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AFC South news round-up: What Titans’ rivals have done this offseason

With two weeks of free agency in the books, it’s time to catch up on what the Tennessee Titans’ AFC South rivals — the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars — have been up to.

In this edition of our AFC South news round-up, we begin with listing all of the moves the Colts, Texans and Jaguars have made. The Texans in particular have been incredibly busy adding players.

In other news, it doesn’t look like the Colts are going to pursue Lamar Jackson, and the team apparently doesn’t think highly enough of any quarterback prospect to try and move up in the draft.

In Jacksonville, there’s a chance that the Jags and Calais Campbell reunite in 2023, which would be bad news for the Titans’ offensive line. Meanwhile, the Texans made two big moves last week.

Read about those stories and more as we take our latest trip around the AFC South.

Colts' moves this offseason

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To get a view on the Colts’ moves so far this offseason, we turn to the tracker from Colts Wire:

Unrestricted free agents signed from other teams

Unrestricted free agents re-signed

  • DE Tyquan Lewis (story)
  • LB E.J. Speed (story)
  • WR Ashton Dulin (story)
  • OT Carter O’Donnell (story)

Players traded away

  • CB Stephon Gilmore (story)

Players claimed from other teams

  • WR Kristian Wilkinson (story)
  • C Dakoda Shepley (story)

Unrestricted free agents signed by other teams

  • LB Bobby Okereke — Giants (story)
  • CB Brandon Facyson — Raiders (story)

Remaining unrestricted free agents

  • QB Matt Ryan — released (story)
  • WR Parris Campbell
  • OT Matt Pryor
  • OT Dennis Kelly
  • DE Yannick Ngakoue
  • DE Ben Banogu
  • DT Byron Cowart
  • CB Tony Brown
  • S Rodney McLeod
  • S Armani Watts
  • P Matt Haack
  • K Chase McLaughlin

Jaguars' moves this offseason

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For the Jags’ moves, we turn to the tracker from Jaguars.com:

Free agents signed

RB D’Ernest Johnson

Free agents re-signed

QB C.J. Beathard

RB JaMycal Hasty

S Andrew Wingard

CB Trevaughn Campbell

CB Tre Herndon

DL Adam Gotsis

Franchise tag

TE Evan Engram

Free agents who have signed elsewhere

RT Jawaan Taylor (Chiefs)

TE Chris Manhertz (Broncos)

OLB Arden Key (Titans)

Free agents still available

TE Dan Arnold

WR Marvin Jones

DL Corey Peters

DL Dawuane Smoot

Texans' offseason moves

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For a look at the offseason moves Houston has made, we turn to the tracker from Spotrac:

Re-signed

LS Jon Weeks

C Scott Quessenberry

DE Derek Rivers

LT Laremy Tunsil (extension)

M.J. Stewart

Signed

WR Robert Woods

S Jimmie Ward

QB Case Keenum

FB-TE Andrew Beck

DT Hassan Ridgeway

RB Mike Boone

WR Noah Brown

DE Chase Winovich

Steven Sims Jr.

LB Denzel Perryman

LB Cory Littleton

OG Michael Deiter

TE Dalton Schultz

RB Devin Singletary

CB Tavierre Thomas

DT Sheldon Rankins

DT Taylor Stallworth

CB Kendall Sheffield

Trades

WR Brandin Cooks (to Cowboys)

OG Shaq Mason (from Bucs)

Lost

DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (Browns)

WR Phillip Dorsett (Raiders)

G A.J. Cann  (released)

OLB Jalen Reeves-Maybin (released)

DE Mario Addison (released)

C Justin Britt

Claimed off waivers

QB EJ Perry (from Jags)

Report: Colts skeptical about pursuing QB Lamar Jackson

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The Colts have not ruled out going after Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, but “the club has not taken any substantive steps regarding Jackson and it is unclear whether it intends to do so” and “team sources have expressed skepticism about pursuing Jackson,” per ESPN’s Stephen Holder.

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Report: Colts 'don’t see a great deal of separation' in QB prospects

Indianapolis is in the market for a quarterback in this year’s draft, but “the Colts don’t see a great deal of separation between the top four quarterback prospects, which is part of the reason they didn’t actively pursue a trade up with the Bears for the top pick,” per The Athletic’s Zak Keefer.

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Adam Gotsis: Travon Walker is 'an absolute superstar' in the making

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Jags defensive lineman Adam Gotsis believes 2022 first-round pick and outside linebacker Travon Walker has the goods to be “an absolute superstar.”

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Report: Calais Campbell visits Jaguars about possible reunion

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Calais Campbell may be interested in going back to the Jaguars, as the veteran lineman reportedly took part in a free-agent visit with his former team on Thursday.

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Texans trade WR Brandin Cooks to Cowboys

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The Titans’ cornerbacks room got a reprieve last week after the Texans dealt Brandin Cooks to the Cowboys for a 2023 fifth-rounder and 2024 sixth-rounder. Cooks now ties the NFL record for most times traded with four.

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Texans complete the win-win in Laremy Tunsil extension

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The Texans and Laremy Tunsil agreed to a three-year, $75 million extension recently, making him the highest-paid left tackle in the sport. It’s also a move Texans Wire’s John Crumpler believes is a win-win for both sides.

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Texans have the highest capital in 2023 NFL draft

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Despite not having the No. 1 overall pick, the Texans’ group of picks total the highest value of any team’s in the NFL, according to the Jimmy Johnson trade value chart via DraftTek.

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