Carthon made Tennessee among the NFL’s biggest spenders last offseason, signing players like cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, center Lloyd Cushenberry, wide receiver Calvin Ridley and running back Tony Pollard. Ridley finished with 1,017 yards, and Pollard led the team with 1,079 yards and five touchdown runs.

The Titans fired general manager Ran Carthon yesterday after two losing seasons on the job. Why it matters: The team is facing a pivotal offseason and the new GM will be in charge of deciding what to do with the No.

Carthon has paid the price for two hugely disappointing years in Nashville, in which the Titans haven’t come close to the playoffs.