Titans Make Offensive Move, Trade For Wide Receiver Robert Woods

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Pictured: Wide receiver Robert Woods. Photo: By Donald Page/Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans are wasting no time building their offense, and have officially traded for LA Rams wide receiver Robert Woods.

Woods will replace the recently dropped Julio Jones as the Titans No. 1 receiver. In return, the Rams received the Titans 2023 sixth-round pick.

Woods just completed his ninth NFL season and has played in 125 career games with 115 starts while spending time with the Rams (2017-2021) and the Buffalo Bills (2013-2016). Woods has recorded 570 catches for 7,077 yards and 35 touchdowns throughout his career. He also has 74 career rushing attempts for 507 yards and five touchdowns.

In a press conference with the Titans today (March 23), Woods expressed his excitement to join the team and shared that the Titans were his top choice when the Rams asked where he’d like to be traded.

“I am joining a great offense, a great team,” Woods explained. “I am really excited to get to work with Ryan Tannehill, A.J. Brown, and everyone to get this thing rolling. We have a great back on the backfield, and you have to have a good running back to get the passing game going. I think Derrick Henry will complement what I do and what we’ll do in the passing game, especially with Tannehill and T.D. [Todd Downing] calling plays. It should be an exciting group.”

A two-time captain with the Rams, Woods totaled 367 receptions for 4,626 yards and 23 touchdowns in 68 games in five seasons in Los Angeles. Among all players (WR’s, TE’s, RB’s) with a minimum of 50 games between 2017-21, he ranked in the NFL’s top 12 with 5.4 receptions per game (12th), 68.0 receiving yards per game (12th) and 3.5 receiving first downs per game (11th). Among wide receivers during that span, his yards after the catch yardage total (1,992) ranked fifth in the NFL.

“I feel like this team has it all, and I feel like I can be that addition that can be a part of getting them over the hump,” Woods added. “They have been to the playoffs and now we have to finish it off and win a Super Bowl here.”

Woods is the latest offseason move the Titans have made. Tennessee has also agreed to terms with kicker Randy Bullock, tight end Austin Hooper, running back Dontrell Hilliard and cornerback Buster Skrine.

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