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Jets Prepared To Tag RB Breece Hall

By Adam La Rose | at February 24, 2026 11:14 pm

Breece Hall does not have a new Jets deal in hand at this point. Nevertheless, a departure should not be expected in his case.

When speaking to reporters at the Combine on Tuesday, general manager Darren Mougey reiterated his desire for a Hall agreement to be reached in time for free agency. Failing that, Mougey said (via Fox Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano) a tag will be used to ensure no departure will take place.

The franchise tag for running backs is projected to cost $14.54MM in 2026, while the transition tag is set to carry a value of $11.73MM. The latter option has been mentioned as a strong possibility in Hall’s case, so Mougey’s comments come as little surprise. Coming off a career-high 1,065 rushing yards, Hall would have been one of the top RB options on the open market had the Jets opted to go in a different direction.

Instead, the 24-year-old will remain in the fold for at least one season. Hall was not the subject of extension talks when Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn arrived last year, and uncertainty has loomed over his future ever since. During his latest public comments on the matter, Hall indicated an ambivalence toward remaining in New York or landing a notable pact elsewhere.

“You know, I don’t know,” the former second-rounder said during an interview with the New York Post. “I’ve addressed this for the last six, seven months now. But now I’m just kind of like whatever happens, happens.”

Hall added a level confidence that he will ultimately “get everything that’s coming” to him from a compensation standpoint. That could take the form of a long-term deal, but there have been no indications an agreement is imminent on this front. The running back market includes nine deals averaging at least $10MM per year, but that figure outpaces what Javonte Williams landed on his new Cowboys contract.

Connor Hughes of SNY notes Hall would likely not be willing to accept a three-year, $24MM offer like the one Williams took. The Jets could nonetheless remain close to those terms during negotiations knowing the one-year tag is still a fallback option. With nearly $80MM in cap space, the team will easily be able to afford either tag figure if applying one becomes necessary.

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Jets Undecided On RB Breece Hall; Transition Tag Could Be In Play?

By Adam La Rose | at February 21, 2026 7:23 pm

Breece Hall looms as one of the top franchise tag candidates for 2026. That option has not been taken off the table by the Jets so far, but others are being weighed as well.

New York remains undecided on the Hall front at this time, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. As expected, an extension was not worked out during the regular season, although the team is still interested in retaining its lead running back. A new Hall deal keeping Hall in the fold is one possibility in this case, Fowler confirms.

He adds, however, that the transition tag is seen by some around the league as an expected move on the Jets’ part. Applying the franchise tag to running backs this offseason is projected to cost roughly $14.5MM. The transition tag will check in at a rate of approximately $11.73MM, by contrast. Players who receive the transition tag are free to speak with outside teams and sign an offer sheet; unmatched offer sheets do not result in draft compensation.

As a result, the transition tag is rarely used in the NFL. Whether or not the Jets give serious thought to applying it in Hall’s case will be interesting to monitor. The 24-year-old has managed to remain durable and consistent since suffering an ACL tear during his rookie season. Hall topped 1,300 scrimmage yards for the third consecutive season in 2025, and he surpassed 1,000 on the ground for the first time despite playing on one of the league’s worst offenses.

A payday (relatively speaking, considering the nature of the running back market) should be coming shortly. Hall could wind up being the top back in free agency if the decision-making tandem of general manager Darren Mougey and Aaron Glenn – which was not in place when he was drafted – opts to move in a different direction. A long-term agreement could result in pact averaging $12MM or so per year, but it would give the Jets flexibility with respect to Hall’s cap charges while keeping him at a rate similar to that of the transition tag.

New York is currently fourth in the NFL in projected cap space, so absorbing the one-year cost of a franchise or transition tag would be more feasible for that team than most others. Finding a replacement in the backfield could become a priority for the Jets through either free agency or the draft, but that may not prove necessary depending on how they operate leading up to the tag deadline.

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Jets Finalize 2026 Defensive Coaching Staff

By Nikhil Mehta | at February 21, 2026 11:18 am

The Jets have set their defensive coaching staff for the 2026 season, per team writer Eric Allen, with Ben Bolling, Ronald Booker, and Colin Bauer emerging as the final additions.

Bolling, 32, will take over as New York’s linebackers coach. He served as the Texans’ assistant linebackers coach in 2025 after four years as a defensive assistant on DeMeco Ryans‘ staff. Bolling previously worked as an assistant coach at Campbell University, where he played wide receiver from 2021 to 2025.

Booker just finished a five-year stint with the Cardinals, where he served as a defensive assistant and quality control coach. A former defensive back himself, Booker will primarily be working with the Jets’ nickel corners in 2026. Four players had over 100 slot snaps in New York in 2025, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required): safeties Malachi Moore and Jordan Clark and cornerbacks Jarvis Brownlee and Michael Carter. Only Moore and Brownlee are still on the roster for 2026, so Booker will be coaching them as well as any nickels the Jets acquire this offseason.

Bauer will be a defensive assistant in New York after a two-year posting as the defensive coordinator/defensive line coach for the UFL’s Michigan Panthers. He previously worked for multiple college programs, including Maryland (2014-2015), Rutgers (2016-2017), and Towson State (2018-2022), with a focus on defensive line coaching at all three stops. He will likely continue to work with defensive linemen in New York.

2026 NFL Franchise Tag Candidates

By Sam Robinson | at February 17, 2026 11:20 pm

We are now in Year 34 of the franchise tag, a retention tool that came about during the same offseason in which full-fledged free agency spawned. The NFL salary cap is rising at a rate allowing teams to hammer out more extensions than in previous periods. That has helped dilute free agency talent pools. This led to a 2025 landscape in which only two players — Tee Higgins and Trey Smith — received the franchise tag. The cap, which stood at $279.2MM in 2025, is expected to rise beyond $301MM this year.

This year’s free agent class looks to feature only one tag lock, but a handful of players make sense as candidates to be kept off the market. An antiquated NFL system regarding positional classifications also affects this year’s free agency crop, as a couple of high-end UFAs-to-be (Tyler Linderbaum, Devin Lloyd) would likely be kept off the market if the league modernized how it sorted positions with regards to tag prices.

Teams who use the franchise or transition tag have until July 15 to complete an extension; otherwise, negotiations cannot restart until after the 2026 season. The transition tag does not bring any compensation back for an unmatched offer sheet, but the two-first-rounder component associated with a franchise tag has not been especially relevant in ages. Although offer sheets have come out in previous eras (Sean Gilbert and Dan Wilkinson signed unmatched offers in the 1990s), clubs avoid these in fear of an unmatched proposal requiring two first-round picks to be sent to the tagging team.

