saint thomas sports park...saint thomas sports park 460 great circle rd. nashville, tn 37228...

SAINT THOMAS SPORTS PARK 460 Great Circle Rd.Nashville, TN 37228615-565-4000(same for training camp)

TRAINING CAMP• Saint Thomas Sports Park

NISSAN STADIUM/TICKET OPERATIONSOne Titans WayNashville, TN 37213615-565-4200 (Ticket Dept.)615-565-4300 (Nissan Stadium Administration)(69,143 capacity)

TITANS MEDIA RELATIONS615-565-4100Robbie Bohren Senior Director of CommunicationsDwight Spradlin Assistant Director of Media RelationsJared Puffer Media Relations ManagerKate Guerra Team PublicistKim Smith Media Relations CoordinatorArden Shirley Seasonal Media Relations Assistant

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TITANS COLORSTitans Blue (Pantone 279), Titans Navy (289), Titans Red (186), Titans Silver (877 metallic), White, DK Steel Grey (425), Wolf Grey (429)

DIVISION/CONFERENCE/LEAGUE TITLES• Two AFL Championships (1960, 1961)• One AFC Championship (1999)• Four AFL Eastern Division Championships (1960, 1961, 1962, 1967)• Two AFC South Division Championships (2002, 2008)• Three AFC Central Division Championships (1991, 1993, 2000)• Four AFL Championship Game Appearances (1960, 1961, 1962, 1967)• Five AFC Championship Game Appearances (1978, 1979, 1999, 2002, 2019)• One Super Bowl Appearance (XXXIV)• 23 Playoff Appearances (1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019)

TITANS/OILERS ALL-TIME RECORDRegular Season: 440-470-6 Home: 253-203-2 Road: 187-267-4 As Titans: 173-163-0 As Oilers: 267-307-6Postseason: 17-21 Home: 6-5 Road: 11-15 Super Bowl (XXXIV): 0-1

FRANCHISE TIMELINE1960–1996 Houston Oilers1997 Team Relocates from Houston to Nashville1997 Tennessee Oilers (Liberty Bowl, Memphis)1998 Tennessee Oilers (Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville)1999-Present Tennessee Titans (Nissan Stadium, Nashville)

FRANCHISE CAREER RECORD HOLDERSRushing Yards Eddie George (1996-03) 10,009Passing Yards Warren Moon (1984-1993) 33,685Receiving Yards Ernest Givins (1986-1994) 7,935Receptions Ernest Givins (1986-1994) 542Interceptions Jim Norton (1960-1968) 45Sacks Elvin Bethea (1968-83) 105Field Goals Al Del Greco (1991-2000) 246Points Al Del Greco (1991-2000) 1,060Touchdowns Eddie George (1996-2003) 74Wins (Coach) Jeff Fisher (1994-2010) 147Wins (QB) Steve McNair (1995-2005) 81

FRANCHISE SEASON RECORD HOLDERSRushing Yards Chris Johnson (2009) 2,006Passing Yards Warren Moon (1991) 4,690Receiving Yards Charlie Hennigan (1961) 1,746Receptions Charlie Hennigan (1964) 101Interceptions Fred Glick (1963) 12 Mike Reinfeldt (1979) 12Sacks Elvin Bethea (1973) 17Field Goals Al Del Greco (1998) 36Points Ryan Succop (2017) 136 Al Del Greco (1998) 136Touchdowns Earl Campbell (1979) 19

2020 TITANS SCHEDULE

PRESEASON (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)Day Date Opponent Kickoff TVSat. Aug. 15 at Washington 1 p.m. WKRNSat. Aug. 22 NY GIANTS 7 p.m. WKRNSat. Aug. 29 at Tampa Bay 6 p.m. WKRNThur. Sept. 3 CHICAGO 7 p.m. WKRN

REGULAR SEASONDay Date Opponent Kickoff TVMon. Sept. 14 at Denver 9:10 p.m. ESPNSun. Sept. 20 JACKSONVILLE Noon CBSSun. Sept. 27 at Minnesota Noon CBSSun. Oct. 4 PITTSBURGH Noon CBSSun. Oct. 11 BUFFALO Noon* CBSSun. Oct. 18 HOUSTON Noon* CBSSun. Oct. 25 Bye Sun. Nov. 1 at Cincinnati Noon* CBSSun. Nov. 8 CHICAGO Noon* FOXThur. Nov. 12 INDIANAPOLIS 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN/ AmazonSun. Nov. 22 at Baltimore Noon* CBSSun. Nov. 29 at Indianapolis Noon* CBSSun. Dec. 6 CLEVELAND Noon* CBSSun. Dec. 13 at Jacksonville Noon* CBSSat./Sun. Dec. 19/20 DETROIT TBD TBDSun. Dec. 27 at Green Bay 7:20 p.m.* NBCSun. Jan. 3 at Houston Noon* CBS

All kickoff times Central * Time, TV subject to change

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TEAM INFORMATION (2-5)Fingertip Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Staff Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

TITANS EXECUTIVES (6-14)Amy Adams Strunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8Burke Nihill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Jon Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10Jenneen Kaufman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Gil Beverly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Adolpho Birch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Ryan Cowden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Brooke Ellenberger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Bob Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Vin Marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ralph Ockenfels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

COACHING STAFF (15-32)Mike Vrabel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17Arthur Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18Craig Aukerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19Brian Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Scott Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20Shane Bowen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Keith Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Ryan Crow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Tony Dews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Todd Downing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23Matt Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24Mondray Gee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Jim Haslett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25Chandler Henley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Zak Kuhr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Anthony Midget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27Rob Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28Pat O’Hara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29Frank Piraino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Luke Steckel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30John Streicher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Mike Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Terrell Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32

VETERANS & DRAFT PICKS (33-224)Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-40 Alphabetical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 Numerical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-37 Pronunciation Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Positional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39 How They Were Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Cameron Batson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42Vic Beasley Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-45Khari Blasingame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47Amani Bledsoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Beau Brinkley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-50A.J. Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-53Jayon Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-56Malcolm Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-60Kevin Byard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-64Ibraheim Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-66Kamalei Correa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-69Jack Crawford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71Dane Cruikshank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73Corey Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-76Nate Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-78Rashard Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-80Dalyn Dawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-82Matt Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-84Jamil Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-86Kenneth Durden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-88Nick Dzubnar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-90Darrynton Evans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91-92Rashaan Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93-95Anthony Firkser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-97Kristian Fulton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-99Avery Gennesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Reggie Gilbert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101-103Nigel Harris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104-105Derrick Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-111Cole Herdman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Parker Hesse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Cody Hollister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114-115Amani Hooker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116-117Adam Humphries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118-121Joey Ivie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122-123Adoree’ Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124-128Chris Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129-130Ben Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131-133DaQuan Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134-137Greg Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138-139Johnathan Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-145Joshua Kalu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146-147Dennis Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148-149Zac Kerin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150-151Brett Kern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152-159Harold Landry III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160-162Taylor Lewan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163-165David Long Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166-167Isaiah Mack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168-169Cole McDonald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170-171Chris Milton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172-173Daniel Munyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Larrell Murchison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175-176Kareem Orr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177-178Senorise Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179-180MyCole Pruitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181-183David Quessenberry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184-185Kalif Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186-189Derick Roberson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190-191Rodger Saffold III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192-193Ty Sambrailo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194-195Jeffery Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196-197Jonnu Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198-200Josh Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Tye Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-204Ryan Tannehill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205-210Trevion Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Kenny Vaccaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-215D’Andre Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216-217Jordan Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218-219Isaiah Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Shaun Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221-222Logan Woodside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223-224

ROOKIE FREE AGENTS (225-232)Aaron Brewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Cale Garrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Tommy Hudson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Khaylan Kearse-Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Brandon Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Mason Kinsey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Tucker McCann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Anthony McKinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Cameron Scarlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Kobe Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Teair Tart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Nick Westbrook-Ikhine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Kristian Wilkerson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Kyle Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

2019 REVIEW (233-286)2019-20 Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234-235Participation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236-237Regular Season Stats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Regular Season Defensive Stats . . . . . . . . . 239Postseason Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240Postseason Defensive Stats. . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Preseason Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242Preseason Defensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Game-by-Game Team Stats. . . . . . . . . . . . . 244-245Postseason Game-by-Game Team Stats . . . 246Game-by-Game Starters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Game-by-Game Individual Stats . . . . . . . . . 248-266Field Goals and Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Game Summaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-286

RECORDS (287-326)All-Pro and Pro Bowl Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . 288League Season Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Leaders by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289-293

