Titans Exec Addresses Robert Saleh's Hot Seat, Apologizes to Fans in New Statement After 0-5 Start

The Tennessee Titans' front office is apologizing to fans for their team's 0-5 start to the 2026 season.

Titans president and CEO Burke Nihill followed up an apology email to fans by telling ESPN's Turron Davenport he feels "a sense of grief" about his team's winless start.

"The first thing I would say back to the fans is just that we're sorry," Nihill told Davenport. "There's nobody in this building that doesn't feel ... a sense of grief about it, because not only are we fans of the team as well, but we feel the sense of responsibility to deliver.

"And we've let our fans down because football is supposed to be fun. I think it starts on the field and the state of the franchise. We're 0-5, and that's not nearly good enough. It hasn't been for a while."

Nihill, who Davenport reported is authorized to speak on behalf of Titans owner Amy Adam-Strunk, also expressed faith in general manager Mike Borgonzi and coach Robert Saleh.

"I personally feel a sense of stability. I believe that Mike Borgonzi and Robert Saleh are ultimately going to get this team out of the woods and restore it to competitive football," Nihill told Daveport. "The train is on the tracks. It just hasn't picked up momentum, but it will. I can confidently say this organization is in a place where there is organizational belief in Mike, in Robert, and they absolutely have all the support they need to get this train moving and moving faster."

Nihill also made a Friday appearance on WKRN News 2, where he told Cory Curtis that "sense of stability" extended to his confidence in Saleh "investing in Cam Ward."

He also said Strunk herself is "feeling a lot of grief" about the Titans' struggles this season.

Nihill's media appearances come after A to Z Sports' Easton Freeze reported Titans fans had received an email from Nihill apologizing and promising the front office was "working tirelessly to build the competitive team you deserve."

The Titans have credited Nihill as one of the executives involved in securing a bid to host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 at the team's new stadium, which is set to open in 2027.

That win has not been accompanied by on-field success for the Titans, which have gone 3-19 since the start of Ward's rookie 2025 campaign.

Titans leadership will now see if Nihill's apology tour can bring fans back to Nissan Stadium for the team's next home game in Week 7. Attendance for last Sunday's Week 5 loss to the Houston Texans was just over 52,000, marking the lowest announced total since the COVID-19 pandemic, per Nick Gray of the Nashville Tennessean.