NFL Head Coach And Coordinator Changes

With the Philadelphia Eagles recently replacing their departed coordinators, all of the head coach and coordinator jobs have been addressed. Although the defensive play calling of the Buffalo Bills is somewhat in doubt. Leslie Frazier decided to step away from coaching for the 2023 season. Head coach Sean McDermott coordinated defenses for eight years prior to coming to Buffalo. They’ll work something out for 2023 and either welcome Frazier back or address the issue in 2024. 

Here’s a summary of this year’s head coach and coordinator changes. 

5 Head Coach Changes:

Arizona Cardinals

In: Jonathan Gannon

Out: Kliff Kingsbury

Carolina Panthers

In: Frank Reich

Out: Matt Ruhle/Steve Wilks

Denver Broncos

In: Sean Payton

Out: Nathaniel Hackett

Houston Texans

In: DeMeco Ryans

Out: Lovie Smith

Indianapolis Colts

In: Shane Steichen

Out: Frank Reich/Jeff Saturday

16 Offensive Coordinator Changes

Arizona Cardinals

In: Drew Petzing

Out: essentially Kliff Kingsbury

Carolina Panthers

In: Thomas Brown

Out: Ben McAdoo

Denver Broncos

In: Joe Lombardi

Out: Justin Outten

Houston Texans

In: Bobby Slowik

Out: Pep Hamilton

Indianapolis Colts

In: Jim Bob Cooter

Out: Marcus Brady

Baltimore Ravens

In: Todd Monken

Out: Greg Roman

Dallas Cowboys

In: Brian Schottenheimer

Out: Kellen Moore

Kansas City Chiefs

In: Matt Nagy

Out: Eric Bieniemy 

Los Angeles Chargers

In: Kellen Moore

Out: Joe Lombardi

Los Angeles Rams

In: Mike LaFleur

Out: Liam Coen

New England Patriots 

In: Bill O’Brien

Out: group think

New York Jets

In: Nathaniel Hackett

Out: Mike LaFleur

Philadelphia Eagles

In: Brian Johnson

Out: Shane Steichen

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In: Dave Canales

Out: Byron Leftwich

Tennessee Titans

In: Tim Kelly

Out: Todd Downing

Washington Commanders

In: Eric Bieniemy 

Out: Scott Turner

-Half of the league’s teams swapped out their offensive coordinators. 

13 Defensive Coordinator Changes

Minnesota Vikings

In: Brian Flores

Out: Ed Donatell

-This is the biggest, most significant coaching change of the year. Skol!

Arizona Cardinals

In: Nick Rallis

Out: Vance Joseph

Carolina Panthers

In: Ejiro Evero

Out: Steve Wilks/Al Holcomb/Phil Snow

Denver Broncos

In: Vance Joseph

Out: Ejiro Evero

Houston Texans

In: Matt Burke

Out: essentially Lovie Smith

Indianapolis Colts

In: Gus Bradley retained his position

Atlanta Falcons

In: Ryan Nielsen

Out: Dean Pees

Buffalo Bills

In: Sean McDermott?

Out: Leslie Frazier

Cleveland Browns

In: Jim Schwartz

Out: Joe Woods

Los Angeles Chargers

In: Derrick Ansley

Out: Renaldo Hill

Miami Dolphins

In: Vic Fangio

Out: Josh Boyer

New Orleans Saints

In: Joe Woods

Out: Kris Richard/Ryan Nielsen

Philadelphia Eagles

In: Sean Desai

Out: Jonathan Gannon