New Titans head coach rids team building of controversial food ingredient

Nypost · May 21, 2026 · 282 words · By Edward Lewis

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The Tennessee Titans will have a new head coach, a new defense and apparently a new cafeteria menu this season.

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What happened

The Tennessee Titans will have a new head coach, a new defense and apparently a new cafeteria menu this season.

Why it matters

Robert Saleh, who was hired by the Titans in January after spending 2025 as the 49ers’ defensive cooridnator, revealed at a press conference on Thursday that he and his staff have banned a controversial food ingredient from players’ meals heading into the…

Common ground

“One of the first things I think we did here,” Saleh said, “is get rid of all the seed oils in the building.” Seed oils are highly processed cooking oils that come from sources like rapeseed, soybean, corn and safflower.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Seed oils are highly processed cooking oils that come from sources like rapeseed, soybean, corn and safflower.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results or Wikipedia entries to verify the definition or composition of seed oils.

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Claim 2: “Robert Saleh, who was hired by the Titans in January after spending 2025 as the 49ers’ defensive cooridnator”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Robert Saleh was hired by the Tennessee Titans in January 2026 and previously served as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the Tennessee Titans' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their 30th in the state of Tennessee, their second under general manager Mike Borgonzi, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_Titans_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Jalal Saleh (born January 31, 1979) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Saleh

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans

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Claim 3: “Miss Amy [Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk]”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly confirm that Amy Adams Strunk is the controlling owner of the Tennessee Titans.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amy Adams (born 1974) is an American actress. Amy Adams may also refer to: Amy Adams (politician) (born 1971), New Zealand politician A. Elizabeth Adams or Amy Elizabeth Adams (1892–1962), American z…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Adams_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amy Adams Strunk (born September 29, 1955) is an American businesswoman and controlling owner of the National Football League (NFL)'s Tennessee Titans. The daughter of the late owner Bud Adams, Strunk…
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Claim 4: “he was just 20-36 in a little over three seasons with the Jets”

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Multiple sources, including ESPN and other web reports, confirm Robert Saleh had a 20-36 record during his tenure as head coach of the New York Jets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confere…
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Claim 5: “he and his staff have banned a controversial food ingredient from players’ meals heading into the 2026 season. “One of the first things I think we did here,” Saleh said, “is get rid of all the seed oils in the building.””

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While evidence confirms Robert Saleh is the head coach of the Titans for the 2026 season, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention a ban on seed oils or the specific quote provided. This claim appears only in the target text and is not corroborated by the external evidence provided.

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