2024 NFL head coach tracker: Five jobs open after Brian Callahan tabbed as next Titans head coach

With the 2023 regular season in the rearview mirror, 28 of the NFL’s 32 teams are now done for the year. That means it’s time to turn our attention toward the league’s coaching carousel, where there are currently five vacancies. 

The New England Patriots started things off by promoting Jerod Mayo to replace Bill Belichick, and the Las Vegas Raiders removed the “interim” tag from Antonio Pierce’s title. We saw our first outside hire Monday, when the Tennessee Titans began to finalize the hiring of former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan.

There are the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Chargers — who fired their coaches midseason. Then there are the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders, who waited until after the season to fire their lead men. The Seattle Seahawks are also in the mix after parting ways with Pete Carroll. 

Current openings  

Carolina Panthers

The Panthers made Frank Reich the first coach fired after letting him go on Nov. 27 following Carolina beginning the year 1-10 in his first season in charge. Reich’s 11-game tenure is the shortest with a team since Pete McCulley lasted nine games with the 1978 San Francisco 49ers. Carolina finished the season with the NFL’s worst record, 2-15, and the league’s worst scoring offense (13.9 points per game) in 2023 first overall pick quarterback Bryce Young’s rookie season. 

Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers fired Brandon Staley on December 15 following a 5-9 start that included being blown out 63-21 in his final game in charge. Los Angeles was without quarterback Justin Herbert, who was out with a fractured index finger on his right, throwing hand. The Chargers ranked 28th in both scoring and total defense under Staley in 2023, a far cry from when he coached the league’s best scoring and total defense as a defensive coordinator with the Rams in 2020.  

Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons fired…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2024-01-23 01:42:52

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