Former Tennessee assistant named Titans' director, team operations
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Former Tennessee assistant named Titans' director, team operations
Photo of the new Titans helmets set up during a pre NFL draft press conference held at the Titans practice facility Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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Dan Harralson, Vols Wire·Vols Wire
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TheTitansannounced one hire and 17 promotions on their football staff Monday in the NFL. Nick Hardesty was named director, team operations for Tennessee.
He served as an assistant director of football operations (2020-21), graduate assistant for football operations (2018-20), football operations student assistant (2018), football recruiting operations student assistant (2017-18) and football recruiting operations student assistant (2014-17) with theVols.
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Hardesty has a master's of science in recreation and sport management from Tennessee.
The 2026 NFL season will mark the first for theTitansunder head coach Robert Saleh. He is the 22nd head coach in franchise history.
The Titans also hired Shepley Heard as an area scout for the franchise.
Other promotions announced by Tennessee were Lauren Antle (performance dietitian), Cam Baker (associate athletic trainer), Mike Boni (director, college scouting), Kaylee Connors (manager, football communications), Kieran Gilbert (coordinator, team operations), Nicole Kesten (chief of staff, football), Alex Kline (pro scout), Geo Leins (area scout), Travis McDaniel (coordinator, football communications), Kevin Perez (executive assistant to the general manager), Lauren Silvio (director, performance nutrition), Wes Slay (national scout), Clay Taylor (associate athletic trainer), Kristen Van Iderstine (coordinator, player personnel), Bryce Wasserman (football counsel/head of football research) and Patrick Woo (manager, college/pro scouting).
