NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans hired general manager Ran Carthon to work with a veteran head coach fired last January. On Tuesday, Carthon paid the price for a 9-25 record over two seasons.
Now the Titans face a pivotal offseason after three straight losing seasons cost two general managers and a coach their jobs. They hold the No. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft on April 24 while building a $2.2 billion enclosed stadium due to open for the 2027 season.
Controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk made clear her disappointment over the win-loss record. Her franchise posted six straight winning seasons between 2016 and 2021, posting a 59-38 record that tied for eighth in the NFL with a .608 winning percentage. During that span, the Titans won two AFC South titles, went to the AFC title game in January 2020 and earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed in 2021.
Since then, the Titans are 16-35 — tied with Arizona for the third-worst winning percentage at .314.
Staying the course wasn’t a long-term option for Strunk.