Veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett is Music City-bound.
Lockett, 32, made the announcement on social media late Wednesday night that he was signing with the Titans, presumably giving expected No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Cam Ward another target to throw to in his first season in the NFL.
“I’m excited to be a Tennessee Titan!! I’m super thankful and grateful Let’s get it!! God you get all the glory!!” Lockett wrote on X.
The deal is for one year and $4 million and could increase to $6 million, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Lockett is coming off a 2024 season in which he appeared in 17 games and started 14, while making 49 receptions for 600 yards and two touchdowns.
Over his 10-year career in the NFL, Lockett has reeled in 661 catches for 8,594 yards and 61 touchdowns.
He recorded 1,000 or more receiving yards in each season from 2019-2022 and earned All-Pro honors in 2015 with All-Pro second team nods in 2016 and 2017.
Lockett was a reliable option for the Seahawks over the years and has never missed more than one game in a season.
The Kansas State product had spent all 10 years of his career with the Seahawks before signing with Tennessee.
He joins a wide receiver room that already includes Calvin Ridley, Treylon Burks and Van Jefferson.
There’s plenty of intrigue around the Titans headed into next season, with the team picking No. 1 in the draft on Thursday.
Tennessee is expected to take the Miami University product, Ward, with that pick after confirming on Tuesday that the organization would not be trading away the No. 1 overall selection.
The Titans fielded offers from teams looking to move up but ultimately decided they didn’t want to make a swap.
“As we got towards the end of the process, we decided that ultimately we’re going to stay,” Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi said.
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