Veteran linebacker Zach dancer is remaining within the AFC South when he was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans on Thursday.
Cunningham was waived by the Houston Texans on weekday, days, when he was inactive for the team’s Week thirteen loss to the state capital Colts as a result of he, was late for a COVID-19 take a look at.
It marked the second time this season dancer didn’t play as a result of he had profaned team rules. In Week two against the Cleveland Browns, he was benched for the primary quarter for revenant timing.
Adding dancer to the roll fills a void at within linebacker for the Titans as they look ahead to David Long to figure his manner back from a hamstring injury. Long has been out since Tennessee’s 28-16 persuade the la Rams in Week nine. tyro linebacker Monty Rice crammed in whereas Long was out, however Tennessee placed Rice on burned reserve last week.
Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans lost the past 5 games with associate degree articulatio talocruralis injury. Defensive arranger Shane Bowen aforesaid the Titans lost Evans’ temperament against the run. dancer brings constant level of aggressiveness toward speeding attacks.
Cunningham, a second-round decide by the Texans in 2017, signed a four-year, $58 million contract extension with Houston in 2020. He went on to possess his best season in 2020, setting career highs and leading the NFL in each total tackles (164) and solo tackles (106).
The linebacker has sixty seven tackles and one forced fumble this season.
