Titans exercise option on Mariota's contract
The Tennessee Titans officially picked up the fifth-year option of quarterback Marcus Mariota's contract on Tuesday, according to published reports.
Titans general manager Jon Robinson indicated last Wednesday that the club would be exercising the option during a radio interview.
The transaction gives Mariota just over $20.9 million in salary in 2019. He is slated to make $3.73 million this season.
Picking up the option also gives both sides more time to negotiate a long-term contract for the 24-year-old Mariota.
Mariota guided Tennessee to its first playoff victory since the 2003 campaign last season despite an uneven year in which he passed for 3,232 yards and 13 touchdowns against a career-worst 15 interceptions.
In 2016, he passed for career highs of 3,426 yards and 26 touchdowns against a career low of nine interceptions.
Overall, he has passed for 9,476 yards, 58 touchdowns and 34 interceptions in 42 NFL games.
Mariota was the second overall pick in 2015 after a standout college career at Oregon. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2014.
--Field Level Media
