NFL firing wave leaves a quarter of teams without head coaches

After the Miami Dolphins fired caput manager Mike McDaniel connected Thursday, a 4th of the NFL present has caput coaching vacancies.

The New York Giants and Tennessee Titans fired their caput coaches midseason, giving them a limb up connected starting a hunt portion the remainder of the NFL waited until aft Week 18 to marque a decision.

The Titans fired Brian Callahan successful Week 7 aft a 1-5 commencement and promoted elder violative adjunct Mike McCoy to service arsenic the team’s interim caput coach. McCoy is improbable to beryllium hired arsenic the full-time coach, arsenic the squad went 2-9 nether him.

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Miami Dolphins caput manager Mike McDaniel enters the tract earlier the crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Aug. 23, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

Callahan was successful his 2nd play erstwhile helium was fired and had a 4-19 grounds arsenic the Titans’ caput coach.

The Giants fired Brian Daboll aft blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter pb to the Chicago Bears, a crippled successful which rookie backmost Jaxson Dart sustained a concussion, which dropped them to 2-8. Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka was named interim manager and went 2-5 successful his 7 games.

Daboll was successful his 4th play and amassed a 20-40-1 record. He was named NFL Coach of the Year successful his archetypal play aft starring the Giants to a 9-7-1 grounds and a playoff berth, but the team’s grounds worsened successful each season.

While Kafka won his past 2 games and received an interrogation for the full-time position, helium is improbable to person the Giants’ caput coaching job.

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Atlanta Falcons caput manager Raheem Morris connected the sideline against the Miami Dolphins successful the archetypal 4th astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Oct. 26, 2025 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

The Atlanta Falcons became the 3rd squad to person a vacancy and wasted small time, firing caput manager Raheem Morris connected Sunday. The squad fired Morris aft back-to-back 8-9 seasons.

The Falcons had won their past 4 games, starring immoderate to judge Morris mightiness beryllium afforded a 3rd season, but proprietor Arthur Blank had different plans. The Giants, Arizona Cardinals and Titans person each scheduled interviews with Morris, according to aggregate reports.

The Falcons besides fired wide manager Terry Fontenot aft 5 seasons connected Sunday.

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Cleveland Browns caput manager Kevin Stefanski walks connected the sideline during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

The Cleveland Browns were the archetypal squad to marque a determination connected "Black Monday," arsenic they fired two-time NFL Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski. The Browns went 5-12 successful Stefanski’s last season.

In six seasons with the Browns, Stefanski went 45-56 with 2 playoff berths and 1 postseason win. The Giants person reportedly already interviewed Stefanksi, portion the Las Vegas Raiders and Titans person interviews scheduled, according to aggregate reports.

The Raiders were the adjacent squad to marque a move, dismissing Pete Carroll aft 1 disastrous season. The Raiders were 3-14 but were rewarded for their dismal play with the No. 1 wide prime successful the NFL Draft.

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Las Vegas Raiders caput manager Pete Carroll speaks during a quality league pursuing an NFL shot crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs. The crippled was played successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Cardinals were the past squad to occurrence their manager connected "Black Monday," firing caput manager Jonathan Gannon aft 3 seasons. The Cardinals were 3-14 this season, losing their last 9 games.

It looked similar the Cardinals were gathering thing erstwhile they went 8-9 successful 2024, but the squad regressed.

The Baltimore Ravens shocked the satellite erstwhile they parted ways with John Harbaugh aft 18 seasons connected Tuesday. Harbaugh was the second-longest-tenured manager successful the NFL, down lone the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin.

The Ravens underperformed this season, going 8-9 and missing the playoffs successful heartbreaking manner connected Sunday, and the squad moved connected conscionable a mates of days later. Harbaugh instantly became the apical caput coaching campaigner connected the marketplace and has drawn involvement from each teams with a vacancy, according to aggregate reports.

Harbaugh went 180-113 successful his Ravens’ tenure, which included a Super Bowl triumph successful 2012 implicit his brother, Jim Harbaugh.

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Head manager John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens walks the tract anterior to the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Jan. 4, 2026 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

The Dolphins were the latest squad to marque a move, firing McDaniel connected Thursday and creating the eighth caput coaching vacancy. McDaniel went 35-33 successful 4 seasons with the Dolphins, including 2 trips to the playoffs.

McDaniel is wide regarded arsenic 1 of the champion violative minds successful the NFL and is reportedly expected to gully interest.

This offseason is the 2nd consecutive offseason wherever determination are 8 openings, with the Raiders the lone squad participating successful a caput coaching hunt successful some offseasons.

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