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Titans Hiring 49ers DC as Next Head Coach

The long wait for the new head coach of the Tennessee Titans is over, as the front office made a decision on the new leader of the franchise. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the Titans are finalizing a deal to hire San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as their new head coach for 2026.

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Grading the Tennessee Titans’ Hire of Robert Saleh for HC

NASHVILLE — The more this hire settles in, the less it makes sense. The Tennessee Titans’ decision to name Rob Saleh their next head coach feels increasingly misaligned with where the franchise actually is — and what it actually needs.

Tennessee Titans News / Larry Brown Sports / January 20

Titans have hired their next head coach

The Tennessee Titans have hired their next head coach. While fans were engrossed in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night, news broke that the Titans had hired Robert Saleh as their next head coach.

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Who had the most sacks in a season during the NFL's pre-modern era?

Thanks to pro-football-reference.com's addition of unofficial sack totals to players' resumes, more clarity has emerged about the best pass-rushing years from previous eras.

Xavier Restrepo News / NFL on ClutchPoints / January 19

Titans’ Cam Ward, Xavier Restrepo take in national championship game in Miami reunion

Tennessee Titans teammates Cam Ward and Xavier Restrepo pulled up at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday to cheer for their alma mater, Miami, in the national championship game against Indiana.

NFL News / Tennessee Titans on SI / January 19

Titans Should Hire Former Bills HC

The Tennessee Titans and the rest of the NFL all saw the news of the Buffalo Bills' firing head coach Sean McDermott. McDermott became the 10th NFL head

Tennessee Titans News / Pro Football Rumors / January 19

Matt Nagy In Lead For Titans’ HC Job?

With Jeff Hafley nearing an agreement to become the Dolphins’ head coach, that leaves one fewer candidate for the Titans. Tennessee had lined up a second interview with Hafley, but the team will have to look elsewhere.

Tennessee Titans News / Tennessee Titans on SI / January 19

Titans HC Finalist Takes Other AFC Job

The Tennessee Titans have been in the pursuit of multiple candidates for their next head coaching position this offseason, but missed out on one of their top targets.

Tennessee Titans News / A to Z Sports / January 19

Titans officially have third head coach finalist stolen from them before their final sales pitch

The third head coach hire of the 2026 coaching carousel has been made, and the Titans are still out looking for their guy. The last truly inevitable of the initial hires is locked down in Miami, leaving seven jobs up for grabs as tension across the league rises to secure a chair before the music stops.

Tennessee Titans News / Tennessee Titans on SI / January 19

Titans Eyeing Potential Fourth Candidate as HC Search Closes

The Tennessee Titans, after casting a wide net in an effort to fully feel out the market of available coaching candidates across the league, were widely reported to have landed on three candidates: Matt Nagy, Robert Saleh and Jeff Hafley.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

Tennessee Titans News / NFLTradeRumors.co / January 19

Titans Conducting Three 2nd HC Interviews This Week

SI.com’s Albert Breer reports the Titans are bringing in Chiefs OC Matt Nagy and 49ers DC Robert Saleh in for second HC interviews today. Additionally, Breer mentions Packers DC Jeff Hafley is tentatively scheduled to have a second interview tomorrow, unless he takes another job before then.

Tennessee Titans News / A to Z Sports / January 19

Titans potentially hiring Matt Nagy as head coach is threatening to create a civil war with the fan base at the worst possible time

The day of head coach reckoning seems to have arrived for the Tennessee Titans, and soon their fans will know if one of their worst nightmares has come true.

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NFL News / Tennessee Titans on SI / January 19

Titans Must Prioritize Robert Saleh Over Matt Nagy

While, between Matt Nagy and Robert Saleh, neither candidate is exactly perfect, the Tennessee Titans can't afford to give Nagy another chance. The Titans faithful doesn't seem too keen on a Nagy hire, and rightfully so.

Tennessee Titans News / NFLTradeRumors.co / January 19

Mike McCarthy Had Second Interview With Titans This Weekend

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports former Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy had a second HC interview with the Titans this weekend. Here’s an updated list of candidates

NFL News / Yardbarker / January 19

How close did Giants come to losing John Harbaugh to Titans, different team?

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Cameron Ward News / A to Z Sports / January 19

Tennessee Titans load up with new weapons for quarterback Cam Ward, add dynamic pass rusher in latest 7-round 2026 NFL mock draft

As the Tennessee Titans figure out who their next head coach is going to be, this organization is going to need to hit the ground running this offseason.

Robert Saleh News / A to Z Sports / January 19

Robert Saleh puts ticking clock on Titans head coach search by jumping the line as official finalist

The search for the next head coach of the Tennessee Titans is coming to an end. Round 1 of their interview process involved 16 candidates under consideration.

Tennessee Titans News / Tennessee Titans on SI / January 19

Titans Coaching Search Narrows As Finalists Emerge

Scrambling to secure a new head coach during the NFL Playoffs is a stressful scene, especially when a chunk of the available candidates are actively coaching in their current positions throughout the postseason.

Matt Nagy News / A to Z Sports / January 18

Titans brass hosting Matt Nagy for dinner Sunday in Nashville ahead of head coach finalist interview Monday

The Tennessee Titans' coaching search is in the endgame. They have two finalist interviews scheduled for Monday: Chiefs OC Matt Nagy and 49ers DC Robert Saleh.

NFL News / A to Z Sports / January 18

Titans are setting themselves up for chaos with 'day late' head coach interview trend as NFL carousel heats up

Tennessee Titans fans across the land are really hoping to see their team's list of head coach finalists grow before this process ends. That's because over the weekend, we learned of the first three coaches scheduled for second official interviews in Nashville: former Browns HC Kevin Stefanski, Packers DC Jeff Hafley, and Chiefs OC Matt Nagy.

Jeff Hafley News / Tennessee Titans on SI / January 18

Titans Face Major Disadvantage For Jeff Hafley

In no world did the Tennessee Titans, a team that fired their head coach after Week 6, expect to be this far behind in the search for a head coach. While yes, they scheduled a trio of second round interviews, there's a real shot only one of those ends up happening.

Matt Nagy News / EasySportz / January 17