AFC South Teams Shake Up Draft with Offseason Moves

0:00On April 3, the AFC South got busy this off-season, but let's zoom out from the Colts, who signed nine new players, kept some vets and traded away. Michael Pittman and Zaire Franklin. Their GM Chris Ballard still has a short to-do list before the draft. Meanwhile, the other three teams made their own splashes to shake up the division. Jacksonville Jaguars kept things quiet, grabbing running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. and resigning cornerback Monorick Brown plus Edge Russia Dennis, Gardek. They lost linebacker Devon Lloyd, running back Travis Etienne Jr. and a couple defensive backs, so replacing that speed is key. With 11 draft picks, including four in the top 100, they have Amel to rebuild. Over in Houston, the Texans win heavy on the trenches, trading for running back David Montgomery and adding offensive tackle Braden Smith, Gard Evan, Brown and others to fix their run game, which ranked 29th last year. They resigned a bunch on defense, too, keeping that unit elite after a strong season.

1:03A few departures like tackle Titus Howard won't hurt much. The Tennessee Titans burned through their big salary cap space, loading up with defensive lineman, John Franklin Myers and Jordan Elliott, Edge, Jermaine Johnson II via trade, plus Whiteout Wandel Robinson and more. They only resigned kicker Joey's lie, but shipped out some death pieces. New head coach Robert Salah and offensive coordinator Brian Dable bring fresh schemes. Coming off last season's standings where Jacksonville led at 13 and 4, Houston at 12 and 5 for the playoffs, Colts at 8 and 9. In Titans dead last at 3 and 14, these moves set up a wild draft in tighter race ahead. This has been NFL news today, powered by AI.