Titans sign Carnell Tate to four-year, fully guaranteed contract
Titans' fourth overall pick Carnell Tate signs his rookie contract, a fully guaranteed four-year deal worth over $51 million.
After a day full of news centered on Cam Ward on Thursday, the Tennessee Titans seemed to have shifted the light to wide receiver on Friday. After being awarded wideout Courtney Jackson off waivers, word broke that the team has come to terms with fourth overall selection Carnell Tate on his rookie contract, a fully guaranteed four-year deal worth $51,134,914, with a $33,649,028 signing bonus. No.
4 overall pick Carnell Tate and the Titans reached agreement today on a four-year, fully-guaranteed, $51,134,914 deal, including a $33,649,028 signing bonus, per agents Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey and Oliver Chell. pic. twitter.
com/p4wS0aDwzG ā Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 9, 2026 This process has become almost a formality after changes to the collective bargaining agreement that set the value of first-round deals based on their draft slot, ending what was once a long, often drawn-out process. Tate becomes the third-highest draft pick to sign his rookie deal, following second overall pick David Bailey, who also signed his rookie deal with the New York Jets on Friday, and the Arizona Cardinals ' pick, running back Jeremiyah Love. With Tate in the fold, Tennessee can turn its attention to Keldric Faulk and Anthony Hill, its final unsigned draft choices.
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