NFL coaches, GM talks: Live recruiting tracker, latest news, rumors and updates from PFT

The 2025 regular season has come to a close and 14 teams will be moving forward in pursuit of the Super Bowl title.

With the other 18 teams having played their final games, attention will now shift to finding new coaches and/or General Managers to help their bids for future success. This tracker will look at who has been released and who is on the road for league vacancies.

Arizona Cardinals: Fired head coach Jonathan Gannon on January 5. Expected to negotiate Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. Requested conversations with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Requested interview with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. He asked for an interview and Patriots game coordinator Thomas Brown. Set to interview Chiefs coordinator Matt Nagy on January 9. Expected to negotiate Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. Requested interview with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. Scheduled to negotiate Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter on January 13. Requested interview with Texans defensive coordinator Matt Burke. Requested interview and Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Discussed former Falcons coach Raheem Morris himself.

The Atlanta Falcons: Fired head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot on Jan. 4. Requested conversations with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Expected talking with former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski. Requested interview with Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham. He asked for an interview and Panthers senior vice president Brandt Tilis as well as Lions COO Mike Disner for his role as president of football operations. Requested interview with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. It’s finished interviews with Diner and Tilis of the president of football operations. It’s finished interview with 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams about the job of president of football ops. It’s finished interview with Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham about the president of football ops job. Rented Matt Ryan as football president on January 10. Discussed Kubiak and Weaver on January 10. Discussed Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde on January 10. Discussed Stefanski on January 11. Requested interview with Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. Requested interview with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. Set up to negotiate former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel on January 12. It was announced completed interview and former Ravens HC John Harbaugh on January 12. It’s finished interview with McDaniel. He requested an interview with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. Expected to negotiate former Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce. Discussed Hafley on January 15.

The Baltimore Ravens: Fired Head coach John Harbaugh on January 6. Requested discussions and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver and Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. Set up to negotiate Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Davis Webb on Jan. 8. Set interview Chiefs coordinator Matt Nagy on January 11. Set interview Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores for the week of January 12. Requested interview with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. It’s finished interview with Webb on January 8. Requested interview and Bills coordinator Joe Brady. Discussed Kubiak on January 9. Discussed former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski on January 9. Discussed Nagy on January 11. Requested interview with Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase. Set up to negotiate former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel. Scheduled interview with former offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury on January 12. Edited interview with Weaver on January 12. Requested interview with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. Requested interview with Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. Discussed Flores on January 13. Discussed Schwartz on January 14. Discussed Minter on January 14. Scheduled to negotiate Saleh on January 18. Discussed McDaniel on January 15.

Cleveland Browns: Fired coach Kevin Stefanski on January 5th. He asked for an interview and Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken. He asked for an interview and Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde. He asked for an interview and Bengals offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher. Will interview Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees on January 8. Will interview defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz on January 8. Will interview Durde and Pitcher on January 9. Requested interview and Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. Discussed Monkey on January 10. Requested interview with Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase. Set up to negotiate former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel on January 12. Asked interview and Jaguars coordinator Grant Udinski.

Las Vegas Raiders: Fired head coach Pete Carroll on January 5. Expected to negotiate Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. Requested interview with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. He asked for an interview and Broncos quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Davis Webb. Scheduled interview with Webb on January 7. Set on interview Chiefs coordinator Matt Nagy on January 8. Scheduled to negotiate Joseph on January 8 and Kubiak on January 9. Set to negotiate former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski on January 8. Requested interview with Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase. Expected to negotiate Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. Requested interview with Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. Requested interview with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. Requested interview with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. It’s finished conversations with Minter and Evero.

The Miami Dolphins: Fired by General Manager Chris Grier on October 31. Fired Head coach Mike McDaniel on January 8. Requested conversations with 49ers vice president of player personnel Tariq Ahmad, Eagles assistant GM Alec Halaby, Rams assistant GM John McKay, Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan, and 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams on Jan. 5. Requested interview with 49ers assistant GM RJ Gillen on January 5. Requested interview with Chargers assistant GM Chad Alexander. It has been announced the final four of Alexander, Sullivan, Williams and their interim GM, Champ Kelly. Set up to negotiate Alexander and Sullivan on January 8. Rented Sullivan as their GM on January 9th. Discussed Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak on January 10. Requested interview with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. Requested interview with Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard. Requested interview with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. Discussed former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski on January 13. Requested interview with Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. Requested interview with Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile. Discussed Hafley on January 14. Scheduled to negotiate Minter and Saleh on January 15. It’s finished interviews with Minter and Saley on January 15.

New York Giants: Fired coach Brian Daboll on November 10. Expected talking with former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski. Expected to negotiate Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. Requested interview with Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. Requested interview with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. Scheduled interview with former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy on January 13. Seth to negotiate Stefanski on January 7. It’s finished interview with interim coach Mike Kafka on January 7. Set to negotiate former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris on January 8. Set to interview Giants Super Bowl winning linebacker and former Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce on January 8-9. Requested interview with Broncos special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi. Set up to negotiate Rizzi January 10. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. Requested interview with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. Discussed former Ravens coach John Harbaugh on January 14. It concludes to face Harbaugh on January 14.

The Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Tomlin he came down as head coach on January 13. Requested interview with Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase. Requested interview with Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. Requested interview and Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Requested interview and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Requested interview with Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. Requested interview with 49ers offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak.

The Tennessee Titans: Fired coach Brian Callahan on October 13. Claimed interview with Chiefs coordinator Matt Nagy on January 5. Requested conversations with Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo on Jan. 5. Requested interview with Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo on January 5. He reportedly will interview former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris later in the week of January 5. Expected talking with former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski. Scheduled interviews with Stefanski on January 10 and Morris on January 11. Scheduled interview with Anarumo for January 7. Scheduled interview with Nagy of January 8. Expected to negotiate Joseph. Scheduled interview with Spagnuolo on January 8. Requested interview with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. Requested conversations with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley and Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Requested conversations with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. Scheduled interview and former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel on January 14. Discussed Stefanski on January 10. Scheduled interview with former Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon on January 18. Scheduled to negotiate former Giants head coach Brian Daboll on January 16. Scheduled to negotiate Hafley on January 13. Scheduled to negotiate Minter on January 13. Discussed McDaniel and Smith on January 14. Scheduled to negotiate Saleh January 18. Scheduled to negotiate former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy on January 17.