When Tennessee used the No. 1 overall draft pick on quarterback Cam Ward, the plan was for a long-term pairing with head coach Brian Callahan to bring success to the Titans.

The marriage didn't even last a full season with Callahan fired after six games in a move that maybe should have been predictable based on recent history.

Over the last decade, nothing has put an NFL coach on the hot seat more than the franchise using a high draft pick on a quarterback.

Ward is the fourth straight quarterback picked No. 1 overall to have his coach fired before the end of his rookie season. Caleb Williams and Matt Eberflus lasted 12 games together in Chicago in 2024; Bryce Young and Frank Reich got 11 games in Carolina in 2023; and Trevor Lawrence and Urban Meyer got 13 games in Jacksonville in 2021.

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