This is setting up to be one of the longest NFL head coach and general manager hiring cycles in recent memory. With each day, the pool of teams in search of new leadership has grown rather than shrunk. Two more jobs opened up Monday. We go through all the news and rumors on Day 9 of the NFL offseason.
NFL News and Rumors Today
The Las Vegas Raiders became the fourth team to need a new GM and the eighth searching for a new coach after firing Mike Mayock Monday and sending out signals that Rich Bisaccia is all but done too. That decision further gummed up the works that was already filled with Juicy Fruit.
Chicago Bears
Fired: Matt Nagy (HC), Ryan Pace (GM)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Todd Bowles
Buccaneers defensive coordinator - Jim Caldwell
Former Colts, Lions head coach
Saturday, Jan. 15 - Brian Daboll
Bills offensive coordinator
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Matt Eberflus
Colts defensive coordinator
Monday, Jan. 17 - Brian Flores
Former Dolphins head coach
Friday, Jan. 14 - Leslie Frazier
Bills defensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21 - Nathaniel Hackett
Packers offensive coordinator
Saturday, Jan. 15 - Byron Leftwich
Buccaneers offensive coordinator - Doug Pederson
Former Eagles head coach
Wednesday, Jan. 12 - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
Scheduled/requested GM interviews:
- Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Browns vice president of football operations - Morocco Brown
Colts director of college scouting
Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Ran Carthon
49ers director of player personnel - Glenn Cook
Browns vice president of player personnel - Ed Dodds
Colts assistant general manager
Monday, Jan. 17 - Jeff Ireland
Saints assistant general manager
Friday, Jan. 14 - Champ Kelly
Bears assistant director of player personnel
Thursday, Jan. 13 - Omar Khan
Steelers vice president of football and business administration - Reggie McKenzie
Dolphins senior personnel executive - Monti Ossenfort
Titans director of player personnel
Saturday, Jan. 15 - Joe Schoen
Bills assistant general manager
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Eliot Wolf
Patriots director of scouting
Tuesday, Jan. 18
The latest: Brown and Wolf get their face time with the McCaskeys Tuesday, and logic suggests the Bears are nearing some sort of resolution with their GM search. But that’s only Step 1 of a consequential offseason in the Second City.
The Bears won’t be hiring a head coach before this weekend, assuming they still plan on interviewing Frazier.
Denver Broncos
Fired: Vic Fangio (HC)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Eric Bieniemy
Chiefs offensive coordinator - Brian Callahan
Bengals offensive coordinator - Jonathan Gannon
Eagles defensive coordinator
Wednesday, Jan. 19 - Luke Getsy
Packers QB coach/passing game coordinator
Friday, Jan. 14 - Aaron Glenn
Lions defensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 13 - Nathaniel Hackett
Packers offensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 13 - Jerod Mayo
Patriots LB coach
Wednesday, Jan. 19 - Kellen Moore
Cowboys offensive coordinator
Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Kevin O’Connell
Rams offensive coordinator - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
Tuesday, Jan. 18
The latest: It’s a big day for Broncos GM George Paton. He finally gets to sit down with Quinn, who many view as the front-runner for the Denver job. Quinn and Paton have a long history that dates back at least to 2005 when they were on staff together in Miami.
Houston Texans
Fired: David Culley (and offensive coordinator Tim Kelly)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Brian Flores
Former Dolphins head coach
Friday, January 14 - Jonathan Gannon
Eagles defensive coordinator
Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Joe Lombardi
Chargers offensive coordinator
Saturday, Jan. 15 - Hines Ward
Florida Atlantic special assistant to the head coach
Saturday, Jan. 15
The latest: Nick Caserio did the easy part. He fired Culley after one season. But he’s not exactly nailing the hard part. His dream of luring Josh McDaniels out of New England seems to be far-fetched. Caserio’s roster of candidates, at least as of now, seems thin to put it kindly.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Fired: Urban Meyer (HC)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Darrell Bevell
Jaguars interim head coach
Tuesday, January 11 - Todd Bowles
Buccaneers defensive coordinator
Friday, January 3 (Jan. 7 has also been reported) - Jim Caldwell
Former Colts and Lions head coach
Tuesday, January 4 - Matt Eberflus
Colts defensive coordinator
Saturday, January 15 (first); Thursday, January 20 (second) - Nathaniel Hackett
Packers offensive coordinator
Friday, January 14 - Byron Leftwich
Buccaneers offensive coordinator
Friday, January 7 - Kellen Moore
Cowboys offensive coordinator
Friday, January 7 - Bill O’Brien
Alabama offensive coordinator
Thursday, January 13 - Doug Pederson
Former Eagles head coach
Thursday, December 30 - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
The latest: Two significant pieces of news dropped by NFL Network late Tuesday: O’Brien, in the words of Mike Garafolo, will likely not be the hire. But Eberflus certainly could be. The Colts assistant because the first known finalist for the job.
