Perhaps surprising, perhaps not so surprising, Sean Payton announced yesterday that he was stepping away from his head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints. It was only a matter of time. Life after Drew Brees wasn’t going to be as fun as life with Drew Brees. Payton has yet to officially retire but his plans are to not be coaching in 2022. The Saints are now without a head coach. That bumps the number of teams looking for a head coach to nine. Four of those nine teams also started their offseason searching for a general manager. Half of those teams have found their general manager. No team with a vacancy has found their head coach. So, the Saints aren’t are too far behind. Here’s a look at the general manager and head coach searches scattered across the league and the individuals currently in the running for those jobs.
Minnesota Vikings
General Manager:
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, Cleveland Browns VP of Football Operations (finalist)
Adofo-Mensah has been in Minnesota since yesterday. Fans are eagerly waiting that puff of white smoke from TCO Performance Center.
Coach:
Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Coodinator (interviewed)
Jonathan Gannon, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator (interviewed)
Nathaniel Hackett, Green Bay Packers Offensive Coordinator (interviewed)
Kellen Moore, Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coordinator (interviewed)
Raheem Morris, Los Angeles Rams Defensive Coordinator (interviewed)
Kevin O’Connell, Los Angeles Rams Offensive Coordinator (interviewed)
Dan Quinn, Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator (interviewed)
DeMeco Ryans, San Francisco 49ers Defensive Coordinator (interviewed)
Chicago Bears
General Manager:
Ryan Poles, Kansas City Chiefs Executive Director of Player Personnel (Hired)
Head Coach:
Dennis Allen, New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator
Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Coodinator
Jim Caldwell, former Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions Head Coach (finalist)
Brian Daboll, Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator
Matt Eberflus, Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator (finalist)
Brian Flores, former Miami Dolphins Head Coach
Leslie Frazier, Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinator
Nathaniel Hackett, Green Bay Packers Offensive Coordinator
Byron Leftwich, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator
Doug Pederson, former Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach
Dan Quinn, Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator (finalist)
Las Vegas Raiders
General Manager:
Trey Brown, Cincinnati Bengals Scout
Ed Dodds, Indianapolis Colts Assistant General Manager
Dwayne Joseph, Las Vegas Raiders Director Of Pro Scouting
Champ Kelly, Chicago Bears Assistant Director Of Player Personnel
Dave Ziegler, New England Patriots Director Of Player Personnel
John Spytek, Tampa Bay Buccaneers VP Of Player Personnel
Head Coach:
Rich Bisaccia, Las Vegas Raiders Interim Head Coach
Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots Inside Linebacker Coach
New York Giants
General Manager:
Joe Schoen, Buffalo Bills Assistant General Manager (Hired)
Head Coach:
Lou Anarums, Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator
Brian Daboll, Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator (2nd interview)
Brian Flores, former Miami Dolphins Head Coach
Leslie Frazier, Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinator (2nd interview)
Patrick Graham, New York Giants Defensive Coordinator
Dan Quinn, Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator
Denver Broncos
Head Coach:
Eric Bieniemy, Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator
Brian Callahan, Cincinnati Bengals Offensive Coordinator
Jonathan Gannon, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator
Luke Getsy, Green Bay Packers QB Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
Aaron Glenn, Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinator
Nathaniel Hackett, Green Bay Packers Offensive Coordinator (finalist)
Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots Inside Linebackers Coach
Kellen Moore, Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coordinator
Kevin O’Connell, Los Angeles Rams Offensive Coordinator (finalist)
Dan Quinn, Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator (finalist)
Houston Texans
Head Coach:
Brian Flores, former Miami Dolphins Head Coach
Jonathan Gannon, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator
Joe Lombardi, Los Angeles Chargers Offensive Coordinator
Josh McCown, former NFL QB
Hines Ward
Jacksonville Jaguars
Head Coach:
Darrell Bevell, Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Coordinator
Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Coordinator
Jim Caldwell, former Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions Head Coach
Matt Eberflus, Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator (finalist)
Nathaniel Hackett, Green Bay Packers Offensive Coordinator
Byron Leftwich, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator (hired?)
Kellen Moore, Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coordinator
Bill O’Brien, former Houston Texans Head Coach
Doug Pederson, former Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach
Dan Quinn, Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator
Miami Dolphins
Head Coach:
Thomas Brown, Los Angeles Rams Assistant Head Coach
Brian Daboll, Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator
Leslie Frazier, Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinator
Vance Joseph, Arizona Cardinals Defensive Coordinator
Mike McDaniel, San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinator
Kellen Moore, Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coordinator
Dan Quinn, Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator
New Orleans Saints
Head Coach:
Dennis Allen, New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator
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