2023 NFL Head Coach & GM Tracker

Here’s our 2023 NFL Head Coach & GM Tracker. We’ll be updating this tracker to include interviews and candidates linked to the open coaching and GM jobs over the next month or so. 

NFL teams are allowed to begin interviewing candidates for head coach vacancies as soon as Week 18 after the league made changes to the process. 

2023 NFL Head Coach & GM Tracker

 

Head Coach Jobs:

Broncos

Hired:

1. Former Saints HC Sean Payton (Hired)

Candidates:

1. Broncos DC Ejiro Evero (Interviewed)
2. Former Saints HC Sean Payton (Interviewed)
3. Cowboys DC Dan Quinn (Withdrawn)
4. 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans (Interviewed)
5. Rams DC Raheem Morris (Interviewed)
6. Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh (Interviewed)
7. Former Colts & Lions HC Jim Caldwell (Interviewed)
8. Former Stanford HC David Shaw (Interviewed)

Cardinals

Hired:

• Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon

Candidates:

1. Bengals DC Lou Anarumo (Finalist)
2. Steelers LBs coach Brian Flores (Interviewed)
3. Bengals OC Brian Callahan (Interview)
4. Broncos DC Ejiro Evero (Interviewed)
5. Lions DC Aaron Glenn (Interviewed)
6. Giants OC Mike Kafka (Interview)
7. Cardinals DC Vance Joseph (Interviewed)
8. Cowboys DC Dan Quinn (Withdrawn)
9. Former Saints HC Sean Payton (Interviewed, hired by Broncos)
10. Former Colts HC Frank Reich (Interviewed, hired by Panthers)

Colts

Hired:

1. Eagles OC Shane Steichen 

Candidates:

1. Interim HC Jeff Saturday (Second Interview)
2. Rams DC Raheem Morris (Second Interview)
3. Giants DC Wink Martindale (Eliminated)
4. Packers ST coach Rich Bisaccia (Second Interview)
5. Eagles OC Shane Steichen (Second Interview)
6. Lions DC Aaron Glenn (Second Interview)
7. Bengals OC Brian Callahan (Eliminated)
8. Broncos DC Ejiro Evero (Second Interview, hired as Panthers DC)
9. Chiefs OC Eric Bienemy (Interviewed)
10. Colts ST Coordinator Bubba Ventrone (Interviewed)
11. Giants OC Mike Kafka (Eliminated)
12. 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans (Requested, hired by Texans)
13. Cowboys DC Dan Quinn (Withdrawn)
14. Lions OC Ben Johnson (Withdrawn)

Panthers

Hired:

1. Former Colts HC Frank Reich (Hired)

Candidates:

1. Interim HC Steve Wilks (Interviewed)
2. Former Saints HC Sean Payton (Interviewed)
3. Former Colts HC Jim Caldwell (Expected)
4. Eagles OC Shane Steichen (Interviewed)
5. Bills OC Ken Dorsey (Interviewed)
6. Giants OC Mike Kafka (Interviewed)
7. Broncos DC Ejiro Evero (Interviewed)
8. Cowboys OC Kellen Moore (Requested)
9. 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans (Canceled)
10. Lions OC Ben Johnson (Withdrawn)
11. Patriots LBs coach Jerod Mayo (Requested, Declined)

Texans

Hired:

1. 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans (Hired)

Candidates:

1. Giants OC Mike Kafka (Second Interview)
2. Broncos DC Ejiro Evero (Second Interview)
3. Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon (Interviewed)
4. 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans (Interviewed)
5. Eagles OC Shane Steichen (Interviewed)
6. Rams assistant HC Thomas Brown (Interviewed)
7. Former Saints HC Sean Payton (Interviewed)
8. Lions OC Ben Johnson (Withdrawn)

GM Jobs:

Cardinals

Hired:

• Titans director of player personnel Monti Ossenfort 

Candidates:

1. 49ers director of pro personnel Ran Carthon (Interviewed)
2. 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters (Requested, Declined)
3. Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham (Interviewed)
4. Cardinals VP of Player Personnel Quentin Harris (Interviewed)
5. Cardinals VP of Pro Personnel Adrian Wilson (Interviewed)
6. Titans director of player personnel Monti Ossenfort (Interviewed)
7. Former Giants GM Jerry Reese (Interviewed)
8. Ravens director of player personnel Joe Hortiz (Interviewed) 

Titans

Hired:

• 49ers director of pro personnel Ran Carthon (Second interview)

Candidates:

1. Titans exec Ryan Cowden (Second interview)
2. Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham (Second interview)
3. 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters (Requested, Declined)
4. Browns assistant GM Glenn Cook (Interviewed)
5. Titans exec Monti Ossenfort (Interviewed)
6. Bills director of pro personnel Malik Boyd (Interviewed)
7. Cardinals VP of Player Personnel Quentin Harris (Interviewed)