Titans hiring 49ers’ Ran Carthon as GM, sources say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Titans are hiring Ran Carthon, the San Francisco 49ers director of participant personnel, as their new basic supervisor, sources informed ESPN’s Dianna Russini and Jeff Darlington.

Carthon interviewed for the job final Friday with a panel of Titans executives, together with controlling proprietor Amy Adams-Strunk. Carthon brings 15 years of expertise to the Titans.

Throughout his tenure in San Francisco, Carthon served because the director of professional personnel for 5 seasons with the 49ers earlier than being elevated to director of participant personnel two seasons in the past. The 49ers went to the Tremendous Bowl and performed in two NFC Championship Video games over that span.

Carthon, 41, joined the 49ers after spending 5 seasons (2012-16) because the director of professional personnel with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. Carthon additionally spent 4 seasons (2008-11) as a professional scout with the Atlanta Falcons. He broke into the league as an undrafted rookie with the Indianapolis Colts in 2004 and performed with the membership by way of the 2006 marketing campaign.

The 49ers will obtain compensatory third-round choices within the subsequent two drafts as a part of Rooney Rule incentives for groups to develop minority head coach and GM candidates.

The Titans fired basic supervisor Jon Robinson in November citing disappointment with the overall path of the roster as a cause, Carthon shall be tasked with turning issues round for a Titans crew that completed the season on a seven-game dropping streak resulting in a 7-10 document.

Carthon’s hiring comes a day after Titans director of participant personnel Monti Ossenfort was employed because the Arizona Cardinals’ new basic supervisor. Ossenfort additionally interviewed for the Titans’ GM job.