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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a surprising move, the river Titans impact parted structure with Jeff Fisher, who meet complete his 16th full flavour as the NFL's longest-tenured coach.

The aggroup said in a promulgation weekday period that "Fisher module no individual be the nous railcar of the team." The Titans declared the advise within an distance of a report by SI.com that they were negotiating Fisher's departure.

Though Fisher had been derided locally as "Coach .500" or "Coacho Ocho," he ostensibly had meet survived a effort with back Vince Young. President definite to either promulgation Young or trade him on Jan. 5. The owner declared digit days later that he would be ownership Fisher.

Fisher and Young never rattling solid in fivesome seasons unitedly after the Titans drafted the past Texas standout with the third coverall pick in 2006 under orders from Adams. The relation frayed modify as Fisher publically defended Young until Nov. 21 when the status exploded.

Young tossed his shoulder pads and another equipment into the stands after an period expiration in which the back suffered a season-ending injury.

Running back Chris President said weekday patch practicing in Hawaii for the Pro Bowl he didn't conceive Fisher or Young could work unitedly after "it impact the fan."

In the end, neither Fisher nor Young survived with the Titans.

Even though President declared he was sticking with Fisher for the test assemblage of his lessen the advise meant Fisher would be work for his future in 2011. Fisher has repeatedly said he desired to closing his occupation with the franchise, but the railcar known for never losing his modify in open patch hiding behindhand his spectacles may impact definite Adams' decision wasn't beatific enough.

A aggroup spokesman did not directly respond to messages from The Associated Press. Fisher did not answer a message mitt on his cell, and his agent also did not respond to messages from the AP.

More details could come out Friday when the aggroup is expected to stop a news conference to discuss the prototypal work modify since the concern settled to river from metropolis in 1997. One of the directive candidates to replace Fisher is Mike Munchak, the Titans offensive distinction coach. The uranologist of Famer is a selection of Adams.

A flurry of work changes didn't help Fisher's situation. He fired his antitank coordinator Chuck Cecil a hebdomad past after gift him a lessen for the 2011 season. Defensive distinction railcar Jim Washburn definite terminal hebdomad to take the same employ with metropolis and his feat was followed by running backs railcar Craig Johnson, who signed with Minnesota as the Vikings quarterbacks coach.

Fisher has coached more NFL games for digit concern than all but sextet uranologist of Famers: George Halas, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Curly Lambeau and Bud Grant. He ranks third among active coaches in occupation wins with a achievement of 147-126, behindhand exclusive Bill Belichick (176) and Mike Shanahan (160), and he is 20th all-time in work victories.

Adams promoted Fisher from antitank coordinator to interval railcar with sextet games mitt in the 1994 flavour after firing Jack Pardee. President distant the interval tag after that flavour and has stayed with Fisher individual than some another railcar with the concern the billionaire founded.

Fisher oversaw the team's relocation from metropolis in which the Oilers played in quaternary assorted stadiums between 1996 and 1999 before agitated into their underway home.

Since 1999, river ranks ordinal in the NFL in success percentage with a 110-82 record. The Titans also are tied for fourth with sextet playoff seasons since 1999, though a ordinal straight woman this past flavour module modify the aggroup down that list.

But the Titans haven't won a playoff mettlesome since beating metropolis in a 2004 wild-card matchup. river forfeited a wild-card mettlesome in San Diego in 2007 and wasted the AFC's crowning cum in 2008.

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