{"id":245344,"date":"2025-09-06T20:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=245344"},"modified":"2025-09-06T20:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:38:17","slug":"report-tennessee-titans-agree-to-extension-with-star-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/09\/06\/report-tennessee-titans-agree-to-extension-with-star-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Tennessee Titans Agree To Extension With Star Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>General Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/06\/10\/tennessee-titans-front-office-taking-shape-under-new-gm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Mike Borgonzi<\/a> executed a bit of business on the eve of the Tennessee Titans&#8217; showdown with the Denver Broncos. News broke on Saturday morning that the Titans and star safety Amani Hooker agreed to a contract extension that keeps him in Nashville for a while. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JFowlerESPN\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremy Fowler<\/a> of ESPN reported the news of the extension today. The team confirmed the signing shortly thereafter with the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Titans\/status\/1964344450387235149\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pomp and circumstance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Titans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Titans<\/a> and safety Amani Hooker reach agreement on three-year, $48.6M contract extension with $29M in total guarantees, agent <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackbechta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jackbechta<\/a> confirms to ESPN <\/p>\n<p>Hooker is a long-time starter in Tennessee coming off a five-interception at age 27. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IWabWhbih6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IWabWhbih6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFowlerESPN\/status\/1964340700339732547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Report: Tennessee Titans Agree To Extension With Star Safety<\/h2>\n<p>Hooker enters his seventh season with the team after playing collegiately at perennial defensive power Iowa. The Titans selected the s<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/17\/amani-hooker-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">tar safety<\/a> in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft and haven&#8217;t looked back. To date, he has logged 335 combined tackles, 12 interceptions, 31 PBUs, and five forced fumbles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Staying in Tennessee \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>We have signed <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amanihooker37?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@amanihooker37<\/a> to a multi-year extension <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XRowT6nF3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XRowT6nF3s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tennessee Titans (@Titans) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Titans\/status\/1964344450387235149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>What does this mean for Hooker?<\/h4>\n<p>The extension locks him up with the Titans until the 2029 season, which takes him to his age-31 season. Before the extension news was released to the world, Hooker was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025 season. The deal provides him with security in an exploding market for safety contracts. Obviously, the extension puts any <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/20\/breaking-titans-will-trade-former-fourth-rounder-amani-hooker-during-nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">trade speculation<\/a> to rest. He&#8217;s sporting a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TDavenport_NFL\/status\/1964018554455347355\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new haircut<\/a> as he enters a new tax bracket with his contract. Hooker enters the top 15 salary market for the position with an AAV of $14 million. According to PFF, Hooker finished with a coverage grade of 70.3, which was 24th best out of 96 graded safeties. He completed the season with an overall grade of 68.0, which ranked 33rd overall in the safety group. Veteran safety Quandre Diggs was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustinM_NFL\/status\/1943384442963169568\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">miffed in the offseason<\/a> as to why Hooker wasn&#8217;t receiving any love from the media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236332\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-236332\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Titans New Front Office\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Titans-New-Front-Office-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennessee Titans management, from left, Chad Brinker, president of football operations, Mike Borgonzi, general manager, and Brian Callahan, head coach, field questions from the media at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, April 22, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>What does this mean for the Titans?<\/h4>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/salary-cap-space\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OverTheCap<\/a>, the Titans entered Saturday with the eighth-most cap space in the league with a shade under $20 million. The contract does minor damage to their cap room in 2026, where they are projected to have the most cap space in the entire NFL with $105 million. While the safety position for the Titans has been a rotating cast of characters around Hooker, it settles them down at one spot. Free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/14\/tennessee-titans-make-splashes-in-first-week-of-free-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">acquisition<\/a> Xavier Woods is projected to be the free safety. DC Dennard Wilson loves to play multiple safety sets, so there could be mixing and matching going on. The deal gives peace of mind to both the player and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/24\/tennessee-titans-53-man-roster-projection-preseason-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">the team<\/a> with so many critical 2026 roster decisions.<\/p>\n<h4>Who could be next to extend?<\/h4>\n<p>Hooker&#8217;s secondary mate, cornerback Roger McCreary, needs a new contract and is one of the underrated slot corners in the league. Long snapper Morgan Cox is another player worth extending, but he&#8217;s on a year-to-year contract at this point. While EDGE Arden Key hasn&#8217;t been as effective as hoped under his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/21\/titans-could-ignite-trade-market-with-these-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">onerous contract<\/a>, he enters 2025 looking for a new deal. Tight end Chig Okonkwo will need to perform well to earn a second contract. The roster will undergo some changes as the new GM takes stock of the team. Who will be a Tennessee Titan beyond the 2026 campaign?<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Titans have agreed to an extension with a core player on their defense. 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