Tennessee Titans fire former coach of the year Mike Vrabel

• 48-year-old led team to 2019 AFC championship game
• Vrabel has been tipped as successor to Bill Belichick

The Tennessee Titans have fired former NFL coach of the year Mike Vrabel, the team announced on Tuesday.

Vrabel was appointed as Titans head coach in 2018 and led them to four straight winning seasons, including a trip to the AFC championship game in the 2019 season. Vrabel was named NFL coach of the year in the 2021 season but the team had losing records in 2022 and 2023 - and went 6-18 in his last 24 games - and ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Titans want to overhaul their staff. The Titans finished the 2023 season with a 6-11 record, although five of their losses were by four points or fewer.