4:42 PM ET (February 8, 2022)
Turron Davenport | ESPN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans announced Tuesday that they have extended the
contracts of general manager Jon Robinson and coach Mike Vrabel.
"I am
proud to say that Jon and Mike
will be leading our football team for years to come," Titans controlling
owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. "I have seen the team
improve on a yearly basis under their direction, and I know their singular goal
is to deliver a championship for our fans. Together they have developed a
culture within our organization that has been essential to our success. Their
values align with mine and what I want the Titans to be. They demand excellence
from themselves and others, work well together, are always striving to improve
and they care deeply for our players and staff."
Vrabel joined the Titans in 2018 and matched Jack
Pardee's franchise record for wins (43) over the first four seasons with the
team. Vrabel's .614 career winning percentage (43-27, including playoffs) ranks
the highest in franchise history.
He led the team to the
AFC Championship Game in 2019 and back-to-back AFC South titles over the past
two seasons. Vrabel earned Coach of the Year honors by the Pro Football Writers
of America this past season after guiding the Titans to a 12-5 record and the
top seed in the AFC.
Robinson
joined the Titans in 2016 and helped lead them to a winning record in all six
of his seasons in charge. In that time, Robinson has become the
second-winningest general manager in franchise history with 62 wins, trailing
only Floyd Reese (111 wins).
During
Robinson's tenure with the Titans, the team has added nine Pro Bowl players to
the roster through the draft (S Kevin Byard, RB Derrick Henry, WR A.J. Brown, DT Jeffery Simmons, OLB Harold Landry), free
agency (G Rodger Saffold, ST Brynden Trawick) and
trades (RB DeMarco Murray, QB Ryan Tannehill).
Additionally,
the team added two coaches to its staff on Tuesday: Tim Kelly as passing game
coordinator and Bobby King as inside linebackers coach.
Kelly joins
the Titans after spending the past eight seasons with the Houston Texans, the last three of which were as the
offensive coordinator. Before becoming the offensive coordinator, Kelly spent
two seasons (2017-18) coaching the tight ends for the Texans.
King brings
12 years of NFL coaching experience to the Titans, including eight seasons
(2017-21, 2011-13) with the Texans. King coached the Texans' defensive line
this season after coaching the inside linebackers the previous four seasons.
The team
also announced that Jim Haslett (inside linebackers), Matt Edwards (assistant
special teams), Kenechi Udeze (defensive line assistant) and Mondray Gee
(strength and conditioning assistant) will not be returning to the coaching
staff.