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Titans To Interview Mike McCarthy For HC Job

By | at January 8, 2026 5:51 pm

Mike McCarthy is now officially a candidate for two head coaching jobs. After scheduling his interview with the Giants, the former Packers and Cowboys head coach is also set to interview for the Titans vacancy, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The interview is scheduled for next Saturday.

Besides being one of the most experienced head coaching options on the market, McCarthy also has a connection to Titans leadership. Tennessee’s President of Football Operations Chad Brinker worked alongside McCarthy during their decade-plus tenures in Green Bay. Brinker worked his way up from a scouting intern to football administration executive. He left to be the Titans assistant GM in 2023, and he was given full control of the team’s roster in 2024 following Ran Carthon‘s ouster.

Following a 7-10 showing in 2024, McCarthy wasn’t retained as the Cowboys head coach. He still remained in the HC circuit last offseason, interviewing for open positions with the Bears and Saints. He obviously didn’t get either of those two gigs, and he ended up spending the 2025 campaign out of the NFL.

McCarthy made a name for himself as an offensive-minded coach while working with the likes of Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, and Dak Prescott. That would make him a natural fit for the Titans, who are looking to maximize 2025 first-overall pick Cam Ward. In 18 years as a head coach, McCarthy only had five seasons where he finished with a losing record. This would surely be alluring for a Titans organization that hasn’t finished above .500 since the 2021 season.

As mentioned, the Titans aren’t the only team eyeing McCarthy. The coach is set to interview for the open Giants job next week. New York will have the first opportunity to speak to the long-time coach, with that interview scheduled for Tuesday.

McCarthy joins a growing list of candidates for the Titans gig. The current list of definitive and potential targets includes:

More to come…

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Ravens, Titans Request HC Meetings With Kliff Kingsbury

By | at January 8, 2026 3:16 pm

Connected to both the Ravens and Titans this week, Kliff Kingsbury now has a path to interviewing with both teams. Each sent out a request to the newly available coach, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports.

The Titans were believed to be in on Kingsbury before his Commanders exit, making it all the more unusual Washington let him go. The Ravens came up as a potentially interested party shortly after firing John Harbaugh. This market did not initially have much in terms of offense-oriented talent, but some changes have shaken things up a bit.

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Although Harbaugh is the top prize, the Browns and Dolphins respectively firing Kevin Stefanski and Mike McDaniel adds two more experienced play-callers for teams to study. Kingsbury received extensive interest last year, and even though the Commanders’ season tanked thanks largely to Jayden Daniels‘ three-injury year, the two-year Washington play-caller is a notable name to watch now that he’s free to meet with teams without restrictions.

The Ravens certainly have an interesting position to offer based on Lamar Jackson‘s status. Kingsbury has done quite well with dual-threat quarterbacks, overseeing both Kyler Murray Pro Bowl years before being at the controls for Daniels’ Offensive Rookie of the Year slate that produced Washington’s first NFC championship game berth since 1991. In between, Kingsbury coached Caleb Williams during his final USC season. The Ravens are searching for someone to maximize Jackson, with team brass pushing Harbaugh to move on from OC Todd Monken despite the QB’s back-to-back first-team All-Pro appearances on the play-caller’s watch.

The Titans have been preparing for a full-on overhaul for months, firing Brian Callahan in October. A host of candidates are on Tennessee’s radar in what is shaping up as a thorough search. The team has yoyoed between offensive and defensive coaches lately, going from Mike Mularkey to Mike Vrabel to Callahan. It certainly appears Titans ownership made a mistake in firing Vrabel, a Coach of the Year frontrunner. But a new voice is running this search; now holding roster control, Mike Borgonzi is at the controls of the latest Tennessee HC hunt.

Kingsbury, 46, can interview in-person at any point moving forward. These are his first two interview summons on this year’s carousel. His stock high after Daniels’ breakthrough season, Kingsbury opted not to take any interviews in 2025. He preferred to stay in Washington and mentor Daniels, but disagreements between he and GM Adam Peters — among some overarching concerns about front office-coaching staff friction — helped lead him out of town with one season left on his contract. The former four-year Cardinals HC will be a strong candidate, like McDaniel, for OC positions. But with offensive play-callers still the gems of the coaching market, opportunities to land a second-chance HC job first have come up.

