Put any of those ideas of what the Tennessee Titans might do with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on hold. There will be a different person making that pick than has been expected.
In an odd move, Titans ownership fired general manager Ran Carthon on Tuesday. This comes after the same ownership gave Carthon a lucrative contract extension a year ago and opened up the purse strings to allow him to build the team as he saw fit following the departure of longtime head coach Mike Vrabel.
Now, Carthon is out after the Titans fell from 6-11 in 2023 to 3-14 in 2024 and it became increasingly obvious that they didn’t have their long-term solution at quarterback. After tabbing Will Levis in the second round of 2023, Carthon won’t get a second chance in Tennessee to fix the problem.
The Titans offseason needs haven’t changed with Carthon’s firing. But now there is the variable of the unknown GM commodity who will be making the pick at No. 1 and controlling free agency. In Carthon’s stead, Titans Director of Football Operations Chad Brinker will run the team and the search, according to a statement from owner Amy Adams Strunk. In that statement, Strunk also announced that Brian Callahan will return as head coach.
