On Friday afternoon, multiple sources reported that the Kansas City Chiefs‘ offensive coordinator Matt Nagy will interview for the Tennessee Titans’ head coaching vacancy next week.
We also learned on Friday afternoon that the Titans have streamlined their front office structure. President of football operations Chad Brinker and general manager Mike Borgonzi will now both report to Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk. Previously, Borgonzi and the head coach had reported to Brinker, who also had final say
on the 53-man roster.
Borgonzi — who formerly worked for Kansas City GM Brett Veach — will now control the roster and supervise the head coach. It is believed that this restructure will make it more likely for Nagy to land the job.
“I think he deserves to be a head football coach in this league,” Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid said of Nagy last week. “That’s exciting for him.”
Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s name has also been mentioned in connection with potential head coaching openings — but publicly, he has declined to look that far ahead.
“Yeah, I mean, I’m not gonna go down that road right now,” he said on Thursday. “I mean, I’m involved in [preparing for the Raiders] — but listen, I’m a prideful guy. We’ll see what happens at the end of the year and we’ll take it from there.”
Nagy, however, was much more willing to discuss it.
“I really feel good about where I’m at,” Nagy told reporters on Thursday. “And again, here we are at the end of the season. So this is the time where this stuff comes up.
“I’ve prepared for several years since I went through it at the right time. And everything that I went through in Chicago? It all happened for a reason. And to be able to come back here in Kansas City and be here with Coach Reid and all these players is special.
“So we’ll just continue to work through all that and see whatever happens. But it’s fun — and it’s just that time of the year. So be ready for it.”
