Overview
- Sports Illustrated's Conor Orr reports McCarthy is viewed by some around the league as an early front-runner for Tennessee's vacancy.
- Multiple outlets, including Sporting News, Sportsnaut, Yahoo/Titans Wire, and the New York Post, echoed Orr's assessment on Dec. 11.
- The Titans have not made an offer, the search will continue after the season, and interim coach Mike McCoy remains in place.
- Orr notes internal views that Tennessee may prefer a younger voice, so McCarthy is not considered a lock for the job.
- McCarthy, 62, owns a 174-112 regular-season record with a Super Bowl title, took 2025 off after leaving Dallas, and withdrew from at least one search this year.