Head coaching removing, and in some instances front-office figures, is in full swing throughout the NFL as groups that did not make the playoffs readjust in an try for a brighter 2026.
Black Sunday and Monday bled into Tuesday, because the Baltimore Ravens stunned the league by parting ways with head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons and a Super Bowl win. That job now turns into the most attractive vacancy of the bunch, according to Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab.
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This week delivered the tip for a number of different head coaches and one common supervisor, and the scramble begins to fill these positions.
The adjustments have not been restricted to only head coaches. As was broadly anticipated, the Dallas Cowboys fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus on Tuesday after the crew surrendered greater than 500 factors in a season for the primary time in franchise historical past.
Staying within the NFC East, the Washington Commanders have reportedly moved on from defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. and mutually agreed to part ways with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. Both have been a part of Dan Quinn’s inaugural Commanders workers that helped lead Washington to its first convention title sport look because the 1991 season. Kingsbury is expected to receive head-coaching consideration and to have OC choices after helping Jayden Daniels’ NFL breakout.
The first victims of the week have been Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris and common supervisor Terry Fontenot, who were both fired Sunday after the Falcons completed 8-9. Former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan additionally may very well be returning to the group in a brand new function as president of soccer.
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On Monday, the Cleveland Browns parted ways with head coach Kevin Stefanski. Two hours after Stefanski was let go, the Las Vegas Raiders parted ways with coach Pete Carroll after just one season. Not lengthy after that, the Arizona Cardinals fired Jonathan Gannon following his third straight shedding season.
Two head coaches, the Tennessee Titans’ Brian Callahan and the New York Giants’ Brian Daboll, misplaced their jobs in the course of the season. Another whose standing may need been in query, Indianapolis’ Shane Steichen, is returning next season, together with common supervisor Chris Ballard. The Cincinnati Bengals answered an identical query Monday, announcing the return of head coach Zac Taylor and common supervisor Duke Tobin for one more season.
Among those that look like protected from the most recent spherical of firings is Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, who is predicted to be again in 2026 regardless of the crew’s seek for a brand new common supervisor, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday.
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Here’s the rundown on the place the carousel at the moment stands, plus the most recent coaching news updates. We additionally rank the top coaching openings, from least to most engaging. And here are the top candidates on the market to fill these vacancies.
FIRED
John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
Record with crew: 193-124 (together with playoffs), 18th season
Why he was fired: The Ravens have been surprisingly mediocre this season, and it could actually’t all be attributed to Lamar Jackson’s accidents. Their protection yo-yo’d between outright dangerous and competent, and a few of Harbaugh’s in-game selections have drawn scrutiny. Harbaugh has did not get again to the Super Bowl with a two-time MVP quarterback in Jackson, and there had been a common sense {that a} breath of recent air at head coach could be good for the Ravens.
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Jonathan Gannon, Arizona Cardinals
Record with crew: 15-36, three seasons
Why he was fired: Gannon was employed partially to toughen up Arizona’s protection, and that didn’t actually occur. This season’s unit was twenty sixth in EPA per play allowed, twenty seventh in success price allowed, and on the whole hasn’t taken a step ahead regardless of 17 of Gannon’s 28 draft picks being on that aspect of the ball, together with six of seven final spring. It’s exhausting to say the Cardinals are demonstrably higher than they have been when Gannon was employed.
Potential replacements: Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Cowboys offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy.
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Pete Carroll, Las Vegas Raiders
Record with crew: 3-14, one season
Why he was fired: Carroll was alleged to convey stability to the franchise, however it was extra shedding beneath the 74-year-old former Super Bowl winner. The Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs of their season finale to finish a winless streak that dated to Week 6. The offseason commerce for Carroll’s most well-liked QB Geno Smith by no means yielded a lot, the offensive and particular groups coordinators have been each fired in November, and now there was a dispute with Maxx Crosby over the star move rusher being positioned on injured reserve. None of it mirrored properly on Carroll, who was in over his head making an attempt to repair a franchise the place the rot goes a lot deeper (and greater).
Potential replacements: Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, former Giants coach Brian Daboll, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph.
Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns
Record with crew: 46-58 (together with playoffs), six seasons
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Why he was fired: The Browns suffered their fourth shedding file in six years beneath Stefanski, in addition to a second straight yr selecting within the high seven of the draft. The cataclysmic Deshaun Watson commerce is partly on Stefanski, who recruited him within the spring of 2022, and for all of Stefanski’s offensive acumen, not one of the 13 quarterbacks who’ve began beneath his watch has confirmed to be the long-term answer.
Potential replacements: Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy.