The tag window opens at 3pm CT today. With clubs having until 3pm CT on March 3 to apply tags, here is who may be cuffed:

Likely tag recipients

George Pickens, WR (Cowboys)
Projected tag cost: $28.82MM

The Cowboys have regularly turned to the tag over the past decade. They cuffed DeMarcus Lawrence in 2018 and ’19 before locking down Dak Prescott in 2020 and ’21. The latter Prescott tag was procedural, as the quarterback used the threat of a lofty second tag number hitting Dallas’ cap sheet as leverage toward a player-friendly extension — one that laid the groundwork for his 2024 player-friendly extension. The Cowboys then kept Dalton Schultz (2022) and Tony Pollard (’23) off the market. After two years without unholstering their tag, the Cowboys appear all set to prevent Pickens from reaching free agency.

Acquiring Pickens in a May 2025 trade with the Steelers — which featured a 2026 third-round pick as the top asset going back to Pittsburgh –Dallas reaped immediate benefits from that swap. Pickens, 24, smashed his career-high receiving mark with 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns. That booked the former second-round pick his first Pro Bowl honor; more impressively, Pickens was named a second-team All-Pro. The mercurial ex-Steeler WR1 was more than 300 receiving yards clear of CeeDee Lamb for the Cowboys’ receiving lead; even though Lamb missed three games, Pickens’ per-game average (84.1) better Lamb’s (76.9).

A tag surfaced on the radar here in mid-November, and momentum has steadily built for Pickens to follow in Dez Bryant‘s footsteps as a Cowboy wideout being kept off the market. It will take a near-Saints-level odyssey for the Cowboys to create sufficient cap space for a Pickens tag and reasonable spending room; they are projected to be more than $30MM (per OverTheCap) north of the 2026 salary ceiling, but enough smoke has emerged here — after Pickens fit the tag profile upon arrival — to make it safe to expect this outcome.

The Steelers shipped out Pickens in part because of reliability concerns, but the 6-foot-3 playmaker outperformed — with a considerable QB upgrade in Prescott — his previous work. With Lamb tied to a $34MM-per-year deal and Prescott on an NFL-record $60MM-AAV extension, the Cowboys are far from certain to extend Pickens. A tag-and-trade play has surfaced as a possibility, but with negotiations not having begun as of early February, expect the Cowboys to use the tag to at least buy themselves more time on their ultra-talented WR2.

On tag radar:

Breece Hall, RB (Jets)
Projected tag cost: $14.54MM

The Chiefs offered a fourth-round pick for Hall at the deadline, but the Jets held onto their starting running back after having asked for at least a third-rounder. Hall denied a report he was seeking a New York exit — after the blockbuster deals involving Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams — but he could have a chance to explore his value on the open market soon. The Jets, however, have spoken highly of the 1,000-yard rusher. The tag has surfaced as a possibility.

Hall, 24, is more than two years younger than Etienne. He will thus command more in free agency. The former second-round pick is also more than three years removed from the ACL tear that sidetracked his rookie season. The Jets waited on a Hall extension, keeping him on his rookie contract while giving Gardner and Garrett Wilson big-ticket deals, but Aaron Glenn has spoken highly of the Iowa State alum.

Gang Green wants to retain Hall. The easiest way for that to happen would be to extend his negotiating window via the tag. A $12MM-per-year offer could await the fifth-year player, making a tag logical. If the Jets were to place the transition tag on Hall, it would cost them a projected $11.73MM. They would receive no compensation in the event of an unmatched offer sheet, thus allowing another team to dictate the contract structure a la the Packers’ Kyle Fuller offer sheet in 2018.

The Jets saw Hall sidekick Braelon Allen miss much of the season, but the former Joe Douglas-era fourth-round pick remains signed through 2027. Allen gives the Jets some protection against a Hall exit, with a mid-round 2027 compensatory pick possible as well. But Hall is a dynamic RB that will be an attractive FA commodity if unattached come March 9. The Jets have a big decision to make over the next two weeks.

Trey Hendrickson, DE (Bengals)
Projected tag cost: $34.8MM

The defensive end tag is projected to come in at $27.32MM, but because Hendrickson was attached to a $29MM salary (following a late-summer raise), he is the rare tag candidate to whom the 120% rule would apply. As PFR’s glossary indicates, “the amount of the one-year offer is determined by a formula that includes the salary cap figures and the non-exclusive franchise salaries at the player’s position for the previous five years. Alternately, the amount of the one-year offer can be 120% of the player’s previous salary, if that amount is greater.” In Hendrickson’s case, it would be.

Cincinnati has been here with a veteran contract not too long ago. The team tagged A.J. Green in 2020, doing so after he had played out a five-year extension. That decision, which paired the former Pro Bowl mainstay with Joe Burrow‘s rookie contact, backfired after Green could not reprise his prime form after missing 2019 due to injury.

Hendrickson, 31, is more likely to resemble prime form than Green was at 32 six years ago. But the All-Pro edge rusher is coming off an injury-shortened season, playing in only seven games. Hendrickson also underwent core muscle surgery in December.

Also adding Hendrickson to pair with Burrow’s rookie deal (in 2021), the Bengals saw their four-year, $60MM pact with the Saints draftee become a bargain. Hendrickson anchored Cincy’s Super Bowl LVI defense and went on to register 17.5 sacks in back-to-back seasons (2023, ’24). The Bengals gave Hendrickson a one-year, $21MM extension in 2023 — a deal the D-end signed in fear the team would tag him in 2025. But the Higgins process dragged out to a point that would have been moot.

Hendrickson then angled for an extension during the 2025 offseason but saw the Bengals — who almost always draw a hard line on post-Year 1 salary guarantees — dig in and only offer him a backloaded deal without future guaranteed salary. The one-year, $29MM offer (which did not contain a no-tag clause) turned out to be a nice reward for the productive pass rusher, but it drained a year from his prime. The Bengals are planning to use the Combine to gauge Hendrickson’s value, which would give serious thought to a tag-and-trade scenario.

This might not go over well with Hendrickson’s camp, but if the Bengals — who have two first-round DEs (Myles Murphy, Shemar Stewart) contracted — believe they can land something of consequence, they will use the tag. If Hendrickson does not sign the tender, Cincy can rescind the tag down the road.

Kyle Pitts, TE (Falcons)
Projected tag cost: $16.32MM

Pitts gives off buyer-beware vibes due to inconsistency, but the tag has regularly served as an avenue for this genre of player to be retained for further evaluation. As PFR’s Connor Byrne noted in his Falcons Offseason Outlook, the team is in an extraordinarily rare position of seeing a former quarterback (Matt Ryan) make a franchise tag call on one of his former weapons. Atlanta’s new personnel chief peppered Pitts with targets as a rookie, making him the NFL’s second tight end (after Mike Ditka) to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie.

