The Tennessee Titans have had an up-and-mostly-down trajectory since the January 2022 AFC Divisional Playoff loss to the Bengals as the No. 1 seed.

Ran Carthon's tenure as the Tennessee Titans' general manager came to an end on Tuesday. The decision to part ways with the second-year executive came two days after the team finished the 2024 season with a 3-14 record and a combined 9-25 the past two years.

The Tennessee Titans have begun their search for a new general manager after firing GM Ran Carthon on Tuesday. Here are the candidates.

Frank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” and launched the Tennessee Titans’ run to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl

The family of late Tennessee Titans legend Frank Wycheck announced the tight end tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) stage III. Wycheck died at 52 after falling at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn., in Dec. 2023.

Frank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” and launched the Tennessee Titans’ run to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl appearance, had stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died in December 2023 at his Chattanooga home.