NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Titans have started their search to replace Jeff Fisher as head coach by staying in-house for their first interview. it was with Hall of Fame lineman Mike Munchak.
The Titans confirmed that they completed the interview of the offensive line coach Monday on Twitter. Munchak is considered the top candidate for the head coaching vacancy.
Munchak, who turns 51 in March, has worked for Titans owner Bud Adams since the then-Houston Oilers made him the eighth overall draft pick in 1982 out of Penn State. As a player, his career spanned blocking for fellow Hall of Famers Earl Campbell in a pounding run game to the run-and-shoot with quarterback Warren Moon.
Offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger also is expected to interview.
Munchak played in 169 games for the Oilers before he retired in 1994. He became the fifth player from this franchise inducted into the Hall of Fame – the first who spent his entire career with the Oilers/Titans.