The annual NFL Head Coach and General Manager Churn continues to churn. There once were seven open head coach jobs. Now there are four. The Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, and New York Jets have their new head coach. It also looks like they have the coach they targeted from the start. If that’s the case, the Bears and Jets each wasted the time of nearly 20 coaches when Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn were their targets probably from the moment they fired coaches midseason. The Patriots just skipped through the Rooney Rule obligations and grabbed Mike Vrabel as soon as possible. As for the general managers, initially there were three openings. The Tennessee Titans and Las Vegas Raiders have their new general managers. The New York Jets are closing in on theirs. A fourth opening popped up yesterday. The Jacksonville Jaguars finally rid themselves of Trent Baalke. Now, they are looking for a new head coach and a new general manager. How Baalke got a second job and kept it will forever be a mystery. Here’s where each of the teams are in their various searches.
Chicago Bears
Fired Head Coach Matt Eberflus midseason
Hired Ben Johnson, Lions OC
After interviewing about 20 candidates, the Bears went with coach they had probably targeted all along.
Dallas Cowboys
Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s contract was not renewed
Head Coach Interview Requests:
Leslie Frazier, Seahawks Assistant HC
Kellen Moore, Eagles OC
Robert Saleh, former Jets HC
Brian Schottenheimer, Cowboys OC
Jacksonville Jaguars
Fired Head Coach Doug Pederson after the season. General Manager Trent Baalke was finally fired yesterday.
Head Coach Interview Requests:
Joe Brady, Bills OC
Liam Coen, Buccaneers OC
Brian Flores, Vikings DC
Aaron Glenn, Lions DC
Patrick Graham, Raiders DC
Ben Johnson, Lions OC
Todd Monken, Ravens OC
Kellen Moore, Eagles OC
Robert Saleh, former Jets HC
Steve Spagnuolo, Chiefs DC
General Manager Interview Requests:
The Jaguars are just getting started.
Las Vegas Raiders
Fired Head Coach Antonio Pierce and General Manager Tom Telesco
Head Coach Interview Requests:
Pete Carroll, former Seahawks HC
Aaron Glenn, Lions DC
Ben Johnson, Lions OC
Vance Joseph, Broncos DC
Todd Monken, Ravens OC
Ron Rivera, former Panthers and Commanders HC
Robert Saleh, former Jets HC
Steve Spagnuolo, Chiefs DC
General Manager:
Hired John Spytek, Buccaneers Assistant GM
New England Patriots
Fired Head Coach Jerod Mayo
Hired Mike Vrabel, former Titans HC
The Patriots fired one of their so they could hire one of their own.
New Orleans Saints
Fired Head Coach Dennis Allen midseason
Head Coach Interview Requests:
Joe Brady, Bills OC
Aaron Glenn, Lions DC
Mike Kafka, Giants OC
Kliff Kingsbury, Commanders OC
Mike McCarthy, former Packers and Cowboys HC
Kellen Moore, Eagles OC
Darren Rizzi, Saints Interim HC
David Shaw, former Stanford HC
Anthony Weaver, Dolphins DC
New York Jets
Fired Head Coach Robert Saleh and General Manager Joe Douglas midseason
Hired Aaron Glenn, Lions DC
Like the Bears, the Jets interviewed nearly 20 coaches and hired the one they probably targeted all along. Seeing as Glenn was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft, this feels right.
General Manager Interview Requests
Mike Borgonzi, Chiefs Assistant GM
Trey Brown, Bengals Senior Personnel Executive
Thomas Dimitroff, former Falcons GM
Ray Farmer, Rams Senior Personnel Executive
Brian Gaine, Bills Assistant GM
Mike Greenberg, Buccaneers Assistant GM
Ryan Grigson, former Colts GM
Alec Halaby, Eagles Assistant GM
Darren Mougey, Broncos Assistant GM
Jim Nagy, Reese’s Senior Bowl Executive
Lance Newmark, Commanders Assistant GM
Louis Riddick, ESPN Analyst
Jon Robinson, former Titans GM
Chris Spielman, Lions Special Assistant
Jon-Eric Sullivan, Packers VP of Player Personnel
Tennessee Titans
Fired General Manager Ran Carthon
Hired Mike Borgonzi, Chiefs Assistant GM
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