Opinion
Titans extend contracts for GM Jon Robinson, coach Mike Vrabel
The Tennessee Titans wasted little time ensuring normal supervisor Jon Robinson and coach Mike Vrabel stick round for years to come back.
Barely two weeks after their season ended, the Titans introduced Tuesday contract extensions for each Robinson and Vrabel. Phrases weren’t launched. Controlling proprietor Amy Adams Strunk mentioned in a press release she has seen the group enhance yearly with Robinson and Vrabel.
“I do know their singular purpose is to ship a championship for our followers,” Strunk mentioned. “Collectively they’ve developed a tradition inside our group that has been important to our success. Their values align with mine and what I need the Titans to be.”
Strunk, who took over as controlling proprietor in March 2015, employed Robinson in January 2016 for a group that had simply gone 5-27 mixed over the earlier two seasons. Robinson now has overseen six straight profitable seasons, second solely to Kansas Metropolis within the NFL.
The Titans employed Vrabel in January 2018 as a first-time head coach, and his 43 victories in his first 4 seasons match Jack Pardee’s success. Vrabel led the Titans to the AFC championship sport in January 2020 and back-to-back AFC South titles — the franchise’s first because the then-Houston Oilers gained three straight between 1960-62 within the AFL.
Tennessee simply posted a 12-5 report and earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed for the primary time since 2008 regardless of utilizing an NFL report 91 gamers. The Titans misplaced 19-16 to Cincinnati within the divisional spherical.
FILE – Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, left, and normal supervisor Jon Robinson stroll on the sphere earlier than a apply in Nissan Stadium throughout NFL soccer coaching camp Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. The Tennessee Titans have prolonged the contracts of normal supervisor Jon Robinson and coach Mike Vrabel to maintain them round for years to come back, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.
(AP Photograph/Mark Humphrey, File)
“They demand excellence from themselves and others, work effectively collectively, are all the time striving to enhance and so they care deeply for our gamers and workers,” Strunk mentioned.
Robinson has introduced in 9 Professional Bowl gamers in turning into the franchise’s second-winningest normal supervisor with 62 victories.
He drafted 5 Professional Bowlers, led by two-time All Professional security Kevin Byard and the AP NFL 2020 Offensive Participant of the 12 months in working again Derrick Henry. He signed two extra in free company in left guard Rodger Saffold and particular groups participant Brynden Trawick, and traded for working again DeMarco Murray and quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
The Titans additionally introduced they’ve employed Tim Kelly as passing sport coordinator and Bobby King as the brand new inside linebackers coach, each coaches Vrabel labored with in Houston.
Kelly, who spent the previous eight seasons with the Texans, was offensive coordinator the previous three seasons and in addition coached tight ends in 2017 and 2018.
King replaces Jim Haslett, and he reunites with Zach Cunningham. The Titans claimed the linebacker off waivers from Houston in December. King has coached 12 years within the NFL, the final 4 with Houston.
