Titans, Jeff Fisher Parting Ways

Jeff Fisher is no longer the head coach of the Tennessee Titans.

Fisher, the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach, will part ways with the organization that he has coached for the past 16 seasons.

The move will be announced as early as Friday afternoon and was reported first Thursday evening by SI’s Don Banks.  Fisher is currently negotiating the terms of his departure with Titans management.  It is uncertain whether the move will be deemed a firing, a resignation, or a mutual parting of ways.

Details of the departure are still scarce as Fisher’s coaching staff has yet to be informed of his imminent departure.

Fisher took over as interim head coach of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans organization late in the 1994 season.  He compiled a 142-140 record including a 5-6 mark in the postseason.  The Titans are coming off of a disappointing 6-10 season, their worst since 2005.

It was assumed that Fisher would be back for a 17th season at the helm after the team released quarterback Vince Young after the 2010 season.  However, Fisher was entering the final year of his contract and it was reported that he was not pleased to lose long-time defensive coaches Chuck Cecil and Jim Washburn last week.

With Fisher on the outs, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid is now the longest tenured coach in the NFL as he enters his 13th season as Eagles head coach.