The former No. 4 overall pick, however, regressed and did not eclipse 675 yards in a season from 2022-24. The Falcons’ issues replacing Ryan, with neither Marcus Mariota nor Desmond Ridder impressing, hindered Pitts and Drake London.

A declining Kirk Cousins did not save the day, but he sure helped Pitts in a contract year. The Cousins-Pitts connection humming in Tampa (11 catches, 166 yards, three touchdowns) put him on the tag radar and launched him to second-team All-Pro honors (with injuries to George Kittle and Brock Bowers helping clear a path). More buzz has since circulated about Pitts being tagged; the 6-foot-6 pass catcher has spoken highly of Kevin Stefanski, who helped David Njoku and Harold Fannin to productive seasons.

Though, Pitts only finished with five touchdowns last season; he has not been a prolific end zone threat (15 TDs in five years) and one 100-yard game. His 928-yard season impressed, and receiving tight ends are not so easy to replace. This is a situation to monitor. The Falcons’ previous regime showed little interest in extending the 25-year-old pass catcher, but this one might be more amenable to keeping the TE beyond his rookie deal.

Strong markets await otherwise:

Travis Etienne, RB (Jaguars)
Projected tag cost: $14.54MM

Jacksonville’s previous front offices turned to the tag regularly this decade. Edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue became a tag-and-trade player in 2020, while left tackle Cam Robinson was cuffed in 2021 and ’22. The team tagged Evan Engram over Jawaan Taylor in 2023. Second-year GM James Gladstone reshaped the team’s skill-position corps last year, moving on from the likes of Engram, Christian Kirk, Gabe Davis, Devin Duvernay and Tank Bigsby. Although the Jags drafted two running backs (Bhayshul Tuten, LeQuint Allen), Etienne returned to his RB1 role and produced 1,107 rushing yards and a career-high 13 total touchdowns.

Chosen in Urban Meyer‘s lone draft at the helm, Etienne lost work to Bigsby in 2024 but regained his grip on the Jags’ RB job after the team traded Bigsby to the Eagles before Week 2. The college Trevor Lawrence teammate turned 27 last month, making this a prime window for him to cash in before concerns about his mileage (897 career carries) add up.

Fortunately for Etienne, this Jaguars front office is not expected to use the tag here. The team is projected to be more than $13MM over the cap as of Tuesday, and even though the cap is expected to rise by at least $22MM in 2026, the Jags will look to use $14.5MM toward another area of the roster. This would allow Etienne to shop around for a multiyear guarantee, no sure thing on the RB market. Absent a tag, the Jags will have until 3pm CT on March 9 to keep him out of free agency.

Odafe Oweh, OLB (Chargers)
Projected tag cost: $28.2MM

This is more of a cap space-based idea. The Bolts are projected to hold more than $82MM in cap room, with some cost-cutting options at play as well. They also have both Oweh and Khalil Mack unsigned for 2026. Although top edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu has one season left on his rookie deal, the Chargers will need to make moves at the position due to the statuses of Mack and Oweh. With Mack going into an age-35 season, he is not a tag candidate. At 27, Oweh makes a bit more sense.

Oweh’s sack production does not rival Hendrickson’s, but he played well after a deadline trade with the Ravens. All 7.5 of Oweh’s sacks last season came as a Charger, and he racked up 10 in 2024 after Baltimore picked up his fifth-year option. The former first-rounder, who joined Kwity Paye and Jaelan Phillips as 2021 first-round edges to play out option years, will be one of the top free agents available if the Chargers let him reach the legal tampering period unattached.

The Bolts are not viewed as likely to tag Oweh; they could work out a separate deal with him before March 9. By not using the tag, Los Angeles would risk losing a prime talent. Oweh did not eclipse five sacks until his fourth season, so a $28MM tag number — the linebacker rate, as Oweh is a career 3-4 OLB — does not quite align with his production.

Tagging him at that number would make for an interesting negotiation, as the Bolts have a Tuipulotu extension to hammer out this year. But Oweh also could be used as a rental as the Chargers prepare to battle the Broncos and Chiefs for AFC West supremacy in 2026.

Jaelan Phillips, OLB (Eagles)
Projected tag cost: $28.2MM

Philadelphia let Josh Sweat walk in free agency last year, and GM Howie Roseman has not used his franchise tag since keeping DeSean Jackson off the market in 2012. That was Andy Reid‘s last Philly year. With Roseman as the clear lead decision-maker, the Eagles have taken their chances with in-house free agents.

Phillips, 26, played well for the team despite low sack numbers. And he is a former Vic Fangio Dolphins piece. Phillips’ 35 pressures last season ranked 12th in the NFL. The Eagles struggled to replace Sweat before their Phillips deadline deal, seeing Za’Darius Smith retire and Nolan Smith go through an IR stint. Brandon Graham unretired, but he would be going into an age-38 season if he came back again. Expected to be Philly’s lead edge rusher, Smith only tallied three sacks last season.

A $28MM tag would not quite align with Phillips’ value, however. Unlike the Chargers, the Eagles are projected to hold barely $18MM in cap space. That makes Phillips — who has ACL and Achilles tears on his NFL medical sheet — less likely to see the tag. But the Eagles would then be five days away from competing with other teams to sign him.

Kenneth Walker, RB (Seahawks)
Projected tag cost: $14.54MM

Zach Charbonnet‘s divisional-round ACL tear unleashed Walker. Held in a full-on timeshare with Charbonnet last season, Walker broke through for 116 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries against the 49ers. He then gashed the Patriots for 161 scrimmage yards in a Super Bowl LX MVP performance. Walker, 25, has encountered some trouble staying healthy. But he made it through his contract year — a second 1,000-yard season — unscathed for a team that may have Charbonnet bound for the reserve/PUP list come September.

The Seahawks want to retain Walker, and he wants to stay. The team has a history of paying running backs without using the tag, re-signing the likes of Marshawn Lynch, Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny under GM John Schneider. The latter two RBs were not tag-level players, and both ran into injury trouble on second contracts. A Tuesday report also noted the Seahawks are leaning against tagging Walker.

A transition tag is projected to be nearly $3MM cheaper; that could also be an option for Walker, who upped his free agency price with the Super Bowl performance. Running back value has been difficult to peg in recent years, but as mid-20-somethings coming off 1,000-yard seasons, Walker and Breece Hall figure to do quite well. The Seahawks will run the risk of losing him, as hometown discounts are not wise at a position without many bites at the apple, if they do not apply the tag.

