The 2022-23 NFL coaching carousel turned slowly. Three sideline generals were fired in the course of the regular season, beginning in Week 6. Only two were let go on Black Monday, the day after Week 18 and the official start to the offseason for teams that failed to qualify for the postseason.
That comparatively unhurried pace extended to the hiring process. Franchises took their time interviewing assistants and vetting rising prospects in order to find the right guy. More than two weeks and 10 playoff games passed before the first hire of the 2023 offseason was announced
That came when the Carolina Panthers named Frank Reich their new leader — an announcement that, coincidentally, came the same day reports swirled the Indianapolis Colts could retain Reich’s replacement, interim coach Jeff Saturday (who went 1-7 in his audition to close out 2022). That’s only the first domino to fall in an NFL landscape where five teams began the year looking for new head coaches.
This tracker will stay abreast of all the new hires in this latest coaching cycle, beginning with Reich’s arrival in Charlotte.