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Titans Fire Brian Callahan After 1-5 Start to Second Season

Team leaders cited insufficient growth, highlighting an offense near the bottom with rookie QB Cam Ward absorbing a league‑high sack rate.

Brian Callahan is out as Tennessee's head coach.
Brian Callahan's final game as head coach of the Tennessee Titans was a loss against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
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Overview

  • President of football operations Chad Brinker said the decision followed extended talks with owner Amy Adams Strunk and GM Mike Borgonzi and that the team had not shown sufficient growth.
  • Callahan departs with a 4-19 record after a 20-10 loss to the Raiders dropped Tennessee to 1-5, becoming the first NFL head coach dismissed this season.
  • Tennessee’s offense has managed 83 points through six games at 3.94 yards per play and a league-low yardage pace, while No. 1 pick Cam Ward has been sacked 25 times.
  • Earlier in the season, Callahan ceded offensive play-calling to quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree, but results did not improve, including a 26-0 loss to Houston.
  • The team did not name an interim coach in its release, though reports indicate Mike McCoy is expected to step in, and the Titans host Mike Vrabel’s 4-2 Patriots next weekend.