The Titans are making a cluster of roster changes, bringing in two veterans while clearing spots elsewhere.
According to Turron Davenport, Tennessee is signing defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon and linebacker Milo Eifler, placing cornerback Nazeeh Johnson on injured reserve, and releasing tight end Matt Lauter.
Johnson had recently been suspended for six games after violating the NFL’s Performance Enhancing Substances policy. The 27-year-old joined the Titans on a one-year, $1,075,000 deal in July after reaching unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career.
Before landing in Tennessee, Johnson’s NFL path had been a winding one. He entered the league as a seventh-round pick by the Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Marshall, was among Kansas City’s final roster cuts as a rookie, and then returned to the practice squad.
The Chiefs brought him back as an exclusive rights free agent in 2024, then tendered him as a restricted free agent at the original round level in 2025. In 2025, he appeared in two games for Kansas City and logged two tackles.
Kpassagnon, meanwhile, arrives after Tennessee hosted him for a workout last week and liked enough of what it saw to make the move. The 32-year-old is a former second-round pick of the Chiefs from 2017, and he spent the final year of his four-year, $4,321,218 contract, which included a signing bonus of $1,282,704.
He also reached unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career when he signed a two-year deal with the Saints in 2021, then later added an extension through 2024. The Bears signed him to a one-year contract for the 2025 season, but he was released and finished the year with the Colts. In 2025, Kpassagnon played in four games for Chicago and totaled five tackles and one sack.
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