The Titans may already have one of the more movable names at kicker, and Jason La Canfora thinks the market could come calling.
La Canfora said “a smart GM” is going to land Titans K Joey Slye in a trade, noting that Slye is on an expiring deal with a $2 million cap hit. With kicking problems popping up around the league, he sees a path for Tennessee to get a call.
Slye has been steady for the Titans over the last two seasons, making 38 of 46 field goal tries and 36 of 37 extra point attempts. This year, he has played in seven games and is 10 of 11 on field goals and a perfect 10 of 10 on extra points.
La Canfora pointed to several teams that could make sense. He mentioned the Packers because of rookie Trey Smack’s struggles, and he also identified the 49ers and Rams as potential fits.
San Francisco has already extended Eddy Pineiro, but he has missed a kick in each of the last four games. The Rams, meanwhile, are on their third kicker of the season in Brandon McManus after cutting Harrison Mevis and losing Blake Grupe to a torn ACL.
La Canfora also said he expects the Eagles to look at moving some contracts while adding pieces to try to win the division this year, although a Week 7 loss that drops them to 2-5 could shift that approach.
Slye, 30, entered the league after going undrafted out of Virginia Tech following the 2019 NFL Draft. His career has been a tour of opportunity and churn: he signed with the Giants, was waived in May, brought back in July, then waived again.
He then landed with the Panthers as a camp leg and ended up winning the starting job after K Graham Gano went on injured reserve. Slye later re-signed with Carolina and signed a one-year extension in January 2021 that would have taken him to free agency in 2022.
Carolina cut him coming out of the preseason, and he moved on to the Texans as an injury replacement. He also spent time with the 49ers in that same role before Washington signed him as its primary kicker after releasing K Dustin Hopkins.
Slye returned to Washington on one-year contracts for two seasons. He then tested the market as an unrestricted free agent, signed a one-year deal with the Jaguars, was cut a month later and ultimately joined the Patriots for the 2024 season.
The Titans signed him to one-year deals over the last two seasons, and now his name is being floated as one that could change hands before long.
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