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TENNESSEE TITANS YEARBOOK

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AMY ADAMS STRUNK CONTROLLING OWNER/CO-CHAIRMAN,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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. Team President/ CEO Burke Nihill, General Manager Ran Carthon and Head Coach Mike Vrabel have been tasked with executing her vision. Additionally, she has annually committed significant resources to upgrade Nissan Stadium and the team’s practice facility, Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. Strunk also continues to grow the administrative staff for the franchise with significant additions across all departments.

All those changes and investments translated to success on the field as the Titans went from a three-win team in 2015, to posting six consecutive winning seasons (201621), playoff berths in four of the last six years, a trip to the AFC Championship game in 2019, back-to-back division titles (2020, 2021) and the top seed in the AFC playoffs in 2021. It was the franchise’s first division title since 2008, first consecutive division titles since 1960-62, first appearance in the AFC Championship game since 2002, and the streak of

six consecutive winning seasons was the longest in the “Titans era” (1999-present).

Her direction and leadership were instrumental for state and local government approval in 2023 of a new, enclosed stadium on the east bank of the Cumberland River, which is slated to open in 2027.

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. In June of 2019, Strunk was honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as the “Tennessean of the Year,” for her role in bringing the NFL Draft to Nashville and her work to transform the franchise into a consistent winner.

Impacting communities has been an important centerpiece of her ownership tenure. In 2021, a combined $200,000 (monetary donation and in-kind aid) went to support the Waverly (Tenn.) community following devastating flooding. When a tornado struck Nashville and Middle Tennessee in 2020, Strunk stepped up to donate $1 million from the Titans Foundation to the Community Foundation of Middle

Tennessee to help those affected by the disaster. In July 2019, Strunk presented $450,000 in grant funding to 10 local nonprofit organizations.

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 formerly served as President of both Kenada Farms and the Little River Oil and Gas Company. She has also been significantly involved in the family’s farming and ranching businesses.

“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 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.”

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 Board of Trustees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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 PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Burke Nihill is in his eighth season with the Titans, and his fourth as the team’s President and Chief Executive Officer. He joined the organization as General Counsel in 2016.

During his time with the Titans, Burke has overseen the team’s bid for Nashville’s record-breaking 2019 NFL Draft, the expansion and renovation of the practice facility, and more recently, the approval of a public-private partnership to build a new, enclosed stadium in the midst of a transformational new town center on Nashville’s East Bank.

Among his first projects as CEO, Burke led the team’s development of a new mission statement – “Win, Serve, Entertain” – which has become a centering statement for the franchise. The statement guides strategy and decision-making throughout the organization, from the football team and

content creators to human resources and fan engagement.

In his previous roles with the team, Burke led 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.

Before joining the Titans, Burke worked in various legal and management roles across a range of industries, including technology, big-box retail and professional services.

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

Burke lives in the Nashville area, with his wife, Holly, and their three children.

ADOLPHO BIRCH

CHIEF EXTERNAL & LEAGUE AFFAIRS OFFICER

Adolpho Birch is in his fourth season with the Titans. His responsibilities include league and legal affairs, government relations, DEI efforts, community impact and the Titans Foundation.

Since returning to Nashville, Birch has been a catalyst for enhancing the team’s Community Impact footprint and reformulating the vision and reach of the Titans Foundation. He also has taken on a key role in the advancement of a new stadium and development along the city’s East Bank, working with City and State officials and leading stakeholder engagement efforts throughout the state.

As an advisor to Commissioners Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell, Birch held multiple senior-level roles during his 23year tenure at NFL headquarters. Prior to joining the Titans, Birch served as the NFL’s Senior Vice President of Labor Policy & League Affairs, overseeing the negotiation and enforcement of policies critical to the integrity of the game, including those on substances of abuse, performance-enhancing drugs, gambling and personal conduct. He also advanced the NFL’s legislative and governmental efforts on key issues such as youth concussion prevention and treatment, the league’s tax status and the FCC’s blackout rule. Leading the NFL’s player engagement efforts, he focused on continuing education, financial education, career development and clinical assistance designed to support player and employee off-field success.

Birch began his career as a judicial law clerk for Thomas Wiseman, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, then as an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston. A Nashville native and graduate of Father Ryan High School, Birch earned degrees from Harvard University and Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Birch serves on several professional and philanthropic governing boards, including the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust; Sports Lawyers Association; Partnership Tennessee; and the Business of Sports School in New York. In May 2021, he was elected to the Board of Directors for Ingram Industries. That same month, he was named a director and committee chair for the federally established Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. In January 2022, he was appointed to the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission. He was named a Best of the Bar honoree by the Nashville Business Journal in 2021 and 2022. His father, A.A. Birch, Jr., was the first African American Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. In 2006, the City of Nashville named its new criminal justice building after him. His mother, Dr. Janet Scott Birch, was a longtime Professor of Clinical Psychology at Meharry Medical College and active community organizer.

SHANNON MYERS

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Shannon Myers is SVP, Chief Financial Officer for the Tennessee Titans. She originally joined the franchise as Vice President of Finance in 2021.

Myers oversees the financial operations and information technology needs for the Tennessee Titans, Nissan Stadium and the Tennessee Titans Foundation. Her primary responsibilities include management of all corporate accounting and financial reporting, as well as establishing budgets, forecasting and managing cash flow. In addition, she oversees the club’s people and culture team which focuses on employee engagement, employee development and benefits and compensation administration, while ensuring the club prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion. Myers is also the executive sponsor for the Titans Professional Women’s Network and the Sustainability Committee.

Prior to joining the club, Myers worked in public accounting with Ernst & Young (EY) in Nashville for over 10 years. As an Assurance Senior Manager with EY, she advised clients on technical accounting issues, financial reporting requirements, process improvement opportunities and strengthening internal controls. While at EY, she held several leadership roles including co-leading the Nashville Professional Women’s Network, founding/leading the Nashville Working Mom’s Network, serving on the Nashville People Advisory Forum, and serving as a member of the EY Faculty Network instructing various internal EY training events.

Myers is a native of Portage, Mich. She is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she was captain of the softball team her senior season and majored in accounting. She is currently a registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Tennessee. Family is very important to her as she enjoys spending time with her husband, Graham, and their three boys. She is also passionate about sustainability and serving in the community with her fellow Titans family.

ADAM NUSE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Adam Nuse is SVP, Chief Revenue Officer for the Tennessee Titans. Nuse joined the Titans in 2021 and has held several other roles including Senior VP, Business Operations.

Nuse leads the team’s revenue generating areas, including Ticketing, Corporate Partnerships, Client Services & Hospitality and Stadium Events & Experience.

Prior to joining the Titans in 2021, Nuse spent five seasons as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of the Nashville Sounds, overseeing all day-to-day operations related to the organization.

Under his leadership, the Sounds broke attendance records and were regularly recognized by industry publications as leaders in operational excellence and fan experience. Most recently in 2019, Baseball America awarded the Sounds with its prestigious Freitas Award in recognition of the club’s community involvement, long-term business success and consistent operational excellence.

Nuse currently serves on the Nashville Sports Council Board of Directors and the Nashville Sports Authority’s Women’s Professional Sports Committee. He also serves on the board of directors for Boy Scouts of America, Middle Tennessee and the Bowling Green East Little League. The Texas native holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s degree in sports administration from Wichita State University, and a doctorate in organizational leadership from Western Kentucky University.

He enjoys spending his time with his wife Sarah, and three children Lucy, Lola, and Hank.

DANIEL WERLY

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Daniel Werly is SVP, Chief Operating Officer for the Tennessee Titans. Werly joined the Titans in 2020 and has held several other roles including General Counsel and Chief of Staff.

Werly oversees the legal, compliance, strategic operations, business strategy and stadium operations departments for the Tennessee Titans and Nissan Stadium.

Prior to joining the Titans, Werly was the first General Counsel of Major League Soccer’s Nashville Soccer Club and worked at several law firms, primarily focusing on representing professional sports teams and leagues. He sits on the boards of W.O. Smith School of Music and the Pedigree Foundation and is on the Advisory Board of the American Bar Association’s Sports Division. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School and Charleston School of Law.

Werly is a native of Libertyville, Ill. He earned his undergraduate degree from Miami University (Ohio), majoring in Sports Studies and Business Legal Studies, and his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He resides in Nashville with his wife Liz, sons Jack and Campbell, and their dog Birdie.

RAN CARTHON GENERAL MANAGER

The Tennessee Titans hired Ran Carthon as the franchise’s 14th General Manager in January. Carthon joined the Titans after spending six seasons (2017-22) with the San Francisco 49ers, including the last two as the team’s Director of Player Personnel.

Carthon brought 15 years of scouting experience from multiple teams to Tennessee. While in San Francisco, he was the 49ers Director of Pro Personnel for four seasons (2017-20) and then promoted to Director of Player Personnel for the last two seasons (2021-22). In his role as Director of Player Personnel, Carthon was responsible for evaluating the top college prospects and assisting in the construction of the pro free agent board and evaluations. He joined the 49ers when Head Coach Kyle Shanahan and General Manager John Lynch took over in 2017 and played a part in the team’s success, which includes three playoff appearances, two division titles and an NFC Championship

in 2019. Additionally, the 49ers had nine players account for 13 total Pro Bowl selections in the last two seasons (seven selections in 2021 and six in 2022) – evidence of the talented roster the personnel staff amassed.

In his first offseason with the Titans Carthon re-worked the roster adding wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, tackle Andre Dillard, outside linebacker Arden Key, linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting, tight end Trevon Wesco and linebacker Luke Gifford in free agency. In his first draft, offensive lineman Peter Skoronski and quarterback Will Levis were selected in the first two rounds.

Before joining San Francisco, Carthon spent five seasons (2012-16) with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams as their Director of Pro Personnel. He entered the NFL scouting world as a pro scout with the Atlanta Falcons for four years (2008-11).

