January 9, 2025
The Chicago Bears announced on Thursday that they completed an interview with Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing for their head-coach job. Petzing has been the Cardinals' offensive coordinator for the last two years under head coach Jonathan Gannon. The Cardinals' offense ranked 19th in total yards and 24th in points scored last year but improved to 11th in yards and 12th in points under Petzing in his second year running the offense. Petzing was a long-time assistant coach with the Minnesota Vikings and also served as the Cleveland Browns tight end coach in 2020 and the quarterbacks coach in 2022 before joining Arizona last year. In Chicago, Petzing would be tasked with molding young quarterback
Caleb Williams after the first overall pick struggled in his first season in the NFL.
--Keith HernandezSource: Chicago Bears
January 9, 2025
Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury has received interview requests from the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints for their head-coaching positions, according to sources. When asked if Kingsbury would like to be a head coach again, he said, "At some point. We'll see how everything plays out, but I'm very happy here." If Kingsbury were to be hired by the Bears, he would reunite with quarterback
Caleb Williams, whom he coached at USC before Chicago made him the first overall pick in the 2024 draft. In his first year running the Commanders' offense, Kingsbury has helped rookie QB
Jayden Daniels to an impressive first year in the league, and he's likely to win Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. As the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2019-22, Kingsbury went 28-37-1 with one playoff appearance.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
January 8, 2025
The Las Vegas Raiders are interested in talking with former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh about their head-coach position, according to sources. Saleh was fired by the Jets after just five weeks in 2024 and currently is not employed by a team. Saleh is generating a little bit of head-coaching buzz this cycle, and the San Francisco 49ers are also interested in bringing him back as their defensive coordinator. The 45-year-old began coaching in the NFL as a defensive intern in 2005 with the Houston Texans before becoming the Seattle Seahawks' defensive quality control coach in 2011. He spent three years as linebackers coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars become becoming the Niners' D coordinator in 2017. In four seasons as the Jets' head coach, Saleh struggled to a 20-36 record and did not make the postseason.
--Keith HernandezSource: CBS Sports - Jonathan Jones
January 8, 2025
The Tennessee Titans requested an interview with Indianapolis Colts assistant general manager Ed Dodds for their general manager job, according to a source. The Titans are in search of a new GM this offseason after surprisingly firing previous GM Ran Carthon earlier this week but retaining head coach Brian Callahan. Dodds has been in Indy's front office with GM Chris Ballard since the 2017 season. He has 21 years of experience in the league with various positions that have included scouting and personnel departments before rising to the assistant GM position with the Colts. In addition to the Colts, Dodds has worked with the Las Vegas Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. With the Titans focusing specifically on a GM with vast personnel experience, Dodds certainly fits the bill. Tennessee will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
January 8, 2025
The Las Vegas Raiders requested permission to interview Baltimore Ravens head coach Todd Monken for their head-coaching job, according to a source. Given his success with quarterback
Lamar Jackson each of the last two seasons, it's no surprise that Monken has become one of the hottest head-coaching candidates in the NFL this cycle. The Raiders are looking for yet another head coach following their axing of Antonio Pierce after only one season as the full-time head coach. In addition to the Raiders, the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars are also looking at Monken, who has 10 seasons of NFL coaching experience. He was also the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator from 2016-18 and the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator in 2019. Monken helped win back-to-back national championships at the University of Georgia running the Bulldogs' offense from 2020-22 as well.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
January 8, 2025
The Jacksonville Jaguars requested an interview with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores for their head-coach job, the Jaguars announced on Wednesday. Flores has been the D coordinator in Minnesota each of the last two years, and his aggressive coaching style has really turned the unit around as the Vikings won 14 games in 2024. He was also previously the head coach for the Miami Dolphins before eventually suing the league for racial discrimination. Despite that being in his past in the NFL, Flores has also been requested to interview for head-coaching positions with the Chicago Bears and New York Jets. After filing the lawsuit against the NFL in 2022, he was hired as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
--Keith HernandezSource: Jacksonville Jaguars
January 8, 2025
The New England Patriots requested an interview with Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn for their head-coaching position, according to sources. Glenn played for former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick in the 1990s and is well-respected in the building in Boston. Along with fellow Lions assistant coach Ben Johnson, Glenn is one of the most popular head-coaching candidates this cycle and has now been requested by all six NFL teams with head-coach openings this offseason. Former Tennessee Titans head coach and former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel is considered the favorite for the Patriots job, but Glenn could easily be a finalist in New England. The 52-year-old Glenn has been Detroit's defensive coordinator since Dan Campbell became the head coach in 2021. He could be the favorite to become the New Orleans Saints' next head coach.
