Brian Flores is set to interview with the Jaguars for their open head coaching job, and is drawing interest from other NFL teams.
The new coach will take the place of Doug Pederson, fired Jan. 6 in the wake of the Jags' 4-13 season in 2024. Keep checking back for the latest on the hiring process. You'll also find links to in-depth information on the Jaguars' head coaching candidates,
So far, besides the Patriots and Vrabel, Lions coordinators Ben Johnson (Bears) and Aaron Glenn (Jets) have been scooped up, while Bucs OC Liam Coen is heading to Jacksonville, Pete Carroll is reportedly returning to the sidelines with the Raiders and Brian Schottenheimer has been hired by the Cowboys.
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After firing Dennis Allen in November, New Orleans will likely pick from seven candidates to be the team's next head coach.
The Jaguars have reversed course and parted ways with GM Trent Baalke after the team failed to hire some of the top head coaching candidates.
On Wednesday, ESPN reported that Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen was staying with Tampa Bay with a new contract that will make him one of the highest-paid OCs in the league. Coen had been the betting favorite to be Jacksonville’s next head coach, and that only increased Monday when Lions OC Ben Johnson took the Bears head coaching job.
Baalke was named the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers in 2011. He was Executive of the Year for the 2011 season by the Pro Football Writers of America after the team went 13-3. He was fired after a 2-14 season in 2017.
The move upends Jacksonville's search, which had been narrowed to Coen, Las Vegas defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh. Graham and Saleh are scheduled for in-person interviews on Thursday and Friday.
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.
The Raiders have hired Bucs assistant GM John Spytek to be their GM, but like the Cowboys, Saints, Jaguars and Jets, they don't have a new head coach yet.