As a player, Carthon spent three seasons in the NFL (2004-06) primarily with the Indianapolis Colts, after entering the league as an undrafted college free agent. At the University of Florida, he tallied 1,353 career rushing yards over four seasons and was part of the Gators 2000 SEC Championship team.

Carthon was raised in an NFL family with his dad, Maurice, having a distinguished playing and coaching career. His father played for the New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts, and he coached for New England, New York Jets, Detroit, Dallas, Cleveland, Arizona and Kansas City.

Following his playing career, Carthon received his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Florida in 2008. As a member of the Rams (2013) and 49ers (2018) he was selected to participate in the NFL Career Development Symposium at the Wharton School of Business. And in 2022, he took part in the inaugural NFL coach and front office accelerator program.

Born Arandic Kornell Carthon in February of 1981, in Osceola, Ark., he attended Key West High School in Key West, Fla.

MIKE VRABEL HEAD COACH

MIKE VRABEL’S

COACHING TIMELINE:

2018-23: HEAD COACH, TENNESSEE TITANS

2017: DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, HOUSTON TEXANS

2014-16: LINEBACKERS, HOUSTON TEXANS

2012-13: DEFENSIVE LINE, OHIO STATE

2011: LINEBACKERS, OHIO STATE

PLAYING TIMELINE:

2009-10: LINEBACKER, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

2001-08: LINEBACKER, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

1997-2000: LINEBACKER, PITTSBURGH STEELERS

1993-96: DEFENSIVE END, OHIO STATE

Mike Vrabel is in his sixth season with the Titans after being named the 19th head coach in franchise history on Jan. 20, 2018.

During his first five seasons in Tennessee, Vrabel led the Titans to a 50-37 overall record, four winning seasons, three postseason appearances, two division titles and appearance in an AFC Championship game.

Vrabel, who enters 2023 as the NFL’s ninth-longest tenured head coach with his current team, is the organization’s fourth head coach to serve for at least five complete seasons, joining Wally Lemm (1966–1970), Bum Phillips (1975–1980) and Jeff Fisher (1994–2010). Measured against each member of the group in years one through five of their respective terms, Vrabel’s 50 wins from 2018 to 2022 set a new benchmark, and his .575 winning percentage (50-37) ranked second behind only Phillips, who was 48-32 (.600) in his initial five years with the Oilers.

Vrabel finished the 2022 campaign ranked third in Titans/Oilers history in total career wins among head coaches. His 50 wins trailed only franchise Ring of Honor members Fisher (147) and Phillips (59).

With playoff appearances in 2019, 2020 and 2021, Vrabel became the sixth head coach in Oilers/Titans history to coach at least three playoff teams. The others are Fisher (six), Jack Pardee (four), Phillips (three), Jerry Glanville (three) and Lemm (three). The Titans won back-to-back AFC South titles in 2020 and 2021, marking the first time the organization accomplished the feat since the Oilers won the first three AFL Eastern division titles from 1960 to 1962. The team had not gone to the playoffs in three consecutive seasons since a seven-year postseason stretch by the Oilers from 1987 to 1993.

Situationally, Vrabel’s teams have fared well among the NFL leaders in several categories. From 2018 to 2022, the Titans had a .640 winning percentage in three-point games (16-9), which ranked second in the league behind only the Green Bay Packers (.658). In the same period, their .855 winning percentage (47-8) in regular season games in which they had a fourth-quarter lead tied for sixth in the NFL. Vrabel’s team was 5-2 in overtime games from 2018 through 2022, tying the Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) for the second-most overtime wins behind the Las Vegas Raiders (7-3). On the road, the Titans were 28-18 (.561), tying for the league’s sixth-best road record.

From 2018 to 2022, the Titans had the NFL’s second-best rushing offense, averaging 139.9 yards per game on the ground. Only the Baltimore Ravens were better (170.8). The offense ranked first in the NFL in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on 66.8 percent of drives inside the opponent’s 20-yard line (173 of 259), and the Titans also had the NFL’s ninth-best team passer rating at 95.8.

On the other side of the ball, the Titans ranked fourth in rushing defense

from 2018 to 2022, allowing 100.2 rushing yards per contest. Also in that five-year stretch, the Titans were seventh in scoring defense (21.8 opponent points per game).

During the 2022 season, the Titans led the NFL in total number players used for the second consecutive season. A total of 86 players took the field for at least one game, partly as a result of 31 players being placed on injured reserve from the time the roster was cut to 53 players through the end of the campaign. The Titans relied heavily upon their youth, as rookies combined for 145 games played (tied for third in the NFL) and 56 starts (sixth).

The 2022 Titans led the NFL in rushing defense for the first time as a team since 2003. They allowed only 1,307 total rushing yards for a league-best average of 76.9 yards per contest—the second-best finish in franchise history (73.4 in 1960). The Titans also ranked third in third-down defense in 2022, allowing a conversion rate of 34.2 percent (77 of 225).

Following the 2021 season, Vrabel received one of the NFL’s highest honors when he was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year after directing the Titans to a 12-5 regular-season record. The Titans won the AFC South, and they claimed the top seed in the AFC playoff field for the first time since 2008. They did so despite needing to use 91 total players during the season—the most in NFL history in a non-strike year. From after the final preseason roster cuts through the end of the season, the team placed 26 different players on injured reserve and 21 different players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, plus additional practice squad players that received those designations.

The 2021 Titans ranked second in rushing defense (84.6 yards allowed per game), 12th in total defense (329.8), sixth on third down (36.7 percent), sixth in scoring defense (20.8 points per game) and ninth in sacks (43). Offensively, the Titans finished fifth in rushing (141.4 yards per game) despite missing Derrick Henry for nine games due to injury. The offense also ranked eighth on third down (43.6 percent), fifth in the red zone (63.9 percent) and first in goal-to-go efficiency (87.5 percent).

In 2020, the Titans made their second consecutive playoff appearance under Vrabel. The Titans won the 2020 AFC South title with an 11-5 record in the regular season, claiming their best record and first division title since going 13-3 in 2008. They finished with a 5-1 record within the division and a 6-2 mark in road games, all while navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Titans led the NFL in 2020 with a plus-11 turnover differential. Their 23 takeaways ranked seventh in the NFL, while their 12 turnovers were the second-fewest in the league and tied for the ninth-lowest number since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.

The 2020 Titans tied for second place in total offense (396.4 yards per game) and ranked fourth in scoring offense (30.7 points per game). They became the first team in NFL history to generate at least 2,500 rushing yards (2,690) and 3,500 net passing yards (3,653) while surrendering 25 or fewer sacks (25). Their 6,343 total yards and 381 first downs established franchise records, while their 491 points amounted to the organization’s second-best total. The Titans joined the 1997 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL history to feature a 2,000-yard rusher (2,027 by Henry), a 3,000-yard passer (3,819 by Ryan Tannehill) and a 1,000-yard receiver (1,075 by A.J. Brown).

In 2019, 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 were the second most in franchise history (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 bounce back from a 2-4 start (or worse) and reach a conference title game (2002, Titans and 1996, Jacksonville).

The 2019 squad 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, Henry led the NFL in rushing, Tannehill was the league’s highest rated passer and 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 enduring one of the NFL’s toughest schedules. The Titans played a league-high nine games during the regular season against seven eventual playoff qualifiers, 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, but it was also 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 Vrabel arrived to the seventhranked rushing offense in 2018.

Vrabel ascended quickly to his position as a head coach following a 14year playing career as a linebacker with the Pittsburgh Steelers (19972000), 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.

In May 2023, the Patriots organization and owner Robert Kraft announced that Vrabel had been voted by the team’s fans into the Patriots Hall of Fame.

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 in yards allowed per game (319.9) and net passing yards (218.4). Houston also ranked first in thirddown 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 per game (17.0) and second-fewest net passing yards per game in the league (201.6). 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 per game (310.2) and net passing yards allowed per game (210.4) 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 (199396). With the Buckeyes, he was a dominant performer, earning back-toback 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.

Joined by former Ohio State teammates Luke Fickell and Ryan Miller, Vrabel co-founded the 2nd & 7 Foundation. The non-profit’s mission is “to promote reading by providing free books and positive role models to kids in need while encouraging young athletes of the community to pay it forward.” Founded in 1999 in Columbus, Ohio, the 2nd & 7 Foundation now has reading programs across the country. Students receive books from the foundation’s original “Hog Mollies” series.

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

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NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN TAMPA, FLA.

COLLEGE FLORIDA ATLANTIC

ACQUIRED UFA (SF)-’23

NUMBER 2

POSITION LB

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 228

DENICO AUTRY

NUMBER 96

POSITION DL

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 285

NFL SEASON 10

HOMETOWN ALBEMARLE, N.C.

COLLEGE MISSISSIPPI STATE

ACQUIRED UFA (IND)-’21

NFL SEASON 4

HOMETOWN DALLAS, TEXAS

COLLEGE TEXAS STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’20

NUMBER 55

POSITION G/C

HEIGHT 6-1

WEIGHT 295

MIKE BROWN

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

COLLEGE MIAMI (OHIO)

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 44

POSITION S

HEIGHT 6-1

WEIGHT 215

SHAKEL BROWN

NUMBER 91

POSITION DT

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 295

NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN MIAMI, FLA.

COLLEGE TROY

ACQUIRED FA-’23

DANIEL BRUNSKILL

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN VALLEY CENTER, CALIF.

COLLEGE SAN DIEGO STATE

ACQUIRED UFA (SF)-’23

NUMBER 60

POSITION OL

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 300

TREYLON BURKS

NUMBER 16

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 225

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN WARREN, ARK.

COLLEGE ARKANSAS

ACQUIRED D1-’22

CHANCE CAMPBELL

NUMBER 45

POSITION LB

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 232

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN ELLICOTT CITY, MD.

COLLEGE MISSISSIPPI

ACQUIRED D6B-’22

SHYHEIM CARTER

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN KENTWOOD, LA.

COLLEGE ALABAMA

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 28

POSITION DB

HEIGHT 5-10

WEIGHT 194

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HOMETOWN BOWIE, MD.

COLLEGE SACRED HEART

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 36

POSITION RB

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 228

MORGAN COX

NUMBER 46

POSITION LS

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 233

NFL SEASON 14

HOMETOWN COLLIERVILLE, TENN.

COLLEGE TENNESSEE

ACQUIRED UFA (BAL)-’21

NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

COLLEGE NORTHERN ARIZONA ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 38

POSITION DB

HEIGHT 6-1

WEIGHT 203

ANDRE DILLARD

NUMBER 71

POSITION T

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 315

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN WOODINVILLE, WASH.

COLLEGE WASHINGTON STATE

ACQUIRED UFA (PHI)-’23

KRISTIAN FULTON

NUMBER 26

POSITION CB

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 197

NFL SEASON 4

HOMETOWN NEW ORLEANS, LA.

COLLEGE LOUISIANA STATE

ACQUIRED D2-’20

ERIC GARROR

NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN MOBILE, ALA.

COLLEGE LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 33

POSITION DB

HEIGHT 5-8

WEIGHT 174

JACK GIBBENS

NUMBER 50

POSITION LB

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 242

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN BULVERDE, TEXAS

COLLEGE MINNESOTA

ACQUIRED FA-’22

LUKE GIFFORD

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN LINCOLN, NEB.

COLLEGE NEBRASKA

ACQUIRED UFA (DAL)-’23

NUMBER 57

POSITION LB

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 243

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TRE’SHAUN

NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN SEATTLE, WASH.

COLLEGE OREGON STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 82

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 188

HASSAN HASKINS

NUMBER 25

POSITION RB

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 228

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN ST. LOUIS, MO.

COLLEGE MICHIGAN

ACQUIRED D4A-’22

DERRICK HENRY

NFL SEASON 8

HOMETOWN YULEE, FLA.

COLLEGE ALABAMA

ACQUIRED D2C-’16

NUMBER 22

POSITION RB

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 247

GAVIN HOLMES

NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN JUSTIN, TEXAS

COLLEGE BAYLOR

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 84

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 5-10

WEIGHT 200

AMANI HOOKER

NUMBER 37

POSITION S

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 210

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

COLLEGE IOWA

ACQUIRED D4-’19

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NFL SEASON 11

HOMETOWN CENTRAL, S.C.

COLLEGE CLEMSON

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 10

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 6-1

WEIGHT 212

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KEARIS

NFL SEASON R

FORT VALLEY, GA.

COLLEGE GEORGIA

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 5

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 196

JALEEL JOHNSON

NUMBER 94

POSITION DT

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 316

NFL SEASON

HOMETOWN

COLLEGE IOWA

ACQUIRED FA-’23

STEVEN JONES JR.

NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN ROCKINGHAM, N.C.

COLLEGE APPALACHIAN STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 36

POSITION CB

HEIGHT 5-10

WEIGHT 188

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NFL SEASON R

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.

COLLEGE BOISE STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

JONES

NUMBER 30

POSITION S

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 195

ANTHONY KENDALL

NFL SEASON R

PORT RICHEY, FLA.

COLLEGE BALDWIN WALLACE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 40

POSITION CB

HEIGHT 5-10

WEIGHT 177

ARDEN KEY

NUMBER 49

POSITION OLB

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 240

NFL SEASON

HOMETOWN

COLLEGE LOUISIANA STATE

ACQUIRED UFA (JAX)-’23

MASON KINSEY

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN DEMOREST, GA.

COLLEGE BERRY COLLEGE

ACQUIRED FA-’21

NUMBER 12

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 200

HAROLD LANDRY III

NFL SEASON 6

HOMETOWN SPRING LAKE, N.C.

COLLEGE BOSTON COLLEGE

ACQUIRED D2-’18

NUMBER 58

POSITION OLB

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 252

NFL SEASON 2

ALEXANDRIA, LA.

COLLEGE TULANE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

JOHN LEGLUE

NUMBER 72

POSITION OL

HEIGHT 6-7

WEIGHT 310

COREY LEVIN

NUMBER 62

POSITION C/G

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 307

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN DACULA, GA.

COLLEGE CHATTANOOGA

ACQUIRED FA-’21

NFL SEASON 1

LAS VEGAS, NEV.

COLLEGE NOTRE DAME

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 87

POSITION TE

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 251

ARMANI MARSH

NUMBER 25

POSITION DB

HEIGHT 5-9

WEIGHT 182

NFL SEASON

HOMETOWN SPOKANE, WASH.

COLLEGE WASHINGTON STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

ZACH M C CLOUD

NFL SEASON 1

LANTANA, FLA.

COLLEGE MIAMI (FLA.)

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 52

POSITION OLB

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 235

ROGER M C CREARY

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN MOBILE, ALA.

COLLEGE AUBURN

ACQUIRED D2-’22

NUMBER 21

POSITION CB

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 190

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NUMBER 13

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 217

NFL SEASON 3

HOMETOWN NEW ORLEANS, LA.

COLLEGE LOUISIANA STATE

ACQUIRED D6A-’21

ELIJAH MOLDEN

NFL SEASON 3

HOMETOWN WEST LINN, ORE.

COLLEGE WASHINGTON

ACQUIRED D3B-’21

NUMBER 24

POSITION CB

HEIGHT 5-10

WEIGHT 192

NFL SEASON 6

HOMETOWN BASSFIELD, MISS.

COLLEGE MISSISSIPPI

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 20

POSITION S

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 200

A.J. MOORE JR.

CHRIS MOORE

NFL SEASON 8

HOMETOWN TAMPA, FLA.

COLLEGE CINCINNATI

ACQUIRED UFA (HOU)-’23

NUMBER 11

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 6-1

WEIGHT 200

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NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN DOWAGIAC, MICH.

COLLEGE FERRIS STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 42

POSITION OLB

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 254

SEAN MURPHY-BUNTING

NUMBER 0

POSITION CB

HEIGHT 6-0

WEIGHT 195

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN MACOMB, MICH.

COLLEGE CENTRAL MICHIGAN

ACQUIRED UFA (TB)-’23

JIMMY MURRAY

NFL SEASON 3

HOMETOWN WILMETTE, ILL.

COLLEGE HOLY CROSS

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 64

POSITION C/G

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 318

NFL SEASON 6 HOMETOWN CINCINNATI, OHIO

COLLEGE CINCINNATI

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 73

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 315

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN DESOTO, TEXAS

COLLEGE BAYLOR

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 67

POSITION C/G

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 297

BEN NIEMANN

NUMBER 47

POSITION LB

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 235

NFL SEASON

HOMETOWN SYCAMORE, ILL.

COLLEGE IOWA

ACQUIRED UFA (ARZ)-’23

JOHN

NFL SEASON R

BOISE, IDAHO

COLLEGE BOISE STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 61

POSITION OL

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 309

CHIG OKONKWO

NUMBER 85

POSITION TE

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 238

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN POWDER SPRINGS, GA.

COLLEGE MARYLAND

ACQUIRED D4B-’22

SAM

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NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN LOWELL, MASS.

COLLEGE MARYLAND

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 59

POSITION OLB

HEIGHT 6-1

WEIGHT 269

JAYDEN PEEVY

NUMBER 92

POSITION DT

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 308

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN BELLAIRE, TEXAS

COLLEGE TEXAS A&M

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN TAMPA, FLA.

COLLEGE OHIO STATE

ACQUIRED D3A-’22

NUMBER 78

POSITION OL

HEIGHT 6-5

WEIGHT 316

KYLE PHILIPS

NUMBER 18

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 189

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN SAN MARCOS, CALIF.

COLLEGE UCLA

ACQUIRED D5-’22

NFL SEASON 3

HOMETOWN PITTSBURGH, PA.

COLLEGE YOUNGSTOWN STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’22

KEVIN RADER

NUMBER 86

POSITION TE

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 250

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HOMETOWN LEESBURG, GA.

COLLEGE MISSISSIPPI

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 41

POSITION LB

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 214

NFL SEASON 3

HOMETOWN HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

COLLEGE GEORGIA

ACQUIRED D3A-’21

MONTY RICE

NUMBER 56

POSITION LB

HEIGHT 6-0

WEIGHT 233

NFL SEASON 1

SPRINGBORO, OHIO

COLLEGE KENTUCKY

ACQUIRED FA-’23

JUSTIN RIGG

NUMBER 83

POSITION TE

HEIGHT 6-6

WEIGHT 259

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NUMBER 80

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 5-11

WEIGHT 205

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN DESOTO, TEXAS

COLLEGE SOUTHERN METHODIST

ACQUIRED FA-’22

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NFL SEASON 4

HOMETOWN CELINA, TEXAS

COLLEGE PURDUE

ACQUIRED FA-’21

NUMBER 70 POSITION G

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 302

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NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN WONDER LAKE, ILL.

COLLEGE CULVER-STOCKTON

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 76

POSITION OL

HEIGHT 6-6

WEIGHT 318

NFL SEASON R

MARYSVILLE, OHIO

COLLEGE MINNESOTA

ACQUIRED FA-’23

NUMBER 48

POSITION OLB

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 251

TYLER SHELVIN

NUMBER 72

POSITION NT

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 346

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN LAFAYETTE, LA.

COLLEGE LOUISIANA STATE

ACQUIRED FA-’23

CALEB SHUDAK

NFL SEASON 1

HOMETOWN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA

COLLEGE IOWA

ACQUIRED FA-’22

NUMBER 6

POSITION K

HEIGHT 5-7

WEIGHT 177

JEFFERY SIMMONS

NUMBER 98

POSITION DT

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 305

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN MACON, MISS.

COLLEGE MISSISSIPPI STATE

ACQUIRED D1-’19

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NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN LA VERNE, CALIF.

COLLEGE COLORADO STATE

NUMBER 4

POSITION P

HEIGHT 5-10

WEIGHT 193

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NUMBER 17

POSITION QB

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 217

NFL SEASON 12

HOMETOWN BIG SPRING, TEXAS

COLLEGE TEXAS A&M

ACQUIRED T (MIA)-’19

NFL SEASON 4

HOMETOWN PHILADELPHIA, PA.

NUMBER 93

POSITION DT

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 304

JONATHAN WARD

NUMBER 33

POSITION RB

HEIGHT 6-0

WEIGHT 202

NFL SEASON 4

HOMETOWN KANKAKEE, ILL.

COLLEGE CENTRAL MICHIGAN

ACQUIRED FA-’22

RASHAD

NFL SEASON 3

HOMETOWN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

COLLEGE PITTSBURGH

ACQUIRED D4B-’21

NUMBER 99 POSITION OLB

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 259

TREVON

NFL SEASON 5

HOMETOWN MARTINSBURG, W.VA.

COLLEGE WEST VIRGINIA

ACQUIRED UFA (CHI)-’23

NUMBER 88

POSITION TE

HEIGHT 6-3

WEIGHT 267

NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE

NUMBER 15

POSITION WR

HEIGHT 6-2

WEIGHT 211

NFL SEASON 4

HOMETOWN LAKE MARY, FLA.

COLLEGE INDIANA

ACQUIRED FA-’20

MALIK WILLIS

NFL SEASON 2

HOMETOWN ATLANTA, GA.

COLLEGE LIBERTY

ACQUIRED D3B-’22

NUMBER 7

POSITION QB

HEIGHT 6-1

WEIGHT 219

TREY WOLFF

NUMBER 40

POSITION K

HEIGHT 6-4

WEIGHT 205

NFL SEASON R

HOMETOWN SPRING, TEXAS

COLLEGE TEXAS TECH

ACQUIRED FA-’23

AFTER A GRAND ENTRANCE, NEW TITANS GM RAN CARTHON READY TO GET TO WORK

NASHVILLE — Ran Carthon made a memorable entrance on his first day on the job.

After being named general manager of the Titans earlier this offseason, Carthon received a rousing, celebratory welcome to Saint Thomas Sports Park when he walked through the doors.

“I’ve never had a party this big,” Carthon said as he flashed a big smile.

Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk then officially introduced Carthon, formerly director of player personnel with the San Francisco 49ers, to employees of the team.

Carthon, accompanied by his wife and children, seemed to be taken by surprise by the gathering, as members of the organization filled the lobby and lined the staircases of the recently renovated MetroCenter facility.

Carthon then addressed the crowd, and said he’s ready to get to work.

“We are all here, rowing in the same direction,” Carthon said, “and we all want to hoist the Lombardi (Trophy) one day. All of us play a part in that. So, I am here to do the work. I am willing

to do the work. And I look forward to working with everybody.”

Strunk, who led interviews with seven candidates since the end of the 2022 season, informed Carthon he’d been chosen as the team’s next GM.

Carthon spent two seasons as director of player personnel with the 49ers after serving five seasons as the director of pro personnel in San Francisco.

“How do you feel about being the Titans general manager?,” Strunk asked Carthon when delivering the news. “Well, we’d love to have you.”

Carthon flew to California after his second interview in Nashville, and he returned with his family.

After making a grand entrance, Carthon made the rounds in the building, going from the locker room to the team’s indoor practice facility to the C.O. Brocato Draft room to his new office.

“The welcome, walking in,” Carthon said. “It just makes everything that I thought when I met (for the interview) real, and it confirms this is a great place, and we’re going to do some great things together here. I am excited.”

ON HIS BIG DAY, TITANS DT JEFFERY SIMMONS WAS SMILING THROUGH THE TEARS

NASHVILLE – Jeffery Simmons had a lot of things on his mind when he stepped up to the podium back in April.

Among his thoughts: “I’m going to try not to cry today.”

Then the big defensive lineman looked at his mother, and the tears started streaming down his cheeks. At one point he paused for 12 seconds before gathering himself.

“My mom, single parent,” Simmons said. “Just to see the journey we have been on as a family. It’s crazy,” Simmons said. “I think, man, from house to house, apartment to apartment. Sharing a bed with my brother. Now, we’re good. It’s generational wealth, as we call it. It’s who I do it for. Every day I wake up, I think about those hard times where I know my mom didn’t feel like it. Sometimes I am hurting, but I think about my mom, having raised five kids on her own. For me to say, I don’t want to do this. That’s my motivation, my family.”

Titans General Manager Ran Carthon, Coach Mike Vrabel and a big group of family members were on hand at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park for a press conference back in April, celebrating the long-term contract extension Simmons signed earlier in the day.

After signing the deal, Simmons talked more about his mother, Brenda Bradley, and his upbringing.

Simmons said his mission since first stepping on the football field as a five-year-old – when he used to put on his shoulder pads and hit a big pear tree in the backyard – has always been to make his family proud.

And give them a better life.

“I didn’t want to make too much eye contact with my mom today because I knew she’d be there crying, and then I’d cry, too,” Simmons said with a smile. “But to think about that upbringing, and all the adversity we’ve been through. I know she is proud of me.”

Simmons said the family moved six or seven times when he was younger, including a move from Louisiana to Mississippi.

At most places, Simmons shared a room with brother, and his two sisters also shared a room. Simmons said his mom adopted his uncle’s daughter, a cousin, who he also calls a sister.

With a household of five kids, Brenda Bradley had to work all kinds of jobs, from working at a convenience store to working at a prison. She did everything she could to make ends meet, Simmons said.

“But she never missed a birthday,” Simmons said.

Simmons said he pulled weeds as a kid to make extra money, to keep her from having to pay for his football uniforms.

Not too long after signing his first NFL contract with the Titans in 2019, Simmons bought his mom a house in Spring Hill, Tennessee, so she could be close.

Now, after signing a mammoth deal with the Titans, the twotime Pro Bowler knows his family will be taken care of for years and years and years to come.

He’s also now finally ready to reward himself – he plans to buy a new home, perhaps with a pool.

“I never picture myself wearing another color than two-tone blue, other than a gold jacket,” Simmons said. “This is a great day. I hope I retire here, and I hope I can make this franchise happy.”

TITANS PUNTER RYAN STONEHOUSE’S JERSEY AND CLEATS SENT TO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME AFTER RECORD-BREAKING ROOKIE SEASON

NASHVILLE – Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse set records during his rookie season.

Then, his jersey and cleats were sent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Titans mailed memorabilia to Canton, Ohio, for a display after Stonehouse finished the 2022 season with a gross average of 53.10 yards per punt (90 punts for 4,779 yards). Stonehouse broke Sammy Baugh’s single-season NFL record of 51.40 yards per punt, which was established in 1940 and was never matched among qualifiers (2.5 punts per team game) until Stonehouse’s rookie campaign.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame contacted the Titans requesting items to commemorate his record-breaking season.

“It’s surreal, honestly,” Stonehouse said. “It’s the last thing I was expecting. But it’s such a cool honor. Going undrafted, and kind of having the odds against you, to be able to do something that hasn’t been done for 80-something years, it is such a big honor to me. And to break it from a guy like Sammy Baugh, it’s special.”

Stonehouse, who made the team as an undrafted free agent from Colorado State, finished the 2022 season with a net punting average of 44.03 yards per punt, establishing a new NFL record for the highest net average by a rookie punter. He broke the record set by Indianapolis’ Rigoberto Sanchez, who averaged 42.64 net yards per punt as a rookie in 2017.

Stonehouse said he wants to be even better in 2023.

“It think this season had some highs, and I think managing those highs and trying to remain consistent was my main goal the whole time,” Stonehouse said. “I felt like I did that a lot with my gross. Heading into next year I want to improve on some of the things I need to keep up in those highs, like the inside the 20 or the net average. Similarly, with how the gross went this year, I’d love to build that consistency.

“I think overall it was such a long rookie year for me, with the draft prep, and competing with Brett (Kern) in the preseason games. It flew by so quick, now that you reminisce on it. But it was such a cool way to start my career.”

TITANS GREAT KEITH BULLUCK ANNOUNCED AS 2023 TENNESSEE SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

NASHVILLE – Former Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck, tabbed “Mr. Monday Night” following one of his many memorable prime-time performances during his playing career, has been named a member of the 2023 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame class.

Bulluck got the news when he was surprised at a Titans ticket holder event at Nissan Stadium featuring Tennessee Sports Hall of Famer Mike Keith and new Titans General Manager Ran Carthon.

“Keith Bulluck was the heart and soul of the Tennessee Titans defense for many years. His leadership on and off the field was instrumental in the Titans success of the early 2000’s,” said Brad Willis, Executive Director of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. “Keith has made his home in Tennessee for over 20 years, and we’re excited to have him as part of our 2023 Hall of Fame Class.”

Bulluck, a first-round draft pick of the Titans in the 2000 NFL Draft, played 10 seasons for the Titans, before signing with the Giants for his final season.

Bulluck was named to three Pro Bowls in his career before officially retiring in 2012.

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Service is core to our culture.

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TENNESSEE TITANS NEW STADIUM APPROVAL

After extensive collaboration with Metro Nashville Council, the Metropolitan Sports Authority and Mayor John Cooper, the Tennessee Titans received final approval from all governing bodies to move forward with plans to build a new, enclosed stadium set on Nashville’s East Bank.

Metro Nashville Council issued the final approval on Wednesday, April 26, in a vote of 26-12. The Metro Nashville Sports Authority, the owner and landlord of both the current and new stadium, unanimously approved the stadium agreement on April 4.

“For more than 25 years, Nashville, Tennessee, has been the Titans’ home, and with the approval of the new stadium agreement, we are grateful to know the Titans will be a part of this great city and state for decades to come,” said Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. “I remember the early days of our time here feeling all the promise and opportunity ahead, and I feel that same enthusiasm and excitement again today. We are thankful for the support of Mayor Cooper, Metro Council, the Sports Authority, the State of Tennessee, and most importantly, the people of Nashville and Tennessee as we all embark on this new chapter together.”

The stadium agreement includes a new 30-year lease and nonrelocation agreement between the Titans and the Sports Authority. The terms of the new agreement remove the current obligation of Nashville’s General Fund to maintain and upgrade the stadium and returns 66 acres of land to the City of Nashville previously restricted by parking lots through 2039. The City has announced plans to include the returned property in the creation of a new neighborhood set along Nashville’s Cumberland River. The neighborhood, through new revenue sources generated by its development, is projected to bring in over a billion dollars to Nashville’s General Fund over its first 30 years of development.

The team will also contribute nearly $48 million over the life of the lease to the Nashville Needs Impact Fund, a fund directed by the Metro Council to support city needs such as public education, public transit, affordable housing, and several other areas.

“Tonight is a huge win for Nashville taxpayers,” said Nashville Mayor John Cooper. “We’ve eliminated a billion-dollar liability created by an aging stadium lease and created a platform for the city to thrive for decades. This was always about more than football. This vote unlocks the East Bank Vision for Nashville’s next generation. It enables a true smart growth plan for the decades ahead. It will expand our transit network, create affordable housing, build parks and civic space, activate the waterfront, and drive resilience and sustainability.

Mayor Cooper continued: “It allows us to build a transformational north-south boulevard. From neighborhoods across the city, this plan will cut commute times by getting cars off the interstate for intracity trips. It will allow frequent, fast, affordable bus service with dedicated lanes connecting residents to jobs and new opportunities. This is how a city effectively manages growth. It creates a bright future for Nashville, and I’m grateful for Metro Council’s support and confidence in this plan.”

The stadium is currently estimated at 1.75 million square feet, with a capacity of approximately 60,000. It is anticipated to bring in year-round events, with aspirations to host Super Bowls, NCAA Final Fours, College Football Playoffs, Wrestlemanias, and more. It will also continue to host Tennessee State University home football games, extending the long-standing partnership between TSU and the Titans. The stadium will include a 12,000 square foot community space to host classes for local schools, job trainings, and other communityminded events.

Groundbreaking is expected to occur in early-to-mid 2024, with an opening anticipated in 2027. It will set a goal of achieving a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold certification. Titans games and other major events will continue to operate in the current Nissan Stadium until the new building opens.

“Today marks a huge milestone for both the Tennessee Titans organization and the City of Nashville as we move forward with plans for a new stadium,” said Titans President and CEO, Burke Nihill. “We are extremely excited about this building’s ability to host the world’s best and greatest events, but this agreement is about so much more than a stadium. This is a generational opportunity to address our city’s priorities and ensure its health and vitality for the next 30 years. Our city and our state have bright futures ahead, and we’re humbled by the opportunity to continue to be a part of it.”

The Titans are responsible for $840 million of stadium funding and any cost overruns. $500 million will come from a contribution from the State of Tennessee. The remaining $760 million of the $2.1 billion budget will come from revenue bonds issued by the Metro Sports Authority to be repaid through a one-percent increase in Davidson County’s hotel occupancy tax, in-stadium sales tax, 50 percent of sales tax from future development of the stadium’s campus, rent paid by the team, and a pre-existing ticket tax of three dollars per ticket sold that will carry over to the new building. The stadium budget includes stadium-related infrastructure required to open the building.

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Fromunveilingour state-of-the-artpracticefacility, welcominga newgeneralmanager inRanCarthon, andgainingapprovalto builda brand-newstadium ‘MadeforNashville,’we continuedtosharpenour focuson themissiontoWin,Serve,andEntertain.

Fordecadeswe haveremainedcommittedto our fans,butmostimportantly,our Tennessee neighborsandfriends.Thiscontinuedeffortrequires keepingserviceat thecenter ofeverythingwe do. Overthelastyear, weforgednewpartnerships, grewexistingrelationshipsandlaunchedseveral initiativesto betterengage our fansandgiveback thecommunity.

Thistrulywas a recordyear fortheTitans organization,andwe couldnot haveaccomplished

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TOTAL CHARITABLE GIVING: NEARLY $1M NUMBER OF EVENTS: 130+

ORGANIZATIONS IMPACTED

THROUGH GRANTS/ FUNDING: 254

T-RAC SCHOOL

SHOWS: 12,000+ STUDENTS

TITANS CHEERLEADER

APPEARANCE HOURS: 941

NUMBER OF PLAYER APPEARANCES

CURRENT PLAYERS: 188

ALUMNI PLAYERS: 34

BLUE CREW APPEARANCE

HOURS: 324

TITANS TOGETHER

830 VOLUNTEERS

2,315 HOURS SERVED $105,000 TOTAL FUNDING

FALL HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION

The Tennessee Titans partnered with Hands On Nashville to host a Titans Together staff service project at Fall Hamilton Elementary School. Altogether, volunteers performed various landscaping and construction projects including building 4 new planter boxes, 1 picnic table and 2 benches to provide students, teachers, and staff with an improved learning environment.

Total Impact:

YOUTH VILLAGES BEAUTIFICATION

Tennessee Titans employees partnered with Hands On Nashville to facilitate various landscaping projects around a group home that houses children in the Youth Villages foster care program. Volunteers helped with laying down water barriers, cleaning up flower beds, building a gazebo, and planting flowers to make the property feel more inviting for individuals.

Total Impact:

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT FINANCE PARK

Titans staff spent the day volunteering at Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee Finance Park. Volunteers led 100 students from Metro Nashville Public Schools through a financial planning simulation focused on budgeting and financial literacy.

Total Impact: 20 VOLUNTEERS

120 HOURS SERVED 100 STUDENTS IMPACTED

MILL RIDGE PARK

The Titans partnered with Hands on Nashville to kick off the first ever Titans Together volunteer project at Mill Ridge Park in Antioch. Altogether, 200 plus volunteers helped with various cleanup and beautification projects around the park.

Total Impact:

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Partnering with American Red Cross, the Titans hosted a blood drive at Nissan Stadium. Altogether, 95 units of blood were collected, and 285 potential lives were saved.

15 TREES PLANTED

654 HOURS SERVED

352 YARDS OF TRASH CLEARED

Total Impact: 90 DONORS 95 UNITS DONATED

285 LIVES SAVED

UNITED WAY STUFF THE BUS

The Tennessee Titans partnered with United Way of Greater Nashville on their annual Stuff the Bus back to school event where Titans staff, Season Ticket Members, fans, and community volunteers spent the day filling backpacks with school supplies to be distributed to 14,000 students in the middle Tennessee area.

Total Impact:

185 VOLUNTEERS

555 HOURS SERVED 14,000+ IMPACTED

BRIDGE MINISTRY + CAMPBELL’S

Kevin Byard, along with his wife Clarke, and other Titans employees served at the Bridge Ministry in Nashville donating and preparing boxes of 5,000 meals to underserved and homeless communities.

Total Impact:

26 STAFF VOLUNTEERS

52 HOURS SERVED

CONVOY OF HOPE –GIVE HELP, SHARE HOPE

5,000 MEALS

Titans players and staff joined together at Nissan Stadium to serve kids and families in the Nashville Community. Guests were provided with free groceries, school supplies, shoes, haircuts, hot meals, and many more community services.

Total Impact:

72 VOLUNTEERS

216 HOURS SERVED

500+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS

FLORIDA DISASTER RELIEF

Titans staff volunteered at Second Harvest Foodbank where 2.5 hours were spent packaging boxes of food for the hurricane victims in Florida.

Total Impact:

HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION BABY SHOWER

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, volunteers assembled and stuffed strollers and car seats with supplies for expecting moms.

Total Impact:

MEALS OF HOPE

Titans players and staff partnered with Meals of Hope to package 50,000 total meals for the Nashville and Middle Tennessee Communities. All meals were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to be distributed to those in need during the holiday season.

Total Impact:

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

HOPE LODGE

On behalf of the Titans Foundation, Hope Lodge received a $22,500 donation towards their guest rooms. This donation will be used for one room renovation and supplies for the next ten years.

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS PARTY

Tennessee Titans players donated over 25,000 dollars to purchase Christmas gifts for local youth involved in the Backfield in Motion program. The kids were invited to Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park to open gifts, interact with players, and enjoy a Christmas party.

BEN JONES SHOPPING SPREE

Tennessee Titans Center Ben Jones partnered with both Academy Sports and Endure Athletics to provide 50 kids with a Christmas shopping spree at Academy.

30 KIDS

$7.5K+ DONATED

NASHVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

BLAZE AWARDS

The Titans invited Nashville Fire Department members to Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park to celebrate and acknowledge BLAZE scholarship recipients, their family, friends, and mentors.

50 KIDS

$25K DONATED

30 IMPACTED

15 FIRE MENTORS

6 AWARD RECIPIENTS

US ARMY PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING

25 ARMY RECRUITMENT OFFICERS

COMMUNITY TAILGATES

Benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters, Project Return, Purpose Preparatory Academy, Bibb County High School, Special Olympics

180 TICKETS

6 TAILGATES

2022 SEASON CHARITY DRIVES

9/11 - Giants

Pencil Box –School Supplies

TITO’S MILITARY BOWL

The Tennessee Titans hosted its annual Tito’s Military Bowl, welcoming hundreds of soldiers from nearby Fort Campbell to play for the championship title. The event was held at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park in the Titans indoor practice facility. Players were cheered on by Titans cheer and mascot T-Rac, with a surprise visit from Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. Team 101st Screaming Eagle took home the 2022 victory.

6 TEAMS

125 SOLDIERS

10/23 - Colts

Nashville Humane Association –Pet Supplies

11/27 - Bengals

Several local homeless shelters in partnership with the just keep livin’ foundation’

9/25 - Raiders

Second Harvest – Food

11/23 - Broncos

Bridge Ministry –Snacks

12/11 - Jaguars

Toys for Tots (USMC) - Toys

12/29 - Cowboys

Fill the Boot – Nashville Fire Department

12/24 - Texans Book ‘Em - Books

EDUCATION:

8TH ANNUAL SPELLING BEE

During the 2022-23 academic calendar year, the Titans Spelling Bee program covered 51 counties in middle and west Tennessee. In 2022, the program expanded to cover 29 additional counties in East Tennessee in partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Since 2015, the Titans have sent two students this year (one from Knoxville and one from Nashville) for a total of 15 students to represent the state of Tennessee at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

BIG DRAFT WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS

Titans teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee to ‘Draft’ the next generation of BIGS. Prospective BIGS were invited to Nissan Stadium for an informational session, sign up opportunities, and training.

WCS STUDENTS TEAM UP WITH THE TENNESSEE TITANS

Students in the WCS Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIC) program worked with the Tennessee Titans to bring their own version of the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats program to life during the 2022 season. Dubbed “My Cause My Kicks”, the partnership allowed EIC students to immerse themselves in a real-life marketing and creative campaign.

TAKE A TITAN 2 SCHOOL

In partnership with WKRN ten Titans players visited local elementary schools to spend the morning with students. Students who were selected submitted a video application for why a Titans player should visit their school.

4,800+ PARTICIPANTS

10 SCHOOLS

10 PLAYERS

FIELD DAY AT JOHN EARLY

The Titans partnered with EVERFI, Nashville SC and the Predators to host a field day event for students at John Early Middle School. The field day-style event supported the curriculum-aligned digital courses that are co-created by EVERFI and the professional sports leagues. Students rotated through stations that introduced them to skills in football, hockey and soccer, while also exploring the concepts behind the EVERFI curriculum. Character Playbook stats for 2022

3,538 STUDENTS 354 STUDENTS

GELF ROOKIE READS

225 KIDS PARTICIPATED

400 BOOKS DISTRIBUTED

The Tennessee Titans partnered with the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) and My Brother’s Keeper to host the annual ‘Rookies Read Across Nashville’ event for local children at Looby Community Center, Purpose Preparatory Academy, and Thomas Edison Elementary.

FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT

TENNESSEE TITANS LAUNCH GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL IN METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WITH NEW UNIFORMS AND GUIDANCE FROM WOMEN IN SPORTS

Following an extremely successful pilot season in Williamson County, the Titans announced expansion to include a total of three counties in Tennessee – Williamson County and newly added Metro Nashville Public Schools and ClarksvilleMontgomery County School System.

To celebrate the launch, the Titans welcomed girls from 15 participating schools to a skills and drills clinic at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. The clinic set the tone for an exciting season ahead as girls learned the keys of the game from the Titans 2022 rookie class and RCX Sports representatives.

“We couldn’t wait to partner with the Tennessee Titans to bring girls flag football to Metro,” said Mark North, Athletics Director for MNPS High Schools. “We are proud of our student-athletes and the tremendous amount of talent in our school district, and we can’t wait to offer young women a new avenue to engage with football and utilize their athletic abilities. A huge thanks to the Titans organization for making this a reality.”

To welcome the first girls flag football season in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), the Titans invited participating athletes and administrators for breakfast and a Q&A panel focused on the career possibilities available to women in sports. The event concluded with a surprise uniform reveal in the Titans locker room at Nissan Stadium.

The ‘Women in Sports’ Q&A panel featured guidance from key female leaders across the Titans organization. Panelists included, Shannon Myers, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Tina Tuggle, Vice President, People & Culture/DEI; Coach Lori Locust, Defensive Quality Control; Lauren Silvio, Nutrition Coordinator.

“We believe girls flag football empowers young women to master the game on-the-field, but most importantly inspires them to chase their dreams off the field,” said Titans Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Kate Guerra. “The female leaders at our organization serve in a variety of essential roles from finance and human resources to team performance and coaching. We hope their expertise and mentorship will encourage girls to pursue any career goals within the sports industry.”

To further support MNPS girls flag football, the Titans teamed up with Nike to provide Titansbranded uniforms for each of the participating schools. As part of the kickoff event, the girls toured the Titans home locker room where they were surprised with team lockers and custom jerseys.

After a highly competitive Inaugural Season, Hillsboro High School took home the title in the MNPS Girls Flag Championship and West Creek High School was crowned champions of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Systems league. Both schools played for the title in custom Nike uniforms provided by the Titans and Nike.

The Titans support of Girls Flag Football in MNPS is part of its recently announced ONE Community platform, focusing on opportunity, neighborhoods and education. As part of that platform, the Titans have developed a binding agreement with Metro Nashville Public Schools including support for their academies programs and literacy initiatives, as well as programs like Girls Flag Football.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

The Titans traveled to 5 different high schools in the Nashville area to provide teams/fans with Titans swag, fun games, and photo opportunities with both T-Rac and Cheer. Titans players also attended to help with the coin toss and hype up the home team with a pre-game speech.

• August 26th: Overton vs. Stratford

• September 9th: East Nashville vs. Hillsboro

• September 16th: Brentwood vs. Ravenwood

• October 6th: Overton vs. Cane Ridge

• October 21st: Independence vs. Page

2,500+ IMPACTED

COACH OF THE WEEK AND COACH OF THE YEAR

The Tennessee Titans High School Game of the Week presented by Whataburger program is designed to recognize excellence in high school athletics. Each week throughout the season, a panel of media members select the top matchups from around the state. These nominations are then eligible to be selected as the Tennessee Titans High School Game of the Week presented by Whataburger.

Fans are encouraged to vote for their preferred matchup throughout the week right here at TennesseeTitans.com. The game with the most votes will become the Tennessee Titans High School Game of the Week presented by Whataburger, with the winning head coach being named the Tennessee Titans High School Coach of the Week presented by Whataburger.

Each Coach of the Week will receive a grant from the Tennessee Titans in the amount of $1,500 to benefit their school’s football program. Through the Coach of the Week program, the Titans have donated more than $270,000 in grant funding to high school football programs across the state.

4,519,938 VOTES FOR 2022 SEASON

COACH OF THE YEAR

Lamar Brown, West High School (Knoxville)

COACH OF THE WEEK WINNERS

Chuck Gentry Lebanon High School

Marty Euverard Montgomery Bell Academy

Eric Swenson Huntingdon High School

Jeremy Jenkins Daniel Boone High School

Kyle Shoulders Macon County High School

James Counce Jr Henry County High School

Paul Derrick Nolensville High School

Daniel Johnson Fayetteville High School

Lance Tucker Bartlett High School

Matt Dyer Smith County High School

OVERALL

4,519,938 VOTES RECEIVED FOR GAME OF WEEK PROGRAM

6,500+ PEOPLE IMPACTED THROUGH 29 TITANS FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMPS

7,110 MINUTES SPENT ADVANCING & CELEBRATING THE GAME OF FOOTBALL

ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

55 NCAA/NAIA COLLEGES

17 STATES REPRESENTED 140+ TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOLS

FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT GRANT

$80K+ PLEDGED 25 SCHOOLS IMPACTED

NFL FLAG REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

MR. FOOTBALL AWARDS

Tennessee’s best high school football players for 2022 were recognized at the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards luncheon hosted by the Tennessee Titans. More than 400 people, including the honorees, their families, coaches, school administrators and members of the media from all parts of the state, attended the 2022 luncheon at Nissan Stadium.

DIVERSITY COACHING SUMMIT

The Titans hosted more than 25 high school coaches in collaboration with the Minority Coaching Association of Tennessee for a ‘Diversity Coaching Summit’ presented by Gatorade at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. Coaches representing over 20 schools across the state spent the day learning from Titans General Manager Ran Carthon, Head Coach Mike Vrabel and other key positions coaches. The group also attended the first day of Titans Mini-Camp.

30 MINORITY COACHES IMPACTED

METRO PARTS + TITANS NFL FLAG FOOTBALL CLINIC

The Titans hosted an NFL Flag Clinic for over 100 young athletes from Metro Parks and Recreation. Participants learned proper football fundamentals and skills, as well as positional techniques from local high school coaches.

112 KIDS IMPACTED

TIM SHAW CAMP 59

25 VOLUNTEERS

The Tennessee Titans hosted the ‘Camp 59’ Tim Shaw Youth Football Camp at the team’s Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park practice facility. Various local organizations including Nashville Christian, Backfield in Motion, and Hendersonville Titans attended the camp led by the full Titans coaching staff and 2023 Rookie Class. Campers also received an opening motivational speech from Tim Shaw himself.

125 KIDS IMPACTED

LONNIE JOHNSON + TITANS FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT DONATION

The Tennessee Titans defensive back, Lonnie Johnson, Jr. donated $4,000 to the John Early Middle School football team in Metro Nashville. This donation impacted over 40 kids by providing them with much needed equipment to perform in practices and games.

“ONE COMMUNITY” ANNOUNCEMENT

On the heels of announcing a proposed new football stadium agreement, the Tennessee Titans are announcing a community benefits platform with 16 local and regional organizations. The Titans announced the programs at Tennessee State University, their long-standing partner.

The ONE Community platform includes multifaceted programs that reach many of Nashville’s most underserved communities with a focus on three areas – Opportunity, Neighborhoods, and Education.

The team will enter formal agreements with ONE Community partners and make them available to the public when final.

In addition to the ONE Community platform, the Titans will continue its existing community impact initiatives. Since 2018, the Titans have served 135 local organizations through direct investment, programming, and partnership.

Also, as part of the proposed new agreement between the City and the Titans, the team will continue its longstanding relationship with Tennessee State University by hosting TSU games at the new stadium and engaging in other TSU related initiatives, return 66 acres of land, otherwise parking lots until 2039, to the City which plans to create parks, greenways, affordable housing, a multi-modal boulevard, local businesses and more.

OPPORTUNITY

Programs within Opportunity will focus on supporting local small and diverse-owned businesses, commitments to a diverse labor force and vendor pool for construction and postconstruction, loan and grants programs, and other initiatives focusing on economic inclusion and growth. The programs will create meaningful pathways to jobs, professional training, and small business financing.

