Jan. 16 (UPI) — Invoice Belichick and Jim Harbaugh have been among the many newest distinguished candidates to be interviewed for NFL head teaching vacancies. Rumors proceed to swirl about different potential openings because the playoffs progress.
The Falcons introduced Monday evening that they accomplished interviewing Belichick, who parted methods Thursday with the New England Patriots.
NFL groups can solely conduct interviews just about with workers of different groups earlier than the tip of the divisional spherical of the playoffs.
Groups can conduct in-person interviews beginning Monday with candidates employed by different groups whose seasons ended. They can not interview candidates who’re employed by groups in convention title video games till the tip of these groups’ seasons.
The Falcons, who fired coach Arthur Smith on Jan. 8, accomplished interviews with offensive coordinator Brian Callahan (Cincinnati Bengals), assistant coach Anthony Weaver (Baltimore Ravens) and defensive coordinators Mike Macdonald (Ravens), Steve Wilks (San Francisco 49ers) and Ejiro Evero (Carolina Panthers).
The Chargers introduced that they interviewed Harbaugh on Monday. The College of Michigan coach, who led the Wolverines to a nationwide title Jan. 8, declined to say if he would go to the NFL when requested all through the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
Wolverines athletic director Warde Manuel stated final week at a celebration ceremony in Ann Arbor, Mich., that he was working to give Harbaugh a new contract.
The Chargers stated in addition they interviewed Macdonald and Wilks.
They performed further interviews with former Buffalo Payments offensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, offensive coordinator Todd Monken (Ravens), defensive coordinator Patrick Graham (Las Vegas Raiders), offensive coordinator Kellen Moore (Chargers) and outdoors linebackers coach Giff Smith (Chargers).
The Patriots employed former linebackers coach Jerod Mayo on Friday, filling one of many NFL’s eight head coach job openings. The Seattle Seahawks, Washington Commanders, Las Vegas Raiders, Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers be a part of the Falcons and Chargers as the opposite groups in search of head coaches.
The Panthers introduced final week that they accomplished interviews with Macdonald, Monken and Evero.
They beforehand interviewed interim coach Chris Tabor and Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson.
The Panthers additionally requested permission to interview Callahan, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith, Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales.
The Titans performed interviews with Callahan, Macdonald, Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce and New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. They requested interviews with Brian Johnson, Ben Johnson, Quinn, Slowik, Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.
The Commanders requested interviews with Glenn, Ben Johnson, Macdonald, Morris, Quinn and Weaver. The Seahawks requested interviews with Frank Smith, Quinn, Morris, Evero and Graham.
The Raiders requested an interview with Frazier.
The Ravens will host the Houston Texans within the first sport of the divisional spherical at 4:30 p.m. EST Saturday in Baltimore. The Inexperienced Bay Packers, 49ers, Buccaneers, Lions, Payments and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs would be the different groups preventing for spots in convention titles video games.