Year-by-Year Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293-297Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297-308Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308-315Two-Point Conversions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315-316Shutouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Game-Winning Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317All-Time Return Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-319Top Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319-326 100-Yard Rushing Games . . . . . . . . . . . 319-321 300-Yard Passing Games . . . . . . . . . . . 321-322 100-Yard Receiving Games . . . . . . . . . . 322-324 Career 100- and 300-Yard Games . . . . . 324-325 Top Performances by Teammates . . . . . 325-326Largest Win/Loss Margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

HISTORY (327-500)Year-by-Year Stats, 1960-2019 . . . . . . . . . . 328-387Preseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388-390 All-Time Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388-390Titans vs. the NFL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391Team-by-Team Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392-398Titans and the NFL Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398-412 All-Time First-Rounders . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398-399 All-Time Selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399-411 Picks by University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412Trade History, 1997-2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413-419Free Agency History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419-421All-Time Coaches Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422Head Coaches Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423All-Time Player Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424-433All-Time Jersey Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433-440Practice Squad Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441-443NFL Europa Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443Starting Quarterback Summary . . . . . . . . . . 443Year-by-Year Starting Quarterbacks. . . . . . . 444-449Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450-470 All-Pro Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450-453 Pro Bowl Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454-455 Miscellaneous Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455-458 Titans/Oilers Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . 458 Pro Football Hall of Famers . . . . . . . . . . 459-469 Retired Jersey Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 470Oilers Logo History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471Stadium History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472Historical Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473-489Home/Away Win-Loss Records . . . . . . . . . . 490Month-by-Month Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491Situational Win-Loss Records . . . . . . . . . . . 492Primetime Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492-493Overtime History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494-496Hottest/Coldest Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496All-Time Offensive Yards/Rankings . . . . . . . 497All-Time Defensive Yards/Rankings . . . . . . . 498Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499-500

PLAYOFF HISTORY (501-535)Franchise Playoff Game History. . . . . . . . . . 502All-Time Playoff Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504-508Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508-513Big Days/Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513Game Summaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514-535

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OWNERSHIPAmy Adams Strunk . . . . Controlling Owner and Co-Chairman, Board of

Directors Susie Adams Smith . . . Co-Chairman, Board of Directors Kenneth S. Adams, IV . . Board of Directors Barclay Adams Susan Lewis

EXECUTIVESBurke Nihill . . . . . . . . . . President/CEO Jon Robinson . . . . . . . . Executive Vice President/General Manager Gil Beverly . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing &

Revenue Officer Adolpho Birch III . . . . . Senior Vice President/Business Affairs and Chief

Legal Officer Jenneen Kaufman . . . . Senior Vice President and CFO

VICE PRESIDENTSRyan Cowden . . . . . . . . Vice President of Player Personnel Brooke Ellenberger . . . . Vice President of Ticketing Bob Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Facilities and Game Day

Operations Vin Marino . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Football Administration Ralph Ockenfels . . . . . . Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

COACHINGMike Vrabel . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach Arthur Smith . . . . . . . . . Offensive Coordinator Craig Aukerman . . . . . . Special Teams Brian Bell . . . . . . . . . . . Strength & Conditioning Assistant Scott Booker . . . . . . . . . Safeties Shane Bowen . . . . . . . . Outside Linebackers Keith Carter . . . . . . . . . Offensive Line Ryan Crow . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Special Teams Tony Dews . . . . . . . . . . Running Back Todd Downing . . . . . . . . Tight Ends Matt Edwards . . . . . . . . Defensive Assistant Mondray Gee . . . . . . . . Strength & Conditioning Assistant Jim Haslett . . . . . . . . . . Inside Linebackers Chandler Henley . . . . . . Quality Control Zak Kuhr . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality Control Anthony Midget . . . . . . . Secondary Rob Moore . . . . . . . . . . Wide Receivers Pat O’Hara . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks Frank Piraino . . . . . . . . Strength and Conditioning Luke Steckel . . . . . . . . . Offensive Assistant Mike Sullivan . . . . . . . . Assistant Offensive Line Terrell Williams . . . . . . . Defensive Line John Streicher . . . . . . . Coordinator of Football Development

FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATIONJon Robinson . . . . . . . . Executive Vice President/General Manager Vin Marino . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Football Administration Max Curtis . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant to EVP & General Manager/

Football Administration Coordinator

PLAYER PERSONNEL Ryan Cowden . . . . . . . . Vice President of Player Personnel Monti Ossenfort . . . . . . Director of Player Personnel Brian Gardner . . . . . . . . Director of Pro Scouting Jon Salge . . . . . . . . . . . Director of College Scouting Kevin Turks . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Director of Pro Scouting Jay Thomas . . . . . . . . . Personnel Analyst Mike Boni . . . . . . . . . . . National Scout Dale Thompson . . . . . . National Scout Brandon Taylor . . . . . . . Pro Scout Casey Callahan . . . . . . College Scout Patrick Callaway . . . . . . College Scout T.J. Earley . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout Tom Roth . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout

Wes Slay . . . . . . . . . . . College Scout Rob Riederer . . . . . . . . Scouting Coordinator Patrick Woo . . . . . . . . . Scouting Coordinator Matt Miller . . . . . . . . . . . Scouting Assistant Blaise Taylor . . . . . . . . Scouting Assistant

PLAYER ENGAGEMENT Chic Ejiasi . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Player Engagement James Mitchell . . . . . . . Team Chaplain

EQUIPMENT Paul Noska . . . . . . . . . . Equipment Manager Joey Barranco . . . . . . . Assistant Equipment Manager Matt Thompson . . . . . . . Equipment Assistant John Bartlett . . . . . . . . . Equipment Assistant Jerome Kline . . . . . . . . . Equipment Assistant

VIDEO Anthony Pastrana . . . . . Director of Football Technology Craig Patterson . . . . . . . Assistant Video Director George Momirovic . . . . Video Assistant

TEAM OPERATIONS Brent Akers . . . . . . . . . . Director of Team Operations Chris Matusek . . . . . . . . Team Operations and Football Facility Manager Luke Morrow . . . . . . . . . Team Operations Assistant

MEDICAL STAFF Todd Toriscelli . . . . . . . . Director of Sports Medicine Matt Gregg . . . . . . . . . . Associate Head Athletic Trainer Adrian Dixon . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer/Rehabilitation Coordinator Salvador Lopez . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer Don Moseley . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer Jon Takahashi . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer Dr. Thomas Byrd . . . . . . Team Physician Dr. Daniel Lamar . . . . . . Team Physician Dr. Damon Petty . . . . . . Team Physician Dr. Craig Rutland . . . . . Team Physician Dr. John Williams . . . . . Team Physician Dr. John Zvijac . . . . . . . Team Physician

BROADCASTING Mike Keith . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director of Broadcasting Amie Wells . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting Manager

COMMUNICATIONS Robbie Bohren . . . . . . . Senior Director of Communications Jim Wyatt . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Writer/Editor Dwight Spradlin . . . . . . Assistant Director of Media Relations Jared Puffer . . . . . . . . . Media Relations Manager Kate Guerra . . . . . . . . . Team Publicist Kim Smith . . . . . . . . . . . Media Relations Coordinator Arden Shirley . . . . . . . . . Seasonal Media Relations Assistant

COMMUNITY IMPACT Tina Tuggle . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director of Community Impact Josh Corey . . . . . . . . . . Football Outreach Manager Susanna Nickell . . . . . . Community Impact Coordinator Natalie Johnson . . . . . . Community Impact Assistant Jackie Pfeiffer . . . . . . . . Cheer Liaison & Community Outreach Coordinator Justin Sullivan . . . . . . . . Mascot Coordinator T-Rac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mascot

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Ralph Ockenfels . . . . . . Vice President of Corporate Partnerships Brad McClanahan . . . . . Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships Lynne McCracken . . . . . Client Services Manager Patrick Scully . . . . . . . . Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Amanda Lockwood . . . . Corporate Partnerships Activation Coordinator Kaity Diskerud . . . . . . . Partnerships Services Associate Shin Nagahama . . . . . . Partnerships Sales Associate

EVENT PRESENTATION AND PRODUCTION Surf Melendez . . . . . . . Creative Director David Schindler . . . . . . Senior Director/Executive Producer of Event

Presentation & Production Ashley Farrell . . . . . . . . Broadcast & Digital Producer Brian Myers . . . . . . . . . Broadcast Technology and Production Manager Michael Deuel . . . . . . . . Video Content Manager Bill Flanagan . . . . . . . . . Video Content Producer Todd Gray . . . . . . . . . . . Video Content Producer Matt Unger . . . . . . . . . . Digital Media Content Associate Producer Steve Wisinski . . . . . . . Video Content Associate Producer

FACILITIES Bob Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Facilities and Game Day

