
You're Fired!
If there's an offset to the glamour of being a NFL coach, it surely is the lack of job security. This year we've seen a practically unprecedented number of firings in teams around the league. Struggling teams are under constant pressure to find a winning formula, and for many teams that means making a staff move at the end of the season.
Let's take stock of who has lost their job so far this season:
Head Coaches
- Arizona Cardinals - Ken Whisenhunt
- Buffalo Bills - Chan Gailey, replaced by former Syracuse coach Doug Marrone
- Chicago Bears - Lovie Smith
- Cleveland Browns - Pat Shurmur
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Mike Mularkey
- Kansas City Chiefs - Romeo Crennel, replaced by former Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid
- Philadelphia Eagles - Andy Reid
- San Diego Chargers - Norv Turner
- Arizona Cardinals - Rod Graves
- Carolina Panthers - Marty Hurney
- Cleveland Browns - Tom Heckert
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Gene Smith
- Kansas City Chiefs - Scott Pioli
- New York Jets - Mike Tannenbaum
- San Diego Chargers - A.J. Smith