The franchise also signed LB Myles Jack. Both should offer a veteran presence to a young linebacker unit in Philadelphia. Nakobe Dean is also expected back shortly from an ankle injury.

Cunningham's release saves Tennessee $8.9 million while incurring a $4.5 million dead cap hit. Typically a run-stuffing machine, Cunningham's numbers took a dive in 2022. He totaled 24 tackles with no TFLs across six games while bouncing in and out of the lineup because of an elbow issue. He ultimately ended the year on injured reserve. Expect another team to take a flyer on Cunningham in hopes of helping him rebound. 

Cunningham was uncharacteristically rough in run defense in 2022 while playing through this shoulder issue -- he was on IR for it earlier in the season as well -- and enters 2023 on a $13.7 million cap hit. We'd be surprised if he saw it, but as a former Mike Vrabel guy in Houston, Cunningham might get a restructure to stick around if the Titans believe he's healthy. 

Cunningham already spent time on IR this year with an elbow injury, this was to be his comeback game, so it's possible he just isn't right yet. Monty Rice and a plethora of UDFAs are manning inside linebacker for the Titans.