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Titans coach Brian Callahan glad for early start to offseason work

AP photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack / Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan, center, talks with reporters at NFL team owners meetings on March 25 in Orlando, Fla. Callahan, the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals the past five seasons, was hired by the Titans in January.
AP photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack / Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan, center, talks with reporters at NFL team owners meetings on March 25 in Orlando, Fla. Callahan, the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals the past five seasons, was hired by the Titans in January. AP photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack / Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan, center, talks with reporters at NFL team owners meetings on March 25 in Orlando, Fla. Callahan, the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals the past five seasons, was hired by the Titans in January.

By TERESA M. WALKER / The Associated Press 4 min read

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans are getting to know each other right now, taking full advantage of the NFL giving new coaches a week’s head start to the offseason ahead of the rest of the league.

They started the voluntary portion of the first phase Monday, and first-time head coach Brian Callahan is taking nothing for granted. Not even the basics such as huddling up — and yes, every extra minute helps.

“We’re sort of in a little bit of a sprint between now and the start of the season with every other team in the league, and we’re trying to do the best we can to catch up to the teams that are established and make sure that we’re ready to play in September,” Callahan said Wednesday.

Callahan and his staff are using this first week as part orientation and part introduction. Like every NFL coach, Callahan does things differently, and this is his true debut with the Titans as the replacement to Mike Vrabel, who was fired in January as a second straight losing season brought his six-year tenure to an end.

Will Levis was among the Titans who showed up bright and early Monday. Callahan said the young quarterback has to be not only a leader of the offense but the team in his second NFL season. The No. 33 overall pick last year out of Kentucky, he spent part of the offseason in California getting ready.