Titans hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Titans hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have hired Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach, tasked with trying to turn them back into winners and groom Will Levis into their franchise quarterback. They moved quickly Monday when the NFL window opened for second in-person interviews of current coaches after the divisional playoff round, making him the first coach hired from outside a team’s organization this month. Strunk noted Callahan was with Denver when the Broncos won the Super Bowl for the 2015 season with Peyton Manning and was Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator when the Bengals reached the Super Bowl for the 2021 season — stunning the Titans then as the AFC’s No. Callahan played quarterback at UCLA and began his NFL career as a coaching assistant for the Broncos in 2010 before being promoted to offensive quality control coach in 2011, and then offensive assistant in 2013.

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Russini’s what I’m hearing: This NFL coach hiring cycle is going to be huge
1 month, 1 week ago

Russini’s what I’m hearing: This NFL coach hiring cycle is going to be huge

New York Times  

The judge, jury and executioner wants back in. This is what I’m hearing from around the league this week: • The upcoming coaching cycle could be very big — three themes to remember and the buzziest name as flirting season begins • The Jets could have decisions on their quarterback, coach and GM — just as their owner is leaving …

Brian Callahan leaning on lots of Cincy ties as he works to turn around the Titans
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Brian Callahan leaning on lots of Cincy ties as he works to turn around the Titans

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hiring Brian Callahan as Tennessee’s new head coach meant the Titans would look different this season. Signing cornerback Chidobe Awuzie and wide receiver Tyler Boyd filled key needs for Tennessee with the players also able to spread Callahan’s approach inside the Titans’ locker room. The Titans also traded for L’Jarius Sneed, but Callahan said Awuzie, who spent …

Bill Callahan says it’s a ‘no-brainer’ to work for his son coaching the Titans’ O-line
7 months, 1 week ago

Bill Callahan says it’s a ‘no-brainer’ to work for his son coaching the Titans’ O-line

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bill Callahan never thought he’d work for his son in the NFL. As Brian Callahan interviewed for head coaching jobs in 2023, father and son talked at length about the idea, leaving Bill convinced he wouldn’t join his son if and when a team hired him. And so, oh yeah I’m fired up about it.” Brian became …

The Titans bolster wide receiving group by adding Tyler Boyd, AP source says
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Titans bolster wide receiving group by adding Tyler Boyd, AP source says

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have bolstered their wide receiving group by reuniting first-year coach Brian Callahan with someone he knows very well in Tyler Boyd, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He had 67 catches for 667 yards and two TDs last season, which would have ranked Boyd second only to DeAndre …

Iowa State promotes tight ends coach Taylor Mouser to offensive coordinator as part of staff shuffle
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa State promotes tight ends coach Taylor Mouser to offensive coordinator as part of staff shuffle

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AMES, Iowa — Iowa State assistant Taylor Mouser has been promoted to offensive coordinator as part of staff changes following Nate Scheelhaase’s departure for the Los Angeles Rams, Cyclones coach Matt Campbell announced Friday. Mouser replaces Scheelhaase, who joined the Rams’ staff last month, and will …

New Titans coach Brian Callahan leaning on diversity with first-time coordinators
10 months, 1 week ago

New Titans coach Brian Callahan leaning on diversity with first-time coordinators

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans’ new coaching staff is a mix of old and new, family, friends and even former high school teammates. First-time head coach Brian Callahan drives to work each morning with his father, the longtime NFL coach now working with his son as the Titans’ new offensive line coach. “But it’s been a lot of fun …

Titans agree to terms with new offensive, defensive coordinators for Callahan’s staff
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Titans agree to terms with new offensive, defensive coordinators for Callahan’s staff

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have coach Brian Callahan ‘s first additions to his coaching staff with Nick Holz as his offensive coordinator and Dennard Wilson as defensive coordinator. He coached defensive backs in Philadelphia in 2021 and became the defensive passing game coordinator in 2022 when the Eagles reached the Super Bowl with the top passing defense. Wilson …

Browns hire former quarterback Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator, AP source says
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Browns hire former quarterback Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator, AP source says

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Ken Dorsey has control of Cleveland’s offense again. The former Browns quarterback — and former Buffalo coordinator — has been hired by coach Kevin Stefanski as the team’s offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press on Sunday. Along with running Cleveland’s offense, Dorsey will be tasked with getting all he can out of …

The Titans and Brian Callahan agree this is a perfect match for his coaching debut
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Titans and Brian Callahan agree this is a perfect match for his coaching debut

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brian Callahan felt an immediate connection with the Tennessee Titans, so much so he wanted their job as head coach as he wrapped up his first Zoom interview. “And again, I’m very thankful that they felt the same way.” Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk noted both she and Callahan shared a connection of fathers who worked …

