Mike McCarthy is now in play after parting ways ... In the end, the Bears were probably no match for the Patriots to hire Vrabel. But does it bother you that the Bears didn’t at least host ...

Literally the moment the Patriots made it official with Mike Vrabel, the Cowboys head coach position opens up with Mike McCarthy out.

When the NFL regular season comes to a close, it sends the head-coaching carousel into high gear. The 2025 cycle is in full swing and began with six openings across the NFL. One of those has since been filled with the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel to lead the franchise after moving on from Jerod Mayo after one season.

Baltimore Ravens | John Harbaugh Hired on January 19, 2008 Buffalo Bills | Sean McDermott Hired on January 11, 2017 Cincinnati Bengals | Zac Taylor Hired on February 4, 2019 Cleveland Browns | Kevin Stefanski Hired on January 13, 2020 Vrabel makes a ton of ...

With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt. Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator, agreed to become the Chicago Bears head coach on Monday, two days after the No. 1 seeded Lions lost to Washington.

There are six head coach position openings across the NFL, and there are several quality candidates for those jobs. At the end of the 2024 season, the

McCarthy joined the team in 2020 as the successor ... immediately after the last game of the season. New England named Mike Vrabel as their new head coach, effectively replacing one former ...

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

Mike Vrabel might be the best candidate for what Michael Irvin believes the Cowboys need. Discipline. Vrabel is a no-nonsense type of coach who played for Bill Belichick in New England for the bulk of his career. Vrabel had success in Tennessee as head coach with four consecutive winning seasons and an AFC title game appearance.

The NFL coaching carousel is spinning slowly. The Jets, Saints and Bears got a head start in their searches because they fired coaches during the season. The Jaguars and Raiders joined the hunt last week. The Cowboys jumped in Monday so they have to wait to interview assistants on playoff teams because the first window passed.

The mutual decision to move on leaves McCarthy available for the Bears. But also adds one more coaching vacancy that ramps up the competition for coaches in this cycle.