NFL.com is tracking all of the latest news, interviews and developments concerning coach and GM vacancies around the league as the 2025 hiring cycle kicks into gear. The information below -- sourced from NFL Media reports and official team announcements -- will be updated in real time during the coming weeks.
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HIRINGS
Note: Coach hirings are listed below in chronological order with the most recent moves listed first.
- Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees
- Offensive line coach Mike Bloomgren
Cleveland is promoting Rees from pass game specialist to offensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Jan. 14. The team announced the news on Jan. 15.
- Head coach Mike Vrabel
The Patriots hired Vrabel as their next head coach on Jan. 12. Vrabel, 49, played for New England from 2001-08 and is a member of the franchise's Hall of Fame. He was the head coach of the Titans from 2018-2023, leading Tennessee to two division titles and three playoff appearances. Vrabel spent the 2024 season as a consultant with the Browns.
PARTING WAYS
- Head coach Mike McCarthy
McCarthy will not return as head coach of the Cowboys after the two sides couldn't agree on the length of a new contract, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Jan. 13, per sources.
FIRINGS
Note: Coach and GM firings are listed below in chronological order with the most recent moves listed first.
- Defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake
- Defensive line coach Jay Rodgers
The Falcons fired Lake and Rodgers on Jan. 11 after one season.
- Special teams coordinator Danny Crossman
- WR coach/pass game specialist Wes Welker
Crossman and Welker were fired on Jan. 10, five days after Miami's season finale.
- Head coach Antonio Pierce
- General manager Tom Telesco
- Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy
- QB coach Rich Scangarello
- Offensive line coach James Cregg
The Raiders fired Pierce on Jan. 7 after one full season. Two days later, the Silver and Black fired Telesco. Las Vegas previously fired Getsy, Scangarello and Cregg on Nov. 3, shortly after a blowout loss to the Bengals dropped the team to 2-7 on the season.
- Passing game coordinator/DB coach Jerome Henderson
- Safeties coach Michael Treier
The Giants fired Henderson and Treier on Jan. 15, per NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo.
- Defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen
Sorensen will not return after one season in the position, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Jan. 7. Sorensen could remain with the 49ers in another role.
- Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley
The Colts fired Bradley on Jan. 6 after three seasons with the club, the team announced.
- Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb
The Seahawks fired Grubb on Jan. 6 after one season as offensive coordinator.
- Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo
The Bengals fired Anarumo on Jan. 6 following his sixth season in Cincinnati.
- Head coach Doug Pederson
The Jaguars fired Pederson on Jan. 6, one day after Jacksonville's season-ending loss to the Colts dropped the team to 4-13 on the campaign. Pederson leaves Duval with a 22-29 record over three seasons at the helm.
- Head coach Jerod Mayo
The Patriots fired Mayo on Jan. 5, shortly after a win over the Bills in the season finale. Mayo produced a 4-13 record in his first season at the helm.
- Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey
- Offensive line coach Andy Dickerson
Cleveland fired Dorsey and Dickerson on Jan. 5, one day after the Browns' season-ending loss to the Ravens, dropping them to 3-14 on the campaign.
- Head coach Matt Eberflus
- Offensive coordinator Shane Waldron
The Bears fired Eberflus on Nov. 29, the day after their Thanksgiving Day loss to the Lions that featured notable clock mismanagement in the game's final seconds. The Bears were 4-8 at the time of Eberflus' firing, and he finished with a 14-32 record in his two-plus seasons in Chicago. The Bears fired Waldron on Nov. 12, nine games into his first season with the team.
- Head coach Dennis Allen
The Saints fired Allen on Nov. 4 after a loss to the Panthers dropped New Orleans to 2-7 on the season. A longtime defensive coordinator for New Orleans, Allen replaced Sean Payton as head coach after the latter stepped away following the 2021 season. In 43 games as head coach, Allen compiled an 18-25 record.
- Head coach Robert Saleh
- General manager Joe Douglas
The Jets fired Saleh on Oct. 8, just five games into the 2024 season. The Jets were 2-3 at the time of Saleh's firing. In 56 games as head coach, Saleh compiled a 20-36 record in four-plus seasons. New York fired Douglas on Nov. 19. Douglas was in the final year of his contract, and he posted a 30-64 record in five-plus seasons with the Jets.
RETURNING FOR 2025
- Head coach Shane Steichen
- General manager Chris Ballard
Colts owner Jim Irsay announced on Jan. 5 that Steichen and Ballard would return for a third and ninth season, respectively.
- General manager Trent Baalke
The Jaguars announced on Jan. 6 that Baalke will return in 2025 for a fifth season in Jacksonville.
- Head coach Mike McDaniel
- General manager Chris Grier
The Dolphins announced on Jan. 5 that McDaniel and Grier would return for a fourth and 10th season in Miami, respectively.
- Head coach Brian Daboll
- General manager Joe Schoen
The Giants announced on Jan. 6 that Daboll and Schoen will return for a fourth season in New York.
