2021 NFL Head Coach & GM Tracker

Here’s our 2021 NFL Head Coach & GM Tracker. We’ll be updating this post to include interviews and candidates linked to the open coaching and GM jobs over the next month or so. 

2021 NFL Head Coach & GM Tracker

Broncos

Hired

• Vikings assistant GM/VP of player personnel George Paton

GM Candidates

• Vikings assistant GM/VP of player personnel George Paton (Finalist)
• Saints scouting director Terry Fontenot (Finalist)
• Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly (Interviewed)
• Patriots’ assistant director of player personnel Dave Ziegler (Interviewed, Withdrawn)
• Broncos college scouting director Brian Stark (Interviewed)
• Buccaneers director of player personnel John Spytek
• 49ers VP of player personnel Adam Peters
• Former Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff

Chargers

Hired

• HC: Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley

Head Coach Candidates

• Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus (Interviewed)
• Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley (Interviewed)
• Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady (Interviewed)
• Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett (Interviewed)
• Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll (Interviewed)
• Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy (Requested)
• 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh (Interviewed)
• Titans OC Arthur Smith (Scheduled)

Eagles

Hired:

• HC: Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni

Head Coach Candidates

• 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh (Interviewed)
• Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles (Interviewed)
• Patriots LBs Coach Jerod Mayo (Interviewed)
• Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady (Interviewed)
• Eagles assistant HC/RBs coach Duce Staley (Interviewed)
• Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (Interviewed) 
• Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy (Requested)
• Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith (Scheduled)
• Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore (Interviewed)
• Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni (Interviewed)
• Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel (Requested)
• Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen (Interviewed)
• Chiefs QBs coach Mike Kafka
• Oklahoma HC Lincoln Riley

Falcons

Hired

• HC: Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith
• GM: Saints VP/assistant GM-pro personnel Terry Fontenot

GM Candidates

• Former Texans GM Rick Smith (Interviewed)
• Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes (Finalist)
• Saints VP/assistant GM-pro personnel Terry Fontenot (Finalist)
• Falcons director of college scouting Anthony Robinson (Interviewed)
• Colts director of college scouting Morocco Brown (Interviewed)
• Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen (Scheduled)
• Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly
• Vikings assistant GM George Paton

Head Coach Candidates

• Falcons interim HC Raheem Morris (Interviewed)
• Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy (Interviewed)
• Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith (Interviewed)
• 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh (Interviewed)
• Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady (Interviewed)
• Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles (Interviewed)
• Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett (Interviewed)
• Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll 
• Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley

Jaguars

Hired

• HC: Former OSU HC Urban Meyer
• GM: Jaguars interim GM Trent Baalke

GM Candidates

• ESPN analyst Louis Riddick (Interviewed)
• Jaguars interim GM Trent Baalke (Interviewed)
• Former Texans GM Rick Smith (Interviewed)
• Former Giants GM Jerry Reese (Interviewed)
• Saints VP/assistant GM-pro personnel Terry Fontenot (Interviewed)
• Former Brown GM Ray Farmer (Interviewed)

Head Coach Candidates

• Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy (Interviewed)
• Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith (Interviewed)
• 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh (Interviewed)
• Falcons interim HC Raheem Morris (Interviewed)
• Former OSU HC Urban Meyer (Interviewed)
• OSU HC Ryan Day

Jets

Hired

• HC: 49ers defensive coordinator DC Robert Saleh

Head Coach Candidates

• 49ers defensive coordinator DC Robert Saleh (Finalist)
• Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus (Interviewed)
• Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy (Interviewed)
• Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll (Interviewed)
• Former Bengals HC Marvin Lewis (Interviewed)
• Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady (Interviewed)
• Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley (Interviewed)
• Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham (Declined)
• Saints secondary coach Aaron Glenn (Interviewed)
• Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith (Interviewed)
• Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale
• Iowa State HC Matt Campbell
• Florida HC Dan Mullen

Lions

Hired

• GM: Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes
• HC: Saints assistant HC/TEs coach Dan Campbell