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Titans Request HC Interviews With Arthur Smith, Jeff Hafley

By | at January 8, 2026 1:22 pm

The Titan have submitted requests to interview Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, per Titans inside Paul Kuharsky.

Smith, 43, spent most of his coaching career in Tennessee. He started as a quality control assistant in 2011 with a season on both sides of the ball before spending six years working with the Titans’ tight ends. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2019 and took a bottom 10 offense to top-12 ranks in points and yards in his debut season. Smith then led a top-five unit in 2020, which got him hired as the Falcons’ head coach the following offseason. He went 7-10 in three straight season in Atlanta and was fired in 2024. Mike Tomlin picked him up as the Steelers’ OC, but Smith has not found the same success as his time in Tennesee. Pittsburgh’s offense has ranked among the NFL’s bottom 10 teams in points and finished in the middle of the pack in terms of yardage.

Hiring Smith does not have obvious appeal outside of a reunion with a former coach. He does not have a strong history of working with young quarterbacks, a key part of the Titans’ current search, and his success has primarily come in the run game. Cam Ward has good movement skills, but he was not a dual-threat quarterback at Miami and will not be one in the NFL. His connections with Tomlin and Mike Vrabel could help him land a solid defensive coordinator.

Hafley, 46, has quickly risen up the list of hot coaching candidates after two successful years in Green Bay. His coaching career began in college in 2021 with stints at a variety of schools before moving to the NFL in 2012. He coached defensive backs in Tampa Bay (2012-2013), Cleveland (2014-2015), and San Francisco (2016-2018) before accepting a co-DC gig at Ohio State. Boston College hired Hafely as their next head coach in 2020; four years later, he took his current position with the Packers. In his debut year in Green Bay, Hafley led the team to a top-six finish in points and yards before taking a step back to a top-12 ranking this season.

Hiring a defensive-minded head coach to lock down one side of the ball while searching for a young OC to word with Ward seems like a viable strategy for the Titans, especially given this year’s hiring cycle. There are far more potential head coaches on the defensive side of the ball with a number of young offensive assistants who may be ready for an OC job.

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2026 NFL Head Coaching Search Tracker

By | at January 7, 2026 9:50 pm

The Browns, Cardinals, Falcons and Raiders followed the Giants and Titans in firing head coaches, making those calls between the Week 18 conclusion and Black Monday. The Ravens then moved on from John Harbaugh after 18 seasons; two days later, the Dolphins canned Mike McDaniel. Here are the candidates connected to all eight of the HC-needy franchises. If more teams make changes, they will be added to the list.

Updated 1-8-26 (11:30pm CT)

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Cardinals, Falcons, Giants, Raiders, Ravens, Titans To Interview Vance Joseph

By | at January 7, 2026 8:58 pm

JANUARY 7, 8:58pm: Another new team has been added to Joseph’s docket. According to senior NFL insider Josina Anderson, in addition to the Giants and Raiders, Joseph will interview with the Ravens on Thursday for an opportunity to replace John Harbaugh in Baltimore.

The Browns remain the only team leaving Joseph off the invite list at the moment. Luca Evans of the Denver Post confirmed today through sources that Cleveland had not yet requested an interview. Instead, it’s the former Browns who could be looking to Vance to help their defense reestablish the identity that made the Ravens so notorious for years.

JANUARY 6, 3:48pm: Add the Falcons to Joseph’s itinerary. Atlanta brass will discuss its recently vacated HC position with the Denver DC this week, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini tweets. This makes Joseph on the radar for five of the six available positions thus far. The Browns can make it a sweep.

Last year, Joseph met with only the Jets and Raiders. After the Broncos’ defense delivered a second straight strong season under Joseph, more teams have taken notice. While Joseph will shift his focus back to the Broncos’ divisional-round game next week, his bye period will be eventful.