Raheem Morris, Atlanta Falcons
Record with crew: 16-18, two seasons
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Why he was fired: Morris hadn’t been flat-out dangerous. The Falcons received their remaining 4 video games of the season, seemingly serving to Morris’ trigger. But the Falcons regressed general this season and the operation felt shaky beneath his watch. While he ended up a fall man alongside common supervisor Terry Fontenot, who oversaw an all-in 2025 that included buying and selling away the crew’s first-round draft choose subsequent spring, Morris didn’t at all times construct the strongest case for himself. The Falcons now appear like they are going to fully revamp their soccer operations division with former quarterback Matt Ryan poised to return in as Atlanta’s new president of soccer.
Potential replacements: Former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy.
Brian Daboll, New York Giants
Record with crew: 21-41-1, three full seasons and 10 video games
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Why he was fired: Daboll received Coach of the Year in his first season in cost, main the Giants to a playoff win behind Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley. But accidents and underachievement dug a gap Daboll could not coach his method out of, and his dealing with of the Giants’ general operation — from sport administration to interfering with concussion protocol to repeatedly exposing 2025 first-round rookie QB Jaxson Dart to additional punishment within the run sport — turned an excessive amount of for the franchise to bear.
Potential replacements: Former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, former Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
Brian Callahan, Tennessee Titans
Record with crew: 4-19, one full season and six video games
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Why he was fired: Callahan was extra profitable at drawing consideration to himself off the sector than successful on it. He blew up at QB Will Levis a number of occasions throughout video games, admitted he didn’t know a rule that price the Titans early this season, excoriated referees and extra. Despite his status as an offensive guru, it did not look like No. 1 general choose Cam Ward was making a lot progress beneath his auspices, and the Titans decided to admit their mistake and minimize bait.
Potential replacements: Former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris, Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
ON THE HOT SEAT
Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Record with crew: 36-36 (together with playoffs), fourth season
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Why he may get fired: Despite winning Saturday against the Panthers, the Saints’ defeat Sunday blocked the Bucs from the postseason. Entering Week 18, Bowles’ Buccaneers misplaced seven of eight. The downturn got here as they received more healthy, which was complicated. There have been some dangerous losses, and for a coach with no nice profession file, possibly there isn’t a cause to imagine issues can be decidedly higher within the 2026 season.
Why he could be protected: Bowles was on the verge of his fourth straight division title, albeit in a mediocre NFC South. This is the primary time in Bowles’ run with Tampa that the Bucs have not made the postseason.
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Kate Magdziuk
Understandably, reporters are curious as as to if or not Rams head coach Sean McVay has obtained any requests for his assistants to be interviewed for head coaching positions.
He had some jokes:
There have been loads of head coaches who’ve labored beneath McVay who went on to earn head coaching positions finally, each offensive and defensive-minded, together with Liam Coen, Matt LaFleur, Raheem Morris, Kevin O’Connell, Brandon Staley and Zac Taylor.
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Kate Magdziuk
The Atlanta Falcons are lining up a number of extra interviews for the brand new function of president of soccer operations
Among the lately introduced candidates are Panthers executive vice president Brandt Tilis and Lions chief operating officer Mike Disner, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday.
The function will oversee the crew’s common supervisor and head coach.
Tillis and Disner will face stiff competitors for the place, with a number of experiences indicating that former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is a leading candidate to imagine the function.
Prior to his stint with the Panthers, Tilis spent 14 years within the Kansas City Chiefs’ entrance workplace, serving as vice chairman of soccer operations from 2021 to 2023.
Diser was named the crew’s COO in 2022, following a memorable inaugural season with head coach Dan Campbell, the place the crew went 3-13-1, main as much as a convention championship look in 2023.
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Kate Magdziuk
The Cleveland Browns have reportedly made one other interview request for his or her head opening, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday night.
Seahawks second-year defensive coordinator Aden Durde reportedly joins the checklist after a stellar season that has helped land the crew because the No. 1 seed within the NFC, incomes a first-round bye and home-field benefit via the playoffs.
In Durde’s second season as DC, Seattle’s protection allowed a league-low 292 factors and the second-fewest yards per play (4.6), whereas rating top-five in turnovers (25).
In the three seasons previous to his stint with the Seahawks, Durde labored because the defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys. Before that, he was a coaching intern for the Atlanta Falcons, finally promoted to defensive assistant and then outdoors linebackers coach.
In addition to his time beneath Seattle coach Mike Macdonald, he is additionally labored beneath Jason Garrett, Mike McCarthy and Dan Quinn.
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Andy Backstrom
The Tennessee Titans have opened an expansive head-coaching search, which reportedly consists of former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett.
The Titans will interview Garrett for the emptiness, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
Currently a studio analyst for NBC’s “Football Night in America,” Garrett hasn’t coached because the 2021 season.
Most notably, he served because the Dallas Cowboys’ head coach from 2010-19 and posted an 85-67 file.
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Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has gotten requests to interview for the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons head coaching jobs.
Right now, his focus is on the postseason, so he’ll take a few days to determine out a plan to steadiness all of it. The Seahawks are the No. 1 seed within the NFC.
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Jason Owens
It’s the tip of an period in Baltimore.
