The end of the regular season means a shift to playoff mode for 14 teams and it means that some other clubs will be trying to get to that point by making major organizational changes.
Three teams fired head coaches during the regular season and the list will grow now that the games have come to an end for most of the league. We’ll keep track of all firings, interviews, and hirings right here, so check back often to see what moves teams are making as they get ready for the 2024 season.
Atlanta Falcons: Fired head coach Arthur Smith on January 8. Requested interviews with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Ravens associate head coach Anthony Weaver. Requested interview with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Requested interview with 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. Requested interview with Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan. Requested interview with Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. Requested interview with Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. Completed interview with Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald on January 12. Requested permission to interview Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. Interviewed Callahan and Wilks on January 13. Set to interview Evero and Weaver on January 14. Requested interview with Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce. Interviewed former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick on January 15. Interviewed Jim Harbaugh on January 16. Set to have second interview with Belichick. Interviewed Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson on January 18. Interested in interviewing former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. Scheduled to interview Glenn. Interviewed Glenn on January 19. Requested permission to interview Bills interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady. Scheduling a second interview with Harbaugh and an initial interview with former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel for the week of January 22. Interviewed Belichick for a second time in-person on January 19. Scheduled to interview Slowik January 21. Interviewed Brady January 20. Plan to have second interview with Callahan. Plan to have second interview with Evero. Plan to have second interview with Morris. Requested second interviews with Macdonald and Weaver. Requested second interviews with Glenn and Johnson. Completed second interview with Morris. Scheduled second interview with Slowik for January 25. Completed second interview with Evero on January 24. Held interview with Mike Vrabel on January 24. Completed second interview with Slowik. Hired Morris on January 25. Announced Morris on January 25.
Carolina Panthers: Fired head coach Frank Reich November 27. Named Chris Tabor as interim head coach. Fired General Manager Scott Fitterer on January 8. Requested interview with Giants assistant G.M. Brandon Brown. Requested interviews with Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, Chiefs VP of football operations Brandt Tillis and Buccaneers assistant G.M. Mike Greenberg. Requested interviews with Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales, Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Saints assistant G.M. Khai Harley, and Eagles assistant G.M. Alec Halaby. Announced nine candidates for the head coaching job and eight for the G.M. job. Requested interview with Cowboys vice president of player personnel Will McClay. Requested interview with Lions COO Mike Disner. Expected to interview Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. Completed interview with Panthers interim coach Chris Tabor on January 10. Completed interviews with Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald and Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero on January 11. Scheduled to interview Quinn on January 17. Interviewed Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith on January 16. Interviewed Quinn on January 17. Interviewed Callahan on January 18. Interviewed Slowik on January 18. Interviewed Johnson on January 18. Plan to have second interview with Callahan. Plan to have second interview with Evero. Plan to have second interview with Canales. Plan to have second interview with Morris. Promoted Panthers assistant G.M. Dan Morgan to G.M. Finalizing deal with Canales. Announced Canales on January 25.
Las Vegas Raiders: Fired head coach Josh McDaniels and General Manager Dave Ziegler on October 31. Named Antonio Pierce as interim head coach and Champ Kelly as interim G.M. Requested interviews with Colts assistant G.M. Ed Dodds and 49ers assistant G.M. Adam Peters. Requested interviews with Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray and Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown. Set to interview former Chargers G.M. Tom Telesco. Completed an interview with Broncos executive director of football operations/special advisor to the General Manager Kelly Kleine Van Calligan. Scheduled to interview Dobbs, Gray, and Kelly on January 12 and 13. Scheduled to interview Leslie Frazier for head coach on January 16. Interviewed Kelly and Pierce on January 15. Interviewed Kris Richard and Frazier on January 16. Hired Pierce on January 19. Announced the hiring of Pierce on January 19. Interviewed Telesco a second time on January 22. Scheduled second interviews with Kelly and Dodds. Hired Telesco as G.M.