HC/GM INTERVIEWS
Head coach interview requests
- Thomas Brown, Bears interim HC (completed)
- Matt Campbell, Iowa State HC
- Pete Carroll, former Seahawks HC (completed)
- Brian Flores, Vikings DC (scheduled)
- Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame HC
- Aaron Glenn, Lions DC (completed)
- Ben Johnson, Lions OC (completed)
- Mike Kafka, Giants OC (completed)
- Kliff Kingsbury, Commanders OC (scheduled)
- Mike McCarthy, Cowboys HC (completed)
- Todd Monken, Ravens OC (scheduled)
- Drew Petzing, Cardinals OC (completed)
- Ron Rivera, former Washington, Carolina HC (completed)
- David Shaw, former Stanford HC and current Broncos exec (completed)
- Arthur Smith, Steelers OC (completed)
- Adam Stenavich, Packers OC (scheduled)
- Mike Vrabel, former Titans HC (completed; hired by Patriots)
- Anthony Weaver, Dolphins DC (completed)
Head coach interview requests
- Leslie Frazier, Seahawks assistant head coach (scheduled)
- Robert Saleh, former Jets HC
Head coach interview requests
Head coach interview requests
- Pete Carroll, former Seahawks HC (scheduled)
- Aaron Glenn, Lions DC (scheduled)
- Ben Johnson, Lions OC (scheduled)
- Vance Joseph, Broncos DC (scheduled)
- Todd Monken, Ravens OC
- Robert Saleh, former Jets HC (scheduled)
- Steve Spagnuolo, Chiefs DC (scheduled)
General manager interview requests
- Chad Alexander, Chargers assistant GM
- John Spytek, Buccaneers assistant GM
- Jon-Eric Sullivan, Packers VP of player personnel
- Sheldon White, Steelers director of pro scouting
Head coach interview requests
- Joe Brady, Bills OC
- Brian Flores, Vikings DC
- Aaron Glenn, Lions DC (completed)
- Vance Joseph, Broncos DC (completed)
- Mike Locksley, Maryland HC (completed)
- Matt Nagy, Chiefs OC (completed)
- Ron Rivera, former Panthers and Commanders HC (completed)
- Darren Rizzi, Saints interim HC (completed)
- Rex Ryan, former Jets and Bills HC (completed)
- Bobby Slowik, Texans OC
- Arthur Smith, Steelers OC (scheduled)
- Steve Spagnuolo, Chiefs DC (completed)
- Jeff Ulbrich, Jets interim HC (completed)
- Mike Vrabel, former Titans HC (completed; hired by Patriots)
- Joe Whitt, Commanders DC
General manager interview requests
- Mike Borgonzi, Chiefs assistant GM (completed)
- Trey Brown, Bengals senior personnel executive (completed)
- Thomas Dimitroff, former Falcons GM (completed)
- Ray Farmer, Rams senior personnel executive (completed)
- Brian Gaine, Bills assistant general manager (completed)
- Mike Greenberg, Buccaneers assistant GM (completed)
- Ryan Grigson, former Colts GM and longtime NFL exec (completed)
- Alec Halaby, Eagles assistant GM (completed)
- Darren Mougey, Broncos assistant GM (completed)
- Jim Nagy, Reese's Senior Bowl exec (completed)
- Lance Newmark, Commanders assistant GM (completed)
- Louis Riddick, ESPN analyst (completed)
- Jon Robinson, former Titans GM (completed)
- Chris Spielman, Lions special assistant to the president, CEO & chairperson (completed)
- Jon-Eric Sullivan, Packers VP of player personnel (completed)
General manager interview requests
- Matt Berry, Seahawks senior director of player personnel (completed)
- Mike Borgonzi, Chiefs assistant GM (second interview completed)
- Ian Cunningham, Bears assistant GM (second interview completed)
- Thomas Dimitroff, former Falcons GM (completed)
- Ed Dodds, Colts assistant GM (second interview completed)
- Terrance Gray, Bills director of player personnel (second interview completed)
- Catherine Hickman, Browns assistant GM & VP of football operations (completed)
- Reggie McKenzie, Dolphins senior personnel executive (completed)
- John Spytek, Buccaneers assistant GM (completed; second interview scheduled)
- Jon-Eric Sullivan, Packers vice president of player personnel (completed)
OC/DC INTERVIEWS
Defensive coordinator interview requests
- Lou Anarumo, former Bengals DC
- Wink Martindale, Michigan DC (completed)
- Jeff Ulbrich, Jets interim HC (completed)
Defensive coordinator interview requests
- Demarcus Covington, Patriots DC
- Patrick Graham, Raiders DC
Defensive coordinator interview requests
- Robert Saleh, former Jets HC and former 49ers DC (completed)
- Deshea Townsend, Lions passing game coordinator (completed)
Offensive coordinator interview requests
- Noah Pauley, Iowa State passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach (completed)