JANUARY 6, 12:03pm: Vance Joseph‘s second Broncos stint has boosted his stock, and after seven years back on the coordinator level, the former head coach is poised to become a strong candidate for a second-chance opportunity. Several teams will meet with the Denver DC about HC vacancies.

The Cardinals, Giants, Raiders and Titans will huddle up with Joseph, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Because the Broncos secured the AFC’s bye slot, Joseph can discuss HC jobs with teams beginning Wednesday of this week. The interviews must be virtual, but Joseph will conduct them all this week.

Joseph’s Cardinals interview is perhaps the most interesting, as he spent four years as their DC. The veteran staffer’s Denver return showed a willingness to return after being fired. While the Cardinals did not technically fire Joseph in 2023 — as they dismantled Kliff Kingsbury‘s staff upon dismissing the HC — they passed on Joseph as the Kingsbury successor.

Joseph interviewed for the Arizona job shortly after Kingsbury’s ouster but did not meet about the position a second time. The Cards gave the job to another defensive-minded coach, Jonathan Gannon, whom they fired Monday.

The Raiders met with Joseph about their HC vacancy last year, eventually giving the job to Pete Carroll. That will make for an interesting meeting this time around, as the team fired Carroll after a 3-14 season. The Giants and Titans came up as interested parties for Joseph ahead of this year’s carousel launch.

There are a host of defensive-minded HC candidates this year but few offense-oriented options for teams. This has allowed Joseph, 53, to move into stronger position to become a second-chance HC. Joseph went 11-21 as the Broncos’ HC from 2017-18, but his quarterback situation — headlined by Case Keenum and the Paxton Lynch draft miss — did plenty to hurt those teams’ chances. After helming a third-ranked defense last season, Joseph repeated that finish in 2025.

The Broncos enter the playoffs third in scoring defense and second in yardage, as Joseph’s defense has powered them to the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2015. While Denver is highly unlikely to lose OC Joe Lombardi, the prospect of losing Joseph and QBs coach Davis Webb is firmly in play.

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Raheem Morris Sets Up HC Interviews With Giants, Cardinals

By | at January 7, 2026 11:02 am

Just days after the Falcons fired him, Raheem Morris is drawing plenty of interest from teams looking for a head coach. After scheduling a Titans interview, he’ll also meet with the Giants and Cardinals in the next week, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The 49-year-old Morris has worked as a full-time NFL head coach twice. His first opportunity came with the Buccaneers from 2009-11. The Bucs put together a 10-win campaign in Morris’ second year, but that was sandwiched between seasons in which they went 3-13 and 4-12. First-round quarterback Josh Freeman didn’t pan out as hoped, which helped lead to Morris’ demise.

Morris primarily served as defensive assistant with Washington and Atlanta from 2012-20, though he was also the Falcons’ wide receivers coach for three years and their passing game coordinator for one. Morris also had a stint as the Falcons’ interim head coach in 2020. He went 4-7 replacing the fired Dan Quinn. The Falcons hired Arthur Smith during the ensuing offseason.

With Smith taking over, Morris temporarily departed Atlanta to serve as Sean McVay‘s defensive coordinator in Los Angeles. Morris held that role through 2023. He was a key figure on the Rams’ Super Bowl-winning staff in 2021.

Morris’ efforts with the Rams earned him another head coaching shot in Atlanta, where he succeeded the fired Smith, but the reunion didn’t go well. The Falcons posted a subpar 16-18 record under Morris from 2024-25. Although the Falcons made big investments in quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr, neither provided an obvious solution under center over the past two years. The franchise cleaned house in giving Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot their walking papers last Sunday night.

Any coach who has a suboptimal QB situation is likely to struggle. Finding an answer at the position has been a problem so far for Morris, who has gone a woeful 37-56. However, he’d inherit a potential franchise signal-caller in New York. The Giants are hopeful they found one when they used the 25th pick in the 2025 draft on Jaxson Dart, who had a promising rookie year despite concussion issues.

Morris would work with Dart in New York, but there’s less clarity in Arizona. Veteran Jacoby Brissett is under contract for another year. He may stick around as a bridge QB, though the Cardinals could find their next starter in the draft. They’re slated to pick third overall in the spring. Former No. 1 overall selection Kyler Murray is still on the roster, but the Cardinals are likely to trade or release the seven-year veteran in the next couple of months.

