Linebacker Cody Barton reached agreement on a three-year, $21 million deal with the Tennessee Titans, sources told ESPN's Turron Davenport on Monday, confirming multiple reports.
Barton, 28, turned out to be an important bargain in free agency for the Denver Broncos this past season.
The Broncos signed him to a one-year, $2.5 million deal last March, believing he'd be a potential core special teamer who would play situationally on defense. But Barton showed in offseason workouts and in training camp that he could be a reliable option at inside linebacker. And when linebacker Alex Singleton suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week 3, Barton immediately turned into a mainstay at the position.