{"id":847986,"date":"2026-04-01T21:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/847986\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:51:23","slug":"titans-sign-fifth-ex-jet-in-michael-carter-for-robert-saleh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/847986\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans sign fifth ex-Jet in Michael Carter for Robert Saleh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another old Jets friend is joining Robert Saleh in Tennessee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Gang Green running back Michael Carter signed a deal with the Titans on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/2039404611522683153?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carter, who turns 27 in May, played three seasons with the Jets from 2021-23 under Saleh after being taken in the fourth round by the franchise in the 2021 draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In November 2023, Carter was released by the Jets and later claimed off waivers by the Cardinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38963535\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2253872534.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Carter #22 of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the ball in the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on December 28, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.\" class=\"wp-image-38963535\"  \/>Michael Carter #22 of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the ball in the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on December 28, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Carter has spent the last two-plus seasons in Arizona, shifting between the practice squad and their active roster in a crowded running back room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He will compete for handoffs with Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears in Tennessee\u2019s backfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During his Jets days, Carter made 39 appearances (21 starts) and ran for 1,079 yards with 10 total touchdowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Carter played 13 games for the Cardinals, running for 333 yards with a touchdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is also a threat in the passing game, catching 33 passes for 267 yards last season.<\/p>\n<p>Carter makes it five former Jets who have joined the Titans this offseason.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38751572\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MT1USATODAY28330926-1267661039-3.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh speaks at the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center.\" class=\"wp-image-38751572\"  \/>Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh speaks at the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>He joins Jermaine Johnson II, who came over in a trade with Gang Green, Solomon Thomas, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/11\/sports\/titans-trade-for-solomon-thomas-to-reunite-with-robert-saleh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who was acquired from the Cowboys<\/a>, and free agent addition John Franklin-Myers. Former Jets backup QB Hendon Hooker reportedly joined up on Wednesday, as well.<\/p>\n<p>All except Hooker played under Saleh during his tenure as Jets head coach.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans also added wide receiver Lance McCutcheon, who is coming out of retirement after three years out of the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee is looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/20\/sports\/titans-set-to-give-robert-saleh-second-chance-as-head-coach-after-failed-jets-tenure\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">improve under Saleh<\/a> after falling below .500 for the fourth straight season and going 3-14 for the second straight year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another old Jets friend is joining Robert Saleh in Tennessee.\u00a0 Former Gang Green running back Michael Carter signed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2078],"tags":[375,390,2604,1327,7,20534,255,6,89225,2592,6043,9,394],"class_list":{"0":"post-847986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-cardinals","8":"tag-arizona","9":"tag-arizona-cardinals","10":"tag-arizonacardinals","11":"tag-cardinals","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-michael-carter","14":"tag-new-york-jets","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-nfl-free-agency-2026","17":"tag-nfl-free-agency","18":"tag-robert-saleh","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-tennessee-titans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116331668343461267","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}