{"id":354692,"date":"2025-12-17T21:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354692\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:15:09","slug":"cam-ward-wants-titans-to-involve-him-in-hc-search-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354692\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Ward wants Titans to involve him in HC search process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/davenport_turron.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Turron DavenportDec 18, 2025, 08:01 AM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a>Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored\/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show &#8220;Talking with TD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. &#8212; As the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0a0aea59-9a5e-01b3-57a3-0151cf4bf393\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ten\/tennessee-titans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> wrap up their unsuccessful 2025 season, their attention is beginning to turn to the search for their next head coach and quarterback <a data-player-guid=\"9f4e87b5-5da8-38c0-9951-e3496b55b3c8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4688380\/cam-ward\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Ward<\/a> wants to be a part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to meet all of them,&#8221; Ward said of the next candidates. &#8220;Every coach who gets the opportunity to come here, I want to have conversations throughout the process with them. I&#8217;m going to be here for that whole time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ward said president of football operations Chad Brinker and general manager Mike Borgonzi had spoken with him about his involvement in the search. The rookie quarterback said he&#8217;ll be all in on the next head coach regardless of whether it&#8217;s a defensive- or offensive-minded hire.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/47314387\/jeffery-simmons-home-burglarized-titans-california\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/r1589666_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/draft2026\/story\/_\/id\/46146676\/2026-nfl-draft-order-projections-32-first-round-picks\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766006109_771_r1589307_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee fired coach Brian Callahan in October after a 1-5 start to the season, citing a lack of team growth and individual progress from Ward, despite the coach&#8217;s offensive background.<\/p>\n<p>Ward was very outspoken about his support for Callahan during training camp saying he wanted to play well enough to make Callahan one of the top coaches in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Titans are searching for Callahan&#8217;s replacement. Interim head coach Mike McCoy hasn&#8217;t been able to get much better results having posted a 1-8 record since taking over.<\/p>\n<p>According to a team source, the Titans are looking for a candidate with strong leadership skills that will help establish an identity, something the team has lacked over the last two seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turron DavenportDec 18, 2025, 08:01 AM CloseTurron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. 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