According to Paul Kuharsky, the Titans have informed DC Dennard Wilson he will not be retained under new HC Robert Saleh‘s staff.
Wilson did a decent job with Tennessee’s defense the last couple of season despite not operating with a full deck most of the time. He should get interest for other defensive coordinator opportunities, and has interviewed with the Commanders so far.
Kuharsky adds Tennessee will retain ST coordinator John Fassel, though, one of the league’s more tenured and respected special teams coaches.
Fassel, 52, began his NFL coaching career with the Ravens as an assistant special teams coach back in 2005. He spent four years with the Raiders before joining the Rams in 2012 and worked as their special teams coordinator before being promoted to head coach after they fired Jeff Fisher.
Fassel returned to being the Rams’ special teams coordinator the following year. He joined the Cowboys in 2020 as their ST coordinator. He became available when Dallas decided not to extend HC Mike McCarthy and landed with the Titans in 2025.
Wilson, 43, worked as a pro scout for the Bears before beginning his coaching career with the Rams back in 2012 as their defensive quality control coach. He worked his way up to DBs coach before taking the same job with the Jets in 2017.
From there, the Eagles hired Wilson as their passing game coordinator/DBs coach for the 2019 season before he joined the Ravens in the same role.
In 2024, Wilson was hired as the Titans’ defensive coordinator and has remained in the role over the past two seasons.
In 2025, the Titans defense ranked No. 28 in scoring and No. 21 in total defense, including No. 15 against the run and No. 21 against the pass.
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