Tennessee Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker gave his reasoning for firing head coach Brian Callahan six games into the 2025 season during a press conference on Monday (October 13).
“We just felt like this was the right time to make a change,” Brinker said via the New York Post. “We were looking for growth in this football team and that’s what this is about right now, is we’re not seeing enough growth from this football team. We’re 1-5, and we got to be better in this.”
Brinker had previously shared a statement announcing Callahan's firing earlier in the day on the Titans' official website and social media accounts.
"After extended conversations with our owner and general manager, we met with Brian Callahan this morning to tell him we are making a change at head coach," Titans President of Football Operations Chad Brinker said. "These decisions are never easy, and they become more difficult when they involve people of great character. We are grateful for Brian's investment in the Titans and Tennessee community during his tenure as head coach. We thank him and his family for being exemplary ambassadors of the Tennessee Titans.
"While we are committed to a patient and strategic plan to build a sustainable, winning football program, we have not demonstrated sufficient growth. Our players, fans, and community deserve a football team that achieves a standard we are not currently meeting, and we are committed to making the hard decisions necessary to reach and maintain that standard."
Callahan went 4-19 during two seasons as the Titans' head coach, which includes a 1-5 start to the 2025 season. Tennessee will host Callahan's predecessor, Mike Vrabel, and the New England Patriots, at Nissan Stadium on Sunday (October 19).
Titans senior offensive analyst Mike McCoy will serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season.