NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans split with coach Mike Mularkey on Monday after he revived a team with the NFL's worst record over two seasons and led them to their first playoff victory in 14 years.
The Titans announced the move two days after a 35-14 loss to New England in the AFC divisional round.
kAmQxE 3642>6 6G:56?E E92E H6 D2H 5:776C6?E A2E9D E@ 249:6G6 8C62E6C DF446DD[Q 4@?EC@==:?8 @H?6C p>J p52>D $ECF?< D2:5]k^Am
kAm|F=2C<6J 925 @?6 J62C =67E @? 9:D 4@?EC24E 2?5 C67FD65 E@ 5:D4FDD 9:D DE2EFD $F?52J] qFE 96 D2:5 96 925 E2=<65 H:E9 $ECF?< 2?5 H2D C625J E@ >@G6 Q7F== DA665Q 29625] |F=2C<6J k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ2A?6]HD^K)q&;t;Qm2=D@ 5676?565 @776?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@Ck^2m %6CCJ #@3:D<:6VD A=2J\42==:?8 H:E9 BF2CE6C324< |2C4FD |2C:@E2 2?5 D2:5 9:D 4@249:?8 DE277 H@F=5 36 324< 2D H6==]k^Am
kAm$ECF?< D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E |@?52J D96 E2=<65 H:E9 |F=2C<6J 23@FE 6IE6?5:?8 9:D 4@?EC24E @G6C E96 A2DE H66< D:?46 2 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8^2CE:4=6^E:E2?D\C2==J\a`\b\9@=6\362E\49:67D\aa\a`\A=2J@77DQmaa\a` 4@>6324< H:? 282:?DE z2?D2D r:EJ :? E96 H:=5\42C5 C@F?5]k^2mk^Am
kAmQxE :D 46CE2:?=J F?7@CEF?2E6 E92E H6 4@F=5?VE 7:?5 6?@F89 4@>>@? 8C@F?5[Q D96 D2:5] Qx 86?6C2==J 36=:6G6 E92E 4@?E:?F:EJ :D E96 36DE A2E9 7@C DF446DD[ 3FE x 2=D@ G:6H E9:D 2D 2? :>A@CE2?E >@>6?E 7@C @FC 7@@E32== E62> 2D H6 ECJ E@ >2<6 E92E ?6IE DE6A E@ DFDE2:?65 DF446DD @? E96 7:6=5]Qk^Am
kAmv6?6C2= >2?286C y@? #@3:?D@? H:== @G6CD66 9:D 7:CDE 4@249:?8 D62C49 H:E9 E96 %:E2?D] w6 H2D 9:C65 EH@ 52JD 367@C6 |F=2C<6J 925 E96 :?E6C:> E:E=6 C6>@G65 :? y2?F2CJ a_`e] %96 %:E2?D ?@H 2C6 E96 D6G6?E9 }u{ E62> E@ 492?86 4@2496D D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am
kAm%96 %:E2?D 92G6 D4965F=65 2 ?6HD 4@?76C6?46 7@C |@?52J 27E6C?@@?]k^Am
kAm$ECF?< EFC?65 E@ |F=2C<6J :? }@G6>36C a_`d H96? k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8^3:8DAC:?896C2=5^2CE:4=6^E:E2?D\7:C6\<6?\H9:D6?9F?E\?2>6\>:<6\>F=2C<6J\:?E6C:>\4@249QmD96 7:C65 z6? (9:D6?9F?E 27E6C ab 82>6Dk^2m ] |F=2C<6J H6?E a\f 5@H? E96 DEC6E49 2D E96 %:E2?D 7:?:D965 b\`b E@ =2?5 E96 }@] ` @G6C2== 5C27E A:4< :? a_`e] %92E 42AA65 2 d\af C64@C5 @G6C a_`c 2?5 a_`d E92E H2D E96 H@CDE :? E96 }u{]k^Am
kAm|F=2C<6J =65 E96 %:E2?D E@ 324<\E@\324< h\f C64@C5D — E96:C 7:CDE 4@?D64FE:G6 H:??:?8 C64@C5D D:?46 a__f\_g] w6 7:?:D965 H:E9 2 a`\aa C64@C5 27E6C 2 D62D@? :? H9:49 E96 %:E2?D 4@DE E96>D6=G6D E96 pur $@FE9 E:E=6 H:E9 2 E9C66\82>6 D<:5 :? s646>36C]k^Am
kAm%92E =67E E96 %:E2?D ?665:?8 E@ 362E E96 y28F2CD[ ?@H :? E96 pur 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6[ :? E96 C68F=2C\D62D@? 7:?2=6 E@ C6249 E96 A@DED62D@? 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a__g] |:DD:?8 @FE @? E96 pur $@FE9 E:E=6 H2D 6?@F89 7@C 72?D H9@ 925?VE 366? 92AAJ D:?46 |F=2C<6J 925 E96 :?E6C:> E28 E2<6? @77 9:D E:E=6 :? y2?F2CJ a_`e 27E6C 2 D9@CE 4@249:?8 D62C49]k^Am
kAmx? |F=2C<6JVD 7:CDE 7F== D62D@?[ E96 %:E2?D =65 E96 }u{ D4@C:?8 E@F495@H?D :?D:56 E96 C65 K@?6[ 2?5 E96J =65 E96 pur H9:=6 C2?<:?8 E9:C5 :? CFD9:?8 @776?D6] |2C:@E2 2=D@ E9C6H ae E@F495@H?D H:E9 @?=J ?:?6 :?E6C46AE:@?D]k^Am
kAmqFE :? |F=2C<6JVD D64@?5 7F== D62D@?[ E96 %:E2?D 72:=65 E@ E2<6 25G2?E286 @7 2? pur $@FE9 :? H9:49 p?5C6H {F4< A=2J 2 5@H? 7@C x?5:2?2A@=:D 2?5 EH@\E:>6 5676?5:?8 5:G:D:@? 492>A w@FDE@? =@DE C@@<:6 BF2CE6C324< s6D92F? (2ED@? E@ 2? :?;FCJ 62C=J]k^Am
kAm|2C:@E2 2=D@ 925 :D H@CDE D62D@? J6E H:E9 2 42C66C\H@CDE `d :?E6C46AE:@?D 2?5 `b E@F495@H?D] %96 CF? 82>6[ E96 32D:D @7 |F=2C<6JVD @776?D6[ D=F>A65 E@ `dE9 :? E96 }u{]k^Am
kAm|F=2C<6J k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8^2CE:4=6^E:E2?D\>F=2C<6J\?@E\766=:?8\>F49\DFAA@CE\A=2J@77\AFD9QmE2=<65 23@FE E96 DA64F=2E:@? @G6C 9:D ;@3 D64FC:EJk^2m 27E6C E96 %:E2?D EFC?65 :? @?6 @7 E96 }u{VD 3:886DE A=2J@77 4@>6324<D 3J 2 C@25 E62> :? 362E:?8 E96 r9:67D] qFE E96:C A=2J@77 CF? 6?565 :? 2 C@FE :? }6H t?8=2?5]k^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 }u{ 4@G6C286i k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]AC@ba]2A]@C8Qm9EEAi^^HHH]AC@ba]2A]@C8k^2m 2?5 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]EH:EE6C]4@>^p!TtaTg_Thc}u{Qm9EEAi^^HHH]EH:EE6C]4@>^p!—}u{k^2mk^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAmu@==@H %6C6D2 |] (2=<6C 2E k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]EH:EE6C]4@>^E6C6D2>H2=<6CQmHHH]EH:EE6C]4@>^E6C6D2>H2=<6Ck^2mk^Am
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.