Ran Carthon out as General Manager of Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — General Manager for the Tennessee Titans, Ran Carthon, has been let go by the team.

The team announced the decision Tuesday morning, two days after the team finished the 2024 season with a 3-14 record. The team went 9-25 under Carthon’s leadership.

Carthon spent two years in Tennessee with two different head coaches and reportedly still has four years remaining on his contract.

Tennessee Titans Controlling Owner Amy Adams Strunk informed Carthon Tuesday morning the team would be making a change.

I’ve loved the time I’ve spent with Ran. He’s a talented football mind, a great man, and friend to everyone along his path,” Strunk said in the statement. “It’s impossible to ignore that our football team hasn’t improved over the past two years. I am deeply disappointed in our poor win-loss record during this period, of course, but my decision also speaks to my concern about our long-term future should we stay the course.

I love this team more than you can imagine. To our fans: we know this level of performance isn’t acceptable. We’re humbled by your support as we continue to work towards building the team you expect and deserve.

Amy Adams Strunk

President of Football Operations Chad Brinker will reportedly lead the search for a new GM. Brinker joined the team in 2023 as Assistant General Manager after spending 13 seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

Brian Callahan will continue as Head Coach.

President and CEO Burke Nihill addressed why the changes are needed in a statement:

We just haven’t improved this football team for the last couple of years. We’ve won nine of the 34 games we’ve played over the past two seasons, and as much as the record was concerning to Amy as it was to all of our fans, her assessment was also that we’re not on course to get where we need to go moving forward. As difficult as these decisions are, she believed it was the right one. Speaking of a change of the general manager specifically, Ran was hired into a very different job description than the one that exists today. Ran was hired for a general manager position that was very specific to the circumstances at the time, and the forecasting was the general manager would be able to partner very closely with the head coach, the existing head coach, and as the circumstances exists today, the general manager position is different.

And so, what Chad, who is leading the search, will be looking for is a very different skill set for a very different job description…Ran had very different circumstances over the last two years in terms of his role. At the end of the day, this is a results-oriented business. Amy’s assessment is we needed to make a change.

CEO Burke Nihill

A new GM will make the No. 1 overall pick in 2025. Brinker reiterated the group will work in unison as the team will be “aggressive” in finding the next GM.

“I’m going to allow our (new) general manager to do his job, and set free agency strategy and draft strategy, build a roster, and I’ll be right there will him.”