The Ravens fired head coach John Harbaugh on Tuesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported — simply two days after a loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers knocked them out of the postseason. The loss concluded a marketing campaign that began with Super Bowl expectations however ended out of the playoffs for the primary time in Baltimore since 2021.
The Ravens received off to a 1-5 begin that was exacerbated by a number of accidents to two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. They rallied to enhance to 6-5 to get again into playoff competition and had an opportunity to make the postseason Sunday night time. But they wanted to beat the Steelers to clinch that berth, and they did not.
It proved to be the ultimate straw for Harbaugh’s tenure in a tumultuous final season with the crew.
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The Detroit Lions have introduced that the crew is parting methods with offensive coordinator John Morton after one season. Detroit regressed this season after successful 15 video games final yr and making it to the NFC title sport two years in the past.
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The New York Giants will interview former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski for the top coaching job on Wednesday. Stefanski was fired by the Browns on Monday after six years, two playoff appearances, and two Coach of the Year awards.
Stefanski led the Browns to the franchise’s first playoff win since 1994 in the course of the 2020 marketing campaign. Bill Belichick was coaching the crew in 1994, and that wild card victory came visiting the New England Patriots.
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The Clemson Tigers had explored an inquiry on Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken for his or her earlier OC emptiness. The University stuffed that function earlier this month with Chad Morris. According to Senior NFL Insider Josina Anderson and her sources, Clemson couldn’t wait on Monken.
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It is being reported that if Atlanta hires former MVP quarterback Matt Ryan as president of soccer, he would go away his broadcasting job at CBS, in line with NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. They are nonetheless working to finish the method with Ryan.
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Andy Backstrom
Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is predicted to interview this week for the Raiders’, Cardinals’, Giants’ and Titans’ head-coaching jobs, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Joseph at the moment oversees a Broncos protection that allowed the third-fewest factors per sport (18.3) this season. Before taking on as Denver’s DC forward of the 2023 season, he served as Arizona’s DC from 2019-22.
Joseph has earlier head-coaching expertise. He went 11-21 in two seasons main the Broncos from 2017-18.
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Washington is cleansing home as we speak after mutually parting methods with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. The Commanders are additionally reportedly transferring on from defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr.
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One title to observe for the Dallas Cowboys’ lately vacant defensive coordinator place is present Minnesota Vikings DC Brian Flores. While the Vikings took a step again as a crew general this season, Flores has been praised for the job he is carried out with the protection over the previous three years.
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The Washington Commanders and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury have determined to mutually half methods after simply two seasons. In yr one among Kingsbury’s tenure, the Commanders made it to the NFC championship sport. This season, they regressed and missed the postseason altogether.
Kingsbury is predicted to obtain curiosity for head coaching and offensive coordinator positions.
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The Tennessee Titans have three interviews scheduled for the week of their search to fill the top coaching emptiness.
Wednesday: Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo
Thursday: Kansa City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy
Saturday: Former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski
Stefanski was let go by Cleveland on Monday following a 5-12 marketing campaign. In six seasons as Browns head coach Stefanski led them to 2 successful seasons, two playoff appearances and was a two-time Coach of the Year award winner.
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Kate Magdziuk
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Dallas Cowboys parted ways with defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus on Tuesday — a transfer that was broadly anticipated after the crew allowed greater than 500 factors in a season for the primary time in franchise historical past.
Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones had lamented his protection’s efficiency for weeks. The unit misplaced star Micah Parsons shortly earlier than the beginning of the season after he was traded to the Green Bay Packers and by no means really discovered its footing, even after buying defensive lineman Quinnen Williams on the commerce deadline.
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Ryan Young
The Dolphins have put out an preliminary checklist of interviewees for his or her open GM place. They’ll begin interviewing candidates just about this week.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers collapsed within the second half of the season, fumbling the NFC South title to the Carolina Panthers. This disastrous season has raised the warmth on head coach Todd Bowles, who has led the Bucs over the previous 4 seasons.
Bowles is having none of it.
“All I can do is coach and be myself. I’ve earned the chance,” Bowels stated, in line with the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud. “I’ve won three straight division titles, so that says a lot as far as I’m concerned.”
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Ian Casselberry
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was not among the many 4 NFL coaches fired on Sunday and Monday (creating six openings up to now). Team proprietor and president Mike Brown introduced that Taylor and director of participant personnel Duke Tobin would retain their jobs, although the crew completed .
With his job for subsequent season seemingly safe, Taylor advised reporters (together with WLWT’s Charlie Clifford) overlaying the crew that he’ll convey again his whole coaching workers.
That consists of offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher, whose unit ranked No. 17 amongst NFL groups in complete offense. However, quarterback Joe Burrow was restricted to eight video games this season due to a turf toe injury.
Defensive coordinator Al Golden can even return regardless of the Bengals’ ending with the second-worst defense within the NFL, permitting 381 yards per sport (6,475 yards complete).
