Shy Tuttle receives 1-year extension from Washington Commanders
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Former Tennessee defensive lineman Shy Tuttle has already bounced around quite a bit in his NFL career, but the 30-year-old appears to have found a home for the foreseeable future.
Tuttle joined Washington via waivers during the 2025 season and appeared in 2 games, tallying 4 tackles. Amidst plenty of speculation that Tuttle’s time with the Commanders would be short-lived, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Tuttle and Washington reached an agreement on a one-year extension that will keep the former Volunteer off the free agent market.
Through 7 seasons in the NFL, Tuttle has suited up for 4 teams, including 3 within the past 2 years.
Tuttle was originally drafted to New Orleans and played for the Saints from 2019-2022. After his stats progressively improved with each year, Tuttle signed a 3-year deal with Carolina in March of 2023 and was fairly productive for the Panthers for 2 seasons.
But after the team released him during 2025’s offseason, Tuttle landed with the Titans and appeared in 10 games before ultimately making his way to Washington. Tuttle currently has 247 total tackles and 4.5 sacks to his name in his career.
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Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