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Jason Garrett To Interview For Titans’ HC Position

By | at January 6, 2026 11:27 pm

Jason Garrett has made a somewhat surprising return to the NFL radar. The former Cowboys coach-turned-NBC analyst is on track to interview for the Titans’ HC job, ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano reports.

Virtually off the PFR pages since the 2021 season, Garrett last worked in the NFL as Giants OC from 2020-21. He is best known, of course, for a nine-plus-season run as the Cowboys’ HC. Certainly a polarizing figure in the NFL, Garrett represents the second ex-Cowboys HC to land on the Titans’ radar during this cycle. The team has been linked to Mike McCarthy as well.

Now 59, Garrett has served as a Football Night in America analyst (with occasional booth work in place of Cris Collinsworth) and a Notre Dame announcer. He was linked to the Duke and Stanford jobs earlier this decade but has been off the coaching radar since.

Viewed as a high-end coaching candidate once upon a time, Garrett succeeded in spurts and certainly was on a long leash under Jerry Jones. Regularly viewed as a coach who avoided the chopping block, Garrett did lead the Cowboys to three playoff berths during his time at the helm. This included divisional-round trips in each season, though the second of those involved a one-and-done as the NFC’s No. 1 seed. The Cowboys missed the playoffs in 2019, representing a disappointment as Dak Prescott played the season on his fourth-round contract after failed extension talks, and Jones finally cut the cord several days after the season.

Garrett went 85-67 as Cowboys HC, and while he did interview for the Chargers’ HC job in 2021, the former Dallas quarterback has been mostly out of the mix for a top sideline role since his 2020 firing. The Giants fired Garrett in November 2021. Daniel Jones did not show much progress under Garrett, who coached the Eli Manning successor in his second and third seasons.

Garrett did do well mentoring Tony Romo, and Prescott emerged quickly despite being a fourth-round pick. Garrett was not the Cowboys’ play-caller throughout this period, though, regularly operating as a CEO coach. This interview, however, surely will not go over well with a sizable sect of Titans fans. A number of candidates are in the mix for this position, as GM Mike Borgonzi is running his first coaching search.

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Mike McCoy To Interview For Titans’ HC Job; Team Not Planning Dennard Wilson Meeting

By | at January 6, 2026 1:35 pm

As we’ve attempted to cover in this space for a while, interim coaches face a steep battle toward actually landing the full-time job. Antonio Pierce is the only interim leader over the past nine offseasons to be elevated to full-time status, and the Raiders fired him a year later.

The Titans were the first team to fire a coach this season, beating the Giants to the punch. They turned to Mike McCoy as their interim boss. The two-time NFL HC will have a chance to interview for the full-time position, according to veteran Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky.

McCoy, 53, went 2-9 as the interim coach this season. This came after his four-year Chargers HC run produced a 27-37 mark and one playoff berth. The Titans finished 30th in scoring offense and 31st in yardage. Although Cam Ward showed flashes down the stretch, the No. 1 overall pick finished his rookie season with an NFL-low QBR number.

Tennessee hired McCoy last year, bringing him aboard as a senior offensive assistant under Brian Callahan. Interim leaders were hired at a greater rate in previous NFL periods; the Titans are an example of a team that has shown great interest in such continuity. The team elevated Mike Mularkey from interim leader to full-time HC in 2015. As the Oilers, the franchise removed Jeff Fisher‘s interim tag in 1995. Jerry Glanville started as an Oilers interim HC before being elevated to full-time status in 1986. That said, McCoy is highly unlikely to land this job.

McCoy, however, will at least have the opportunity to interview. DC Dennard Wilson is believed to have pushed for an interview, Kuharsky adds, but the team will not provide that chance. ST coordinator John Fassel is pushing for an interview as well, per Kuharsky. Callahan hired Wilson in 2024, after he had lost out on the Eagles’ DC job, and brought in Fassel in 2025. The Titans ranked 28th in points allowed this season, finishing 21st in total defense. Wilson did have the NFL’s No. 2 total defense in 2024, but his unit ranked 30th in scoring.

