{"id":659781,"date":"2026-01-07T00:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/659781\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:47:13","slug":"nfl-rumors-tracker-for-head-coach-openings-with-latest-updates-and-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/659781\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL rumors tracker for head coach openings with latest updates and reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The NFL coaching carrousel is in full swing, with a bloody Black Monday and Tuesday creating five new head coach openings around the league. The New York Giants and Tennessee Titans had already fired their head coaches in-season, meaning there\u2019s seven top jobs available right now. There have already been some shocking moves, and not every team is going to get their top candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The surprising move the coaching cycle happened when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nfl\/1098870\/baltimore-ravens-head-coach-candidates-john-harbaugh-fired-kubiak-flores\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens fired John Harbaugh after 18 seasons on the job;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baltimore Ravens fired John Harbaugh after 18 seasons on the job<\/a>. Harbaugh will be 64 years old at the start of next season, but he\u2019s already garnering significant interest around the league. Expect this cycle to include some \u201cretreads\u201d who have been fired by other teams, as well as young coaches who will get their first shot at leading a team.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Ravens, Giants, Titans, Falcons, Cardinals, Browns, Raiders all have head coach openings right now. Teams like to cast a wide net during a head coaching search, and that leads to some wild rumors. We\u2019ll be updating you on the most significant rumors of this coaching cycle with this post.<\/p>\n<p>John Harbaugh is a favorite to land New York Giants job<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He should get to pick the GM too if this happens. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlbertBreer\/status\/2008681198755717537\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Harbaugh reportedly wants to coach in 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Harbaugh reportedly wants to coach in 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>John Harbaugh drawing interest from \u201cmystery team\u201d without a current job opening<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Get your guesses in in the comments. I\u2019ll go with the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>Kliff Kingsbury is a \u201cname to watch\u201d as Ravens\u2019 head coaching candidate<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kingsbury was fired as the offensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders on Tuesday. Could he already be in for a promotion? This one seems like a stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Jason Garrett to interview for Titans head coaching job<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This is stunning, and quite frankly, hilarious. Garrett lasted 9.5 seasons as the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 head coach before being fired following the 2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>Browns require to interview Ravens OC Todd Monken<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Monken\u2019s offense looked a lot better in 2024 than 2025, but he\u2019s still a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\/news\/browns-head-coach-search-todd-monken-interview-request\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:head coaching candidate for the Cleveland Browns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">head coaching candidate for the Cleveland Browns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Browns to interview Seahawks DC Aden Durde<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A British head coach could be fun.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos DC Vance Joseph to interview for 4 head coach openings<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Broncos\u2019 defense is incredible, and it makes sense to try to steal some of that magic away from Denver. Joseph has an 11-21 head coaching record after previously holding the top job with the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Stefanski to interview with Falcons, Giants, Titans<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Stefanski\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2008645659323457675\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Giants interview is Wednesday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Giants interview is Wednesday<\/a>. He feels well positioned to land another head coaching job in this cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Titans line up five coaching candidates for interviewsMatt Nagy sounds like a legit candidate for the Titans<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Chiefs\u2019 passing game offense <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adamlevitan\/status\/2008570623833120905\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:took a big downturn after hiring Nagy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">took a big downturn after hiring Nagy<\/a>, so it\u2019s surprising that he\u2019s getting another look after his failed stint as Chicago Bears head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak requested for Falcons, Cardinals, Raiders, Giants jobs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He\u2019s going to be one of the hottest young playcallers who could get a job in this cycle (<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/breaking-news\/article\/nfl-interview-requests-tracker-who-are-teams-targeting-as-their-new-head-coach-gm-and-more-180452113.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yahoo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019ll update this story as it develops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NFL coaching carrousel is in full swing, with a bloody Black Monday and Tuesday creating five new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[4191,117,374,232,86,346,2005,427,230,231,224,7,4071,6496,12642,14652,2909,10308,895,251,56,6,525,238,394],"class_list":["post-659781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-adam-schefter","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-bears","tag-broncos","tag-browns","tag-chiefs","tag-colts","tag-commanders","tag-cowboys","tag-denver","tag-falcons","tag-football","tag-head","tag-head-coach","tag-head-coaches","tag-jason-garrett","tag-john-harbaugh","tag-kliff-kingsbury","tag-lamar-jackson","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-raiders","tag-seahawks","tag-tennessee-titans"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115851063840807022","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}