NASHVILLE, Tenn. --The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with veteran G/C Eric Olsen and promoted OLB Dontay Moch from their practice squad. To make room on the roster, the team waived OLB Shaun Phillips and placed C Brian Schwenke on injured reserve (knee).
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Center Brian Schwenke |
Olsen (6-3, 305) signed with the Titans during the free agency period this past spring and was waived from the roster at the end of training camp. He signed with the New Orleans Saints in October and spent three weeks on their roster.
Olson has played in 18 NFL games, including four starts, over five seasons with the Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. He entered the NFL as a sixth-round selection by the Broncos in the 2010 Draft. He played in 44 games as a guard and center for Notre Dame.
Moch (6-2, 257, pronounced "MOKE") was a third-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2011 NFL Draft. He spent one season (2011) on the Bengals practice squad and then played in one game in 2012 for Cincinnati. He played in four games for the Arizona Cardinals in 2013, after being claimed on waivers from the Bengals. In his five NFL games, he tallied two tackles and one sack.
He joined the Titans practice squad on September 1, 2014. Moch played his college football at Nevada and registered 30 sacks and a conference-record 63 tackles for loss in 53 games for the Wolf Pack. As a junior, he earned WAC Defensive Player of the Year.