We've had 10 head coaching moves in this 2026 NFL offseason. Most recently, the Arizona Cardinals hired Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. And the Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak after Super Bowl LX.
Three AFC North teams made changes, as the Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens hired Todd Monken, Mike McCarthy and Jesse Minter, respectively. The Buffalo Bills promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach. The Tennessee Titans hired Robert Saleh, while Jeff Hafley agreed to become the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Kevin Stefanski and John Harbaugh quickly found new head coaching jobs with the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants, respectively.
There have now been at least five head coaching changes in 16 straight seasons. And per ESPN Research, the 10 head coach moves for 2026 are tied for the most ever in an offseason with 1978, 1997, 2006 and 2022.
Here's everything you need to know about the latest NFL head coach movement.
Arizona Cardinals
New coach: Mike LaFleur (hired Feb. 1)
Former coach: Jonathan Gannon (fired Jan. 5)
What happened: The Cardinals are hiring LaFleur as their new head coach, with the Rams offensive coordinator set to receive a five-year contract, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Cardinals met with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak on Saturday night but with Kubiak expected to become the Raiders' head coach after the Super Bowl, Arizona pivoted to another offensive coordinator in the NFC West. -- Josh Weinfuss
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Atlanta Falcons
New coach: Kevin Stefanski (hired Jan. 17)
Former coach: Raheem Morris (fired Jan. 4)
What happened: The Falcons have hired Stefanski as their new head coach. The Falcons fired Morris on Jan. 4 following back-to-back 8-9 seasons. Atlanta has not made the playoffs in eight seasons, the second-longest drought in the NFL. The Falcons have also not had a winning record since 2017. In addition to Morris' dismissal, the Falcons also fired general manager Terry Fontenot on Jan. 4 after five seasons. Their general manager search is ongoing. -- Marc Raimondi
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Baltimore Ravens
New coach: Jesse Minter (hired Jan. 22)
Former coach: John Harbaugh (fired Jan. 6)
What happened: The Ravens announced that they hired Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter to be their new head coach, a move that replaces John Harbaugh with a fast-rising coach who has strong ties to the Harbaugh family. Minter is receiving a five-year contract, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Minter has been the defensive coordinator for Jim Harbaugh for the past four seasons, overseeing the units at the University of Michigan (2022-23) and with the Chargers (2024-25). Minter's first NFL job came with John Harbaugh in Baltimore, where he was a defensive assistant from 2017 to 2020. -- Jamison Hensley
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Buffalo Bills
New coach: Joe Brady (hired Jan. 27)
Former coach: Sean McDermott (fired Jan. 19)
What happened: The Bills have promoted Brady, the team's offensive coordinator, to head coach on a five-year deal.
Brady replaces Sean McDermott, who was fired last week after the Bills were eliminated by the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs. McDermott had spent nine seasons as head coach in Buffalo, taking the team to the playoffs in eight of those seasons. Broncos defensive pass coordinator Jim Leonhard is expected to be a leading candidate to become the Bills' next defensive coordinator under Brady, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. -- Alaina Getzenberg
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Cleveland Browns
New coach: Todd Monken (hired Jan. 28)
Former coach: Kevin Stefanski (fired Jan. 5)
What happened: The Browns are hiring Monken, Baltimore's former offensive coordinator, to be their next head coach.
Monken, who turns 60 on Feb. 5, replaces Stefanski, who was fired on Jan. 5 after six seasons in Cleveland. The Browns finished 5-12 this past season and have an 8-26 record since last reaching the playoffs in the 2023 season.
With Cleveland hiring Monken as its head coach, it now leaves the Giants and their head coach John Harbaugh in search of a new offensive coordinator. Many expected Monken to follow Harbaugh to New York if he was not hired as a head coach. -- Daniel Oyefusi
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Las Vegas Raiders
Expected new coach: Klint Kubiak
Former coach: Pete Carroll (fired Jan. 5)
What happened: The Raiders are expected to hire Kubiak, the Seahawks' offensive coordinator, as their next head coach after the Super Bowl, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. A deal between Kubiak and the Raiders cannot be finalized until after the Super Bowl, in which the Seahawks will play the Patriots next Sunday.
After meeting Saturday with the Raiders and Cardinals, Kubiak intends to work out a deal with Las Vegas, sources told Schefter. -- Ryan McFadden
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Miami Dolphins
New coach: Jeff Hafley (hired Jan. 19)
Former coach: Mike McDaniel (fired Jan. 8)
What happened: The Dolphins are hiring Hafley to become their next head coach. He joins new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, who the Dolphins hired to replace longtime GM Chris Grier this month. Sullivan and Hafley overlapped for the past two seasons together in Green Bay. Hafley spent two seasons as the Packers' defensive coordinator, during which Green Bay ranked ninth in yards allowed per game, sixth in yards per play and eighth in points allowed per game. -- Marcel Louis-Jacques
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New York Giants
New coach: John Harbaugh (hired Jan. 17)
Former coach: Brian Daboll (fired Nov. 10)
What happened: Harbaugh has agreed to the five-year deal the Giants offered him, the longtime coach told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
"This is the New York Giants," Harbaugh told ESPN. "I'm proud and honored to be the head coach of this historic franchise, and especially excited to work with the Mara and Tisch families. But most of all, I can't wait to get started with the great players on this football team to see what we can accomplish together."
Harbaugh, 63, spent the past 18 seasons as coach of the Baltimore Ravens, going 180-113 and winning a Super Bowl before he was fired last week after they missed the playoffs. The Giants have gone just 7-27 over the past two seasons and could benefit from a proven, winning head coach. Harbaugh will succeed Daboll, who was fired in November. Mike Kafka served as interim coach for the Giants' final seven games. -- Jordan Raanan
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Pittsburgh Steelers
New coach: Mike McCarthy (hired Jan. 24)
Former coach: Mike Tomlin (stepped down Jan. 13)
What happened: The Steelers are hiring McCarthy as their next head coach, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter. McCarthy spent five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys before he and the organization failed to reach a contract extension after the 2024 season, leading to the Cowboys' hiring of Brian Schottenheimer. McCarthy replaces Tomlin, who walked away from the job earlier this month after spending 19 seasons with the Steelers.
McCarthy, who won a Super Bowl title with the Green Bay Packers in the 2010-11 season, brings that title experience to the Steelers, who last won a Lombardi Trophy to cap off the 2008 season. -- Brooke Pryor
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Tennessee Titans
New coach: Robert Saleh (hired Jan. 19)
Former coach: Brian Callahan (fired Oct. 13)
What happened: The Titans are hiring San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as their next head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Titans are giving Saleh a five-year contract, a source told Schefter.
Saleh, the former New York Jets coach, spent Monday in Tennessee with the Titans, and the sides impressed each other enough to move forward together, sources said. Tennessee also had completed an in-person interview with Matt Nagy on Monday.
Saleh is set to become the 20th coach in Oilers/Titans history and the seventh since the team moved to Nashville in 1997. He'll take over a team that fired Callahan in mid-October and finished 3-14 but has a young quarterback in Cam Ward, the No. 1 pick last year. -- Turron Davenport
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