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Mike Moraitis

New Titans OL coach Bill Callahan: 3 things to know

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan and general manager Ran Carthon made a massively important hire to the offensive staff with the addition of well-respected offensive line coach Bill Callahan.

The father of Brian, Bill will be tasked with helping in the rebuild of the Titans’ offensive line, which has been one of the worst in the league for the past three seasons.

It isn’t often you see fans and media get hyped for the hiring of an offensive line coach, but there is good reason why that’s the case with Callahan, who is the PERFECT man for the job.

We talk about that and more in our three things to know about Tennessee’s new offensive line coach.

A historic hire

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The Titans are making NFL history with this hire. Brian Callahan is the first head coach to hire his dad to his staff.

Bill and Brian also joined an exclusive club upon the Titans hiring the latter, as they are the seventh father-son head-coaching duo in league history.

Of those seven duos, only two of the dads have won a Super Bowl, but none of the sons have won the Big Game. Kyle Shanahan will have another crack at it when the San Francisco 49ers play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII next week.

One of the best in the business

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There are few, if any assistant coaches in the NFL who are as well-respected and highly-regarded as Callahan.

I mean, just take a look at some of the praise for Callahan in the wake of news breaking that he was joining the Titans:

On top of a potential new left tackle the Titans may take in the 2024 NFL draft, Tennessee has a slew of young offensive lineman who will benefit from Callahan, including Peter Skoronski, Dillon Radunz, Nicholas Petit-Frere, Jaelyn Duncan, Andrew Rupcich and John Ojukwu.

Skoronski is already locked in for 2024, but it isn’t out of the question that Callahan turns one or more of those guys into long-term starters once he gets his hands on them. That’s simply how good he is.

A huge asset for the coaching staff

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It goes without saying how big of an addition this is to help the offense, but Bill will be a major asset for more than just that reason.

Papa Callahan has nearly three decades of NFL coaching experience and is a former head coach himself after spending two years in the role with the Raiders, and four at Nebraska.

On a coaching staff with a first-time head coach and offensive and defensive coordinator, Bill has the kind of experience to help all three of them navigate the first season in their respective roles.

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