Agents - Titans to sign WR Calvin Ridley to 4-year, $92M deal - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wide receiver Calvin Ridley is signing a four-year, $92 million contract, including $50 million guaranteed, with the Tennessee Titans, agents David Mulugheta and Reza Hesam told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Ridley joins DeAndre Hopkins and Treylon Burks as the top pass catchers for second-year quarterback Will Levis.

Tennessee also agreed to one-year deal with former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph a source confirmed to ESPN. Rudolph's deal is worth up to $3.62 million according to NFL Network, which first reported the news. Rudolph will compete with third-year quarterback Malik Willis to back up starter Will Levis. The Titans have a 1-2 record in Willis' three career starts.

After returning from a season-long 2022 suspension for violating the NFL's gambling policy, Ridley caught 76 passes for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns for the Jaguars in 2023. The season opener against the Indianapolis Colts marked 23 months between games.

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He said in January that he wanted to return to the Jaguars in 2024 because of the relationships he built and not wanting to have to learn another offensive system, but he wasn't sure if that would happen and that money would be a factor.

Ridley, 29, was suspended for the 2022 season after an investigation found that he bet on NFL games over a five-day stretch in November 2021 while he was away from the Atlanta Falcons. In a series of tweets after the suspension, Ridley admitted to bets totaling $1,500 but said he doesn't have a gambling problem.

Despite the ban, the