Tennessee’s Nashville. After two seasons and a 9–25 record, general manager Ran Carthon was sacked by the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday.
In January 2023, Carthon was named the Titans’ first Black general manager. A year later, he assisted the team in hiring Brian Callahan as their next coach.
After finishing 3-14 in 2024, Tennessee acquired its fourth overall No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, and now controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, who fired general manager Jon Robinson in December 2022, will have another new general manager to help the team decide what to do with it. The hunt for a new general manager will be headed by Chad Brinker, president of football operations, according to Strunk.
In a statement, Strunk stated that it was hard to deny that the Titans had not improved in the previous two seasons. Despite the Titans losing eight of nine games and their last six, she stated that Callahan would remain head coach. Since the team moved from Texas to Tennessee in 1997, the 14 losses tied the 2014 season for the most losses. Robinson sold it for a number of picks in his first NFL draft in 2016, and it has had the No. 1 overall pick once since.
Naturally, I am extremely disappointed in our dismal win-loss record during this time, but my choice also reflects my worries about our long-term prospects if we continue, Strunk added in her statement. You have no idea how much I adore this team. To our supporters: we are aware that this performance level is unacceptable. As we strive to create the team you deserve and expect, we are humbled by your support.
Two days after the 2023 season concluded, she brought Carthon on board to work with then-coach Mike Vrabel, who was sacked. He contributed to the search for Callahan.
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Last offseason, Carthon made Tennessee one of the NFL’s top spenders by acquiring players like running back Tony Pollard, wide receiver Calvin Ridley, center Lloyd Cushenberry, and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie. Pollard led the club with 1,079 yards and five touchdowns, while Ridley finished with 1,017 yards.
In addition, the Titans sent cornerback L. Jarius Sneed, who appeared in just five games this season before joining the group of 12 players on injured reserve, to Kansas City in exchange for a pick. He informed reporters last week that he needed bone marrow injections for a quad injury he had experienced.
Additionally, Cushenberry only made eight starts. Awuzie started just seven games, was benched one, and spent nine games on injured reserve.
The Titans’ president and CEO, Burke Nihill, gave an explanation on the team’s website for Strunk’s decision to terminate Carthon. He pointed out that Carthon was recruited when the team had a different general manager job description than what the team currently wants. The Titans are looking for a general manager that works closely with the current head coach.
According to Nihill, Ran’s situation in his role has changed significantly during the past two years. Ultimately, this is a business focused on results. According to Amy, we needed to change.
Last year, Carthon was elevated from general manager to executive vice president. After 13 seasons with Green Bay, Brinker was hired in February 2023 and was then promoted to Tennessee’s new job of president of football operations by the Titans.
In addition to their personnel problems, the Titans had trouble with penalties and turnovers throughout the season. The Titans wanted someone to help develop Will Levis in his second season, so they hired Callahan because of his offensive experience working with quarterbacks ranging from Peyton Manning to Derek Carr and Joe Burrow.
In Carthon’s first draft, the Titans selected Levis by trading up to No. 33 overall. The quarterback was benched due to an injury to his throwing shoulder. He had 18 of the Titans’ 34 giveaways and only started 12 games. Behind an offensive line that featured JC Latham as a rookie left tackle and a rotating right tackle, Levis was sacked 41 times.
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