2023 has been unkind to NFL coaches.
A season litters with quarterback injuries and a downturn in scoring has raised temperatures on hot seats across the league. Three in-season firings have set the stage for an offseason loaded with coaching searches as bad teams scramble to find the right architects for their rebuild. More are coming as Black Monday — the first day after the end of the regular season — looms.
The Las Vegas Raiders, Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Chargers all hit the reset button before their regrettable seasons could end. Their deposed coaches head this list, but they’ll soon be joined by an array of fireable candidates that could make up 25 percent of the league’s coaching positions.
Here are the head coaches who’ve been relieved of their duties so far in 2023.