Jim Harbaugh
- Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reports Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh is believed to be eyeing a return to the NFL as a head coach, as his tenure at Michigan is souring.
- Florio adds there are NFL teams doing their homework on Harbaugh to see if he’s an option. He had a very successful start to his career with the 49ers, but his time at Michigan hasn’t gone as well as many assumed it would.
2021 Salary Cap
- Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio says it’s possible the NFL and NFLPA agree on a higher salary cap number in 2021 than the $175 million floor.
- If there’s a good chance things return to relative normalcy, the league and NFLPA could choose to borrow from the future to offset revenue losses in 2020 and keep the cap from dropping, as it would mean less disruption for teams this offseason.
- Florio mentions that the potential of returning to “something normal or close to it” on top of the next TV deals could lead to the cap being in the range of $195 million or so next year.
Minority Hiring
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio has obtained a list of recommendations from the league office of minority candidates for head coaching, general manager and coordinator openings.
The list for head coaching candidates includes:
- Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy
- Buccaneers DC Todd Bowles
- Form Colts and Lions HC Jim Caldwell
- Clemson OC Tony Elliott
- Penn State HC James Franklin
- Bills DC and former Vikings HC Leslie Frazier
- Chargers QB coach Pep Hamilton
- Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich
- Arizona State DC and former Bengals HC Marvin Lewis
- 49ers DC Robert Saleh
- Michigan State HC Mel Tucker
The NFL’s list of general manager candidates includes:
- Bills director of pro scouting Malik Boyd
- Former Eagles director of college scouting Trey Brown
- Browns VP of football administration Chris Cooper
- Bills assistant director of college scouting Lake Dawson
- Rams player personnel consultant and former Browns GM Ray Farmer
- Saints assistant GM Terry Fontenot
- Raiders director of pro scouting Dwayne Joseph
- 49ers VP of player personnel and former Lions GM Martin Mayhew
- Ravens senior personnel executive Vincent Newsome
- Former Giants GM Jerry Reese
- Former Eagles director of pro personnel Louis Riddick
- Former Texans GM Rick Smith
- Cardinals director of pro scouting Adrian Wilson
- Chargers director of player personnel JoJo Wooden
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