Mike Vrabel interviewed with the Jets, but there was another team also looming to pursue him before the Patriots hired him.

“It certainly can be debated as to whether or not [the Patriots] went through a fair ‘Rooney Rule process’ in hiring Mike Vrabel ... with the Patriots. Pep Hamilton, a former offensive ...

Analyzing decisions made by NFL teams is inherently an exercise in asking to be cold takes roasted down the road. Whether it's preseason picks, week-to-week selections, draft grades or commentary on coaching hires,

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.

We’re tracking all the latest coaching and staff developments with news, notes and nuggets from the search — and what comes next.

It’s no mistake Kansas City keeps winning. Plus, giving Nick Sirianni his due, notes on the coach and GM carousels, the Rooney Rule and more.

Earlier this month, the New England Patriots made it official that Mike Vrabel would be their 16th head coach in the history of the organization. But just how long was this plan in the works? While the Patriots organization did bring in other candidates for their head coaching vacancy,

The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a worthy idea clumsily executed. Established in 2003 and tweaked in 2021, it requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates in person before they are permitted to hire a head coach.

David Shaw, Kliff Kingsbury, Eagles OC Kellen Moore and Mike Kafka make up the list ... Per NFL.com's coaching tracker, Byron Leftwich, Pep Hamilton and Ben Johnson are also on the Pats interview list - but Aaron Glenn turned down the approach.

The recruitment of Liam Coen by the Jaguars really does seem like a Coen brothers film. Beyond the impact of an unenforceable side deal that his new contract with the Buccaneers was contingent on Coen not going to Jacksonville for an in-person interview, the Jaguars benefited from Coen making a secret trip to Duval County.

CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones says a well-intended rule is no longer useful as teams find ways to skirt it

With Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson gone, we’re tracking all of the shifting parts of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 coaching staff.