NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wide receiver Calvin Ridley has agreed to restructure his contract with the Tennessee Titans coming off a season where injuries limited him to seven games, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Saturday.
The person who confirmed the agreement to AP spoke on condition of anonymity because the revision and terms have not been announced.
The Titans signed Wan'Dale Robinson in free agency to boost their receiving group. Ridley was signed to a four-year deal initially worth up to $92 million in 2024 to join Tennessee, and he worked hard last year to build chemistry with quarterback Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft.
Ridley's season ended with a broken leg, and he had 17 catches for 303 yards. Ridley turns 32 in December. He has just four combined touchdown catches in two seasons with the Titans.
The Titans cleared some salary cap space Friday releasing cornerback L'Jarius Sneed.
NFL Network reported that Ridley was due a $2 million bonus if he was still on the Tennessee roster at 4 p.m. EDT Saturday.
Ridley was Tennessee's highest-paid player due to count $26.4 million against the cap with a cap hit of $13 million if released, according to Spotrac.com. Restructuring gives the Titans more flexibility after a busy start to free agency for general manager Mike Borgonzi with new coach Robert Saleh.
The Titans have new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, who is familiar with Ridley after working with the receiver in 2017 as Alabama's offensive coordinator. Ridley was the 26th pick overall in 2018 by Atlanta and the Titans are his third NFL team.
“I have a relationship with Rid,” Daboll said Feb. 18. “He was great for me at Alabama. He’s had a productive career in the National Football League, and I look forward to working with him.”
Pro Bowl returner Chimere Dike had 48 catches for 423 yards and four touchdowns, while Elic Ayomanor had 41 catches for 515 yards and four TDs. Robinson finished with 1,014 yards receiving on 92 catches with the Giants last season.
Ridley is averaging 77 catches for 1,073 yards and eight TDs over a 17-game season in his seven-year career.
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FILE - Tennessee Titans Calvin Ridley warms up before an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Oct. 12, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people and shook a tiny farming community, authorities said Friday.
The charges stem from a grand jury indictment that found five people, including a former Yolo County Sheriff lieutenant, responsible for the explosion that injured two others, Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity said.
The deadly fireworks explosion near the community of Esparto sparked a massive fire and led to nearby Fourth of July celebrations being called off.
Those charged with murder include Samuel Machado, who owned the warehouse about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento. At the time, he was a lieutenant with the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office.
"Samuel Machado’s participation included using his role as a trusted lieutenant to help shield the conspiracy as it expanded and the expansion was significant," Nabity said, adding that the warehouse went from having 13 fireworks storage containers in 2015 to 50 last year. At the time of the explosion, there were 1 million pounds of fireworks kept at the facility, she said.
Kenneth Chee, owner of Devastating Pyrotechnics, whose illegal fireworks were being stored at Machado's warehouse, has also been charged with murder and was arrested in Florida. He appeared in a Florida courtroom Friday and was told he will be extradited to California within the week, KCRA-TV reported.
Authorities also arrested Jack Lee, the operations manager for Devastating Pyrotechnic, and Gary Chan Jr., whose name is on the company’s federal license, the television station reported. Both also face murder charges. The fifth person charged with murder is Douglas Tollefson, who has not yet been arrested. Tollefson's role in the explosion was not immediately known.
“This is not a case just about fireworks,” Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity said. “They are devices that have so much more explosive fireworks than the law allows that they can’t be considered fireworks.”
Nabity said a total of eight people face 30 charges in the case, including murder, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of illegal assault weapons, illegal explosives possession, insurance fraud, child endangerment and animal cruelty.
Machado, Chee, Lee, Chan were arrested Thursday along with Craig Cutright, the owner of Blackstar Fireworks, which operated at the Esparto property owned by Machado and his wife, was also among those arrested. Cutright, was a volunteer firefighter for the Esparto Fire District and was also listed as an employee of Devastating Pyrotechnics.
One of Cutright’s employees, Ronald Botelho III, has been in custody since December. More than a dozen new charges were filed against him Thursday, jail records show.
Machado's wife, Tammy Machado, also faces charges and was arrested Thursday but was released after posting bail. She was a non-sworn administrative employee at the Yolo County Sheriff's Office. Both Samuel and Tammy Machado were put on leave after the incident.
At the time of explosion, people living nearby described the blast being so strong that it blew open the doors of homes.
Nisa Gutierrez told the Sacramento CBS affiliate KOVR-TV that she and her daughter were in their yard and were nearly knocked over as their pony and goats scattered.
“We hear like a big boom, and feel the wave,” Gutierrez said. “I thought it was a bomb.”
After the explosion, officials in nearby Sutter and Yuba counties announced they would find alternatives for Fourth of July celebrations after their fireworks were destroyed in the blast.
Smoke and flames rise during a fireworks warehouse explosion near Esparto, Calif., Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP, File)
