NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans hired Houston defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel as their new coach in a fast search that wrapped up after three interviews and just five days after firing Mike Mularkey.
The Titans announced Saturday they have agreed to terms with Vrabel. A news conference was scheduled for Monday.
kAm'C236= H2D E96 7:CDE A6CD@? %6??6DD66 :?E6CG:6H65 27E6C 7:C:?8 |F=2C<6J @? |@?52J] k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8^2CE:4=6^E:E2?D\DA=:E\>F=2C<6J\27E6C\`DE\A=2J@77\H:?\`c\J62CDQm|F=2C<6J[ H9@ 2=D@ 4@24965 qF772=@ 2?5 y24<D@?G:==6[ H6?E a`\aa 2?5 =65 E96 7C2?49:D6 E@ :ED 7:CDE A=2J@77 G:4E@CJ :? `c J62CDk^2m ] %9:D H:== 36 'C236=VD 7:CDE 9625 4@249:?8 ;@3 27E6C `g J62CD :? E96 }u{ — `c 2D 2 A=2J6C 2?5 7@FC 2D 2 4@249]k^Am
kAm%:E2?D @H?6C p>J p52>D $ECF?< D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E :E H2D 62DJ E@ D66 'C236=VD 4@>>2?5:?8 AC6D6?46 2?5 C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 86?6C2= >2?286C y@? #@3:?D@?] %96 v| 8@E 9:D DE2CE :? E96 }u{ 2D 2 D4@FE H:E9 E96 }6H t?8=2?5 !2EC:@ED[ H96C6 'C236= H@? E9C66 $FA6C q@H=D 2D 2 =:?6324<6C]k^Am
kAmQ|:<6 92D 2 4@>>2?5:?8 AC6D6?46 2?5 2 566A F?56CDE2?5:?8 7@C 9@H 96 H:== 2EE24< E9:D 9625 4@249:?8 @AA@CEF?:EJ[Q $ECF?< D2:5]k^Am
kAmQ%9C@F89@FE 9:D 7@@E32== 42C66C[ 96 92D A=2J65 7@C[ 366? >6?E@C65 3J 2?5 4@24965 H:E9 DF446DD7F= E62>D 2?5 @C82?:K2E:@?D] w6 <?@HD H92E :E E2<6D E@ C6249 E92E =6G6= @7 DFDE2:?65 DF446DD — 96 92D D66? :E 7:CDE92?5] (6 92G6 2 492?46 E@ 3F:=5 @? E96 D@=:5 7@F?52E:@? E92E H6 6DE23=:D965 @G6C E96 A2DE 4@FA=6 @7 J62CD 2?5 x 36=:6G6 |:<6 :D E96 C:89E A6CD@? E@ 4@?E:?F6 E92E AC@8C6DD]Qk^Am
kAm%96 %:E2?D 3642>6 E96 D6G6?E9 }u{ E62> E@ 492?86 4@2496D D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 D62D@?[ 2?5 ?@H E96J 2C6 E96 E9:C5 E@ 9:C6 E96:C C6A=246>6?E[ ;@:?:?8 ~2<=2?5 2?5 r9:428@] %96 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8^2CE:4=6^2A\D@FC46\4@=ED\4=@D:?8\562=\9:C6\>452?:6=DQmx?5:2?2A@=:D r@=ED 2C6 4=@D:?8 :? @? y@D9 |4s2?:6=Dk^2m 3FE 42?VE 9:C6 9:> F?E:= E96 !2EC:@EDV D62D@? 6?5D] k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8^2CE:4=6^42C5:?2=D\A@@=\5H:?5=6D\D62C49\8@6D\4@249QmpC:K@?2k^2m [ s6EC@:E 2?5 }6H *@C< v:2?ED 92G6 J6E E@ 9:C6 ?6H 4@2496D]k^Am
kAm%6??6DD66 2=D@ :?E6CG:6H65 r2C@=:?2 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C $E6G6 (:=<D — H9@ D2E:D7:65 E96 #@@?6J CF=6 C6BF:C:?8 E62>D E@ :?E6CG:6H 2E =62DE @?6 >:?@C:EJ 42?5:52E6 — 2?5 {@D p?86=6D #2>D @776?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C |2EE {2u=6FC]k^Am
