Tennessee
General Manager Candidate: Glenn Cook
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Titans continued the interview course of Friday of their seek for a brand new basic supervisor. The workforce confirmed that it concluded interviews with Glenn Cook dinner of the Cleveland Browns and Ran Carthon of the San Francisco 49ers.
The subsequent basic supervisor would be the fifteenth within the historical past of the franchise and can exchange Jon Robinson, who was fired on Dec. 6, 2022, after six-plus seasons on the job.
All Titans will present a take a look at all of the candidates as they interview.
GLENN COOK
Present Place: Assistant Basic Supervisor/Vice President of Participant Personnel/Cleveland Browns.
Earlier Positions: Vice President of Participant Personnel/Cleveland Browns (2020-21); Assistant Director of Scouting/Cleveland Browns (2016-19); Skilled Scout/Inexperienced Bay Packers (2012-15); Professional Scout/Indianapolis Colts (2011).
Profession Highlights: In his fifth season with Cleveland, the Browns ended a 17-year playoff drought and superior to the divisional spherical with wild card victory over Pittsburgh. Cook dinner has continued to climb the personnel ranks in Cleveland though he has labored beneath three totally different basic managers. When he went to Cleveland, the Browns had the primary total decide within the draft and landed defensive finish Myles Garrett, a four-time Professional Bowler and two-time All-Professional. The subsequent yr Cleveland received operating again Nick Chubb, one other four-time Professional Bowler, within the second spherical.
Of Notice: Final yr Cook dinner interviewed with the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings when these groups performed searches for a brand new basic supervisor, however the Browns finally promoted him. Cook dinner was a two-year starter at linebacker for the College of Miami, and his first job after commencement was as a graduate assistant for the Hurricanes serving to coach the linebackers. As a senior in faculty, he led the workforce in tackles, was a workforce captain and earned the Plumer Memorial (management, motivation, spirit) and Dale Melching (management) awards.
Cook dinner was additionally a baseball participant at Miami and was a Forty sixth-round decide by the Chicago Cubs in 2009 and performed 34 minor league video games earlier than he returned to soccer. He taught himself play music, particularly keyboards.