The Tennessee Titans have fired head coach Brian Callahan after a woeful start to the season left the team bottom of the AFC South.
The beleaguered Titans, including No 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward, have endured a nightmare start to the season, which only got worse with a 20-10 defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
At 1-5 through the first six weeks of the season, the franchise announced that it had decided to ‘make a change at head coach.’
‘These decisions are never easy, and they become more difficult when they involve people of great character,’ a statement from the organization read.
‘We are grateful for Brian’s investment in the Titans and Tennessee community during his tenure as head coach. We thank him and his family for being exemplary ambassadors of the Tennessee Titans.’
The team, which is expected to move into a new $2.1 billion domed stadium in 2027, said that it was committed to building a ‘sustainable, winning football program.’
The Tennessee Titans have fired head coach Brian Callahan after a woeful start to the season
‘Our players, fans, and community deserve a football team that achieves a standard we are not currently meeting, and we are committed to making the hard decisions necessary to reach and maintain that standard,’ it added.
Callahan had been at the helm in Music City for just 23 games, amassing a miserable record of 4-19.
General manager Mike Borgonzi, controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk and the rest of the team’s brass now begin a process of finding the next head coach.
It marks the first head coach axing of the 2025 NFL season with New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn miraculously still holding down his job in the Big Apple, despite failing to clinch a win.
The Titans face the 4-2 New England Patriots and former head coach Mike Vrabel at Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
Vrabel, Callahan’s predecessor, was also axed by the Titans in January 2024 after six seasons with the team.
More to follow.