Operations Walter Overton . . . . . . . General Manager/Nissan Stadium Derek Amelunke . . . . . . Audio/Visual Manager Floyd Hyde . . . . . . . . . . Stadium Safety Manager Jeff Rhinehart . . . . . . . . Facilities Manager George Sargent . . . . . . Engineering Manager John Williams . . . . . . . . Stadium Operations Manager, Scot Baldwin . . . . . . . . . Electrician Anthony King . . . . . . . . Audio/Visual Technician Tim Young . . . . . . . . . . . Diagnostics Technician David Maynor . . . . . . . . Maintenance Technician Jose Reyes . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Technician Jerry Woodall . . . . . . . . Maintenance Technician James Bohling . . . . . . . Operations Technician Clifford Thomas . . . . . . Operations Technician Lorena Keenan . . . . . . . Operations Assistant Marterrio Johnson . . . . . Stadium Operations Assistant James Peterson . . . . . . Stadium Operations Assistant

FINANCE Jenneen Kaufman . . . . Senior Vice President and CFO Shereme Siewnarine . . Director of Finance Shannon McPeters . . . . Payroll/Accounting Services Ryan Thramer . . . . . . . . Accounting Manager Justin Holt . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Coordinator Nick Hahn . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Administrative Assistant Wade McManus . . . . . . Accounting Assistant

GENERAL Amanda Birk . . . . . . . . . Business Office Manager Jeni Zahn . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant

GRAPHIC DESIGN Lauren Lott . . . . . . . . . . Graphic Design Associate

GROUNDS Terry Porch . . . . . . . . . . Sports Field Manager Michael Henry . . . . . . . . Sports Field Coordinator Austyn Carter . . . . . . . . Sports Field Assistant Dudley Johnson . . . . . . Sports Field Assistant Paul Miller . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Field Assistant Elijah Potter . . . . . . . . . Sports Field Assistant

HUMAN RESOURCES Allie Lessmiller . . . . . . . Human Resources Manager Hailey Langowski . . . . . Human Resources Generalist

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Russ Hudson . . . . . . . . Senior Director of Information Systems Canton Cooper . . . . . . . Assistant Director of Information Systems Joel Kronk . . . . . . . . . . . Software Developer

Paul Fenner . . . . . . . . . Information Systems Manager Colton Belmondo . . . . . Information Technology Assistant Willie Nelson . . . . . . . . . Information Systems Assistant Adam Bondi . . . . . . . . . Software Developer

LEGAL Adolpho Birch III . . . . . Senior Vice President/Business Affairs and Chief

Legal Officer Dan Werly . . . . . . . . . . . General Counsel Jorene Martin . . . . . . . . Assistant to Senior VP and General Counsel

MARKETING Gil Beverly . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing &

Revenue Officer Jennifer Hinkle . . . . . . . Senior Director of Marketing & Digital Strategy Gary Glenn . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director of Nissan Stadium Digital Alex Knodel . . . . . . . . . Director of Brand, Creative & Promotions Jeff Harding . . . . . . . . . Assistant Director of Digital Media Nate Bain . . . . . . . . . . . Social Media Manager Jourdan Gottlieb . . . . . . Social Media Coordinator Toks Sokoya . . . . . . . . . Marketing CoordinatorCarly Mygrants . . . . . . . Marketing Programs ManagerDonald Page . . . . . . . . . Team Photographer Sara DeVene . . . . . . . . CRM Coordinator Casey Dant . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Research & Strategy Analyst

SECURITY John Albertson . . . . . . . Director of Security David Haywood . . . . . . Safety and Security Coordinator Jeb Johnston . . . . . . . . Security Coordinator

STADIUM EVENTS Ashlee Stokely . . . . . . . Director of Stadium Events and Experience Rachel Guymon . . . . . . Stadium Event Sales Manager Ginny Needham . . . . . . Stadium Events Manager Skylan Morris . . . . . . . . Stadium Event Services Coordinator Haley Schaafsma . . . . . Stadium Event Services Coordinator Mandy Valentine . . . . . . Stadium Event Sales Coordinator

TICKETS Brooke Ellenberger . . . . Vice President of Ticketing Stephanie Atkins . . . . . . Senior Manager of Ticket Services Jim Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Manager of Ticket Sales Chris Sprunger . . . . . . . Senior Manager of Ticket Operations Jake Kopczyk . . . . . . . . Manager of Ticket Services Kristen Arek . . . . . . . . . Guest Service Coordinator Matt Mango . . . . . . . . . . Group Sales Coordinator Joey Meredith . . . . . . . . Inside Sales Coordinator Sean Mihalik . . . . . . . . . Club Memberships Coordinator Brad Putch . . . . . . . . . . Suite Sales Coordinator Katie Grubbs . . . . . . . . . Suite Services Coordinator Lauren Dilger . . . . . . . . Ticket Operations Coordinator – Finance Matt Youtsey . . . . . . . . . Ticket Operations Coordinator Drew Silver . . . . . . . . . . Senior Account Executive - Group Sales Justin Ventline . . . . . . . Senior Account Executive – Ticket Sales Haley Clark . . . . . . . . . . Account Executive – Group Sales Cole Horan . . . . . . . . . . Account Executive – Group Sales Kyle Malden . . . . . . . . . Account Executive - Group Sales Carli Anderson . . . . . . . Account Executive – Ticket Sales Kevin Coleman . . . . . . . Account Executive – Ticket Sales Alexandra Harrigan . . . . Account Executive – Ticket Sales Jordan Johnson . . . . . . Account Executive – Ticket Sales Jake Mroczynski . . . . . . Account Executive – Ticket Sales Tramaine Parks . . . . . . Account Executive – Ticket Sales Emily Brown . . . . . . . . . Account Executive - Season Ticket Services Helen Lee . . . . . . . . . . . Account Executive - Season Ticket Services Ryan Logan . . . . . . . . . Account Executive – Season Ticket Services Erica Schuelke . . . . . . . Account Executive – Club Memberships

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Amy Adams Strunk assumed the role of controlling owner of the team in March 2015. She also serves as the co-chairman of the franchise’s Board of Directors.

In her time as controlling owner Strunk has transformed the franchise through her vision, commitment and decisions that have set the team on an ascending trajectory. She hired Jon Robinson as General Manager and Mike Vrabel as Head Coach, while installing Steve Underwood first and then Burke Nihill to the position of President/CEO. Additionally, she has annually committed significant resources to upgrade Nissan Stadium and the team’s practice facility, Saint Thomas Sports Park. Strunk also continues to grow the administrative staff for the franchise with significant additions across all departments.

All those changes translated to success on the field as the Titans went from a three-win team in 2015, to 9-7 records in each of the past four campaigns, playoff berths in two of the last three years and a trip to the AFC Championship game last year. It was the franchise’s first appearance in the AFC Championship game since 2002, and the streak of four consecutive winning seasons is the longest in the “Titans era” (1999-present).

In the spring of 2018, she collaborated with Nashville city officials to secure the 2019 NFL Draft for downtown Nashville. By any measure, the 2019 NFL Draft was the most successful in NFL history, drawing a record 600,000 fans to downtown Nashville over the three-day event and setting television ratings records. The Draft resulted in $224 million in economic impact and $133 million in direct spending for the Tennessee economy, which were both NFL high-water marks. In June of 2019, Strunk was honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as the “Tennessean of the Year,” for her role in bring the NFL Draft to Nashville and her work to transform the franchise into a consistent winner.

Two years ago, the Titans launched the “We Stand For” campaign, designed to bring attention to the causes that are important to the team’s

players, coaches and executives. In July 2019, Strunk presented $450,000 in grant funding to 10 local non-profit organizations to help aid their causes. Strunk also was a leader in the community following the tornado which struck Nashville and Middle Tennessee in 2020, stepping up to donate $1 million from the Titans Foundation to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to help those affected by the disaster.

One of the daughters of Titans franchise founder K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr., Strunk was raised on football and is proud of her father’s role in founding the American Football League as well as the decades of leadership he provided not only to the Titans franchise, but also to the National Football League. Her goal is to build upon that legacy and establish the Titans as one of the league’s elite franchises.

An independent businesswoman for more than 30 years, Strunk is the owner and president of both Kenada Farms and the Little River Oil and Gas Company. She has been significantly involved in the family’s farming and ranching businesses, including serving as the vice president of Bud Adams Ranches, Inc. These ventures provided her valuable knowledge about customer service as well as the opportunity to manage a diverse range of employees and business operations, and these experiences have shaped her management style.

“I believe in hiring good people and letting them do their jobs,” said Strunk. “Everything should revolve around what’s best for the Titans and not around the owner. While I talk frequently with the leaders of the Titans as I do with all of our family’s companies, the people in our football operations need the control and latitude necessary to create an exciting and competitive team.

