The NFL coaching carousel has begun to spin. There were three openings before the regular season ended, and two more have been created today with the firings of Lovie Smith and Kliff Kingsbury by the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals, respectively.
New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale figure to draw some interest on the head coaching interview circuit. Let’s look at the current openings and see if any of them fit the Giants’ coordinators.
Arizona Cardinals
Kliff Kingsbury was fired after a 4-13 season in Arizona, and GM Steve Keim followed him out the door shortly thereafter, stepping away for health reasons.