A league filled with new bosses: 10 head coaches in new places reshape NFL sidelines
The league matched its high for new hires as six first-time head coaches and four retreads took over new franchises.
- The NFL tied its record this offseason by hiring 10 head coaches for new teams, matching the previous high reached in 2022. This significant turnover reshaped coaching staffs across the league.
- Mike McCarthy joined the Pittsburgh Steelers after 18 seasons coaching Green Bay and Dallas, while John Harbaugh selected the New York Giants for his second NFL head-coaching job. Both veterans sought fresh starts.
- Robert Saleh, the new Tennessee Titans head coach, said he's made "significant changes" from his first training camp with the Jets in 2021. Left tackle Dan Moore noted the team now feels like a "winning culture."
- Younger coaches elevated include 36-year-old Joe Brady of Buffalo, the league's youngest head coach. Arizona hired Mike LaFleur and Las Vegas added Klint Kubiak, continuing family connections in NFL coaching ranks.
- Harbaugh recalled advice from Andy Reid: "Change can be good." Coaches now face the challenge of implementing their systems to fix past issues and revitalize their respective franchises.
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A league filled with new bosses: 10 head coaches in new places reshape NFL sidelines
Robert Saleh's second chance as an NFL head coach came in Tennessee with the Titans. He has lots of company being a head coach with a new franchise.
Ten head coaches in new places reshape NFL sidelines
Robert Saleh's second chance as an NFL head coach came in Tennessee with the Titans. He has lots of company being a head coach with a new franchise. The NFL tied its record with 10 head coaches hired by new…
The Portuguese Marco Silva, in Benfica, leads the list of news among the coaches of the teams of the I Football League of 2026/27, with more than half of the clubs, in a total of 11, betting on 'new blood'.
Robert Saleh considers that being in the NFL is a blessing, regardless of whether it is the first, second or even the third time, now with another team.
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