A quick assessment of the coaching opportunities available to Ben Johnson, Mike Vrabel and the other candidates

Ben Johnson decided last offseason to come back to the Detroit Lions for another season as their offensive coordinator, putting off becoming an NFL head coach for another year. He has to look around and wonder if maybe he should keep waiting.

There are six head coach vacancies to be filled, including the Bears and Patriots. We ranked them from best to worst.

Two days after the 2024 NFL season came to a close, the Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce. Two days later, they fired GM Tom Telesco, opening up both positions and allowing for both to come as a pair. Here are a the head coach candidates who have been rumored or reported so far:

Chicago, New Orleans, and the New York Jets made the move mid-season to axe their coaches and officially begin their searches — now joined by the Patriots and Jaguars who fired their coaches during the league’s “Black Monday” period.

The Chicago Bears are conducting their search for a new head coach, and it's already been an expansive one that's included double-digit candidates. The candidates range from up-and-coming coordinators to former head coaches to offensive minds to defensive minds.

According to a report by the Chicago Tribune, Campbell will be among those to at least go through the interview process to become the 19th head coach of the storied franchise. The

After all, Bill Belichick could not find a job last offseason, and is now headed to Chapel Hill as the new head coach at the University of North Carolina. So when it comes to picking a head coaching opportunity,

The Chicago Bears are expected to interview Iowa State coach Matt Campbell for their coaching vacancy, according to multiple outlets. Campbell has been a mainstay at Iowa State since taking over the program in 2016.