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Titans decide to keep interim Mike Mularkey as head coach

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 file photo, Tennessee Titans interim head coach Mike Mularkey looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. The Tennessee Titans have hired Mike Mularkey as their head coach, choosing to keep the man who handled the final nine games after they fired Ken Whisenhunt, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 file photo, Tennessee Titans interim head coach Mike Mularkey looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. The Tennessee Titans have hired Mike Mularkey as their head coach, choosing to keep the man who handled the final nine games after they fired Ken Whisenhunt, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File) FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 file photo, Tennessee Titans interim head coach Mike Mularkey looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. The Tennessee Titans have hired Mike Mularkey as their head coach, choosing to keep the man who handled the final nine games after they fired Ken Whisenhunt, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

By Associated Press 4 min read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Titans are keeping Mike Mularkey as their coach.

The man who handled the final nine games after the team fired Ken Whisenhunt this season was chosen Saturday, just hours after the Titans wrapped up their fourth and final interview for the job.

Tennessee interviewed Mularkey; another former Buffalo coach in Doug Marrone; Detroit defensive coordinator Teryl Austin; and finished the process by midday Saturday by talking with the Titans’ defensive coordinator, Ray Horton.

The last NFL team with a head coach position to fill chose not to wait around for more candidates, instead joining the other six teams who all decided to hire offensive coaches for their openings.

Controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said Mularkey won the job with his vision for the Titans and how he handled the final two months of the season as an interim coach. Mularkey was 2-7 in nine games after Whisenhunt went 3-20 in his tenure before being fired Nov. 3.