NASHVILLE – The Titans are bringing another local product home.
On Wednesday, the Titans traded for defensive back Ugo Amadi, who prepped at John Overton High School in Nashville. The Titans traded a 2024 sixth-round pick to the Eagles for Amadi and a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Also today, the Titans placed linebacker Monty Rice on the team's Reserve/PUP list.
Amadi was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Oregon, and the 5-foot-9, 201-pound played in 47 regular season games, with 12 starts, over the past three seasons.
Amadi recorded 125 tackles in three seasons, including 54 in each of the past two years, six tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
Amadi, known for his versatility, was used as a nickel cornerback and also at safety during his time in Seattle, in addition to playing 580 snaps on special teams snaps. Amadi spent a good amount of his time in Seattle in the slot.
At Oregon, Amadi played in 48 games and had nine interceptions while breaking up 25 passes. He also scored four touchdowns in his final two seasons with the Ducks, three of those coming on pick-6s.
Amadi was the 2018 recipient of the Lombardi Award, given to the FBS player - regardless of position - based on the criteria of " performance and leadership honed by character and resiliency."
Just last week, Amadi was traded from the Seahawks to the Eagles in exchange for receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside.
Now Amadi is back in Tennessee, where he hopes to help the Titans, his hometown team.
As for Rice, under a change in NFL rules this season, Reserve/PUP requires player to miss at least the first four games of the season. Following the fourth game, a player on Reserve/PUP, would be eligible, if designated by the club, to return to practice and the active roster.
