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6 NFL head training positions stay open, however ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on SportsCenter Sunday that “most, if not all” might be filled by the end of the week.
Schefter made that remark after the Detroit Lions, who have 2 leading prospects in offending organizer Ben Johnson and protective planner Aaron Glenn, lost to the Washington Commanders 45-31 in the NFC Divisional round on Saturday.
“That was among the by-products of that disturbed last night in Detroit, since the NFL training working with cycle now has actually been increase significantly,” Schefter stated. “And we can see most if not all of these openings filled by the end of this week.”
Since Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars are still looking for head coaches. The New England Patriots formerly included Mike Vrabel to manage their job.
Johnson is the most popular name on the head training market today. Schefter discussed how searched for he is with groups, which's not a surprise provided how well the Lions' offense has actually carried out in Johnson's 3 years as OC (5th, 5th and after that initially in scoring).
The Jaguars, Bears and Raiders have actually been most linked to Johnson. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated composed Johnson and ex-New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh are the favorites in Jacksonville.
The Bears have “considerable interest” in Johnson, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, although the group is now talking to ex-NFL star and present Tennessee State head coach Eddie George for the function, according to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.
The Raiders, who likewise require a GM, might be thinking about pairing Commanders executive Lance Newmark and Johnson, as passed on by ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
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The Raiders likewise talked to ex-Commanders and Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera on Friday, per Breer.
On the Jets front, ESPN's Rich Cimini had this to state on ESPN New York Saturday (h/t Patrick McAvoy of New York Jets on SI).
“They have heros on their list however Aaron Glenn I would still state would be an exceptional hire,” Cimini stated. “(Brian Flores) is a favorable guy. Arthur Smith I believe takes a crack at. I understand fans would most likely picket if they got Arthur Smith, however he's a knowledgeable head coach and an offending guy. I would state Glenn from speaking with representatives in the market and hearing the buzz I would most likely state is the front-runner at this moment however as I stated we aren't even into the 2nd round of interviews yet.”
Glenn's defense simply had a hard revealing versus the Commanders,
