2011-2012
January 17th, 2012 - Jim Caldwell - Indianapolis Colts - Caldwell was fired today after a 2-14 season. He was hired in 2009 and won his first 14 games as coach and guided the Colts to the Super Bowl that year. He was 26-22 with the Colts and 2-2 in the playoffs.
UPDATE 1/25/12: Colts hire Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano.
January 10th, 2012 - Hue Jackson - Oakland Raiders - New General Manager Reggie McKenzie made the decision today to fire Jackson after an 8-8 season. The Raiders started the season a promising 7-4 in a very weak AFC West, but stumbled down the stretch and missed the playoffs for the 9th year in a row after winning the Super Bowl in 2003. A replacement has not been decided yet.
UPDATE 1/24/12: Dennis Allen has been named new head coach in Oakland.
January 2nd, 2012 - Steve Spagnuolo - St Louis Rams - Spagnuolo was just 10-38 in three seasons in St. Louis. The Rams tied the Colts this year with the NFL's worst record at 2-14. A replacement has not been name yet. General Manager Billy Devaney was also fired, so it looks like the Rams are cleaning slate.
UPDATE 1/14/12: Jeff Fisher has been named new head coach in St. Louis.
January 2nd, 2012 - Raheem Morris - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Morris was fired a day after the Bucs lost their 10th straight game to finish 4-12. He ends his Bucs career with a 17-31 record that included a 10-6 season in 2010 when the Bucs just missed the playoffs. The entire coaching staff was also let go.
UPDATE 1/26/12: Greg Schiano has been named the new Bucs head coach.
December 12th, 2011 - Todd Haley - Kansas City Chiefs - After a 19-27 record including 5-8 this year, the Chiefs fired Haley. He is being replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel. UPDATE 1/9/12: Romeo Crennel has been named permanent head coach.
December 12th, 2011 - Tony Sporano - Miami Dolphins - Sporano led the Dolphins to an 11-5 record in his first season as head coach just a year after Miami went 1-15. Since then, it has been a disaster. Sporano finishes his Dolphins career with a 29-32 record. He had a 10-game losing streak covering 2010 and this season. The Dolphins then went on to win 4 of 5 before losing to the Eagles yesterday. His interim replacement is Todd Bowles who was the assistant head coach/secondary coach.
UPDATE 1/12/12: Sporano has been named offensive coordinator for the New York Jets.
November 29th, 2011 - Jack Del Rio - Jacksonville Jaguars - After 9 years, Del Rio was finally fired by the Jags. He was 68-71, but only made the playoffs twice, winnng 1 game. He will be replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker who will also get a chance to interview for the full-time job in the offseason.
UPDATE 1/11/12: Mike Mularkey has been hired as the Jaguars new coach. He was offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons.
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2010-2011
January 4th, 2011 - Tom Cable - Oakland Raiders - The Raiders announced their decision not to exercise a two-year, $5 million option on Cable's contract for 2011 and '12, two days after wrapping up an 8-8 season that gave Oakland its first non-losing record since winning the 2002 AFC championship. Cable was 17-27 with the Raiders. There's no indication yet on who will replace him.
January 3rd, 2011 - Eric Mangini - Cleveland Browns - He was 10-22 in two season in Cleveland. That's not going to get it done. President Mike Homgrem could take over coaching duties if he wants. Other candidates include: Jon Gruden, John Fox, Jim Harbaugh, Mary Mornhinweg, and Brad Childress.
December 31st, 2010 - John Fox - Carolina Panthers - After a 78-73 record in Carolina, the Panthers decided not to renew Fox's contract for next season and also have announced that the assistants will not return as well. Fox should land a job right away with openings in Minnesota and possibly Cleveland.
December 26th, 2010 - Mike Singletary - San Francisco 49ers - I think the writing was on the wall with this. Singletary I think was a little too emotional and tough to be a head coach. He even got into a shouting match with his quarterback on Sunday. Defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will take over to coach the last game of the season.
December 5th, 2010 - Josh McDaniels - Denver Broncos - Everything started out great for McDaniels last year as the Broncos raced out to a 6-0 record, but then hit the worst skid in decades in Denver. He went on to lose 17 of his next 22 games. Eric Studesville will serve as intermin coach. Rumor has it, the Broncos are eyeing Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak.
November 22nd, 2010 - Brad Childress - Minnesota Vikings - This one took a little longer than it should have. Childress was not liked by the Minnesota fans or his players especially QB Brett Favre. Leslie Frazier takes over on an interim basis. **Leslie Frazier was named head coach on January 2nd, 2011**
November 8th, 2010 - Wade Phillips - Dallas Cowboys - Phillips failed to convert all the talent he had into anything but a mediocore team, which is not what Jerry Jones had in mind. Jason Garrett takes over on an interim basis and depending on how he finishes, maybe permanant.
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