Titans free agent said choosing Tennessee was a "no-brainer" based on advice from former veteran teammates
Tennessee Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan has been the talk of the town ever since he was hired to join his son Brian's staff in March. Callahan brings 46 years of coaching experience to Tennessee, including 25 years at the NFL level and six years as a head coach in the league. His pedigree […]
Tennessee Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan has been the talk of the town ever since he was hired to join his son Brian's staff in March.
Callahan brings 46 years of coaching experience to Tennessee, including 25 years at the NFL level and six years as a head coach in the league. His pedigree is second to none, which is what makes him one of the biggest assets the Titans have on the coaching staff.
There is already evidence of Callahan's abilities as a coach as he introduced his new offensive line unit to his 380-pound inventions in the form of Bertha and Olga. So it's no surprise to hear Titans newcomer Saahdiq Charles rave about the opportunity to learn from one of the game's best as a deciding factor in his free agency decision.
Charles, who figures to compete for the team's starting right guard spot, didn't hesitate when the Titans reached out to him in free agency. Having spent his first four seasons with the Washington Commanders, Charles was familiar with Callahan's teachings. He played alongside two offensive linemen who had previously been coached by the offensive line guru during Callahan's stop in Washington from 2015-2019.
"It was amazing," Charles told reporters of his free agency experience. "Especially playing with Washington for four years. I played with Brandon Scherff and Morgan Moses, a lot of his guys he had in Washington. I even talked to them like, 'I'm gonna go (play for) Bill.' And everybody was like 'Just go. No-brainer, just go.'"
Callahan has been known to get the most out of his players throughout his coaching career. Charles was drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft and just missed out on playing for Callahan in Washington.
With that being said, it sounds like the duo is already making up for lost time.
"It's been good so far," Charles said on Tuesday. "A lot of things that Coach Callahan has been teaching all of us, or asking some of us to do, previous coaches haven't taught me, or asked me to do. Just learning and getting better over time has been great."
Charles started in 10 of the 11 games he participated in during 2023. Though his career has been thrown off course at times due to injury, Charles hopes to find his footing playing for one of the best assistant coaches in the business as he aims to make an impact for the Titans in 2024.
