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The Las Vegas Raiders have 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 ended 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. The team might look for an offensive-minded coach to work with a young quarterback.
Carroll, 74, was the NFL’s oldest head coach and previously led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title.
In Arizona, Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon was fired Monday following a dismal third season that started with high expectations but quickly collapsed thanks to injuries, embarrassing gaffes and a long string of losses that became increasingly noncompetitive.
The final indignity came Sunday, when the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cardinals 37-20 after scoring the final 21 points. It was the team’s ninth straight loss and 14th setback in 15 games.
Browns fire two-time Coach of the Year
The Cleveland Browns have fired coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons.
Stefanski is the fourth NFL coach fired this season, joining Tennessee’s Brian Callahan, the New York Giants’ Brian Daboll and Atlanta’s Raheem Morris. The Browns won their final two games to finish 5-12, including a 20-18 victory 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 fired since owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam bought the franchise in 2012. The Browns have struggled with a 73-139-1 regular-season record since 2013.
Blank cleans house
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank released a letter to fans on Monday to announce 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 consecutive losing seasons.
Blank also unveiled upper management changes, including the addition of a new president of football who will be hired from outside the organization.
The new president will report to Blank and will replace Greg Beadles as the head of football operations. Beadles was named president and chief executive officer of the Falcons and will oversee business operations.
In his new role, Beadles replaces Rich McKay, who will continue as CEO of AMB Sports and Entertainment with responsibilities including the role of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in this year’s World Cup and plans for Atlanta’s 2028 Super Bowl.
The firings of Morris and Fontenot were announced hours after Sunday’s 19-17 win over the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons capped their second straight 8-9 season under Morris with four consecutive wins but haven’t enjoyed a winning season or appeared in the playoffs since 2017.
