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The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll after just one year. Carroll had high hopes for success, but the Raiders finished 3–14, including a 10-game losing streak.
They closed out the season with a win over Kansas City on Sunday. Owner Mark Davis and minority owner Tom Brady will work with general manager John Spytek to find a new coach. A team may be looking for an offensive-minded coach to work with a young defenseman.
Carroll, 74, was the oldest head coach in the NFL and previously led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title.
In Arizona, Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon was fired Monday after a dismal third season that began with high expectations but quickly collapsed due to injuries, embarrassing missteps and a long string of increasingly uncompetitive losses.
The latest humiliation came on Sunday when the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cardinals 37-20, scoring the final 21 points. It was the team's ninth straight loss and 14th loss in 15 games.
Browns fire two-time coach of the year
The Cleveland Browns fired coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons.
Stefanski is the fourth NFL coach to be fired this season, joining Tennessee's Brian Callahan, the New York Giants' Brian Daboll and Atlanta's Raheem Morris. The Browns have won their last two games and finished 5-12, including a 20-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Stefanski, a two-time AP NFL Coach of the Year, led Cleveland to playoff appearances in 2020 and 2023. He is the sixth coach to be fired since owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam bought the franchise in 2012. Since 2013, the Browns have struggled with a 73-139-1 regular season record.
Blank cleans the house
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank released a letter to fans Monday announcing that Sunday night's firings of coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot are not the only moves planned in an attempt to end the team's streak of eight straight losing seasons.
Blank also unveiled changes to senior management, including the appointment of a new president of football operations who will be hired from outside the organization.
The new president will report to Blank and replace Greg Beadles as head of football operations. Beadles has been named president and CEO of the Falcons and will oversee business operations.
In his new role, Beadles will replace Rich McKay, who will continue to serve as CEO of AMB Sports and Entertainment with responsibilities including Mercedes-Benz Stadium's role in this year's World Cup and plans for Super Bowl Atlanta in 2028.
The firings of Morris and Fontenot were announced hours after Sunday's 19-17 win over the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons finished their second straight season under Morris at 8-9 with four straight wins, but haven't had a winning season or made the playoffs since 2017.
