Turron Davenport, ESPN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are operating to finalize a do business in with Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their then head mentor, league resources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday evening.
Callahan would develop into the 6th mentor in Titans franchise historical past, changing Mike Vrabel, who used to be loose nearest the habitual season ended.
In 5 seasons because the Bengals offensive coordinator, Callahan helped determine an offense that fueled Cincinnati to 2 AFC North Category championships and a Tremendous Bowl look in 2021. The Bengals offense used to be 7th within the NFL in issues according to sport (26.1), 8th in overall yards (360.5 according to sport) and 5th in passing yards (265.0). The Bengals additionally completed fourth within the NFL in offensive DVOA in 2022.
“He establishes the whole structure of the offense,” Bengals mentor Zac Taylor stated of Callahan. “He has helped develop every position we have. He’s invaluable. There’s really not enough things I can say about him.”
Titans controlling proprietor Amy Adams Strunk fired Vrabel nearest back-to-back dropping seasons. Vrabel led Tennessee to 4 consecutive profitable seasons nearest arriving in 2018. Next forming 7-3 two seasons in the past, the Titans misplaced 13 in their then 18 — together with a seven sport dropping streak to finish the 2022 season.
Adams Strunk designated common supervisor Ran Carthon to govern the committee that in the long run made up our minds to rent Callahan.
Callahan needful into the NFL as an offensive worker for the Denver Broncos in 2010. He served in numerous roles together with training worker, offensive constituent keep watch over mentor and offensive worker thru 2015 when Peyton Manning quarterbacked the Broncos to a Tremendous Bowl-winning season.
Callahan’s in depth revel in operating with govern quarterbacks contains serving because the Lions quarterbacks mentor all through 2016 and 2017 seasons the place he labored along then-Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford who posted 4,000-yard passing yards every 12 months.
Please see season noticed Callahan in the similar function with the Oakland Raiders in 2018, the place he helped quarterback Derek Carr achieve 4,000 passing yards for the primary age in his profession. Now he’ll paintings with second-year quarterback Will Levis.
