Come Sunday night, there will be just four teams NFL still alive in the playoffs. Which means the assistants for the other 28 clubs will be free to accept a promotion. In our latest round of NFL news and rumors, we break down the latest as NFL head coach and general manager searches really start ramping up.
NFL News and Rumors Today
With a quarter of the league in action this weekend, and many of the biggest names coaching for those teams, it’ll be a pretty quiet couple of days on the head coach front. But the three remaining teams with a GM opening could be busy.
Chicago Bears
Fired: Matt Nagy (HC), Ryan Pace (GM)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Dennis Allen
Saints defensive coordinator
Tuesday, Jan. 25 - Todd Bowles
Buccaneers defensive coordinator
Saturday, Jan. 22 - 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 (first); Monday, Jan. 24 (second) - 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
Saturday, Jan. 22
Scheduled/requested GM interviews:
- Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Browns vice president of football operations
Thursday, Jan. 13 - Morocco Brown
Colts director of college scouting
Monday, Jan. 24 - Ran Carthon
49ers director of player personnel
Wednesday, Jan. 19 - Ed Dodds – Withdrew from consideration
Colts assistant general manager
Monday, Jan. 17 - Glenn Cook
Browns vice president of player personnel
Wednesday, Jan. 12 - Ryan Poles
Chiefs director of player personnel
Friday, Jan. 21 (first); Tuesday, Jan. 25 (second) - 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
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Monti Ossenfort
Titans director of player personnel
Saturday, Jan. 15 - Joe Schoen – Hired by the Giants
Bills assistant general manager
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Eliot Wolf
Patriots director of scouting
Tuesday, Jan. 18
The latest: A day after interviewing Leslie Frazier, the Bears will meet with another defensive coordinator with previous head coaching experience. Quinn, the former Atlanta Falcons HC, has drawn interest from five teams. Meanwhile, the Bears could be close to a GM hire. With Schoen accepting the Giants job, there are three more openings still unfilled. Chicago is planning to meet with Poles for a second time next week, according to Sports Illustrated.
Denver Broncos
Fired: Vic Fangio (HC)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Eric Bieniemy
Chiefs offensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21 - Brian Callahan
Bengals offensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 20 - 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
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
Tuesday, Jan. 18
The latest: Broncos general manager George Paton just wrapped up an exhaustive (and surely exhausting) week of interviews. He has met with seven candidates since Tuesday, including Bieniemy on Friday.
Houston Texans
Fired: David Culley (and offensive coordinator Tim Kelly)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Brian Flores
Former Dolphins head coach
Friday, Jan. 14 - Jonathan Gannon
Eagles defensive coordinator
Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Joe Lombardi
Chargers offensive coordinator
Saturday, Jan. 15 - Kevin O’Connell
Rams offensive coordinator - Josh McCown
Former NFL QB
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Hines Ward
Florida Atlantic special assistant to the head coach
Saturday, Jan. 15
The latest: The Texans’ weird coaching search plods on. After waiting a few days to decide to fire Culley, they’ve taken their time in identifying his replacement, and their search has not included many of the big names that have become familiar this cycle. The Athletic reports that the Texans are “working to set up” a second interview with Gannon.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Fired: Urban Meyer (HC)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Darrell Bevell
Jaguars interim head coach
Tuesday, Jan. 11 - Todd Bowles
Buccaneers defensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 3 (Jan. 7 has also been reported) - Jim Caldwell
Former Colts and Lions head coach
Tuesday, Jan. 4 - Matt Eberflus
Colts defensive coordinator
Saturday, Jan. 15 (first); Thursday, Jan. 20 (second) - Nathaniel Hackett
Packers offensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 14 - Byron Leftwich
Buccaneers offensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 7 - Kellen Moore
Cowboys offensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 7 - Bill O’Brien
Alabama offensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 13 - Doug Pederson
Former Eagles head coach
Thursday, Dec. 30 - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
The latest: What are the Jaguars waiting for? Their search is nearing its fifth week, and — as new PFN Insider Aaron Wilson reported — they keep adding candidates, or at least potential candidates. Just don’t call their “conversation” with Josh McCown an interview. It wasn’t.
