Reggie McKenzie is joining the Tennessee Titans in a senior scouting role, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, after six years in a similar position with the Miami Dolphins.
Earlier this month, the Titans interviewed McKenzie for their general manager position and he was reportedly considered a favorite for the role before Tennessee hired former Chiefs executive Mike Borgonzi instead. But now McKenzie is headed to Nashville anyway.
McKenzie, 61, is a Tennessee native who was born and raised in Knoxville before playing linebacker for the Tennessee Volunteers.
After his NFL playing career, McKenzie began his scouting career with the Green Bay Packers in 1994 and eventually became the general manager of the Oakland Raiders in 2012. McKenzie joined the Dolphins in 2019 as a senior personnel executive, a few months after he was fired by the Raiders.
While the NFL has a rule that awards compensatory draft picks to teams who lose minority coaches or executives to other teams, the Dolphins would’ve only received a selection in the 2026 NFL draft if McKenzie became the primary football executive (i.e. general manager) of the Titans.
