Mike Mularkey
FILE - Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith instructs his players during NFL football training camp in Nashville, Tenn., in this Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, file photo. The New York Jets interviewed Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, for their head coaching vacancy. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, Pool, File)
Jets interview Titans OC Smith, Saints DBs coach Glenn

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jan. 11, 2021 12:06 PM EST

Green Bay Packers' Davante Adams catches a touchdown pass in front of Tennessee Titans' Adoree' Jackson during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Titans get second chance to clinch AFC South with road win

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 28, 2020 02:44 PM EST

FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2018, file photo, Amy Adams Strunk, the controlling owner of the Tennessee Titans, smiles before an NFL football game against Los Angeles Chargers at Wembley stadium in London. Ownership of the Titans is remaining with the Adams family with Susie Adams Smith agreeing to sell her share of the team to KSA Industries Inc. Amy Adams Strunk will hold a 50% share with the other 50% held by Kenneth Adams IV, Barclay Adams and Susan Lewis who will continue as owners of the Titans with Adams Strunk continuing as controlling owner in a sale expected to be completed by the end of this year. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
AP Exclusive: Titans' ownership staying in Adams family

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 12, 2020 03:25 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne, left, celebrates with offensive guard Nick Allegretti after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Franchise futility: Jaguars' QB history filled with failure

By Mark Long Oct. 29, 2020 04:01 PM EDT

Falcons hoping Gurley, Fowler can lead return to playoffs

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2020 12:39 PM EDT
ATLANTA FALCONS (7-9) New faces: RB Todd Gurley, OLB Dante Fowler, TE Hayden Hurst, WR Laquon Treadwell, OL Justin McCray, LB LaRoy...

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Taylor Lewan (77) blocks against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first half of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans already are way ahead of where they were a year ago. That’s when they knew Lewan would sit out the first four games. Now the Titans face no suspensions with an offensive line that wants to start this season the way they finished 2019, blowing open holes for NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry.(AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Offensive linemen eager to pick up where Titans left off

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 07, 2020 05:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel works against the Baltimore Ravens during the first half an NFL divisional playoff football game, in Baltimore. It’s taken first-time head coach Mike Vrabel two seasons, but the hands’ on former linebacker with three Super Bowl rings himself has them a win away from the franchise’s second Super Bowl berth. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Titans' gamble hiring Vrabel as coach close to paying off

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 14, 2020 06:28 PM EST

FILE - This is a 2019 file photo showing Mike Mularkey of the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team. Atlanta Falcons tight end coach Mike Mularkey is retiring after 25 years in the league. Mularkey is retiring after a one-year second stint in Atlanta. He is a former Tennessee Titans coach and also served as a head coach in Buffalo and Jacksonville. (AP Photo, File)
Falcons' Mularkey retiring, Joe Whitt to coach secondary

Jan. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST

Houston Texans running back Carlos Hyde (23) celebrates with wide receiver Kenny Stills (12) and center Nick Martin (66) after his 1-yard touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
Titans need win against Texans on Sunday for playoff berth

By Kristie Rieken Dec. 26, 2019 03:22 PM EST

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank speaks to the media after an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Atlanta. The Seattle Seahawks won 27-20. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Falcons owner Blank closer to making decision on Quinn

By George Henry Oct. 27, 2019 07:57 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
NFL 2019: NFC South rivals looking to end Saints' 2-year run

By Charles Odum Aug. 22, 2019 01:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn watches before the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game between the Falcons and the Denver Broncos in Canton, Ohio. Quinn has gone back to his past to protect his future with the Atlanta Falcons. Quinn fired his three coordinators following a disappointing 7-9 finish in 2018. He appointed himself as the new defensive coordinator, the role he held in Seattle before being hired by Atlanta in 2015. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Falcons Preview Capsule

By The Associated Press Aug. 22, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 22, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) throws a pass during their NFL training camp football practice in Flowery Branch, Ga. Last season’s decline was not acceptable only two years after Ryan led the 2016 Falcons to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
NFL 2019: Quinn facing heat to take Falcons back to playoffs

By Charles Odum Aug. 22, 2019 11:59 AM EDT

Falcons Training Camp Capsule

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2019 11:40 AM EDT
ATLANTA FALCONS (7-9) OPEN CAMP: July 22, Flowery Branch, Georgia LAST YEAR: Atlanta closed season with three straight wins that came far...

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel catches a ball thrown to him during an organized team activity at the Titans' NFL football training facility Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Titans new coordinator preparing for debut as play-caller

By Teresa M. Walker May. 30, 2019 06:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2017, file photo, New York Jets offensive guard James Carpenter gets set at the line of scrimmage during an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons at MetLife Stadium in E. Rutherford, N.J. After Matt Ryan agreed to restructure his contract to clear cap space, the Atlanta Falcons spent that money on two new starting guards, Jamon Brown and James Carpenter, to help protect the quarterback. (Winslow Townson/AP Images for Panini via AP, File)
Falcons address top need, sign guards Carpenter, Brown

By Charles Odum Mar. 13, 2019 04:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017 file photo, Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Mularkey watches from the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Nashville, Tenn. The Atlanta Falcons are bringing back two familiar names by hiring Dirk Koetter as offensive coordinator and Mike Mularkey to coach tight ends. Koetter and Mularkey are joining coach Dan Quinn’s staff following stints as NFL head coaches. (AP Photo/James Kenney, File)
Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans 12/24/2017

Feb. 13, 2019 04:38 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2018, file photo, an official's flag sits on the field in the second half of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Baltimore. Complaining about officials is a time-honored tradition that goes back to the days coaches _ and fans _ saw things only as they actually happened, without the benefit of super slow motion replays that at times get more study than the Zapruder tapes of the Kennedy assassination. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens 12/16/2018

Feb. 12, 2019 11:46 AM EST

FILE - In this May 30, 2018, file photo, Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees watches players during an organized team activity in Nashville, Tenn. Pees, who turns 70 in September, spent the night of Nov. 18 in an Indianapolis hospital after having to leave the coaches' booth during a game. Pees never has specified what his issue was, but he said it never was life-threatening, though he had a "couple things cleaned up" after the season. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
New coordinator, same offense for Marcus Mariota and Titans

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 05, 2019 08:21 PM EST

File-This Aug. 30, 2018, file photo shows Tennessee Titans tight ends coach Arthur Smith, right, helping tight end Delanie Walker (82) warm up before a preseason NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn. Mike Vrabel has stayed inside the Tennessee Titans' organization for his new offensive coordinator, promoting tight ends assistant Smith to the job vacated when Matt LaFleur left for the Green Bay Packers' head coaching job. Vrabel announced the promotion Monday, jan. 21, 2019, saying he's excited for both Smith and the Titans to promote a "deserving coach."(AP Photo/James Kenney, File)
Titans promote tight ends assistant to offensive coordinator

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 21, 2019 04:43 PM EST