Several established candidates are on Tennessee’s docket, however. Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak, Packers DC Jeff Hafley, Rams DC Chris Shula, 49ers DC Robert Saleh and Jaguars DC Anthony Campanile are among others who are expected to interview, per Kuharsky. Here is how their Mike Borgonzi-led search process looks as of Tuesday afternoon:

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Titans Expect Will Levis To Be On 2026 Roster; Latest On Chig Okonkwo, Arden Key

By | at January 6, 2026 11:43 am

Will Levis spent this season on IR, being shifted to the injured list after suffering a shoulder injury in July. Prior to that, the 2023 second-round pick loomed as a player chosen under a previous GM that brought a curious fit behind No. 1 overall draftee Cam Ward.

A report last month indicated Levis would likely be traded this offseason, but second-year GM Mike Borgonzi voiced an expectation Tuesday (via TitanInsider.com’s Terry McCormick) that the struggling quarterback would have a role on the 2026 Titans. One year remains on Levis’ rookie contract.

Ran Carthon selected Levis during the first of his two drafts. While current football ops president Chad Brinker was with the Titans when they made that pick, Borgonzi — who arrived in 2025 — is now controlling the 53-man roster. Levis’ injury last year gave Brandon Allen a smooth ride to the QB2 role; Levis’ first two seasons were anything but smooth.

After showing some promise as a rookie, the Kentucky product did not take a step forward in 2024. Brian Callahan expressed frustration with the erratic passer and benched him at points, giving then-backup Mason Rudolph chances. Levis finished last in QBR by a wide margin in 2024, throwing 13 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions and averaging 6.9 yards per attempt.

While Levis did improve on his completion percentage from his rookie year (upping it to 63.1), the Titans effectively moved on after landing the No. 1 pick in a draft that saw teams only pine for one quarterback. Ward was drafted 24 spots before any other QB last year, and he is now the Titans’ centerpiece player.

After trade rumors followed Levis leading up to the draft, he did split first-team reps with Ward during the Titans’ offseason program. The older passer would not have been a realistic challenger for the job in training camp, though it is worth wondering if he would have received more first-team work had the injury not occurred. Allen is not signed for 2026, keeping the backup job open. The Texans have used ex-starter Davis Mills as their backup for a highly drafted QB (C.J. Stroud); the Tennessee rival extended Mills last year. Levis could conceivably settle into a Mills role, though he will need to prove he can stay healthy and assimilate into the to-be-determined HC/OC’s system.

One of Levis’ former targets, Chig Okonkwo was drafted two GMs ago. Chosen in Jon Robinson‘s final draft, the Titans’ tight end starter is unsigned for 2026. Despite the team’s struggles during his rookie contract, Okonkwo said he wants to re-sign.

“I definitely want to be a part of the core and watch this place grow from where we’re at now into a winning organization,” Okonkwo said, via McCormick. “I definitely want to be a part of that. I believe in that. I believe in the vision. I believe in Cam and the things that are going on, so I definitely think it would be a great place to be for me.”

On a team that has seen a host of injury troubles in recent years, Okonkwo has been incredibly durable. The former fourth-round pick has never missed a game. He has made 42 starts in four seasons. This campaign brought a career-high 560 receiving yards, marking his second 500-yard slate.

Okonkwo stands to do fairly well as a free agent, but the upcoming tight end class is rather crowded. While older cogs like Travis Kelce (should he return), Dallas Goedert and David Njoku are unsigned, second-contract-seeking TEs Kyle Pitts and Cade Otton are poised to be available.

Additionally, Arden Key said he would like to stay in Nashville. The veteran edge rusher noted (via ESPN.com’s Turron Davenport) a belief mutual interest in a re-signing exists. Key played out a three-year, $21MM deal. Arriving as a Harold Landry sidekick, Key outlasted the former Titans staple in Tennessee. The nomadic outside linebacker was mentioned in trade rumors but ultimately retained, finishing the season with four sacks in 12 games. Key (30 in May) combined for 12.5 sacks during two prior seasons as a Landry wingman, however.

