The Tennessee Titans have reportedly found their next assistant special teams coach.
According to Joe Rexrode of The Athletic, the Titans are hiring Chase Blackburn for the role. He’ll replace Matt Edwards, who was let go by Tennessee after the 2021 campaign.
Blackburn spent the last six seasons with the Carolina Panthers before being let go after the 2021 campaign. He served as assistant special teams coach from 2016-17, and then as the special teams coordinator from 2018-21.
Before going into coaching, the 38-year-old also spent 10 seasons in the NFL, playing middle linebacker for the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. He played his college ball at Akron.
In 132 career games (45 starts), Blackburn totaled 372 tackles, 4.5 sacks, four interceptions and 10 passes defended. His last season came in 2014 with the Panthers.
Blackburn is set to work under Titans special teams coach, Craig Aukerman, who has been in that role since being promoted from assistant special teams coach in 2018.
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