Titans Football Operations President Chad Brinker resigns

Chad Brinker has resigned as President of Football Operations for the Tennessee Titans, the team announced Monday, with the move taking effect immediately. The decision leaves the NFL franchise with an open seat at the top of its football operations structure.

Brinker said his reason for stepping down was a desire to return to work centered on personnel. In the Titans’ front office setup, his position was an executive leadership role rather than a purely scouting or roster-evaluation post.

Role covered the full football staff and reported to Amy Adams Strunk

As President of Football Operations, Brinker had direct oversight of the entire football staff. The role also included reporting directly to Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk, placing the position at the highest level of the organization’s football decision-making chain.

Because the job sat above day-to-day departmental lines, his departure affects how the Titans organize senior leadership across football operations. The team has not announced who will assume the responsibilities on an interim basis.

Brinker joined in 2023 and was promoted a year later

Brinker arrived in Tennessee in 2023 as Assistant General Manager. He was promoted to President of Football Operations a year later, a rapid rise that expanded his responsibilities from a front-office support role into a franchise-wide leadership position.

Officials said his time in the role included contributions to the Titans’ football operations work over a three-year span. That period also included the General Manager search conducted last year, an effort in which Brinker was involved.

Vacancy creates a near-term leadership decision for the Titans

The Titans now face a practical question of how to fill the vacancy in senior football operations leadership. The opening is significant because the position was designed to coordinate and oversee the football staff at the executive level.

For the organization, the immediate effect is structural: responsibilities that previously ran through Brinker’s office will need to be reassigned or consolidated. The Titans have not provided details on a replacement process or timeline, leaving uncertainty around how the leadership transition will be managed in the short term.