GM Candidates

• Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes (Finalist)
• Former Texans GM Rick Smith (Interviewed)
• VP of player personnel Kyle O’Brien (Interviewed)
• Director of player personnel Lance Newmark (Interviewed)
• Director of pro scouting Rob Lohman (Interviewed)
• ESPN analyst Louis Riddick (Interviewed)
• Former Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff (Interviewed)
• Former Chiefs GM Scott Pioli (Interviewed)
• Saints VP/assistant GM-pro personnel Terry Fontenot (Interviewed)
• Vikings assistant GM George Paton (Interviewed)
• Saints assistant GM Jeff Ireland (Interviewed)
• Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds (Interviewed)
• Seahawks GM John Schneider
• Seahawks VP of football operations Scott Fitterer
• Steelers VP of football administration Omar Khan
• Cowboys VP of player personnel Will McClay
• Patriots front office consultant Eliot Wolf

Head Coach Candidates

• Lions interim HC Darrell Bevell (Interviewed)
• Former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis (Interviewed)
• Chiefs OC Eric Bienemy (Interviewed)
• Saints assistant HC/TEs coach Dan Campbell (Interviewed)
• Titans OC Arthur Smith (Interviewed)
• 49ers DC Robert Saleh (Interviewed)
• Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles (Scheduled)
• Northwestern HC Pat Fitzgerald

Panthers

Hired

• GM: Seahawks VP of football operations Scott Fitterer

GM Candidates

• Titans director of player personnel Monti Ossenfort (Finalist)
• 49ers VP of player personnel Adam Peters (Finalist)
• Seahawks VP of football operations Scott Fitterer (Finalist)
• Chiefs assistant director of player personnel Ryan Poles (Finalist)
• Former Giants GM Jerry Reese (Interviewed)
• Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio (Interviewed)
• Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen (Interviewed)
• Browns VP of Football Operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah (Interviewed)
• Saints VP/assistant GM of college personnel Jeff Ireland (Interviewed)
• Chiefs director of football administration Brandt Tilis (Interviewed)
• Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly (Interviewed)
• Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds (Interviewed, Withdrawn)
• Steelers VP of football administration Omar Khan (Interviewed)
• Ravens director of football administration Nick Matteo (Declined)
• Panthers player negotiations director/cap manager Samir Suleiman
• Panthers player personnel director Pat Stewart
• Vikings assistant GM George Paton

Texans

Hired:

• GM: Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio
• HC: Ravens assistant head coach/WRs coach David Culley

GM Candidates

• ESPN analyst Louis Riddick (Interviewed)
• Texans director of personnel Matt Bazirgan (Interviewed)
• Bills director of pro personnel Malik Boyd (Interviewed)
• Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio (Interviewed)
• Ravens director of football research Scott Cohen (Requested)
• Seahawks VP of player personnel Trent Kirchner (Interviewed)
• Steelers VP of football and business administration Omar Khan (Interviewed)
• Cowboys VP of player personnel Will McClay
• Seahawks executive Alonzo Highsmith
• Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds

Head Coach Candidates

• Former Lions HC Jim Caldwell (Interviewed)
• Former Bengals HC Marvin Lewis (Interviewed)
• Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith (Requested)
• Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus (Interviewed)
• Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady (Interviewed)
• Texans offensive coordinator Tim Kelly (Interviewed)
• Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier (Interviewed)
• Ravens assistant head coach/WRs coach David Culley (Interviewed)
• Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy (Interviewed)
• Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley (Interviewed)
• Texans QB Josh McCown (Interviewed)
• Ohio State’s Ryan Day
• Patriots ILBs coach Jerod Mayo
• Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels

Washington

Hired:

• GM: Former Lions GM Martin Mayhew

GM Candidates

• Titans VP of player personnel Ryan Cowden (Interviewed)
• Former Lions GM Martin Mayhew (Requested)
• Falcons Director of Football Operations Nick Polk (Requested)
• Chargers Director of Player Personnel JoJo Wooden (Requested)
• Washington director of pro personnel Eric Stokes (Scheduled)
• Former Panthers GM Marty Hurney (Scheduled)
• Washington VP of player personnel Kyle Smith
• Former Texans GM Rick Smith
• Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen