The first head coach firing of the 2025 NFL season took just six games, as the Tennessee Titans dispatched Brian Callahan on Monday after less than two seasons and a 4-19 overall record.

In a sign of the times, Callahan was one of the hottest coaching candidates available just two years ago. The offensive coordinator who didn't call the plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, Callahan seemed primed for his shot. He is now the shortest tenured coach in franchise history since the early '80s when the Oilers were still in Houston.

The Titans, despite having top pick Cam Ward under center this year, were regressing under Callahan, sources say. And the coach couldn't get enough wins to stave off what began to look inevitable by the end of September.

"We had a head coach trying to be an offensi

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