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Titans CEO Burke Nihill: Amy Adams Strunk is 'sorry' about mounting losses

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Tennessee Titans president and CEO Burke Nihill said team controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk is “grieving” and “sorry” amid the team’s long losing stretch, during an interview with WKRN-TV sports director Cory Curtis.

Nihill has declined multiple interview and statement requests from The Tennessean amid the Titans’ 0-5 start, which is part of a 6-33 stretch that dates back to 2023.

Curtis, who works as the Titans preseason sideline reporter, asked why Strunk isn’t speaking directly on the topic.

“Amy is a fan first and foremost. As a little girl, she was following this team and the players were her heroes,” Nihill said. “And the same is true today. Some of my favorite moments are coming around the corner and seeing her hugging (All-Pro defensive tackle) Jeffery Simmons and just expressing her appreciation for Jeffery as a person and as a player and the passion he plays with.

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“She loves this team. She’s passionate about this team. And she’s feeling just great disappointment. She’s feeling a lot of grief knowing that it’s not fun for anybody. It’s not fun for her to be in this stretch of losing. And she desperately wants that to turn around and is doing everything she can to support turning it around. But also knowing that it’s not just that her team that she’s grown up loving is losing and just for herself. She understands that we all have a responsibility to our fans to do better. And, you know, she’s sorry that we’re not doing better.”

Houston Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter (3) brings down Tennessee Titans wide receiver Elic Ayomanor (5) during the fourth quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.

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Houston Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter (3) brings down Tennessee Titans wide receiver Elic Ayomanor (5) during the fourth quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.

(DENNY SIMMONS / THE TENNESSEAN)

Nihill continued: “And I promise you, (Adams Strunk) is doing everything she can and everyone who punches in a key code every Monday to refocus and try to do better the next week and for the long term. She’s sorry. She’s disappointed. She’s grieving. She desperately wants the turnaround, and it’s not fun for her. It’s not for anybody.”

Nihill, who has been empowered to speak on behalf of Adams Strunk, has faced increased criticism amid the winless start, specifically after he fired three people from his front office in early October. Radio host Jared Stillman, whose credential the Titans pulled before the season, was the reporter who broke the news.

The unrest was evident after the Titans fell to 0-5 for the first time since 2009 following a 26-3 loss to the Houston Texans on Oct. 11. Fans, some of whom showed up with paper bags on their heads, booed in the second half and as the game went final.

Nihill was a central figure in bringing the 2030 Super Bowl to the Titans’ $2.2 billion Nissan Stadium, which is set to open in 2027. He was also a driving force behind construction of the new stadium.

There have been gripes that Nihill became preoccupied with the stadium and Super Bowl initiatives instead of the on-field product.

Curtis asked Nihill what has been the biggest challenge to return the team to relevancy.

“The primary thing I’d like to say, it has been a challenging time. It’s obvious to us, we know we’ve been letting our fans down,” Nihill said. “It hurts, and we’re fans first and and also carry the grief knowing we owe (fans) more than what we’ve been offering in terms of team performance. We did have a stretch of great team performance there for a while, but it hasn’t been nearly good enough for a long time, and that includes this season.”

Tyler Palmateer covers the Tennessee Titans for The Tennessean. Have a story idea for Tyler? Reach him at [email protected] and on the X platform, @tpalmateer83.

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