Van Jefferson's Epic Shift From Titans to Commanders Blasts Old NFL Records!
Wide receiver Van Jefferson is leaving the Tennessee Titans after one season and signing with the Washington Commanders.
As many outside the organization expected, the Tennessee Titans are watching many of their own free agents find homes across the NFL, and two more moved on Friday. As Titans Wire covered earlier, the team lost Sebastian Joseph-Day to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but lost in the shuffle of that news, wide receiver Van Jefferson left, following teammate Chig Okonkwo to the Washington Commanders on a one-year deal. Jefferson was never able to emerge for the Titans, although he was a reliable target.
In his lone season in Tennessee, he started seven games and recorded 29 receptions for 350 yards and one touchdown Sources: The #Commanders are signing WR Van Jefferson to a 1-year deal. Jefferson was with Tennessee last season. pic.
twitter. com/awpmCAUypr — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 13, 2026 The former second-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in the 2020 NFL Draft has bounced around the NFL in recent years, spending time with the Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Atlanta Falcons since being traded by the Rams in 2023. For his career, he has recorded 166 receptions for 2,226 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Jefferson joins Okonkwo, Joseph-Day, Mike Brown, Corey Levin, Arden Key, L’Jarius Sneed, Lloyd Cushenberry, Xavier Woods, and others who will be moving on in 2026. This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Van Jefferson leaves Tennessee Titans, signing with the Commanders