NFL owners have voted to allow head coaching interviews in the final two weeks of the regular season (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero). This will be conducted as a one-year trial, beginning on Tuesday, December 28. 
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The league’s previous rule set prevented employed NFL coaches from interviewing in the final weeks of the season. The new rule may allow teams to accelerate the process, though the current employer still reserves the right to refuse any request.
In the near-term, this resolution could impact the Jaguars who are surely having second thoughts about head coach Urban Meyer. For what it’s worth, owner Shad Khan says he won’t make any rash decisions.
“I want to do the right thing for the team. I want to do the right thing for the city,” Khan said this week. “That, to me, is way more important than just acting helter-skelter on emotion. I think we have a history of really looking at the facts and then really doing the right thing.”
The Bears (Matt Nagy), Giants (Joe Judge), and Vikings (Mike Zimmer) could also take advantage of this new wrinkle.
Bears better have a waiting room full of candidates.
They interviewed about a dozen candidates when Lovie Smith was fired and decided on Marc Trestman so that approach isn’t necessarily the best.
Urban Meyer’s gonna think that means head coaches are allowed to start interviewing for other jobs before the season’s over.
Wouldn’t be surprised at all if the Vikings take a look at alternatives to Mike Zimmer. Surely, if he stays, Zimmer will have to change the Secondary Coaches.
Someone should approach the Steelers about Mike Tomlin! He would be worth a couple #1 draft picks!