We have our first known candidate for the Tennessee Titans’ vacant special teams coordinator job.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Titans are set to interview former New York Giants special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey for the same role.
McGaughey, who was fired by the Giants last month after six years and surviving multiple head-coach changes, is also a candidate for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ vacancy, per Garafolo, as is former Titans special teams coordinator, Craig Aukerman.
McGaughey actually had a pair of stints with New York, where he also served as assistant special teams coordinator from 2007-10.
According to NFL analyst Rick Gosselin, who posts the definitive special teams rankings every year, the Giants finished as the No. 23 unit in the league in 2023, but was tied for the league lead in takeaways.
Here’s more on McGaughey’s tenure in New York, per
McGaughey initially found success with the Giants’ special teams, and they lead the NFL in several categories such as kick coverage, return yardage allowed, and field goal percentage. However, the unit was beset by inconsistencies and game-killing mistakes over the last two season, which ultimately lead to McGaughey’s exit.
All of the hires Titans head coach Brian Callahan and general manager Ran Carthon have made have worked with at least one of them. As far as I can tell, there is no connection with McGaughey for Callahan or Carthon.
