Tag: Jon Robinson

Sep 8, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee USA; Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson watches practice at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: George Walker IV-Imagn Images

Report: Jets to begin GM interviews

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The New York Jets will kick off their hunt for a new general manager with the first candidate likely to interview this week, ESPN reported Sunday.

Among those expected to interview are former Tennessee Titans GM Jon Robinson and former NFL player Louis Riddick, an ESPN analyst who has front-office experience, per the report.

The job came open Nov. 19 when the Jets fired Joe Douglas. His dismissal followed the firing of head coach Robert Saleh in October, with the Jets 2-3 at the time. New York is 1-7 under interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.

Robinson is expected to interview this week with Riddick soon to follow. Because they are not currently employed in the NFL, they are free to interview at any time.

Robinson was the architect of a Titans team that drafted running back Derrick Henry and wide receiver A.J. Brown. Tennessee made the playoffs four times in Robinson’s seven seasons before he surprisingly was fired in December 2022.

Riddick played seven seasons in the NFL and went on to work in the front offices of the Washington and Philadelphia franchises. He has interviewed for at least three NFL general manager openings in the past.

The Jets and Jaguars are set to meet Sunday in Jacksonville in a clash of 3-10 teams.

–Field Level Media

Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson watches practice at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Nas 0908 Titans 014

Division-leading Titans fire GM Jon Robinson

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The AFC South-leading Tennessee Titans fired general manager Jon Robinson on Tuesday.

Robinson, 46, has held the position since January 2016 and was under contract through the 2027 draft.

The Titans made the playoffs in four of the past five seasons.

Tennessee (7-5) has lost back-to-back games to Cincinnati and Philadelphia but still holds a comfortable lead in the division over Indianapolis (4-8-1) and Jacksonville (4-8).

Team owner Amy Adams Strunk released a statement saying that “there is more to be done and higher aspirations to be met.”

“I want to thank Jon for his dedicated work to set this organization on an upward trajectory and I wish him and his family the best,” she wrote.

The move comes two days after former Titans receiver A.J. Brown led the Eagles to a 35-10 victory over Tennessee with eight catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns.

Robinson traded Brown, 25, to Philadelphia during the 2022 NFL Draft for the No. 18 overall pick and a third-round pick. The Titans drafted wide receiver Treylon Burks with the first-round selection.

The Eagles signed Brown for four years and $100 million, a long-term deal he was unable to negotiate with Robinson and the Titans.

In addition to drafting Brown in the second round in 2019, Robinson also drafted two-time NFL rushing champ Derrick Henry in the second round in 2016. Robinson also acquired quarterback Ryan Tannehill in a 2019 trade with Miami.

The Titans were 3-4 in the playoffs in Robinson’s tenure, reaching the AFC Championship Game after the 2019 season but losing 35-24 to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Vice president of player personnel Ryan Cowden will handle Robinson’s duties for the remainder of the season.

–Field Level Media

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel and General Manager Jon Robinson chat before the game at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Nas Titans 9 16

Titans extend coach Mike Vrabel, GM Jon Robinson

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The Tennessee Titans reached contract extensions with coach Mike Vrabel and general manager Jon Robinson on Tuesday.

Terms of their deals were not disclosed, but owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement that the pair will continue to guide the Titans “for years to come.”

The Titans finished the 2021 season 12-5 and earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed for their third consecutive trip to the playoffs. They lost in the divisional round to the Cincinnati Bengals, who will represent the AFC in Super Bowl LVI.

Vrabel was named the Pro Football Writers Association’s NFL Coach of the Year in 2021 and is the betting favorite for the Associated Press’ Coach of the Year award.

Vrabel, a longtime linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs before entering coaching, is 41-24 in the regular season. He has not had a losing season in four years with Tennessee.

Robinson has been the Titans’ general manager since 2016 after three years as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ director of player personnel. He helped build the Titans into contenders by drafting All-Pro running back Derrick Henry, wide receiver A.J. Brown and safety Kevin Byard, and engineering trades for quarterback Ryan Tannehill and wide receiver Julio Jones.

Tennessee also announced two additions to its coaching staff. Former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Tim Kelly will serve as the Titans’ passing game coordinator, and former Houston D-line coach Bobby King will replace Jim Haslett as inside linebackers coach.

–Field Level Media

Jan 22, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17) takes the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals during a AFC Divisional playoff football game at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Titans GM backs Ryan Tannehill: ‘He’s our quarterback’

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Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson endorsed Ryan Tannehill as the team’s quarterback, despite the club’s early exit from the postseason.

“Ryan’s a pro. He knows how much he means to us. Traded for that guy. Gave him an opportunity to start. New contract,” Robinson recently told the Tennessean. “I think it’s pretty apparent where he stands with us. He’s our quarterback. I don’t know how many more times I gotta say it.”

Tannehill, 33, signed a one-year contract with the Titans in 2019 and was named the Comeback Player of the Year. He signed a four-year, $118 million contract with the Titans in March 2020.

His future with the team, however, has come into question given the club’s loss in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs and the potential availability of Aaron Rodgers. The reigning NFL MVP and the Green Bay Packers haven’t disclosed his immediate future.

Tannehill threw for 3,734 yards with 21 touchdowns in 17 games this season. He also threw 14 interceptions during the regular season and three more in Tennessee’s 19-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 22. The Titans were the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

“It was a problem (in 2021),” Robinson said of Tannehill’s turnovers. “The previous years, it really wasn’t. Not that he didn’t throw any (interceptions), but it wasn’t as many as he threw this past year. …

“Nobody probably feels worse than Ryan. Not to speak for Ryan about the amount of interceptions that went down this year and probably not all of them are on him. … Sometimes, a DB makes a great play. Sometimes, a receiver may be off his spot. He may get pressured and the ball gets tipped. There’s a lot that goes into those plays. But ultimately, the quarterback is the one who bears the blame for it.”

–Field Level Media

Nov 8, 2020; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson (79) warms up before the game against the Chicago Bears at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Titans to trade OT Isaiah Wilson to Dolphins

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Jan 3, 2021; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots running back Sony Michel (26) rushes against New York Jets free safety Marcus Maye (20) during the first quarter at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Isaiah Wilson, the Tennessee Titans’ first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, tweeted last month that he was “done” with the organization.

The Titans reported granted Wilson his relocation request on Monday. ESPN reported Wilson is being traded to the Miami Dolphins for a pair of seventh-round draft choices, one this year and one in 2022, to acquire the offensive tackle.

Wilson must pass a physical with the Dolphins before the trade can be completed when the league year begins March 17.

Wilson’s 2020 season was eventful, but the majority of the action took place almost exclusively off the field. The included two incidents involving law enforcement and two stints on the league’s reserve/COVID-19 list.

On the field, he played only four snaps. The former Georgia Bulldogs’ blocker was the 29th overall selection, but lasted only one season under a four-year, $11.6 million contract he signed in August.

In December, the Titans placed him on their non-football injury list, with general manager Jon Robinson saying Wilson was “going to have to make a determination if he wants to do everything necessary to play pro football.”

In late February, Wilson tweeted that he was “done with football as a Titan… No further comments.”

Trading Wilson rather than releasing him would lessen the Titans’ dead cap charge, from $5.38 million to $4.48 million, according to OverTheCap.com.

Wilson does have ties to the Dolphins, who were considering drafting him on the second day of the draft, according to the ESPN report. Wilson played high school football in Brooklyn at the same school as Dolphins coach Brian Flores, and he went to Georgia with Miami offensive guard Solomon Kindley.

–Field Level Media