It wasn’t too much of a surprise that the Tennessee Titans didn’t extend Marcus Mariota’s contract prior to the 2019 season, and head coach Mike Vrabel doesn’t see that as a bad thing.
Mariota has dealt with up-and-down seasons through his first four years in the NFL, but the chief of the concerns surrounding the Oregon product is his ability to stay on the field.
Despite the former No. 2 overall pick not getting a contract extension and having to play out the fifth-year option of his rookie deal, Vrabel doesn’t see it as an issue, per Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated:
“When you make a commitment to the QB you want to make sure that this is going to be your guy for the next 7-10 years when you look at the percentage of the cap quarterbacks are driving.