Two full weeks into the NFL offseason, we still don’t have a single head coach hired. Only one of the four general manager positions had been filled as dawn broke on Divisional Round Sunday. And with NFL Network’s bombshell report regarding Sean Payton’s future, there are indications that the pool of teams in need of a coach could still grow. We go through it all in the latest NFL news and rumors.
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The understanding for a while now has been that eight of the 32 teams need a new coach. But that assumption could need revision. Payton has coached the Saints since 2006, but there are whispers he may not be coming back for a 17th season.
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: The Bears have not committed to hiring a general manager before a head coach. It would be a surprise if they went that route but not unprecedented.
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And considering their second meeting with Poles isn’t until later this week, the Bears could find themselves in a weird spot if they love Eberflus and feel like they need to act quickly to prevent him going somewhere else.
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: The Broncos will likely begin setting up second interviews with their finalists very soon, if they haven’t already. The candidates that make the most sense? Quinn (who has to still be seen as the front-runner for the job), Hackett (particularly if Aaron Rodgers wants a change), and Gannon.
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. Yet, 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. But what if Nick Caserio really wants to take a chance on McCown?
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: Now that the Packers are toast (after one of the biggest choke jobs in recent memory), we expect a team to move on Hackett relatively soon. It’s conceivable that the Jaguars have been waiting on a second interview with Green Bay’s OC before making any decision.
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 is 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: Stephen Ross’ private jet is back in Palm Beach after a busy week that included stops in the Bay Area (presumably for McDaniel) and Denver (for Joseph). Sunday’s a pivotal day in Miami’s search. If the Bills lose to the Chiefs, any team that wants could make an offer to Daboll or Frazier.
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 Poles and Adofo-Mensah will meet with the team for a second time next week.
New Orleans Saints
Fired/retired: N/A
Scheduled/requested HC interviews: N/A
The latest: Ian Rapoport reports that not only has Sean Payton been noncommittal about returning in 2022, he’s been basically unreachable. Payton has been on vacation for more than a week and not exactly checking his messages, per the report.
The strain of the past season could convince Payton to take a year off to recharge. Then, when (if?) he decides to return, he could weigh his options. If Payton steps away, Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen would be an obvious candidate — if not the front-runner.
New York Giants
Fired/retired: Joe Judge (HC), Dave Gettleman (GM)
Hired: Joe Schoen (GM)
Scheduled/requested HC interviews:
- Lou Anarumo
Bengals defensive coordinator
Sunday, Jan. 23 - Brian Daboll
Bills offensive coordinator
Friday, Jan. 21 - Leslie Frazier
Bills defensive coordinator
Saturday, Jan. 22 - Dan Quinn
Cowboys defensive coordinator
Monday, Jan. 24
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: Schoen has wasted no time diving into the Giants’ search — meeting Sunday with Anarumo, the third candidate to interview with New York — but he might already have a candidate in mind. He has long ties to Daboll, who will likely spend the next week preparing for the Cincinnati Bengals or beginning a new job. It’s hard to see how no one hires him this cycle.