The Colts’ call

Daniel Jones, QB/Alec Pierce, WR
Projected tag costs: $47.32MM, $28.82MM

Both have come up as tag candidates, with one being much easier to cuff. Quarterback tags are relatively rare, but six passers have been cuffed since 2011. The Colts tagged Peyton Manning before the lockout (and before the effects of a career-threatening neck injury were known), while the Eagles kept Michael Vick off that 2011 market. The Saints tagged Drew Brees in 2012, while both Kirk Cousins and Dak Prescott were tagged twice. Lamar Jackson requested a trade while on the 2023 tag. Vick’s career did not live up to expectations, but it is safe to say Jones would be the worst quarterback tagged during the rookie-scale era.

This situation looks quite familiar; Giants fans can recall a similar setup playing out in 2023. New York had both Jones and Saquon Barkley unsigned that year. While Barkley was widely acknowledged as the far superior player, positional value led the Giants to prioritize Jones by extending him just before the March ’23 tag deadline and using the tag to retain Barkley. That backfired, with Jones underwhelming before a November 2023 ACL tear. Barkley joined the Eagles a year later and ripped off one of the great running back seasons in NFL history.

Somehow, Jones has managed to gain leverage again despite a bad 2024 season and an injury-plagued 2025. Jones suffered an Achilles tear after playing through a fibula fracture. He also has two bouts of neck trouble in his New York past. But the Colts have made no secret of their intent to keep going with Jones, who was playing well before his Achilles setback.

Jones, 28, averaged more than seven yards per attempt for the first time (8.1) and had the Colts at 8-2. His injury led to the Philip Rivers comeback, but with that in the rearview mirror, Indianapolis’ decision-makers have Jones as a key component in job preservation.

Carlie Irsay-Gordon retained both Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen, but the duo has yet to find quarterback stability. Ballard bears more responsibility for this due to his status as a 10th-year GM, with a string of passers coming through post-Andrew Luck. Jones’ one-year, $14MM deal panned out for a while, but even after he underwhelmed on his $40MM-AAV Giants payday and ran into more injury trouble, the Colts’ QB issues and having traded their 2026 and ’27 first-round picks for Gardner equips the QB with negotiating ammo. He played his hand well in 2023, and the Colts may need to overpay soon.

That QB tag number would hinder the Colts in free agency, forcing cost-cutting maneuvers for a team projected to hold less than $36MM in cap space. A Pierce tag — also floated as a possibility — would be more reasonable. The Colts went between 2013 and 2024 without using the tag, but Ballard’s first such move took a wide receiver (Michael Pittman Jr.) off the market.

Pittman has not quite justified his three-year, $72MM deal, and Pierce passed him as Indy’s top target last season (1,003 yards). A scenario in which the Colts pay Pierce and Jones while bidding farewell to Pittman in the final year of his contract should be considered in play.

A situation in which the Colts extend Jones and leave the tag open for Pierce (25) is a route to monitor, though it would limit Ballard’s ability to do much else in free agency. But QB dependability has eluded the franchise since Luck’s 2019 retirement, and Pierce has led the NFL in yards per catch in back-to-back seasons. Seeing the former second-round pick walk would hurt the Colts’ ability to build a quality passing attack around Jones.

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2026 NFL Offensive/Defensive Coordinator Search Tracker

By Sam Robinson | at February 15, 2026 10:15 pm

The 2026 head coaching carousel has now seen 10 jobs open since the start of the offseason, as the Bills have fired Sean McDermott. HC firings generally lead to coordinator changes, and several other teams have proceeded with OC or DC moves to start their offseasons. Here are the current OC and DC searches transpiring. As the remaining HC searches conclude, more coordinator searches will be added to this list.

Updated 2-23-26 (10:40pm CT)

Offensive Coordinators

Arizona Cardinals (Out: Drew Petzing)

Nathaniel Hackett, quarterbacks coach (Dolphins): Hired

Atlanta Falcons (Out: Zac Robinson)

Bryan McClendon, wide receivers coach (Buccaneers): Interview requested
Tommy Rees, offensive coordinator (Browns): Hired
Drew Terrell, wide receivers coach (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/20

Baltimore Ravens (Out: Todd Monken)

Joe Brady, offensive coordinator (Bills): Mentioned as candidate
Declan Doyle, offensive coordinator (Bears): Hired
Kliff Kingsbury, former offensive coordinator (Commanders): Interviewed 1/12
Mike McDaniel, former head coach (Dolphins): Mentioned as candidate
Scottie Montgomery, wide receivers coach (Lions): To interview
Davis Webb, quarterbacks coach (Broncos): Interview requested

Buffalo Bills (Out: Joe Brady)

Pete Carmichael Jr., senior offensive assistant (Broncos): Hire expected

Chicago Bears (Out: Declan Doyle)

Connor Senger, pass-game coordinator (Cardinals): Interview requested
Press Taylor, pass-game coordinator (Bears): Promoted
Troy Walters, wide receivers coach (Bengals): Declined interview

Cleveland Browns (Out: Tommy Rees)

Travis Switzer, run-game coordinator (Ravens): Hire expected

Denver Broncos (Out: Joe Lombardi)

Ronald Curry, quarterbacks coach (Bills): Interviewed
Brian Johnson, pass-game coordinator (Commanders): Interviewed
Davis Webb, quarterbacks coach (Broncos): Promoted

Detroit Lions (Out: John Morton)

David Blough, quarterbacks coach (Commanders): Mentioned as candidate; promoted to Washington OC
Mike Kafka, former interim head coach (Giants): Interviewed 1/14
Tee Martin, quarterbacks coach (Ravens): Interviewed
Mike McDaniel, former head coach (Dolphins): Interviewed 1/13
Jake Peetz, pass-game coordinator (Seahawks): Interviewed
Drew Petzing, former offensive coordinator (Cardinals): Hired
Zac Robinson, offensive coordinator (Falcons): Interviewed 1/15
Arthur Smith, offensive coordinator (Steelers): Interview requested

Kansas City Chiefs (Out: Matt Nagy)

Eric Bieniemy, running backs coach (Bears): Rehired

Las Vegas Raiders (Out: Greg Olson)

Andrew Janocko, quarterbacks coach (Seahawks): Hired
Frisman Jackson, wide receivers coach (Seahawks): To interview

Los Angeles Chargers (Out: Greg Roman)

Marcus Brady, pass-game coordinator (Chargers): Interviewed 1/15
Brian Callahan, former head coach (Titans): Interviewed 1/16
Brian Daboll, former head coach (Giants): To interview
Shane Day, quarterbacks coach (Chargers): Interviewed 1/15
Mike McDaniel, former head coach (Dolphins): Hired
Arthur Smith, offensive coordinator (Steelers): Interviewed 1/19
Drew Terrell, wide receivers coach (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/19
Davis Webb, quarterbacks coach (Broncos): Rumored candidate

Los Angeles Rams (Out: Mike LaFleur)

Dave Ragone, quarterbacks coach (Rams): Title enhanced
Nate Scheelhaase, pass-game coordinator (Rams): Promoted

