The first group of Tennessee Titans free agent signings are now official, with the Titans announcing four players they've acquired in their continued quest to rebuild the roster.

Per a team announcement, the Titans have officially agreed to terms with running back Tony Pollard, center Lloyd Cushenberry, cornerback Chidobe Awuzie and linebacker Kenneth Murray. The team negotiated deals to sign these players during the NFL's initial contact window, which began Monday, but players weren't allowed officially to sign contracts with new teams until 3 p.m. CT on Wednesday.

Sources with knowledge of the situation tell The Tennessean that the Titans have also agreed to contracts with wide receiver Calvin Ridley, quarterback Mason Rudolph and offensive lineman Saahdiq Charles, but those contracts haven't been announced.

Free agency continues through the offseason. Many stars and potential starters remain unsigned, and the Titans still have among the most salary cap space available in the NFL. Expect the Titans to try to add starters on both sides of the ball, including possible new faces at wide receiver, offensive tackle, defensive line, linebacker, cornerback, safety and kicker as well as a new backup quarterback.

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In addition to their newly signed players, the Titans also announced the re-signings of or reportedly agreed to re-sign kicker Nick Folk, wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, long snapper Morgan Cox and running back Julius Chestnut and extended an exclusive rights free agent tender to linebacker Jack Gibbens.

Learn more about the Titans' free agent signees below.

Running back Tony Pollard

Pollard, 26, spent the past five years playing for the Dallas Cowboys. He split carries with Ezekiel Elliott during his first four seasons but took over as the feature back in 2023. He's eclipsed 1,000 yards each of the past two seasons, but his yards per carry and yards per touch marks both fell precipitously in 2023 as his usage went up.

That said, Pollard caught a career-high 55 passes in 2023 and was top 10 in the NFL in rushing yards gained after contact. Pairing Pollard with second-year Titans running back Tyjae Spears gives the Titans a versatile, multi-use tandem who are similar enough that the Titans shouldn't have to change their schemes depending on which running back is on the field.

Pollard played his high school and college football in Memphis.

Center Lloyd Cushenberry

In Cushenberry, 26, the Titans added one of the best young centers in football. Cushenberry excels as a pass protector, having allowed only two sacks in the past two seasons. He isn't as dominant in the run game, but his run blocking grades have been roughly league average over the course of his career.

A former third-round pick out of LSU, Cushenberry was highly regarded as a leader on the Tigers' 2019 national championship team. He was the first offensive lineman in school history to be awarded the No. 18 jersey, an honor given to the player who most exemplifies leadership within LSU's program.

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Cushenberry's missed only10 games in four professional seasons, nine of which came after a groin injury in 2022. He's started every NFL game in which he's ever appeared.

Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie

A seven-year veteran who's played for the Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals, Awuzie emerged as one of the NFL's best cornerbacks in 2021-22 in Cincinnati before an ACL injury derailed him and prolonged his comeback into 2023. Awuzie intercepted two passes and broke up 19 in 22 regular season games before his knee injury, allowing quarterbacks to complete only 42% of their passes thrown his way in 2022.

He regressed a little in 2023, with quarterbacks posting a 112.8 passer rating against him compared to 58.2 in 2022 and 80.9 in 2021. He's regarded as a smart, clean coverage corner, though. He uses his length to his 6-foot advantage without getting overly handsy; he's never committed more than five penalties in a season in his career, and hasn't topped four since 2019.

Awuzie overlapped with Titans coach Brian Callahan for three years in Cincinnati.

Linebacker Kenneth Murray

The Los Angeles Chargers picked Murray, 25, in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. One of the most athletic linebackers in the NFL, Murray logged 53 starts and 321 tackles in four years in L.A. He posted career highs in sacks (three) and pass breakups (four) in 2023. But he was also among the 10 worst off-ball linebackers in run defense grade per Pro Football Focus and in passer rating allowed on throws targeted at him in coverage.

The Chargers declined to pick up Murray's fifth-year contract option last offseason. He started 15 games last year despite his pending free agency, logging 107 tackles to match his career high.

Tennessee Titans' free agency losses

Running back Derrick Henry, defensive lineman Denico Autry, linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair and cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting are among the biggest names the Titans have lost in free agency. Henry is signing with the Baltimore Ravens and Murphy-Bunting with the Arizona Cardinals. Autry and Al-Shaair are both off to play for the Titans' division rivals, the Houston Texans.

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Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.

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