The Tennessee Titans completed an interview with former Stanford head coach David Shaw on Sunday, their 10th completed interview to fill the vacancy left after firing former coach Mike Vrabel.

The Titans have also completed interviews with Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. They've reportedly requested interviews with as many as 11 candidates.

The Titans also interviewed Antonio Pierce when he was the Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach, but since then, the Raiders announced they had made him the official head coach.

The Titans' interview with Shaw was conducted in person because he is not currently employed by an NFL organization.

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Get to know David Shaw

Shaw was the head coach at Stanford from 2011 to 2022, leading the Cardinal to three Pac-12 championships. His Cardinal teams won nine or more games in seven of his first eight seasons; before his arrival, Stanford had seven nine-win seasons since the end of World War II.

Under Shaw's leadership, Stanford played in the Rose Bowl three times and the Fiesta Bowl once. It finished ranked in the top 25 six times, including a No. 3 finish in 2015, its best postseason ranking since 1940.

Shaw's final four years at Stanford didn't go nearly as well. The Cardinal went 14-28 from 2019 to 2022, with three losing seasons and no bowl appearances as the shifts toward acquiring talent through the transfer portal made it tougher for them to build a competitive roster, given the school's academic rigors.

Before taking Stanford's head coaching job, Shaw had been its offensive coordinator for four years under Jim Harbaugh, whom he had followed from the University of San Diego. Shaw worked in the NFL before that, holding various offensive staff positions ranging from quality control to receivers coach to quarterbacks coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.

Stanford wasn't exactly a statistical juggernaut under Shaw; in 11 seasons the Cardinal had only one top-10 offense and two top-10 defenses. But his offenses showcased a versatility and multiplicity that later took over the NFL. He coached three Heisman Trophy runners-up, including eventual No. 1 draft pick Andrew Luck and perennial All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey.

In addition, Shaw's Stanford teams produced major NFL talents such as offensive lineman David DeCastro, tight end Zach Ertz, safety Justin Reid and tackle Andrus Peat. Stanford had a total of 48 players drafted into the NFL across Shaw's tenure, and that's not counting the four offensive players drafted from the teams for which he had been offensive coordinator.

The Titans aren't the only team interested in Shaw this coaching cycle. The Los Angeles Chargers also have completed an interview with Shaw.

About the Tennessee Titans open head coach job

Per NFL rules, the Titans may conduct only virtual interviews with all coaching candidates employed by another organization until the end of the second round of the NFL playoffs. The Titans are free to interview any candidate not currently employed by an NFL organization at any time and have been able to conduct virtual interviews with employees of teams that missed the postseason since three days after the completion of the regular season. The team will be allowed to conduct virtual interviews with coaches on teams that made the playoffs three days after their first playoff game ends.

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This is the Titans' first coaching search in six years. Controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk dismissed Vrabel on Jan. 9, citing a want for the franchise to improve its collaboration and alignment between ownership, the front office and the coaching staff.

Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.

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