“Our business staff needs the same freedom in order for our organization to reach its full potential and to continue to create a first-class fan experience at Nissan Stadium. Decisions will always be made based on what is the best for the team to reach our goals of becoming one of the elite franchises of the NFL and enriching the communities of Nashville and middle Tennessee.

“Nashville is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing cities in the nation with a very promising future,” said Strunk. “We are proud to be a part of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, and we want the Titans to be a leader in providing opportunities for people and businesses in the city and the region to achieve their dreams.”

Engaged in the process of improving all aspects of the franchise, Strunk has the best interest of the football team and the fans on her mind as she makes her decisions. As evidence of that engagement, the Titans have become one of the best home teams in the NFL, posting a 20-8 home mark in the last 28 games leading into the 2020 season.

Last fall, the team also broke ground on a significant addition to Saint Thomas Sports Park, which will more than double the footprint and will allow all departments to be under one roof, after spending many years spread out over multiple locations. Additionally, the team will refurbish a number of football areas that have been untouched since the building opened in 1999.

In 2016, Strunk was appointed to the NFL’s Hall of Fame Committee. Her appointment continues a family legacy, as her father was a long-time member of the committee. Additionally, in 2017, Strunk was named to the

Amy Adams Strunk was named the 2019 Tennessean of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

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Board of Trustees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2018, she added an appointment to the NFL’s Super Bowl and Major Event Advisory Committee.

A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in history, Strunk is an avid horse enthusiast whose other interests include farming, ranching, tennis and a variety of other outdoor activities. She also served as a volunteer coach of both the boys and girls varsity tennis teams at her daughter’s high school.

Never one to turn down a challenge, during the 2017 offseason, Strunk accepted an invitation to skydive with members of the Army’s Golden Knights to kick off draft week.

Strunk is married to her husband Bill. She has three children — Tracy, Tommy, and Blanche, who are all avid sports fans and outdoor enthusiasts.

Burke Nihill is in his fifth season with the Titans and his first as the team’s President/CEO. Prior to becoming President/CEO in May of 2020, he was elevated in February to Senior Vice President/Business Operations & Chief Legal Officer. He originally joined the organization as General Counsel in 2016 and was elevated to Vice President and General Counsel in 2019.

In his previous roles with the team, Nihill oversaw the club’s legal and human resources functions and worked on club initiatives related to state and local government, company culture, and general business planning and strategy for both the Titans and Nissan Stadium. During his time with the Titans, he has participated in the negotiation of club contracts with team sponsors, media rights partners, stadium vendors, and major concert and event promoters. Nihill was instrumental in Nashville’s effort to secure and execute the 2019 NFL Draft. He also was tasked with overseeing the renovation and expansion of Saint Thomas Sports Park.

Before joining the Titans, Nihill gained 15 years of professional experience in several industries. He held legal and management roles at VMware, an international software company based in Silicon Valley. Prior to VMware, he served as Associate General Counsel at OfficeMax Incorporated and as a private attorney at a Chicago law firm.

Nihill received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University and his law degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Nihill resides in Franklin, Tenn., with his wife, Holly, and their three children, Emma, Jack, and Chase.

BURKE NIHILLPRESIDENT/CEO

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Jon Robinson enters his fifth season as the team’s general manager. He was hired in January of 2016 and was promoted in 2017 to executive vice president/general manager.

Robinson’s work in his first four years helped the team go from three wins in the season prior to his arrival to four consecutive 9-7 seasons, earning playoff berths in two of the past three seasons and a spot in the 2019 AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2002. He became the fifth general manager in franchise history to have the team in the playoffs within his first two full seasons. Robinson also is the only general manger during the “Titans era” (1999-present) to oversee four consecutive winning seasons.

The roster constructed by Robinson in 2019 featured the NFL’s leading rusher (Derrick Henry), the NFL’s leader in passer rating (Ryan Tannehill), the leading rookie receiver (A.J. Brown) and four Pro Bowl players (Henry, Tannehill, defensive tackle Jurrell Casey, punter Brett Kern). With this success, the 2020 offseason presented a number of challenges with 15 players reaching the end of their contracts. He was able to retain many key members, including Tannehill, Henry, tackle Dennis Kelly and outside linebacker Kamalei Correa. Additionally, he extended contracts with Kevin Byard and Ben Jones, who were scheduled to reach free agency following the season, prior to the 2019 season kicking off. In free agency the team added outside linebacker Vic Beasley, cornerback Johnathan Joseph and special teamer/linebacker Nick Dzubnar. In the draft, the Titans selected tackle Isaiah Wilson, cornerback Kristian Fulton and running back Darrynton Evans in the first three rounds.

In the 2019 offseason, Robinson added key veterans to bolster the roster, engineering a trade with Miami that brought Tannehill to the team, while also adding guard Rodger Saffold, wide receiver Adam Humphries and outside linebacker Cameron Wake. Robinson also was able to keep two key contributors on the roster, re-signing S Kenny Vaccaro Kern. On draft day, Robinson added Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons in the first round and Brown from Ole Miss in the second round.

Early in the 2018 unrestricted free agent signing period, Robinson targeted a pair of former New England Patriots: cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis. During the 2018 NFL Draft, Robinson used trades to move up three times as he selected linebackers Rashaan Evans and Harold Landry.

During the 2017 offseason, Robinson used free agency to address needs on defense and special teams. Most notably, he spearheaded deals for cornerback Logan Ryan (New England), safety Johnathan Cyprien (Jacksonville) and special teams Pro Bowler Brynden Trawick (Oakland).

In the 2017 NFL Draft, Robinson spent first-round picks on wide receiver Corey Davis (fifth overall) and cornerback Adoree’ Jackson (18th overall). It marked the first time the franchise had a pair of first-round draft selections since 1987. Overall, the members of the 2017 draft class combined for 76 games played and 42 starts as rookies.

In his first year as an NFL general manager, Robinson’s leadership and decision-making helped the Titans triple their win total from the previous season, finishing 9-7 in 2016 after a 3-13 finish in 2015. The six-win improvement tied for the most in franchise history (1967 and 1974) and doubled the previous club benchmark for the most wins in the first year under a new general manager (three by Bum Phillips in 1975).

Within the first four months at his post, Robinson pulled the trigger on several key personnel decisions. On March 9, 2016, he made his first major acquisition, swapping fourth-round draft picks with the Philadelphia Eagles

in exchange for running back DeMarco Murray. The trade provided major dividends in 2016, as Murray led the AFC and ranked third in the NFL with 1,287 rushing yards.

Around the same time, Robinson began to work the free agent market. Ben Jones and wide receiver Rishard Matthews highlighted the haul, and both were instrumental in helping to transform the Titans offense into the 11th-ranked unit in the NFL in 2016. Jones started all 16 games and keyed a rushing attack that ranked third in the league, while Matthews set career highs with 65 receptions (tied for the team lead), a team-high 945 receiving yards and a team-high nine touchdown receptions. The latter number tied for sixth in the NFL and tied for ninth in franchise history.

On April 14, 2016, two weeks before the NFL Draft, Robinson and the Titans dealt the first overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams in one of the biggest trades in recent NFL history. The Titans gave up the No. 1 pick and a fourth-rounder in order to receive the 15th overall pick, two second-rounders and a third-rounder in 2016, plus the Rams’ first- and third-round picks in 2017. From 1990–2015, there were seven trades involving the No. 1 overall pick, but this was the first since 2004, when the San Diego Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first pick and dealt his rights to the New York Giants.

The Titans had their hands at one point or another on 17 selections in the 2016 draft due to five different trades (including one trade in 2015), and in the end, they ended up with a class of 10 players, including four of the top 45 picks. Robinson swung a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Browns to move back up to the eighth slot to choose Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin.

All 10 members of Robinson’s first draft class played in at least one game in 2016. They accumulated a total of 110 games played and 38 starts, including 16 starts at right tackle by Conklin. The eighth-overall pick capped his successful rookie campaign by being named first-team All-Pro by Associated Press. Other rookies in 2016 who made significant contributions included Henry, Byard and fifth-round wide receiver Tajaé Sharpe. Byard earned first-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl berth in his second season.

Robinson arrived in Tennessee with a wide range of experience from working his way up on the personnel side of the NFL. From 2014–2015, he served as director of player personnel for the Buccaneers and oversaw both college and pro departments as the team rebuilt its roster. The 2015 Buccaneers draft class made a significant impact, including four rookie starters: quarterback Jameis Winston, tackle Donovan Smith, guard Ali Marpet and linebacker Kwon Alexander.

Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Robinson spent 12 years with the New England Patriots, including his last five years (2009-13) as the director of college scouting. In the five years heading up their college scouting, the Patriots added a number of key components to their roster that won the Super Bowl in 2014, including wide receiver Julian Edelman, defensive back Devin McCourty, tight end Rob Gronkowski, tackle Nate Solder and defensive end Chandler Jones. He joined the Patriots as an area scout in 2002, a role he served for four seasons. Robinson then spent two years (2006-07) as a regional scout, before being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in 2008 and then director of college scouting in 2009. In his time scouting for the Patriots the team won 10 division titles, four conference titles and two Super Bowls (2003, 2004).

Robinson played three years at Southeast Missouri State as a defensive lineman after starting his college career at the Air Force Academy. Following

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his college career as a player, he spent one season (1998) coaching at his alma mater and three years (1999-2001) coaching at Nicholls State.

A native of Union City, Tenn., Robinson and his wife, Jaimie, have two daughters, Taylor and Bailey.

He and his wife are deeply involved in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), as the disease affects their oldest daughter, Taylor. In 2018, the Robinsons chaired the JDRF Gala in Nashville which raised over 1.8 million dollars for diabetes research.

Jenneen Kaufman is in her 24th season and her 12th as Senior Vice President/CFO for the Titans in 2020. Kaufman spent her first 11 seasons as the team’s controller before being promoted to Vice President/Controller in 2008.

Kaufman is responsible for financial reporting, budgeting and the Collective Bargaining Agreement audit for the franchise. She also oversees the accounting of ticket and suite sales, sponsorships and broadcast revenues, player and staff payroll, while assisting with special projects. In addition, she oversees the accounting for Nissan Stadium, including concerts, Tennessee State University football games, the Music City Bowl and other events; and served as human resources liaison for all Titans employees in Nashville from 1999-2014.

In 2008, Kaufman was selected to attend the NFL’s Stanford Program for Managers, which included a wide range of educational programs designed for league executives.

Before joining the Titans, Kaufman was Vice President of Finance and Human Resources for the American Cancer Society from 1995-97. She previously worked for Arthur Andersen LLP (1992-95) as an audit division senior accountant.

A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Kaufman graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. She earned her CPA certification in 1994 and is a member of the Tennessee Society of CPA’s, serving as the chair of the Sports and Entertainment Conference Committee.

For the past 18 years, Kaufman has participated in the Tennessee Society of CPA’s Accounting Academy, promoting accounting to high school students throughout Tennessee. Kaufman is featured in an award-winning video produced by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The video is played for high school and college students across the country seeking to get into the accounting field.

In 2011, she was named one of Nashville’s “Most Powerful Women” by the Nashville Post and subsequently honored during a luncheon by Nashville’s premier business publication.

An active member of the Nashville community, Kaufman serves on the United Way Board and the Downtown Partnership Board. She also volunteers at her church and speaks at various financial seminars in Nashville.

She and her daughter, Maggie, reside in Nashville, Tenn.

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Gil Beverly enters his second season with the Titans and his first as Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer. He joined the team in 2019 as team’s Vice President of Brand, Marketing & Communications. In this new role, he will direct Ticketing, Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, Digital Communications and Community Impact.

In his first season with the Titans, Beverly challenged and guided departments to find new and innovative ways to engage with fans. Highlights on the marketing side included a joint venture with Lipscomb University on the development and launching of the cartoon character “Titans Man,” a series of Pop Up Shop parties to introduce new merchandise to a younger demographic and “Titans Art Rush,” an art show that featured Titans-centric photos and artwork. On the ticketing side, the team introduced a digital season ticket for new fans, the “Fireball Fast Pass,” and a season ticket member reward program, “The 22nd Element.” The digital content team debuted several new content series, including a three-part series on Marcus Mariota that originated from Hawaii. The team’s community relations outreach was also a focal point and rose to new heights in response to the tornadoes that swept through middle Tennessee in March 2020, and in July 2019, hosting a community engagement panel with players and local agencies addressing issues in the Nashville community with $450,000 distributed in grants.

Before joining the Titans, Beverly worked as Vice President, Partnership Solutions for Learfield IMG-College. In this role he oversaw the development of marketing & sponsorship programs across over 200 collegiate athletics departments and other related sports properties. In doing so, he helped to create and drive partnerships with a range of Fortune 500 companies including Allstate, Nissan and State Farm, among others.

Prior to his experience at Learfield, Beverly served as Vice President College Sports Marketing for ESPN. In doing so, he was involved in development of sponsorship architecture and promotional strategy around various media properties including the College Football Playoff, SEC Network, College GameDay and Tournament Challenge, among others.

A native of Evanston, Ill., Beverly graduated from the undergraduate division of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to secure his MBA from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon.

Adolpho Birch is in his first season with the Titans as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & Chief Legal Officer. He joined the organization in 2020 after spending 23 years at the NFL headquarters in New York.

Birch’s responsibilities with the Titans include legal affairs, human resources, government relations, and business planning and strategy.

As an advisor to Commissioners Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell, Birch served in many senior-level roles throughout his time at the league office.

Most recently, from 2015 to 2020, Birch served as the NFL’s Senior Vice President of Labor Policy & League Affairs. His broad range of duties covered labor negotiations, litigation matters, government relations, player engagement, employee development and the league’s critical response team. He helped develop, administer and enforce policies respecting the integrity of the game and the reputation of the league, including those on substances of abuse, performance-enhancing drugs, gambling and criminal misconduct.

Working with government officials, he also advanced the NFL’s legislative, political and regulatory interests on key issues such as youth concussion laws, the league’s tax status and the FCC’s blackout rule.

In supervising the NFL’s player engagement efforts, which encompass a number of programs to support player and employee off-field success, he helped improve access to continuing education, financial education, career development and clinical assistance.

Additionally, he served on several executive working groups and cross-organizational committees including those related to sponsorship, legalized sports betting, media advertising policy, and disaster relief.

Birch began his career with the NFL as Labor Relations Counsel from 1997 to 2007. His primary responsibility in that role was the enforcement of the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, including player and club contract and injury grievances, benefit matters and salary cap disputes. He later was promoted to Vice President of Labor Policy and Player Development (2007–2010), Senior Vice President of Law and Labor Policy (2010–2012), and Senior Vice President of Labor Policy and Government Affairs (2012–2014).

Prior to his work in the league office, Birch clerked for the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He then worked in private practice in Houston as an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski and later a labor and litigation boutique.

A Nashville native and graduate of Father Ryan High School, Birch attended Vanderbilt University Law School as a Patricia Roberts Harris Scholar, serving on the Editorial Board of the Vanderbilt Law Review and earning his juris doctorate in 1991. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard University, where he graduated with honors in government.

Birch is involved with several professional and philanthropic organizations, including Vanderbilt University Board of Trust (Secretary); Sports Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); Partnership for Clean Competition (Board of Governors); Business of Sports School, New York City (Industrial Advisory Board); and Why Not Sports? (Advisory Board).

His father, A.A. Birch, Jr., was the first African-American Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and became the first judge to serve at every level of the Tennessee judiciary. In 2006, the city of Nashville named its new criminal justice building after him.

GIL BEVERLY

ADOLPHO BIRCH

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Ryan Cowden is in his 21st NFL season and his fifth with the Titans. In 2018, he was promoted to Vice President of Player Personnel. He originally joined the franchise as the Director of Player Personnel.

Cowden oversees all areas of the scouting department, both college and pro, including advance scouting, free agency preparation, and evaluation of players in the NFL and all other professional leagues. In addition, he assists with college scouting and preparation for the NFL Draft.

He joined the Titans in 2016 after 16 years with the Carolina Panthers. In Carolina, Cowden last held the title of Assistant Director of College Scouting, a position he held for two years. Prior to that role, he served as the team’s National Scout/Senior College Scout for two years (2012-14) and was a national scout from 2008-12.

Cowden originally joined the Panthers as a scouting assistant in 2000. He became an area scout in 2001 and was responsible for the southeast area from 2001-07. During his time in Carolina, the franchise won two NFC titles, five division crowns and advanced to the playoffs six times.

Cowden and his wife, Dana, have a son, Noah, and a daughter, London.

Brooke Ellenberger enters her sixth season with the Titans after joining the Titans in March of 2015. She spent 11 years with the Houston Astros, including her last three years in Houston as the Senior Director of Ticket Operations and Strategy.

In her time with the Titans, Ellenberger has grown the team’s ticket office and developed a plan to improve both engagement and customer service for the season ticket members. Under her leadership, the team also implemented digital ticketing, a variable pricing model, innovative ticket packages and a rewards program for season ticket members.

She originally joined the Astros in 2004 as the Ticket Systems Manager and worked her way up through the ticket office, holding various titles.

