“Black Monday” axes fell in Jacksonville and — a tad early in — New England while another sword of unemployment dangled in Dallas, leaving at least five NFL teams looking for new head coaches.
The Jacksonville Jaguars sacked Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson on Monday in the NFL’s dark annual ritual of finding fall guys for a disappointing 2024 regular season, which came to an end Sunday night.
The New England Patriots jumped the Black Monday gun, axing their rookie head coach Mayo on Sunday, moments after completing their 4-13 campaign.