Bengals promote QBs coach Dan Pitcher to offensive coordinator to replace Brian Callahan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengals promote QBs coach Dan Pitcher to offensive coordinator to replace Brian Callahan

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t need to search far and wide to find their next offensive coordinator. He spent the past four seasons as Joe Burrow’s position coach after previously serving as assistant QBs coach and offensive assistant. This is what I was hoping for all along.” Burrow set single-season team records for completions, yards passing, touchdown passes and …

Tennessee Titans 'will hire Brian Callahan as next head coach' after his five-season stint as Bengals offensive coordinator
11 months ago

Tennessee Titans 'will hire Brian Callahan as next head coach' after his five-season stint as Bengals offensive coordinator

Daily Mail  

The first external head-coaching hire of 2024 has taken place, with the Tennessee Titans set to bring aboard Brian Callahan to be its next head coach. Now, Callahan will stay in the AFC, after completing a five-year run as the Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator. Bill Callahan was an NFL and college head coach, leading the then-Oakland Raiders to Super Bowl …

Titans agree to hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as head coach, AP source says
11 months ago

Titans agree to hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as head coach, AP source says

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to hire Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. This season, Callahan helped former practice squad quarterback Jake Browning go 4-3 as a starter after a season-ending injury to Burrow, keeping the Bengals in the playoff mix …

Steelers taking a new approach at offensive coordinator? Whom might they target?
11 months ago

Steelers taking a new approach at offensive coordinator? Whom might they target?

New York Times  

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will remain in his seat for the foreseeable future, with a contract extension expected before next season. During his season-ending news conference Thursday, Tomlin said he’s in the “infancy” stages of searching for a new offensive coordinator. “But I’m looking at outside candidates.” GO DEEPER Tomlin addresses job status, calls Pickett QB1 with competition Unlike when …

Titans interview Raiders’ Antonio Pierce, Ravens’ Mike Macdonald for head coaching job
11 months, 1 week ago

Titans interview Raiders’ Antonio Pierce, Ravens’ Mike Macdonald for head coaching job

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have interviewed Las Vegas Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald for their head coaching job. The Titans announced Saturday they completed virtual interviews with Pierce and Macdonald as they seek to replace Mike Vrabel, who was fired Tuesday after consecutive losing seasons and just six wins in his …

Tennessee Titans fire coach Mike Vrabel after back-to-back losing seasons
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee Titans fire coach Mike Vrabel after back-to-back losing seasons

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk wants a fresh approach to compete in the NFL, so she fired coach Mike Vrabel on Tuesday morning after six seasons and losing 18 of the past 24 games. Strunk said the Titans thought of trying to trade Vrabel as a coach expected to be a top candidate. “To get …

Bengals hope to stay in playoff race behind backup QB Jake Browning
1 year ago

Bengals hope to stay in playoff race behind backup QB Jake Browning

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — With a 34-14 thumping of the Colts on Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals climbed above the.500 mark for the first time in a month. That didn’t seem likely after Bengals franchise quarterback Joe Burrow was lost to a wrist injury and backup Jake Browning was pushed into service. He’s been outstanding in his past two starts and has the …

Titans fire special teams coordinator after punter’s season-ending injury
1 year ago

Titans fire special teams coordinator after punter’s season-ending injury

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel has fired special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman after the Titans had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdow n followed by the punter suffering a season-ending injury on his next punt attempt. Vrabel said Stonehouse will need season-ending surgery, costing the Titans a punter who as a rookie set an NFL single-season …

The Tennessee Titans face early gut check after ugly offensive performance
1 year, 2 months ago

The Tennessee Titans face early gut check after ugly offensive performance

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are about to find out just how long the NFL season can be in coming off one of the worst offensive performances in franchise history. Coach Mike Vrabel said Monday he sees a lot to fix with his Titans, and his message is simply get back to work. The loss was so ugly that …

The Titans' Terrell Williams temporarily will be the NFL's 4th Black head coach
1 year, 4 months ago

The Titans' Terrell Williams temporarily will be the NFL's 4th Black head coach

NPR  

The Titans' Terrell Williams temporarily will be the NFL's 4th Black head coach Enlarge this image toggle caption Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel says the team's defensive line coach and assistant head coach Terrell Williams will serve as head coach for the first NFL preseason …

Titans’ new coordinator faces challenge of fixing 1 of NFL’s worst offenses
1 year, 6 months ago

Titans’ new coordinator faces challenge of fixing 1 of NFL’s worst offenses

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim Kelly has a challenging task in his first season as the Tennessee Titans ' offensive coordinator. Kelly, Titans coach Mike Vrabel’s fourth offensive coordinator going into his sixth season, said Tuesday he wants to communicate efficiently with his quarterback to help him be faster calling the play at the line. New Titans OC Tim Kelly on …

