Mike McCarthy is now in play after parting ways ... In the end, the Bears were probably no match for the Patriots to hire Vrabel. But does it bother you that the Bears didn’t at least host ...

Literally the moment the Patriots made it official with Mike Vrabel, the Cowboys head coach position opens up with Mike McCarthy out.

Across the NFL, teams eliminated from Super Bowl contention are turning their focus toward a long offseason of coaching changes and contract negotiations.

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. One of those has since been filled with the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel to lead the franchise after moving on from Jerod Mayo after one season.

Baltimore Ravens | John Harbaugh Hired on January 19, 2008 Buffalo Bills | Sean McDermott Hired on January 11, 2017 Cincinnati Bengals | Zac Taylor Hired on February 4, 2019 Cleveland Browns | Kevin Stefanski Hired on January 13, 2020 Vrabel makes a ton of ...

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 are six head coach position openings across the NFL, and there are several quality candidates for those jobs. At the end of the 2024 season, the

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 made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy is not expected to return as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, WFAA has confirmed Monday. ESPN insider Adam Schefter first reported that McCarthy and the Cowboys "engaged in no discussions about a new deal" and that McCarthy is now expected to be a candidate for the open coaching positions in New Orleans and Chicago.

With six teams still searching for a head coach, we did our best to predict NFL coaching hires based on the best fit.

McCarthy joined the team in 2020 as the successor ... immediately after the last game of the season. New England named Mike Vrabel as their new head coach, effectively replacing one former ...