Nashville’s selection as the home of the 2019 NFL Draft places the city in the company of some of the most storied football cities in the country. In many hours of interviews with current and former Titans players, executives, players and city leaders, The Tennessean's journalists set out to chronicle the history of pro football in Nashville. An underdog quest for a team. A meteoric rise to Superbowl contention. A fall into mediocrity punctuated by the murder of its one-time star quarterback. And a resurgence that has brought renewed excitement to Nashville. Through tragedy and triumph, this is the unlikely story of how the Music City scored an NFL team, performed a football miracle and fought its way back to the national spotlight.
The team had fallen back into mediocrity, and attendance was dwindling. But following the death of longtime owner Bud Adams, his daughter, Amy Adams S...
The team had fallen back into mediocrity, and attendance was dwindling. But following the death of longtime owner Bud Adams, his daughter, Amy Adams S...
After coming up a single yard short in Super Bowl XXXIV, the youthful Tennessee Titans thought they were poised to be a contender in the years to come...
After coming up a single yard short in Super Bowl XXXIV, the youthful Tennessee Titans thought they were poised to be a contender in the years to come...
Hardened by two years on the road with little fan support, Tennessee's pro football team headed into the 1999 season with a new name, a new stadium an...
Hardened by two years on the road with little fan support, Tennessee's pro football team headed into the 1999 season with a new name, a new stadium an...
The situation would get much worse before it would get better for the Oilers in their move from Houston to Nashville. A stopover in Memphis brought on...
The situation would get much worse before it would get better for the Oilers in their move from Houston to Nashville. A stopover in Memphis brought on...
In the summer of 1995, a small group of Nashville leaders quietly set out to accomplish a feat that seemed beyond improbable at the time: bringing an ...
In the summer of 1995, a small group of Nashville leaders quietly set out to accomplish a feat that seemed beyond improbable at the time: bringing an ...