Before working for the Astros, Ellenberger spent four years with the New Orleans Saints. She joined the organization as ticket sales representative and was the Box Office Manager at the time of her departure to the Astros.

A native of Rock Hill, S.C., Ellenberger graduated with a degree in Marketing from Clemson University.

RYAN COWDEN

BROOKE ELLENBERGER

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Vincent Marino is in his 14th season with the Titans and 10th as Vice President of Football Administration in 2020. He originally joined the organization in 2007 as the Senior Director of Football Administration after spending 18 years at the NFL offices in New York.

Marino’s primary responsibilities include the management of the Titans’ salary cap and player contract negotiations. He interacts closely with Titans General Manager Jon Robinson on numerous football-related issues.

Marino also serves as the Titans liaison with the NFL office regarding labor and contract issues as well as player personnel matters. In 2014, he was selected to participate in the prestigious NFL’s Career Development Symposium at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia. Currently, he is a member of the NFL Player Insurance Trust; and additionally, he sits on the appeals panels for the NFL Player Tuition Assistance Plan and the NFL Severance Pay Plan.

During his time with the NFL’s Management Council, Marino spent eight years in the Player Personnel Department (Analyst, 1990-95; Manager/Player Personnel, 1995-98) and eight years in Labor Operations (Sr. Manager of Labor Operations, 1998-03), the last three as the Director of Labor Operations (2003-06). Marino gained expertise in various capacities and his experience includes: being a primary club contact for player contract valuations, enforcing the rules of the CBA (collective bargaining agreement), salary cap regulation and participating in a strategic group related to forming the CBA between the league and the players.

Additionally, he has assisted the league in Super Bowl game operations and has served as a replay communicator at numerous games during his tenure. He originally joined the NFL as an assistant in the Public Relations department, where he spent two years.

Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Marino graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and went on to earn summa cum laude honors from Fordham University. While at Fordham, he earned a communications degree and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Marino and his wife, Nikoleta, have two sons: Nikolas and Alexander.

VIN MARINOVICE PRESIDENT OF FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION

Bob Flynn joined the Titans in 2015 as the team’s Vice President of Facilities and Game Day Operations.

In his role for the Titans, he oversees both Nissan Stadium and Saint Thomas Sports Park. More specifically, he is responsible for all aspects of stadium operations on game day and the fan experience. He also serves as the point person for scheduling additional events at Nissan Stadium. Since his arrival, Nissan Stadium has hosted many unique events, including the Rolling Stones, Guns ‘N Roses, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Ed Sheeran, Eric Church, Monster Jam and a Topgolf event. Under his direction, the stadium has hosted top-flight soccer matches including Nashville Soccer Club, the She Believes Cup, a Gold Cup soccer semi-final, International Champions Cup and games featuring both the U.S. National Men’s team and the Mexican National Team.

Flynn previously served as Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Nashville Predators and was an Arena Football League general manager, including four years with the Nashville Kats.

With the Predators, Flynn was responsible for soliciting, retaining and closing sales of corporate partnerships, including major accounts with Vanderbilt University, AT&T, Jack Daniel’s (Brown Forman) and Tropicana Evansville. In addition to developing and designing new sellable inventory, Flynn assisted with several Nashville Predators Foundation initiatives, including the Predators Foundation Wine Festival and Tasting.

Prior to joining the Predators, Flynn developed the re-launch of the Nashville Kats under NFL management. He was responsible for all business operations of the Arena Football team, including marketing, advertising, ticket sales, sponsor partnerships and game operations. He also directed the hiring of all front office and game day staff, coordinated team travel and maintained the fiscal budget for all operating costs of the team.

Flynn began his AFL career with the Orlando Predators from 1991-98, serving as Chief Operating Officer, Sponsorship Manager and Marketing Manager. He later became Vice President of Operations with the AFL’s Los Angeles Avengers from 1999-03. In that role he was in charge of all aspects of startup operations, including name selection, sponsorship development, marketing, ticketing, game presentation and football operations.

Flynn earned a B.A. in History and Master’s in Sports Administration from the University of Florida. He received the Barry Trotz Award for Community Involvement in 2013 and sits on the Events Committee for the Nashville Sports Council.

BOB FLYNNVICE PRESIDENT OF FACILITIES AND GAME DAY OPERATIONS


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Ralph Ockenfels is in his 23rd season with the Titans, 15th as a vice president and 30th overall in the National Football League in 2020. He was named Vice President of Corporate Sponsorships in 2019, after serving as Vice President of Marketing and Broadcast & Digital Rights for the previous four seasons.

In his current role, Ockenfels oversees a wide array of Titans revenue generating concepts, sponsorship platforms and marketing assets.

Under his leadership, the team has seen growth in both new and existing partnerships. The team announced on June 25th, 2015 it had secured a dynamic, new 20-year naming rights agreement with Nissan North America to rename the Titans’ home Nissan Stadium. He served the same role for the previous naming rights agreement with LP Building Products in 2006.

In addition, the team announced major marketing extensions with additional marquis partners. Both Pinnacle Financial Partners and LP Building Products announced long-term extensions and were also secured as enduring team partners under his management. In 2016, he spearheaded the highly innovative Nissan “Hall of Greats” displays in the concourses of the stadium that honor the best players in Tennessee Titans history and showcasing their stellar careers in two-tone blue. The “Hall of Greats” provides a unique state-of-the-art interactive area for fans to enjoy at every event at Nissan Stadium and to learn more about Titans greats via interactive player photos, statistics, and video highlights.

Ockenfels helped launch the Titans’ syndicated feature television show, “Titans All Access,” which enters its 18th season in 2020 and brings Titans programming into multiple television markets throughout the Mid-South region as well as spearheading sales on Titans pre-season games. “Titans Blitz” made its debut in 2016, bringing another piece of television programing to the Middle Tennessee market. In 2018, he also helped launch the all-new “Titan Up Tailgate Party,” a free, fan-friendly tailgate party featuring live music, Titans cheerleaders and an array of sponsored interactive areas for fans to enjoy prior to kickoff. In 2017, he organized the first of its kind Miller Lite Ride Share Lounge at Nissan Stadium to help promote safe rides and improve traffic flow.

He was also instrumental in launching the highly creative and nationally recognized “Aloha Y’all” campaign welcoming Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota to Tennessee less than 24 hours after the 2015 NFL Draft pick was announced. Ockenfels also spearheaded the annual innovative celebration of Tennessee Titans fans with the Coke “Hall of Fans” campaign at Nissan Stadium.

His community involvement includes serving as a board member on Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Middle TN and working with Tennessee Donor Services to promote organ donation. In addition, he launched the Nissan “Titans of Taste” charity dinner to aid deserving Tennessee non–profit agencies in an impactful way during the 2015 season going forward. The event in 2019 benefited Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee and raised approximately $90,000 in one evening.

Prior to joining the Titans, Ockenfels was the Assistant Director of Marketing for the Green Bay Packers from 1992-98 after joining the team as an intern in 1991. Ockenfels served on the advance team for the Packers in Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIV for the Titans.

A native of Iowa City, Iowa, Ockenfels earned his B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and M.S. from Western Illinois University. He and his wife, Jannette, reside in Franklin, Tenn.

RALPH OCKENFELSVICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS

COACHING STAFF

Tennessee Titans 2020 Media Guide Coaching Staff

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Mike Vrabel heads into his third season with the Titans after being named head coach on Jan. 20, 2018. He became the 19th head coach in franchise history.

Last year, Vrabel led the franchise to the AFC Championship game for the first time since 2002, after posting his second consecutive 9-7 mark in the regular season. His 20 wins over the first two seasons are the second highest in franchise history (Jack Pardee, 21 wins) and he became the first head coach to win multiple playoff games within the first two years. The 2019 Titans became just the third team since 1990 to start the season 2-4 or worse and reach the Championship Game (2002, Titans and 1996, Jacksonville). Last year’s team ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in scoring margin (eighth, +71), turnover margin (sixth, +6), offensive yards per play (fourth, 6.12), rushing offense (third, 138.9 yards per game), red-zone efficiency (first, 75.6 percent), total touchdowns (tied for third, 54) and third-down defense (eight, 36.3 percent). Individually, Derrick Henry led the NFL in rushing, Ryan Tannehill was the league’s highest rated passer and A.J. Brown was the NFL’s leading rookie receiver.

In his first season as a head coach, Vrabel guided the Titans to a 9-7 record and to within one game of a playoff berth, all while navigating one of the NFL’s toughest schedules. The Titans played a league-high nine games during the regular season against seven eventual playoff teams, and their four wins against playoff clubs tied for the most in the league. Only New England, the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina had as many. The Titans committed only 82 penalties in 2018. Not only was that number the best in franchise history over a 16-game season, it was the lowest total by an NFL team since 2014.

