Titans to sign former Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, running back Dion Lewis

Jon Robinson keeps collecting players with Super Bowl rings.

The Titans' general manager and former Patriots personnel man is signing former Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler to a five-year, $61.25 million contract with $30 million guaranteed, an NFL source told The Tennessean on Tuesday, bolstering a secondary that was overhauled last offseason. The deal includes a $10 million signing bonus.

The Titans are also signing former Patriots running back Dion Lewis to a four-year contract that places him among the top 10 highest-paid players at his position, an NFL source confirmed to The Tennessean. The deal is for a reported $20 million, with $3 million in incentives.

Butler and Lewis can sign with the Titans once free agency officially begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday. ESPN first reported the agreements were in place.

Former Titans starting inside linebacker Avery Williamson is expected to sign with the Jets, according to NFL Network. The Titans are closing in on signing starting right guard Josh Kline to an extension and working to keep starting defensive lineman DaQuan Jones, both pending free agents, NFL sources told The Tennessean.

The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Butler becomes the Titans' top cornerback and rates among the team's highest-paid players. The two-time Super Bowl champ, who turned 28 earlier this month, is the second Patriots cornerback to sign with the team in as many years, joining veteran Logan Ryan.

Adoree' Jackson, the 18th overall pick in last year's draft, rounds out the team's top three corners. The starting safeties remain All-Pro Kevin Byard, who led the NFL with eight interceptions (and 10 takeaways) last season, and Johnathan Cyprien.

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The 5-8, 195-pound Lewis will complement bruising starter Derrick Henry as the Titans' third-down, change-of-pace back, after the team released DeMarco Murray last week.

Lewis, who turns 28 in September, is powerful and elusive and has thrived with the Patriots, who signed the former Eagles draft pick in 2015. He is coming off his best season yet.

Lewis had 896 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 180 carries last season, and added 32 catches for 214 yards and three scores, giving him more than 1,100 yards from scrimmage. He appeared in all 16 games and started eight, after numerous injuries earlier in his career.

Butler signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of West Alabama in 2014, and capped his rookie season by sealing the victory against Seattle with a goal-line interception in Super Bowl XLIX.

Butler helped New England reach three Super Bowls in his four pro seasons, but fell out of favor with Patriots coach Bill Belichick for reasons that remain unclear, and was used for just a single play on special teams in the team's loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LII in February.

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After the game, Belichick said that Butler’s benching was not disciplinary, but a decision that gave the Patriots the best chance to win.

Butler has 209 tackles, eight interceptions, 50 pass breakups, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two sacks in 59 career regular-season games, 48 of them starts.

He's started all but one regular season game for the Patriots over the past three seasons, and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2015.

Last season, he contributed 60 tackles, two interceptions, 12 pass breakups a career-high three forced fumbles and a sack.

The Titans' pass defense ranked 25th out of 32 teams in yards allowed last season. It surrendered 27 touchdowns, tied for seventh-most in the league, and managed just 12 interceptions, which tied for 18th.

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