Every year in the NFL, plenty of head coaches get fired. Last season, we saw the likes of Robert Saleh, Matt Eberflus, and Jerod Mayo lose their jobs, and the coaching changes for the 2025 season have also started. Here are the head coaches who have been fired so far this season.
NFL HCs Fired After 2025 Season
Brian Callahan, Tennessee Titans
A move from the Tennessee Titans felt inevitable. For years, it was easy to pin their struggles on the absence of a true franchise quarterback. But after selecting Cam Ward with the first overall pick, expectations were that things would finally turn around.
Unfortunately, six weeks into the 2025 NFL season, it did not appear that the franchise was headed in the right direction. Going 1-5, it had even caused some eyebrow-raising comments from their superstar rookie. As a result, after losing to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6, the team decided to move ahead in a different direction.
Brian Callahan’s tenure with the Titans ended after just 23 games, in which the team went 4-19. Following a 2024 season in which Tennessee ranked 28th in Offensive Impact with a 66.8 (D) grade, the unit took an even sharper decline in 2025, falling to a 53.2 (F), putting them on pace to surpass the 2023 New York Jets as the worst offense of the century.
Quarterback play under Callahan never found stability. Over his two seasons, the Titans produced three qualifying QB performances that all ranked near the bottom of the league: Mason Rudolph’s 72.0 (C-) grade placed 28th in 2024, while Will Levis and rookie Cam Ward each finished 37th in their respective seasons, with failing marks of 52.9 and 63.2.
After six games, the Titans’ offense was ranked as the worst in the league based on PFSN’s Offense Impact metric. They had an impact score of 53.2, while Cam Ward was ranked as the 36th-best quarterback (among 37 qualified names) in the NFL based on PFSN’s QB Impact metric.
Brian Daboll, New York Giants
The Giants entered Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season with a 2-8 record, prompting the organization to part ways with head coach Brian Daboll. He departs New York with a 20-40-1 regular-season record and a 1-1 mark in the playoffs.
According to PFSN’s Offensive Impact metric, the Giants rank 26th in the league, which made a coaching change all but inevitable.
Despite the struggles, New York’s roster features a promising young core that includes Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo, and Abdul Carter, making the Giants’ head coaching job one of the more attractive openings this offseason.
Dart has emerged as a cornerstone of the franchise. Per PFSN’s QB Impact metric, he ranks 16th among all quarterbacks this season, giving any incoming head coach a strong foundation to build around.
Raheem Morris, Atlanta Falcons
The first head coach of the offseason has been fired. After another disappointing season, the Atlanta Falcons decided it was time for a change and parted ways with Morris after their Week 18 game.
The Falcons did eventually turn it around to force a three-way tie for the NFC South crown, but still didn’t win the division. The front office saw enough after two losing seasons and fired Morris.
Morris spent two seasons as the head coach of the Falcons. He didn’t notch a single winning season. In both seasons with him at the helm, the Falcons finished 8-9. Morris concluded his tenure in Atlanta with a record of 20-25, having missed the playoffs in each of his seasons.
Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns
The Kevin Stefanski era in Cleveland has come to an end. On Monday, the Cleveland Browns dismissed their head coach, despite closing the 2025–26 NFL season with a win. With Myles Garrett setting a new single-season sack record, the Browns edged the Cincinnati Bengals 20-18 in Week 18.
Even so, Stefanski’s leadership faced scrutiny throughout the season. Cleveland finished 5-12 overall, a result that ultimately fell well short of expectations and led the organization to make a change.
Stefanski’s Browns had losing streaks of two, three, and four games throughout the season. He’s been the Browns’ head coach for six seasons and finishes with a 45-56 overall coaching record in Cleveland.
“We have tremendous gratitude for Kevin’s leadership of the Cleveland Browns over the last six seasons,” Browns Managing and Principal Partners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said in a statement after firing Stefanski. “He is a good football coach and an even better person.”
“We appreciate all his hard work and dedication to our organization but our results over the last two seasons have not been satisfactory, and we believe a change at the head coaching position is necessary,” They added. “We wish Kevin, Michelle and the Stefanski family all the best in the future.”
Pete Carroll, Las Vegas Raiders
Pete Carroll is officially one and done after his return to coaching as the Las Vegas Raiders have fired him after a disastrous campaign for the franchise.
The 74-year-old was relieved of his duties on Monday after the conclusion of Week 18, with the Raiders now set to begin their search for a new head coach.
Due to their record, the Raiders secured the no. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and are expected to draft Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza.
As is often the case, the organization is preparing to pair a new head coach with a new quarterback in hopes of resetting the franchise. The Raiders already have promising offensive building blocks in Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers, and the right coaching hire could position the team to surprise next season.
Jonathan Gannon, Arizona Cardinals
After three straight seasons without playoffs, the Arizona Cardinals decided to fire head coach Jonathan Gannon. The franchise’s decision came after the team finished the regular season on a nine-game losing streak.
Gannon, the former defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, finishes his tenure as the Cardinals’ head coach with a disappointing record of 15-36.
Gannon is expected to be a top defensive coordinator candidate for the upcoming coaching cycle. If the Green Bay Packers lose Jeff Hafley, then the former Cardinals head coach could be high on the NFC North team’s wishlist.
John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens’ season came to a crushing end with a Week 18 loss to their division rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The defeat kept Baltimore out of the postseason, marking the franchise’s first missed playoff appearance since 2021. It also signaled the start of a dramatic transition, as the organization decided to move on from John Harbaugh.
Harbaugh was dismissed after leading the Ravens since 2008, bringing an 18-year era in Baltimore to a close. The decision sent shockwaves across the league, as it is rare to see a coach with that level of longevity and success suddenly become available. Even if change felt inevitable, it remains jarring to see a franchise part ways with a head coach who defined nearly two decades of its identity.
#UPDATE: The New York Giants have hired Harbaugh as their new head coach.
Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins
Mike McDaniel entered the 2025 season with questions swirling about his job security, and he was fired after the team failed to make the playoffs. McDaniel signed his contract extension before the 2024 campaign, which tied him to Miami through the 2028 season.
Since he still had three years left on his deal, the Dolphins will owe him close to $12 million.
The fact that McDaniel’s job looked safe before Harbaugh was fired suggested Miami could have been looking to make an aggressive move for the former Ravens HC. However, that didn’t materialize as the Giants ended up hiring Harbaugh.
#NOTE: Mike Tomlin stepped down from his position as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he was not fired.
Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Sean McDermott after their loss to the Denver Broncos in the Divisional Round. The decision is a big surprise for everyone, but it was time for a change in Buffalo.
The Bills’ HC opening arguably becomes the best available job in the league immediately. McDermott finishes his career in Buffalo with a record of 98-50 in the regular season and 8-8 in the playoffs. The Bills made the playoffs in eight of their nine seasons under him, but it was certainly not good enough to achieve their goal of winning the Super Bowl.
This year, the Bills had the best chance to win the Super Bowl with Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and Joe Burrow all missing the playoffs. However, they lost to the Broncos, and the team decided to make the change that many had speculated about.
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