NFL Rumors: Latest Gossip Surrounding 2017 Head Coaching Vacancies

January 5, 2017   ·   Nate Loop   ·   Jump to comments

While 12 NFL teams are gearing up for the upcoming postseason, six others are searching for the right head coach to eventually take them to that promised land. 

Five of those openings came as the result of firings. Three teams (Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams) fired their coaches before season's end. The San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers parted ways with Mike McCoy and Chip Kelly, respectively, shortly after the regular season came to a close. The sixth and final opening is with the Denver Broncos, as Gary Kubiak stepped down of his own accord after two seasons. 

The end of the regular season has seen a ramping up in the coaching news and rumors. Meetings have already been scheduled or taken place, with playoff-bound coordinators in demand agreeing to fit interviews with the wanting teams into their busy schedules. 

There likely won't be many (if any) official hirings until after a round or two of the posts...

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