Overview
- Las Vegas began a coach search led by GM John Spytek with Tom Brady advising after firing Pete Carroll, positioning the job with the top draft pick, at least 10 selections, and one of the NFL’s largest cap cushions.
- The Browns moved on from Kevin Stefanski to start their own hunt for a head coach, with separate ESPN analysis floating a possible Brandon Aiyuk trade as a speculative roster swing.
- League turnover intensified as multiple vacancies opened on Black Monday, including the Raiders, Browns, Cardinals and Falcons, joining the Titans and Giants in seeking new head coaches.
- The Jets enter the offseason with over $90 million in projected cap space and multiple early picks; GM Darren Mougey vowed to “exhaust every option” at quarterback as reporting points to a likely split with Justin Fields.
- Tua Tagovailoa, benched for Quinn Ewers late in Miami’s season, called a fresh start “dope,” though any move faces daunting dead-money charges estimated at up to $99 million if cut pre‑June 1.