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Titans Fired Brian Callahan Minutes After Adam Schefter Made Bold Claim on Live TV
Brian Callahan's brief run as the head coach of the Titans came to an end early Monday afternoon when the team decided to fire him after a 1-5 start. Callahan, who was in just his second year on the job, exits with a 4-19 record in Tennessee.
The move came moments after ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter said on the Pat McAfee Show that he didn't think any NFL coaches would be fired soon. He even mentioned Callahan by name, saying he thought he was safe in Tennessee.
"I don't think, and for all I know, I'm gonna hang up here and someone's getting fired, but I don't see a head coach losing his job," Schefter said at 12:53 p.m., per Awful Announcing. "I don't see Brian Callahan, obviously, has come under intense criticism; I don't see that happening soon."
Adam Schefter at 12:53 p.m. on The Pat McAfee Show - "I don't think, and for all I know, I'm gonna hang up here and someone's getting fired, but I don't see a head coach losing his job. I don't see Brian Callahan, obviously, has come under intense criticism; I don't see that…
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 13, 2025
Then at 1:51 p.m. Schefter broke the news with a simple tweet:
Titans fired HC Brian Callahan.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 13, 2025
Life comes at you fast in the NFL.
McAfee then relayed the news on his show after seeing Schefter's tweet.
BREAKING NEWS: Brian Callahan has been fired by the Tennessee Titans #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/zuhzUnMgtb
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 13, 2025
The Titans lost on the road to the Raiders, 20-10, on Sunday. No. 1 pick Cam Ward, who has struggled thus far in his rookie season, threw for 222 yards with one touchdown and an interception in the loss.
It will be interesting to see who the Titans turn to next with Callahan now out. Chances are the franchise will look for someone who is best suited to get Ward's career going at the professional leve.
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Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.