Titans sign veteran Jamal Adams to one-year contract

The Tennessee Titans bolstered their defensive secondary on Thursday, as veteran Jamal Adams agreed to a one-year deal to play in Nashville in 2024.

ESPN was first to report the deal, and the Titans announced it later in the day.

Adams spent the last four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, but he was released on March 5 and has remained in the free agent pool since.

Tennessee already has Amani Hooker and Elijah Molden on its roster at safety, but Adams is expected to be in competition for one of those starting jobs later this month when training camp begins.

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Jamal Adams of the Seattle Seahawks before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 30, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Ryan Kang/Getty Images)

Adams, a seven-year veteran, was once the league's highest-paid safety after signing a four-year, $70 million extension with the Seahawks after the New York Jets traded him in 2020.

The Jets received two first-round picks from Seattle for Adams, who was coming off back-to-back All-Pro seasons with New York.

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Adams' defensive backs coach with the Jets during those seasons, Dennard Wilson, is on the Tennessee staff.

Adams' tenure in Seattle got off to a flying start in 2020, as he had a career-high 9.5 sacks in 12 games and was named to the second-team All-Pro and yet another Pro Bowl.

Jamal Adams of the Seattle Seahawks before the Ravens game at M&T Bank Stadium on November 5, 2023, in Baltimore. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

But Adams' production has dropped since this season, with injuries playing a major role.

Adams played 12 games again in 2021, but in the 2022 season opener, he tore the quadriceps tendon in his left leg, ending his campaign. That injury carried over into the 2023 season, as he missed the first three games due to rehab.

Once he was finally able to return to the field, Adams didn't look the same last season, totaling 48 tackles and two passes defended in nine games, and the Seahawks ultimately made the decision to cut him in December.

At one point, Adams, the Jets' sixth overall pick in 2017 out of LSU, even admitted he had thought about retiring from football.

Jamal Adams of the Seattle Seahawks warms up for the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 30, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Ryan Kang/Getty Images)

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But Adams has another opportunity to prove he's still an elite talent at safety with the Titans.

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