Las Vegas Raiders
Resigned: Jon Gruden (HC)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Jerod Mayo
Patriots LB coach
Scheduled/requested GM interviews:
- Trey Brown
Bengals scout - Ed Dodds
Colts assistant general manager - Dave Ziegler
Patriots director of player personnel
The latest: Jim Harbaugh is the name to watch here. Mark Davis’ decision to move on from Mayock, and presumably Bisaccia, might have been a set piece to lure Harbaugh back to the NFL. The Athletic reported Monday that Michigan is working to do right by Harbaugh this offseason after convincing him to take a pay cut last offseason, but will it be enough?
Miami Dolphins
Fired: Brian Flores (HC)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Thomas Brown
Rams assistant head coach - Brian Daboll
Bills offensive coordinator
Sunday, January 16 - Leslie Frazier
Bills defensive coordinator
Sunday, January 16 - Vance Joseph
Cardinals defensive coordinator
- Mike McDaniel
49ers offensive coordinator
Wednesday, Jan. 19 - Kellen Moore
Cowboys offensive coordinator - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
The latest: Joseph isn’t getting much attention, but he’s a name to watch in Miami. He might not be the Dolphins’ first choice, but with a so-so quarterback situation and eight other openings they’re competing against, he might look more and more appealing as the process goes on.
Minnesota Vikings
Fired: Mike Zimmer (HC), Rick Spielman (GM)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Todd Bowles
Buccaneers defensive coordinator - Nathaniel Hackett
Packers offensive coordinator
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Kellen Moore
Cowboys offensive coordinator - Jonathan Gannon
Eagles defensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 18 - Raheem Morris
Rams defensive coordinator - Kevin O’Connell
Rams offensive coordinator - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator - DeMeco Ryans
49ers defensive coordinator
Wednesday, Jan. 19
Scheduled/requested GM interviews:
- Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Browns vice president of football operations
Monday, Jan. 17 - Brandon Brown
Eagles director of player personnel
Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Glenn Cook
Browns vice president of player personnel
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Monti Ossenfort
Titans director of player personnel
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Ryan Poles
Chiefs director of player personnel - Catherine Raîche
Eagles vice president of football operations
Monday, Jan. 17 - John Spytek
Buccaneers vice president of player personnel
This week - Eliot Wolf
Patriots player personnel consultant
Thursday, Jan. 20
The latest: The Vikings on Tuesday got to better know Brown, who has worked the last five years with the Eagles, most recently as the director of player personnel. In addition to running Philadelphia’s pro scouting operation, he also has a hand in the draft. Brown also has spent time in the Colts’ front office.
New York Giants
Fired/retired: Joe Judge (HC), Dave Gettleman (GM)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- None announced
Scheduled/requested GM interviews:
- Ran Carthon
49ers director of pro personnel
Monday, January 17 - Ryan Cowden
Titans vice president of player personnel
Friday, January 14
- Quentin Harris
Cardinals vice president of player personnel
Thursday, January 13 - Joe Hortiz
Ravens director of player personnel
Saturday, January 15 - Monti Ossenfort
Titans director of player personnel
Friday, January 14 - Adam Peters
49ers assistant general manager
Monday, January 17 - Ryan Poles
Chiefs executive director of player personnel
Thursday, January 13 - Joe Schoen
Bills assistant general manager
Wednesday, January 12 - Adrian Wilson
Cardinals vice president of pro personnel
Wednesday, January 12
The latest: The Giants might be closing in on making an offer. The New York Post first reported that Schoen was in-town for a second interview with assistant general manager Joe Schoen, who is also considered a top candidate for the Bears’ opening. Ryan Poles will also get a second look, per NFL Network.