The Titans will keep head coach Brian Callahan for another season with President of football operations Chad Brinker in charge of the search for a new general manager.
Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk released a statement on the decision.
Carthon was hired as the general manager before the 2023 season. The Titans went 3-14 and 6-11 the past two seasons. Quarterback Will Levis, who is looking like a possible flop for the Titans, was drafted by Carthon in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Carthon also splurged in the offseason for the Titans, primarily for their offence, which ended up being a failure. Among the free agents he signed before the season included wide receiver Calvin Ridley and running back Tony Pollard.
Defensive free agent signings included cornerbacks L'Jarius Sneed, who only played in five games, and Chidobe Awuzie, who only played in eight games. Carthon also signed defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, who did have a solid season for the Titans with the eighth-best run defensive grade (77.9) among all defensive tackles.
"We just haven't improved this football team for the last couple of years," said Titans president and CEO Burke Nihill.
"We've won nine of the 34 games we've played over the past two seasons, and as much as the record was concerning to Amy as it was to all of our fans, her assessment was also that we're not on course to get where we need to go moving forward. As difficult as these decisions are, she believed it was the right one."
"Speaking of a change of the general manager specifically, Ran was hired into a very different job description than the one that exists today. Ran was hired for a general manager position that was very specific to the circumstances at the time, and the forecasting was the general manager would be able to partner very closely with the head coach, the existing head coach, and as the circumstances exist today, the general manager position is different.
"And so, what Chad, who is leading the search, will be looking for is a very different skill set for a very different job description."