What the Titans Are Really Evaluating in Jeff Hafley, Matt Nagy — and Robert Saleh

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By MIKE HERNDON, columnist

The Tennessee Titans cast a wide net in their search for the franchise’s 22nd head coach, interviewing 16 candidates, not including their pursuit of John Harbaugh. However, that wide net is now being narrowed into a shortlist of candidates that GM Mike Borgonzi is bringing back for second interviews this week:

•    Jeff Hafley
•    Matt Nagy

Kevin Stefanski was also reported to be a finalist before he opted to accept the Falcons head coaching position on Saturday evening. 

Robert Saleh has a Zoom interview on Sunday evening and could be added to that list.

What’s left is an interesting mix of candidates. Hafley, Nagy and Saleh have head coaching experience of some variety. Both Nagy and Saleh in the NFL and Hafley at the college level.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.

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