Miami Dolphins (Out: Frank Smith)

Jerrod Johnson, quarterbacks coach (Texans): Interview requested
Bobby Slowik, passing game coordinator (Dolphins): Promoted

New York Giants (Out: Mike Kafka)

Brian Callahan, former head coach (Titans): Interview expected
Jim Bob Cooter, offensive coordinator (Colts): Interviewed 2/1
Shane Day, quarterbacks coach (Chargers): To interview
Kliff Kingsbury, former offensive coordinator (Commanders): Interviewed 1/31
Todd Monken, offensive coordinator (Ravens): Hire expected
Matt Nagy, former offensive coordinator (Chiefs): Hired
Robert Prince, wide receivers coach (Dolphins): Interviewed 1/23
Willie Taggart, running backs coach (Ravens): Joining staff in different capacity
Alex Tanney, pass-game coordinator (Colts): Interviewed 1/30
Davis Webb, quarterbacks coach (Broncos): Interview requested
Charlie Weis Jr., offensive coordinator (LSU): Mentioned as candidate

New York Jets (Out: Tanner Engstrand)

Darrell Bevell, passing game coordinator (Dolphins): Conducted second interview 2/1
Ronald Curry, quarterbacks coach (Bills): Interviewed 1/28
Jon Gruden, former head coach (Raiders): Declined Jets’ overtures
Frank Reich, former head coach (Panthers): Hired
Greg Roman, former offensive coordinator (Chargers): Interviewed 1/28; considered finalist
Lunda Wells, tight ends coach (Cowboys): Interviewed 1/28

Philadelphia Eagles (Out: Kevin Patullo)

Klayton Adams, offensive coordinator (Cowboys): Interview blocked
Jim Bob Cooter, offensive coordinator (Colts): Conducted second interview 1/28
Brian Daboll, former head coach (Giants): Interviewed 1/20
Declan Doyle, offensive coordinator (Bears): Interview requested; withdrew from search
Josh Grizzard, former offensive coordinator (Buccaneers): Conducted second interview 1/28
Jerrod Johnson, quarterbacks coach (Texans): Conducted second interview 1/29
Mike Kafka, former interim head coach (Giants): Interviewed 1/17
Sean Mannion, quarterbacks coach (Packers): Hired
Mike McDaniel, former head coach (Dolphins): To interview
Matt Nagy, former offensive coordinator (Chiefs): Interviewed 1/21
Zac Robinson, offensive coordinator (Falcons): Interviewed 1/16
Bobby Slowik, senior pass-game coordinator (Dolphins): Interviewed 1/23
Frank Smith, former offensive coordinator (Dolphins): Interviewed
Davis Webb, quarterbacks coach (Broncos): Interview requested
Charlie Weis Jr., offensive coordinator (LSU): Withdrew from search

Pittsburgh Steelers (Out: Arthur Smith)

Brian Angelichio, tight ends coach (Vikings): Hired
Scott Tolzien, quarterbacks coach (Saints): Interviewed 2/2; withdrew from consideration
Lunda Wells, tight ends coach (Cowboys): Interview expected

Seattle Seahawks (Out: Klint Kubiak)

John Benton, offensive line coach (Seahawks): Rumored candidate
Mack Brown, tight ends coach (Seahawks): Interviewed 2/13
Brian Fleury, tight ends coach (49ers): Hired
Hank Fraley, offensive line coach (Lions): Rumored candidate
Andrew Janocko, quarterbacks coach (Seahawks): Interviewed 2/12
Mike Kafka, former interim head coach (Giants): Rumored candidate
Justin Outten, run-game specialist (Seahawks): Interviewed 2/13
Jake Peetz, pass-game coordinator (Seahawks): Interviewed 2/12
Connor Senger, pass-game specialist (Cardinals): To interview

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Out: Josh Grizzard)

Brian Callahan, former head coach (Titans): To conduct second interview 1/22
Mike Kafka, former interim head coach (Giants): Interviewed
Mike McDaniel, former head coach (Dolphins): Interviewed 1/16
Todd Monken, offensive coordinator (Ravens): Interviewed
Dan Pitcher, offensive coordinator (Bengals): Interviewed 1/21
Zac Robinson, offensive coordinator (Falcons): Hired
David Shaw, pass-game coordinator (Lions): Interviewed 1/10
Israel Woolfork, quarterbacks coach (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/10

Tennessee Titans (Out: Nick Holz)

Brian Daboll, former head coach (Giants): Hired
Kliff Kingsbury, former offensive coordinator (Commanders): Interviewed 1/26
Thad Lewis, former quarterbacks coach (Buccaneers): Interviewed 1/26
Mike McDaniel, former head coach (Dolphins): Mentioned as candidate
Bobby Slowik, senior pass-game coordinator (Dolphins): Mentioned as candidate
Arthur Smith, offensive coordinator (Steelers): Interviewed
Adam Stenavich, offensive coordinator (Packers): Interviewed 1/26

Washington Commanders (Out: Kliff Kingsbury)

David Blough, quarterbacks coach (Commanders): Promoted
Brian Johnson, pass-game coordinator (Commanders): Interviewed
Tee Martin, quarterbacks coach (Ravens): Interview scheduled
David Raih, tight ends coach (Commanders): Interviewed
Drew Terrell, pass-game coordinator (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/9
Lunda Wells, tight ends coach (Cowboys): Interviewed 1/8

Defensive Coordinators

Arizona Cardinals

Gus Bradley, assistant head coach (49ers): Rumored candidate
Charlie Bullen, outside linebackers coach (Giants): Interview requested; withdrew from search
Don Martindale, defensive coordinator (Michigan): Mentioned as candidate
Aubrey Pleasant, defensive pass-game coordinator (Rams): Interviewed 2/9
Nick Rallis, defensive coordinator (Cardinals): Retained
Karl Scott, defensive backs coach (Seahawks): Interviewed
Dino Vasso, defensive backs coach (Texans): Interview requested; withdrew from search

Baltimore Ravens (Out: Zach Orr)

Joe Cullen, defensive line coach (Chiefs): Interview requested
Jim Leonhard, defensive backs coach (Broncos): Interviewed 1/30
Anthony Weaver, former defensive coordinator (Dolphins): Hired

Buffalo Bills (Out: Bobby Babich)

Jim Leonhard, defensive backs coach (Broncos): Hired

Cleveland Browns (Out: Jim Schwartz)

