Mike Vrabel reunites with former player as Patriots make first big move of the offseason one day ahead of free agency
Mike Vrabel has reunited with one of his former players. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that the New England Patriots have signed former Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry to a three year deal worth 43.5 million with $26 million fully guaranteed. It is worth a maximum value of 48 million. Landry has spent his entire career with the […]
Mike Vrabel has reunited with one of his former players.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that the New England Patriots have signed former Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry to a three year deal worth 43.5 million with $26 million fully guaranteed. It is worth a maximum value of 48 million.
Landry has spent his entire career with the Titans since being drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2021, recording a career high 75 total tackles, 12 sacks, and one forced fumble.
However, not only is he joining a familiar face, but he's returning to somewhere that's very familiar to him. Landry played for Boston College in Chestnut Hill, which is just a few towns over from Foxborough.
Landry was informed on Friday that he was being released by the Titans. And Vrabel wasted no time.
A to Z Sports' Titans reporter Easton Freeze and Buck Reising provided some context on the signing.
"Landry earned the big contract Tennessee gave him by being one of the most dominant edge rushers in the league for years. His speed to power was extremely effective, and made him a production machine. But he was always one-dimensional in that way. When he tore his ACL in practice just before the beginning of the 2022 season, that was the beginning of the end. Once he lost that freaky burst, the one-dimensional nature of his game was a real hindrance. The one trick pony had lost his one really, really awesome trick. Today, he’s still capable of being a highly productive rotational 3rd EDGE for a team looking for great depth. If he can play way less snaps than he was, I could see a couple years left in which he manages 5-10 sacks," Freeze wrote.
"Landry led the Titans in sacks (9) last season, with 30 total pressures. Became significantly less effective over the last two seasons after missing a full year with an ACL tear. Played 83.1% of the defensive snaps and, at his best, was a versatile piece that can also drop into coverage to allow defense to operate in multiple looks," Reising explained.