Programs within Opportunity include the:

Titans Economic Inclusion Program

• $18 / hour minimum wage for employees

• A MBE/SBE/DBE and workforce development program maximizing minority inclusion and opportunities in stadium construction and beyond

1st & Goal Small Business Support Program

• $2 million fund with Citizens Bank for loans and grants for qualified small and minority-owned businesses who need access to capital

• Scholarships for small and minority-owned businesses to grow capacity through the Nashville Business Incubation Center (NBIC)

Titans’ Hope and Imagination Center

• 12,000 square foot multi-purpose community space in the new stadium

• Flexible space for nonprofits and community organizations to utilize for education programming, celebrations, community space, food and clothing drives and more

Real Estate Development and Leadership Council

• Paid virtual internship and adult professional program with Project Destined focused on real estate and sports venue development

• Hands-on experience with stadium construction and design teams and network with professional opportunities and certifications in the future

“We’re particularly excited about this investment in middle Tennessee’s entrepreneurs because we see this paying continuing dividends down the road,” Birch said.

NEIGHBORHOODS

Healthy neighborhoods are foundational to building cities in which individuals and families are equipped to thrive. Neighborhood partnerships include new programs that support, amplify and advocate for historically marginalized neighborhoods in our community.

Programs within Neighborhoods include:

Home Field Advantage Catalyst Fund

• A $5 million investment to provide access to grants and loans to encourage affordable housing through community development corporations

• Initiatives would focus on affordable and workforce housing throughout the city

Keep Nashville Home Campaign

• An annual awareness campaign to encourage eligible seniors to apply for available housing security assistance programs and increase participation

• Launched in 2021 with the Urban League, NAACP and Trustee Erica Gilmore

Neighborhood Business Spotlight

• Inspired by Nashville’s historic Jefferson Street, the Titans will select a group of businesses representing other iconic streets and roadways to highlight each year

• Selectees receive a direct financial contribution and media and brand promotions through social media platforms and public recognition

Direct Community Support

• Titans will continue to directly invest in community priorities through volunteer service, capital investments and programming

• The Titans will support the Looby Community Center, for example, through the launch of “Friends of Looby Center” to support future capital improvements and through updates to the kitchen space, computer lab, game room and outdoor playground.

Mental Health Initiative

• Trauma-informed therapy sessions and training through Cheatcode Foundation, a program currently available to Titans players and Coaches

• Training for healthcare and community workers, trauma-informed sessions, and community engagement events in the pilot program’s zip codes of 37218, 37208, 37209, 37216 & 37206

EDUCATION

The Titans are partnering with academic institutions to supplement and enhance student offerings in powerful ways, with the belief that every student deserves an educational journey with the resources, experiences, and access necessary to create a meaningful path to vocational and life success.

Programs in  Education  include:

Metro Nashville Public Schools

• An expansion of the partnership will be announced in the coming weeks that will include health and wellness programs, literacy initiatives, athletics and internships

• Titans will continue existing partnerships with MNPS, including the expansion of girls flag football into MNPS high schools, enhancing the high school football game experience and Titans staff volunteer efforts

Tennessee State University

• TSU and Titans will be expanding their longstanding relationship by launching a new partnership that will establish several initiatives including incorporating athletics, academics, students and university support through scholarship and job shadowing programs and professional development opportunities

• Titans will serve as the annual presenting sponsor of the John Merritt Classic and partner with TSU to expand gameday activation and expanded branding opportunities

Internship Programs

• Annual internships and educational opportunities for local schools and universities that provide on-the-job experience and training.

Binding Commitments and Accountability

• Binding Commitments. The Titans will make binding commitments to the OneCommunity program through a series of contracts with its partners.

• Reporting/Community Advisory Committee. Titans will organize a committee responsible to quarterly review the Titans’ progress with respect to the OneCommunity program, and create, publish, and present an annual report and recommendations to the Mayor’s Office, Metropolitan Council, Sports Authority, and other key stakeholders. The Community Advisory Committee will be comprised of community partners, education partners, and Titans representatives.

TITANS, TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY DEEPEN LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP

The longstanding partnership with Tennessee State University and the Tennessee Titans continues to be a key area of focus for both organizations. Steeped in history, Tennessee State University has been at the heart of the Nashville community for more than a hundred years. For decades, the Titans have partnered with TSU in a variety of capacities.

The TSU football team shares Nissan Stadium for their home games including their highly anticipated annual Homecoming Game. The landmark HBCU is hailed for its impeccable gameday experience from the decorated “TSU Aristocrat of Bands” to the beloved “Sophisticated Ladies” dance team, tradition runs deep. Titans cheer and Titans mascot T-Rac have established a strong relationship with the university, hosting collaborative practices and rehearsals. Both groups take turns performing at each other’s games, with TSU homecoming at Nissan Stadium being an extra special experience.

In 2022, the Titans launched ‘ONE Community,’ the organization’s multi-faceted philanthropic platform that reaches many of Nashville’s most underrepresented and marginalized communities with a focus on three areas – Opportunity, Neighborhoods and Education. The Titans have binding partnership agreements with each ONE Community organization supported, and a sixmember advisory committee to help foster growth and provide accountability, oversight, and reporting measures. Powered by the Titans Foundation, ONE Community strives to create generational change one person, one family, and one community at a time.

TSU is at the heart of the ONE Community platform with newly launched initiatives like a fellowship program giving students an opportunity to shadow executives, experience on-the-job training, network and build portfolios to launch a successful career in business or sports. Additionally, TSU students are welcomed to work alongside another ONE Community partner organization, Project Destined. Students will participate in an 8-week cohort focused on sports venue real estate development.

From enhancing educational resources to growing resources in collegiate athletics programs, the collaboration between the Titans and TSU is an ideal example of how organizations can work together to create a better city for our community.

TITANS 2023 KICKOFF LUNCHEON RAISES

NEARLY $400,000 FOR THE TITANS FOUNDATION

Before the Titans headed to Minnesota to kick off joint practices against the Vikings, the team spent part of their Tuesday at the 2023 Kickoff Luncheon presented by Pinnacle. The event raised roughly $400,000 for the Titans Foundation.

Approximately 550 people were in attendance at the Grand Hyatt Nashville. The event was attended by the entire team, and other members of the organization.

Coach Mike Vrabel, General Manager Ran Carthon and President and CEO Burke Nihill all spoke at the luncheon.

Vrabel said he thought it was important for the team to be on hand. He quizzed members of the team’s rookie class while on stage after the squad entered the building.

“The Titans charitable foundation does make an impact through Middle Tennessee, and I think that it is important if we are going to support our players, I think it is great they support our foundation,” Vrabel said. “I’ve also asked our organization and our coaches and our players to support things that our players do outside of that.

“I think it is a great win-win opportunity for everybody. For our community, for our players, to support our team’s charity but also for us to be able to support these things our players do outside of football.”

The Titans Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that

serves the Nashville and greater Tennessee communities. It also powers ONE Community, the Titans’ multi-faceted philanthropic platform that reaches many of Nashville’s most underrepresented and marginalized communities with a focus on three areas – Opportunity, Neighborhoods and Education. ONE Community strives to create generational change one person, one family, and one community at a time.

“The Kickoff Luncheon is a perfect way to bring together our fans, players and staff as we celebrate the beginning of a promising season ahead,” said Johari Matthews, Vice President and Executive Director of the Titans Foundation. “It also benefits the Titans Foundation, and as we continue to seek out ways to serve our community, attendees of this event will have played a direct role in making that work possible.”

TENNESSEE TITANS WALKED THE RUNWAY WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER FIGHTERS AND SURVIVORS IN 8TH ANNUAL RALLY ON THE RUNWAY

WHO ESCORTED CHILDHOOD CANCER FIGHTERS AND SURVIVORS IN A RUNWAYSTYLE FASHION SHOW TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH

In spring of 2023, Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research held its 8th Annual Rally On the Runway. The event featured Rally Kids, children who are fighting or have fought cancer, as models. These Rally Kids were escorted by current and former Tennessee Titans players. Honorary Chairs for the event were Tennessee Titans Pro-Bowl Safety Kevin Byard and his wife, Clarke. Dawn Davenport of 104.5 The Zone and ESPN served as the emcee for the event.

The evening included both silent and live auction items and welcome addresses from both Kevin and Clarke Byard. The show featured a personal story from Rally Kid Avery, who auctioned off one of her handmade bracelets. Local influencers and Rally Kids wore the latest spring fashions.

At the end of the evening an award was presented to the

winning Rally Challenge team, Team “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”, in honor of Rally Kid Lane and led by former Titan Zach Pillar and his wife, Victoria. Leading up to the event, seven teams competed in fundraising for Rally, culminating at Rally On the Runway, with all teams in attendance.

This year, Rally On the Runway raised $571,267 to fund critical childhood cancer research and serve families of children fighting cancer!

Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research was founded in 2005 in Atlanta, and since then has awarded more than $29.4 million in childhood cancer research grants to more than 514 projects worldwide, and has successfully advocated and secured $56 million in new federal funding for cancers in children, adolescents and young adults.

HONORARY CHAIRS CLARKE AND KEVIN BYARD HOSTED NFL PLAYERS

TENNESSEE TITANS PARTNER WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR SPIRIT WEEK 2022

For Spirit Week 2022, the Titans hosted its second NFL student section by engaging directly with students in local Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs. Students served as ambassadors as they encouraged friends to attend the Spirit Week tailgate and Titans vs. Jaguars game on December 11.

As part of Spirit Week, the Titans launched a partnership with the Williamson County Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC) high school students. The project aimed to provide students hands-on learning on how to develop and execute an NFL campaign and fundraising effort. “My Cause, My Kicks” is a unique take on the longstanding NFL initiative, “My Cause, My Kicks,” in which players select a charitable cause of their choice to display on a pair of cleats worn for a regular season game and then auctioned off to benefit the highlighted organization.

“My Cause, My Kicks” invited students from five cohorts to identify key local nonprofit causes to highlight throughout this project. Once nonprofit partners were selected, the students

went to work with local shoe designer Keenon Lopez to design their ‘kicks.’ The Titans creative content team and marketing staff worked closely with the students to guide the process of ideation, creation and promotion of the shoes and the local nonprofits.