Ephraim Banda, safeties coach (Browns): Interviewed 2/7
Charlie Bullen, defensive pass-game coordinator (Giants): Interview requested; withdrew from search
Jonathan Cooley, defensive pass-game coordinator (Panthers): Interview requested
Aubrey Pleasant, defensive pass-game coordinator (Rams): Interviewed 2/9
Mike Rutenberg, defensive pass-game coordinator (Falcons): Hired
Jason Tarver, linebackers coach (Browns): Interviewed 2/7; finalist
Cory Undlin, defensive pass-game coordinator (Texans): Held in-person interview 2/14; finalist
Dino Vasso, defensive backs coach (Texans): Mentioned as candidate; withdrew from search

Dallas Cowboys (Out: Matt Eberflus)

Ephraim Banda, safeties coach (Browns): Interviewed 1/9
Charlie Bullen, interim defensive coordinator (Giants): Interviewed 1/15
DeMarcus Covington, defensive line coach (Packers): Interviewed 1/16
Jonathan Gannon, former head coach (Cardinals): To conduct second interview 1/20
Daronte Jones, defensive backs coach (Vikings): Conducted second interview 1/17
Jim Leonhard, defensive backs coach (Broncos): Interviewed 1/10
Zach Orr, defensive coordinator (Ravens): Interviewed
Christian Parker, defensive backs coach (Eagles): Hired
Matt Patricia, defensive coordinator (Ohio State): Mentioned as candidate
Jeff Ulbrich, defensive coordinator (Falcons): Interview blocked
Aaron Whitecotton, defensive line coach (Cowboys): Interviewed

Green Bay Packers (Out: Jeff Hafley)

Jonathan Gannon, former head coach (Cardinals): Hired
Al Harris, defensive backs coach (Bears): Interviewed 1/21
Daronte Jones, defensive backs coach (Vikings): Interviewed 1/22
Christian Parker, defensive backs coach (Eagles): To interview

Las Vegas Raiders (Out: Patrick Graham)

DeMarcus Covington, defensive run game coordinator (Packers): To interview
Joe Cullen, defensive line coach (Chiefs): Rumored candidate
Jeff Howard, safeties coach (Seahawks): To interview 2/14
Rob Leonard, run-game coordinator (Raiders): Promoted
Zach Orr, former defensive coordinator (Ravens): Interview requested
Aubrey Pleasant, defensive pass-game coordinator (Rams): To interview 2/13
Jim Schwartz, defensive coordinator (Browns): Rumored candidate
Karl Scott, defensive backs coach (Seahawks): Rumored candidate, to stay in Seattle
Jason Tarver, linebackers coach (Browns): Rumored candidate
Dino Vasso, defensive backs coach (Texans): Mentioned as candidate, withdrew from search
Joe Woods, defensive backs coach (Raiders): Rumored candidate

Los Angeles Chargers (Out: Jesse Minter)

Steve Clinkscale, defensive backs coach (Chargers): Interviewed 1/26
Adam Fuller, safeties coach (Chargers): Interviewed 1/26
Jim Leonhard, defensive backs coach (Broncos): Interviewed 1/28
Chris O’Leary, defensive coordinator (Western Michigan): Hired
Zach Orr, defensive coordinator (Ravens): Interviewed 1/23
Aubrey Pleasant, pass-game coordinator (Rams): Interviewed 1/24
Dylan Roney, outside linebackers coach (Chargers): Interviewed 1/26
Dennard Wilson, former defensive coordinator (Titans): Interviewed 1/23

Miami Dolphins (Out: Anthony Weaver)

Sean Duggan, former linebackers coach (Packers): Hired
Clint Hurtt, defensive line coach (Eagles): Interviewed

New England Patriots (Out: Terrell Williams)

Ephraim Banda, safeties coach (Browns): Interviewed
Shane Bowen, defensive coordinator (Giants): Mentioned as candidate
Zak Kuhr, linebackers coach (Patriots): Clear frontrunner
Jim Schwartz, defensive coordinator (Browns): Mentioned as candidate

New York Giants (Out: Shane Bowen)

Daronte Jones, defensive backs coach (Vikings): Interviewed 1/22
Anthony Weaver, defensive coordinator (Dolphins): Mentioned as candidate
Dennard Wilson, former defensive coordinator (Titans): Hired

New York Jets (Out: Steve Wilks)

Mathieu Araujo, cornerbacks coach (Dolphins): Interviewed
Ephraim Banda, safeties coach (Browns): Interviewed
DeMarcus Covington, defensive line coach (Packers): Interviewed
Brian Duker, pass-game coordinator (Dolphins): Hired
Chris Harris, interim defensive coordinator (Jets): Interviewed 1/18
Daronte Jones, defensive backs coach (Vikings): Interviewed
Jim Leonhard, defensive backs coach (Broncos): Interviewed
Don Martindale, defensive coordinator (Michigan): Conducted second interview 1/24
Jim O’Neil, defensive assistant/safeties (Lions): Interviewed

Pittsburgh Steelers (Out: Teryl Austin)

Patrick Graham, defensive coordinator (Raiders): Hired
Jason Simmons, pass-game coordinator (Commanders): To interview; hired for different role

San Francisco 49ers (Out: Robert Saleh)

Gus Bradley, assistant head coach (49ers): Interviewed
Raheem Morris, former head coach (Falcons): Hired
Jim Schwartz, defensive coordinator (Browns): Rumored candidate
Joe Woods, defensive backs coach (Raiders): Interviewed

Tennessee Titans (Out: Dennard Wilson)

Gus Bradley, assistant head coach (49ers): Hired
Aaron Whitecotton, defensive line coach (Cowboys): Interview requested; hired as DL coach
Al Harris, defensive backs coach (Bears): Interviewed 1/24
Mike Rutenberg, defensive pass-game coordinator (Falcons): Interview requested
Dino Vasso, defensive backs coach (Texans): Interviewed 1/24

Washington Commanders (Out: Joe Whitt)

Teryl Austin, defensive coordinator (Steelers): Interviewed
Joe Cullen, defensive line coach (Chiefs): Interviewed 1/9
Brian Flores, former defensive coordinator (Vikings): Interviewed 1/14
Jonathan Gannon, former head coach (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/15
Patrick Graham, defensive coordinator (Raiders): Interview requested
Al Harris, defensive backs coach (Bears): Interviewed 1/22
Daronte Jones, defensive pass-game coordinator (Vikings): Hired
Raheem Morris, former head coach (Falcons): Mentioned as candidate
Karl Scott, defensive backs coach (Seahawks): Interviewed
Jeff Ulbrich, defensive coordinator (Falcons): Mentioned as candidate; staying with Falcons
Dennard Wilson, former defensive coordinator (Titans): Interviewed 1/10

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Jets Expected To Be Aggressive During Free Agency

By Adam La Rose | at February 12, 2026 9:50 am

The Jets went 3-14 during the first year of the Aaron Glenn-Darren Mougey era. The success of that tandem in bringing in roster upgrades will be critical if improvements are to be made in 2026.