Titans drafting another QB deja vu for vet Ryan Tannehill
1 year, 7 months ago

Titans drafting another QB deja vu for vet Ryan Tannehill

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The final year of his current NFL contract is not a topic Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill will discuss. The Titans lost seven straight games to finish the season — the final three without Tannehill —and just missed a third straight AFC South title. He’s also been around since the start of the offseason program April 17, …

Titans hire Brinker away from Packers as new assistant GM
1 year, 10 months ago

Titans hire Brinker away from Packers as new assistant GM

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans announced Tuesday the hiring of Chad Brinker as assistant general manager. Brinker, who spent the past 13 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, joins general manager Ran Carthon, hired last month, in the Titans’ front office. “He has touched every facet of the personnel department – working in pro personnel, college scouting, cap management …

Titans promote Kelly to coordinator, hire 1st female coach
1 year, 10 months ago

Titans promote Kelly to coordinator, hire 1st female coach

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel says he looked at a lot of candidates in shaking up his coaching staff. Staying in-house and promoting Tim Kelly from passing game coordinator to offensive coordinator after one season as the “right fit.” And Vrabel did hire one of those who interviewed for that coordinator job in Charles London, now Tennessee’s …

Titans hire 49ers’ Ran Carthon as 14th general manager
1 year, 11 months ago

Titans hire 49ers’ Ran Carthon as 14th general manager

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have hired San Francisco director of player personnel Ran Carthon as their general manager. He played an important role there constructing one of our league’s best teams.” Carthon will be the sixth minority among the past eight GMs hired in …

Titans interview 49ers’ Carthon, Browns’ Cook for GM vacancy
1 year, 11 months ago

Titans interview 49ers’ Carthon, Browns’ Cook for GM vacancy

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans interviewed their first two candidates for general manager from outside their organization Friday in San Francisco director of player personnel Ran Carthon and Glenn Cook, Cleveland ‘s assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel. Controlling owner Amy Adam Strunk and her search committee interviewed a pair of internal candidates in vice president …

Titans sign 3rd QB with Tannehill nursing sprained ankle
2 years ago

Titans sign 3rd QB with Tannehill nursing sprained ankle

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans appear set to find out just how much rookie quarterback Malik Willis has grown since his previous NFL start. If he gets to start against a team he’s already faced, Willis said it would be a “really cool opportunity.” “I mean, yeah, my first start was against them, but not too much though matters,” …

Titans offensive coordinator working until something changes
2 years, 1 month ago

Titans offensive coordinator working until something changes

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Todd Downing will keep working as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator until the Titans hear from either the NFL or something happens with Downing’s charges for speeding and driving under the influence. “Those things could obviously change,” coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday as his Titans returned to work after a long weekend off. “That could obviously change.” NOTES: The …

Titans use 6 of 9 draft picks on offense to help Tannehill
2 years, 7 months ago

Titans use 6 of 9 draft picks on offense to help Tannehill

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans say they need to be excellent around Ryan Tannehill to help their quarterback take them on the deep postseason run they’ve missed since the 2019 season. OFFENSIVE HELP Even with trading away Brown and having released Julio Jones in March, the Titans appear better on offense after grabbing Brown’s replacement in Burks. They also …

Titans hire Jim Schwartz as senior defensive assistant
3 years, 8 months ago

Titans hire Jim Schwartz as senior defensive assistant

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have hired veteran defensive coordinator and former Lions head coach Jim Schwartz as a senior defensive assistant. “This role will provide our defensive staff with Jim’s experience and perspective in the staff meetings and on the practice field.” Vrabel announced in late January that Shane Bowen, who ran the defense last season without the …

Falcons pick Titans offensive coordinator Smith as new coach
3 years, 11 months ago

Falcons pick Titans offensive coordinator Smith as new coach

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have chosen offense and youth as the calling cards of their new coach. Atlanta agreed to terms with Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith on Friday to become the team’s head coach. Atlanta got a good one.” Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel congratulated Smith in a statement released by the Titans. Falcons owner Arthur Blank has …

Tennessee coach fires assistant, puts pressure on Vols’ QB
4 years, 2 months ago

Tennessee coach fires assistant, puts pressure on Vols’ QB

Associated Press  

Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt isn’t happy with how his Volunteers have lost two straight games after snapping an eight-game winning streak. “Every coverage, there is a weakness and you have to be able to hide the weakness and you don’t need to know where it’s at,” Pruitt said. “And we’ve got to do a better job upfront, collectively as a …

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