NFL head-coaching carousel: Who's fired, who's hired, more

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January 15, 2018, 11:49 AM ET
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— -- We're tracking all the movement in the NFL's firing-and-hiring season.

There are jobs?available in Arizona, Indianapolis, New York and Tennessee, while other openings in Chicago and Oakland have already been filled and the one in Detroit is expected to be made official soon. Here is everything you need to know about the coaching carousel.

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Open jobs

Arizona Cardinals

Bruce Arians? announced his retirement?shortly after the Cardinals' season ended. He wraps his career as the winningest coach in franchise history with a 50-32-1 record (including playoffs).

  • Weinfuss:? Five candidates can't interview again until after championship games
  • Weinfuss: Larry Fitzgerald -- Decision on future 'shortly after' Cardinals hire coach
  • Weinfuss: Candidate John DeFilippo has history of grooming young quarterbacks
  • Weinfuss: Cardinals hope to clone the chemistry they had with Arians
  • Weinfuss:? Arians handled first head-coaching job only way he knows how -- his way
  • Transcript: Arians gives tearful goodbye, says 'it's been a great ride'

    • Indianapolis Colts

    The Colts fired Chuck Pagano after missing the playoffs for the third straight year. He went 53-43 in six seasons in Indianapolis.

  • Wells: Latest in coaching search: Baylor's Matt Rhule interviewed
  • Wells: Pagano's former assistants not waiting for Colts to name new coach
  • Wells: Colts' coaching search: Kris Richard comes from Pete Carroll's coaching tree
  • News: Irsay thinks Andrew Luck will be healthy for new Colts coach
  • Wells:? Candidate Steve Wilks is about 'accountability' and blitzing
  • Wells: Jim Irsay must let GM Chris Ballard lead coaching search

    • New York Giants

    The Giants hired Dave Gettleman as their new general manager after firing Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese toward the end of a 3-13 season.

  • Raanan:? Reshuffling the deck in Giants coaching search -- now what?
  • Raanan:? Pros and cons of all known Giants coaching candidates
  • Raanan: Steve Wilks gets to show why players gravitate toward him
  • News:? Vikings' OC Pat Shurmur joins list of candidates
  • Raanan:? Gettleman's just getting started, will blow up Giants' roster
  • Sando: Now what for the Giants? Potential replacements at head coach

    • Tennessee Titans

    The Titans and coach Mike Mularkey agreed to part ways, the team announced on Monday morning, adding that the two sides "couldn't come to an agreement over the future." Mularkey went 18-14 in his two full seasons as Tennessee's coach and helped guide the Titans to their first postseason appearance since 2008.

  • News: Titans, Mularkey mutually agree to part ways

    • Jobs expected to be filled

    Detroit Lions

    Despite previously being linked to the Giants' opening, Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is likely to become the Lions' next head coach, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Patricia and the team would still need to agree to contract details after New England's season ends. Patricia will replace Jim Caldwell, who was? fired?after four seasons with the franchise.

  • News: Patricia expected to be next head coach
  • Rothstein:? Familiarity, NFL lineage and Patriots influence are why Patricia makes sense in Detroit
  • Video:? Saturday all-in on Patricia as Lions' coach

    • Filled jobs

    Chicago Bears

    The Bears named?Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach after? firing?John Fox. Nagy, 39, had spent his entire NFL coaching career under Andy Reid.

  • Dickerson: Brad Childress: Nagy aggressive as a playcaller
  • Wells: Nagy's comfort with Bears 'quite a statement' considering his ties to Colts GM
  • Dickerson: Nagy's fortunes hinge on Mitchell Trubisky
  • Teicher: Five things to know about Nagy
  • Dickerson:? Fox's legacy will be defined by a historic lack of production

    • Oakland Raiders

    The Raiders officially named Jon Gruden their 22nd coach in franchise history. He will get the longest coaching deal in NFL history -- a 10-year contract likely approaching $100 million --? sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The team held an introductory news conference Jan. 9. Gruden, who coached Oakland from 1998 to 2001 and has been working as an ESPN analyst, is returning to the Raiders to replace Jack Del Rio, who was fired?after the regular-season finale.

  • Gutierrez: Gruden -- Raiders looking to 'unlock the greatness' in Derek Carr
  • Barnwell: Can Gruden revive the Raiders again? Answering questions on his return
  • Gutierrez: Gruden welcomed back to Raiders 16 years after exit
  • Staff: How the Raiders welcomed back Gruden: Updates from the scene
  • Gutierrez: Gruden never wanted to leave the Raiders -- and now he's back
  • Gutierrez: Would Gruden follow the steps of Dick Vermeil -- or Mike Ditka?

    • Jobs that won't come open despite coaches on the hot seat

    Cincinnati Bengals

    Despite earlier reports that Marvin Lewis? planned to leave the Bengals after 15 years in Cincinnati, the team announced on Jan. 2 that it had signed Lewis to a two-year contract.

  • Terrell:? Bengals are bringing back Lewis, but changes still need to be made

    • Cleveland Browns

  • McManamon:? Jackson apologizes for winning only one game over two seasons
  • McManamon:? Haslam sees Jackson going from 0-16 goat to future hero

    • Dallas Cowboys

  • Archer: Change likely coming to Cowboys coaching staff, but how much?
  • Archer: Cowboys know dangers of team making in-season coaching change

    • Denver Broncos

    Vance Joseph will return for a second season in Denver, team president John Elway announced Jan. 1. Joseph guided the Broncos to a 5-11 record and a last-place finish in the AFC West in his first season as an NFL head coach. The Broncos have never fired a coach who started and finished just one season with the team.

  • Legwold: Elway starts 2018 work by keeping Joseph

    • Houston Texans

    The Texans have signed coach Bill O'Brien and new general manager Brian Gaine to matching five-year contracts. There had been speculation regarding O'Brien's future in Houston after the Texans finished their first losing season of his tenure.

    New York Jets

    Despite a 5-10 record, the Jets have signed coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan? to contract extensions, the team announced.

  • Cimini:? New deal means Bowles can say goodbye to hot seat (kind of)
  • Robbins:? Jets players pleased with stability that Bowles' extension brings

    • Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • News:? Koetter says he's grateful ownership retained him
  • Laine:? Bucs opt for stability with Koetter, but does he deserve it?
  • Laine: Koetter won't give up play-calling; no plans to change staff