It’s already been quite a week for JC Latham.

On Sunday, the Titans’ starting right tackle returned from a four-game stint on injured reserve and found himself battling Las Vegas’ Maxx Crosby, one of the best edge rushers in the game.

One day later, Latham learned that the only head coach he has known in the NFL, Brian Callahan, had been fired.

Within hours of that bombshell, Latham discovered that Brian’s father, Bill, who just happened to be Latham’s offensive line coach, was leaving the team as well.

Now the second-year pro is ready for things to take a turn for the better, which could start this Sunday when the Titans host New England at Nissan Stadium.

That will give Latham an opportunity to improve upon what was likely the worst performance of his young career.

Latham allowed a career-high three sacks in the Titans’ 20-10 loss to the Raiders, tied a career high by allowing five pressures, and posted a career-low Pro Football Focus pass-blocking grade of 37.5.  

Facing Crosby was difficult enough, but doing so after not playing since Week 1 — when Latham totaled only 25 snaps before suffering a hip injury — made the task even much more challenging.

Was rust an issue for the 6-6, 342-pound Latham, the Titans’ first-round pick in 2024?

“Absolutely,” Latham said. “You’re not trying to [avoid] blame and you gotta’ take accountability on the field, so you got to get the job done at the end of the day. But [there’s] a realization to it as well.

“[The Raiders’ rushers], for them, that was Week 6. For me, it was my second half [of the season] … So yeah, absolutely, they [had] already found that rhythm. I’m trying to catch up to everybody else.”

Latham’s efforts will come without the aid of Bill Callahan, one of the NFL’s most highly respected offensive line coaches, who chose to leave following his son’s firing.

Bill Callahan factored into the decision to draft Latham with the seventh overall pick last year, believing Latham could play left tackle in the NFL. That plan didn’t go as well as anticipated last season, which is why Bill Callahan wound up helping Latham move back this year to right tackle, the position he played at Alabama.

“You know, as far as I go in my career, I’ll always give credit to Bill for laying the foundation down for me my rookie year,” Latham said. “A lot of guys in the NFL told me your success is going to be determined by your coach.

“Not taking away from [Titans assistant offensive line coaches Scott Fuchs or Matt Jones], but having a guy like Bill, who’s been around so much, and has so many different avenues of success, he can point to and show you what success looks like .. [I’m] definitely going to credit that to why my career can go the way it goes.”

That career will resume Sunday, with Latham hoping a few more practice reps — and one full game — under his belt this season will make him a better player against the Patriots than otherwise.

He’s likely to face former teammate Harold Landry, who leads New England with 4.5 sacks this season.

“That’s the challenge for myself,” Latham said of wanting to improve. “Not putting blame on nobody else. Got to get the job done whenever I’m on the field.”