The Lions clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed, finishing 15-2. This season has obviously done nothing to cool interest on Ben Johnson, who has been one of the league’s most popular HC candidates for the past two offseasons. Requests are coming in for Detroit’s play-caller. The Bears and Patriots have submitted interview requests, according to SI.com’s Albert Breer and The Athletic’s … [Read more...] about Ben Johnson Planning To Meet With Bears, Patriots; No Jets Interview Expected
Patriots To Retain Eliot Wolf, Front Office Staff
While the Patriots are set to revamp their coaching staff, it sounds like the front office will be staying intact. During his press conference today, owner Robert Kraft revealed that executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and his staff will be sticking around for the 2025 campaign (via Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald). Wolf and top front office executive Alonzo … [Read more...] about Patriots To Retain Eliot Wolf, Front Office Staff
Patriots To Interview Byron Leftwich
Byron Leftwich recently confirmed his intention of returning to the NFL, and he has at least one suitor interested in speaking with him about a head coaching position. Leftwich will meet with the Patriots today, Mike Jones of The Athletic reports. Leftwich spent three seasons working under Bruce Arians in Arizona, and at the end of his Cardinals tenure it came as no surprise … [Read more...] about Patriots To Interview Byron Leftwich
Bengals To Interview Patrick Graham, DeMarcus Covington For DC Job
Narrowly missing out on a playoff berth after entering the season with Super Bowl aspirations, the Bengals fired longtime defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo on Black Monday. They are moving on a replacement search quickly. Cincinnati is look to two candidates who came off worse seasons, in eyeing the Las Vegas and New England staffs. Raiders DC Patrick Graham and Patriots DC … [Read more...] about Bengals To Interview Patrick Graham, DeMarcus Covington For DC Job
Brian Flores To Accept Every Interview Request, Interested In Patriots’ HC Position
Brian Flores‘ first head coaching opportunity came with the Dolphins and lasted three seasons. Since his dismissal in 2021, his oft-discussed NFL experience has resulted in several interviews but no HC gigs as of yet. The 2025 cycle marks the next time in which that could change. When speaking about his situation on Tuesday, Flores made his intentions clear with respect to the … [Read more...] about Brian Flores To Accept Every Interview Request, Interested In Patriots’ HC Position
Patriots Arrange Mike Vrabel HC Interview, Met With Pep Hamilton For Job
After being passed over during the 2024 HC carousel, Mike Vrabel missing out this year would be borderline shocking. He has now been tied to every team with a vacancy; that includes the Raiders, who just made their Antonio Pierce firing official. The Patriots, however, have made the former Super Bowl-winning linebacker and Titans HC their frontrunner. What stands to be a … [Read more...] about Patriots Arrange Mike Vrabel HC Interview, Met With Pep Hamilton For Job
2025 NFL Head Coaching Search Tracker
Five teams have made coaching changes so far during this year’s cycle. Here are the candidates connected to each of the now-HC-needy franchises. If more teams make changes, they will be added to the list. Updated 1-6-25 (10:23pm CT) Chicago Bears Bill Belichick, head coach (North Carolina): Expressed interest Joe Brady, offensive coordinator (Bills): Mentioned as … [Read more...] about 2025 NFL Head Coaching Search Tracker
Mike Vrabel Seen As Patriots’ Top HC Target
The Patriots did not wait for ‘Black Monday’ to arrive when making the decision to fire Jerod Mayo. His tenure as head coach ended after only season, and New England is now one of five teams in need of a new coach. Interview requests have started coming out, and the Patriots are set to meet with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. The most sought-after candidate in the … [Read more...] about Mike Vrabel Seen As Patriots’ Top HC Target
Updated 2025 NFL Draft Order
Once again, we saw plenty of change occur in the projected draft order after Sunday’s games. Most notably, the Patriots took themselves out of the top overall draft slot with a win over the resting Bills. While this change likely won’t hurt their ability to select one of the players that interested them most, as they likely weren’t looking to select a quarterback with rookie … [Read more...] about Updated 2025 NFL Draft Order