NASHVILLE – The Titans have parted ways with head coach Mike Vrabel.
General Manager Ran Carthon will hold a press conference at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park on Tuesday afternoon.
Amy Adams Strunk, the majority owner of the Titans, issued the following statement on Tuesday:
"I notified Mike Vrabel about my decision to make a change at head coach earlier today. I told Coach Vrabel that this was the hardest choice I had ever had to make in my capacity as Controlling Owner. Mike has given the Tennessee Titans a lot, both on and off the field, and I appreciate that. His genuineness and commitment are evident to everyone who has met him, and he has been a pillar of the Nashville community. We hope the best for Mike, Jen, and the Vrabel family going forward.I think the teams that empower a united and collaborative team across all football departments will be the best positioned for sustained success as the NFL innovates and changes. In order to carry out that objective, we started a change in our philosophy of football leadership last year and made a number of personnel adjustments. My assessment of our team's condition led me to the conclusion that a new coaching staff would bring new ideas and perspectives to the table.
The Tennessee Titans are and will, in my opinion, be a top National Football League team. There will be tough choices along the way, but it's what our supporters deserve.In addition to expressing my unhappiness with our last two seasons, I have decided to make this change in order to completely realize our objective.
I have unashamedly high expectations for the football team and the whole Titans organization, and I will never hesitate to admit it. Our goal is to consistently contend for championships, not only to generate more victories than defeats. Despite how terrible this season was, I think there are early indications of improvement. We recruited a young, skilled quarterback and a few other players to our roster last year. This summer is more significant than any in our history because of our top-10 draft position, ample cap flexibility, and coaching search. I'm looking forward to On January 20, 2018, Vrabel was appointed head coach of the Titans, a position he held for six seasons.
In his first two seasons, the Titans finished 9-7, then in 2019 they made it to the AFC Championship Game. After finishing 11-5 the previous year, the Titans were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs.
The Titans were the top seed in the AFC going into the 2021 postseason, however they were defeated at home by the Bengals in that game.
