Top 2026 NFL head coaching candidates: Mike McCarthy, Kliff Kingsbury among big names set to be available
NFL season is nearly in the books, with only Super Bowl LIX left to play as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles square off for the ultimate prize. Most other teams have turned their focus to the offseason,
Early 2025 NFL Head Coaches Hot Seat Rankings
Dave Ventresca dives into which head coaches could find themselves on the hot seat entering the 2025 NFL season. Some may be facing playoff-or-bust expectations.
2025 NFL head coach and General Manager change tracker
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.
Mike McCarthy will not coach in NFL in 2025, per reports
There's just one open head coach position in the NFL, and Mike McCarthy will not be the candidate filling it as he instead focuses on next year.
Mike McCarthy Withdraws From Saints' Coaching Search and Won't Coach in 2025, AP Source Says
Mike McCarthy has decided against coaching in 2025, removing himself as a candidate to fill the NFL’s last remaining head coaching vacancy with the New Orleans Saints
Will Mike McCarthy coach in the NFL again? | Breakfast Ball
Mike McCarthy removed himself from the New Orleans Saints head coach search following his exit from the Dallas Cowboys. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, Mark Schlereth, and Greg Jennings ask if McCarthy will ever coach in the NFL again.
Report: Former Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy to take season off to prepare for 2026
The 12th-winningest head coach in NFL history will reportedly spend 2025 focusing on the 2026 hiring cycle. It’s a tactic he’s used before.
Ex-Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy backs out of 2025 hiring window
Former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy does not plan to coach this year. The New Orleans Saints are the only team still looking to hire a head coach, with six other franchises previously filling their vacancies.
2025 NFL mock draft: Coaching hires shake up first round
With nearly all of the NFL’s head-coaching vacancies now filled, let’s take another crack at mocking the first round of the ...
Grading NFL head coaching hires: Patriots ace it, Cowboys get a 'D'
The Patriots struck gold with Mike Vrabel, who tops the ranking of NFL head coaching hires, while the Cowboys fell short with ...
Deion Sanders would become Giants head coach candidate if team drafts Shedeur Sanders
Brian Daboll is on borrowed time entering his fourth Giants season, with John Mara asking him to give up offensive ...
Jets finalizing deal to hire ex-Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks as next defensive coordinator
Aaron Glenn's first staff in New York will include a former NFL head coach. The Jets are finalizing a deal to make former ...
Dennis Allen vows to attack on defense — and support Bears head coach Ben Johnson
The reason: he was Johnson once. Allen, the Bears ’ new defensive coordinator, was a 39-year-old first-time head coach when ...
Jets to hire former NFL head coach Steve Wilks as defensive coordinator: Source
The New York Jets have agreed to bring on former NFL head coach Steve Wilks as the team’s defensive coordinator under coach ...
Perfect Jets NFL Draft 2025 plan: Defensive-minded head coach Aaron Glenn addresses the offense
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NFL legend endorses Cowboys' new head coach Brian Schottenheimer
Brian Schottenheimer has received high praise from a future Hall of Fame quarterback and a former player he coached.
Super Bowl or Senior Citizen Bowl? Older coaches are having a moment in the NFL
The Super Bowl coaching staffs feature five coaches in their 60s, including Andy Reid, the oldest head coach in the NFL in ...