When the NFL regular season comes to a close, it sends the head-coaching carousel into high gear. The 2025 cycle is in full swing and began with six openings across the NFL. Three

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. Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator, agreed to become the Chicago Bears head coach on Monday, two days after the No. 1 seeded Lions lost to Washington.

Mike Vrabel is now the 16 th head coach in New England Patriots history and his appointment comes less than a year after Jerod Mayo was introduced. Mayo, owner Robert Kraft’s handpicked choice as coach, led the Patriots to a 4-13 season and was fired ...

Jets defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton and cornerbacks coach Tony Oden are also both under consideration for roles on Glenn’s staff, according to sources.

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.

The coaching carousel for the 2025 offseason is already moving. Here are the latest news and rumors from around the NFL!

Glenn is also a serious candidate to get the New Orleans Saints position, a team he worked at more recently than the Jets. While Glenn did star in the Jets secondary that was nearly three decades ago.

The Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars are in the hunt for new coaches this offseason.

YES, MIKE TOMLIN HAS A GREAT REPUTATION AND YES ... was considered one of the Jets' top candidates in 2021 when he interviewed with the team before New York hired Robert Saleh. Smith was hired by the Falcons the next day and went 21-30, with three straight ...

The NFL head coach carousel never stops, with numerous head coaches getting fired during and after the season. As such, our head coach tracker never stops and is continuously updated throughout the year.

agreeing to make Aaron Glenn their next head coach after firing Robert Saleh in early October. The Patriots and Bears also filled vacancies by hiring Mike Vrabel and Ben Johnson, respectively.