The NFL’s 2025 head coaching carousel is heating up, with Ben Johnson and Brian Flores leading the pack of top candidates. From Mike Vrabel reuniting with the New England Patriots to speculation about Pete Carroll revitalizing the Chicago Bears,
That’s all Cowboys fans want to know after their favorite team named Brian Schottenheimer the 10th head coach in franchise history Friday night.
Figuring out whether coaches learned their lesson from their firings might be easier to assess than hearing untested coordinators talk about hypotheticals.
Analysis: Looking into Mike Tomlin, Pete Carroll or Mike McCarthy is a bit like looking at a history book and the Bears should be trying to find someone on the
Bet365 sportsbook, which doesn’t operate in Nevada, has posted odds on the Raiders’ next coach and lists 11 candidates at odds of 14-1 or less.
The NFL head-coaching vacancies are filling up fast. The Chicago Bears scooped up Ben Johnson, the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel, the New York Jets got Aaron Glenn, the Jacksonville Jaguars landed Liam Coen and most recently,
So far, besides the Patriots and Vrabel, Lions coordinators Ben Johnson (Bears) and Aaron Glenn (Jets) have been scooped up, while Bucs OC Liam Coen is heading to Jacksonville, Pete Carroll is reportedly returning to the sidelines with the Raiders and Brian Schottenheimer has been hired by the Cowboys.
The Bears have confirmed interviewing 15 candidates, a list highlighted by Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who got the job in New England.
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.
In the AFC, the Chiefs are back on the doorstep of the Super Bowl for the seventh straight season and taking on the Bills in what’s become one of the preeminent rivalries in the NFL this decade. In the NFC,
Pete Carroll won't be coaching the Cowboys. WFAA Sports Anchor Joe Trahan confirmed that the former Seattle Seahawks coach had "informal discussions" with the Cowboys about the head coaching position and the betting favorite for the role,