Titans promote Ran Carthon, Chad Brinker, hire Brian Callahan - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans finalized their football structure Wednesday.

The team announced Ran Carthon has been promoted to executive vice president/general manager, Chad Brinker has been promoted to president of football operations, and Brian Callahan has been hired to be its head coach.

Callahan comes to the Titans after spending the past five seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals' offensive coordinator.

«This is an exciting time for our franchise, and we're thrilled to have Brian as our head coach,» Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said. «We went through a thorough candidate search and Brian stood out as the best person to lead our football team. I want to thank the other candidates who were part of this process and wish them well moving forward.»

Tennessee was in search of someone to further develop second-year quarterback Will Levis. Callahan's extensive history working with quarterbacks was one of the reasons the Titans made him their choice.

Callahan's résumé includes his work with Peyton Manning as an offensive assistant during the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl-winning season in 2015. Matthew Stafford posted 4,000-plus passing yards in 2016 and 2017 when he had Callahan as his quarterbacks coach with the Detroit Lions. Derek Carr posted his first 4,000-yard passing season with Callahan as his position coach for the Raiders in 2018.

Carthon will now oversee all areas that impact the football team such as roster control, team activities and personnel decisions including draft and free agency acquisitions. Tennessee's coaching staff will report to Carthon. He will also have oversight of scouting, sports medicine and player engagement.

«Over the past year, Ran has impressed me and our staff with his