Despite arguments to the contrary, the Tennessee Titans have been a cheap franchise for most of their existence.
While people have been quick to dismiss this narrative in the past because the Titans have occasionally splurged in free agency, the truth is that the Titans have been frugal. If you are bristling at that comment, just take a look at the numbers below, and you will see the painful truth.
On the chart below, you can see that the Titans have spent $61 million less than the league average over the last five years, putting them firmly in the bottom-10 teams in spending over that stretch.