Tennessee Titans Sign Former Ohio State Tight End Nick Vannett

By Dan Hope on May 13, 2024 at 10:07 pm
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Nick Vannett is joining his eighth NFL team.

Nashville is the next stop for the former Ohio State tight end’s NFL career as the Tennessee Titans agreed to terms to sign Vannett on Monday.

Vannett will continue his career with the Titans after spending time last year with the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers. After spending the preseason with the Texans, Vannett joined the Chargers and made five starts in eight games, catching one pass for 3 yards while playing primarily as a blocker.

A third-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2016, Vannett spent three years and a part of a fourth season in Seattle before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. Vannett has also played for the Denver Broncos (2020), New Orleans Saints (2021-22) and New York Giants (2022).

In 94 career games across eight seasons, Vannett has made 43 starts and caught 91 passes for 877 yards and six touchdowns.

He is one of four former Ohio State tight ends currently on an NFL roster along with Luke Farrell (Jacksonville Jaguars), Jeremy Ruckert (New York Jets) and Cade Stover (Texans).

Seventeen of the 20 NFL players from Ohio State who became free agents this offseason after playing in 2023 have now signed new contracts for the 2024 season.

Ohio State’s 2024 NFL Free Agents
Pos Player 2024 Team Contract 2023 Team
RB J.K. DOBBINS CHARGERS 1 YEAR, $1.61 MILLION RAVENS
RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT COWBOYS 1 YEAR, $3 MILLION, $2M GUARANTEED PATRIOTS
WR NOAH BROWN TEXANS 1 YEAR, $3 MILLION GUARANTEED TEXANS
WR PARRIS CAMPBELL EAGLES 1 YEAR, $1.3 MILLION GIANTS
WR CURTIS SAMUEL BILLS 3 YEARS, $24 MILLION, $15M GUARANTEED COMMANDERS
WR MICHAEL THOMAS     SAINTS
TE NICK VANNETT TITANS NOT YET ANNOUNCED CHARGERS
G JONAH JACKSON RAMS 3 YEARS, $51 MILLION, $34M GUARANTEED LIONS
DE TYQUAN LEWIS COLTS 2 YEARS, $12 MILLION, $7.7M GUARANTEED COLTS
DE CHASE YOUNG SAINTS 1 YEAR, $13 MILLION GUARANTEED 49ERS
DT JOHNATHAN HANKINS SEAHAWKS 1 YEAR, $2.05 MILLION COWBOYS
DT JALYN HOLMES JETS 1 YEAR, $1.125 MILLION JETS
LB JEROME BAKER SEAHAWKS 1 YEAR, $7 MILLION DOLPHINS
LB MALIK HARRISON RAVENS 1 YEAR, $2.7 MILLION RAVENS
CB ELI APPLE     DOLPHINS
CB JEFF OKUDAH TEXANS 1 YEAR, $4.75 MILLION, $2.5M GUARANTEED FALCONS
S VONN BELL BENGALS 1 YEAR, $1.21 MILLION ($6M PAID BY PANTHERS) PANTHERS
S JORDAN FULLER PANTHERS 1 YEAR, $5.25 MILLION RAMS
P CAMERON JOHNSTON STEELERS 3 YEARS, $9 MILLION TEXANS
LS JAKE MCQUAIDE     LIONS
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