NFL Coaches Fired

Here is a running list of the NFL head coaches who were fired after the 2022 regular season, beginning with Kliff Kingsbury and Lovie Smith.

1 pick](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/houston-texans-lose-no-1-pick-after-wild-last-second-win?chrcontext=WNBC) in the 2023 NFL Draft. [Lovie Smith](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/houston-texans-fire-lovie-smith-after-one-season-head-coach?chrcontext=WNBC). While the Reich move could be seen as surprising, it doesn’t compare to the shock of the Colts’ ensuing move. Hackett ended a 4-11 tenure with a 51-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas Day. Shortly after Reich was fired, the team announced it had hired Jeff Saturday as interim coach. Indy was 3-5-1 to start the season, bringing Reich’s overall record to 40-33-1. Despite trading for Russell Wilson and bringing in a new voice on the sideline, the Broncos’ season fell drastically short of expectations. Smith stepped in for the vacancy, which is now open once again. 3 pick in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. The team fired Bill O’Brien a month into that season with Romeo Crennel filling in for the rest of the year. Just last March, both of them signed deals that were set to keep them in Arizona through [2027](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/cardinals-extend-contracts-head-coach-kliff-kingsbury-gm-steve-keim?chrcontext=WNBC).

As the 2022 regular season comes to a close, we're tracking the firings (and hirings) for teams across the league.

The Texans coach was canned after going 3-13-1 in his only season, and had reportedly spent time with team owner Cal McNair to make his case to remain in charge. 2 pick in the 2023 draft after beating the Colts on Sunday in their season finale. And Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Frank Reich is scheduled to interview for the Carolina job as well. Cleveland’s defense had issues from the start this season with communication breakdowns in the secondary over the first few weeks leading to easy touchdowns. The Browns (7-9) missed the playoffs for the second straight year. 2 seed in the NFC. But the Broncos were granted permission to interview him for their head-coaching role. Kingsbury took over in Arizona in January 2019, straight from the college ranks. McVay’s future has become an annual topic of speculation because of his acknowledgement of late-season burnout and his open interest in an easier life away from the coaching grind. In his tenure, the Titans never finished worse than 9-7 record, going 69-47. The Colts have been in disarray, jumping around at quarterback with Matt Ryan, Sam Ehlinger, and Nick Foles throughout the season while muddling through to a 4-12-1 finish. Rhule joined the Panthers in January 2020 after spending much of his career in the college ranks (he has since returned, taking over at Nebraska).

Folks, Black Monday is upon us. This is the time of the year where coaches who aren't in the playoffs decide to make coaching changes and go in different ...

According the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, the Houston Texans have put in requests to interview multiple coaches. An interesting side note in all of this is the future of Broncos DC Ejiro Evero. With the Broncos being under new ownership led by Rob Walton, they could look to make a splash with their big hire, and want to throw money around. The Broncos fired Nathaniel Hackett 15 games into what was a tire fire of a first year only comparable to the job Urban Meyer did with the Jaguars. [January 9, 2023] In addition, CBS’ Jonathan Jones is reporting that Denver has officially put in requests to interview Cowboys DC Dan Quinn, former Saints HC Sean Payton and Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh. The roster was top heavy and lacked depth, and once the aging OL got injured, that was all she wrote. However, the biggest landmine here is the GM. Smith was probably not given a fair shake, but that team and that roster were both extremely bad. He was given a poor roster with a QB that was more than likely a lame duck. Coaches will inevitably get fired on Monday and the buzz will begin. Folks, Black Monday is upon us.

The Houston Texans will begin the 2023 regular season with their fifth head coach in four years after firing Lovie Smith on Sunday. He finished his lone season ...

As the 2022 NFL season winds down, there are four open head-coach jobs with the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans and ...

The Cardinals followed by [firing Kliff Kingsbury](/nfl/story/_/id/35412654/sources-cardinals-fire-kliff-kingsbury-extension) the next day on Jan. The third change was [Denver firing first-year coach Nathaniel Hackett](/nfl/story/_/id/35323346/denver-broncos-fire-coach-nathaniel-hackett-4-11-start) on Dec. [fired Rhule](/nfl/story/_/id/34768697/carolina-panthers-fire-coach-matt-rhule-1-4-start) less than three seasons into a seven-year, $62 million contract after a 1-4 start to 2022. [the Panthers firing Matt Rhule](/nfl/story/_/id/34768697/carolina-panthers-fire-coach-matt-rhule-1-4-start) on Oct. [their interim coach](/nfl/story?id=34971861). The Colts followed, [firing Frank Reich](/nfl/story?id=34971861) on Nov.