Among the areas where the Jets fell short during Robert Saleh’s tenure as their head coach was at the quarterback position and Saleh thinks he has the right guy to avoid a similar fate with the Titans.
Saleh hired Brian Daboll as his offensive coordinator this week and Saleh cited Daboll’s “history of developing young quarterbacks in this league and college” as the reason why he wanted him on the staff. The Titans have one of those quarterbacks in 2025 first overall pick Cam Ward.
“He is the perfect man to match up with Cam and maximize who he is,” Saleh said.
Ward threw for 3,169 yards, 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing just under 60 percent of his passes as a rookie. He had eight of those touchdowns and and an interception in Weeks 14-17 and then opened 3-of-3 for 52 yards before getting hurt in Week 18. If all goes according to plan, Daboll’s presence will allow Ward to keep building off of that close to his rookie year.
The Titans have hired Greg Lewis as their new wide receivers coach, according to Jordan Schultz of the Schultz Report.
Lewis spent six seasons with Titans General Manager Mike Borgonzi in Kansas City.
Lewis joins Robert Saleh’s initial staff after three seasons as the Ravens’ wide receivers coach. He also coached the wide receivers with the Eagles (2016) and Chiefs (2017-20).
He was the Chiefs’ running backs coach in 2021-22.
Lewis played eight seasons as a receiver in the NFL.
The Titans are hiring Shea Tierney as their new quarterbacks coach, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media.
Tierney served in the same role on Brian Daboll’s coaching staff with the Giants, working with Daniel Jones, Jaxson Dart, Tommy DeVito and Russell Wilson, among others. His relationship with Daboll actually goes back to 2017 when both were at Alabama.
Tierney also worked with Daboll in Buffalo.
He is now charged with turning Cam Ward into the franchise quarterback the Titans expected him to become when they used the No. 1 overall pick on him last year.
Jordan Raanan of ESPN reports that offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo is also expected to follow Daboll from New York. Bricillo spent the past two seasons as the Giants’ offensive line coach and has also worked in that position for the Patriots and Raiders.
The Titans made the hiring of Brian Daboll official, announcing him as their offensive coordinator on Tuesday.
He joins Robert Saleh’s staff to work with quarterback Cam Ward.
Daboll is entering his 30th year in coaching, his 26th in the NFL.
The former Giants head coach interviewed for head coaching jobs with the Bills and Raiders this hiring cycle.
Daboll served eight total seasons as an NFL offensive coordinator, with the Browns (2009-10), Dolphins (2011), Chiefs (2012) and Bills (2018-21). He was head coach of the Giants from 2022 until they fired him during the 2025 season.
The Giants were 20-40-1 in the regular season and 1-1 in the postseason.
The Titans have reportedly decided on who they want to be their next offensive coordinator, but they may have to switch gears based on what direction the Raiders want to go for their next head coach.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Titans plan to hire former Giants head coach Brian Daboll to run their offense. Daboll had a second interview with the Raiders on Tuesday, however, and any move to join Robert Saleh’s staff is contingent on Daboll failing to get the job in Vegas.
Daboll interviewed with the Titans for the head coaching job before they hired Saleh, so they’ve already heard some of what he has in mind when it comes to developing quarterback Cam Ward in his second NFL season. Daboll and Saleh also likely have some familiarity with one another because they shared a home stadium when Daboll coached the Giants and Saleh coached the Jets.
The Raiders’ timeline for naming a head coach is unclear, but things could move forward Tennessee if they let Daboll know that he won’t be getting the job.
