Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carton arrives for the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday, September 8, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The Tennessee Titans fired general manager Ran Carthon on Tuesday after two seasons.
Two days after the Titans finished a 3-14 season and earned the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, there is another mystery surrounding the organization. Tennessee went 9-25 in two seasons under Carthon.
President of football operations Chad Brinker will lead the search for a new general manager, and Brian Callahan will return for a second season as head coach, the organization confirmed Tuesday.
“I have absolutely loved the time I spent with Rahn. He is a talented football mind, a great person and a friend to all who have followed his path,” Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. “We cannot ignore the fact that our football team has failed to improve over the past two years. Of course, I am deeply disappointed with our poor win-loss record over this period, but my decision also speaks to my concerns about our long-term problems going forward. “We will have to continue on that path.”
Carthon was hired as Tennessee’s general manager in January 2023 and added the title of vice president in January 2024.
The Titans spent heavily last offseason, signing wide receiver Calvin Ridley, running back Tony Pollard, cornerbacks L’Jarius Sneed and Chidobe Awuzie, and defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day. But the team’s fate did not change.
“We haven’t improved this football team in years,” said Burke Nihill, Titans president and CEO. “We have won nine of the 34 games we have played over the last two seasons and this has caused concern for Amy as well as all the fans and her assessment is that we are not on the right track. As difficult as this decision was to move in the right direction, she believed it was the right one.
“As for the general manager change specifically, Ran was hired for a very different job description than what exists today. Ran was hired for a general manager position that was very specific to the situation at the time, and the prediction was: The general manager would be the existing manager, the head coach. So, what Chad, who is leading the search, is looking for is a very different skill set for a very different job.”
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