Black Monday. 2025

[Ronin]

Adam Schefter

@AdamSchefter
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1m

Raiders HC Antonio Pierce on whether he expects to remain the team’s head coach: “I haven’t been told anything different.”

 

[PDXChris]

Just looked it up. He's 5'7. Fire him immediately.

Hue Jackson is 5'6"! Shortest coach I could find.

 

[Dback Jon]

Just looked it up. He's 5'7. Fire him immediately.

They had to get a coach shorter than Kyler

 

[Dback Jon]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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14m

Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft called firing Jerod Mayo “the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make.”

So hard he did it 30 minutes after the game

 

[MigratingOsprey]

He was pretty bad this year, had bravado that he hadn't earned on the sideline and frequently looked lost

Reminds me a bit of Seattle and Mora Jr - kind of brought in as that coach in waiting, replacing a HOF level coach, tough taking in the press but not coming close to delivering on the field and justifiably gone after 1

 

[Gandhi]

He was pretty bad this year, had bravado that he hadn't earned on the sideline and frequently looked lost

Reminds me a bit of Seattle and Mora Jr - kind of brought in as that coach in waiting, replacing a HOF level coach, tough taking in the press but not coming close to delivering on the field and justifiably gone after 1

Nobody wants to replace a legend, but everybody wants to replace the replacement.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Did he, really? A decision like that has to come from ownership -- or at least be highly encouraged by it.

Is Stefanski low-key bad? Cleveland has finished above third place in their division once in his tenure. He's 40-44.

Ownership signed off on it, but it was Stefanski and the GM who thought Watson would be perfect for Stefanski's offense. They were way off on that and with the draft capital they gave up, it's more than a fireable offense.
Owner was in favor it as well, as by the guaranteed contract, but that ownership, regardless of public opinion, are not super hands owners.

 

[daves]

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Kraft's statement about the firing was actually quite classy.

 

[Ronin]

Adam Schefter

@AdamSchefter
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2m

Colts announced they “parted ways” with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley

 

[Lorenzo]

The Bears asked Cowboys permission to interview McCarthy. and Jerry confirmed he would not fire the GM.

 

[Cardiac]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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14m

Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft called firing Jerod Mayo “the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make.”

Wow, I'm confused. While we don't know for sure but didn't Kraft basically fire Belacheat?

 

[BurqueCardFan]

Didn’t a lot of people here want him as HC?

That’s what I was just going to say…

 

[daves]

Jax HC will be gone today. Could also see Pierce in LAS Vegas out.

FTFY!

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Adam Schefter

@AdamSchefter


From the Titans: “President of Football Operations Chad Brinker will lead the search for a new general manager. Brian Callahan will continue in his role as head coach.”

 

[MadCardDisease]

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That didn't take long. Although the Titans were a complete disaster under Carthon and showed zero improvement in two years.

 

[Ronin]

Ian Rapoport

@RapSheet
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39m

Ran Carthon, who was fired after two seasons, signed an extension this past offseason. He has four years remaining on his current deal.

 

[TheCardFan]

How often do new NFL GM's get stuck with 2nd year unsuccessful HC's?

Seems like most GM's get to pick the HC (unless they are tenured/successful).

 

[TheCardFan]

Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
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39m

Ran Carthon, who was fired after two seasons, signed an extension this past offseason. He has four years remaining on his current deal.

Sounds familiar.

 

[kerouac9]

How often do new NFL GM's get stuck with 2nd year unsuccessful HC's?

Seems like most GM's get to pick the HC (unless they are tenured/successful).

Sometimes the HC gets enough juice inside the organization to hire his own GM. What a weird situation though. Carthon was dumb to fire Vrabel in the first place.

 

[GatorAZ]

The Bears asked Cowboys permission to interview McCarthy. and Jerry confirmed he would not fire the GM.

Jerry is too busy with his current role in Landman.

 

[Lorenzo]

Jerry is too busy with his current role in Landman.

I didn't know that, but it doesn't surprise me. He has to be the most non football GM in the history of the NFL. a typical day in the office for him is promoting a fake boxing match or a fake country concert on thanksgiving. all the basic GM stuff that don't have anything to do with football.

 

[Lorenzo]

Sometimes the HC gets enough juice inside the organization to hire his own GM. What a weird situation though. Carthon was dumb to fire Vrabel in the first place.

I didn't know that was possible. In dallas the HC doesn't even get to hire their own coaching assistants. sometimes they don't even get to decide if they get to call plays. that's not a joke either, I wish it was.

 

[Redsz]

The Bears asked Cowboys permission to interview McCarthy. and Jerry confirmed he would not fire the GM.

Beautiful. Keep running it into the ground Jerry.

 

[Ronin]

Adam Schefter

@AdamSchefter


Another change in Las Vegas: Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce, per source.Raiders now have gone from Jon Gruden, who resigned in 2021, to Josh McDaniels, who was fired in 2023, to firing Pierce in 2025.