kAmx? 2 DE2E6>6?E[ 'C236= E92?<65 $ECF?<[ #@3:?D@? 2?5 E96 %:E2?D 7@C AFEE:?8 E96:C 72:E9 :? 9:>]k^Am
kAmQ(6 H2?E E@ 3F:=5 2 4F=EFC6 2C@F?5 H:??:?8[ 4@>A6E:E:G6?6DD 2?5 E@F89?6DD[Q 'C236= D2:5] QtG6CJE9:?8 H6 5@ :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 862C65 E@H2C5 H:??:?8 2?5 36:?8 A9JD:42=] (6 H2?E E@ AC6A2C6 @FC A=2J6CD D@ E96J <?@H H92E E@ 5@[ H9:49 H:== 2==@H E96> E@ A=2J 72DE 2?5 288C6DD:G6]Qk^Am
kAm%96 ca\J62C\@=5 'C236= :D 4@>:?8 @77 9:D 7:CDE D62D@? 2D 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C 7@C E96 %6I2?D] 'C236=VD `c\J62C 42C66C 2D 2 A=2J6C :?4=F565 DE:?ED H:E9 !:EED3FC89 F?56C 4@249 q:== r@H96C 2?5 }6H t?8=2?5 F?56C 4@249 q:== q6=:49:4<[ 2=@?8 H:E9 z2?D2D r:EJ] x? a_``[ 96 ;@:?65 E96 DE277 2E 9:D 2=>2 >2E6C[ ~9:@ $E2E6[ 4@249:?8 =:?6324<6CD 2?5 5676?D:G6 =:?6>6?]k^Am
kAm'C236= H6?E E@ w@FDE@? :? a_`c 2?5 4@24965 =:?6324<6CD H:E9 E96 %6I2?D 7@C E9C66 D62D@?D 367@C6 364@>:?8 4@@C5:?2E@C] %96 %6I2?D H@? E96 pur $@FE9 :? a_`d 2?5 a_`e E92?<D :? A2CE E@ DEC@?8 5676?D6D] %96 F?:E D=:AA65 E9:D D62D@? 2>:5 :?;FC:6D E@ A=2J6CD :?4=F5:?8 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2A?6HD]4@>^562_e37a42adce552g546bc32_5_2b6_^(2EE\2?5\|6C4:=FD\@FE\7@C\D62D@?\H:E9\:?;FC:6DQmy]y] (2EE 2?5 (9:E?6J |6C4:=FDk^2m ]k^Am
kAm%9:D H2D E96 7:CDE 9625 4@249:?8 D62C49 D:?46 #@3:?D@? H2D 9:C65 :? y2?F2CJ a_`e[ EH@ 52JD 367@C6 E96 %:E2?D E@@< E96 :?E6C:> E28 @77 |F=2C<6J] #@3:?D@? D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E 96 2=H2JD 92D 925 2 8C62E 562= @7 C6DA64E 7@C 'C236= 2D 2 A=2J6C 2?5 2D 2 4@249]k^Am
kAmQw6 H2D E96 F=E:>2E6 E62>\7:CDE A=2J6C[ 2?5 96 6>3@5:6D E92E D2>6 >:?5D6E 2D 2 4@249[Q #@3:?D@? D2:5] Qw6 :D :?E6==:86?E[ 6?6C86E:4[ 56E2:=65 2?5 2 =6256C H9@D6 566A A2DD:@? 7@C E9:D 82>6 H:== C6D@?2E6 H:E9 @FC A=2J6CD] pD 2 4@249[ x 92G6 D66? 9:> 56G6=@A E2=6?E 2E 3@E9 E96 4@==686 2?5 }u{ =6G6=[ 2?5 AFE A=2J6CD :? A@D:E:@? 7@C E96> E@ 36 DF446DD7F=]Qk^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAmu@==@H %6C6D2 |] (2=<6C 2E k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^E6C6D2>H2=<6CQm9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^E6C6D2>H2=<6Ck^2mk^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAm|@C6 p! }u{i k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8Qm9EEADi^^AC@ba]2A]@C8k^2m 2?5 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^p!TtaTg_Thc}u{Qm9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^p!—}u{k^2mk^Am
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.