Last year, 10 NFL teams hired new head coaches. Following the Panthers’ hire, this year’s vacancy count sits at four. Last year’s Saints and Buccaneers moves, however, showed these job openings can emerge at unexpected points.
Listed below are the head coaching candidates that have been linked to each of the teams with vacancies, along with their current status. If other teams decide to make head coaching changes, they’ll be added to this list. Here is the current breakdown:
Updated 1-26-23 (4:36pm CT)
Arizona Cardinals
- Ejiro Evero, defensive coordinator (Broncos): Interviewed
- Brian Flores, linebackers coach (Steelers): Interviewed 1/23, favorite?
- Aaron Glenn, defensive coordinator (Lions): Interviewed 1/21
- Vance Joseph, defensive coordinator (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/18
- Dan Quinn, defensive coordinator (Cowboys): Conducted second interview 1/25; to stay with Cowboys
- Sean Payton, former head coach (Saints): To interview 1/26
- Frank Reich, former head coach (Colts): Interviewed 1/17
- DeMeco Ryans, defensive coordinator (49ers): Interview cancelled
Carolina Panthers
- Jim Caldwell, former head coach (Lions): Interviewed
- Ejiro Evero, defensive coordinator (Broncos): Interviewed 1/18
- Ken Dorsey, offensive coordinator (Bills): Interviewed 1/21
- Jim Harbaugh, head coach (Michigan): To remain at Michigan
- Ben Johnson, offensive coordinator (Lions): In lead for job?; plans to stay with Lions
- Mike Kafka, offensive coordinator (Giants): Interviewed 1/22
- Jerod Mayo, inside linebackers coach (Patriots): Interview declined
- Kellen Moore, offensive coordinator (Cowboys): Interviewed 1/24-1/25
- Sean Payton, former head coach (Saints): Interviewed 1/23
- Frank Reich, former head coach (Colts): Hired
- DeMeco Ryans, defensive coordinator (49ers): Interview postponed
- Shane Steichen, offensive coordinator (Eagles): Interviewed 1/14
- Steve Wilks, interim head coach (Panthers): Conducted second interview 1/25
Denver Broncos
- Jim Caldwell, former head coach (Lions): Interviewed 1/11
- Ejiro Evero, defensive coordinator (Broncos): Interviewed 1/10
- Jim Harbaugh, head coach (Michigan): Interviewed 1/9; to remain at Michigan
- Raheem Morris, defensive coordinator (Rams): Interviewed 1/17
- Dan Quinn, defensive coordinator (Cowboys): Interviewed 1/20; to stay with Cowboys
- Frank Reich, former head coach (Colts): Mentioned as candidate; team moving in different direction
- Jerry Rosburg, interim head coach/senior assistant (Broncos): No longer considered for job
- DeMeco Ryans, defensive coordinator (49ers): Interviewed 1/19; frontrunner?
- Sean Payton, former head coach (Saints): Second interview on hold
- David Shaw, former head coach (Stanford): Interviewed 1/11
Houston Texans
- Thomas Brown, tight ends coach (Rams): Interviewed 1/17
- Ejiro Evero, defensive coordinator (Broncos): Conducted second interview 1/25
- Jonathan Gannon, defensive coordinator (Eagles): Early frontrunner?; interviewed 1/14
- Ben Johnson, offensive coordinator (Lions): Interviewed 1/12; plans to stay with Lions
- Mike Kafka, offensive coordinator (Giants): Conducted second interview 1/25
- Sean Payton, former head coach (Saints): Interviewed 1/16
- DeMeco Ryans, defensive coordinator (49ers): Interviewed 1/20
- Shane Steichen, offensive coordinator (Eagles): Interviewed 1/13
Indianapolis Colts
- Eric Bieniemy, offensive coordinator (Chiefs): Interviewed 1/12; in finalist mix
- Rich Bisaccia, special teams coordinator (Packers): Interviewed 1/20
- Brian Callahan, offensive coordinator (Bengals): Interviewed 1/20
- Ejiro Evero, defensive coordinator (Broncos): To conduct second interview 1/26
- Aaron Glenn, defensive coordinator (Lions): Interviewed 1/14
- Jim Harbaugh, head coach (Michigan): Mentioned as candidate, to remain at Michigan
- Ben Johnson, offensive coordinator (Lions): Interviewed 1/13; plans to stay with Lions
- Mike Kafka, offensive coordinator (Giants): Interviewed 1/22
- Don Martindale, defensive coordinator (Giants): Interviewed 1/22
- Raheem Morris, defensive coordinator (Rams): To conduct second interview
- Dan Quinn, defensive coordinator (Cowboys): To conduct second interview 1/28; to stay with Cowboys
- DeMeco Ryans, defensive coordinator (49ers): Interview on hold; Colts still want to meet
- Jeff Saturday, interim head coach (Colts): Conducted second interview 1/25
- Shane Steichen, offensive coordinator (Eagles): Interviewed 1/14
- Bubba Ventrone, special teams coordinator (Colts): Interviewed 1/11; in finalist mix