Free agent wide receiver Tyler Boyd is signing with the Tennessee Titans on a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday.
The move reunites Boyd with new Titans coach Brian Callahan, who was Boyd’s offensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals since 2019.
In Tennessee, Boyd will join a depth chart that already includes high-priced free agent addition Calvin Ridley and five-time Pro Bowl selection DeAndre Hopkins. It also includes 2022 first-round pick Treylon Burks, whose future with the Titans has been a topic of speculation this offseason.
Boyd started in 13 of his 17 appearances last season — his eighth with the Bengals — and finished with 67 catches for 667 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. He ranks sixth in franchise history in receiving yards (6,000) and fourth in receptions (513), while also scoring 31 touchdowns.
Boyd was one of the most instrumental pieces of Cincinnati’s turnaround from the NFL’s worst team to nearly winning the Super Bowl. The eighth-year player was one of four holdovers on last year’s roster who coach Zac Taylor inherited from Marvin Lewis’ coaching staff when he was hired in 2019.
From an offensive perspective, Boyd helped the transition from the Andy Dalton-A.J. Green tandem that the Bengals relied upon for nearly a decade to the current version of the Bengals that features quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.
Boyd, 29, led the Bengals in total receptions from 2018 to 2020. On top of being a reliable slot receiver, he was a steadying locker room presence and helped in developing Chase, a three-time Pro Bowler who was drafted in 2021, and wide receiver Tee Higgins, who was drafted along with Burrow in 2020.
ESPN’s Ben Baby contributed to this report.