THE Tennessee Titans have completed a second-round interview with Kansas City Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi for their vacant general manager position, the team announced Wednesday.
The Titans interviewed 10 candidates virtually in the first round, which took place Friday through Sunday. Now, Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker, who is leading the interview process, is narrowing the pool of candidates seeking a replacement for former Titans general manager Ran Carthonwho was dismissed from his post on January 7
Borgonzi is the third person the Titans have brought to Nashville for a second-round in-person interview, after Ed Dodds, assistant general manager of the Indianapolis Colts And Terrance Gray, Bills director of player personnel.
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Borgonzi has spent nearly two decades in the Chiefs organization, rising from the lowest levels of the recruiting department to his current role as assistant general manager, a position he has held since 2021. Borgonzi has worked on the operations and Chiefs player personnel. front office, bouncing back and surviving several regime changes before the start of the Chiefs’ modern dynasty.
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A college fullback at Brown University, Borgonzi broke in with the Chiefs in 2009. After several years in the scouting department, Borgonzi was promoted to director of player personnel in 2015 and director of football operations in 2018. During of those two promotions, the Chiefs became one of the league’s most consistent contenders and, soon after, the league’s most dominant power behind coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs drafted Mahomes and star defensive tackle Chris Jones while Borgonzi served as the team’s director of player personnel. Since Borgonzi was elevated to assistant general manager, the Chiefs have found and developed stars through the draft such as Trent McDuffie, Nick Bolton, Creed Humphrey and Isiah Pacheco.
Borgonzi didn’t directly overlap with the Titans’ highest-ranking staff members. But the Kansas City model shares its roots with the Green Bay system from which Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker hails. Former Chiefs general manager John Dorsey, who led Kansas City’s front office from 2013 to 2017, spent more than a decade in Green Bay before joining the Chiefs and instilling many of the same principles preached by Brinker.
The Titans fired Carthon after two seasons at the helm. During Carthon’s tenure, the Titans posted a 9-25 overall record and a 3-14 mark in 2024, which landed the team the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Brinker, who Carthon initially hired as assistant general manager before Brinker was promoted to his current position, will retain the “final say” on personnel matters regarding which general manager it hires.
In the first round of interviews, the Titans spoke with the Dolphins’ senior personnel executive. Reggie McKenzieformer general manager of the Atlanta Falcons Thomas Dimitroffassistant general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers John Spytek Assistant General Manager of the Indianapolis Colts Ed DoddsSeahawks director of player personnel Matt BerryBuffalo director of player personnel Terrance GrayBrowns assistant general manager Catherine HickmanBears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham and Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi.
Nick Suss is the Titans writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at [email protected]. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @nicksuss.
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