A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 2010 Tennessee Titans season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bud Adams |
| General manager | Mike Reinfeldt |
| Head coach | Jeff Fisher |
| Home field | LP Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–10 |
| Division place | 4th AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | RB Chris Johnson DE Jason Babin FS Michael Griffin KR Marc Mariani |
The 2010 Tennessee Titans season was the team's 41st season in the National Football League (NFL), their 51st overall and their 14th season in Tennessee. The Titans hoped to improve on their 8–8 record from the 2009 season, but they failed to do so and ended up finishing 6-10. They started the season 5-2, but lost the next 8 of 9. This was the Titans’ final season under head coach Jeff Fisher, who resigned on January 27, 2011 after 17 seasons with the team.
Offseason
Personnel changes
On January 25, Kennedy Pola, who previously served as the Jacksonville Jaguars' running backs coach for the past five seasons, was hired to the same position with the Titans, replacing Earnest Byner, who was fired the same day.[1] (Ironically, Byner was later named the new Jaguars' running backs coach ten days later.[2]) On May 14, Ruston Webster, who served as the Seattle Seahawks' vice president of player personnel for the past four seasons, was hired to the same position with the Titans.[3]
On July 27, Kennedy Pola left the Titans and accepted the offensive coordinator position at USC. On July 28, the following changes were made to the Titans' coaching staff: Craig Johnson was moved from quarterbacks coach to the running backs coach vacated by Kennedy Pola, and will also serve as assistant head coach. Dowell Loggains, who previously served as quality control of offense, was named the new quarterbacks coach, while offensive assistant Richie Hessman will serve as quality control of offense.[4]
Free agents
| Position | Player | Tag | Date signed | 2010 team | Notes & references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILB | Colin Allred | ERFA | February 17 | Titans | |
| G | Eugene Amano | UFA | February 17 | Titans | |
| LS/ILB | Ken Amato | UFA | March 5 | Titans | |
| DE | Dave Ball | RFA | March 16 | Titans | |
| DT | Tony Brown | RFA | April 22 | Titans | |
| OLB | Keith Bulluck | UFA | July 25 | Giants | |
| TE | Alge Crumpler | UFA | March 24 | Patriots | |
| CB | Nick Harper | UFA | |||
| P | Craig Hentrich | UFA | announced his retirement on February 17[5] | ||
| CB | Rod Hood | UFA | |||
| FS | Kevin Kaesviharn | UFA | |||
| DE | Jevon Kearse | UFA | |||
| C | Kevin Mawae | UFA | |||
| SS | Donnie Nickey | UFA | February 23 | Titans | |
| T/G | Mike Otto | ERFA | February 17 | Titans | |
| TE | Bo Scaife | RFA | March 17 | Titans | |
| ILB | Stephen Tulloch | RFA | June 14 | Titans | |
| DE | Kyle Vanden Bosch | UFA | March 5 | Lions | |
| DT | Kevin Vickerson | RFA | April 13 | traded to the Seahawks on April 24[6] | |
| RB | LenDale White | RFA | April 14 | traded to the Seahawks on April 24,[6] released on May 28, signed with the Broncos on August 4 | |
| Player re-signed by the Titans |
2010 draft class
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech | |
| 2[7] | None | ||||
| 3 | 77 | Damian Williams | WR | USC | |
| 97 | Rennie Curran | LB | Georgia | ||
| 4[6] | 104 | Alterraun Verner | CB | UCLA | |
| 5 | 148 | Robert Johnson | CB | Utah | |
| 6[6] | 176 | Rusty Smith | QB | Florida Atlantic | |
| 207 | Myron Rolle | SS | Florida State | ||
| 7 | 222 | Marc Mariani | WR | Montana | |
| 241 | David Howard | DT | Brown | ||
| compensatory selection |
Coaching staff
| 2010 Tennessee Titans staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
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Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
The Titans preseason schedule was announced on March 31, 2010.[8]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 14 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 18–20 | 0–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 2 | August 23 | Arizona Cardinals | W 24–10 | 1–1 | LP Field | Recap |
| 3 | August 28 | at Carolina Panthers | L 7–15 | 1–2 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 2 | New Orleans Saints | W 27–24 | 2–2 | LP Field | Recap |
Regular season
The Titans' regular season schedule was announced on April 20, 2010.[9]