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Gibbens

The cart came out for Wyatt in the third quarter after an ankle injury that did not look good. The Titans will likely turn to Jerome Baker at one of their inside linebacker spots as the Titans defense gets a little bit thinner.

Gibbens entered the NFL as a UDFA in 2022. He did not make the Titans’ final roster and spent some time without a team before joining the team’s practice squad a few weeks later. He was elevated to the active roster late in the year and wound up with two starts as a rookie. Gibbens rode the momentum into his second season and made 13 starts across 14 appearances. He logged 95 tackles, one sack, and three TFLs in 2023. Gibbens has been a good find for the Titans and tendering him was a no-brainer for the team.

Though technically a senior who played more than four games in 2020, an NCAA rule this year allows players like Gibbens (6'4/240) to retain an extra year of eligibility due to the unfortunate COVID-19 circumstances. Gibbens, a long-time starter at Abilene Christian, is taking advantage of that, moving all the way up to the Power Five next season. In six games this year, Gibbens earned 49 tackles, 4.5 of which counted as tackles for loss. Minnesota’s defense has been struggling in 2020, so the hope is that Gibbens can help lead an effort to get things turned around in 2021.