NFL Coaching Tracker: Latest News, Rumors and Updates on Firings and Hirings
The annual unemployment purge in the NFL known as Black Monday came with a flurry with four more coaches losing their jobs, and the Atlanta Falcons dumping their coordinatiors at all three levels.
As it stands now, the Browns, Cardinals, Packers, Bengals, Buccaneers, Broncos, Dolphins and Jets will be looking for new coaches to roam the sidelines in 2019, as the scouting combine will be arriving in less than two months as teams prep for their offseasons.
This post will be updated as news breaks.
• Titans offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur will reportedly interview for the Packers head coach opening.
• Saints tight ends coach Dan Campbellwill interview with the Browns, Packers and Cardinals for their head coaching openings.
• Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will reportedly interview for the Buccaneers, Jets and Dolphins head coaching positions.
• Mike McCarthy is reportedly expected to interview with the Browns on Thursday.
• The Buccaneers will reportedly interview Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards for their head-coaching job on Friday.
• The Bills reportedly fired offensive line coach Juan Castillo.
• The Jets and Cardinals are reportedly expected to interview USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury for their head coach openings.
• The Lions and offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter have reportedly mutually agreed to part ways.
• The Jets are expected to interview former Packers coach Mike McCarthy for the head coaching position.
• Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor will interview for the Broncos' and Cardinals' head coaching positions on Saturday.
• The Falcons will interview former Seahawks OC Darrell Bevell for the vacant OC position. Atlanta will also interviewDirk Koetter, who previously worked for the team as a OC and previously coached for the Buccaneers.
• Former Dolphins head coach Adam Gase is scheduled to take his first HC interview with the Cardinals on Wednesday.
• Patriots OC Josh McDaniels is expected to interview for the Packers' head coach opening on Friday.
• Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is expected to interview with the Broncos and Dolphins on Monday.
• Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, who has been linked with the Packers' HC job, addressed the rumors, saying, "I'm not going anywhere. This is home forever."
• The Browns are interviewing interim head coach Gregg Williams for the head coaching gig and the team also plans to interview offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens.
• The Bengals have requested head coach interviews with Patriots' OC Josh McDaniels, Rams' QB coach Zac Taylor and Rams' pass-game coordinator Shane Waldron.
• The Jacksonville Jaguars fired running-backs coach Tyrone Wheatley and three assistants: offensive line coach Pat Flaherty, secondary coach Perry Fewell and defensive line coach Marion Hobby. That goes also with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett who was fired in November.
• The Dolphins have requested a head coach interview with Steelers' offensive line coach Mike Munchak.
• Iowa State coach Matt Campbell did receive a request from the Jets, but at this point, he’s declining it.