All shoes were on display at the Titans Art Show and at the Spirit Week tailgate event. Shoes were auctioned off and proceeds supported each individual cause. Students represented the below organizations:

• Safe Families for Children | New Hope Foundation

• Franktown Open Hearts

• Backfield in Motion

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Helping Hands

• Stronger Than My Father

• The Brett Boyer Foundation

• Best Buddies

• Youth Addiction/Prevention (AFAR)

• Café Momentum

• Children’s Kindness Network

• Cherished Hearts + Human Trafficking Survivors Court Foundation

CELEBRATING LOCAL ARTISTS WITH THE SECOND ANNUAL TENNESSEE TITANS ART SHOW

The Tennessee Titans hosted the second annual Titans Art Show at “The Forge” in December of 2022. The week-long art gallery highlighted curated artwork in a variety of mediums to represent the state of Tennessee, as well as the Tennessee Titans. The Forge is a local nonprofit, community-based workshop that allows makers and artists to come together to pursue creative projects.

“Tennessee is home to a tremendous amount of incredible talent – from musicians and mural artists to sculptors and photographers, we house some of the most visionary creatives around,” said Kate Guerra, Titans Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “Knowing art is part of our DNA, the Titans Art Show aims to shed light on what makes this state so special. We invite Titans fans and anyone with a

passion for the arts to join us at the Forge as we celebrate this incredible community of makers.”

The gallery was open daily with free entry to the public, allowing the community to appreciate and celebrate the work. Several events also took place throughout the week offering attendees an opportunity to create their own art pieces and meet and greet with local artists. Artwork from more than 30 Tennessee-based artists was available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting the Titans Foundation and the Artists at the Forge.

Beginning in 2020, the Titans have provided an annual $15,000 scholarship to the Forge Nashville’s art program, and STATE Gallery and Studios, which provides seven artists with a private workspace and solo exhibition at no cost to the artist.

2022 TITANS ART SHOW FEATURED ARTISTS

Al Clemmons, Alison Underwood, Allison Ford, Amber Lelli, Andres Bustamante, Brian Wooden, Cesar Pita, Chris Hundo, David Guido, Donald Page, Dooby Tomkins, Douglas Charlton, Duncan Stephenson, Dylan Lynch, Erin Elise, James Threalkill, Josh Lewis, Keenan Lopez, Lorenzo Swinton, Maggie Sanger, Margo Owen, Matlyn Spillers, Meg Pollard, Mike Gatson, Nathan Brown, Roger Conner, Ryan Noble, Ryan Rado, Sarah Beth Bills, Seck., Tori Powell, Tyler Rene Angelo, Aaron Worley, Ashley Heeren, Jasmine Parker, Tye Coleman and Valentina Harper.

PLAYMAKERS: WOMEN OF THE TITANS

The Tennessee Titans started ‘Playmakers: Women of the Titans” in 2021. The annual celebration aims to honor remarkable women associated with the Titans and have made a positive impact on their community. Championed by Titans controlling owner, Amy Adams Strunk, Playmakers offers an opportunity to utilize the Titans platform shining a light on influential and trailblazing women. In 2022, the Titans partnered with Bridgestone to highlight four influential women within the community throughout the entirety of the week leading up to and during the November 27 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The ‘Playmakers’ were featured on a power-packed panel at a tailgate event prior to the game.

2022 PLAYMAKER HONOREES:

• Shubhada Jagasia, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital President and CEO

• Candice Storey Lee, Vanderbilt University, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director

• Dr. Kimberly S. Clay, Play Like a Girl, Founder and CEO

• Shannon Myers, Tennessee Titans, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

2023 TITANS ROAD SHOW

“Titans Road Show” visited five cities across the state April 17 - 20. In anticipation of the 2023 NFL Draft, each stop offered fans an opportunity to meet Titans mascot and Titans Cheer, as well as win signed merchandise, snag exclusive giveaways and more.

“Connecting with Titans fans across the state is a main focus for our organization as we head into the 2023 season, so we decided to hit the road for a tour through Tennessee,” said Kate Guerra, Titans Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “Titans Road Show will bring the excitement

directly to our fans as we celebrate the promising season ahead.”

The action-packed tour stopped in Cookeville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro and Memphis, Tennessee. To prep for the season ahead, select visits featured live radio broadcasts from ‘Voice of the Titans,’ Mike Keith.

Titans mascot T-Rac also visited young students at local schools in select cities throughout the tour. The visits walked students through a variety of activities including games, trivia contests and more.

TENNESSEE TITANS LAUNCH ‘TITANS TOURNEYS’ LEAGUE

To better engage with the growing gaming community, the Titans launched “Titans Tourneys,” an interactive video gaming experience to fans and gamers. The Titans hosted first “Titans Tourneys” tournament in January 2023 with Madden ‘23 on PS5 and XBOX One.

“Titans Tourneys” is a new esports gaming platform where participants can compete for special prizes while engaging with other Titans fans in a dedicated gaming community. The league is run fully online powered by the Rival platform. To reach fans from all backgrounds and interest levels, the league offers a variety of tournaments in which fans can participate.

Since launching “Titans Tourneys” gamers have competed in gaming experiences, including Madden, FIFA, Fortnite, Rocket League, NBA2K, Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart.

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TENNESSEE TITANS HOST ANNUAL SPORTS INDUSTRY CAREER FAIR AT NISSAN STADIUM

The Titans career fair aims to connect individuals looking for a career in sports with potential employers and advocates within the industry. Each year the event features presentations from the Tennessee Titans and other sports executives, as well as a variety of networking opportunities.

“As professionals in the sports industry, we know how challenging it can be to navigate beginning and furthering a career in such a competitive field,” said Joey Meredith, Director of Ticket Sales for the Titans. “The Titans are proud to offer this opportunity for both job candidates and employers. Over the past several years we have seen many success stories of

connecting the right individuals with the right organization and we look forward to many more.”

Attendees are given the opportunity to meet with organizations like the Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Nashville Predators, Nashville SC, Nashville Sounds, Western Kentucky – Learfield, Belmont Sports Administration, Bowling Green Hot Rounds, Nashville Superspeedway, Atlanta Hawks, Alliance Sports Marketing, Sports Management Worldwide, Indianapolis Colts, Rocket City Trash Pandas, Indianapolis Indians, theClubhouse, Vanderbilt University – Learfield, Taymar Sales U, BEST, NASCAR, C&W Services, and University of Memphis.

THE OFFICIAL WINE CLUB OF THE TENNESSEE TITANS

On game day, you don’t want your network dropping the ball. That’s why we teamed up with the NFL to engineer a private network that enables critical real-time communications between coaches on the field, where every second matters.

In the stands, we deployed our 5G Ultra Wideband network, so fans can post, stream and share the action from their seats. Verizon – the network football fans rely on.

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TENNESSEE TITANS LAUNCH THE ‘RAC-PACK’ KIDS CLUB

In 2022, the Tennessee Titans launched its Official Kids Club, the ‘Rac-Pack.’ The ‘Rac-Pack’ is open to children ages 5 – 11 and offers unique promotional items and experiences, giving young fans a community to call their own.

This year, ‘Rac-Pack’ members attended fun events like T-Rac’s Tinsel Town, T-Rac’s Halloween Party, the Rac-Pack Bowling Bash, and Titans Training Camp. Rac-Pack members got to watch Titans games together, interact with players at Training Camp, hang out with T-Rac and Titans cheerleaders, and so much more.

“We’re always looking for new ways to create lifelong Titans fans and establishing the Rac-Pack is a perfect way to start. The Official Kids Club of the Tennessee Titans aims to offer our young supporters a chance to engage with the team and organization while building friendships along the way,” said Kate Guerra, Titans Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “So far, the response from fans and our staff has been amazing. We cannot wait to watch this ‘RacPack’ grow for years to come.”

TENNESSEE TITANS CHEERLEADERS

River

McKenna B.

Levi

Brynna

Olivia

Rhimya

Taylor J.

Talor

Anna G.

Anthony

Johnna

Susanna

Johnna

TENNESSEE TITANS CHEERLEADERS

Sierra

Amy

McKenna M.

Courtney

Ryan K.

Donivous

Colin

Anna R. Brenan

Allyson

Danielle Tylar

Kayley

Kinley

Hannah Adam

Caleb L.

Matt

Noah

Corey

Bradley

Garret

Greg

Seth

NOT PICTURED: BENJAMIN, CHRIS L., REAGAN, ANDREW, AND KEVIN

Cejay

Caleb B.

Chris N.

TITANS TONIGHT - RADIO

WEDNESDAY 6PM-7PM CT | TITANS RADIO NETWORK SHOW

“VOICE OF THE TITANS” MIKE KEITH, FORMER TITANS GREAT KEITH BULLUCK AND RHETT BRYAN HOST THIS HOUR-LONG SHOW WHICH SHARES FANS’ THOUGHTS ON THE MOST RECENT TITANS GAME AND HYPES THEM UP FOR SUNDAY’S UPCOMING GAME

SHOW DATES

SEPTEMBER

NEW EPISODES EVERY WEDNESDAY

THE OFFICIAL TITANS PODCAST

HOSTED BY MIKE KEITH AND AMIE WELLS, THE OTP, PRESENTED BY FARM BUREAU HEALTH PLANS, FEATURES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TITANS SENIOR WRITER/EDITOR JIM WYATT, TITANS RADIO ANALYST DAVE MCGINNIS AND VARIOUS TITANS PLAYERS AND GUESTS

NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY & THURSDAY

You Are Not Alone You Are Not Alone You Are Not Alone

THE TITANS’ 30-MINUTE SHOW RETURNS FOR ITS 21ST SEASON. MIKE KEITH AND AMIE WELLS CO-HOST THE SHOW, JOINED BY NEW TITANS GENERAL MANAGER RAN CARTHON.

HOW TO WATCH

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