Las Vegas Raiders become 4th NFL team to seek GM after firing Mike Mayock. Here’s the latest in the NFL’s layoffs and hiring cycles.

Change is in the air. “Black Monday” comes to the NFL a day after the regular season ended with a host of major changes starting around the league.

A week later, the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans are looking for a new head coach and the Bears, Vikings, Giants and Las Vegas Raiders are looking for a new general manager. .

Bears asked to interview at least 15 GM candidates and 10 coaching candidates.

As a new cycle of layoffs and hiring, we are keeping an eye on all the latest moves.

Monday

Las Vegas Raiders fired general manager Mike Mayock, published group.

Spoon: Mayock was the GM of the Raid for three seasons, and his teams have placed 25-24, including 10-7 in 2021. The decision came a day after a 26-19 loss to Cincinnati. Bengals, the Raiders’ only post-season appearance during Mayock’s tenure. Mayock was formerly a draft analyst for the NFL Network and a television broadcaster. Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigned in October after several old Gruden emails containing racist, homophobic and misleading language emerged. Interim coach Rich Bisaccia led the team 7-5 for the rest of the run. Raid is interviewing candidates for GM and coach positions, even though they What is the future of Bisaccia yet to be announced? with the team.

Thursday

Houston Texans fired coach David Culley after one season.

Spoon: Team Texas finished 4-13 in the single season under Culley, 66, a longtime NFL assistant in his first job as head coach. Team Texas played without Deshaun Watson amid alleged sexual assault against the quarterback. Midfielder starting week 1 Tyrod Taylor played only six games because of injury, and the Texan turned to rookie Davis Mills to start 11 games.

Since 1994, Culley has coached teams extensively with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, he is also assistant head coach, Buffalo Bills quarterback coach and assistant head/wide coach. Receiving coach/game coordinator with the Baltimore Ravens.

The Carolina Panthers are interviewing the Bears’ special team coordinator, Chris Tabor, according to ESPN.

Spoon: Tabor was the Bears’ special teams coordinator for all four seasons under Matt Nagy, and he served as interim head coach for a game in 2021 when Nagy had COVID-19. He was previously the coordinator of the Cleveland Brown specials teams for seven seasons, going through multiple head coaches.

Wednesday

The Chicago Bears have added two more names to their general manager interview team.

Spoon: The Bears requested an interview with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ vice president of football and business administration Omar Khan and the New England Patriots senior adviser Eliot Wolf, ESPN reported. Khan gave GM interviews last year with the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans. Wolf, the son of former Green Bay Packers GM Ron Wolf, has worked with the Packers, Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns.

Here is the updated list of candidates:

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January 11

The Chicago Bears’ list of requested interviews had at least 8 general manager candidates and 9 coaching candidates.

Spoon: The recently fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores is a prominent name on the long list of candidates the Bears have contacted for interviews.

NFL Network reported The Bears set up the interview with Flores, who hit 24-25 in three seasons with the Dolphins. His most recent two seasons have been winning seasons, but the Dolphins have not made it to the knockout stages.

Here are other coaching candidates that have been requested:

Former Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith is one of the biggest names expected to give an interview to the Bears. Here is a list of others:

The New York Giants fired coach Joe Judge after two seasons.

Spoon: During his first NFL head coaching stint, Judge, 40, won 10-23, including 4-13 in 2021. Playing without winger Daniel Jones for long periods of time, the Giants lost. their last six games with a total score of 163-56. After the 29-3 loss to the Bears in Week 17, Judge defended his team for 11 minutes while speaking to the media.

This is the Giants’ second big move within two days after general manager Dave Gettleman announced his retirement Monday. With Judge’s departure, there are now seven NFL head coach jobs open.

January 10

The Chicago Bears fired general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy.

Spoon: Pace debuts in Chicago after seven seasons where his teams went 48-65, qualified for the post-season twice and failed to score a playoff win. During his first NFL head coaching stint, Nagy finished 34-31 with two playoff losses in four seasons.

The Bears never found a match between Nagy and a quarterback during his tenure, running past Mitch Trubisky, Nick Foles, Andy Dalton and Justin Fields. Nagy’s offense remains stuck in the final third of the league in multiple categories. The Bears end this season 6-11.

The Bears have reached out to former Eagles coach Doug Pederson to schedule an interview for their head coach role, according to a source from the federation. An ESPN report also said the Bears asked for permission to interview Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier for the job. The team, according to the NFL Network, also asked to speak with the college’s Colts director of scouting Morocco Brown about the GM opening.

Minnesota Vikings Fires General Manager Rick Spielman and Coach Mike Zimmer

Spoon: Spielman has been with the Vikings since 2006, first as vice president of player personnel and then general manager since 2012. During that time, the Vikings won 132-123-2 with six playoffs.

Zimmer, a longtime NFL defensive line coordinator, became head coach of the Vikings in 2014. He led three seasons with 10 or more wins, three playoffs, and two playoff wins. Vikings finish 8-9 after one victory over the bears on Sunday.

New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman has announced his retirement after four seasons in that role.

Spoon: In 2018, Gettleman became general manager in an organization where he had previously served in an office role for 13 years. But his efforts to revive the franchise failed as the Giants experienced the worst four-year flop in the team’s history.

The Giants won 19-46 under Gettleman’s track, including 4-13 this season, where the foul ended last in the NFC in terms of both yards and points. Gettleman announced his retirement on Monday but could have been fired if he hadn’t. Coach Joe Judge’s future remains uncertain and could hinge on what happens with their increased GM search.

The Miami Dolphins fired coach Brian Flores after three seasons.

Spoon: Flores was fired in his third season despite having consecutive winning seasons. The Dolphins are 5-11 in his first year, 10-6 in 2020 and 9-8 this season, but they haven’t made it to the knockout stages during his tenure.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross released a statement saying he has “determined that the primary driver of our football organization is not operating to the extent that I would like and feel that this decision is is in the best interests of the Miami Dolphins.” General Manager Chris Grier will remain on the team in his current role, ESPN reported.

January 9

The Denver Broncos fired head coach Vic Fangio after three seasons.

Spoon: Fangio hasn’t scored a winning streak in his three seasons in Denver. He finished 19-30 in his first stint as NFL head coach, including 7-10 this season. Fangio, 63, was defensive coordinator in the NFL for 19 seasons, including four in Chicago, before joining the Broncos in 2019.

Fangio’s defense this season ranks in the top 10 in terms of the number of yards and allowed points. But the Broncos offense hasn’t been created well enough under Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock, the latest in the Denver quarterback’s revolving door in recent years.

December 30 to January 7

The Jaguars did at least five interviews to replace Urban Meyer.

Spoon: The Jaguars fired Urban Meyer on December 16 after just 13 games with the team.

The team has delved into the search for his replacement, reportedly interviewing former Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson, former Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell, and Tampa defensive coordinator. Bay Buccaneers and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and Dallas Cowboys Moore’s offensive coordinator Kellen.

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