The Titans improved from having the 13th-ranked NFL defense in 2017 to an eighth-overall ranking in 2018 (333.4 yards allowed per game). They finished third in scoring defense at 18.9 points allowed per game, recording their best mark since 2008. The 2018 Titans defense also ranked second in the red zone (44.7 touchdown percentage), 10th on third down (36.6 percent), sixth in passing defense (216.9 yards per game), second in touchdowns allowed (32) and first in fourth-quarter defense (65.9 yards per game).

The 2018 Titans offense relied heavily upon a strong running attack. Averaging 126.4 rushing yards per game, the team upgraded from the NFL’s 15th-ranked rushing offense the year before he arrived to the seventh-ranked rushing attack in 2018.

Vrabel ascended quickly to his position as a head coach following a 14-year playing career as a linebacker with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1997-2000), New England Patriots (2001-08) and Kansas City Chiefs (2009-10). He spent three years as an assistant coach at Ohio State (2011-13) and four years on the Houston Texans staff (2014-17), including 2017 as the defensive coordinator, before he was hired to his current post by Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk.

Vrabel’s accomplishments as a player included three Super Bowl wins (2001, 2003 and 2004), one Pro Bowl selection (2007) and an All-Pro honor (2007). He appeared in 206 NFL games and totaled 57 sacks, 496 tackles, 11 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 20 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries. A cerebral and versatile athlete, he also saw action as a tight end and totaled 10 touchdown receptions. Additionally, his teams advanced to the playoffs eight times (20 postseason games), with Vrabel recording eight postseason sacks and two additional postseason touchdown receptions.

Vrabel has spent his football life around accomplished leaders. After entering the NFL as a player in 1997, he played or coached under Bill Belichick, Bill Cowher, Romeo Crennel, Urban Meyer and Bill O’Brien. He gleaned attributes from each that helped form his philosophies as a head coach.

Upon arriving in Tennessee, Vrabel stated: “We want to build a culture around winning, competitiveness and toughness. Everything we do is going to be geared towards winning and being physical. We want to prepare our players so they know what to do, which will allow them to play fast and aggressive.”

Vrabel likewise made his own indelible impression on the same group of coaches. Upon the trade of Vrabel from the Patriots to the Chiefs in 2009, Belichick, who coached Vrabel his entire time in New England, made this comment: “Mike Vrabel epitomizes everything a coach could seek in a professional football player: toughness, intelligence, playmaking, leadership, versatility and consistency at the highest level. Behind the scenes, Mike’s wit and personality is one of the things we have all enjoyed about coming to work every day. The toughest aspect of my job is the day I stop coaching people like Mike, who did everything in his power to contribute to team success. Of all the players I have coached in my career, there is nobody I enjoyed working with more than Mike.”

Vrabel joined the Titans after four seasons with O’Brien at the Houston Texans, spending the first three seasons (2014-16) coaching linebackers and one year (2017) as the team’s defensive coordinator. During his time in Houston, the Texans built one of the top defenses in the NFL and experienced tremendous success as a team, earning division titles in 2015 and 2016.

In 2017, Vrabel’s first year as a defensive coordinator, the Texans finished the campaign with 19 players on injured reserve. Despite the setbacks, he led the defense to the fifth-best third-down percentage in the NFL and a franchise-record 3.97 yards per carry by opponents. Houston also had 18 different players record at least half a sack and 26 players tally at least one tackle for loss.

As the Texans linebackers coach from 2014-16, Vrabel helped mold several top-notch performers within his position group, including Jadeveon Clowney, Whitney Mercilus, Benardrick McKinney and Brian Cushing. During those three seasons, the Texans defense ranked third in the NFL

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in yards allowed per game (319.9) and net passing yards (218.4). Houston also ranked first in third-down defense (33.6 percent), fourth in opponent completion percentage (59.5) and sixth in points allowed per game (19.8).

The 2016 Texans ranked number one in the NFL – for the first time in franchise history – in total defense, surrendering only 301.3 yards per game. The defense also gave up the fewest first downs (17.0) per game and second-fewest net passing yards (201.6) per game in the league. Clowney, Mercilus and McKinney all earned second-team All-Pro honors, while Clowney was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career after posting then personal bests with 52 tackles, six sacks, 16 tackles for loss and 17 quarterback hits. Mercilus led the team in sacks for the first time in his career with 7.5 quarterback takedowns and tied for the NFL lead with four defensive fumble recoveries. McKinney led the team with a then career-high 129 tackles and became the second player in franchise history with over 100 tackles and five sacks in a season.

The 2015 Texans had the top third-down defense in the NFL, allowing a 28.5 percent conversion rate, which was the lowest percentage in franchise history and the lowest by any NFL team since the 2003 Titans (27.7 percent). The 2015 defense also set a franchise mark with 45 sacks – 22.5 of which came from Vrabel’s linebacking corps. The 2015 squad also finished third in the NFL in net yards (310.2) and net passing yards (210.4) allowed per game and tied for seventh in points allowed per game (19.6). Cushing’s 110 tackles led the linebacking corps and were the third-highest mark of his career. Mercilus enjoyed the best year of his career as he set a personal high with 12 sacks.

Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks, Vrabel transitioned immediately from an NFL player to college coach. He started as the linebacker coach at Ohio State in 2011 and coached the defensive line from 2012–2013. In 2012, the Buckeyes finished the season undefeated at 12-0, and Vrabel was named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by ESPN.com. That same season, he coached four Ohio State defensive linemen who were either drafted into the NFL or signed free agent contracts.

Vrabel was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft after playing four years at Ohio State (1993-96). With the Buckeyes, he was a dominant performer, earning back-to-back All-American honors and becoming the first two-time winner of the Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year Award (1995 and 1996). He graduated from Ohio State with a degree in exercise science.

A native of Akron, Ohio, Vrabel attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons: Tyler and Carter.

Mike Vrabel’s Coaching Timeline:2018-20: Head Coach, Tennessee Titans2017: Defensive Coordinator, Houston Texans2014-16: Linebackers, Houston Texans2012-13: Defensive Line, Ohio State2011: Linebackers, Ohio State

Mike Vrabel’s Playing Timeline:2009-10: Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs2001-08: Linebacker, New England Patriots1997-2000: Linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers1993-96: Defensive End, Ohio State

Arthur Smith enters his 10th season on the Titans coaching staff and his second season as offensive coordinator. He was the team’s tight ends coach prior to his promotion.

Smith has served under four different Titans head coaches, working his way up from defensive assistant/quality control coach in 2011. He also was an offensive assistant/quality control coach (2012), offensive line/tight ends assistant (2013) and assistant tight ends coach (2014-15) before taking over as tight ends coach during the 2015 season and holding the position through 2018.

In 2019, Smith helped the Titans rebound from a 2-4 start to the team’s first AFC Championship Game appearance in 17 years. In his first season as offensive coordinator, the Titans ranked first in the NFL in red zone efficiency (75.6 percent), third in rushing offense (138.9 yards per game), and fourth in yards per play (6.12). The Titans’ percentage in the red zone was the highest since the 2013 Denver Broncos (76.1).

Ryan Tannehill took control as the team’s starting quarterback in Week 7 of the 2019 season, and from that point forward, the Titans fielded one of the league’s most potent offenses. Over the final 11 weeks of the NFL season, the Titans were third in total offense (406.2 yards per game), third in scoring offense (30.4 points per game), first in yards per play (6.94), second in rushing (160.6 yards per game) and 10th in passing (245.6 yards per game).

Tannehill led the NFL with a 117.5 passer rating in 2019. Along with running back Derrick Henry, who led the NFL with 1,540 rushing yards, the pair became the fourth NFL teammates to lead the NFL in passer rating and rushing yards, respectively, since the current passer rating system was implemented in 1973 (Philadelphia’s Nick Foles and LeSean McCoy, 2013; Dallas’ Tony Romo and DeMarco Murray, 2014; Kansas City’s Alex Smith and Kareem Hunt, 2017). Additionally, second-round draft pick A.J. Brown led all NFL rookies with 1,051 receiving yards, becoming the first 1,000-yard rookie receiver since New Orleans’ Michael Thomas in 2016.

Smith took over as tight ends coach in Week 9 of the 2015 season, and from that point through 2018 the unit accounted for 29.7 percent of the team’s total receptions (326 of 1,096), a number that ranked second behind only the Philadelphia Eagles tight ends (34.0 percent). In the same time period, the Titans ranked fifth in the NFL in total rushing yards (6,827), with Smith and the tight ends involved heavily in the run scheme and execution.