Las Vegas Raiders
Resigned: Jon Gruden (HC)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Jerod Mayo
Patriots LB coach
Scheduled/requested GM interviews:
- Trey Brown
Bengals scout
Friday, Jan. 21 - Ed Dodds
Colts assistant general manager - Champ Kelly
Bears assistant director of player personnel
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Dave Ziegler
Patriots director of player personnel
Friday, Jan. 21
The latest: After a very late start to the process, the Raiders finally seem to be making headway, at least in their GM search. Ziegler and Brown became the latest to interview for Mike Mayock’s old job. The Raiders’ coaching search, however, still seems to be in its infancy. Among the potential candidates: Josh McDaniels, according to Pro Football Talk.
Miami Dolphins
Fired: Brian Flores (HC)
Scheduled/requested interviews:
- Thomas Brown
Rams assistant head coach
Friday, Jan. 21 - Brian Daboll
Bills offensive coordinator
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Leslie Frazier
Bills defensive coordinator
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Vance Joseph
Cardinals defensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21 - Mike McDaniel
49ers offensive coordinator
Wednesday, Jan. 19 - Kellen Moore
Cowboys offensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 20
The latest: The Dolphins’ first round of interviews is wrapping up, if it isn’t over already. With seven interviews since Sunday, expect Miami to decide on finalists in the coming days.
Some flight tracking sleuthing suggests that the Stephen Ross’ private jet was in the Bay Area since Wednesday, but is now back in New Jersey after a stop in Denver (presumably to meet with Joseph).
Minnesota Vikings
Fired: Mike Zimmer (HC), Rick Spielman (GM)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Todd Bowles
Buccaneers defensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21
- Nathaniel Hackett
Packers offensive coordinator
Sunday, Jan. 16 - Kellen Moore
Cowboys offensive coordinator - Jonathan Gannon
Eagles defensive coordinator
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Raheem Morris
Rams defensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21 - Kevin O’Connell
Rams offensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21 - 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
Tuesday, Jan. 18 (first); Wednesday, Jan. 26 (second, tentative) - 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 could make a decision shortly on general manager. News emerged Friday that Ryan Poles and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will meet with the team for a second time next week.
New York Giants
Fired/retired: Joe Judge (HC), Dave Gettleman (GM)
Hired: Joe Schoen (GM)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Brian Daboll
Bills offensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21 - Leslie Frazier
Bills defensive coordinator
Saturday, Jan. 22 - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
Scheduled/requested GM interviews:
- Ran Carthon
49ers director of pro personnel
Monday, Jan. 17 - Ryan Cowden
Titans vice president of player personnel
Friday, Jan. 14
- Quentin Harris
Cardinals vice president of player personnel
Thursday, Jan. 13 - Joe Hortiz
Ravens director of player personnel
Saturday, Jan. 15 - Monti Ossenfort
Titans director of player personnel
Friday, Jan. 14 - Adam Peters
49ers assistant general manager
Monday, Jan. 17 (first), Thursday, Jan. 20 (second) - Ryan Poles
Chiefs executive director of player personnel
Thursday, Jan. 13 (first), Wednesday, Jan. 19 (second) - Joe Schoen
Bills assistant general manager
Wednesday, Jan. 12 (first), Tuesday, Jan. 18 (second) - Adrian Wilson
Cardinals vice president of pro personnel
Wednesday, Jan. 12
The latest: The Giants’ decision to hire Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen as their next GM seemingly bodes well for Daboll to get the HC job. Expect a flurry of interview requests to drop this weekend, and that included Frazier, who interviewed Saturday morning. NFL Network reports Flores, Quinn and Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham are also on New York’s list of candidates.
Schoen said the following after he was hired: “We will cast a wide net, it can be former head coaches, first-time head coaches but, more importantly, it has to be a person who possesses the ability to lead an organization and the ability to motivate and develop players.”