Seahawks executives interview for Titans job

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams narrowed his search for a new general manager, interviewing two finalists Friday from the Seattle Seahawks.

Mike Reinfeldt, the Seahawks’ vice president of football operations, and Ruston Webster, their vice president of player personnel, met with Adams in Houston, where the Titans’ owner lives and works.

“I would hate to lose either one of them,” Seahawks president of football operations Tim Ruskell said. “It would be crushing. But I think it reflects well on our organization.”

Adams is also expected to interview a third finalist, whom the Tennessean reported is Jacksonville Jaguars director of pro personnel Charles Bailey.

The Titans are replacing general manager Floyd Reese, who resigned after 13 seasons on Jan. 5, a month before his contract expired.

Reinfeldt is the only finalist with previous ties to this franchise and its days in Houston as the Oilers. He played eight of his nine NFL seasons at safety for the Oilers from 1976 to 1983, leading the NFL with 12 interceptions in 1979 and leading the team in picks three different seasons.

Reinfeldt just concluded his seventh season with Seattle, where he oversees player negotiations and the salary cap, and was named vice president of football administration in March 2005.

He helped re-sign Matt Hasselbeck and Walter Jones.