In 2018, with Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker lost for the season due to an injury in the season opener, the tight end corps still produced 67 receptions for 750 yards and seven touchdowns. Second-year tight end Jonnu Smith reached then-career highs (20 receptions, 258 yards, three touchdowns), as did eighth-year veteran Luke Stocker (165 yards, two touchdowns), third-year veteran MyCole Pruitt (102 yards, one touchdown)

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and first-year tight end Anthony Firkser (19 receptions, 225 yards, one touchdown).

From 2014 through 2017, Walker produced the top four single-season receiving yardage totals in franchise history among tight ends. Walker’s 3,585 total receiving yards in that time ranked third in the NFL behind only the totals of Rob Gronkowski (3,924) and Travis Kelce (3,900). Additionally, Walker’s 296 catches in the same time period finished second to Kelce (307).

In 2017, Walker was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl after leading the club with 74 receptions and 807 receiving yards. Additionally, Smith was charged with developing Smith, a third-round rookie. Smith was one of three rookie tight ends to appear in all 16 games (Gerald Everett and David Njoku) and one of two rookie tight ends with at least 13 starts (O.J. Howard). He caught 18 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns, ranking fifth among all rookie tight end in receptions.

In 2015, Titans tight ends accounted for 139 receptions for 1,572 yards and 10 touchdowns. Walker led NFL tight ends in receptions with 94 catches for 1,088 yards – setting team records in both categories – and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl.

After being hired by Joe Gibbs, Smith spent two years as the defensive quality control coach for the Washington Redskins from 2007-08. During the spring of 2007, he worked as a college scouting assistant for the Redskins. In 2010, a year prior to jumping back to the NFL, he was at Ole Miss as an administrative assistant/defensive intern and primarily worked with the linebackers.

Smith played offensive line and graduated from North Carolina before joining the Tar Heels coaching staff for one season (2006) as a graduate assistant, working with the offensive line.

Born and raised in Memphis, Tenn., he went to high school at Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, Md.). Smith and his wife, Allison, currently live in Nashville with their two sons, Tanner and Liam, and their daughter, Sophie.

Arthur Smith’s Coaching Timeline:2019-20: Offensive Coordinator2016-18: Tight Ends, Tennessee Titans2014-15: Assistant Tight Ends, Tennessee Titans*2013: Offensive Line/Tight End Assistant, Tennessee Titans2012: Offensive Assistant/Quality Control, Tennessee Titans2011: Defensive Assistant/Quality Control, Tennessee Titans2010: Administrative Assistant/Defensive Intern, University of Mississippi2007-08: Defensive Assistant/Quality Control, Washington Redskins2006: Graduate Assistant, University of North Carolina

*Took over tight ends for the final nine games of the 2015 season.

Craig Aukerman enters his fourth season with the Titans and his third season as special teams coach. The 2020 campaign is his 11th NFL season and his 21st year coaching. He originally joined the Titans in 2017 as assistant special teams coach.

In 2019, Tennessee tied New England for the NFL lead with four total blocked kicks and punts (three field goals and one extra point). It was the team’s highest number of total blocks in its “Titans era” (1999 to present). The Titans’ three blocked field goals in 2019 were the most in the NFL and the most by the club since 1997.

Also in 2019, the Titans finished fourth in the NFL in net punting. Punter Brett Kern was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl, and he added first-team Associated Press All-Pro honors. His 37 punts inside the 20 led the NFL, and his 43.1-yard net average ranked second in team history.

The 2019 Titans tied for sixth place in the NFL with only 14 special teams penalties, following a season in 2018 with just nine special teams penalties, which ranked second in the NFL behind Minnesota (eight). From 2000 through 2018, the lowest previous single-season penalty total for the Titans special teams units was 14 infractions in 2002. Only the Vikings had fewer total special teams flags than the Titans from 2018-19.

In 2018, the Titans set a new NFL record for kickoff return average (32.0), becoming the first team in NFL history to average more than 30.0 yards per kickoff return in a season. Darius Jennings’ 31.7-yard kickoff return average set a new individual franchise record, and his 94-yard touchdown return at Miami was one of two special teams touchdowns on the season. The other came on a fake punt against Houston on a 66-yard touchdown pass from

Kevin Byard to Dane Cruikshank.

Kern’s 41.7-yard net average ranked second in team annals at the time (surpassed in 2019). His 39 punts placed inside the 20-yard line set a franchise record, and his 52.7 percent of punts (39 of 74) placed inside the 20 led the NFL.

In 2017, with Aukerman serving as assistant special teams coach, Kern’s 44.6-yard net average ranked second in NFL history, and his 49.7-yard gross average was eighth in league annals. Both numbers led the NFL. Additionally, kicker Ryan Succop tied a franchise record with 136 points during the season, while his 35 field goals tied for second place in team history.

Aukerman joined the Titans after four seasons (2013-16) with the San Diego Chargers, first as an assistant special teams coach (2013-15) and then as the special teams coordinator (2016). In 2016, second-year kicker Josh Lambo led the NFL in touchbacks (67) and rookie punter Drew Kaser ranked 10th in the NFL for average (46.3).

Aukerman broke into the NFL as a defensive assistant for the Denver Broncos in 2010 and then joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in the same capacity in 2011. In 2012, he was an assistant special teams coach with the Jaguars.

Aukerman has 10 years of coaching experience on the collegiate level. He spent time coaching at Kent State (2009), Miami (Ohio) (2005-08 & 2001-02), Western Kentucky (2003-04) and University of Findlay (Ohio) (2000).

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He was a two-time NAIA All-America at the University of Findlay, where he played defensive back and wide receiver from 1995-98.

Aukerman and his wife, Summer, have two sons: Cayden and Bryce.

Craig Aukerman’s Coaching Timeline:2018-20: Special Teams, Tennessee Titans2017: Assistant Special Teams, Tennessee Titans2016: Special Teams Coordinator, San Diego Chargers 2013-15: Assistant Special Teams, San Diego Chargers2012: Assistant Special Teams, Jacksonville Jaguars2011: Defensive Assistant, Jacksonville Jaguars2010: Defensive Assistant, Denver Broncos2009: Linebackers, Kent State2005-08: Linebackers & Co-Special Teams Coordinator, Miami (Ohio)2003-04: Linebackers & Special Teams Coordinator, Western Kentucky2001-02: Graduate Assistant, Miami (Ohio)2000: Wide Receivers, University of Findlay (Ohio)

Brian Bell is in his third season as a strength and conditioning assistant with the Titans and his sixth season coaching in the NFL.

Prior to joining the Titans, Bell spent three seasons with the Houston Texans as assistant strength and conditioning coach. He was a member of back-to-back AFC South division championships in his first two campaigns in Houston.

Bell was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Penn State from 2012-13.

Prior to accepting his position with the Texans, Bell was co-owner of The Athletic Factory, a sports performance center in Bowie, Md. From 2011-12, he served as the head football strength and conditioning coach at his high school alma mater, DeMatha Catholic, in Hyattsville, Md.

Bell was a tight end and fullback at Kent State from 2002-06. In 2007, Bell signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent and served on the team’s practice squad.

Bell and his wife, Crystal, have two daughters, Logan and Parker, and a son, Brian Jr.

Brian Bell’s Coaching Timeline:2018-20: Strength and Conditioning Assistant, Tennessee Titans 2015-17: Assistant Strength and Conditioning, Houston Texans 2012-13: Assistant Strength and Conditioning, Penn State2011-12: Head Strength and Conditioning, DeMatha Catholic High School

BRIAN BELLSTRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSISTANT

Scott Booker is in his third season with the Titans and in his first season as safeties coach. He arrived in Tennessee in 2018 as a defensive assistant following 15 years of college coaching experience.

Focusing on the safeties for the second consecutive year in 2019, Booker helped Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro solidify themselves as one of the NFL’s top safety duos. Each safety started all 16 games, a first for the team since 2010. Byard’s five interceptions tied for the second-highest total among all NFL safeties, and only four teams had more interceptions from their safeties than the six combined from Byard and Vaccaro during the regular season. In the playoffs, Byard and Vaccaro each notched an interception in a divisional round win at Baltimore.

In 2018, Booker helped Byard accumulate four interceptions and worked to acclimate Vaccaro to the Titans defense after the veteran was added during training camp. The Titans ranked sixth in the NFL in passing defense (216.9 yards per game), and they ranked eighth in the league with an opponent passer rating of 88.4.

Prior to joining the Titans, Booker coached safeties and special teams for Nebraska in 2017.

Booker spent seven years at Notre Dame, first as an offensive intern f

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