A former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman is out of Tennessee after a team-facility incident that reportedly involved a firearm, with the Titans cutting Jordan Elliott on Tuesday and the league’s rules leaving little ambiguity about why the situation turned serious.
Tennessee confirmed the release in a statement that pointed to “an incident at our team facility” after the team’s Oct. 15 practice, but the club declined to spell out what happened and said it would not comment further. Details began surfacing later Tuesday night, when A to Z Sports reported the story that was then picked up by multiple outlets.
Per the Athletic, Elliott was sent away from practice after a confrontation with a teammate, identified by ESPN as offensive lineman JC Latham. Elliott then went to the parking lot, where he had a firearm in his car.
ESPN also reported that fellow defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers “helped to deescalate the situation,” and that Elliott never brought the gun out of the parking lot. Even so, that was enough to violate NFL policy, as the league told several outlets that having a firearm on team or league property is strictly forbidden.
Elliott’s time with the Titans lasted only briefly. He signed with Tennessee this offseason on a two-year deal, joining ex-49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh after spending the 2024 and 2025 seasons in San Francisco. Before the incident, Elliott had produced 11 combined tackles in five games for the Titans.
The day after the practice, Saleh told reporters that Elliott would not take part because he was “dealing with some personal stuff.” ESPN later reported that Elliott did not travel to Indianapolis for the Titans’ Week 6 game and was not on the roster for Tennessee’s win, its first of the season. Two days after that, the Titans made the release official.
Saleh addressed the situation Wednesday and delivered a statement that ran about two minutes. He praised Elliott, then described last week’s episode as “a terrible lapse in judgment that I recognize as a call for help more than a criminal act.” Saleh also urged other NFL teams to consider Elliott and said he would vouch for him if they reached out.
Elliott previously spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons with the 49ers after signing a two-year, $7 million contract in a defensive line overhaul. He appeared in 31 of 34 possible games for San Francisco, recording 50 combined tackles and three tackles for loss, and he played in both of the team’s playoff games last year with one tackle. A former third-round pick by the Browns, Elliott followed a similar two-year path to Tennessee this offseason.
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