{"id":162881,"date":"2024-03-11T13:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=162881"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:14:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:14:03","slug":"lloyd-cushenberry-signs-contract-tennessee-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/03\/11\/lloyd-cushenberry-signs-contract-tennessee-titans\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-Year Starting Center Signs Contract With Tennessee Titans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four-year veteran center Lloyd Cushenberry signed a new contract with the Tennessee Titans. Cushenberry, a former third-round pick, spent the entirety of his career with the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Titans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Titans<\/a> are signing former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Broncos<\/a> C Lloyd Cushenberry, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jjones9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jjones9<\/a>. The former 3rd-round pick out of LSU has started 57 games in four years with Denver. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VsU3Pgq8e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VsU3Pgq8e4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1767237044122628504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Lloyd Cushenberry, Tennessee Titans, Agree to Contract<\/h2>\n<p>The 2023 season marked what was easily the best season of Lloyd Cushenberry&#8217;s career. Starting all 17 games under first-year head coach Sean Payton, the fourth-year veteran finished the year with a 73.2 PFF grade, the best mark of his career, and the 10th-best grade out of 36 eligible players. However, Cushenberry&#8217;s strong play wasn&#8217;t enough to guide the Broncos to the playoffs, as the team missed the postseason for yet another season.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd Cushenberry originally entered the league as a third-round pick in the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">NFL Draft<\/a>. Selected by the Denver Broncos, the LSU product immediately earned the starting center job. However, the rookie went through some growing pains, finishing the league with a league-worst 40.5 PFF grade. The Broncos had a similarly difficult season, going 5-11 under then-head coach Vic Fangio.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the rocky start to his career, Lloyd Cushenberry remained the starting center in 2021. Starting and appearing in 16 of a possible 17 games, the interior lineman showed some signs of life, finishing the year with a 64.2 PFF grade, the 21st-best mark out of 39 eligible players. The Broncos themselves had similar improvement, going to 7-10, but still missing the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/06\/the-battle-of-sean-payton-vs-nathaniel-hackett\/\" target=\"_self\">Russell Wilson and Nathaniel Hackett<\/a> joined the squad in the following offseason, but despite the changes, Cushenberry remained the starting center. However, injuries limited him to just eight games, and the center took a step back from his 2022 level of play. While on the field, Cushenberry finished with a 56.2 PFF grade, the 32nd-best mark out of 36 centers.<\/p>\n<p>Since signing his rookie contract, Lloyd Cushenberry has started and appeared in 57 games. However, the LSU product is still looking for his first playoff appearance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Ron Chenoy &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four-year veteran center Lloyd Cushenberry has signed a new contract. 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