# Lane Mills: Mills argues that despite reports the Titans won't trade Tony Pollard, Pollard is likely to hit free agency as an expensive back whom Tennessee will not re-sign.

**Claimed:** Nov 8, 2026
**Pundit:** Lane Mills — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/lane-mills
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/onsi/titans-not-looking-to-trade-tony-pollard-but-what-would-an-undeniable-offer-look-like-01m6y2rbg050

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> Pollard will likely be a big-ticket free agent that Tennessee won't bring back.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Tony Pollard to move — “will likely be a big-ticket free agent that Tennessee won't bring back”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Tony Pollard
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Tony Pollard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tony-pollard

## What others said about the same people

- Seth Woolcock on Tony Pollard: Wilcock endorses all three value picks — McMillan, Tony Pollard and Drake May — as players worth more than their current draft cost. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/458e69f4-309e-44e6-be20-bac7534254cf (scored 0)
- Derek Brown on Tony Pollard: Brown is even higher on Tetairoa McMillan (WR17) and calls them Carolina's alpha WR1, pitches Tony Pollard as a value with top-15 RB upside and the clear lead back in Tennessee, and says George Pickens is badly underpriced and will finish as a WR2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4037fe99-a4eb-41e2-a90d-c4b07158dd44 (scored 0)
- Derek Brown on Tony Pollard: Brown is out on Kyren Williams, Aaron Jones and DeAndre Swift while targeting R.J. Harvey, Trevion Henderson, Kenneth Walker, Bucky Irving, Tony Pollard, Kaleb Johnson, Cam Skattebo, Jarquez Hunter, Rishard Smith, MarShawn Lloyd and Javonte Williams as guys who beat their current cost. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6eb326e0-2082-4ae8-ac76-20d3f25b0b78 (scored 100)
- Garrett Podell on Tony Pollard: Podell's Week 10 bold predictions call for Tony Pollard to rush for over 100 yards with a touchdown against Jacksonville's revamped defense, Kirk Cousins to throw multiple interceptions in a return to Minnesota against Green Bay, and Bijan Robinson to top 120 rushing yards against Kansas City's top-five scoring defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21dd45d5-7e5c-495a-96d6-104b18e05763 (not settled)
- Dharya Sharma on Tony Pollard: Sharma argues the Titans are better off holding onto running back Tony Pollard through the November 10 trade deadline rather than dealing them at peak value, because they are essential to Cam Ward's development. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8ca4c69d-125a-48cc-a693-b5e8c179d13f (not settled)
- Shaun Calderon on Tony Pollard: Calderon projects the trade market for several Titans ahead of the deadline: Tony Pollard fetching at least a fifth-round pick, Amani Hooker bringing a fourth or even a conditional third, Jacob Martin drawing a mid-to-late Day 3 pick, Calvin Ridley moving for a late Day 3 pick, and Alontae Taylor more likely to stay in Tennessee. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ba214f2f-cd9d-4032-b6b5-9a5c081a3574 (not settled)

## More trade and signing calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0)
- Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0)
- Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100)
- Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100)
- Patricia Traina on J.J. McCarthy: Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 (scored 100)
- Michael David Smith on Keenan Allen: Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d7108f-f754-44e8-9bf3-cc3336b4e5f7 (scored 100)

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