agency and only inexperienced options such as Drew Moss and Trey Hill under contract.
- Woods played 11 games in 2025 before a hamstring injury, and ESPN reports Kevin Winston Jr. is in line to start next to Amani Hooker at safety.