Ten NFL teams changed head coaches after the 2025 season, and all ten jobs were filled by February 9, 2026. Two weeks into the new season, the same 32 head coaches who started it are still in place.
That ten ties the most head coach moves in one offseason, level with 1978, 1997, 2006 and 2022, according to ESPN Research. Two coaches went during the 2025 season, eight more in January, and one of the eight walked away.
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The 10 head coach changes for 2026
| Team | Former coach | How it ended | New coach | Hired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | Brian Callahan | Fired Oct. 13, 2025 | Robert Saleh | Jan. 19 |
| New York Giants | Brian Daboll | Fired Nov. 10, 2025 | John Harbaugh | Jan. 17 |
| Atlanta Falcons | Raheem Morris | Fired Jan. 4 | Kevin Stefanski | Jan. 17 |
| Arizona Cardinals | Jonathan Gannon | Fired Jan. 5 | Mike LaFleur | Feb. 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | Kevin Stefanski | Fired Jan. 5 | Todd Monken | Jan. 28 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | Pete Carroll | Fired Jan. 5 | Klint Kubiak | Feb. 9 |
| Baltimore Ravens | John Harbaugh | Fired Jan. 6 | Jesse Minter | Jan. 22 |
| Miami Dolphins | Mike McDaniel | Fired Jan. 8 | Jeff Hafley | Jan. 19 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Tomlin | Stepped down Jan. 13 | Mike McCarthy | Jan. 24 |
| Buffalo Bills | Sean McDermott | Fired Jan. 19 | Joe Brady | Jan. 27 |
Dates without a year are 2026. The Titans let Callahan go six weeks into the 2025 season and finished 3-14. The Giants fired Daboll in November, and Mike Kafka coached their final seven games as interim.
Who was fired, and after what
January 5 took three coaches in one day: Gannon in Arizona, Stefanski in Cleveland and Carroll in Las Vegas. The Cardinals and Raiders had both finished 3-14. The Browns went 5-12, and ESPN put their record at 8-26 since their last playoff trip in the 2023 season.
Baltimore fired Harbaugh on January 6 after an 8-9 season and no playoffs. He had coached the Ravens for 18 seasons, going 180-113 with a Super Bowl title. Miami followed on January 8 with McDaniel, after a 7-10 year.
Tomlin was not fired. He stepped down in Pittsburgh on January 13 after 19 seasons and a 10-7 finish. The last change came in Buffalo, where McDermott was fired on January 19, days after a 12-5 team lost to Denver in the AFC divisional round. He had taken the Bills to the playoffs in eight of his nine seasons.
Atlanta’s move came first among the January firings. The Falcons fired Morris on January 4 after back-to-back 8-9 seasons, along with general manager Terry Fontenot.
Where the new coaches came from
Two of the fired coaches were hired again inside two weeks. Stefanski went to Atlanta on January 17, and Harbaugh agreed a five-year deal with the Giants the same day.
Seven of the other eight came from coordinator jobs. Minter ran the Chargers’ defense, Hafley the Packers’ defense and Saleh the 49ers’ defense. Mike LaFleur was the Rams’ offensive coordinator, and Monken had held the same job in Baltimore. Brady was promoted from offensive coordinator in Buffalo.
Kubiak was the last hire, and the seventh. He was Seattle’s offensive coordinator when the Seahawks beat New England 29-13 in Super Bowl LX, and the Raiders named him the next day on a five-year contract. McCarthy, the eighth, did not coach in 2025. His five seasons in Dallas ended after 2024, when he and the Cowboys did not agree an extension.
How the new coaches have started
| Team | Coach | 2025 record | 2026 after two weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | Joe Brady | 12-5 | 2-0 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | Klint Kubiak | 3-14 | 2-0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | Mike LaFleur | 3-14 | 1-1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | Jesse Minter | 8-9 | 1-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | Todd Monken | 5-12 | 1-1 |
| New York Giants | John Harbaugh | 4-13 | 1-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike McCarthy | 10-7 | 1-1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | Kevin Stefanski | 8-9 | 0-2 |
| Miami Dolphins | Jeff Hafley | 7-10 | 0-2 |
| Tennessee Titans | Robert Saleh | 3-14 | 0-2 |
Las Vegas has already won two games, against three in all of 2025. Atlanta has scored 16 points in two losses under Stefanski, and it plays at Green Bay on Thursday, September 24.
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Odds on the next coach fired
No price on the next head coach to be fired is posted. The 2026 futures board ESPN carries, read on September 24, has 21 markets, and the only coaching one is Coach of the Year.
A board that does open will price each coach as a chance. At +300, a book is saying 25%, and at -200 it is saying 66.7%. A bet on that kind of market is only worth making when you rate the chance higher than the price does.
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