Another Tennessee Titans coach who was part of former head coach Mike Vrabel’s staff is garnering interest for an open position with another team.
According to Titans beat writer Paul Kuharsky, and as confirmed by Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the Titans have given permission for the Cleveland Browns to interview outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow for their defensive line coach role.
The Browns have not officially made a move with their current defensive line coach, Ben Bloom, but Cabot notes he could be reassigned to another position on the team.
Crow has a connection in Cleveland, as Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz served as Tennessee’s senior defensive assistant in 2021 and 2022, which were Crow’s first two years as the Titans’ outside linebackers coach.
Here’s more on Crow, per the Titans’ official website:
Ryan Crow is in his sixth season with the Titans. He arrived in Tennessee in 2018 following seven seasons in the collegiate coaching ranks. After serving as a defensive assistant for his first two seasons with the Titans, he was the assistant special teams coach in 2020 and moved to outside linebackers coach in 2021.
In 2022, Crow worked with versatile defender Denico Autry, who led the defense with eight sacks and a career-high 45 quarterback pressures despite being limited to 12 games. With starter Harold Landry III missing the entire campaign due to an injury, Autry, Rashad Weaver (5.5) and Bud Dupree (four) combined for 17.5 of the defense’s 39 sacks.
In 2021, Titans outside linebackers accounted for 19 total sacks, including 12 sacks by Landry, who led the team, set a career high and ranked 10th in the NFL. Landry, who was named to his first career Pro Bowl, became the first Titans player to record double-digit sacks in a season since Brian Orakpo (10.5) in 2016 and the first Titans player with 12 sacks in a season since Jason Babin (12.5) in 2010. With 75 tackles, Landry joined Micah Parsons, Aaron Donald and Cameron Heyward as the only NFL players in 2021 to post at least 75 tackles and 10 sacks. Crow also worked with Autry, who tied his career high and finished second on the team with nine sacks.
Before becoming Tennessee’s outside linebacker’s coach, Crow served as a special teams assistant.
He’s the fourth coach from Mike Vrabel’s staff to receive an interview from another team, a list that includes tight ends coach Tony Dews, cornerbacks coach and defensive pass-game coordinator Chris Harris and defensive coordinator Shane Bowen.
