Why did Titans trade Jarvis Brownlee? Making sense of Tennessee unloading young CB

Why did Titans trade Jarvis Brownlee? Making sense of Tennessee unloading young CB originally appeared on The Sporting News

The Tennessee Titans pulled off a stunning move on Tuesday, with the team reportedly trading cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. to the New York Jets.

According to John Glennon of the Nashville Post, the Titans are sending Brownlee and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Jets in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick.

The move is surprising, to say the least.

After all, the 2024 fifth-round pick showed a ton of promise last season after giving up a completion rate of 59.5% and a passer rating of 125.4 when targeted.

Brownlee was struggling a bit to begin this season and penalties have always been an issue for him, but for a rebuilding team like the Titans, it's still shocking to see them give up on a young starting cornerback like this, especially for that kind of lackluster return.

So, what's going on?

Why did Titans trade Jarvis Brownlee?

Unfortunately, we don't have an exact answer to this question yet.

However, AtoZ Sports' JT Ruhnke had a possible explanation and it has to do with his lack of discipline when it comes to penalties and his overall fit culture-wise.

"This Jarvis Brownlee Jr trade is quite a shock, but I kinda get it," he wrote. "All the talent in the world to become a starting caliber CB. But just hasn’t improved in penalty (discipline) and doesn’t really fit the mentality/Vibe of a Borgonzi/Brinker player. Wake up call to the locker room."

Through two games this season (Brownlee didn't play in Week 3 due to injury), the Florida State product committed a total of three penalties, which was tied for the eighth-most in the NFL. Brownlee committed eight in 2024.

When asked about his penalty issues after Week 1, Brownlee didn't think he needed to change his approach.

“No sir. I played good football," Brownlee said when asked if he thought he needed to change anything about his game as a result of his penalties.

While we don't think penalties were necessarily the root cause of the Titans trading Brownlee, perhaps his reluctance to change and overall mentality got him shipped out.

That mentality is going to have to change under his new head coach Aaron Glenn, who is much tougher on his players than Titans head coach Brian Callahan.

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