The Tennessee Titans have reportedly found their man for their vacant running backs coach position.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Titans are hiring Washington Commanders running backs coach Randy Jordan to the same role.
Jordan spent 10 seasons with the Commanders and was kept on staff after the team fired Jay Gruden, who originally hired him. He had senior offensive assistant added to his title in 2023.
Jordan first got into coaching in 2003 as an assistant with the Raiders. He then served as running backs coach at Nebraska (2004-07), Texas A&M (2008-11) and North Carolina (2012-13).
Prior to his coaching career, Jordan spent nine seasons in the NFL, playing with the Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.
The 53-year-old coach has a connection to Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan, who he first crossed paths with as a player during Callahan’s stint with the Raiders.
Callahan then hired Jordan while he served as the head coach at Nebraska. Jordan also worked with Callahan in Washington from 2015-19, when Callahan was the team’s offensive line coach and assistant head coach before becoming the interim head coach in 2019.
It was thought the Titans might stand pat at running backs coach after the team reportedly denied interview requests with now-former backs coach and run-game coordinator Justin Outten, but that is not the case.
That doesn’t mean Outten won’t stay, but he’ll obviously be taking on a different role if so.
Nevertheless, this is a great hire for Tennessee, as Jordan brings a ton of experience to a coaching staff that has a first-time head coach and offensive coordinator.
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