US EditionFour NFL head coach firings increase the total of openings to six
The firings followed losing streaks, poor records, and failure to secure franchise quarterbacks, creating six NFL head coach vacancies this season.
- Monday's Black Monday dismissals pushed six vacancies across the NFL, involving Jonathan Gannon, Kevin Stefanski, Brian Daboll, Pete Carroll, Raheem Morris, and Brian Callahan.
- Amid mounting losses, the Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders, and New York Giants cited poor records and quarterback instability as reasons for firing their coaches.
- On Oct. 14, Titans fired coach Brian Callahan after losing five of six games, including a 10-game losing streak, and he finished 4-19 in three seasons.
- Kevin Stefanski's exit signals Cleveland Browns' quarterback instability, having used seven starters the past two seasons, despite Stefanski’s two AP Coach of the Year awards and playoff berths.
- The wave of dismissals underscores franchise impatience as Raheem Morris, Atlanta Falcons head coach, closed last year with four wins and a three-way NFC South tie despite missing playoffs.
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News & RecordThree coaches fired on NFL's Black Monday
The number of NFL head coach firings this season stands at six. Three of those coaches, the Arizona Cardinals' Jonathan Gannon, the Las Vegas Raiders' Pete Carroll and the Cleveland Browns' Kevin Stefanski, were fired on Black Monday.
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Four NFL head coach firings increase the total of openings to six
The number of NFL head coach firings stands at six. The coaches fired on Black Monday are Jonathan Gannon of the Arizona Cardinals, Pete Carroll of the Las Vegas Raiders and Kevin Stefanski of the Cleveland Browns.
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