The Tennessee Titans have educated external linebacker Vic Beasley Jr. that he will be released on Wednesday.
Releasing Beasley is an astounding move for the Titans, who signed him to a one-year, $9.5 million agreement in March.
The 6th year veteran played 118 snaps (24%) on defense this season, posting three tackles and a forced fumble. Beasley made his debut with the Titans in Week 3 against the Minnesota Vikings.
Things got off to a bizarre beginning for Beasley and the Titans when Beasley answered to camp 10 days late because of an unexcused nonappearance that brought about a $500,000 fine. When Beasley had the chance to camp, he was placed on the non-football injury list.
The Titans were relying upon Beasley to enable their pass to rush, however he couldn’t reliably pressure the quarterback or register a sack during his time in Tennessee.
When gotten some information about Beasley’s effort, Titans coach Mike Vrabel may have foreshadowed the veteran’s release.
“At this point in the season, teams are going to go in one of two directions, they’re going to keep getting better or they’re not, and we were a team last year that continued to improve. That’s my charge now, is to make sure that we’re one of those teams that keeps getting better,” Vrabel said on Monday.
As an individual from the Atlanta Falcons, Beasley led the NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2015. He got done with 8.5 sacks for the Falcons last season.
A sketchy hard working attitude and passion for the game purportedly prompted Beasley becoming a free agent.
The Titans likewise released veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph and long-snapper Beau Brinkley.
Second-year outside linebacker Derick Roberson is yet to be on the active list this season because of injury and disease, yet he will probably be called upon to have Beasley’s place in the external linebacker rotation alongside Jadeveon Clowney and Harold Landry.
