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Calvin Ridley will stay with the Tennessee Titans on a restructured contract, a source told The Tennessean on March 14.
NFL Network first reported the revised deal.
Ridley signed with the Titans in 2024 on a four-year, $92 million contract that extended through 2027. The Titans could have saved more than $12 million against the salary cap for 2026 by releasing Ridley, but have opted instead to keep Ridley in Nashville for another season.
Across two seasons with the Titans, Ridley caught 81 passes for 1,320 yards and four touchdowns in 24 games. An October leg injury ended Ridley's 2025 season after just seven games. After putting up 1,000 yards in his debut season in Nashville with Will Levis and Mason Rudolph throwing him the ball, Ridley stumbled to a slow start in 2025, catching only 17 passes with no touchdowns in seven games as persistent drops limited his production.
Ridley, 31, was the 19th-highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL by average annual value and tied for 11th among receivers in total contract value. He came to the Titans as one of the splash signings made by former GM Ran Carthon ahead of the 2024 season.
Ridley led the Titans in catches (64) and receiving yards (1,017) in 2024. He's one of only seven wide receivers to have surpassed 1,000 yards in a season while wearing a Titans uniform, joining Derrick Mason, Drew Bennett, Nate Washington, Kendall Wright, A.J. Brown and DeAndre Hopkins.
GENTRY ESTES: For Tennessee Titans, it's no longer enough to just be Titans
Prior to his time with the Titans, Ridley spent time with the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars. A former first-round pick out of Alabama, Ridley quickly emerged as one of the league's young receiving stars with 3,061 yards and 26 touchdowns in his first three seasons, including a second-team All-Pro showing in 2020 with 1,374 yards and nine scores.
Ridley's career took a turn in 2021 when he elected to take time away from football for mental health reasons. In early 2022, the NFL announced it was suspending Ridley indefinitely for gambling. All told, Ridley missed 29 games across the 2021 and 2022 seasons while away from football, and during that time he was traded from Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Upon being reinstated for the 2023 season, Ridley logged 76 catches for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns in his return season in Jacksonville, leading to his long-term contract with the Titans.
Ridley and new free-agent acquisition Wan'Dale Robinson headline the Titans' receiving corps, alongside second-year receivers Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at [email protected]. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin’ Titans newsletter for updates sent directly to your inbox.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Calvin Ridley remains with Titans for 2026 following restructured contract
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NFL Network first reported the revised deal.
Ridley signed with the Titans in 2024 on a four-year, $92 million contract that extended through 2027. The Titans could have saved more than $12 million against the salary cap for 2026 by releasing Ridley, but have opted instead to keep Ridley in Nashville for another season.
Across two seasons with the Titans, Ridley caught 81 passes for 1,320 yards and four touchdowns in 24 games. An October leg injury ended Ridley's 2025 season after just seven games. After putting up 1,000 yards in his debut season in Nashville with Will Levis and Mason Rudolph throwing him the ball, Ridley stumbled to a slow start in 2025, catching only 17 passes with no touchdowns in seven games as persistent drops limited his production.
Ridley, 31, was the 19th-highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL by average annual value and tied for 11th among receivers in total contract value. He came to the Titans as one of the splash signings made by former GM Ran Carthon ahead of the 2024 season.
Ridley led the Titans in catches (64) and receiving yards (1,017) in 2024. He's one of only seven wide receivers to have surpassed 1,000 yards in a season while wearing a Titans uniform, joining Derrick Mason, Drew Bennett, Nate Washington, Kendall Wright, A.J. Brown and DeAndre Hopkins.
GENTRY ESTES: For Tennessee Titans, it's no longer enough to just be Titans
Prior to his time with the Titans, Ridley spent time with the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars. A former first-round pick out of Alabama, Ridley quickly emerged as one of the league's young receiving stars with 3,061 yards and 26 touchdowns in his first three seasons, including a second-team All-Pro showing in 2020 with 1,374 yards and nine scores.
Ridley's career took a turn in 2021 when he elected to take time away from football for mental health reasons. In early 2022, the NFL announced it was suspending Ridley indefinitely for gambling. All told, Ridley missed 29 games across the 2021 and 2022 seasons while away from football, and during that time he was traded from Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Upon being reinstated for the 2023 season, Ridley logged 76 catches for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns in his return season in Jacksonville, leading to his long-term contract with the Titans.
Ridley and new free-agent acquisition Wan'Dale Robinson headline the Titans' receiving corps, alongside second-year receivers Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at [email protected]. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin’ Titans newsletter for updates sent directly to your inbox.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Calvin Ridley remains with Titans for 2026 following restructured contract
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