Los Angeles Chargers: Fired head coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telesco on December 15. Named Giff Smith as interim head coach and JoJo Wooden as interim G.M. Requested interviews with 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken. Requested interviews with Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. Requested interviews with Giants assistant G.M. Brandon Brown and Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. Requested interview with Saints vice president and assistant General Manager for college personnel Jeff Ireland and will interview Chargers offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Interviewed interim head coach Giff Smith on January 9. Completed interview with Chargers offensive coordinator Kellen Moore on January 9. Expected to interview Bears co-director of player personnel Jeff King. Expected to interview former Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier. Interviewed interim G.M. JoJo Wooden on January 10. Requested interview with Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. Scheduled to interview Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan on January 16. Interviewed Giants assistant G.M. Brandon Brown on January 11. Interviewed Graham on January 11. Interviewed Monken on January 12. Plan to speak with Jim Harbaugh. Interviewed Ravens director of player personnel Joe Hortiz on January 13. Interviewed Wilks on January 13. Interviewed Macdonald on January 13. Interviewed Frazier on January 14. Interviewed Cunningham on January 14. Meeting with University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh on January 15. Scheduled to interview Quinn on January 19. Announced interview with Harbaugh on January 15. Interviewed Callahan on January 16. Interviewed Gray on January 16. Interviewed Ireland on January 17. Interviewed Dodds on January 17. Interviewed former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel on January 18. Interviewed David Shaw on January 18. Interviewed King on January 19. Interviewed Quinn on January 19. Interviewed Johnson on January 20. Expected to have second interview with Harbaugh. Set to interview NFL chief football administrative officer Dawn Aponte. Interviewed Aponte on January 22. Interviewing Brown a second time on January 24. Interviewing Hortiz a second time on January 25. Announced Harbaugh as head coach on January 24. Completed second interview with Brown. Completed second interview with Hortiz on January 26.
New England Patriots: Parted ways with head coach Bill Belichick on January 11. Hired Jerod Mayo as head coach on January 12.
Seattle Seahawks: Announced Pete Carroll would move from head coach to advisor on January 10. Requested interview with Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. Requested interviews with Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, and Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith. Requested interview with Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. Requested interview with Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. Requested interview with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Scheduled interview with Quinn for January 18. Requested interview with Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. Interested in interviewing former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. Interviewed Smith on January 18. Scheduled interviews with Kafka and Morris for January 19. Scheduled to interview Slowik on January 21. Expected to schedule second interviews with Morris, Quinn, Evero, Kafka, and Graham. Set to have second interview with Quinn on January 25. Had second interview with Graham on January 23. Set to have second interview with Kafka on January 24. Set to have second interview with Morris on January 26. Set to have second interview with Evero on January 27.
Tennessee Titans: Fired head coach Mike Vrabel on January 9. Requested interview with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. Requested interview with Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce. Requested interviews with Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. Requested interview with Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. Requested interview Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Requested interview with Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. Scheduled to interview Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan on January 12. Scheduled interview with Pierce. Interviewed Kafka and Callahan on January 12. Interviewed Pierce on January 13. Requested interview with Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. Scheduled to interview Quinn on January 17. Requested second interview with Callahan. Interviewed Quinn on January 17. Interviewed Brown on January 18. Interviewed Slowik on January 18. Scheduled to interview former Stanford head coach David Shaw. Scheduled to interview Glenn. Interviewed Glenn on January 19. Interviewed Shaw on January 21. Held second interview with Brown on January 22. Set for second interview with Quinn on January 24. Hired Callahan on January 24.
Washington Commanders: Fired head coach Ron Rivera on January 8. Requested interviews with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on January 8. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris on January 8. Requested interviews with Bears assistant G.M. Ian Cunningham and Browns assistant G.M. Glenn Cook. Requested interviews with Ravens associate head coach Anthony Weaver, 49ers assistant G.M. Adam Peters, Chiefs assistant G.M. Mike Borgonzi, and Eagles assistant G.M. Alec Halaby. Requested interview with Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. Requested interview with Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. Requested interview with Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. Scheduled interviews with Borgonzi, Cook, Peters, Cunningham, and Halaby for January 9 and 10. Peters and Cunningham were reported finalists for head of football operations on January 11. Hired Peters on January 12. Scheduled to interview Quinn on January 18. Scheduled to interview Slowik on January 21. Interviewed current offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for head coach. Set to have second interview with Quinn. Plan to have second interview with Morris. Requested second interviews with Glenn and Johnson. Set for second interview with Weaver. Expected to have in-person interview with Quinn. Scheduled in-person interviews with Quinn and Johnson for Tuesday. Scheduled to interview Macdonald on January 29.