A key first step in that process will of course be free agency. It appears as though New York will be one of the teams worth watching closely come March. The Jets are expected to be “among the league’s more aggressive” suitors when it comes to free agent additions, SNY’s Connor Hughes reports.

That comes as little surprise. The Jets are currently fourth in the NFL in projected cap space with more than $83MM in available funds. That figure will change once the 2026 salary cap is finalized and cost-cutting season gets underway, but it should leave Mougey with considerable flexibility on the open market. At least one or two notable additions could be worked out shortly after the new league year begins.

Of course, finding replacements for cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams – both of whom were traded away at the 2025 deadline – will be a priority. That could take place during the draft, however, depending on how the market takes shape. The Jets are also in position to target a quarterback addition. Tyrod Taylor is open to re-signing with New York, but Justin Fields is unlikely to remain in place for next year.

As Hughes notes, Glenn’s job security is viewed around the league as being on shaky ground. That, coupled with the lack of a long-term plan under center, could create challenges when attempting to bring in certain free agents. On the other hand, a desirable situation from a salary cap standpoint should put the Jets in a strong position to win a bidding war in at least some cases.

In addition to finding a new QB1 along with starting-caliber options at the receiver spot and potentially running back (if Breece Hall departs), the Jets will look for defensive upgrades after finishing 32rd in points allowed in 2025. Glenn has made a number changes to his coaching staff, and he could be at the helm of a much different roster relatively soon.

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Jets Hire Bill Musgrave As QBs Coach

By Connor Byrne | at February 11, 2026 8:52 am

The Jets finalized their offensive coaching staff on Tuesday, per a team announcement. Quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave, offensive assistant/assistant QBs coach Thomas Merkle, assistant offensive line coach Al Netter and offensive assistant Matthew Sargent are among their new additions.

Merkle, Nettle and Sargent all spent last season at Stanford, where they worked on interim head coach Frank Reich‘s staff. They’re now following Reich, the Jets’ new offensive coordinator, to the pros.

Musgrave, the most notable and established hire in this quartet, is a former NFL QB whose experience as a coach dates back to the late 1990s. He began as the Raiders’ QBs coach in 1997 and has gone on to hold that position with several other teams, including the Browns in 2025. The 58-year-old is also a multi-time offensive coordinator in the league, most recently with the Broncos in 2018.

Cleveland had a less-than-ideal situation under center last season, when Musgrave coached Joe Flacco before an early October trade to Cincinnati. Rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders divided the rest of the season as the Browns’ starter, and the team went on to finish 31st in passing.

The only club that had less success through the air in 2025 was the Jets, who averaged a meager 140.3 yards per game (the Browns put up 165.2). They may wipe the slate clean at QB this offseason as a result, though there is mutual interest in re-signing journeyman backup Tyrod Taylor. The Jets are expected to release Justin Fields, which would leave Brady Cook and Hendon Hooker as the only signal-callers in the building if they don’t re-sign Taylor.

Considering they have no in-house answers at the position, the Jets are strong candidates to explore free agency and the trade market for QB additions this offseason. With that in mind, it’s worth pointing out a couple of Musgrave’s former pupils will be available.

The 41-year-old Flacco, an ex- Jet, is scheduled to reach the open market next month. There’s also Derek Carr, who played under Musgrave in Oakland from 2015-16, as a potential trade target. Carr didn’t play last season, but the soon-to-be 35-year-old may come out of retirement in 2026. For what it’s worth, he’s a Musgrave fan.

“He’s one of the smartest people I’ve ever been around when it comes to analytics numbers and percentages and things like that,” Carr said of Musgrave in 2018 (via Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post). “He’s one of the smartest people that I’ve ever been around.’’

Although the Saints still hold Carr’s rights, they’re not going to demand anything of real value in a trade. The Jets could end up among the teams interested in Carr as a cheap stopgap, especially given his connection to Musgrave. They pursued Carr when his stock was much higher in 2023, but he ultimately joined the Saints on a four-year, $150MM deal. After striking out on Carr, the Jets pivoted to an Aaron Rodgers trade with the Packers.

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Cardinals Will Look To Trade Kyler Murray

By Connor Byrne | at February 10, 2026 11:50 pm

The possibility of the Cardinals retaining quarterback Kyler Murray for 2026 came up three weeks ago, but his future in the desert remains iffy at best. The team is “likely to move on” from the 28-year-old, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.

Arizona is hoping to find a trade partner for Murray, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. He’ll “absolutely” be on the trade market, Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom hears.

The Cardinals haven’t changed their stance on Murray despite their recent head coaching change, one general manager told La Canfora.

“He’s still gone,” said the GM, who’s seeking a QB but doesn’t have interest in Murray.

Arizona fired the defensive-minded Jonathan Gannon and replaced him with Mike LaFleur, previously the Rams’ offensive coordinator. The Cardinals seem more likely to keep Jacoby Brissett after he started most of 2025 in place of an injured Murray.

“We hear they are going with (Jacoby) Brissett and want to get Kyler out of there,” a top personnel executive informed La Canfora.

It would behoove the Cardinals to get rid of Murray by March 15, the day $19.5 million of his 2027 base salary becomes guaranteed. He’s already guaranteed $36.8MM for next season. The Cardinals would surely have to pay down some of Murray’s contract in a deal, but finding a taker would benefit their salary cap outlook.

Trading Murray before June 1 would save the team $34.74MM and lead to a $17.92MM dead cap hit in 2026. A post-June 1 swap wouldn’t be as helpful, but the Cardinals would still free up $24.94MM while spreading $34.72MM in dead money over two years ($27.72MM in ’26, $7.2MM in ’27).

Releasing Murray would point to a far worse cap situation for Arizona. If done before March 15, the club would absorb a $54.72MM dead money charge and lose over $2MM in cap space in 2026. Cutting him between March 15 and June 1 would create an untenable $77.25MM in dead money and take away $24.59MM in cap room. The post-June 1 option wouldn’t be much better. The Cardinals would spread the $77.25MM over two years (including $70.05MM next season) while losing $17.39MM in space in 2026.

Although cutting Murray would be a worst-case scenario for the Cardinals, it would be a positive development for teams in need of a starting signal-caller. On a minimum salary, Murray would be an “incredibly attractive” option around the league, Rapoport says.

Now coming off his seventh NFL campaign, Murray’s stock has sharply declined since he signed a five-year, $230.5MM extension in July 2022. At that point, the former Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick wasn’t far removed from earning Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2019. He went on to pick up Pro Bowl nods in each of the next two seasons.

In 2021, still Murray’s best season, the dual threat helped the Cardinals to 11 wins and a playoff berth. The Cardinals, who took a brutal 34-11 loss to the Rams in the wild-card round, haven’t returned to the playoffs or even finished above .500 in any season since. They’ve axed two head coaches (Gannon and Kliff Kingsbury, who had some success with Murray) during their four-year postseason drought.