--Keith HernandezSource: SI.com - Albert Breer
January 8, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers placekicker
Chris Boswell (illness) was listed as a non-participant in Wednesday's practice. The 33-year-old could log a full session on Tuesday but evidently caught something overnight and was unavailable a day later. It's been an incredible season for the veteran -- drilling all 35 extra-point tries while failing to connect on only three field goals. He led the league with 158 points. While Boswell will get another shot at practice time on Thursday ahead of their Wild Card clash with the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, it's mildly concerning for the Steelers. Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward (illness) is also under the weather and has been a DNP the whole week thus far, so hopefully, it doesn't spread further. Heyward reportedly has the flu, while Boswell's illness has not yet been reported.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
January 8, 2025
The NFL announced on Wednesday that the wild-card playoff game scheduled for Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles between the Minnesota Vikings and Rams is still being planned to be played in LA despite wildfires currently raging in Lo Angeles community, but there is a contingency plan. In the event that a change of location if it's required by Monday, the game between the Vikings and Rams would be played on Monday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. With the Rams' loss to the division-rival Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' victory over the division-rival New Orleans Saints in the Week 18 regular-season finale, LA dropped from the No. 3 seed to the No. 4 seed in the NFC and will now take on the 14-win Vikings after they got beat up by the division-rival Detroit Lions on Sunday night. The Rams beat Minnesota 30-20 in LA back on Oct. 24.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
January 8, 2025
The New York Jets requested an interview with Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for their head-coaching spot, according to a source. Spagnuolo has also served as the New York Giants' defensive coordinator and interim head coach and is a candidate to return to New York after the team fired former head coach Robert Saleh way back in Week 5. In addition to the Jets, the Las Vegas Raiders requested to interview Spags after firing head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday. The 65-year-old has been working for the Chiefs since 2019 and has reached three Super Bowls (winning two) with KC. Spagnuolo also won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and served as their interim head coach in 2017. He went 10-38 in three seasons as the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams from 2009-11.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Mike Garofolo
January 8, 2025
According to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, former New England Patriots head coach and current University of North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick has no plans to return to the NFL. Belichick's sole focus is on coaching and recruiting for the Tar Heels as he builds for the future in North Carolina. It doesn't mean that the legendary coach will be coaching in the college ranks for the rest of his career, but he'll at least stick around in 2025. After stepping down in New England following the 2023 season, Belichick interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons' head-coach job before eventually losing out to
Raheem Mostert. Las Vegas Raiders minority owner
Tom Brady, who won six Super Bowl rings in New England with Belichick, has recently been trying to get Belichick to back out of his commitment with UNC to coach the Raiders.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
January 8, 2025
According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, multiple NFL teams have inquired about whether former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick would reconsider his move to coach college football at the University of North Carolina, including the Las Vegas Raiders, whose minority owner
Tom Brady recently spoke with the legendary coach. Belichick agreed on a five-year deal on Dec. 11 to head to the college ranks to coach the Tar Heels. The Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday after just one season as the full-time head coach. The connection would be obvious in Vegas, as Brady and Belichick won six Super Bowls together with the Patriots, and sources are saying Brady thinks the situation in the desert requires a coach with Belichick's expertise. Belichick's contract at UNC includes a $10 million buyout if he leaves before June 1, although it's unclear if it would apply in this situation.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
January 7, 2025
The New England Patriots are scheduled to interview former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel for their head-coaching job on Thursday, according to sources. Vrabel is considered a leading candidate, if not the top candidate, for the Patriots job. A report earlier on Tuesday suggested that Vrabel is also likely the division-rival New York Jets' No. 1 candidate for their head-coaching position as well. Vrabel was the head coach of the Titans from 2018-23 and worked as an assistant coach for the Browns in 2024 after being fired last year. A member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, Vrabel went 54-45 as the Titans head coach. He's ultimately expected to land with New England, which has a desirable situation for a head coach given quarterback
Drake Maye's presence on the roster, the No. 4 overall pick in the upcoming draft, and $130 million in salary-cap space.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
January 7, 2025
The Dallas Cowboys denied permission to the Chicago Bears to interview head coach Mike McCarthy from their open head-coaching position, according to an ESPN source. McCarthy remains under contract with the Cowboys until Jan. 14, and the Cowboys denying the Bears permission to speak to him about their head-coach job right now could signal that owner Jerry Jones plans to extend a new contract to McCarthy. But if Dallas doesn't re-sign McCarthy by Jan. 14, the Bears could just interview him then if they haven't settled on a new coach by that date. Despite a disappointing 7-10 season in 2024 in which the Cowboys suffered key injuries to notable players like quarterback
Dak Prescott (hamstring), Jones has praised McCarthy as the leader of the team. Now the Cowboys are on the clock to decide whether they want McCarthy back in 2025 or beyond.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
January 7, 2025
The New York Jets requested to interview New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi for their head-coach opening, according to a source. While it's highly unlikely Rizzi would be the man to get the Jets' head-coaching position, he did enough in his short time as the Saints' interim coach to be considered for open head-coaching positions. The 54-year-old took over in the Big Easy when the Saints fired Dennis Allen in the middle of the season and he led the team to a 3-5 record to close out the year, even though starting quarterback
Derek Carr (hand) only played in four games due to injury. Rizzi joined the Saints as their special teams coordinator in 2019 and was promoted to assistant head coach in 2022. He was also the Miami Dolphins' special teams coordinator from 2010-18. Most likely, New York will go with a candidate with previous head-coaching experience.
--Keith HernandezSource: NewOrleans.Football - Nick Underhill
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