Two of the NFL’s six head coaching vacancies have been filled, with the Oakland Raiders luring Jon Gruden from the ESPN broadcast booth and the Chicago Bears hiring Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.
The New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals remain in the market. The top remaining candidates include Bill Belichick‘s top lieutenants in New England, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia; defensive coordinators Steve Wilks of Carolina and Mike Vrabel of Houston; and Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, another under-40, would-be offensive genius in the mold of Sean McVay, the NFL coach of the year front-runner with the Los Angeles Rams.