Titans Add Linebacker Reid Carrico, Place Milo Eifler on Injured Reserve

The Tennessee Titans announced a pair of linebacker roster moves on Monday, adding Reid Carrico and placing Milo Eifler on injured reserve. The transactions underscore how quickly training camp depth can change, especially at linebacker where teams balance pass-rush packages, coverage assignments, and special teams roles over the first weeks of the season build.

Carrico’s signing gives the Titans another developmental option with experience from two major college programs. He played college football at Ohio State and West Virginia, a path that typically shapes linebackers into more versatile defenders, depending on scheme demands and opponent scouting. According to the team’s release, Carrico entered the professional ranks as an undrafted free agent after the 2026 NFL Draft with the Cleveland Browns before this Titans opportunity.

For Tennessee, adding Carrico is about adding reps and competition. New linebackers are often evaluated not just on physical traits, but on how quickly they can process protections, adjust routes in space, and communicate across the front. While the move does not by itself report a specific role on opening-day depth charts, it suggests the Titans are continuing to refine their internal rotation as camp progresses.

The second move, placing Milo Eifler on injured reserve, changes the team’s available linebacker group immediately. Injured reserve is the league mechanism that removes a player from the active roster during recovery, affecting both weekly depth planning and the number of live practice snaps available to other defenders. Eifler’s placement on IR means Tennessee must manage the reps he would have provided and potentially look toward the rest of the linebacker corps for additional contributions on defense and special teams.

Together, the moves create a clear short-term need to reallocate playing time. When a player is placed on IR, coaches typically respond by rotating through depth players, increasing scout-team responsibilities for the remainder, and pushing competing units to demonstrate they can fill multiple gaps. The addition of Carrico, coming from an undrafted free agent background, fits that profile as teams search for dependable options who can earn trust during practice.

The Titans’ release provided details on the who of the transactions but did not add further roster specifics beyond the designation of Eifler to injured reserve. As a result, the Titans’ immediate on-field implications will be determined by how the rest of the position group absorbs increased workload and how quickly Carrico can translate his college experience into the Titans’ defensive assignments.

What to watch next is how Tennessee structures linebacker snaps in upcoming practices and preseason opportunities. The most direct indicator will be whether Carrico is used in base defensive looks, sub packages, or primarily on special teams, as those early usage patterns often reveal where a player fits within the coaching staff’s plan for roster projection.