NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have had the most time in the NFL to start searching for their next head coach. General manager Mike Borgonzi has no timeline for hiring that person with the search officially underway.
“I do feel really good about the process that we’ve gone through to identify some of these candidates,” Borgonzi said Tuesday. “That’s the goal, that’s the intention, to get a head coach in here that’s going to be here for the long term and to win a lot of games.”
Borgonzi is running his first NFL head coaching search after being hired himself less than a year ago. He declined to comment on any possible candidates or even how many the Titans might interview in their search. He made clear he wants someone who can instill a culture for a franchise mired in four straight losing seasons.
“We need a leader that’s going to show up here every day here to work and really just instill that belief and instill the attention to detail, the accountability piece that we need here and the unity piece to bring everything together here in this organization,” Borgonzi said.
The Titans interviewed 10 candidates before hiring Brian Callahan in January 2024. Interim coach Mike McCoy has said he’d like to be considered for the job.
The Titans reportedly have interviews lined up for two-time AP NFL Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski on Saturday, former Atlanta coach Raheem Morris on Sunday, Indianapolis defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo on Wednesday and Kansas City offensive coordinator Matt Nagy on Thursday.
Borgonzi knows Nagy well having spent 16 years with the Chiefs himself. Asked about public perception of being friends with a potential candidate like Nagy, Borgonzi said he has a great relationship with someone he worked with for years.
“I thought he did some good things in Chicago, and he did a lot of good things when he returned to Kansas City,” Borgonzi said. “Like all these other coaches, you have to do a ton of research on them. You still have to research on people that you know.”