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. Three

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.

Given the disconnect that Vrabel experienced with the Titans (and the one that emerged between Mayo and the Krafts), this is an important obstacle to remove. The first head coach fired during the 2024 NFL season was Robert Saleh. Saleh finishes his tenure ...

Tannehill suffered multiple injuries that season and was ultimately benched for rookie Malik Willis, who struggled badly. Vrabel’s defense was still strong against the run, but were a league worst against the pass and it all led to a 7-10 finish in 2022. The Titans missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.

BOSTON – The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as the team's next head coach, filling a massive void for the organization. But the franchise's work is far from done this offseason.

agreeing to make Aaron Glenn their next head coach after firing Robert Saleh in early October. The Patriots and Bears also filled vacancies by hiring Mike Vrabel and Ben Johnson, respectively.

The Patriots turned to Vrabel after their quick coaching search wrapped up just seven days after the team fired Jerod Mayo.

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.

NFL playing career as an assistant coach at Ohio State in 2011, he had thoughts of one day returning to the New England Patriots.

Mike Vrabel is now the 16 th head coach in New England Patriots history and his appointment comes less than a year after Jerod Mayo was introduced. Mayo, owner Robert Kraft’s handpicked choice as coach, led the Patriots to a 4-13 season and was fired ...

Mike Vrabel should have several appealing candidates to add to his staff in New England. Here are some names to watch.

The Jets’ disappointing 2024 campaign saw the team clean house midseason, sacking coach Robert Saleh and general ... of head coaching candidates was Mike Vrabel, who has since accepted a job ...