NASHVILLE – The Titans completed a first-round virtual interview on Saturday with Browns Assistant GM & VP of Football Operations Catherine Hickman for the team's General Manager position.
Interviews with other candidates will continue in the coming days.
Hickman is in her third season as assistant general manager and vice president of football operations with the Browns, and her seventh season in the NFL.
According to the Browns, Hickman manages day-to-day operations of the team and contributes to all strategic roster decisions across player personnel and football operations.
Prior to joining the Browns in 2022, she spent four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, where she served as Vice President of Football operations and football operations coordinator and player personnel coordinator.
She currently is the NFL's highest-ranking female executive with a team.
Hickman previously worked for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, and she also served a stint in the XFL.
On Tuesday, Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk made the decision to part ways with general manager Ran Carthon, who was hired prior to the 2023 season.
Chad Brinker, the Titans president of football operations, is running the search for the new GM.
The plan is to interview a large number of candidates, including personnel evaluators across the NFL.
On Friday, the Titans interviewed Dolphins Senior Personnel Executive Reggie McKenzie, former Falcons GM Thomas Demitroff and Buccaneers Assistant General Manager John Spytek.
Earlier on Saturday, the team interviewed Colts Assistant GM Ed Dodds, Seahawks Senior Director of Player Personnel Matt Berry and Bills Director of Player Personnel Terrance Gray.
After the first round of interviews, additional interviews are expected to be conducted with those advancing in the process as the team looks to identify its next general manager.
