The Tennessee Titans are heading toward training camp with one of their biggest contract items still sitting on the table: Peter Skoronski.
Rookies have already reported to the Vanderbilt Health Football Center, and the veterans are due Tuesday before the first practice on Wednesday. That gives general manager Mike Borgonzi a short window to tidy up the roster before camp opens. He has already made a few moves, placing safety Amani Hooker and offensive tackle JC Latham on the PUP list, waiving tackle Ryan Hayes and replacing him with Zachary Thomas, and signing cornerback Nazeeh Johnson.
But the major unresolved piece is Skoronski, the Titans’ starting left guard.
Tennessee picked up Skoronski’s fifth-year option earlier this offseason, which keeps him under contract through 2028. Even with two years still left on the deal, Borgonzi made it clear back in February that the organization wanted to lock him up long term.
"With Peter, he is one of our better players," Borgonzi said during the NFL Draft Combine. "We'd like him here long-term.
The fifth-year option is always a tool, a mechanism, you can use. But we are going to work to try and get something done with Peter."
Skoronski, for his part, sounded calm and professional when asked about his contract during OTAs in May.
"I love being here, and I hope to be here a long time," Skoronski said in May regarding an extension. "I am not really going to lose sleep over that whole topic to be honest. I am just really focused on what we're doing here every day and trying to adjust to a new system and these new guys."
The football case for an extension is easy to make. The 2023 No. 11 overall pick was one of the league’s best pass protectors last season, giving up just two sacks and 23 quarterback pressures on nearly 700 pass-blocking snaps while posting an 84.5 PFF pass-blocking grade.
He closed the 2025 season especially strong, and over the final five games may have been the best interior protector in the league, allowing zero sacks and only two quarterback pressures. Durability has been another major selling point: the Northwestern product has not missed a game since his rookie year in 2023.
So the expectation is obvious. Skoronski is due for a major payday, and the Titans still have a few days to make it happen before camp begins. For now, though, the 6-foot-4 guard is set to take the field without a long-term extension in place.
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