Today, the Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders - the two teams with a current vacancy at head coach - can officially begin requesting coaches around the league to be interviewed.
Several requests have already reportedly been made by Jacksonville, including for Tampa Bay Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich, who was selected with the 7th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Jaguars. Since that report, several others have surfaced, with NFL Media’s Tom Pelissoro breaking down the expected list of interviewees in a single tweet.
#Jaguars head coaching candidates, on Day 1 of the interview request window:#Bucs DC Todd Bowles
Ex-NFL coach Jim Caldwell#Colts DC Matt Eberflus#Packers OC Nathaniel Hackett#Bucs OC Byron Leftwich#Cowboys OC Kellen Moore
Ex-#Eagles coach Doug Pederson#Cowboys DC Dan Quinn— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 28, 2021As for Caldwell and Pederson, neither are currently with a team and can be interviewed at any time, virtually or otherwise.