Former NFL GM Rod Graves criticized the Patriots' usage of the Rooney Rule by interviewing two black candidates before hiring Mike Vrabel.

Successful experienced coaches like Brian Flores remain available as they prepare for playoff games in the coming days. Young offensive-minded individuals like Joe Brady and Josh McCown remain available to talk to. Even Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn remains available and is a projected favorite for the job as well.

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

There were six NFL head coach openings, and now there are five. One search ended in an expected place: Mike Vrabel will be the next coach of the New England Patriots. This was the likely outcome from the moment Jerod Mayo was fired,

The New York Jets interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores on Friday for their head coach vacancy. Flores is the 13th coaching candidate to meet with the Jets, who are also expected to speak to Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley.

The New York Jets are looking to fill their vacant head coaching position. New York has had its eyes on more candidates than pretty much any other team out the

While the search process leaned toward Vrabel all along, having a legit coach, an exciting young quarterback, the No. 4 draft pick, and salary cap space shifts the momentum.

Aaron Glenn has filled an NFL coaching vacancy at the New York Jets, joining Ben Johnson at the Chicago Bears and Mike Vrabel at the New England Patriots. The Dallas Cowboys are among four teams still searching.

The NFL coaching carousel is in full swing.Six teams are officially looking for new leadership, while Dallas has until Jan. 14 to figure out what it wants to do with Mike McCarthy.Here's an early prediction for the hires made by each club.

For better or worse, the Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel to save their sinking ship ... As for Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores, the Patriots still had to wait before interviewing ...

Ben Johnson made a quick decision. Aaron Glenn could be next. With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt.

The New England Patriots didn't wait, firing Jerod Mayo on Jan. 5 (and subsequently hiring Mike Vrabel on Jan ... and former Bears head coach Brian Flores, Vikings defensive coordinator and ...