Falcons Assistant a Candidate for Offensive Coordinator

Arthur Smith gained’t return to run the Tennessee Titans offense.

It’s attainable, although, that the Titans may usher in a few of Smith’s affect.

Charles London will interview to be the Titans offensive coordinator, according to a CBS Sports report Monday morning.

London has spent the final two seasons working underneath Smith as quarterbacks coach of the Atlanta Falcons. His expertise with Atlanta’s offense would ease the transition in Tennessee if he’s employed. In spite of everything, the Titans didn’t tear up their scheme when Smith left in 2021 to take the job in Atlanta. They merely promoted Todd Downing from tight ends coach to offensive coordinator, and Downing and the offensive employees went continued to work with and regulate the scheme that was in place.

Franchise officers even have requested permission to interview two Kansas Metropolis Chiefs assistants, in keeping with a Sunday morning report.

Downing was fired on Jan. 9, two days after the tip of the common season.

London is accustomed to Tennessee. He was an offensive assistant/high quality management coach in 2011, Mike Munchak’s first season as head coach.

Plus, London additionally has a direct connection to present Titans coach Mike Vrabel. The 2 labored collectively for 4 years as assistant coaches with the Houston Texans (2014-17). London was operating backs coach throughout that point, and Vrabel was linebackers coach (2014-16) and defensive coordinator (2017).

Earlier than Atlanta, London spent three years (2018-20) as operating backs coach with the Chicago Bears, a corporation with which he additionally labored as an offensive assistant (2007-09). In his preliminary stint with the Bears, he labored with the huge receivers. He additionally has expertise within the faculty ranks, as operating backs coach/recruiting coordinator at Penn State (2012-13) and as graduate assistant (2004-05) and operating backs coach (2006) at Duke College, the place he was a backup operating again.