The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with defensive end Jevon Kearse and planned a news conference Thursday afternoon to announce the deal.
Jevon Kearse, DE

NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reports Kearse and the Titans have agreed to a two-year deal worth $6 million, including a $1.3 million signing bonus.

“Jevon is a piece of the puzzle in trying to fill the defensive end need that we have,” Titans General Manager Mike Reinfeldt said in a statement. “Our expectation for him is to rush the passer in a limited number of snaps. He has always been a dynamic edge rusher and we want to put him in those situations.”

The 31-year-old was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year after Tennessee made him the 16th overall pick in the 1999 Draft.

He totaled 47.5 sacks with the Titans and made three Pro Bowl teams, but left in 2004 for a free-agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. Kearse never achieved the success with the Eagles that he did in Tennessee, totaling just 22 sacks and suffering a knee injury that cost him much of the 2006 season.