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Titans Request HC Interviews With Matt Nagy, Steve Spagnuolo, Vance Joseph, Lou Anarumo

By | at January 6, 2026 9:04 am

JANUARY 6: Tennessee’s interview with Anarumo will take place tomorrow, per Rapoport. He and Pelissero add the Nagy interview will be on Thursday. Spagnuolo will also interview Thursday, according to Albert Breer of SI.com. Those three will be joined by recently unemployed staffers Kevin Stefanski and Raheem Morris as candidates to speak with the Titans at least once.

JANUARY 5: The Titans were the first team to fire their head coach during the 2025 season, moving on from Brian Callahan on Oct. 13. They replaced Callahan with interim choice Mike McCoy, but it didn’t lead to a turnaround. With the Titans’ offseason now underway after a 3-14 campaign, they’re working to find Callahan’s full-time successor.

Tennessee has requested interviews with two Chiefs assistants – offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo – as well as Broncos D-coordinator Vance Joseph and Colts DC Lou Anarumo (via reports from Jordan Schultz, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network). The Titans are also expected to request a meeting with Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, per Schultz. Kingsbury’s name previously came up in connection to the Titans’ job on Sunday.

General manager Mike Borgonzi is leading the Titans’ search, though the next hire will come with owner Amy Adams Strunk‘s blessing. The fact that Borgonzi is considering Nagy and Spagnuolo for the job isn’t a surprise. Borgonzi worked in Kansas City’s front office from 2009-24, giving him plenty of familiarity with Nagy and Spagnuolo.

Both Nagy and Spagnuolo come with head coaching experience, but the former had far more success in his first stop. Nagy led the Bears to a 34-31 mark and two playoff berths from 2018-21. He earned Coach of the Year honors in his first season in Chicago.

Although Nagy doesn’t call the plays as Kansas City’s O-coordinator (that responsibility belongs to Andy Reid), his offensive background appeals to the Titans. Getting the most out of quarterback Cam Ward, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, will be among their next head coach’s most important tasks.

An acclaimed defensive assistant throughout his career, the 66-year-old Spagnulo has won four Super Bowls as a coordinator (three with the Chiefs, one with the Giants). However, his initial stint as a full-time head coach couldn’t have gone much worse. The then-St. Louis Rams went 10-38 under Spagnuolo from 2009-11. Spagnuolo later held the interim gig with the Giants after Ben McAdoo‘s firing in 2017. He went 1-3 in that brief run, but Spagnuolo’s stock has since gone way up during his brilliant seven-year reign atop the Chiefs’ defense.

Joseph, one of Spagnuolo’s fellow AFC West D-coordinators, is also a former head coach. While Joseph struggled to an 11-21 mark with the Broncos from 2015-16, his success since returning to Denver as an assistant in 2023 could lead to a second chance as a sideline general. Thanks largely to Joseph’s defense, which ranks first in sacks, second in yards and third in points, the 14-3 Broncos will enter the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Anarumo is the lone candidate in this group who has not worked as a head coach. Now 59, Anarumo was an assistant at various colleges before joining the Dolphins’ defensive staff in 2012. He earned his first D-coordinator job with the Bengals in 2019. Anarumo stayed in place for six years, a span in which the Bengals went to two AFC title games and a Super Bowl, but the team fired him after its defense finished 25th overall in 2024.

Anarumo quickly caught on with the Colts, who spiraled to an 8-9 mark after starting 8-2 in 2025. The Colts’ defense ended the year an underwhelming 21st in points and 23rd in yards, but injuries to DeForest Buckner, Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward took away three of Anarumo’s best players for significant periods of time. The Titans obviously aren’t holding that against him.

The Chiefs, Colts and Commanders failed to qualify for the playoffs, which means Nagy, Spagnulo, Anarumo and Kingsbury are eligible to interview as early as Tuesday, Dianna Russini of The Athletic relays. With the Broncos on a bye, Joseph will be available to discuss the Tennessee job on Wednesday. He’ll do so via Zoom, according to Mike Klis of 9News.

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