Titans get rid of top rated edge rusher Harold Landry to torn ACL: report

A playoff team in every single of the final 3 seasons, it is heading to be an uphill battle for the Tennessee Titans to do it a fourth consecutive time.

The Titans dropped their leading edge rusher in Harold Landry on Wednesday immediately after he tore his ACL, according to ESPN.

Harold Landry of the Tennessee Titans defends during an NFL video game in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 24, 2021. (Cooper Neill/Getty Photographs)

The linebacker recorded a group-higher 12 sacks past time, the 10th most in the NFL past yr. With his dozen sacks, he became the initially Titan to arrive at double-digits considering the fact that Brian Orakpo did so in 2017. 7 of people sacks came on 3rd down.

He also recorded 3 sacks in the Titans' divisional round sport very last 12 months against the eventual-AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals.

Harold Landry of the Tennessee Titans defends for the duration of an NFL video game towards the Buffalo Payments at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 18, 2021. (Cooper Neill/Getty Photographs)

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The 2018 next-round choose built his 1st Pro Bowl very last season, as his 75 tackles have been also the most of his profession.

Arguably much more impressively is that Landry has mostly been healthful in the course of his time in the NFL. He skipped just the first sport of his rookie season, and played in each individual of the Titans' upcoming 64 over his 4 a long time.

Landry was on the subject for 89.5 % of the Titans' defensive snaps final period, according to Next Gen Stats.

Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry walks off the field after a recreation against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Landry signed a 5-calendar year deal in March value $87.5 million, which included $52.5 million guaranteed.