Murray’s career began trending downward in 2022, the first season after he landed his mega-deal. He struggled over the first two-plus months before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in Week 14. Murray’s recovery kept him out until the following November, limiting him to eight games.

To his credit, Murray rebounded to a noticeable degree in 2024. During his lone 17-game season to date, he completed 68.8% of passes for 3,851 yards (7.1 per attempt), 21 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, a 93.5 passer rating and a personal-high 63.4 QBR. As a runner, he scampered for 572 yards on a robust 7.3 per carry and found the end zone five more times.

In the wake of Murray’s bounce-back season, the arrow was finally pointing up for him and the Cardinals 12 months ago. With improved play from a healthy Murray, the Cardinals went 8-9 and recorded a plus-21 point differential. It was an encouraging step forward for a club that combined for a grisly 8-26 mark and a minus-234 point differential from 2022-23.

Neither Murray nor the Cardinals were able to build on last year’s progress in 2025. They finished an awful 3-14, and Murray missed 12 games with a foot injury. Murray’s time in Arizona may now be on the verge of ending, but even he’s unsure how things will play out, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN reports.

In the seemingly improbable event Murray stays put (which ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler contends is still on the table), Brissett would emerge as a trade candidate, Fowler relays.

On a manageable $4.88 base salary in 2o26, Brissett could be of interest to several teams looking for either a stopgap starter or a capable backup. The Falcons and Jets are among the clubs that could pursue Brissett, per Fowler.

As Fowler points out, Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski and Jets offensive coordinator Frank Reich are familiar with Brissett. He played for Stefanski in Cleveland in 2022 and under Reich (then the Colts’ HC) from 2018-20.

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Final 2026 NFL Draft Order

By Adam La Rose | at February 9, 2026 8:59 am

With Super Bowl LX in the books, the full 2026 NFL draft order has been set. Free agency is not far away, but attention will increasingly turn to April’s event as the offseason progresses.

The top of the first-round order is not subject to much in the way of speculation. The Raiders own the No. 1 selection and are widely seen as the landing spot for Fernando Mendoza, the lone quarterback regarded as a first-round lock at this point. How other QB-needy teams positioned throughout the order operate over the coming weeks – knowing there is a lack of high-end prospects this year – will make for an interesting storyline around the league.

This year’s NFL Combine will begin on February 23. Events such as the Senior Bowl have already taken place, leaving the Combine as the next major checkpoint in the evaluation of top prospects. Teams will begin arranging ‘Top 30’ visits with several players of interest relatively soon during the build-up to the draft. This year’s event will take place in Pittsburgh from April 23-25.

Pending the inevitable trades which will shake up the order, here is a final look at how things stand leading up to Day 1:

Las Vegas Raiders (3-14)
New York Jets (3-14)
Arizona Cardinals (3-14)
Tennessee Titans (3-14)
New York Giants (4-13)
Cleveland Browns (5-12)
Washington Commanders (5-12)
New Orleans Saints (6-11)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-11)
Cincinnati Bengals (6-11)
Miami Dolphins (7-10)
Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)
Los Angeles Rams (via Falcons)
Baltimore Ravens (8-9)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)
New York Jets (via Colts)
Detroit Lions (9-8)
Minnesota Vikings (9-8)
Carolina Panthers (8-9)
Dallas Cowboys (from Packers)
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)
Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
Cleveland Browns (from Jaguars)
Chicago Bears (11-6)
Buffalo Bills (12-5)
San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
Houston Texans (12-5)
Los Angeles Rams (12-5)
Denver Broncos (14-3)
New England Patriots (14-3)
Seattle Seahawks (14-3)

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NFL Coaching Updates: Steelers, Slowik, Falcons, Ravens, Cowboys

By Ely Allen | at February 8, 2026 9:10 pm

Mike McCarthy‘s new coaching staff in Pittsburgh continues to fill out as a couple more expected hires were reported this week. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported that Texas Tech outside linebackers coach C.J. Ah You is expected to head to the NFL for the same job with the Steelers, while Jonathan Jones of NFL on CBS relayed the expectations that Derius Swinton II would be hired as senior special teams assistant.

A former NFL defensive end who appeared in 33 games with the Rams, Ah You turned to coaching following the end of his playing career. Apart from a brief stint in the XFL, Ah You has only coached at the collegiate level. He started as a special teams quality control coach at his alma mater, Oklahoma, before heading to a defensive line coaching job at Vanderbilt. Following his XFL gig, Ah You spent a year as a QC analyst at USC before landing in Lubbock in 2022. The Red Raiders finished the 2025 season with the sixth-most sacks in the country, and top pass rushers David Bailey and Romello Height made strong cases to be Day 1 picks.

Swinton heads to Pittsburgh after a three-year stint in Las Vegas, where he weathered the turnover of three different head coaches. Swinton has twice served single-season tenures as a special teams coordinator and was named to the interim role in Vegas last year after Tom McMahon‘s exit. He won’t be asked to fill the role of coordinator in Pittsburgh, but his experience after having worked in nine different NFL systems could be valuable to the Steelers in 2026.

Here are a few other coaching updates from around the NFL:

Per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, the Jets are expected to hire Ryan Slowik to the position of safeties coach. Having coached on and off in the NFL since 2005, Slowik has only held position coaching roles in five seasons. He served as outside linebackers coach of the Cardinals in 2012, held the same position in Cleveland in 2016, and was named to the same role with the Dolphins in 2023 before moving the defensive backs coach/pass game specialist for the past two seasons in Miami. As second year head coach Aaron Glenn continues to rework his coaching staff, he’ll trust his secondary to Slowik and defensive backs coach Chris Harris.
Zenitz of CBS Sports also reported yesterday that the Ravens are hiring Patrick Kramer to a role on their offensive staff. The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec clarified that Kramer’s role will be as a quality control coach. Zrebiec also reported that Rick Minter, the father of the team’s new head coach, will also join Baltimore’s staff after serving as a defensive consultant for the Chargers. Joining both Minters in the move, per Zrebiec, will be Christina DeRuyter. She worked in Los Angeles last year as the team’s director of football logistics.
The Falcons announced that they have hired Matt Jones to the position of assistant offensive line coach. Jones comes over from Tennessee, where he started as an assistant offensive line coach in 2023 before moving to offensive assistant for the past two years. Jones will work under new offensive line coach Bill Callahan who retained Jones on the Titans’ staff when he became the team’s head coach.
Lastly, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, the Cowboys have hired Robert Muschamp as a defensive quality control coach. The nephew of Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, the younger Muschamp worked most recently as a defensive quality control coach with the Chargers, specifically working with outside linebackers.

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