NASHVILLE — Tennessee Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker said Tuesday he is leaving the organization to pursue other opportunities.
Brinker joined the NFL franchise in 2023 and was elevated to president of football operations the following year. During Brinker’s time in Nashville, the Titans went 12-39, including 3-14 each of the past two seasons.
“It has been an honor to serve as president of football operations of the Tennessee Titans,” Brinker said in a release. “Over the years, I’ve understood and embraced my role as the leader of the football strategy, but as I’ve spent less time in personnel, I have a renewed conviction that it is time to return to what I love and move towards my next chapter.”
In January, the Titans streamlined the roles for Brinker and general manager Mike Borgonzi as the team prepared to hire Robert Saleh as head coach. Borgonzi led the search that culminated in hiring Saleh.
In a message to fans at the time, controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said Borgonzi would serve as general manager “in the most traditional sense — pick and support the players, oversee the coaching staff — while Chad will continue to lead everything else about the football team.”
Strunk thanked Brinker for his time with the franchise.
“When we first met Chad, it was clear he was an exceptional talent with deep knowledge of the game and the ability to connect big-picture strategy to execution,” Strunk said in a release. “While it is difficult to lose him, I understand his decision and will do whatever I can to support him.”
With Borgonzi calling the shots for the Titans during last week’s NFL draft in Pittsburgh, they took Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate with the No. 4 pick in Thursday’s first round and pulled off a trade to take Auburn edge rusher Keldrick Faulk at No. 31 overall.
Tennessee had just one pick Friday, choosing Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. with the 28th pick of the second round, but finished up Saturday with five picks: Arkansas offensive guard Fernando Carmona and Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton in the fifth round, Baylor defensive tackle Jackie Marshall and Indiana center Pat Coogan in the sixth round, and Oklahoma tight end Jaren Kanak in the seventh and final round.