5 Titans players and coaches who won't return in 2025

The Tennessee Titans suffered their most embarrassing defeat in a season that's been littered with them on Sunday, losing 10-6 at home to a Mac Jones-led Jacksonville Jaguars. The 3-10 Titans are a rudderless ship with nothing tangible left to play for down the stretch of the 2024 campaign. The few remaining contests will center around evaluating the roster and figuring out how to improve as the Ran Carthon and Brian Callahan connection, assuming it returns in 2025, heads into a pivotal offseason.

Looking ahead to some of the difficult decisions looming large, we've identified five high-profile players and coaches who shouldn't return to the Titans in 2025.

1. Colt Anderson, Special Teams Coordinator

Let's begin with the obvious. The Titans are historically terrible on special teams and that responsibility falls at the feet of first-year coordinator Colt Anderson. Personnel issues are present throughout the roster, like the decision to release Hassan Haskins, but Anderson can't seem to correct one issue without another arising.

It began in Weeks 1 and 2 when punter Ryan Stonehouse had punts blocked in consecutive contests. In Week 8 against Detroit, the Lions returned a kickoff 72 yards and returned two punts 64 and 90 yards, the latter of which for a touchdown in a 52-14 humbling. The Titans have allowed a league-high 604 punt return yards, nearly 200 more than the second-worst coverage unit (Cleveland Browns, 428), per ESPN.

The Titans have churned over the roster in recent weeks searching for solutions. They signed 2022 special teams Pro Bowler Justin Hardee to the active roster, who committed a special teams penalty in his first appearance. Anderson's unit has shown minimal improvement down the stretch and though Callahan has been hellbent on it being a collective issue, it's hard to envision Anderson returning without the Titans sending the wrong message about accountability.