The Tennessee Titans have hired Mike Munchak as their new head coach. Munchak becomes the 16th head coach in franchise history and takes over for long-time coach Jeff Fisher.
“This is a special day for this franchise as one of our former players takes over the team as the head coach,” said Titans Owner Bud Adams. “Mike has been successful at everything he has been associated with at our franchise and I have no reason to believe that he won’t be successful as our head coach. He earned Hall of Fame distinction as a player and yearly he has been one of the best offensive line coaches in the NFL. He understands where we have been and knows where we need to go.”
“I have known Mike for 30 years and have always had the utmost admiration for him as a person, player and coach,” added Titans General Manager Mike Reinfeldt. “He is a smart football man, who commands respect and accountability from everyone around him and I am confident that he will be successful. There were many qualified candidates for this position, but Mike makes sense on so many different levels. He has seen this franchise from different angles as a player and a coach and has seen the team built and re-built in many different ways to achieve success. His franchise knowledge will be a great asset moving forward. This is a positive situation for us because he has a strong foundation built with us, but he has his own beliefs about how he wants his team to play.”
After a 12-year playing career as a guard for the Houston Oilers, Munchak spent three seasons assisting the Oilers/Titans coaching staff. He became the offensive line coach in 1997 and has held that position for the past 14 years.
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