NASHVILLE — With the announcement of Brian Callahan as the franchise's next head coach, the Tennessee Titans also made moves to finalize the structure of the front office for football decisions.

GM Ran Carthon has been promoted to Executive Vice President/General Manager while Assistant GM Chad Brinker has been promoted to President of Football Operations.

The Titans are setting the record straight and drawing a clear line. Ran Carthon runs the show in Tennessee.

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According to a press release from the team, "As Executive Vice President/General Manager, Carthon’s duties will expand to include all areas that impact the football team: roster control, team activities and personnel decisions including draft and free agency acquisitions, oversight of Callahan and his coaching staff, scouting, sports medicine, and player engagement."

There has been a lot of gray area over the past year about who calls the shots for the Titans when it comes to roster decisions and the coaching staff. When the Titans fired Jon Robinson in December of 2022, it seemed like those powers were going to be handed over to Mike Vrabel for the foreseeable future. When the Titans then hired Carthon as GM, the lines became blurred.

Some believe that Vrabel's desire for more control led to his firing. Vrabel obviously didn't fit into the vision that Amy Adams Strunk has for her organization, and Carthon has now been handed the keys.

“Over the past year, Ran has impressed me and our staff with his innovative approach to roster building,” said Adams Strunk in her released statement. “Ran’s exceptional reputation around the league as a talent evaluator and culture builder was a clear competitive advantage during last year’s free agency and draft process, as well as our recent search for a head coach. Simply put, Ran Carthon makes the Tennessee Titans a destination for the league’s top talent. By expanding his role to include full roster control and oversight of the coaching staff, our organization will now benefit more completely from Ran’s unique ability to build and lead a championship-caliber football team.”

Moving forward, there should be no question. This is Ran Carthon's show. Brian Callahan will be answering to him. Chad Brinker will focus on salary cap management; analytics and strategy while also answering to Carthon. The Titans are in good, capable hands.

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