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This is far from the first time his name has popped up in recent weeks. In fact, the amount that we’ve heard about him on a national level as a hot trade chip leads me to believe that the Titans are doing all they can to stir up interest to yield the juiciest possible offer. Mike Borgonzi and Chad Brinker are probably stirring the pot to see what will materialize. McCreary is the most valuable player they’d actually entertain trading right now, and they really want another decent draft pick to rebuild this roster. So it makes sense they’d go hard in the paint on the media chatter if that’s truly what is happening here. Another element of this, though, is the fact that the cornerback position is a popular commodity every deadline. Starting corners just don’t grow on trees, and contenders often need another one by the midpoint of the year. But why consider trading him in the first place? He’s a good starter that this team drafted, which is rare on this roster. Isn’t this regime supposed to be all about drafting and developing? Yes, but McCreary isn’t their guy. They inherited him. And their interest in trading him boils down to a simple question: are they willing to pay him a big contract after this final year of his rookie deal? Because he won’t be in this team’s future after an already lost 2025 season if they aren’t. McCreary isn’t a culture concern in the slightest, like Jarvis Brownlee was in the eyes of this front office. But he is a player they see as a slot corner, and his lack of length doesn’t fit what we understand their DB physical thresholds to be. I could see this front office deciding they can address the slot position on Day 3 of the draft—or even in free agency for cheaper—instead of paying McCreary what he’s owed. And if that’s where their head is at, and they have no intention of signing him back up at the end of the year, it only makes sense to shop him hard at the deadline. Getting something for him on the way out sure beats getting nothing.
