Titans Plan to “Turn Over Every Rock” to Find Franchise-Changing Quarterback

NASHVILLE – The Titans found their general manager.

Now, one of the top priorities for GM Mike Borgonzi and the team’s football staff will be to find a franchise-changing quarterback moving forward.

Will it be one of the top quarterbacks in the upcoming NFL Draft? Armed with the draft’s top pick, the Titans will be in a position to take Miami’s Cam Ward, Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, or any of this year’s draft-eligible QBs.

Will the team identify a quarterback in free agency? Several veteran QBs currently on other NFL rosters are expected to be available when free agency begins in mid-March.

What about Will Levis? He’s a player the franchise drafted two years ago to be “the guy,” and he remains under contract. Mason Rudolph, who started five games for the Titans in 2024, could be another potential option.

“We’re keeping an open mind on this,” Borgonzi said on Wednesday, “but the quarterback is the most important position arguably in sports, so you have to solidify the quarterback position. So, we’re going to turn over every rock. Whether that’s free agency, draft or we have quarterbacks on the roster here. Will, we’re going to give him every opportunity to play and to compete.

“But we’re going to attack this thing. We’re going to be relentless attacking this until we find the answer.”

Borgonzi knows the importance of having a franchise-changing quarterback.

He joined the Titans after spending the past 16 years with the Kansas City Chiefs, where quarterback Patrick Mahomes helped change the fortunes of the franchise.

So, what’s Borgonzi looking for at the position?

“Well, you have to have the physical arm talent, obviously, to make every throw in the league,” he said. “Accuracy, decision making are big parts of it. The way you process coverages, the game’s changed a little bit, too. So having mobility, not just a pocket passer. And of course, the leadership part is a big part.

“They are the…