The Tennessee Titans completed an interview with Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik on Thursday, their seventh such interview to fill the vacancy left after firing former coach Mike Vrabel.

The Titans also have completed interviews with Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. They've reportedly requested interviews with as many as 10 candidates, though many will not be available to speak to the Titans for another couple of days.

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Get to know Bobby Slowik

Slowik has only one year of offensive coordinator experience, but he has made the most of it. He reinvigorated a Texans offense that was among the NFL's worst in 2022 to one that ranks No. 7 in passing yards per game and per play. Rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud blossomed into the presumed Offensive Rookie of the Year under Slowik's tutelage, posting a 100.8 passer rating and 23 touchdowns with just five interceptions. Only San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa averaged more yards per pass attempt this season.

Slowik and Stroud combined to lead the Texans to a playoff victory this season after the team had the second-worst record in the NFL in 2022.

Prior to arriving in Houston, Slowik had been in San Francisco since 2017. He spent his first two years as a defensive assistant before moving over to work on the offensive staff. By 2022, he took over as the 49ers' passing game coordinator, where he helped shepherd Purdy's transition to the starting role.

Slowik comes from a coaching family. His father, Bob, coached in the NFL from 1992 to 2013, working stints as defensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos.

About the Tennessee Titans' open head coach job

Per NFL rules, the Titans may conduct only virtual interviews with coaching candidates employed by another organizations 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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