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Turon Davenport
Nashville, Tennessee – The tennessee titans Coach Brian Callahan was fired just six games into his second season as the team’s head coach.
Callahan finished with a 4-19 record as coach of the Titans, including 1-5 this season with the 2025 No. 1 pick. cam ward As the team’s starting quarterback.
“After lengthy conversations with our owner and general manager, we met with Brian Callahan this morning and informed him that we are making a change to the head coach,” president of football operations Chad Brinker said in a statement. “These decisions are never easy, and they become more difficult when they involve people of great character. We are grateful for Brian’s investment in the Titans and the Tennessee community during his tenure as head coach. We thank him and his family for being exemplary ambassadors for the Tennessee Titans.
“Although we are committed to a patient and strategic plan to build a sustainable, winning football program, we have not demonstrated sufficient growth. Our players, fans and community deserve a football team that achieves a standard that we are not currently meeting, and we are committed to making the tough decisions necessary to reach and maintain that standard.”
Only Ken Whisenhunt (3–20) had the worst record as a head coach in Titans/Houston Oilers franchise history.
The Titans went 3–14 in Callahan’s first season with the No. 1 pick and the selection of Ward. With Callahan’s firing, the last four quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall and six of the last eight have had their head coaches fired during their rookie season, according to ESPN Research.
According to ESPN Research, the Titans’ offense has scored only 83 points in six games this season, the franchise’s fewest points in six games since 1985.
Frustration reached its peak during the 41–20 defeat at Nissan Stadium in Week 3. indianapolis coltsWhen the Titans went to the locker room at halftime, fans jeered them and chanted “Fire Callahan” several times during the game.
Callahan handed over playcalling duties to quarterbacks coach Bo Hardderry last month. But their seat got even hotter after a 26-0 loss to AFC South division-rival houston texans In a battle of winless teams in Week 4. The Titans failed to reach the red zone at any time during the game and Ward expressed his disappointment after the game, saying, “If we put it on a buck right now, we’re donkeys.”
Callahan recorded its first win of the season with a 22-21 win last week Cardinals In which Arizona took a 21-3 lead. However, a disappointing 20–10 defeat las vegas raiders His fate was sealed on Sunday. The team has not yet announced an interim coach.
The Titans hired Callahan in 2023 after controlling owner Amy Adams-Strunk fired former coach Mike Vrabel, who led the team to multiple AFC South division titles. Vrabel will return to Nissan Stadium this Sunday for the contest between the Titans and new England PatriotsVrabel led the Patriots to second place in the AFC East in his first season as coach.
