Malcolm Butler
FILE - Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, left, and general manager Steve Keim discuss the upcoming NFL football draft during a news conference in Tempe, Ariz., in this Tuesday, April 16, 2019, file photo. They'll pick at No. 16 spot in the first round of the NFL Draft, April 29-May 1, 2021, and seem likely to target a defensive player, particularly a cornerback. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Quick impact? Cards expect early picks will help from Day 1

By David Brandt May. 01, 2021 08:10 PM EDT

FILE - Caleb Farley smiles during Virginia Tech NFL football pro day in Blacksburg, Va., in this Friday, March 26, 2021, file photo. Farley is a possible first round pick in the NFL Draft, April 19-May 1, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Matt Gentry, File)
Titans complete their extreme makeover of struggling defense

By Teresa M. Walker May. 01, 2021 07:25 PM EDT

FILE - National Team offensive lineman Dillon Radunz of North Dakota State is shown during the second half of the NCAA college football Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala, in this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, file photo. There’s a common thread linking most of the Football Championship Subdivision players who expect to hear their name called in this month’s NFL draft. They didn’t participate in their schools’ pandemic-delayed spring season. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza, File)
Titans draft Dillon Radunz for right tackle, add 2 more on D

By Teresa M. Walker Apr. 30, 2021 09:53 PM EDT

An image of Virginia Tech defensive back Caleb Farley is displayed as a Tennessee Titans fan cheers on stage after Farley was chosen by the Titans with the 22nd pick in the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Titans opt for cornerback Caleb Farley at No. 22 overall

By Teresa M. Walker Apr. 29, 2021 11:26 PM EDT

Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins participates in an agility drill at NFL football pro day Friday, April 2, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Cardinals go LB again, grab Tulsa's Collins with No. 16 pick

By David Brandt Apr. 29, 2021 10:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, file photo, Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson waits for his turn to run a drill during NFL football training camp in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans needed Wilson after left tackle Taylor Lewan tore an ACL and his replacement then had a season-ending injury. They suspended the No. 29 overall pick for a game, then finished the season on injured reserve/non-football injury list. The Titans traded him to Miami in March, and the Dolphins cut him too. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Titans need to make up for botching 1st-round pick in 2020

By Teresa M. Walker Apr. 23, 2021 03:02 PM EDT

FILE - Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, left, and general manager Steve Keim discuss the upcoming NFL football draft during a news conference in Tempe, Ariz., in this Tuesday, April 16, 2019, file photo. They'll pick at No. 16 spot in the first round of the NFL Draft, April 29-May 1, 2021, and seem likely to target a defensive player, particularly a cornerback. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Arizona flush with vets, now eyes youthful help in secondary

By David Brandt Apr. 23, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

Titans can be flexible at 22 a year after botched top pick

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:37 PM EDT
22. TENNESSEE TITANS (11-5) LAST SEASON: The Titans won their first five games while surviving the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak of the...

Cardinals pushing for playoffs, could use help in secondary

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:27 PM EDT
16. ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-8) LAST SEASON: The Cardinals raised expectations in coach Kliff Kingsbury's second season by getting off to a 5...

Arizona Cardinals sign RB Conner to one-year deal

Apr. 13, 2021 03:43 PM EDT
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have signed running back James Conner to a one-year contract. The Cardinals made the move after...

FILE - Then-Tennessee Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler (21) defends against the Houston Texans during the first half of an NFL football game in Houston, in this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, file photo. The Arizona Cardinals added cornerback Malcolm Butler, Thursday, March 25, 2021, on a one-year deal in an effort to bolster a thin secondary.(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)
Cardinals bolster secondary, sign veteran CB Malcolm Butler

By David Brandt Mar. 25, 2021 03:39 PM EDT

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders free safety Lamarcus Joyner (29) plays against the Indianapolis Colts during the first half of an NFL football game in Las Vegas, in this Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, file photo. Whether it was Kansas City getting rid of banged-up and expensive starting offensive tackles Mitchell Schwartz and Eric Fisher, or the Raiders cutting ties with Lamarcus Joyner and Tyrell Williams, veterans around the league have been sent to the chopping block. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
Lower cap leads to more cuts than usual in NFL

By Josh Dubow Mar. 24, 2021 01:41 PM EDT

Titans bring back Sambrailo, add CB Kevin Johnson

Mar. 22, 2021 03:08 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have added a pair of new defenders and brought back an offensive tackle. The Titans announced...

FILE - New Orleans Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) is shown during an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans, in this Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, file photo. By releasing cornerback Janoris Jenkins, the New Orleans Saints are carrying a $7.2 million cap hit of dead money. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
Dupree ready to play with hair on fire to help Titans' D

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 19, 2021 05:34 PM EDT

Titans releasing 2 starters in Adoree Jackson, Dennis Kelly

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 16, 2021 04:25 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are busy remaking their secondary, releasing Adoree Jackson and agreeing to terms on a deal with cornerback...

Pass rushers at top of Titans' free agency shopping list

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2021 04:42 PM EST
TENNESSEE TITANS (11-6) UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: OLB/DE Jadeveon Clowney, WR Corey Davis, DL DaQuan Jones, TE Jonnu Smith, LB Jayon Brown...

Agent: Titans have released vet cornerback Malcolm Butler

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 09, 2021 06:15 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans released cornerback Malcolm Butler on Tuesday three years into the five-year deal he signed in March 2018,...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady holds up the Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Brady wins 5th Super Bowl MVP award with vintage performance

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Feb. 07, 2021 10:35 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, right, watches quarterback Patrick Mahomes warm up before an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns in Kansas City. On Feb. 7, 2021, the Kansas City Chiefs will be the latest franchise to attempt winning successive Super Bowls when they take on the Buccaneers. In Tampa, of all places. Against Tom Brady, of all people. Only twice since the Patriots pulled off the last repeat in the 2003 and 2004 season has a champion gotten back to the big game. Seattle failed in 2014 against New England, no less; remember Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception? and the Patriots in 2017, the Super Bowl featuring the Philly Special. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Chiefs trying for first Super Bowl repeat win in 16 years

By Barry Wilner Jan. 28, 2021 01:53 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 12:30 PM EST
Jan. 30 1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag. 1971 — UCLA...