2024 NFL Draft: How OL guru Bill Callahan could impact Titans’ strategy

Ben Arthur

AFC South Reporter

Prior to the NFL Combine, the Titans held what they call “profile tape meetings,” during which the position coaches put together what they’re looking for at their respective positions. 

It was a very detailed process. Personnel executives, coaches and scouts gathered in the team meeting room at Saint Thomas Sports Park to get on the same page. They discussed the tapes for hours. 

That’s where new offensive line coach Bill Callahan left an indelible mark. 

“It was a clinic,” general manager Ran Carthon said at the combine. “Everyone left with their mind’s blown and coming to the realization that we still got a lot to learn [about] what it’s going to take to play for him. But I think for a guy like that who’s been such a strong developer of talent at the O-line position, it gives us a little leeway to bring some guys in and him having a plan on how to develop those guys and get them out on the field.”

No Tennessee position coach has drawn as much interest as Callahan, the son of new head coach Brian Callahan and a 46-year NFL coaching veteran. 

For decades, Bill Callahan has been widely regarded as one of the NFL’s best offensive line coaches, and the O-line has been the Titans’ biggest weakness in back-to-back seasons. They enter the 2024 NFL Draft needing a franchise left tackle and more help upfront to give second-year quarterback Will Levis the best chance for success. 

Prior to joining his son’s staff, Bill Callahan had been the Cleveland Browns’ offensive line coach for the past four seasons (2020-23). He’s also coached the position for Washington (2015-19), the Cowboys (2012-14), Raiders (1999-2001) and Eagles (1995-97).

“Incredibly detailed,” Brian Callahan said Wednesday of his father. “Has a great vision for what it looks like and how those offensive players fit at each position across the front. He’s seen a lot of it. 

“He might compare somebody to someone he coached in…


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