Floyd Reese, GM of Titans’ Super Bowl team, dies at 73

By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Pro Football Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The general manager of the Tennessee Titans’ lone Super Bowl team has died. Floyd Reese’s family informed the team of his death. A radio station where he worked until December says he had cancer and died at his home outside Nashville. Floyd took over as GM just as the NFL introduced the salary cap and he rebuilt a team that made seven straight playoff appearances. Under Reese, the Titans reached two AFC championship games in four seasons. He helped oversee the franchise’s move from Houston to Nashville in 1997 and spent 13 seasons as general manager. The former coach also was a senior adviser for the New England Patriots. Floyd Reese was 73 years old.